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 […]
Winter Solstice
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Free Winter Solstice 2019 Goddess Meditation Circle with Our Lady of Guadalupe
Coda: Mi Guadalupe is a Girl Gang Leader in Heaven “Mi Guadalupe is a girl gang leader in Heaven. She is unlike the pale blue serene woman. She is serene, yes, like a great ocean is serene. She is obedient, yes, like the sunrise is obedient to the horizon line. She is sweet, yes, Like […]
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 […]
Allow Frigg To Nurture Your Fertility This Winter Solstice by Sara Jacobsen
As the days grow dark and the mornings are cold, my thoughts go to my Swedish ancestors, whom I’m sure braved the cold with more grace than I can muster these days. For me, Winter is a time for going inward. Nurturing myself with hot bone broth and herbal teas, and reflecting upon the past […]
Goddess Calendar and Feast Days for December 2017
For the advent of our Winter Season, we are celebrating by setting magickal intentions and inviting manifestation for the New Year. Don’t forget to join me and Brandi Auset for our Winter Solstice Goddess Full Moon Group, when we will be planting seeds for the New Year with the West African Goddess Mawu! Beginning with Winter Solstice (December […]
