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Winter Solstice The Winter Solstice holds a special place in various New Age, Wicca, and Earth-based religious practices, each interpreting and celebrating this celestial event in their unique ways. However, common themes of rebirth, renewal, and the triumph of light over darkness are prevalent across these beliefs.
New Age Beliefs
In New Age spirituality, the Winter Solstice is often seen as a time of deep spiritual significance. It's a period for introspection, reflection, and setting intentions for personal growth and healing. New Age practices might include meditation, yoga, or engaging in rituals that focus on releasing the old (symbolized by the longest night) and welcoming new beginnings and possibilities (symbolized by the return of the Sun). There's an emphasis on the balance between light and dark, and the solstice is seen as a pivotal moment in maintaining this balance.
Wicca
Wicca, a modern Pagan religion, celebrates the Winter Solstice as Yule, one of the eight Sabbats in the Wheel of the Year. Yule is a time to honor the Goddess in her aspect as the Great Mother and the rebirth of the Sun God. Rituals might include lighting a Yule log, building a bonfire out-of-doors, decorating an altar with symbols of the season (like evergreens, which represent enduring life), and conducting ceremonies that celebrate the return of the light. The Solstice is a reminder of the ever-changing nature of the seasons and the resilience of life.
Earth Religions
For those who follow Earth-centered religions, the Winter Solstice is a time to celebrate the natural cycle of the Earth and the seasons. It's a moment to connect deeply with nature, recognizing the interdependence of darkness and light, death and rebirth. Celebrations often involve spending time in nature, maybe watching the sunrise or sunset, and engaging in practices that honor the Earth, such as tree planting or environmental conservation activities.
Celebrations and Significance
Regardless of the specific path, believers in these traditions often celebrate the Winter Solstice with gatherings, feasting, music, and dancing. Rituals to welcome back the Sun, such as lighting candles or bonfires, are common. It's a time for community, sharing, and expressing gratitude. The Solstice is also a moment for personal renewal, where believers set their intentions for the coming year, let go of past burdens, and focus on inner transformation.
In the pagan calendar, the Winter Solstice marks a crucial point of transition. It's not only a celebration of the physical return of the Sun and the promise of spring but also a spiritual reminder of the cyclical nature of life and the resilience of the human spirit in the face of darkness and adversity.
Celebrating the first sunrise after the longest night of the winter solstice holds significant meaning in various pagan traditions. The winter solstice, typically falling around December 21st or 22nd in the Northern Hemisphere, marks the shortest day and the longest night of the year. This event is deeply intertwined with the natural cycle of the Earth and the Sun and has been observed by many cultures throughout history.
In pagan belief systems, the winter solstice is often seen as a time of death and rebirth. It signifies the end of the darkest period of the year and the beginning of the gradual return of the Sun, symbolizing the triumph of light over darkness, warmth over cold, and life over death. The following sunrise, therefore, is not just the start of a new day but is celebrated as the rebirth of the Sun itself—a powerful and hopeful symbol.
This celebration can involve various rituals and traditions, all aimed at welcoming back the Sun and the light. These might include lighting candles or bonfires, feasting, singing, and other forms of merrymaking. The return of the light is seen as a promise that warmer days will eventually come, and the earth will again become fertile and full of life, reflecting the cycle of the seasons.
In a broader spiritual sense, this event represents renewal, hope, and the enduring cycle of life, death, and rebirth. It's a time for reflection and setting intentions for the coming year, as well as a reminder of the resilience of life and the importance of staying hopeful during dark times.
Check out this photo that just appeared on my Aura Frame!
The first page of the Ostara (Vernal equinox) celebrating spring. The name Ostara is from ôstarâ, the Old High German for "Easter". The border began as a pencil drawing, inked with technical pen .30, base color laid out in Photoshop CS 5 extended, printed out on Canon iPF5000 printer at size 16 x 16". Then using a combination of Prismacolor colored pencils, detail was added and a Prismacolor premier fine tip pen was used to blend the drawing. I chose the Peace Rose because it was the first rose I ever planted while I was a teenager in middle school. I have always been in love with the story of how this rose was smuggled out of France just before the Nazi occupation. The ornate drop cap used in the headline is from Dover, which I adapted in Photoshop and the body copy is papyrus, an Adobe font. The background is scanned parchment. The style of the border is based on William Morris borders.
I would be interested if aspiring book of shadows author would like to collaborate on future pages since I am more of a visual artists and less of a writer. If you're interested please contact me.
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The 5th page of the Ostara (Vernal equinox) celebrating spring. The border began as a pencil drawing inked with technical pen .30, base color laid out in Photoshop CS 5 extended, printed out on Canon iPF5000 printer at size 16 x 16". Then using a combination of Prismacolor colored pencils detail was added and a Prismacolor premier fine tip pen was used to blend the drawing. I chose the Peace Rose because that was the first rose I ever planted while I was a teenager in middle school. I have always been in love with the story of how this rose was smuggled out of France just before the Nazi occupation. The ornate drop cap used in the headline is from Dover, and body copy is papyrus, an Adobe font. The background is scanned parchment.
