Ostara 104: Weather Magic

Greeting’s heathens and witches,

Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast…

Ostara is held on the Vernal or Spring Equinox, which is the beginning of astronomical spring. On this day, night and day are equal, and each day after it is longer than the last until the summer solstice. Festivals for the spring equinox are associated with new beginnings, eggs, rabbits, flowers, and rebirth. Spring is also a season where in the span of a week, you can experience sunny, windy, and rainy days—so let’s find a way to harness that and add it to our magical repertoire!

In this episode, we discuss the history of the Tempestarii, who were weathermancers in the middle ages, and some of the spells they were reported to have used. We also give you a bunch of ideas for you to incorporate weather magic into your practice, and talk about our own experiences using weather magic.

Related Episodes:

Ostara 101, episode: https://youtu.be/6_XuVpLtDm4?si=Z_IGb28vR4cS-T41

Ostara 102, episode: https://youtu.be/diLSXxD4NeM?si=AV_pNZfnoIArpsNc

Ostara 103 Plant Magic, episode: https://youtu.be/VtHI9C8qYGA?si=yxQm-yanmKpQJWMn

Hidden Heathenry in Modern Holidays, episode 26: https://youtu.be/bzm9NkGLF5s?si=IJJlvARBYdKM1H-Z

Mabon 103 Living with the Seasons, episode 63: https://youtu.be/93T1NFl8DNc?si=q6qGNBuoLI29cq5c

Sources:

https://www.almanac.com/topics/weather/weather-references/weather-lore

https://druidryblog.wordpress.com/2019/09/01/old-spells-weather-magic/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agobard

https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/agobard-onhailandthunder.asp

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weather_lore