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The winter solstice is a time of reflection, during the darkest and longest night of the year. Why not take a moment to offer up a prayer on Yule? Try a different devotional each day, for the next twelve days, to give you food for thought during the holiday season — or simply incorporate the ones that resonate with you into your seasonal rituals!
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01 of 12 Prayer to the Earth Druids celebrate the winter solstice each year at Stonehenge. Matt Cardy / Getty Images Just because the earth is cold doesn't mean there's nothing going on down there in the soil. Think about what lies dormant in your own life right now, and consider what may bloom a few months from now.
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A meaningful winter solstice blessing is a way to express gratitude for the blessings of the past year and to welcome the return of the sun. Some common winter solstice blessings include wishing for health, happiness, and prosperity in the coming year, and expressing gratitude for the love and support of family and friends.
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The winter solstice is the time of year when the sun reaches its lowest point in the sky, also known as Yule. This usually happens on December 21st, but varies depending on how close to Earth a given solar year's perihelion (the nearest point in orbit) falls.
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The Yule season is full of magic, much of it focusing on rebirth and renewal, as the sun makes its way back to the earth. Focus on this time of new beginnings with your magical workings! The Magical Colors of Yule. 7 Sacred Plants for Yule, the Winter Solstice. Snow Magic.
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On this day when those in the northern hemisphere mark the Winter Solstice (the longest night of the year), we share this Blessing for the Longest Night, written by Jan Richardson. "This week, in addition to preparing for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services, many congregations will offer a "Longest Night" or "Blue Christmas" service.
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Published: Oct 2, 2023 · Modified: Oct 10, 2023 by Keri Bevan These Winter Solstice rituals are timeless practices, crafted with intention to honor the celestial dance between night and day. Rooted in ancient wisdom, these ceremonies serve as sacred doorways, inviting you to journey within and embrace the quiet beauty of the longest night.
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Yule is a Norse Germanic word for the Winter Solstice, particularly when it comes to the celebration of the Solstice in pagan times. Winter Solstice occurs annually around December 21st in the Northern Hemisphere and June 21st in the Southern Hemisphere. What's interesting is that although many modern pagans call this holiday Yule, there are.
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A Winter Solstice Blessing May you have a warm heart, open hands, a creative mind. May you experience inspiration and brilliance, clarity and focus. May you laugh richly and deeply. May you circle and celebrate, may you change and grow May that which is waiting to be unlocked be freed. And may you soar with the knowing
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The Solstice was on on December 21st, but the relationship between Christmas and the Solstice is inarguable. So we open with Winter Solstice and Christmas blessings from John O'Donohue. We follow this with two Christian prayers and two blessings. After this we offer up a meditative Solstice poem which was contributed by a member of the Quaker.
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Use the following blessing before you make the cut: O evergreen, mighty tree, you who are full of life. I am about to make the cut, and ask your permission. We will take you into our home and honor you, adorning you with light in this season of the sun. We ask you, o evergreen, to bless our home with your energy.
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"Hello darkness, my old friend, I've come to talk with you again," Simon and Garfunkel sang in a popular song years ago. Make a special effort today to greet darkness and share some of the feelings that arise in you when you think about darkness. Ponder the darkness as a spur to reverencing the mysteriousness of God.
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Winter solstice is the shortest day and the longest night of the year. Traditionally, it is a time of both foreboding and expectancy, as the longest night leads to the return of the sun. "Solstice" in Latin means "the sun standing still.". The Winter Solstice has become important to both humanists and pagans, who can find common ground.
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In the Chinese Taoist tradition, winter solstice is considered the most yin (dark / feminine / damp) day of the calendar. Energy comes to a momentary point of pause, before it gives birth to yang (light / masculine / heat). Yin and yang form the basis of Chinese medicine and according to this school of wisdom, one cannot exist without the other.
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Around December 21st, we gear up to celebrate Yule, also known as the Winter Solstice or Midwinter. Throughout centuries and across cultures, we have gathered together in the darkest part of the season to hold festivals for light's return.
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1. A Witch Ball Yule Spell for Protection To our Northern European and Germanic ancestors, Yule is as Samhain is to the Celts. Meaning the ancestors, gods, and spirits were thought to be ever-present during the Winter season.