20 Dec It only gets brighter from here, Winter Solstice Celebration
The Winter Solstice is upon us. The term 'solstice' means 'sun stands still' and has been celebrated since the Neolithic Ages. We in the Northern Hemisphere are in a time of the longest nights and the sun the farthest away from our tilting planet's celestial equator. For the ancients, spiritual and cultural traditions developed into a celebration of fire and light to welcome the returning sun. It marked a new cycle, a turning of the seasons...