Hello Spring!
Happy Spring Equinox!
In just a few hours it will officially be (astronomical) spring in the northern hemisphere. When the spirit of nature and life itself crawls from beneath the frost-encrusted earth and breaths anew, reborn and dragged into the dawning light.
As we move through the Wheel of the Year, for Pagans and Wiccans today marks Ostara, in celebration of the equinox. Its name was derived from Eostre, the Germanic/Norse goddess of spring, fertility and the dawn, amongst more attributes. Little remains known about the stories and traditions that surrounded Eostre in eons gone by, but her legacy continues through the Christian spring festival - Easter.
One of my favourite stories about the changing seasons is the Greek myth of Persephone - her return from the Underworld, the winter months spent with her abductor and husband, Hades, heralding the beginning of springtime.
Every year, nature shows us that rebirth and resurrection don't just happen in stories. Despite its darkness, the world offers us much to hope for too.
In a quick writing update, after faltering slightly in February (working on my new book on only eighteen of the twenty-eight days), I have been writing every day again in March!
Finally, a huge thank you to everyone who has ordered a copy of 'The Ghost Train' following my commitment to donate all profits from sales this month to World Book Day! It's for such a fantastic and crucially important cause. Enjoy reading!
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In just a few hours it will officially be (astronomical) spring in the northern hemisphere. When the spirit of nature and life itself crawls from beneath the frost-encrusted earth and breaths anew, reborn and dragged into the dawning light.
As we move through the Wheel of the Year, for Pagans and Wiccans today marks Ostara, in celebration of the equinox. Its name was derived from Eostre, the Germanic/Norse goddess of spring, fertility and the dawn, amongst more attributes. Little remains known about the stories and traditions that surrounded Eostre in eons gone by, but her legacy continues through the Christian spring festival - Easter.
One of my favourite stories about the changing seasons is the Greek myth of Persephone - her return from the Underworld, the winter months spent with her abductor and husband, Hades, heralding the beginning of springtime.
Every year, nature shows us that rebirth and resurrection don't just happen in stories. Despite its darkness, the world offers us much to hope for too.
In a quick writing update, after faltering slightly in February (working on my new book on only eighteen of the twenty-eight days), I have been writing every day again in March!
Finally, a huge thank you to everyone who has ordered a copy of 'The Ghost Train' following my commitment to donate all profits from sales this month to World Book Day! It's for such a fantastic and crucially important cause. Enjoy reading!
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