Ostara Spells: Manifestation & Growth

BY NICOLE LAU

The Power of Ostara Spellwork

Ostara creates optimal conditions for two specific types of magic: manifestation spells that bring intentions into reality, and growth spells that accelerate development and expansion. The sabbat's position at the Spring Equinox—when day and night are perfectly balanced and the Earth is bursting with new life—makes it a powerful time for transformation. Seeds are sprouting, flowers are blooming, and everything is growing. Spells cast at Ostara carry the Maiden Goddess's blessing, the momentum of spring's arrival, and the fertile potential of the awakening earth.

Ostara spellwork differs from other sabbats because it works with both balance and explosive growth simultaneously. You're not just manifesting or growing—you're doing both from a point of perfect equilibrium. This dual nature makes Ostara spells particularly powerful for major life changes, new projects, and transformative work. When you align your magic with the equinox's balance and spring's fertility, your spells gain exponential power.

This collection focuses on Ostara's two primary magical themes: manifestation and growth. These spells range from simple egg magic suitable for beginners to more complex rituals for experienced practitioners. All can be adapted to your personal practice and available materials.

Before You Begin: Spell Basics

Essential Principles

• Intention is everything: Clear, focused intention matters more than perfect execution
• Timing enhances power: Cast Ostara spells between March 19-22 for maximum effect
• Align with the Maiden: Invoke her blessing for fertility and growth
• Work with balance: Honor the equinox's equilibrium
• Harm none: Work only for highest good, never to manipulate or harm

Preparing for Spellwork

1. Cleanse your space with rosemary or jasmine smoke
2. Ground and center yourself
3. Cast a circle if that's part of your practice
4. Gather all materials before beginning
5. Set clear intention for the spell's purpose
6. Invoke the Maiden Goddess if desired

Manifestation Spells

1. Egg Manifestation Spell

Purpose: Manifest specific goals using egg magic

You'll need:

• Raw egg
• Markers or paint
• Small shovel
• Garden space or large pot
• Seeds (optional)

Instructions:

1. Write or draw your goal on the egg
2. Hold egg in both hands
3. Visualize your goal as already achieved
4. Say:
   "Egg of potential, seed of life,
   Manifest my goal without strife.
   As you return to earth below,
   My wish will sprout and grow and grow.
   By Ostara's power, balanced and bright,
   Bring my intention into the light."
5. Bury egg in garden or pot
6. Plant seeds on top if desired
7. Water gently
8. As egg decomposes, intention manifests
9. Tend the spot regularly

2. Seed Planting Manifestation

Purpose: Plant literal seeds with metaphorical intentions

You'll need:

• Seeds (flower, herb, or vegetable)
• Pot with soil
• Water
• Green candle
• Paper and pen

Instructions:

1. Light green candle
2. Write your goal in present tense on paper
3. Tear paper into small pieces
4. Mix paper pieces into soil
5. Hold seeds, visualize goal achieved
6. Say:
   "Seeds of spring, blessed by the Maiden,
   Grow my goal, never fading.
   As you sprout and reach for sun,
   My manifestation has begun.
   What I plant on equinox day,
   Will flourish and thrive in every way."
7. Plant seeds
8. Water while maintaining visualization
9. Tend daily—as seeds grow, goal manifests

3. Balance Manifestation Spell

Purpose: Manifest from a point of perfect balance

You'll need:

• White candle (light)
• Black candle (dark)
• Green candle (manifestation)
• Balance symbol (scales or yin-yang)
• Paper and pen

Instructions:

1. Place balance symbol in center
2. Light white candle on one side: "Light"
3. Light black candle on other side: "Dark"
4. Write your goal on paper
5. Light green candle from both white and black
6. Say:
   "From perfect balance, power flows,
   Light and dark in harmony grows.
   As day and night stand equal here,
   My goal manifests, strong and clear."
7. Burn paper in green candle flame
8. Let all candles burn for at least one hour
9. Keep balance symbol on altar until manifestation

4. Honey Jar Manifestation

Purpose: Sweeten and attract your desires

You'll need:

• Small jar with lid
• Honey
• Paper and pen
• Pink or green candle
• Spring flowers (optional)

Instructions:

