Eostre
I am the movement toward becomming
expanding
enhancing
The impulse deep within all being
to develop
evolve
press onward
to fulfill
all that is possible
The Germanic Goddess of Fertility, and Spring, Eostre ( pronounced
yo'ster), or Eastre, was celabrated with the ritual lighting of dawn fires as a
protection for the crops, She symbolizes springtime, new growth, and rebirth.
Oncec when the Goddess was late in comming, a little girl found a bird close to
death from the cold and turned to Eostre for help. A rainbow bridge appeared and
Eostre came, clothed in her red robe of warm vibrant sunlight which melted the
snows. Spring arrived.Because the little bird was wounded beyound repair, Eotre
changed it into a snow hare who then brought rainbow eggs. As a sign of
spring,Eostre instructed the little girl to watch for the snow hare to come to
the woods.
