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Why Witches Do Not Just "Spring Clean"

The Road-Opening Spell You Need Before the Astrological New Year

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Ayana Madrone 🪻
Mar 15, 2026
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The deep freeze is cracking. If you have spent the last few months feeling like you are trapped in amber, watching your plans stall, your energy flatline, and your manifestations hit a brick wall, the cosmos is finally handing you a sledgehammer.

Earlier this week, Jupiter, the planet of luck, expansion, and explosive growth, finally stationed direct after a long, grueling retrograde. The giant is waking up. At the same time, we are standing less than a week away from the Spring Equinox (Ostara) on March 20, which triggers the Sun’s fiery entrance into Aries. This isn’t just the start of spring; this is the Astrological New Year.

The heavy, emotional sludge of Pisces season is about to be vaporized by Aries fire. But you cannot plant new seeds in dead, frozen soil.


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If you want to weaponize the explosive momentum coming next week, you have to do the groundwork right now.

This weekend is about the thaw.

It is about aggressively clearing the debris of winter and ripping the doors open for Jupiter’s forward motion.

Here is your tactical protocol for Pre-Ostara preparation.

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