Friday, December 21, 2012

Happy Winter Solstice

"It is a time to celebrate the rebirth of the sun. 
Since the Summer Solstice, the days have been getting shorter and the nights longer. 
Now at the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, the opposite is true, 
where the days are now growing longer, and the nights shorter. 
This is the time of year, when the Earth is pregnant with new life. 
Full and ready to give birth to the sun once again." 
~ The Magic Onions ~


Today we will be celebrating the return of light by heading into the woods for a nature walk. We will walk, take our time, breath, be and enjoy the beauty around us. Later this afternoon friends will join us at our home where we will offer up gratitude for the year that was and open ourselves up to what the new year has in store for us.

I am also holding a sacred space for the mamas. We will create releasing bundles, gather around the fire and one at a time throw our releasing bundles into the fire, releasing things, thoughts, feelings we no longer wish to carry with us into the new year. Then together we will offer up gratitude with some herbs thrown into the fire and finish by holding each other; our arms supporting each other as we welcome our families to join us at the fire. We will gather as one family around the fire, to welcome back the light.

Each family will then light a candle from our solstice fire, which will be brought into our home as we continue our celebration with dinner, an indoor fire and I am sure some wonderful conversation and lots of laughter.

We will let the light of our celebration guide us on this dark day, and let it continue to be our source of hope, peace and love for the coming year.

May you find peace today, and enjoy the return of the light.

Happy Winter Solstice!

23 comments:

  1. I hope the days become longer soon.

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    1. Oh they will, and I am looking forward to it :)

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  2. Have a beautiful holiday Kim, much love to you.

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  3. Wish I was there for this beautiful gathering. Happy solstice!!

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  4. Happy solstice to you as well! Sounds like you have a wonderful day planned!

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  5. Happy winter solstice, Kim. What a beautiful celebration - I especially like the releasing ritual for the mamas.

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    1. Thanks Renee, it was lovely and we had a wonderful time.

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  6. I kind of wish I was there too. have fun!!

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  7. This made me cry. I really wish I could join in. I think I might make a little bag of my own and just figure out a way to burn it. Maybe in big pot as we have no fire place. Sending you much love and light.

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    1. Awe, sorry KC. I wish you could be here too...maybe one day, you never know. Love and light to you my dear friend.

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  8. A beautiful celebration. Happy Winter Solstice!

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  9. Happy Solstice Kim! Sounds like a wonderful way to welcome the light.

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  10. What a beautiful way to celebrate. I'm looking forward to those longer days to come! Happy holidays to you friend!

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    1. Thanks Sara! All the best to you and yours too, enjoy Isadora's first Christmas.

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  11. May your holidays be wonderful Kim!!!
    much love to you all
    xoxo

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