At the Spring Equinox the year comes into balance.
Day and night stand equal for a brief moment before the light begins to lengthen and warmth slowly returns. Ostara is a festival of awakening, fertility and new life — a time when seeds begin to stir beneath the soil and possibilities begin to take shape.
This year my own celebration of Ostara feels gentle and quiet. Life has been busy and tiring, but creativity has still been moving beneath the surface. Rather than forcing grand plans, I have tried to listen for what wants to emerge.
The hare is a traditional symbol of this festival — wild, watchful and full of energy. In folklore she is sometimes said to lay eggs, reminding us that spring is a season when unexpected things can happen. The hare represents movement, instinct, fertility and the turning of the wheel.
My Ostara art card shows two hares circling each other in a dance of balance and renewal. Their motion echoes the rhythm of the season — light and dark, rest and action, stillness and growth. The simple Celtic spiral motifs reflect continuity and the ever-turning cycles of nature.
Alongside this, I am preparing to launch my new jewellery collection. It has been slowly growing over many months — an idea forming, changing and waiting for the right moment to be born. Ostara feels like the perfect time to allow this creative seed to emerge into the world.
Sometimes beginnings are not dramatic or perfectly formed. Sometimes they arrive quietly, asking only for trust.
Wherever you are in your own creative or personal journey, may this turning of the season bring you balance, energy and the courage to begin.
CARD BACK — INTENTION
Ostara Intention
I welcome new beginnings with trust and openness.
I honour the balance within me.
CARD BACK — PRACTICE
Ostara Practice — Planting the Seed
Take a few moments to sit quietly.
Think about something new you would like to begin — a project, a habit, a dream or a change.
Trust that beginnings do not need to be perfect — they only need to be planted.
Ena Green Designs 