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Winter Solstice December 21 Getting in touch with the deeper meanings of the Winter Solstice through readings, practices, poems, and prayers. As the Winter Solstice approaches in the north, we notice the changes: the days of light are shorter, the darkness is longer, the weather is cold, the trees. A Winter Solstice Prayer. The dark shadow.


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Winter solstice is a special time of the year and the shortest day of the year always arrives sooner than you expect! It is a time to reflect on our achievements from the past year and prepare ourselves for a new beginning. Here we've gathered all the best winter solstice quotes, winter solstice blessings and winter solstice sayings.


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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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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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Warm wishes for the winter solstice. Even the darkest night ends with a new dawn. Happy winter solstice. This is a time of awakenings and new beginnings. Happy winter solstice! Hoping your winter solstice is filled with warmth and joy. On the longest night of the year, I hope you are surrounded by coziness and love.


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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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Usually held on or near the Winter Solstice, this gathering provides a space for those who are having a difficult time during the holidays or simply need to acknowledge some pain or loss they are carrying in the midst of this season of celebration.


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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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"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.