The Coming: A Winter Solstice Meditation

© 2015 by Joyce Mason

Dark illuminates

our inner light

in the holy place

between breaths.

The First, Second

and Eternal Coming

dawn on us

Our Oneness with
Air

Inspiration

Spirit

Timelessness.

Quiet is not just a sanctuary.

It’s the feel of divinity,

the sound of Om,

the taste of sweetness,

the touch of angels and ancestors.

Let us go willingly into the dark

guided by our inward candle.

May the darkest day be just the beginning

of endless Sabbaths,

pauses to catch and be our breath.

May everywhere we go
be a manger of new birth and salvation.

 ~~~

Photo Credits: Defyclassic | Dreamstime.com

And the Sun Stood Still

 A Winter Solstice Poem

© 2013 by Joyce Mason

All Rights Reserved

And the Sun stood still.

In a moment so magical

it happens only twice a year:

the Sun balanced light and dark
so perfectly
it stopped.

 It invited us

to do the same.

And the Sun stood still.

It turned down the lights
for the long soulful nights ahead.

And the Sun stood still.

Darkest Day

Herald of the Inner Time

your stark beauty

forces us to a window

to look out from inside.

Better to sit before a fire

contemplating our own

spark of the Divine.

And the Sun stood still

to remind us

 we’re each as unique

as a snowflake

yet together

we blanket the world

with beauty--

we are visible
even in the darkness.

And the Sun stood still

to get our attention

to ask us to be quiet
to return

to where all the answers lie

inside us

alone.

And the Sun stood still

so we can see, hear and feel

our heart connection

to every single person

in every carol and candle

and the truth

we already know

the glad tidings
we only have to get quiet enough 

to hear:

Peace on Earth.

Love.

~~~

Photo Credits: Snowflake/Sun:© Leonid Ikan - Fotolia.com 

 Heart Ornament: © soleg - Fotolia.com

Note:  In Latin,  solstice means  sun set still.



  

Prayer for Winter Solstice 2012

Poem © 2012 by Joyce Mason

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 Winter asks a lot:

the most drastic changes

severe conditions

inner work

quiet.

Winter asks a lot:

slow down

listen to yourself

hear the heartbeat

of the planet

universe

everyone, everything

divine symphony

Peace.

Winter asks a lot:

faith in the dark

trust that the long night

will be over

the Sun will be reborn

you with it.

Winter asks a lot

but it takes so little

to love it

dive into a snow bank

make snow angels

snow people

throw snowballs

retreat to a warm hearth

feeling the contrast

the rush.

Winter asks a lot

gives a lot

the season of the most

dramatic shifts

some winters more than others

Twenty-twelve:

Give winter what it wants.

~~~

Photo Credit: Snow on Red Winter Berries © Minerva Studio - Fotolia.com

For more Winter Solstice poems for your gatherings, see these previous posts:

• Winter Solstice Prayer 2009 
• A Prayer on Winter Solstice 2010 
• Winter Solstice Blessing 2011

Winter Solstice Blessing

© 2011 by Joyce Mason

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In your heartbeat

this darkest night

in the quiet

lies the pulse of peace.

We can hold hands

 sync our heartsongs

discover

the circulatory system

the life force

that begins all

ends all

sustains all

and heals all

the communion of hearts

of spirits.

All this for the price

of hushed tones

faith in the dark

and deep listening.

~~~

Photo Credit: Fir Tree Heart © Albrekht | Dreamstime.com

A Blessed Solstice and New Year 
from The Radical Virgo.

Seasonal Gift: One-third off 2012 readings through January 16, 2012.

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A Prayer on Winter Solstice

Great Spirit,

You are glue that joins us all

the gravity that binds us,

holds us together

through light and dark— always.

Hold us in the holy darkness of introspection

where we discover you inside ourselves.

Comfort us as we wonder if the Sun will ever return.

Reassure us that with every dawn, a moment of resurrection,

the light is always there

Even when it is not visible.

Enter with us the tabernacle of the dark days

where we can behold the Light Within

and the true magnificence

of joining our love and power

and the word for it—peace.                   

Joyce Mason

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