The Magickal Pen

Reflection In the Dark and Cultivating Gratitude

Today is an excellent day for finding solitude and quietly reflecting in the stillness of darkness. Even though we are not able to be as socially active as we wish because of COVID-19, if you are like me, video chats have increased exponentially.

It is not a coincidence that you will often see the increase in articles about stress-free holidays, meditation and simplifying during this time of the year. Add a global Pandemic to that mix and there are not enough places of advice that can be tapped into. So, for today’s post I am offering two contemplative moments. One that is a written version and the other a video I recorded in March of this year with a a focus on gratitude.

Relax into the moment. Let the words on the page wash over you. And, stand for this moment of time…

The Gift of the Winter Solstice
aka. Yule
Welcome to 19 Days!

DAY ONE we begin our journey moving towards the Winter Solstice and increasing light. take a look at one of the ways the Winter Solstice is celebrated. There are many ways that this Sabbat is celebrated, some steeped in lore and tradition and others using the astronomical gifts of the Solstice energy as point of focus and enlivening. Let the adventure begin….

For most of us the turning of the Greater Wheel to the Winter Solstice (Yule) is one of welcoming the return of the Light of renewal and strength, the promise of increasingly longer hours of daylight and anticipation of warmer weather and a more outer world focused time. This change is subtle in physical form as this is also when the cold of the Winter (Northern Hemisphere) will remain for a few months…