Ostara shining face was seen this past Ostara 2014. SLPS held Ostara 2014 on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 6pm. The ritual was done in the New American Tradition by SLPS president Muad’Dib.
With the opening of the ceremony by the LBRP and other rites, the ritual quickly moved to the story of Ostara or Easter. Centering around the Goddess Eostre and her blessing of the bunnies to spread her name, a guided journey to meet the Goddess was performed. Afterward, wildflower seeds were spread in a barren patch of land, to bring new life as spring rolls forward. President Muad’Dib performed a druid rite of spring to Coel. The cakes and ales included bunny bread rolls made by Rhiannon Watters that were offered up to the Goddess in thanks for the return of Spring, with the song “The Earth is Our Mother” by Libana being chanted in remembrance of our ties and duty to care for the land. The ritual ended peacefully with spring poetry.
The feastings included vegan lentil soup, potato rolls, grilled chicken, spinach and cucumber salad, and enchiladas. With the wine and juice flowing freely, the feastings continued into the night and ended with a few hands of five card poker!
Ostara 2014, East altar with Winged Isis, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, South altar with Apollo, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, West altar with Hades, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, North altar with Gaia, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014 main altar, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, main altar center, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, Goddess Ostara acrylic on board plaque by Kurth Shoopman, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, Cheyanne Opheikens, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014 l to r: Rhiannon Watters, Yuriel Lizardi, and Donna Watters ,Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, Bunny biscuits made by Rhiannon Watters, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, fire, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, Muad’Dib (l) and Cheyanne Opheikens, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, Muad’Dib behind main altar, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, Steven Wellington, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, Woman Between the Wolves (l red) and Steven Wellington in circle, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, wildflower seed area, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014 l to r: Cheyanne Opheikens, Steven Wellington, Rhiannon Watters, Yuriel Lizarid, Shy Fox, and Donan Watteres in circle, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014 Feat, l to r: Steven Wellington, Rhiannon Watters, Donna Watters, Cheyanne Opheikens (middle right) and Shy Fox, (bottom right), with vegan lentil soup with ladle, water, apple juice and grilled chicken, potato salad, tomato soup, potato rolls (by Steven). Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, Muad’Dib with poker chips for eyes, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
Ostara 2014, Poker game with Shy Fox, Saturday, March 22, 2014, Salt Lake City, UT
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