Elemental Insights : Spring Equinox 2025

Ostara : What’s Bursting Forth This Spring? The light is returning, the days are stretching out, and everything’s waking up—except, perhaps, me before my first cup of tea. The Spring Equinox marks that perfect balance of day and night, a fleeting moment before everything tips fully into growth and movement. The Equinox Shift For me, […]

Boating on the Grand Union Canal

Last month, I was lucky enough to be one of the crew taking a slow journey along one of England’s historic canals, The Grand Union. Something I look forward to more and more each time I go.  Departing from the quaint village of North Kilworth with friends, we set our course southward towards Milton Keynes, […]

Elemental Insights : Spring Equinox Ostara

Our second newsletter of 2024 comes to you at the time of the spring equinox or Ostara. The second of the 8 festivals celebrated during the wheel of the year.  Another festival of light, marking the start of spring. – yay we finally made it! The equinox occurs when the Earth’s axis aligns with its orbit, ensuring […]

Celebrating the Spring Equinox

As the wheel of the year turns once again, we find ourselves approaching a special time of balance and renewal: the Spring Equinox. Known to many as Ostara, this magical moment marks the transition from the dark, introspective days of winter to the bright, vibrant energy of spring. Although looking out of my window right […]