2026 Spring Equinox newsletter

Celebrate the Spring Equinox, the time of Green Fire,

In the Northern Hemisphere, March 20th is the Spring Equinox; when day and night will be equal in length at the equator and light and dark will be perfectly balanced. It is also the New Year for many Indigenous cultures as well as current Earth honoring spiritual traditions that follow the ancient ways.

In ancient traditions, the Vernal Equinox is considered the time of Green Fire. It refers not only to sap rising, but also to the electrical energy pulsing through the growing plants. This is not a metaphor; as my electrician husband explained, green fire is literally electrical, just like our own nervous systems. Humans and plants have the same oscillation frequency, which is why we can align with the energy of the plants when we pay attention. 

There is a special kind of listening you can experience when you immerse yourself in a forest, or spend time with a favorite tree, or replenish soil and plant your garden. When you close your eyes and breathe slowly for a few minutes, then put your hands on a growing plant, you will feel the rising energy. You may even perceive the images that these sentient beings send to us. Biologists who study trees have proven that they put out extra oxygen when humans come into their neighborhood and this knowledge has given rise to forest bathing. I find it fascinating that the heart chakra in humans is always depicted by the color green and it is located at the center of the seven chakras in our bodies. Humans and plant-life have evolved to be reciprocal. As we take care of the trees, bushes, grasses and herbs that grow naturally or are mindfully cultivated, we all benefit. 

Studies show that important medicinal plants start to grow in an area where they are needed.  I have long felt that this mutual reciprocity is a survival strategy for humans, which enabled us to heal ourselves long before modern medical interventions. We need plants that have not been genetically altered for our continuing health and presence on the planet. Robin Wall Kimmerer, best-selling author of Braiding Sweetgrass, has published a beautiful follow up book entitled The Serviceberry and her subtitle, “Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World” is inspiration at its best. She speaks of regenerative economies among communities which makes my heart sing. Trees, plants and fungi are showing us the way to live in community. The new studies are astounding, they prove that trees, plants and fungi provide for each other in the complex inter species root systems of the permaculture.

Instead of fierce competition that is promoted in our patriarchal cultures, humans need to come together, regardless of ethnicity or color and especially regardless of differences in economic status. It is how humans live best, caring and sharing acts of loving kindness with one another

During the Spring Equinox, I hope you will spend some time in wild nature, and give deep thanks and reverence to the plants for their help and learn more about their wisdom.

Much Love, Linda