Today is the eve of the Winter Solstice. Tonight is especially auspicious because as of the Witching Hour, the Moon will be full, a total lunar eclipse will be in progress, and Winter will come in it's full being in the Northern hemisphere of our blessed Earth.
I'm giddy with excitement. I can feel the surge and anticipation as the Great Mother is in labor, preparing to give life and rebirth to the Sun. And for the third year in a row I will be joining with others to drum up the Sun at beautiful, magickal, majestic, Red Rocks Park.
I can feel the night and darkness coming, the womb of creation preparing itself for its glorious moment of birth. I am grateful for my intune-ness with the cycles of the Earth and the Mysteries of the Universe. I am grateful I have found my path as a Pagan and Witch, and that I have such a wonderful community with which to celebrate these special days.
It nice to know we start the season. First comes the Solstice then Christmas. I have the giddyness of a little kid, and the understanding of a Pagan. Finally things make sense to me that I had questioned for so long. Why the tree, why evergreen, why lights? I have the blessing to have walked different religious paths as a Christian, and then a Muslim, before finally arriving here. Today I am grateful for the path of Seeker, which I walked for so long. Now I am at peace, joyful and serene.
Blessed Be.
