{"id":97,"date":"2010-12-17T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/blissblog\/2010\/12\/winter-solstice.html"},"modified":"2010-12-17T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-12-17T01:00:00","slug":"winter-solstice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2010\/12\/winter-solstice.html","title":{"rendered":"Winter Solstice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tempus Sans ITC, fantasy\"><font size=\"4\"><b>The Birth of The Divine Child<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tempus Sans ITC, fantasy\"><font size=\"3\"><b>As winter&#8217;s darkness descends, our hearts tremble. But is it of fear or celebration? Dread of the shadow or anticipation of the Light? Ask of the voice within that knows all things for what they are. And wait in silence for the answer to arise. Still your mind of the busy chatter that fills it to capacity with all that does not serve. Within the comfort of the shadow realms, take a moment to look about. Put aside your trepidation, for in truth, there is no cause to hide. We are of that soft shadow just we are of the Light that will soon replace it. In order for new life to spring forth, the seeds of that anticipated growth require the blanket of rich, moist soil to embrace them. The intelligence within those seeds knows that they must lie dormant for a bit. Think that they worry? Not likely, for they are one with nature. They know no separation. So why must we?<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tempus Sans ITC, fantasy\"><font size=\"3\"><b>On December 21<\/b><\/font><\/font><sup><font face=\"Tempus Sans ITC, fantasy\"><font size=\"3\"><b>st<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/sup><font face=\"Tempus Sans ITC, fantasy\"><font size=\"3\"><b>, we welcome the birth of the New Solar year and the onset of winter. God and Goddess dance as one in the forms of the Great Mother and Sun Child. Swirling and soaring, melting the chill from our bones and souls. Enticing us to join in the ballet of Being. Crimson like the blood that flows through our veins, moss green that carpets the earth, feather white that gently blankets the reaching branches, stretching to the heavens, asking for a blessing from All That Is. The message from the One is of trust that all is well, despite appearances. It is of shifting our focus from darkness to light, from terror to safety, from condemnation to affirmation.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tempus Sans ITC, fantasy\"><font size=\"3\"><b>As the Light ascends, so too do we. Rising from the depths of self-doubt into certainty. Expanding from our limited view of what we can do into All that we Are. Surrendering with arms cast wide in the knowing that we will be safely carried into the next moment. Recognizing the sacred in each act of love, each word of support, each thought of kindness. Seeing the Highest in each soul. Embracing what is so. Cultivating wisdom. Creating from our hearts&#8217; desires. Emboldening our passions. Singing a celestial song with words of Divine origin. Stretching our comfort zones. <\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tempus Sans ITC, fantasy\"><font size=\"3\"><b>And as we do this, we witness the Birth of the Divine Child within us. Blessed Be.<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font face=\"Tempus Sans ITC, fantasy\"><font size=\"3\"><b>Edie Weinstein copyright 2004<\/b><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Birth of The Divine Child As winter&#8217;s darkness descends, our hearts tremble. But is it of fear or celebration? Dread of the shadow or anticipation of the Light? Ask of the voice within that knows all things for what they are. And wait in silence for the answer to arise. 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