1. Write your goal on paper
2. Fold paper toward you (drawing in)
3. Place in jar
4. Fill jar with honey
5. Add flower petals if using
6. Seal jar
7. Light candle on top of jar
8. Say:
   "Sweet as honey, my goal comes near,
   Attracted by spring, it appears here.
   By Ostara's power, fertile and bright,
   Manifest my wish with delight."
9. Let candle burn completely
10. Keep jar on altar
11. Shake daily while visualizing goal

5. Vision Board Activation Spell

Purpose: Energize vision board or manifestation collage

You'll need:

• Vision board or manifestation images
• Green candle
• Rose quartz or aventurine
• Spring flowers

Instructions:

1. Place vision board on altar
2. Arrange flowers and crystals around it
3. Light green candle
4. Hold hands over board
5. Say:
   "Images of my future bright,
   Activated by Ostara's light.
   What I see will come to be,
   Manifested perfectly.
   By spring's power, growth and bloom,
   My visions leave the drawing room."
6. Visualize each image as already real
7. Let candle burn completely
8. Display vision board prominently
9. Look at it daily

Growth Spells

6. Rapid Growth Spell

Purpose: Accelerate growth in any area of life

You'll need:

• Green candle
• Fast-growing seeds (radish, lettuce, sprouts)
• Pot with soil
• Green aventurine or moss agate

Instructions:

1. Light green candle
2. Hold seeds and crystal together
3. Visualize rapid growth in your chosen area
4. Say:
   "Seeds that sprout in days, not weeks,
   Bring the rapid growth I seek.
   As you grow with speed and might,
   So my [goal] takes flight.
   By Ostara's fertile power,
   Growth accelerates this hour."
5. Plant seeds with crystal in soil
6. Water daily
7. As seeds sprout quickly, your goal grows

7. Personal Growth Spell

Purpose: Enhance personal development and self-improvement

You'll need:

• Pink candle (self-love)
• Mirror
• Rose quartz
• Spring flowers

Instructions:

1. Light pink candle
2. Place mirror and rose quartz before you
3. Arrange flowers around setup
4. Look in mirror
5. Say:
   "Maiden Goddess, young and bright,
   Help me grow toward the light.
   As spring brings forth new life each day,
   I grow and bloom in every way.
   My best self emerges, strong and true,
   I become the person I'm meant to be through."
6. Hold rose quartz to heart
7. Visualize yourself as your best self
8. Carry crystal as growth talisman

8. Business/Project Growth Spell

Purpose: Expand business, project, or creative work

You'll need:

• Green candle
• Gold candle
• Business card, product, or project symbol
• Aventurine or citrine
• Seeds

Instructions:

1. Place business symbol in center
2. Light green candle (growth)
3. Light gold candle (success)
4. Arrange crystals and seeds around symbol
5. Say:
   "As spring brings growth to all the land,
   My [business/project] expands.
   Customers/opportunities come with ease,
   Success grows like sprouting trees.
   By Ostara's fertile might,
   My work flourishes in the light."
6. Let candles burn for at least one hour
7. Keep setup on altar through spring
8. Plant seeds as symbol of growth

9. Relationship Growth Spell

Purpose: Deepen and grow existing relationship

You'll need:

• Two pink candles
• Pink ribbon
• Rose quartz
• Spring flowers
• Photo of you and partner (optional)

Instructions:

1. Place two candles side by side
2. Tie together with pink ribbon
3. Place rose quartz and flowers between them
4. Light both candles
5. Say:
   "As spring brings growth to all that lives,
   Our love grows deeper, more it gives.
   Bound together, strong and true,
   Our relationship blooms anew.
   By the Maiden's blessing bright,
   Our love grows in the light."
6. Let candles burn completely
7. Keep ribbon and crystal together
8. Give flowers to partner

10. Abundance Growth Spell

Purpose: Grow prosperity and abundance

You'll need:

• Green candle
• Coins
• Basil and mint (fresh or dried)
• Green aventurine or citrine
• Small pot with soil

Instructions:

1. Light green candle
2. Place coins in bottom of pot
3. Add soil
4. Sprinkle herbs on soil
5. Place crystal on top
6. Say:
   "Money grows like springtime flowers,
   Abundance blooms with Ostara's powers.
   As seeds sprout and plants grow tall,
   Prosperity answers my call.
   By spring's fertile, generous might,
   My wealth increases in the light."
7. Plant fast-growing herb seeds (basil, mint)
8. Water while visualizing abundance
9. As plant grows, so does prosperity
10. Keep on altar or in prosperity area

