winter solstice – Goddess in a Teapot

Winter Solstice with Our Ancestors

For many years I watched the dawn of the Winter Solstice over an 18th century cemetery that was on my way to work. No one else was around at that hour and I always felt a sense of awe seeing the mystery of the coming of the light over the granite reminders of death. It… Continue reading Winter Solstice with Our Ancestors

A Light in the Darkness: Celebrating the Dark When All the World Yearns for the Light

At this holiday time of year we are surrounded by “lights in the darkness” – twinkling holiday reminders of the coming light now that we have reached and passed the Winter Solstice, the darkest time of the year. For millennia, humans all over the world have made bonfires and light festivals at this time to… Continue reading A Light in the Darkness: Celebrating the Dark When All the World Yearns for the Light