Calling in Spring Time Bounty

Celebrating Nature and Her Giving Force

Today March 20, 2015 is a very auspicious day. The first day of Spring typically falls on the Spring Equinox; however, this year there is also a super new moon, and a solar eclipse happening.  Spring time is always the perfect time to sew the seeds for prosperty, love, abundance, health and joy.  In the Persian culture, families create a Spring or New Year’s altar at home to celebrate nature and her giving force. This has roots to the age of Zoroastrianism which was the dominant religion in Persia before the Islamic religion came in. In the Zoroastrian tradition all the elements are celebrated like fire, water, air, and the plant world.

For my Spring Equinox altar I added some sweet almond cookies to bring in sweetness in life, garlic to represent peace, apple for the ‘fruits of our labor’, the spice sumac for taste and passion, a glass of wine for health, a book of poetry for love, sweet syrup for the sap and and fluids in life, vinegar for relishing the good things in life, incense, flowers, crystals and photos of loved ones. In the Persian culture the altars are laid out on a white table cloth to represent purity, but any surface can represent the world you want to bring in in the coming year.

Other ways I like to honor this auspicious moment in our planetary world, is by planting flowers or bulbs and envisioning the elements I want the earth to bring forth while gardening. This can be so meditative and healing. Another clearing and activating activity is clearing  crystals by soaking them in salt water then having them lay in the sun. As they are activating, it is a good time to write intentions down and use Goddess oracle cards to confirm ideas and goals.  Happy Spring to all you roses . .

For more spiritual practices, see The Local Rose.