The Winter Solstice, historically, is a celebration of the return of light as well as mysterious, magical darkness.
It is a season of trust-trust that the light is coming.
For the bereft, the darkness of sorrow seems to swallow them whole, leaving emptiness and grief as if the heart is cut out but you are still alive (olycuups.org/yule-ritual, 2004). The solstice is also a time for the healing of grief, and the rebirth of dreams and a time of renewal. However, you must make a place of hope and welcome in your heart for the new light.
How will you make a welcoming place in your heart and life? What is your hope or wish for the new year?
May the new light of the Winter Solstice grow strong and transform your life.
