Winter Solstice

Today light and dark are balanced. Night and day are in equal measure, but from now on daylight gets longer as we look towards spring.

In times past Yule, not only celebrated the winter solstice but was also a way to give thanks for getting half way through the cold months of winter. A sort of 'thank fuck for that, we survived this far'. The Yule log (not the chocolate one, although this is where it originates from) represents heat and light for the winter months - basic human needs that are all but forgotten in our modern, overindulgent society.

Many festivals at this time of year, celebrate light in the darkness, a time of hope, and wishes for the future.

I leave you with a candle for Yule.

Make a wish, as is tradition....

... if light turned to darkness,
stars faded one by one,
and if all t'was dark and quiet,
you would be my private sun.