Spring Equinox, Ostara and Jesus

The Spring Equinox 

The Spring Equinox or Ostara (a.k.a. Easter) typically falls on or around March 20th to 21st in the northern hemisphere. However, the exact date can vary slightly from year to year, as it is based on astronomical factors and the Earth's position in its orbit around the sun (or the lamp, for you Dome-theory-believers). In 2025 the Equinox takes place on March 20, which means Ostara/Easter occurs this day, and not in April 2025 as standard western society/ some christians have dotted in their calender. 

So what happens this day? Well, during the equinox, the direct rays of the sun hit the equator, making day and night equal in length. The most important part of the day is when the sun hits its zenith, the precise moment when the sun is perfectly lined up with the equator. On the northern hemisphere, this is the shift calling in more light and shedding the heaviness of winter. The spring equinox is a significant event in the astronomical cycle of the earth, as well as energetic cycles.

Ostara; Celebration of new life and new beginnings. 

Spring is about returning to a state of resilliance. We can learn from nature’s graceful transition, for nature does not revolt or resist. It slowly moves from the dark to the light, and from the light to the dark again. It’s all about finding the balance in our world. Spring Equinox also go under the name Ostara  and is most commonly known as a Wiccan holiday and one of their eight Sabbats. The word Ostara is the Anglo-Saxon name and it is a celebration of  Eostre, the goddess or principle of spring and new beginnings.  Like many other spring celebrations in other cultures, Ostara symbolizes fertility, rebirth, and renewal. This time of year marked the beginning of the agricultural cycle, and farmers would start planting seeds.

Ostara is a holiday that finds its roots in various cultures and traditions around the globe (or Dome if you're a flat-earther). While many western Wiccans, Druids and unspecified Pagans associate Ostara with the above-mentioned goddess/principle Eostre, there are a few other goddesses you might consider connecting with during Ostara.

Like Persephone, the goddess of spring and the Queen of the Underworld according to Greek mythology. Her return to the surface world marks the arrival of spring and the blossoming of flowers. She represents the cycle of life, death, and rebirth. Her mother, Demeter,  is the Greek goddess of agriculture, fertility, and the harvest. Her joy at the return of her daughter symbolizes the renewal of life and the earth's fertility. In Mesopotamian mythology, Ishtar is the goddess of love, fertility, and war. She can be connected to the revitalization of the land and the flourishing of life during spring. Her goddess-sister Freya in Norse mythology,  is a powerful and independent goddess who embodies the spirit of nature's renewal. So if you'd like to have a girls-party with different goddesses/principals, then you have your invitation-list. 

Ostara and Jesus

As mentioned earlier, may, but not all, Christians have their own version of the Spring Equinox. No offence to anyone identifying as Christian, this is not to be demeaning to anyone, I'm just stating more accurate information on the history and origin of Easter/Ostara. In Christianity, Easter is all abut the resurrection of Jesus. It's the celebration of Jesus (the Lord of Life) bringing victory over death. In many western households, there is a belief that this day occours around Easter, or on a day close to Easter chosen by the church. 

There are at least two (if not more) ways to look at this:

1: The theory of Jesus being an actual living person and hence actually did die and resurrected and the early Christians were using Jesus' death/resurrection as an argument to be seen as superior to other cultures and hence take over old ways and traditions, hence "invented" Easter.

2: The theory that Jesus may or may not have lived and died, but is more likely a parabel and a principle of nature. With this I mean, Jesus described "death" is a parabel of the principal of Winter: a.k.a Death. Hence, the "resurrection" is the principle of Spring, a.k.a. Life. In other words, Jesus' death and resurrection is the described principle of the Spring Equinox. Many mystery-schools like the Rosi-Crucians and Templar Knights believe that the latter theory is the more accurate story, or the more likely story and I'm in favor for this theory. It makes more sense in many aspects. 

No matter what may be the right theory, it is a fact that Christian missionaries moved into new lands outside Israel and had some superiority-complex and hence they had to figure out how best to convert the people. That's why they stole and converted all Pagan traditions they found out about, including Ostara, and therefore are forced to celebrate this occasion in order to maintain peoples loyalty. However the Western calender are not in sync with Nature and astronomic cycles, and therefore the Western Easter have different dates and months each year. This alone, I think, is a clue that the story Church is yapping about regarding Easter (Ostara) is false. 

What to do with this information

Well, regardless if  you're a Christian or a Wiccan or a Rosi-crucian or an atheist, the Spring Equinox will happen on March 20, 2025. When it comes to actual astronomic events, there is no arguing regarding if it's a pagan event or a Christian event. It's an event. Period. 

If one chose to see it through a spiritual or religious lens, doesn't really matter. Regardless, it does mark the beginning of a new period for the life on planet Earth. It's part of a cycle that has been going on for millennia, way before any humans ever had a conscious thought about it. Regardless if one put magical or otherworldly labels on it or not, it will still happen. 

It's a fact that Christianity have tried to overtake other's holidays and celebrations, it's also a fact that we humans don't really know the truth regarding the resurrection-story. Most likely it is a parabel and Jesus is more of a principle than an actual human-god-like-being ,explaining life as we humans know it in correlation to natural cyclic events. No matter where one stand in this, we can still appreciate and celebrate the beginning of Spring, new life, sunshine and warmth. It's only a brief moment of the year, so why not just enjoy it. 

Happy Spring Equinox!