Ostara
Ostara is the time of marriage between the dark and the light. The old has died and decomposed, leaving the earth once again moist and fertile. The return of the sun warms the seeds deep within the womb of the earth, causing them to stir and swell, pushing up against the walls that contain its lifeforce. Anchored into the energy and nourishment of mama earth, the lifeforce is expelled from its restrictive casing into the dark unknown, until it bursts forth into the light. A new being, with new space to grow. As human beings we also go through cycles of death and rebirth. Purging the old, allowing room for the new to be planted and grow. Our self-realizations, our creative projects, our relationships. Until we once again become, too large for our soul space, cracking the cage, and sending us tumbling into the void of the unknown. Just as we are grown in the belly and expelled from the bodies of our mothers. In February of 2017 I allowed the relationship I held with my mother to d