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Astarte: Eternal Queen and Mother / Spring Equinox

AvatarHigh Priestess Lydia Coventina6 min to read

Earth, the lush garden planet. Hundreds of thousands of different types of plants, most of which produce flowers. Our planet, even with all the pollution and destruction, still fights to vibrantly grow in any way it can.

Astarte’s element is Water, and in Roman mythology as Venus and Greek mythology as Aphrodite, She came from the sea. Water is essential for plant life to grow.


[Birth of Venus by Alexandre Cabanel, 1863]

Astarte, Aphrodite, Isis, Venus, Freya, all Her names in all cultures, She is associated with love, desire, charm, seduction, sexuality, fertility. While a lot of people these days have bad connotations regarding these, in a pure mind, these are essential for life to form and flourish. Growth is an aim of life. We are to grow to our fullest potential, and to create and cause growth. Love helps others to grow and flourish, and we in turn grow and flourish.

The highest and healthiest form of growth is with prosperity and luxury. Walk into the most beautiful garden, forest, or meadow, there will be growth of all kinds, colors, life, prana everywhere. Health and beauty go hand-in-hand. The mind becomes at ease, the heart softens, the soul is nourished. We are one with nature. And when we take part in helping nature grow, we heal. Higher and more evolved beings help other people, and nature, grow.

This is why Astarte is associated with gardens and nature in its most luxurious form. She helps us grow. Astarte, along with all of our Gods and Goddesses, want us each to fulfill our highest potential, to grow eternally to the best and healthiest version of ourselves. With this naturally comes happiness and inner peace.

She has always been associated with common ordinary people, and was a deity of magickal spells of love and healing for ordinary people. This is because She sees their potential to become higher and more evolved beings. She never scorned the commoner, but helped raise them up. Even with all her power, She cares for each of us.

Love. A lot of people dismiss love, because you were rejected or neglected. First by your parents, then perhaps by a girlfriend or boyfriend. This is sad but it’s a part of life, and you must learn from it, heal, and move on. In order to grow to your highest potential you must love... and accept love. Be loved. Allow yourself to feel loved and grow from it. If you currently do not have love in your life, you can find it. Astarte’s ritual and other magick workings can help bring love to you.

Fertility. The womb has water, and the warmth of life growing is fire. Water and Fire in balance and harmony are essential for life to form. You cannot exist just by yourself, you came from man (fire) and woman (water). Nature is fertile and is always trying to procreate.

Charm. Pleasing to the senses, attractive, appealing, delightful. Everyone wants to be charmed, it inspires, gives hope, and creates harmony and beauty.

Desire. When practicing magick, you must desire what it is you wish to manifest. Desire is attractive, magnetic, longing.

Seduction. Fully giving in to desire and passion, an altered state of mind, persuasion to get what you want. Creative energy comes from this, as the power of the right side of the mind is released. Two people in full enjoyment of each other, lost in each other, found in each other. (This is not about having random drunken one-night stands; understand the correct connotation here.)

Spring Equinox is in honor of Astarte. The equinox (Latin, meaning “equal night”) is when night (Water) and day (Fire) are the exact same length, and halfway between Winter Solstice (Water) and Summer Solstice (Fire). Fire and Water are in perfect balance, as are Air (which comes from Fire) and Earth (which comes from Water).

Spring is when we come out of Winter hibernation and can expand more in the day and do more outdoors. The light is longer and brighter, and crops will now grow. Astarte is also Demeter, the Goddess of harvest, agriculture, crops, grains, and food.


[Demeter by Gwendolyn Malfoy]

Celebrate, honor life and love and growth. Honor Her, because she wants you to be loved. She wants you to heal and grow as much as you are capable. Live as much as you are capable of living. Don’t stagnate; plants never stagnate unless they are on the brink of death and decay. And plants always grow upwards. They never grow sideways unless something is pressing them down; and then, the very moment they are able to, they grow upwards again.

Plants have "indeterminate growth”, meaning they keep growing with almost no limitations, so long as the conditions are right. There are plants and trees that go through periods of hibernation such as in winter or in drought, but these periods end and they grow again. Be like a plant: Steady your roots, and grow indefinitely.

Times when plants may not grow: (representing, your own self-growth)

-Planting them in the wrong season and location: Start your magickal workings and life goals/achievements at the correct times, work in harmony with the energy of astrological transits and the natural phases of your life.

-Poor soil conditions: Pay attention to your foundation and what can help support and feed your growth.

-Incorrect watering: Take care of your emotional needs and nourishment.

-Incorrect lighting: The soul is made of light, use light to clean and purify your soul; but don’t burn yourself out.

-Fertilization: We need to put the needs of our children first, and make sacrifices for their sake, but it all comes back to us in the end. Growing children helps to fuel our own growth.

