The Magic, Miracles and Joy of an Artist: Winter Solstice

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Winter Solstice

WINTER, and the shortest day, begins today with the WINTER SOLSTICE.

The sun is lowest, the night is longest, the Winter Solstice is here and so is winter!

Solstice is derived from the Latin words "sol" (sun) and "sisto" (stop). With the approach of the Winter Solstice, the sun's highest point in the sky every day sinks lower and lower toward the southern horizon. Today, the sun's retreat halts, after which it will appear to start moving northward. The reverse will take place on June 21, when the day will be the longest.

The Winter Solstice is a major pagan festival, with rituals of rebirth having been celebrated for thousands of years. Traditions that are thought of as part of Christmas ~ including Yule logs, mistletoe, and Christmas trees ~ have their roots in the pagan celebrations of Winter Solstice.

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~Credit for the above photo belongs to HD Wallpapers Arena~

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For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come!

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"I am one of the searchers. There are, I believe, millions of us. We are not unhappy, but neither are we really content. We continue to explore life, hoping to uncover its ultimate secret. We continue to explore ourselves, hoping to understand. We like to walk along the beach, we are drawn by the ocean, taken by its power, its unceasing motion, its mystery and unspeakable beauty. We like forests and mountains, deserts and hidden rivers, and the lonely cities as well. Our sadness is as much a part of our lives as is our laughter. To share our sadness with one we love is perhaps as great a joy as we can know - unless it be to share our laughter. We searchers are ambitious only for life itself, for everything beautiful it can provide. Most of all we love and want to be loved. We want to live in a relationship that will not impede our wandering, nor prevent our search, nor lock us in prison walls; that will take us for what little we have to give. We do not want to prove ourselves to another or compete for love.

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~ James Kavanaugh

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