Spring Rituals: Embrace Renewal with Unscented Candles
Spring is a wonderful time of year. It signifies rebirth, renewal, and a fresh start. It's the perfect time for us to engage in spring rituals, one of which includes using unscented candles. This article will explore how to use candles, particularly pillar candles, in your spring rituals to create an intentional space and enhance your home decor.
Adding Unscented Pillar Candles with Fresh Flowers to your Home Decor
Significance of Spring
Spring is deeply rooted in our communal consciousness. Not only do we transition from the cold, dark winter into the crisp, bright spring, but the traditional religious holidays of spring also contribute to this sense of spiritual purification. Whether we observe these holidays or not, we are invariably influenced by their essence.
Spring Equinox Rituals
The equinoxes in spring and fall are the two times of the year when the sun crosses the equator, making the length of day equal to the length of night. They represent balance - between masculine and feminine, dark and light, internal and external. Recognizing the brief equilibrium of light and dark during the equinoxes is a potent way to reconnect with our own wholeness and harmony of body, mind, and soul.
Spring symbolizes fresh starts and renewal, both internally and externally. This is the ideal time to be deliberate with your sacred spaces, clear out clutter from the past year, and create a clean space within ourselves.
Seedlings Sprouting.
"Spring is a celebration of renewal and change, and it is often our subconscious desire to acknowledge spring and integrate into the cycle of nature."
Spring Cleaning: Purge What No Longer Serves You
Start with physical spring cleaning of your home, to honor your sacred spaces. Then, proceed to cleanse your spirit. Discard distractions that hinder your spiritual flow. Maybe you have some relationships that are toxic or habits that are not beneficial. As you declutter your home, clear your mind as well. Incorporate activities that nurture your connection with spirit, such as meditation, reading, learning new skills, and practicing self-care.
We are like the Butterfly. Winter was our time to cocoon and now we are ready to transform into a gorgeous butterfly.
Setting Intentions for Change
Plant a seed to symbolize new beginnings and your new intentions. Then, pull a weed to symbolize the end of winter and any behaviors or relationships you wish to leave behind. Setting an intention as you plant the seed can be done by saying it aloud or writing it down. Once the seed is planted, make a list of the action steps you'll take over the coming season to ensure your goals will blossom into reality.
Our goals are the seeds we being to plant today, so one day we can blossom into the new version of ourselves.
Spring Ritual with Unscented Candles
Top your cleaning off with smudging. Use herbs like sage, sweetgrass, or palo santo. The purpose of smudging is to use smoke to carry negative energy out of the area. When you light sage, set your new intentions, and let it flame for a moment, then blow out the flame. Declare that the old, dirty energy is no longer welcome and invite new beginnings into your home.
Light an unscented candle to symbolize the return of the Sun, and set your intentions for new beginnings and renewed passion. This is another chance to emerge with new vision, new commitment, and newfound wings. The flame represents the Sun who breathes life back into the Earth by fertilizing Her with His vibrant rays.
Pillar Candles Burning with Crystals.
Creating a Spring Altar
A spring altar can be as simple or as complex as you'd like. Some items you could include are:
Crystals: Green Aventurine represents the new life sprouting up in the warming Earth and abundance. It's known as a balancing crystal, helping to balance both masculine and feminine energy, making it the perfect crystal to represent the Spring Equinox.
Earth Element: This could be a plant, rock, or tree. Birch trees are one of the first plants to sprout leaves in the spring, making them a symbol of renewal, fertility, and new beginnings.
Seeds or Bulbs: These represent spring and new life. If you're in the south and spring flowers are already blooming, fresh spring flowers like tulips, daffodils, irises, and hyacinth can add some color.
Eggs: Eggs, along with all seeds, contain the complete potential of life within. They symbolize fertility and the renewed cycle of life.
Water Element: Include a jar of moon water, or melted snow water.
Lighting an unscented candle on your altar can be a powerful symbol of the Sun's return. Each time you light it, you can set an intention for new beginnings and renewed passion.
In the end, how you choose to embrace spring rituals is entirely up to you. What matters most is that you approach this time of year with intention and mindfulness, allowing the energy of renewal and rebirth to permeate your being.
Creating a Spring Alter through connecting all 5 elements; Pillar Candles, Crystals, Fresh Flowers, Incense, and vase with fresh water.
Happy Spring Cleaning!
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