A Love Letter for the Winter Solstice
- Debra Trappen
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Honoring the Sacred Threshold of the Returning Light
Hello Moon Lover,
Today, we step into a sacred threshold.
As we move through the final New Moon of the year and prepare for the Winter Solstice, the atmosphere is thick with divine mystery. The air feels slower, the body more sensitive, the soul more receptive. We are entering a holy pause, a place between what has been and what is becoming.
The Winter Solstice is the turning of the great wheel, the beginning of a new solar cycle. It is the rebirth of the light, not just in the sky, but within you. In ancient feminine traditions, this was known as the womb of the Great Mother, the deep, dark space where life begins again.
You are not meant to have it all figured out. You are meant to be here, breathing, listening, softening.
This is not a time to push forward. It is a time to gather your energy, to honor what is complete, to hold yourself in the arms of the Great Mother and whisper,“I trust what is becoming.”
This portal is inviting you into embodied presence. It is preparing you to emerge with truth in your bones and light in your belly.
You are not lost.
You are becoming.
These feminine guides walk beside us as we move through this threshold:
The Crone (Global, Universal Archetype) – She who knows, the elder who has walked lifetimes before. She appears in many cultures as the wise woman, the midwife of mystery, the one who sits at the threshold. She teaches us to surrender to the unknown and trust the wisdom that comes not from doing, but from being.
Hestia (Ancient Greece) – Goddess of the hearth; the sacred flame that never flickers. She calls us inward to tend to the temple of our soul, reminding us that quiet presence is a revolutionary act and that the most enduring power lives in stillness.
The Priestess (Sacred Role across Ancient Civilizations: Egypt, Sumer, Avalon, and beyond) – She who sees with the eyes of the unseen. From temple keepers of Isis in Egypt to oracles of Delphi and the veiled women of Avalon, the Priestess teaches us to honor intuition, to speak from soul, and to carry the codes of remembrance into the new cycle.
Cailleach (Celtic, Scotland and Ireland) – The Winter Hag, guardian of the void. She strips away illusion and blesses the land with stillness. Her cold winds cleanse and clarify, leaving only what is meant to endure. She holds the power of seasonal death and the wisdom of ancient times.
Persephone (Greek Mythology) – Queen of the Underworld, daughter of Spring. Her descent and return mark the cycle of transformation. She teaches that rebirth requires the dark, and through her journey, we learn to walk the liminal path of soul-deep evolution and emergence.
Rituals and sacred tools to gather in honor of the Solstice...
1. Womb of Light Ceremony:
Create space with candles, crystals, and herbs. Light your candle and sit in silence. Place one hand over your heart and the other over your womb. Breathe deeply. Whisper what you are ready to release. Speak what you long to embody.
“In this sacred dark, I remember who I am becoming.”
2. Earth Gratitude Offering: Hold a pine sprig or cone, and write a letter of gratitude to the year that is closing. Thank the lessons, the losses, the love. Bury the letter beneath a tree or place it on your altar.
“I honor all that brought me here. I walk forward with grace.”
Crystals
Black Tourmaline – Grounding and protection
Clear Quartz – Soul clarity and amplification
Garnet – Rooted strength and inner vitality
Herbs
Mugwort – Dreamwork and inner vision
Cedar – Clearing and ancestral connection
Lavender – Emotional ease and heart soothing
Mantra to repeat throughout the weekend...
“I honor the dark. I receive the light. I trust what is rising in me.”
❄️ A Winter Solstice Blessing ❄️
May you feel held in the womb of winter,
May your spirit be kindled by quiet grace,
May what is ending be released with love,
And may the light returning be the light within you.
With tenderness, reverence, and deep love,
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