Post by Dawn on Dec 20, 2010 15:05:21 GMT -5
Tonight is the Winter Solstice.
The longest time of dark (night).
Known to some Pagans as Yule.
This sabbath represents the rebirth of light. Here, on the longest night of the year, the Goddess gives birth to the Sun God and hope for new light is reborn.
In more ancient times, before practices became religious in nature, things started as a feast.
Humans are, by nature, not nocturnal creatures.
Being denied sunlight can lead to depression.
Back then, things were already miserable in the winter, there weren't things like electricity generated heat, or the comforts we have in our homes now a days.
To combat the down side of the season most tribes would gather their people together in a feast to celebrate, as a way to combat the darkness, and as superstitions and religions developed, hopefully light the way for the coming spring time.
The significance of the Yule log to light this, the longest night of the year, is something I've always enjoyed, and I think about the coming year, and the warmness it can bring, as I light mine on the pyre before me.
Tonight a lunar eclipse acompanies my holliday. Casting more than the usual darkness over this night.
I use my own powers of rebirth on the flames to make them burn brighter.
Kneeling in snow before the pyre I whisper my incantation, each word showing in front of me as the heat of my breath turns to smoke on the chill night air,
[glow=red,2,300]The wheel of the year has turned once more,
and the nights have grown longer and colder.
Tonight, the darkness begins to retreat,
and light begins its return once again.
As the wheel continues to spin,
the sun returns to us once more.
Even in the darkest hours,
even in the longest nights,
the spark of life lingered on.
Laying dormant, waiting, ready to return
when the time was right.
The darkness will leave us now,
as the sun begins its journey home.
As the wheel turns, light returns.
The light of the sun has returned to us,
bringing life and warmth with it.
The shadows will vanish, and life will continue.
We are blessed by the light of the sun.[/glow]
I stand back, watching the flames, reflecting on the year past, before walking away to attend other matters.
The longest time of dark (night).
Known to some Pagans as Yule.
This sabbath represents the rebirth of light. Here, on the longest night of the year, the Goddess gives birth to the Sun God and hope for new light is reborn.
In more ancient times, before practices became religious in nature, things started as a feast.
Humans are, by nature, not nocturnal creatures.
Being denied sunlight can lead to depression.
Back then, things were already miserable in the winter, there weren't things like electricity generated heat, or the comforts we have in our homes now a days.
To combat the down side of the season most tribes would gather their people together in a feast to celebrate, as a way to combat the darkness, and as superstitions and religions developed, hopefully light the way for the coming spring time.
The significance of the Yule log to light this, the longest night of the year, is something I've always enjoyed, and I think about the coming year, and the warmness it can bring, as I light mine on the pyre before me.
Tonight a lunar eclipse acompanies my holliday. Casting more than the usual darkness over this night.
I use my own powers of rebirth on the flames to make them burn brighter.
Kneeling in snow before the pyre I whisper my incantation, each word showing in front of me as the heat of my breath turns to smoke on the chill night air,
[glow=red,2,300]The wheel of the year has turned once more,
and the nights have grown longer and colder.
Tonight, the darkness begins to retreat,
and light begins its return once again.
As the wheel continues to spin,
the sun returns to us once more.
Even in the darkest hours,
even in the longest nights,
the spark of life lingered on.
Laying dormant, waiting, ready to return
when the time was right.
The darkness will leave us now,
as the sun begins its journey home.
As the wheel turns, light returns.
The light of the sun has returned to us,
bringing life and warmth with it.
The shadows will vanish, and life will continue.
We are blessed by the light of the sun.[/glow]
I stand back, watching the flames, reflecting on the year past, before walking away to attend other matters.
