Solstice Blessings to You!
We stand here at the turning point of the year as winter closes around us and the earth beneath our feet rests, for the harvest is in and the new seeds not yet sown.
The winter solstice, the shortest sunlit day of the year, the day when the sun is farthest away from us and his light is most remote, has been celebrated in ceremony the world over for as long as human memory exists. The celebration was most enthusiastic in areas of the earth where the winter is very dark and very long, and the yearning for sun and light was so passionate. Although we now have electricity, and can "see" with the a light flick of a switch, we still honor the power and mystery of darkness, both literally and symbolically. The nights are long and we may all feel the darkness entering into areas of our life. Let this darlness of the longest night be felt, for only out of darkness does light arise and we become aware that the inner sun rises again in our hearts as at one with the outer sun, bringing warmth to both our hearts and the earth.
We stand here at the turning point of the year as winter closes around us and the earth beneath our feet rests, for the harvest is in and the new seeds not yet sown.
The winter solstice, the shortest sunlit day of the year, the day when the sun is farthest away from us and his light is most remote, has been celebrated in ceremony the world over for as long as human memory exists. The celebration was most enthusiastic in areas of the earth where the winter is very dark and very long, and the yearning for sun and light was so passionate. Although we now have electricity, and can "see" with the a light flick of a switch, we still honor the power and mystery of darkness, both literally and symbolically. The nights are long and we may all feel the darkness entering into areas of our life. Let this darlness of the longest night be felt, for only out of darkness does light arise and we become aware that the inner sun rises again in our hearts as at one with the outer sun, bringing warmth to both our hearts and the earth.
The seed stirs in the earth
Once again, the Winter Solstice of the year is upon us.
The season when we learn, from nature, how to honor the darkness of Life's Mysteries without losing faith...how to recognize the seeds of growth and nurture them in our own inner warmth until the Light returns...how to dignify the elder who lives always within us, and to face our own old age with serenity and faith and power.
Once again we learn, that even in the darkest moments, health, serenity, and healing energy are available when we focus on them with positive intent.
As the golden Oak King triumphs in battle over ,darksome twin the Holly King
....now we can see the first flicker of light,
the first ray of hope, the first seeds of solution, to any darkness that has invaded our life light.
Once again, the Winter Solstice of the year is upon us.
The season when we learn, from nature, how to honor the darkness of Life's Mysteries without losing faith...how to recognize the seeds of growth and nurture them in our own inner warmth until the Light returns...how to dignify the elder who lives always within us, and to face our own old age with serenity and faith and power.
Once again we learn, that even in the darkest moments, health, serenity, and healing energy are available when we focus on them with positive intent.
As the golden Oak King triumphs in battle over ,darksome twin the Holly King
....now we can see the first flicker of light,
the first ray of hope, the first seeds of solution, to any darkness that has invaded our life light.