-Pests: Eliminate pests, detach from toxic people in your life.

-Diseases: Remove and prevent disease, do health workings, and take care of your health.

-Transplant shock: Shock happens during times of change, spend this time nurturing yourself (self-care) and learning to adapt in order to further your growth again.

Humans are like plants. This is why our planet Earth is perfect for us and our full, well-rounded evolution. We are not borgs, we are children of the Gods and this is the planet they created us on. And Astarte/ Inanna/ Isis/ Aphrodite/ Venus/ Demeter/ Freya was always one of the most important Goddesses, the one who nurtures us, feeds us, cares for us, and helps us grow.

Happy Ostara, Happy Spring. May you all move forward and upward in your life, to fulfillment and prosperity! :)

“As the Spring arrives after the death of nature, so can the Godhead arrive for humans who seek it after a period of desolation and ignorance. Astarte oversees this transformation.” “[…] she is a motherly figure that supplies human beings with whatever they require for life.”
-Astarte’s page

Hail Astarte!


[Freyja and the Necklace by James Doyle Penrose, 1890]

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I love growing plants and watching them grow day by day until they bloom. I planted a sunflower on the spring equinox last year, and it blossomed in the summer. Spring is good for planting, maybe I'll plant a flower again.

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Oh well than, I think it's time for me to attract a partner. Top notch sermon, thank you very much!

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Wonderful and insightful sermon. Thank you HPS Lydia !

Glory to our Queen Astarte!
HAIL ZEUS!

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Love. A lot of people dismiss love, because you were rejected or neglected. First by your parents, then perhaps by a girlfriend or boyfriend. This is sad but it’s a part of life, and you must learn from it, heal, and move on. In order to grow to your highest potential you must love... and accept love. Be loved. Allow yourself to feel loved and grow from it. If you currently do not have love in your life, you can find it. Astarte’s ritual and other magick workings can help bring love to you.

Desire. When practicing magick, you must desire what it is you wish to manifest. Desire is attractive, magnetic, longing.

These qualities are fundamentally paramount to a fulfilling existence. Without love or desire, a person cannot truly experience the richness that life presents as a gift.
It is a beautiful time to immerse oneself in nature, to seek solace and prosperity. As the heart basks in warmth, so does the mind find peace.

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This is the targeted message.

HAIL VENUS!!!!!!!!!!!! GODDESS OF TIME!!!!!!

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Earth, the lush garden planet. Hundreds of thousands of different types of plants, most of which produce flowers. Our planet, even with all the pollution and destruction, still fights to vibrantly grow in any way it can.

Astarte’s element is Water, and in Roman myth as Venus and Greek myth as Aphrodite, she came from the sea. Water is essential for plant life to grow.

I'm speechless.
Reading these words I felt wonderful sensations.

When I think of Astarte I perceive a very pure energy full of love.
I can only lower my head as a sign of respect in front of such beauty and power.

Hail Astarte!
Glory to our gods!

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I love this so much, amazing sermon!

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Earth, the lush garden planet. Hundreds of thousands of different types of plants, most of which produce flowers. Our planet, even with all the pollution and destruction, still fights to vibrantly grow in any way it can.

Astarte’s element is Water, and in Roman myth as Venus and Greek myth as Aphrodite, she came from the sea. Water is essential for plant life to grow.

Wonderful sermon. I felt wonderful sensations while reading it, like when spring arrives.
Thank you HPS Lydia and glory to our Queen Astarte!

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Praised be the Divine Mother, Holy Wife, Beautiful Woman, praised her be in everything...

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Glory to the great Astarte. Let's pray the ritual to her together

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Grateful to his father for saving him from death. I'm starting a new life. Proud of his origins and spiritual family.

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Charm. Pleasing to the senses, attractive, appealing, delightful. Everyone wants to be charmed, it inspires, gives hope, and creates harmony and beauty.

Thank you HPS Lydia for such a great post. I want to start a work tomorrow for increasing my charisma.

Is KENAZ SOWILO WUNJO a good choice.

can you please suggest an affirmation for this work.

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https://templeofzeus.org/
fight back and know the truth

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Love this sermon, thank you High Priestess.

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I am reaching towards a green apple.

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Hail our beloved heavenly queen and mother Astarte!

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Earth, the lush garden planet. Hundreds of thousands of different types of plants, most of which produce flowers. Our planet, even with all the pollution and destruction, still fights to vibrantly grow in any way it can.

Astarte’s element is Water, and in Roman myth as Venus and Greek myth as Aphrodite, she came from the sea. Water is essential for plant life to grow.

This is a great post (y)
Thanks Lydia, I added it to my favorites and bookmarks :)

I think that most people who experience failures in love relationships are related to the fact that they cannot get love, i.e. in other words, they are simply not loved, although these people take actions and efforts to be loved, another part of people cannot find a partner who would love him/her as this person wants it to be.

