A Spring Equinox Spell to Achieve Balance

This spell is a journey and will take three nights to complete. Start on the
night before Ostara and end on the night after. Make sure you have your book
of shadows handy to record any impressions, thoughts, or visions you have
during this spell.
You will need:

• one black pillar candle
• one white pillar candle (the candles should be the same size)
• divination oil (typically mugwort, rose, and jasmine)
• one piece of onyx and one moonstone

Arrange your sacred space so that you are able to sit between the candles
comfortably, with no danger of singeing your hair or clothing with the flame.
Have your book of shadows open before you and a pen or pencil. Place the
moonstone beside the black candle close enough so that you can reach and
pick it up without rising from your seated position. Place the onyx beside the
white candle, also close to you.
Take time to get your mind into a comfortable, meditative space. Sit with
your spine straight, breathing deeply and comfortably. Light the candles, and
pick up the stones. Holding the onyx in one hand and the moonstone in the
other, say:
“Goddess of the Earth, Goddess of the Sky,
bring my shadows into the light.”
Close your eyes and recognize the first few things your mind shows you. Be
patient. If your mind floods with mundane images and thoughts, such as what
you did that day, your commute to work, your shopping list, and anything
that seems to be without meaning, quickly acknowledge them and then
discard them, making room in the space of your mind for your inner eye to
recognize something significant.
Open your eyes, and return the stones to their places by the candles. Record
in your book of shadows anything that you saw. Return to your meditative
space and breathe. When you are ready, pick up the stones again, sit straight,
relax, and say:
“Goddess of Life, Goddess of Birth,
show me what is most of worth”
Again, close your eyes and clear your mind. Notice the images or scenes you
see in the theater of your imagination. When you are ready, return the stones
and record the images in your grimoire.
A third and final time, pick up the stones, breathing into a meditative space,
and say:
“Goddess of Spring, Heralding the Sun,
show me what who I may become.”
Close your eyes and open your mind. There may be conflicting imagery, but
stay the course and focus on what your third eye is telling you. You are
connected to the universe and receiving divine insight; don’t doubt what you
see. Doubt has no place in divination.
Record the images, and for reference, write this next to each step:
Record the images, and for reference, write this next to each step:
1. What my shadows are; which parts of myself I need to make peace
with because they are a vital aspect of me.
2. What truly brings me happiness, and what I should strive to have more
of in my life.
3. The paths ahead; the possibilities that may become my reality.
If this spell proves to be a helpful exercise for you, you may decide to include
it more often into your magical work, such as during new or full moons or
twice a year—once at Ostara, and once at Mabon.