Theme “Winter Solstice”
Solstice sunset blessing
May I be open in my heart before the shortest day
May I welcome this night
May I bow forwards
May I receive all that came before me
May I be shown renewal in order to renew
May I connect to All That Is
May I give thanks
May I be willing to be a
Confront darkness at winter solstice
This originally appeared in The Inquirer, Issue 8001
https://www.inquirer.org.uk/pages/
The winter solstice, a celebration of the shortest day, when the suns seems to be standing still over the Tropic of Capricorn before turning to push its light and warmth back towards the north. It was a time for lighting fires to encourage the sun to