…and an actuality really. I find as I clean up around the house I feel a lot cleaner in my mind as well, as though I’m cleaning clutter in both places, airing out my thoughts and just relaxing. I think this is partially because the state of the house has been bugging me for a while, but I haven’t had the energy to deal with it because I’ve had such a case of the “blahs” for a while.

So, as I rearrange the laundry room and throw out a bunch of junk that we don’t need any more it’s like I’m also taking Sebo vacuums to my mind as well, and upping my energy and generally feeling better.

There’s still a bit to go in the house and I’m probably not going to be able to finish that until later on today or even tomorrow, with my health condition I have to be careful not to over-extend myself otherwise I’ll be unable to do anything for several days and feeling “blah” again and that won’t do anyone any good least of all me.

It’s good to clear the cobwebs out of your mind every once in a while though, because it helps to re-energize you and give you a fresh perspective, and help with a lot of things, including giving you a more positive point of view. It’s also good to clean your energy, just being around people and out and about can gunk up your energy system, you may get unwanted attachments from other people, negative energy and emotions and it can bring you down, so cleaning out your chakras and grounding yourself and cleansing yourself inside and out is a great thing to do. Once I get things the way I want around here I’m going to do another cleansing of our house. I haven’t done one since we’ve moved in and there’s been a lot of negativity being brought into our house by other people that we know and even myself and my husband through our whining and complaining about things going on with other people that we know. So, it’ll be good to get all that out, ideally I’d like to do cleansings once a month on the full moon, but I’ve really not been paying proper attention to these things.

How is everyone’s Ostara going?
My day has actually been a bit frustrating because of the way that the munchkin has been behaving, but it’s getting better. The evening is going to involve good company of good friends and some nice relaxation so that’s good.
I made a cake yesterday because it was my husband and I’s third wedding anniversary so there’s some leftover chocolate cake which is always nice and perhaps we’ll splurge today and get some delivery or take out for supper given last night I made roast beef and roast potatoes with mixed vegetables so don’t really feel like making a huge meal tonight, especially as I have more food to prep and make for the family festival on the 23rd.

Anyway I hope that everyone is having a good time today and best wishes for the spring to all.

On March 20th (this year) is the festival of Ostara (although in the Southern hemisphere the celebration would be Sept 22nd), which is close to the celebration of Easter on March 23rd.
We’re going to spend Easter itself with my father-in-law and his family eating their traditional lamb and having an easter egg hunt, but I’m also going to do something special with my family on the Friday to celebrate and teach our son and my husband about the tradition of Ostara.

Ostara is a celebration to the Moon Goddess Eostre whose symbols are the egg and the rabbit, sound familiar? Ostara also celebrates the Vernal Equinox, or Spring Equinox and is a celebration of fertility and abundance.

According to Herne’s Article traditional foods for Ostara, “Leafy green vegetables, Dairy foods, Nuts such as Pumpkin, Sunflower and Pine. Flower Dishes and Sprouts,” so I think I will prepare a quiche and a salad for us to eat on that day.