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We’re heading into my favorite holiday season of the year – Spring – when traditional religious and Pagan symbolism become strange bedfellows for a few weeks. \u00a0Nothing tickles me pastel pink like a barely budding tree covered in egg ornaments. \"eggtree\"<\/a>\u00a0Eggs hanging from trees! \u00a0The Christians are celebrating the resurrection, The Jewish tradition is honoring their deliverance from slavery, the Pagan’s famously fertile bunny rabbits are out delivering famously fertile eggs full of confections, jelly beans and money. Sugary peeps too\u00a0 Oh wait, that’s the Christians….<\/p>\n

Well, the Pagans are excited about the flora and fauna, and the returning daylight. \u00a0 Most are not opposed to chocolate bunnies & eggs. \u00a0Or an occasional peep.<\/p>\n

Chocolate, baby animals, fertility symbols, sugar, cash, resurrection and\u00a0deliverance? \u00a0So much better than Christma-Solsti-Kwanz-ukkah: Returning Sun, birth of Son (of God), rededicated Temple and fruit cake. \u00a0Oh, and presents. \u00a0The presents are cool. \u00a0But can they compete with the\u00a0virility\u00a0and fertility of Spring? \u00a0I think not.<\/p>\n

It’s pretty easy to view those eggs and bunnies as being too sexy for their basket, too sexy for their basket… too sexy for their bask-et…<\/p>\n

Each spring, I watch my outer landscape to see what’s coming up. \u00a0Looking for signs of things planted last fall, I also keep an eye out for bare spots that will need some help this season.<\/p>\n

Then I do exactly the same for my inner landscape, noting sprouts of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual growth that I put into motion last year, and the bare patches that will require new actions before anything will grow.<\/p>\n

If I want to go to church, I just look out the window to see what the garden is doing.\u00a0\"crocus\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Or better yet, I walk the dogs and we will observe both Mother Earth’s demonstrations, and those of humanity as well.<\/p>\n

\"churchears\"<\/a>And from now through Easter Sunday, the view around town is
\ngoing to be\u00a0spectacular!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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