Welcome Winter! The first of December is actually the start of meteorological Winter, but in many Northern areas hard frosts and snow begin much earlier. In ancient times, when the agricultural calendar was the focus, our Ancestors knew that Winter Solstice signified the halfway point of Winter. There was comfort that half of the hardest, […]
Winter Solstice
Ways to Celebrate Winter Solstice and the Goddesses of Winter by Kimberly Moore
The first of December is actually the start of meteorological Winter, but in many Northern areas hard frosts and snow begin much earlier. In ancient times, when the agricultural calendar was the focus, our Ancestors knew that Winter Solstice signified the halfway point of Winter. There was comfort that half of the hardest, coldest months […]
Hekate’s Night – A Winter’s Tale by Renee Starr
Hidden by the shadowy overgrowth of dying vines and dry, lifeless trees she stood at the crossroad, the borderlands where the realm of the living mingled with the world beyond. An edgewalker of these realms and crone seer of the dead, the goddess Hekate turned her face to the west, the place where the sun […]
EveryDay Sacred – The Longest Night & A Winter Solstice Oracle by Kimberly Moore
The first of December is actually the start of meteorological Winter, but in many Northern areas hard frosts and snow begin much earlier. In ancient times, when the agricultural calendar was the focus, our Ancestors knew that Winter Solstice signified the halfway point of Winter. There was comfort that half of the hardest, coldest months […]
Goddess Calendar for December 2020 by Kimberly Moore
“When winter comes to a woman’s soul, she withdraws into her inner self, her deepest spaces. She refuses all connection, refutes all arguments that she should engage in the world. She may say she is resting, but she is more than resting: She is creating a new universe within herself, examining and breaking old patterns, […]
The Ancient Origins of the Winter Solstice by Caireann Frasca
The Winter Solstice is one of my favorite magical times of the year. It is the time of the longest night, but also the moment when the sun returns and begins to light our way through the winter darkness. The Meaning of the Winter Solstice The word solstice means “sun stand still”. Unlike the hectic, […]
Goddess Calendar December 2019 by Kimberly F. Moore
It has been a cold November here in the mid-Atlantic and I confess to loving it. My favorite season is Autumn, but Winter is a close second. Winter storms are swirling and we might have an early snow this week. The twinkle lights are twinkling, the altars are being spiffed up and changed for Winter […]
BLESSINGS OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE AND FULL MOON by Kimberly Moore
Ah, world, what lessons you prepare for us, even in the leafless winter, even in the ashy city. I am thinking now of grief, and of getting past it; I feel my boots trying to leave the ground, I feel my heart pumping hard. I want to think again of dangerous and noble things. I […]
Winter Solstice Goddess Isis Ritual Meditation – MotherHouse Goddess Temple
She who is Great of Magic. Goddess of 10,000 Names. Au Set. IO Sothis. Ruler of Cities. The One Who Listens. Saviour of Men. Mistress of All the Gods. Lady of Life. Mother of All Nature. Queen of Souls. Second Sun. She Who Commands Life. Sovereign of the Palace. Isis Mystagogos (Isis Who Initiates into […]
Astrology 2018, Goddesses of Winter, and Blessings of the Solstice
Blessings of Winter, the Solstice, and the Holidays to ALL! Things have been moving at lightspeed here at MotherHouse and Mystery School of the Goddess! The good news is that Mercury has gone direct and with the Solstice just past and Christmas coming, we get to take a few days of rest and celebration! We […]