Combination Spells: Manifestation and Growth

11. Complete Ostara Spell

Purpose: Combine manifestation and growth for maximum power

You'll need:

• Decorated egg with your goal
• Seeds
• Pot with soil
• Green and pink candles
• Rose quartz and aventurine
• Spring flowers
• Honey

Instructions:

1. Create altar with all items
2. Light green candle (growth)
3. Light pink candle (manifestation)
4. Hold decorated egg
5. Say:
   "Egg of potential, blessed by spring,
   Manifest and grow the goal I bring.
   As I plant you in the earth,
   My intention comes to birth.
   Seeds I plant will grow and thrive,
   Bringing my goal fully alive.
   By Ostara's balanced might,
   Manifest and grow in light."
6. Bury egg in pot
7. Plant seeds on top
8. Place crystals in soil
9. Water with honey water (honey + water)
10. Arrange flowers around pot
11. Tend daily through spring and summer

Spell Timing and Moon Phases

Optimal Ostara Spell Timing

• Exact moment of equinox: Most powerful balance point
• Dawn on equinox: Perfect for new beginning spells
• Noon on equinox: Maximum solar power for growth
• March 19-22: Full equinox window maintains heightened energy

Moon Phase Considerations

• New Moon Ostara: Powerful for manifestation and new beginnings
• Waxing Moon: Ideal for growth, increase, expansion
• Full Moon Ostara: Amplifies all magic, especially manifestation
• Waning Moon: Less ideal for growth spells, better for balance work

After Spellwork: Closing and Grounding

Proper Spell Closure

1. Thank the Maiden Goddess for her presence and blessing
2. State clearly: "This spell is complete. So it is."
3. Close your circle if you cast one
4. Extinguish candles mindfully (or let burn safely if appropriate)
5. Ground excess energy into the earth

Grounding After Spellwork

• Eat something (bread, fruit, nuts)
• Drink water or herbal tea
• Place hands on earth or floor
• Visualize excess energy draining through your roots
• Take a walk outside
• Rest and integrate

Spell Safety and Ethics

Important Guidelines

• Free will: Never cast spells to manipulate others' choices
• Harm none: Work only for highest good
• Be specific: Clear intentions create clear results
• Take action: Magic supports action, doesn't replace it
• Trust timing: Manifestation happens in right timing, not always immediately
• Stay grounded: Balance magical work with practical action

When Not to Cast Spells

• When emotionally unstable or desperate
• When under the influence of substances
• When exhausted or ill
• When you don't understand the spell's purpose
• When motivated by revenge or manipulation

Enhancing Ostara Spells

Using Crystals

• Rose quartz: Love, fertility, manifestation
• Green aventurine: Growth, prosperity, opportunity
• Citrine: Manifestation, success, abundance
• Moonstone: New beginnings, cycles, fertility
• Clear quartz: Amplifies all spells

Using Herbs

• Jasmine: Manifestation, love, prosperity
• Rose: Love, beauty, manifestation
• Basil: Prosperity, growth, success
• Mint: Prosperity, growth, energy
• Violet: Love, wishes, growth

Using Colors

• Green: Growth, prosperity, abundance, nature
• Pink: Love, fertility, manifestation, the Maiden
• Yellow: Success, joy, solar energy, growth
• White: Balance, purity, all purposes
• Pastel colors: Gentle growth, spring energy

Final Thoughts: Magic of Growth and Manifestation

Ostara spells carry exceptional power because they align with the season's natural energy of explosive growth and the equinox's perfect balance. When you cast manifestation spells at Ostara, you're working with the Earth's own creative force as it brings forth new life. When you work growth magic at the equinox, you're planting seeds in the most fertile moment—when everything is sprouting and expanding.

These spells are tools, not formulas. Adapt them to your practice, your needs, and your available materials. The most powerful ingredient in any spell is your focused intention and genuine connection to the work. Trust your intuition, honor the Maiden, and work with respect for the forces you're engaging.

Spring has arrived. The Earth is fertile. Your magic is amplified. Cast wisely and well. May the Maiden bless your spellwork. ✨🌸🥚🌱