Aries Season Meaning

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Aries season starts with the perfect balance of day and night as we reach 0º of this zodiac sign. It is also officially the beginning of the Pagan new year. The promise of Imbolc is fulfilled, the sap is rising as the natural world is coming alive again. Night and day are in equal length at the Spring Equinox and slowly we will notice that the days are getting longer. 

What festivals take place during Aries season? Ostara takes its name from a Germanic fertility goddess.  You can also clearly see the name has influenced the word ‘Easter’ in Christianity with much of the same themes carrying through. Of course the Greco-Roman traditions also have Aries as the first sign of the zodiac. The spring lamb no less.

Aries Season Meaning

So we celebrate fertility, the return of our mojo and wanting to roll in the hay once more 😉  The cardinal, urgent Aries traits start to make themselves felt more and more as Aries season picks up momentum. We should all be feeling a little more frisky by now. So let’s shake off those winter cobwebs!

The Goddess Ostara is associated with the hare which is also a lunar symbol. The hare is a major symbol of fecundity as it can even conceive while pregnant. They don’t say “F*** like rabbits for nothing…” This hare eventually became the Easter Bunny who brought yummy chocolate eggs to the children on Easter Sunday. 

Ostara Artwork by Marina Marchione at Heavenly & Holy

The Rites Of Spring

The Christian tradition has resurrection happening on Easter Sunday. The day that Jesus Christ ascended into heaven after his crucifixion. Easter is always celebrated on the first Sunday, on the first full moon after the Equinox!

So the lunar theme continues. It is thought that Jesus was crucified on a Friday during the week-long Jewish festival of Passover. (Another holiday tied to the lunar calendar and the Equinox.) Mary Magdalene was thought to have discovered Jesus’s empty tomb early on a Sunday morning hence Easter Sunday.

So lambs of gods, fluffy looney bunnies and egg symbols make sense and are potent symbols for Spring. Ways to celebrate Ostara: Plant seeds in your vegetable or flower garden, spring clean the house, paint eggs, make egg-based dishes and yes go on..  eat copious amounts of chocolate! (As long as it’s egg and bunny-shaped you’ll still be in keeping with tradition, kinda.)

Gods & Goddess Correspondences

Goddesses that are associated with Aries are Cybele, Ishtar, Hekate, Hestia, Ostara, Minerva, the Morrigan, Sekhmet and Tiamat. I would also add Eris to that list. Gods associated with Aries are Amun, Ares, Mars, Marduk, Nergal and Ra. Also Archangel Michael.

Aries is a fast paced sign so in March we get marching literally! This is the time we usually start a fitness routine and spring clean the house after the hibernation of Pisces season. We discover all the chores we have left building up so we start to take ACTION. In April we reconnect with family with the Easter holidays. So we realise we need to brush up our appearance, dye our roots, wax legs etc… Things that we had let go of during our Pisces cocoon time.

Flowers For Aries

So what are the Aries flowers? Spiky thistle is associated with Aries and is very Mars in its appearance. Honeysuckle is also the official flower of Aries again it has defensive/protective Mars attributes since “ the honeysuckle vine is notoriously hardy and challenging to kill once established, it can often be used to symbolize devotion and everlasting bonds…Many believe that the honeysuckle vine can bring good luck and good fortune to your home – and that it can protect you from evil, too.” ~ florgeous.com

Crystals For Aries

The crystals associated with Aries and Aries season are the Red Jasper and Garnet. You can use these crystals to amp up your super powers in Spring and bring out your inner Aries Warrior queen. Everyone has an Aries house in their chart so this will be the area you cannot help take action and go into fight mode. It is also the place you find eternal Spring. So recharge warrior energy by wearing Garnet or Red Jasper close to your body. If you have lost your Aries mojo, Dragon’s Blood will amp up your courage and personal power. If you are Aries rising you might want to tone down too much fire in Aries season with a little Blue Topaz or add Pink Tourmaline into the mix for more charm.

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