Goodbye to Winter Rite You Will Need: A candle (a sun color, such as red or orange, is excellent) A paper snowflake (cut out a rudimentary one out of typing paper) A pot or other heat-proof container Sit in a darkened room. Place your candle in a safe holder before you, and set the pot next to it. Dont light it just yet. If you wish, you can have a night light or some other small candle or dim lamp on so its just bright enough so that you can see. You dont want to hurt yourself stumbling around in the dark. Take your snowflake and go outdoors for a while, or to a window. Experience winters icy chill. Hold up your snowflake and contemplate the meaning of winter-- the time for the land to slumber while the Sun regenerates. Return to your candle, keeping that thought in mind. Meditate on your snowflake in the dark (or near dark). When youre ready, say these or similar words: The days grew shorter and shorter; the darkness spread across the land Winter’s grip grew tighter still, and the cold enveloped the Earth The land froze over, and we watched life wither and fall by the wayside. The chill set into our bones, and the days became bleak. Yet we know the darkness is never total; we know the cold won’t last. The spark of light from the womb of the Goddess always remains, And always comes back to bring warmth, comfort and hope. Light the candle; feel the light grow, filling the room. Envision the spark of the sun, growing and filling the land. That spark of light, like the light at the end of the tunnel, is always there. Even when we’re plunged in the depth of darkness and despair, we know it is there. It is always promised to be there; and even when we can’t see it, we have only to Remember it in our hearts… and, as promised, the light always returns. It grows, and melts away the winter. Light the snowflake on the candle flame and place it in the heat proof pot. It melts away the cold. It grows and melts away the despair. It fills the darkness, bringing the promise of hope, and a chance to start anew. I can feel the light growing, in me and around me, to guide me through. Meditate on the meaning of the season. Later, scatter the snowflake’s ashes outdoors to get rid of them.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 15:34:01 +0000
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