Winter Solstice!

Winter Solstice is Dec 21st. The shortest day of the year also means the light is returning!

Yes it’s coming! It always does.

The name “solstice” means "sun stands still.” The Sun's path stops moving lower in the sky and starts its gradual climb back. Today is a celebration of rebirth and light. 

The Solstice marks the beginning of Yule season on The Wheel of the Year. The Wheel invites us to connect with the cycles and rhythms of nature. We look to what’s going on in the natural world as a guide for aligning our own energy.

We are a part of the sacred cycles of the seasons.

The darkness of Yule season invites us to rest and introspection.

This is a season for listening, dreaming, reflecting, soft quiet ways.

The slowly returning light reminds us to have faith and hope in the future. New light brings new life and expansion.

At the Winter Solstice we celebrate the sun.

I love this quote by Eric Bruce: What a miracle, that on this shortest day - when it feels like we could just descend completely into darkness - the Light returns.

We are invited on the Winter Solstice to celebrate the light, and to embrace the gifts of the darkness.

I hope you’ll take a quiet moment today, amidst the holiday hub-bub, to reflect on the themes of the Solstice & Yule season and to celebrate light.