Today is Saint Patrick's Day, so I wish everyone lots of green, lots of luck whether you are Irish or not, and lots of happy smiles in the spirit of today's joviality (because green beer always puts a smile on my face).
But all joking aside, the official first day of spring is really right around the corner. This year the spring, or vernal, equinox falls on March 20th, which is this Tuesday.
For those of us that are pagan, this is the day of Ostara, a wonderful solar festival celebrating the return of life to the earth and the lengthening of daylight.
Historically on this day, Saint Patrick drove the proverbial "snakes" from Ireland. The "snakes" being the pagans of his time.
I don't quite agree with his choice of actions to cement Christianity in Ireland, but I do feel that this time period before the vernal equinox is a good time for spring cleaning of sorts.
Instead of driving out snakes, you can purge yourself of sone of the negativity or stagnant energy that can get a bit clingy during the stillness of the winter months.
With that in mind, doing a little sympathetic magic to spring clean your spirit before Ostara is a great way to own yourself to receive the fresh, dynamic energy of springtime.
Do some meditations, do a little banishing spell to whisk away the negativity- you could even clean out a few cluttered or dusty areas of your space visualizing that you are clearing out your chakras or aura.
However you choose to do it, do it with mindfulness to the moment and with a spring in your step.
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
