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OSTARA / ESTRE / SPRING EQUINOX
Wheel of the year / Pagan sabbat art

 

OIL PAINTING IN PROGRESS 

 

OIL PAINTING IN PROGRESS

 




  Ostara / Spring Equinox, Oil on Canvas, 76 cm x 61 cm


 

 

OSTARA / ESTRE / SPRING EQUINOX

TRADITIONAL DATES : Northern Hem: March 20 - 21 . Southern Hem: Sept 21 .
Astrological dates vary annually.

OSTARA: SOME KEY POINTS:

  • Equal day and night.

  • Time to reflect upon things that need to be balanced in life.

  • Second planting & fertility Sabbat - a good time to plant seeds and for creating new ideas, projects or ventures.

  • Eggs and rabbits are used to symbolise fertility and fertility of the land / abundant crops. Chocolate is used to signify aphrodisiacal properties. The use of these elements at this time were later adopted and adapted by Christianity.

  • The word Easter also comes from the word Estre or Eostre. Eostre is the ancient Anglo-Saxon Goddess of Spring, the East, Resurrection and rebirth and is also the Maiden of the Triple Goddess (Mother, Maiden and Crone.)

  • A perfect time for "spring cleaning" and for removing things in life that no longer serve us.

  • Time for a fresh, new start.

  • Share the spring vibe by giving flowers from your garden to others !






 












"Ostara - Eostre - Spring Equinox" — Wheel of the Year CollectionOil on Canvas by Bonny Hut | Wiccan Sabbats Series

She hatches herself. In this luminous oil, Ostara stands reborn inside the Cosmic Egg — the soft pink oval of all beginnings. She is the Goddess of Spring in her first flush, crowned in a wild explosion of daisies, roses and sunflowers, her green dress blooming with sacred symbols of heart and womb.

From her shoulders flow not wings, but the Balancing Scales of the Equinox — one hand holding the golden Sun, the other holding the silver Moon and stars. Day and night, perfectly poised. Light and dark, in perfect agreement. Below her feet, nestled in the waking earth, are her familiars — two hares, golden and blue, spiralled with ancient patterns, the eternal symbols of fertility, of life that cannot be stopped. Around her, the world is unfurling: stylized flowers, patterned hills, dawn-blue skies, and at the top of the arch, a tiny emblem showing the half-sun, half-night sky — the moment of equal balance.

 It is the day when light and dark stand equal before light takes the lead. Named for Eostre, the Germanic Goddess of dawn and fertility whose hares laid sacred eggs, her name still lives in the word Easter. It is a sabbat of awakening, of planting seeds — both in the soil and in the soul.

 The old traditions of painted eggs, bunnies, and dawn flower-picking all come from her rites. It is pure, childlike joy: the earth stretching after sleep. Why this print belongs in your home: A print of Ostara is an invitation to begin again. She brings the energy of balance, renewal, fertility, hope and fresh courage.

 Place her where you need to start something new — a creative project, a healing journey, a home that needs lightness after a long winter. She is especially meaningful for those seeking balance, for those calling in new life, ideas, or love, and for anyone who wants to remember that every day you can hatch yourself anew. This is not just Spring. It is the moment you choose to bloom.