Yesterday was the winter solstice, the one time a year with the least amount of daylight and most amount of darkness.  I enjoy the day after the winter soltice because it begins the journey to the summer solstice in June when the day and night situation is reversed.

Stonehenge and the Ancient Druids

To the ancient druid civilization that built the monuments at Stonehenge, it appeared as if the Sun and Moon stopped in their flight across the sky—this the longest night of the year and was a time of both anticipation and rejoicing at the Sun’s rebirth out of the Goddess.

On the winter solstice each year their is a combined Druidic and Pagan ceromony built around he Sun’s representation as the male divinity, or celestial ruler.

The assembled crowd view the sunrise from above  the stones.  The Winter Solstice is the most important day of the year at Stonehenge and a truly magical time to be there. It’s an ad hoc celebration that brings together England’s New Age Tribes (neo-druids, neo-pagans, Wiccans) with ordinary families, tourists, travelers and party people – 100’s of them!

Of course this is on my bucket list.

Celebrate the Coming of the Light

For me the darkness is now behind us.  I have thrived through another year and the light beckons me toward better things.

Celebrate, dance in the daylight!