Winter Solstice and Deep Peace Meditation December 22, 2023

The Winter Solstice in the Northern usually happens within 24 hours of December 21.  It is the shortest day and the longest night of the year.  And, it signals the beginning of Winter.

There were Winter Solstice celebrations and rituals that we know about in Great Britain before 3200 BC.  We know about these events because there are "stone monuments" in New Grange, in the Orkney Islands, as well as in Brittany that were constructed to align with Sunrise or Sunset on the Winter Solstice.

The largest one is in Newgrange and has been completely reconstructed.  It is shaped as an ellipse and is 279 feet at its widest point.  It is made of stone and is 39 feet tall.  At Sunrise on the Winter Solstice, Sunlight travels through a window box on the roof and down a stone corridor for 17 minutes.  Amazing !!!

For centuries in the past, before the Industrial Revolution, Winter has always been a time of rest and repair for humans and farm animals.  It was a time for family, story-telling, dream-time, and planning for Spring.  During Winter, we can use this time to rest and repair, to dream, to plan, and to find that Deep Peace that lives within us.

Many Winter Solstice Blessings to you and to all your Family and Friends.

Mary Christopher