Our ancestors knew that light and darkness are polarities that form this dance we call life. We can’t have light without darkness or darkness without light. They sustain each other in a magical ebb and flow. Winter Solstice in the Northern hemisphere, on December 21st, marks a day of astronomical significance, the day that the earth tilts farthest from the sun. It is the beginning of winter, a time of turning inward to digest our experiences and be nourished by their essence.
What does Winter Solstice mean to you? Our ancestors celebrated light being reborn on this day, reflecting their close relationship with nature and the cosmos. They felt the effect of the cycles of the universe directly in their lives. Can we tap into this consciousness to restore our sense of connection?
With seasons shifting from autumn to winter, it is a time of transition, with yin energy at its peak and yang energy at its minimum expression. It’s the darkest day of the year, and yet this day has a seed of light in all its darkness. This seed has power and the potential for transformation, rebirth and full expression. From this point on, light is reborn to grow gradually as the days become longer.
Winter Solstice can often remind us of death and regeneration with death being an essential element preceding regeneration. Like the trees that loose their leaves preparing for winter, trusting that new ones will grow in spring, we can also see endings as necessary agents giving way to new beginnings. Can you accept death as part of the natural cycle of the universe? What is dying and being reborn in your life?
On the darkest and longest night of the year, honor this darkness and nourish the seed of light so that it may bloom and shine brightly tomorrow.
Happy Winter Solstice!!!
Marjory
yes, as julie said – such beautiful, lyrical words to convey something what’s beyond words. thank you.
Marjory, This is beautiful. Such a lyrical way to write words about something so profoundly beyond words. Thank you.
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