I wrote about the need for a time of introspection<\/a> in Pagan religion, and I suggested that we take the week before each of the sabbats to do that. I\u2019m going to start tonight and spend some extra time in meditation for each of the next six nights. <\/p>\nThe exact moment of the Spring Equinox is Friday at 6:44 AM CDT, but our ancestors couldn\u2019t have been that precise, and our CUUPS Ostara is Saturday night, so I\u2019m working toward Saturday night, not Friday morning.<\/p>\n
Tonight I want to meditate on rebirth.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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