A Favorite Solstice Ritual by Flash Silvermoon

A Favorite Solstice Ritual

Flash Silvermoon shares her thoughts for the Winter Solstice.

Along with jumping over the fire to affirm one's new path, which is a wonderful tried and true ritual, I have created a fun and third eye opening ritual for Yule.

Tell all who come to your circle to bring a wrapped gift of something that they want to pass on. It needn't be new but it can be and not too expensive - just something you want to pass on. These gifts are placed in a box or sack in the center of the group.

The Priestess or another group member places a lovely blindfold over the first woman’s eyes and then she reaches into the sack. She lets the gift pick her. At this point she uses psychometry (a form of object reading where the diviner tunes into the object and gets impressions of the gift or giver) to divine the message from the gift etc.

After she does this, the woman who placed the gift in the bag removes the blindfold. She gives her a kiss and a sip of Mead or other drink in the Chalice After explaining something about the gift the "giver" dons the blindfold aided by the gifted. This exercise continues until all the gifts are removed from the bag. Whoever hosts the circle might want to always have a few extra gifts in case someone comes empty handed.

In my Circles this has always been a favorite Holy Day Ritual as the Yule logs burn warm into the Longest Night and we welcome the return of the SUN full of Holy Day cheer and renewed hope and inspiration.

THIS YEAR WE ASK ESPECIALLY FOR PEACE TO EMBRACE THE PLANET FOR ALL PLEASE JOIN US WHERE EVERE YOU ARE.

Blessed Be

Flash Silvermoon

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