WINTER SOLSTICE
It's the depth of winter. The ground is frozen and nature is
sleeping under a thick blanket of snow. But deep within the
earth womb life is stirring - the sun is reborn. At the Winter
Solstice, when we have reached the longest night the flame of
hope is born and carries us through the rest of the winter.
For the time being, there are few signs that life will return,
but over the next few weeks the light we steadily increase.
For now it is a time to celebrate and dip into the larder's
reserves to celebrate the birth of the baby sun. Winter Solstice
is a time to share your resources with friends and family and,
inspired by hope, make plans for the future. It is a time to
select the seeds and ideas we want to plant and grow in the
coming season.
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| IMBOLC
The ice is melting and the ground turns muddy and soft. The water
cleanses and prepares the earth womb to become fertile once again.
In the hidden depth of the earth hitherto dormant seeds are beginning
to germinate and life is stirring. The Sun Child is gathering strength,
the days age getting longer and light and warmth are beginning to
return. Almost imperceptibly the earth is quickening and the buds
are beginning to swell. Imbolc is a time of fasting and cleansing.
The larder is getting sparser. It is time to clean out, and get
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| SPRING EQUINOX
The sap is rising and the buds are swollen, ready to burst. Nature
stirs from her winter's slumber - the first teasing rays of the
sun tickle her awake. The birds are returning and are singing the
song of the rising sun. Still timid, yet determined the first flowers
are poking their heads out above the ground - so tender, so fragile,
so infinitely brave and strong. Playfully the young Sun God and
the Maiden Goddess frolic in the fields; innocently, yet full of
anticipation of their growing power and fertility. Spring Equinox
is a time to celebrate with wild abandon the beauty and power of
youth, the rebirth of life and the hope and potential of the coming
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| BELTAIN
Fresh growth covers the ground, juicy and lush. The air is abuzz
with busy bees and the earth is decked out in her prettiest flower
dress - it's the wedding day of the Goddess and the young Sun God.
Fully grown and fertile they join in loving union. Nature is celebrating
with them and everywhere, love is in the air. The fires of Bel are
lit and people join the wedding feast of the May king and Queen,
jumping the fires to purify their souls and showing the corn how
high to grow. Beltain is a time to celebrate love and life and the
marvellous miracle of fertility. It is a time of divine ecstasy
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SUMMMER SOLSTICE
At the Summer Solstice the sun has reached its climax. It is the
longest day of the year. At its most glorious peak the Sun God sacrifices
his power and bestows his solar seed upon the earth womb. On this
glorious day we celebrate his fertilizing power, even though from
now on it will be waning. The Summer Solstice is the midpoint of
the year. But just as yang contains the seed of yin, the peak of
the sun power marks his demise - yet, his selfless sacrifice gives
life to all. Summer Solstice is a time to celebrate the creative
power of the sun. It is a time to reflect on both, the process of
becoming and the process of death. The king is dead, long live the
king.
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| SAMHAIN
The leaves are falling and the life force is in obvious retreat.
Nature is preparing for its winter sleep. The Sun God is dead and
the Flower Goddess is mourning. But in the hidden depth of the underworld
death works its alchemy of transformation. Imperceptibly it decomposes
and regenerates so that the litter of leaves and debris become the
fertile ground that will nourish next year's growth. The veils between
the worlds are thin at this time of the year and life and death
are but opposite poles of the same continuously regenerating life-force.
Samhain is a time to honour the dead and to contemplate the mysteries
of life, death and regeneration. It is a time to turn inwards and
in the depth and silence of our souls we confront our shadows and
our own mortality.
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