12/21/2021
Happy Winter Solstice! 🌒🌒
Here are a few facts about the winter solstice:
👉 Occurs when the Earth’s poles reach its maximum tilt away from the sun
👉 It’s the shortest day of the year with the longest night
many cultures and religions celebrate a holiday -- whether it be
👉Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or pagan festivals -- that coincides with the return of longer days.
Spiritual facts about the winter solstice:
✨ It’s a sacred time of rest and reflection
✨ It’s a time to honor both the light and the darkness that resides within each of us.
✨ It’s a time to honor both the light and the darkness that resides within each of us.
✨The energy of winter is a time to go within
linking your awareness with nature’s cycles, your understand about yourself and your personal growth will deepen
✨ It’s a stillness before the Sun’s strength builds and the days become longer
✨ You can experience the powerful energy of the solstice for about 3 days
✨ A good time to change the direction of your life with intention and build in the energy as the sun builds it’s energy
“For today let yourself rest in the peace of darkness, knowing the changing of the season, and the return of brighter days is ahead, be reminded you are always connected to Source, and your inner light never dims.”
https://exploredeeply.com/live-your-purpose/winter-solstice-spiritual-meaning
Here are some great solo or family activities to do to honour the winter solstice, and use it’s powerful energy to help co-create your life.
Make Winter Solstice Lanterns
Use colored tissue paper, cut-out sun, moon, and star shapes, and foraged leaves, and adhere them to the outside of a jar using modpodge or white school glue and paint brushes. Once the final decorations are in place, apply one last thin coat of glue on the outside of the lantern, and let it dry for about an hour. Remember to only decorate the outside of the jar, as once it’s all dry you drop a tea light into it and enjoy the warm glow!
Make Some Wassail 😋😋
This traditional warming drink is perfect for sipping during a solstice celebration (and it makes the house smell incredible). Simply combine 2 quarts apple cider, 1 1/2 cups orange juice, 3/4 cup pineapple juice, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, 2 cinnamon sticks, a dash of ground cinnamon, and a dash of ground cloves in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes. Discard the cinnamon sticks, pour into mugs, and serve. And for the grown-ups, a splash of rum or cinnamon whisky doesn’t hurt.
Reflect, Release, Let Go, and Set Intentions For The New Season
Take small scraps of paper and write down the things that you would like to let go of. When everyone has finished, throw them in the yule log fire, transforming darkness into light. After “letting go,” set intentions for the new season ahead—speak aloud a thing, idea, habit, or practice that you would like to bring into your life.
https://www.mothermag.com/how-to-celebrate-the-winter-solstice/
🥳 Lastly, here are some great journal prompts to use during the winter solstice.
Remember: use you’re intuition and spirit to help you through this. It’s not a time to use your logic brain and calculate the probabilities and likeliness of things.
1. What experiences and/or objects would you like to see in 2022?
2.How do you want to grow in 2022?
3.How do you want to contribute in 2022?
Do you have any knowledge or traditions about the winter solstice? Please share in the comments to so we can all keep growing and learning! ❤️ 🥰