Reflections on my journey with Mama Earth and Grandmother Moon
On the Darkest Night by Stephanie Law The period between Samhain and Winter Solstice was recognized by my Celtic ancestors (and likely many ancestors around the world!) as a time when the veil between this physical world and the Otherworld was thin, when communication was most common between the realms. Some believed that spirits roamed… Continue reading The Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come
Witch of the White Wood, 2014, by Eran Fowler Solstice is here! Solstice Blessings! Solstice arrived earlier today, December 21st, at 03:27 UTC, manifesting as Winter Solstice north of the Equator (and the beginning of astronomical winter) and as Summer Solstice south of the Equator (marking the beginning of astronomical summer). At sunrise, over several days,… Continue reading The Pagan Spirit of Winter Solstice
seasonal crafting with pine cones and other botanicals This is a lovely craft for Solstice, which can be done on your own or with your family and friends, each creating their own wishing cone with their hopes and dreams inserted and held for the coming year. And you can add a little magic and ritual… Continue reading Craft and Ritual: a Solstice Wishes Pinecone
Photo by Wes Hicks on Unsplash Solstice arrives Tuesday, June 21, 2022 at 09:13 UTC 5:13 am EDT, 2:13 am PDT, 7:13 pm AEST, 2:43 pm IST At these threshold times, liminal times, such as these so close to Solstice, I often find myself experiencing the transition and transformation much like this: neither in one… Continue reading Solstice is coming: step into the threshold
image source, Canva Pro As the 12 Days Of Solstice come to their end, consider completing this time of reflection and rebirth with a ritual of your choice. You might be inspired by the simple fire release ritual shared in the “Elemental Blessings” post. And do take some time in that ritual to reflect on… Continue reading Twelve Days of Solstice: the Gift of Choice
This year — more than any recent year — I so need this soul-stice time of reflection and renewal. Much is still churning within me... fermenting, grieving, questioning, finding new paths. Like Joyce Rupp in her poem Winters Cloak, “This year I do not want the dark to leave me.” I too need its… Continue reading Twelve Days of Solsice: Winter’s Cloak
During the Solstice celebrations, I feel even closer to the classical four Elements — Earth, Fire, Air and Water — and love to evoke this Blessing of the Elements at this time of year: As the earth grows colder, the winds blow faster, the fire dwindles smaller, and the rains fall harder, let the light… Continue reading Twelve Days of Solstice: an Elemental Blessing
Today I honour the Cauldron of Regeneration, honouring the rebirth of the Sun, and the Divine Union between the Divine Masculine and Divine Feminine. In our previous post, I wrote of the illumination that the shaft of Solstice light ignited at Newgrange. That light is now held in the cauldron as the transformations begin. In… Continue reading Twelve Days of Solstice: the Cauldron of Regeneration
Newgrange (in Irish Sí an Bhrú, located in Brú na Bóinne, a UNESCO World Heritage Site) in Ireland, is a 5000+ year old Neolithic earth mound monument, and is perhaps the most dramatic example of the concept of rebirth at Solstice, and its importance to early Irish Celts. The monument itself is essentially the womb of the Great… Continue reading Twelve Days of Solstice: Illumination
Saule, Lithuanian Sun Goddess, gouache on paper by Judith Shaw (Image Source) Even though Sun energy is typically considered masculine, many celebrate the Winter Solstice — the longest night — as the Mother Night, honouring the earth goddesses who nurtured the seeds deep within their dark wombs for birthing in the coming spring. They remind… Continue reading Twelve Days of Solstice: the Deer Mother
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