Welcoming the Light: A Winter Solstice Gathering
On the night of Sunday, December 21st, amidst the rush of the season, the board of directors at Spirit in Nature invites you to pause and hold space for contemplation. Follow the lantern-lit path to the Sacred Circle, joining friends and neighbors in the warmth of community around a fire. Pour yourself a cup of tea. Let’s share poetry, words of encouragement, stories, song. Write down any hopes you may have for the future, or anything you’d like to release, and give them to the fire. Let’s look for the light in the darkness. This year, a member of the Potawatomi Nation will share Indigenous stories of the winter solstice. We will also tune in to what’s going on in nature in this season. Supplies will be on offer to make edible ornaments for the animals, and we’ll decorate a Christmas tree together as a gift for them. Young or old, of any faith or none at all, all are most welcome! We will gather at 3:30pm. Consider bringing a flashlight, and perhaps a poem, a song, or a thought to share. We’ll close our time together with the singing bowl at 5:30pm.
