Winter Solstice

Late last night I lit a beeswax candle shaped like a pine cone for some personal observances, and as well we did an I Ching reading. Very illuminating. We'll be making some changes in the coming months. It promises to be a challenging year.

This morning Oakstone celebrated at the Sunwheel astrally. As I noted elsewhere, it's kind of fun walking through astral snow.

The snow is still coming down even as I write this afternoon.

Generally I find watching the snow fall to be a peaceful, delightful activity. Today, not so much... the motion catches my eye and I look out into the fields and hills and see.... desolation. Despair. An emptiness of the land. The land itself is in mourning. And what of the people there...

Looking out with intent, I don't think it is a physical environmental thing in our area, but whatever "it" is, it is so vast and far-reaching that even those not directly affected by it will still feel the spiritual and psychological side effects; hard to be a victim but hard to be a survivor and/or witness as well. Somewhere out there, a great and fearful thing is building; it is waiting but it will happen. It makes me want to weep with the power I sense from it. It will be a heartbreaking thing in so many ways.

I cannot prove it. I cannot point to articles or research. I cannot simply point to the vastness of the thing I have seen. I can only say that I have seen it.

For those who are aware and persevere, no matter what happens, there is still hope. This is the season where at the darkest time, a small spark of light is shining. Remember.