This is an edited post from January 7th, 2014. I’ve deepened my understanding of the Twelve Holy Nights since then. This year we have the added influence of the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction, thought to be the same conjunction that occurred over 2000 years ago which guided the Magi to the Christ child. Some are saying this is truly the beginning of the Age of Aquarius.

Whatever constructs you wrap around it, this year has been a doozy, and we all deserve a break. Some time for introspection.

There were times I was convinced this year would never end.

Happy Solstice from our family to yours!

Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction and New Moon.

It’s winter for real, now. The light may be returning after Solstice, but for most of us the air is cold and it’s more comfortable indoors. Or maybe under the covers.

Solstice, December 21st, marks the moment in the northern hemisphere when the day is shortest, the longest night. The tightest contraction, if you will. There’s a span of time where things stop. The days aren’t immediately longer. There’s a resting. When early Christians chose the 25th of December as the birthday of the Christ, they did so for a reason. This is when we begin to experience movement again, just the inkling of expansion. The Sun appears again.

Those first 12 days of expansion beginning on the 25th are times when you can experience the coming energy of the year. What will come into your life? What intentions will you set? The 12 Holy Nights are a time when God or the Universe or the Holy Spirit or your Higher Power, whatever words resonate for you, can be heard in the quiet. Some traditions say the 12th day, January 6th, is when the Magi visited the baby Jesus. When Yeshuah was baptized. When the Sun became known to the conscious mind.
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