(Photo Credit - Alaska Sunset by Kevin Doyle)

In the ancient times, people knew nothing about Holiday Seasons or Shopping Malls.  They only followed the beauty of the day and night, passing silently one into the other, and they watched the moon and planets transitting the nighttime sky.  

At some point, they noticed that the daylight became shorter, and the night lasted longer.  They called the darkest, longest night of the year the Winter Solstice, which means "Sun Stands Still".  And then, from that day forward, the Sun appeared to be returning to the earth, because the days grew longer.  

In the same way the Sun's light was returning to the earth, the early Christians chose this time of year to celebrate the Light of God's Son coming to earth, in the birth of the Christ Child. 

So, Winter Solstice is a wonderful time to celebrate life and light and spirit.  It is also a great way to prepare for Christmas.  Musician Paul Winter puts on a wonderful world concert each year in the Cathedral of St. John The Divine in New York City.  It is broadcast live on www.NPR.org.

Some very cool websites on the Solstice are http://www.candlegrove.com/solstice.html --  which leads you to Newgrange in Ireland, http://www.knowth.com/newgrange.htm an ancient site where the passage and chamber of Newgrange are illuminated by the winter solstice sunrise. A shaft of sunlight shines through the roof box over the entrance and penetrates the passage to light up the chamber. The dramatic event lasts for 17 minutes at dawn from the 19th to the 23rd of December. 

This is also a great time to walk a labyrinth - A Labyrinth is a meditation path which connects one to their own experience of the Divine.  Last week, I experienced a wondrous expansion inside - what with that Jupiter / Pluto Conjunction lining up with the Center of our Milky Way Galaxy - Well, I don't know about you, but I have felt greater insights into the deeper mysteries of life these days.  And a lot of warm energy pouring through the top of my head! 

Then one day, I was looking out my window at my labyrinth, and it actually looked like a Galaxy spinning!  I thought, "Whoa -- now THAT's really cool!"  It was if the center had become some kind of spiritual portal into another dimension!

Check out the picture below.



So, I am very excited to invite everyone to join me for my Annual Winter Solstice Labyrinth Walk.  Solstice is usually December 21st - the first day of Sun in Capricorn!  But I am celebrating on Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
from 2 pm til 4 pm.  I live at 311 Tamworth Drive, Nashville, TN  37214, near the Airport.  Just go to Google Maps to get directions, or call me at 615-739-7236.  Sorry for the lopsided photo below!  Come Join us!





When we get quiet enough to appreciate all of God's beauty in Nature, we can actually slow down the passage of Time, and Life becomes so blissful.

Please keep Happy, Healthy and Warm!

More Will Be Revealed!

Love,

Christina