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January Almanac
1st New Years Day 5th Twelth night 6th Epiphany 8th Plough Monday – return to work 11th New Moon in Capricorn 13th The darkest time wanes. As we move out of the darkest 6 weeks of the week, the return of light can be felt 20th Sun in Aquarius 24th-25th Tu Bishvat Jewish new year Read more about January Almanac[…]
Sami Winter solstice Legends
BBC radio 4 The essay https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b06s96l4
Winter solstice Murmuration
Tim Dee Dusk on the winter solstice: the shortest day and longest night of the year. I was cold and alone on a track on the Somerset Levels, looking towards the dying light in the west. Moving across the sky in front of me, like the breath of the earth, were thousands of birds – Read more about Winter solstice Murmuration[…]
Capricorn 12-2am
Winter solstice – Jan 21st / end of lunation Suspended energies going in both directions light is rising but temperature dropping Drop out of bottom of out breath Low energy – Quiescence – Be still – Rest Deep sleep know that stuff is happening Work is going on – Trust let yourself be worked on by unseen Read more about Capricorn 12-2am[…]
Winter solstice – the Hibernal solstice
In Persian culture, the winter solstice is called Yaldā (meaning: birth) and it has been celebrated for thousands of years. It is referred to as the eve of the birth of Mithra, who symbolised light, goodness and strength on earth. LIZ LOCHHEAD In the Mid-Midwinter ‘Tis the year’s midnight, and it is the day’s – from John Donne’s ‘A Nocturnal Read more about Winter solstice – the Hibernal solstice[…]
Bear Hibernation December – Spring Equinox
When the weather grows cold and the food supply finally dries up, black bears retreat to their winter dens. Males bed down around mid-December and emerge in mid-March; females, which give birth during the winter and stay with their cubs for two years, remain in their dens longer, from late November to mid-April.
Keep looking
Will you search through the lonely earth for me?Climb through the briar and brambleI’ll be your treasureI felt the touch of the kings and the breath of the windI knew the call of all the song birdsThey sang all the wrong wordsI’m waiting for youI’m waiting for youWill you swim through the briny sea for Read more about Keep looking[…]
Santa Lucia
The Essay, BBC Radio 4 Religions of the north https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b06s9dh1