- Spring Equinox

  Spring Equinox

Sacred Centre for the Spring Equinox ritual meditation

Flowers remind us of this season of renewed hope.

Eggs and rabbits remind us that energetically the earth is waking up the creative generative potential within each of us, calling us to be more than we are.

The black and white crystals and the Scales symbol remind us that this is a mystic time of balance and intergration leading to a time of growth. The seed for instance must crack its shell and expose itself to the dark but yielding soil to ever hope of seeing the light.

2008  

March 17th, St Patricks Day, starts an amazing week. We are all probably
aware by now, 21st March is Good Friday and a Full Moon day, and we have
also arrived at the mid-point of Imbolc, Equinox.  And yes, we lose an hour
in bed as clocks 'spring' forward on 30th March when Summer time begins.  So
many special events.  An auspicious time to join together for a celebration
of the season on Tara.

You will notice the symbol at the top of the flyer.  It was created by
putting a stylised Brigid's Cross within a circle.  Traditionally the circle
calls in the feminine energies but this depiction also calls awareness of
Patrick, for the central square carries male qualities. The circle also
represents the sacred whilst the square stands for the physical world.
Contemplating the symbol provides an opportunity to review if we are
integrating these, in a balanced way, in our lives.

There are five sections within the circle and, as at Autumn Equinox, this
energetic vibration will be present in our activities, especially as we
stand in the fifth province, Mide, and continue connecting to the fifth
element - aether.

One suggestion of how to use this symbol is in 'Balanced Walk' section

 Below some wild Spring primroses (and a violet) in the Gabhra Valley, Tara

Below Lus an chrom chin an Irish (and Scottish, translating I think into golden headed lighted one) name for the flower below, to me the english language isnt poetic enough to describe it, photographed on the sun set of the vernal equinox at St. Patricks well Tara and planted by Adge the Druid who watches over his handy work. [All blessings BE Adge]

 The Black Patrick

 It occured to us recently at the meditation group that there was at equinox relatively few positive male role models to draw upon for Irish archtypes. For instance burish Patrick energy came in destroying an already intact celtic christianity. The church stands as an intermediary between us and the divine and regulates from a basis of fear and egoism. Modern leaders have become charalatins slick with deceipt, dishonesty, corruption, unreliability, cheating, cowardice and abuse, are dishonorable, deceitful, egocentric, unjust, unlawful, short-sighted and unaccountable.

So at this time of balance at the equinox we invoked a positive archtypal male energy, one that complemented and supported perfectly the brigidine energy.

An energy that portrayed loyalty, fedility, protection, activism, stewardship, courage, honour, integrity, justice, even handedness, wisdom and responsibility.

Hence we turned over the Black Patrick to recognise the Golden Patrick.

The return of the sun on Easter Sunday 2008

Segerblót

Again, many thanks to Thomas Eriksson, Sweden for this information

I thought I would send you some information about the blót celebrated at the time of the spring equinox.But all I could find about it is next to nothing.I could only find the name of it and the reason for celebrating it, which is basically the same reason as for any holiday around this time of year. This blót is called Segerblót."Seger" is Swedish for "Victory", and it is celebrated as the victory of daylight over nightly darkness and the victory of warmth over the coldness of winter.