This is the time of spring's return; the joyful time, the seed time, when life bursts forth from the earth and the chains of winter are broken. This is the time when the Goddess Hecate returns to the underworld and Persephone returns to Demeter. Light and dark are equal. It is a time of balance, when all the elements within us must be brought into a new harmony. Now is the time to see how well our own souls are balanced and to plant those things that we are lacking in ourselves. It is a time to look within our hearts to see the empty spaces to be filled.

Candles: Gold, green, yellow, peach, pastel colors.

Gemstones: Amethyst, aquamarine, bloodstone, red jasper.

Incense: African violet, jasmine, rose, sage, strawberry.

Ritual herbs: Acorn, celandine, cinquefoil, crocus, daffodil, dogwood, lily, honeysuckle, iris, jasmine, rose, strawberry, tansy and violets.