Post by David Joel Miller.

It is Solstice.

Winter Solstice
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Winter Solstice

Inspiration.      Post by David Joel Miller.

The winter solstice marks the day with the fewest hours of daylight and the maximum number of hours of darkness. In the northern hemisphere, it can occur annually on either December 21st or 22nd. This year, it will happen on Saturday, December 21, 2023, at 1:19 AM. PST.

At this point, the North Pole reaches its maximum tilt away from the sun. For those of you who are in the southern hemisphere, this will mark your summer solstice.

In some spiritual traditions, the Winter Solstice, sometimes referred to as  Yuletide, marks the end of things the way they were, as past lives come to an end. This is the time to take the pain and suffering of the past, put it in a box, and bury it. From this point forward, people either stay stuck in the problems of the past or begin to grow in a new direction.

The days between the winter solstice and Christmas as we know it are often filled with visits from family and friends and frantic activity as we prepare for the feast that marks the end of Christmas.

By some accounts, the five days between the Winter Solstice and Yuletide are the equivalent of the 5 unlucky days that appeared at the end of the Aztec calendar. During these days, everyone stayed home and avoided beginning new projects or taking risks.

For most people, the days between the Winter Solstice and the New Year are a time of celebration and reflection. Major decisions and life changes are typically made in the form of New Year’s resolutions.

Whatever your religious or spiritual tradition, the period from Winter Solstice to New Year’s is an excellent time to take stock of what happened in the year past and chart new directions for the year to come.

I hope you find some of these thoughts worthwhile.

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