Ostara

Ostara came and went in the blink of an eye! As happens, life has been busy with all its ups and downs and I'm finally finding some time to get to some of the things that have been on my to-do list. Like post Ostara pictures!.

Here are some pictures of my Ostara altar for this year. I left up most of what I had for Imbolc and added a few items like the eggs I had dyed last year. I changed out the crystals adding some pretty ones that I thought represented Ostara.

If you follow my blog you'll know that last year Mary spoke to me saying she wanted to be on my Imbolc altar and so she is here and will stay on the altar through the end of May. As May is the month of Mary, I'll change the altar to reflect this special month.

I hope you all had a wonderful and blessed Ostara!

Litha/Summer Solstice

Litha is the Sabbatt that is celebrated at the Summer Solstice. The Goddess is in her full pregancy ready to give birth to the God. It is the longest day of the year and it's about celebrating the power of the Sun. The crops are growing heartily and the earth is warm and inviting. It's a time to spend long sunny afternoons enjoying the outdoors and getting back to nature.

I've created my Litha altar with reverence for the God and Goddess, but also with fun and frivolity in mind. Midsummer is a time to let your hair down, swim skyclad (if you're so inclined) and just enjoy 'being'.

Do you see the purple orb in the top right hand corner? Magick at work!

If you're looking for a ritual to celebrate Litha, I've added one to my 'Sabbatts and Esbats Ritual Pages'. It's a simple ritual that can be done in the great outdoors, but one that can also be done inside if required.

Wishing you a Blessed and Happy Litha!

A 'Fairy' Surprise!

I was sitting on the bench in my Moon Garden the other day when I caught something out of the corner of my eye. I walked over to the big Maple tree in our backyard and to my suprise and delight I found that the fairies had moved in!

They built a beautiful walled garden with plants and rocks and shells. It's magickal!

I haven't met the fairies yet, but I suspect they're the 'keep to themselves' types. I'm just happy they decided to make my backyard their home and that I get to enjoy their gardening prowess!

I hope you are lucky enough to find fairies in your backyard . . .

What Else? More Moon Garden

I hope you all can hang in there with me for a few more posts about my Moon Garden. Yes, it's almost complete and I'll be moving on . . . I have a surprise in the works, but more on that later.

I ordered my 'Flora' garden statue last Wednesday and amazingly enough it was delivered on Friday. So with much excitement I dashed off to Home Depot for a stone to set 'Flora' upon, came home and added her to the garden. She's stunning . . .

Brian has also caught the Moon Garden bug and just this morning he ordered me a proper English garden bench. I'm hoping for it by the end of the week and then this project will be complete (of course I'll be adding in more plants here and there, but for the most part it's a done deal).

I'm really looking forward to sitting out in the evening on my new garden bench enjoying the fruits of my labour . . . come by and sit a spell with me if you're ever in my neighborhood . . .