In order for a relationship to be happy and in general they were, love must come from both partners.

Spring blooming is the most beautiful ❣️ 😍🌻🥀🌹🌷💐🌼🌺🌸

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«You will find on the left of the halls of Hades a spring, and standing by it a white cypress. Do not approach this spring at all. You will find another, from the Lake of Memory, with cold water flowing from it. Guardians stand before it. Say: 'I am a child of Earth and starry Heaven, but my race is of Heaven alone. You know this yourselves. I am parched with thirst and am perishing. Give me quickly the cold water flowing from the Lake of Memory.' And they will give you to drink from the sacred spring, and after that you will reign among the other heroes» - From the Petelia Tablet (300-200 BCE)

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Tomorrow is Iran's new year (nowruz) and this beautiful sermon gives me a new hope to grow up. Thank you and happy new year 💛

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Earth, the lush garden planet. Hundreds of thousands of different types of plants, most of which produce flowers. Our planet, even with all the pollution and destruction, still fights to vibrantly grow in any way it can.

Astarte’s element is Water, and in Roman myth as Venus and Greek myth as Aphrodite, she came from the sea. Water is essential for plant life to grow.

Thank you for making this post HPS Lydia. In particular, I did not make the full elemental connection the Equinox, so thank you for that fact. I also like your description with the plant and our own growth, which is critical.

If I could add my own words off what you had already said:

I think there are some misunderstandings regarding the Yin side of our path. It is too easy for many to ignore Venus, the Moon, the Earth element, and so on in favor of the excitement of Fire.

Just to put it simply, the earth element is most connected with manifestations, the end goal, what exists, and so on. While each element has their own strengths, it is earth which is the most "real" and defined. The warrior power of Mars has nothing to act upon or show off to, if not for Venus or other earthly things.

Remember that the Yin elements/energies are generally magnetic, and this combines with the electric Yang elements to create a stable and balanced item. We can also see the correlation with DNA here.

Image source: Seven Education

Looking at Astarte's runes, we see that she rules Fehu, Gebo, Jera, and Uruz. This shows a depth to her position as Mother beyond just being nice or not, or whatever misunderstandings people have.


Fehu is a rune of circulation of wealth, and here we can see how she can help people expand and grow. Like an upwards movement of a new tree branch, Astarte can show where and how to expand, as an act of growth.

If the spine of the rune represents the spine of a human, we can see the upward moving "arms" of Fehu here.


Next to this are Gebo and Jera, which are Yin. Gebo relates to the attraction of Venus. As HPS Lydia stated, here we see how someone makes themselves look nice and this attracts attention. We can see how women, ruled by Venus, naturally attract the attention of men, spending lots of time with keeping clean, maintaining their hair and skin, harmonizing their clothing or other house, and so on.

Notice how the shape of the rune is like a target which can draw attention to it, as opposed to the shape of something like Thurisaz, which has a clear point and direction it wants to go.


Looking at Jera, here we see the rune which rules orbits. More broadly, this is the orbit of harvest, or materialization. When we do workings, we do them for a set period of days which creates a full cycle, circle, or "orbit". As this goes through the "seasons" and what each season represents energetically, the energy begins and eventually solidifies into a final product.

A mistake along this path would damage the final product. You can plant your crop, but if you forget to water it one day, then you hurt it. Here Astarte's rune shows how to properly grow something, rather than just starting or ending.


Now, once you have something built, you have to maintain and defend it. Here comes Uruz, which shows the "force of propagation", such as of existing patterns. Similar to Jera, this appears related to the sign of Taurus. An undefended plant will get eaten, hence it grows spikes to defend itself, but even broader, it must have the energy to weather any negativity to survive. Uruz gives the energy to maintain without becoming wounded or even dying. Notice the word of propagation and refer back to the above diagram, too.

So her rulership is that of core elements which concern Zevists, especially those who wish to build up material power, or other elements of stable growth. The energy of the Sun is nothing if not received by the plant and turned into useable forms of energy. Your energy as a person becomes useless if you cannot materialize it in any appreciable way.

I will also leave with an excerpt of Astarte's Sigil and the elements, from HPS Pythia.
Wiki Link:
Main Site link: https://templeofzeus.org/The_Chakras.php

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Thank you HPS Lydia,
Hail Our Eternal Queen and Mother Astarte!

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Love. A lot of people dismiss love, because you were rejected or neglected. First by your parents, then perhaps by a girlfriend or boyfriend. This is sad but it’s a part of life, and you must learn from it, heal, and move on. In order to grow to your highest potential you must love... and accept love. Be loved. Allow yourself to feel loved and grow from it. If you currently do not have love in your life, you can find it. Astarte’s ritual and other magick workings can help bring love to you.

How to heal? I hate love.😕

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