Angel magic is not necessarily practiced by some Wiccan and pagan beliefs, but was definitely a part of my childhood having had a grandmother who regularly communicated with her guardian angel in the form of automatic writing. She taught us as children that once you passed on to the other side you came back to watch over beloved family members still alive. Perhaps she is looking over me, at least I feel this way when I'm standing next to her ashes under a blue spruce on Geyser Pass in the La Salle Mountains in southern Utah.
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The 6th page of the Ostara (Vernal equinox) celebrating spring. The border began as a pencil drawing inked with technical pen .30, base color laid out in Photoshop CS 5 extended, printed out on Canon iPF5000 printer at size 16 x 16". Then using a combination of Prismacolor colored pencils detail was added and a Prismacolor premier fine tip pen was used to blend the drawing. I chose the Peace Rose because that was the first rose I ever planted while I was a teenager in middle school. I have always been in love with the story of how this rose was smuggled out of France just before the Nazi occupation. The ornate drop cap used in the headline is from Dover, and body copy is papyrus, an Adobe font. The background is scanned parchment.
Artwork is a combination of graphite pencil, technical pen .30, and in Photoshop CS extended.
Angel magic is not necessarily practiced by some Wiccan and pagan beliefs, but was definitely a part of my childhood having had a grandmother who regularly communicated with her guardian angel in the form of automatic writing. She taught us as children that once you passed on to the other side you came back to watch over beloved family members still alive. Perhaps she is looking over me, at least I feel this way when I'm standing next to her ashes under a blue spruce on Geyser Pass in the La Salle Mountains in southern Utah.
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The 2ed page of the Ostara (Vernal equinox) celebrating spring. The border began as a pencil drawing inked with technical pen .30, base color laid out in Photoshop CS 5 extended, printed out on Canon iPF5000 printer at size 16 x 16". Then using a combination of Prismacolor colored pencils detail was added and a Prismacolor premier fine tip pen was used to blend the drawing. I chose the Peace Rose because that was the first rose I ever planted while I was a teenager in middle school. I have always been in love with the story of how this rose was smuggled out of France just before the Nazi occupation. The ornate drop cap used in the headline is from Dover, and body copy is papyrus, an Adobe font. The background is scanned parchment.
The drawing of the rabbit was first done with graphite pencil than inked over with .30 technical pen, then scanned and color added in Photoshop CS five extended. Illustration based on Dover publication of animals.
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The 4th page of the Ostara celebrating spring. The border began as a pencil drawing inked with technical pen .30, base color laid out in Photoshop CS 5 extended, printed out on Canon iPF5000 printer at size 16 x 16". Then using a combination of Prismacolor colored pencils detail was added and a Prismacolor premier fine tip pen was used to blend the drawing. I chose the Peace Rose because that was the first rose I ever planted while I was a teenager in middle school. I have always been in love with the story of how this rose was smuggled out of France just before the Nazi occupation. The body copy is papyrus, an Adobe font. The background is scanned parchment.
The Ukrainian Easter eggs were created by a dear friend Richard Barnhill who is no longer with us.
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Book of Shadows Ostara, page 3 of 6
The 3rd page of the Ostara (Vernal equinox) celebrating spring. The border began as a pencil drawing inked with technical pen .30, base color laid out in Photoshop CS 5 extended, printed out on Canon iPF5000 printer at size 16 x 16". Then using a combination of Prismacolor colored pencils detail was added and a Prismacolor premier fine tip pen was used to blend the drawing. I chose the Peace Rose because that was the first rose I ever planted while I was a teenager in middle school. I have always been in love with the story of how this rose was smuggled out of France just before the Nazi occupation. The ornate drop cap used in the headline is from Dover, and body copy is papyrus, an Adobe font. The background is scanned parchment.
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Book of Shadows Snow Magick
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Created in Corral Painter 2019. Originally done as a graphite drawing and then creating different rock textures and importing them into the texture palette of Painter, and then using the cover texture brush and different blending modes placed the texture onto the under drawing. Then highlighted the stones using airbrush and blenders.
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I've never been to England so I'm not too sure exactly familiar with the weeds that grow in their countryside but I do watch a huge amount of English mysteries and crime series and I pay attention to the flora and fauna as I watch these videos. It's always fun to identify familiar plants in foreign places.
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Karen at DAA encouraged me to work on light and color by taking a extra class dealing with just that topic. After the first lesson we were supposed to do several one-hour studies using some of my favorite painters. We are instructed not to concentrate on rendering but larger geometric shapes mainly trying to reproduce the different elements of color and shape. Apparently I struggle with knowing when to stop and of course I continued to work on rendering in detail although I feel like I've made a rather big jump in not working on the detail in the background but mainly focused in just a few areas. I must say I rather enjoy this looser way of painting. Now the trick is to knowing when to stop. I could definitely work on this painting for several more days but I'm going to move on to another one. My partner and I have been birdwatching a lot this spring and are very anxious for the Blue Herrings to return to our wetlands along the river.
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