In the Northern Hemisphere, we are seeing the Winter Solstice today. It is a special time of year for me….only because I feel the holiness of this energy internally. It FEELS like the darkness, it feels like the time to drop the deadwood, it feels like the time to go into the dreaming time and dream our visions for our new cycle. Our family had ritual last night, and I will have another today; each time, I choose to lovingly release an outdated or unsupportive belief or habit or pattern, and to begin to write a new story.
“The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year and the longest night, known also as the Mother Night. It is considered to be the start of a new year and the rebirth of the new sun. We honor the power of darkness, the Divine Mother, the womb of creation. Yule is the return of the sun and rebirth of light. It is a time of new beginnings and a great time for dedication to new projects. We celebrate and welcome the rebirth of the sun Goddesses. Winter Solstice is a magical time for visions.”
Starhawk’s traditional Solstice Greeting: “This is the night of Solstice, the longest night of the year. Now darkness triumphs; and yet, gives way and changes into light. The breath of nature is suspended; all waits while within the Cauldron, The Dark King is transformed into the Infant Light. We watch for the coming of dawn, when the Great Mother again gives birth to the divine Child Sun, who is the bringer of hope and the promise of summer. This is the stillness behind motion, when time itself stops; the center which is also the circumference of all. We are awake in the night. We turn the Wheel to bring the light. We call the sun from the womb of night. Blessed Be.”
