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WINTER SOLSTICE: A TIME OF DEATH AND REBIRTH
WHAT IS SOLSTICE? The word solstice is used to describe celestial events that take place in the winter and summer; the word’s origin, derived from the Latin word sōlstitium, which is translated as “the standing still of the sun.” Occurring at the exact moment all over the world, the season being experienced is based upon which side of the equator you reside. The Earth is tilted about ..
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THE GIFT OF WINTER SOLSTICE: A PERSONAL REFLECTION
Since the passing of Autumn equinox in September, when day and night were of equal length, and we celebrated the harvest—our days began to grow shorter and the nights longer. With equinoxes and solstices being astronomical events, this shifting of light similarly occurs throughout the Northern Hemisphere. In addition, there are other seasonal changes found within the natural world that are c..
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AS ABOVE, SO BELOW AS WITHOUT, SO WITHIN
A basic tenet of many indigenous cultures and spiritual traditions the world over is that we are more than just our bodies and all things are made up of a vital essence or energy which can be contacted. They taught, and still teach, that each organism’s energy is unique and moves in specific ways, creating a field that expands beyond the physical form, intermingling with other fields and t..
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AUTUMNAL EQUINOX: A TIME OF HARVEST
There are special moments during the annual journey of the earth round the sun that have been recognized and honored the world over. Acting as seasonal demarcations, the solstices are times of the longest day/shortest night (summer) and the shortest day/longest night (winter), while the equinoxes, located equidistant between them, are times of equilibrium when, for a brief time, the Sun appears ..
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SLIDING SIDEWAYS INTO FALL: A PERSONAL REFLECTION
The transition from summer into autumn is perhaps one of the most recognized of all the seasonal markers. We can see it in our communities; as children return to school, summer’s more leisurely pace seems to quicken, traffic patterns change, time demands and schedules shift, varieties of local produce being offered reflect seasonal changes and, almost instantaneously, beach towels and suntan..
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