WARM WINTER SOLSTICE GREETING
to each of you from
"The Land of Enchantment."
The Winter Solstice marks midwinter. Indigenous,"first peoples" all over planet Earth have long honored this significant and cyclical turning event. These peoples were connected with land, sky, the four directions and all BEings; thus they were profoundly in tune with the cycles of the seasons, sun, moon as well as birth and death.
Tonight is the longest night of the year with the occurrence of more dark hours, thus affording each of us an extended opportunity to access of the spiritual realm.
"It is our quiet time
We do not speak, because the voices are within us
It is our quiet time
We do not walk, because the earth is all within us
It is our quiet time
We do not dance, because the music has lifted us to a place
where the spirit is
It is our quiet time
We rest with all of nature. . . ."
Nancy Wood
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| Unlike Winter Solstice 2017 with a new moon a commencing earlier in theis week, some years the full moon coincides with Winter Solstice. This picture taken a number of years ago on a Winter Solstice from the West side of Mono Lake, California, depicts the rising full moon. |
Dear Cathie: Your messages are spot on for the darkest day of the year. Embrace the dark. Be well.
ReplyDeleteEmail from a neighbor of MuRefuge:
ReplyDelete"Cathie,
Merry Christmas to you, Dwight and Shasta.
We had our first freeze warning last night; it's cold but very dry. No rain is forecast for the next 10 days. I hope we have a wet January and February.
. . . .
We hope you are finding New Mexico to truly be "The Land of Enchantment."
Warmly,
Diane"
Another email from a MuRefuge neighbor: "Good to hear from you. Hope the stars are as bright as I remembered . Sonoma is losing the smells,stars and quiet I used to know. Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteLoni"
Email from Gualala, California: "Thanks Cathie!
ReplyDeleteso nice to hear form you and read this…home alone…harmony returns tomorrow…ready for the next cycle and I will enjoy this transitional night…hope you and dwight are together and Being together…
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much love you two….
susman..."
From my Tempe, AZ Soul Sister: "Cathie-
ReplyDeleteToday I am thanking you beyond measure for your annual winter solstice message. I always wait for its uplifting blessings of the season.
Thank-you my dear friend.
With gratitude-
Love, Shannon