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Category Archives: High Holy Days
Do You Mind if I Don’t Celebrate Christmas?
Every year I ask myself: Is it okay that I don’t celebrate Christmas? Will everyone think I’m a Grinch or a Scrooge? Do I even care what other people think? I suppose I do care, or I wouldn’t be writing … Continue reading
Posted in High Holy Days, Priestess
Tagged gifts and presence, high priestess, I don't celebrate christmas, Winter solstice, Yule
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Was Jesus Really Born on December 25th?
It seems pretty unlikely if you take into consideration some of the clues that are available… like the biblical evidence that there were shepherds in the fields watching their flocks at night at the time of Jesus’ birth (Luke 2:7-8) and … Continue reading
Posted in High Holy Days, Mary Magdalene, Priestess
Tagged High Holy Days, Winter solstice, Yule
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Slipping Into Darkness
I just had to borrow that great title from a song by the 80’s band War, because it’s been going through my head for the last few days. It’s a reflection of the powerful deepening that this time of year … Continue reading
Posted in Amrita, Death & Rebirth, Gratitude, High Holy Days, Releasing, Underworld
Tagged Amrita, death & rebirth, High Holy Days, Samhain
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The Renewal of Yule in 2012
Yule, or Winter Solstice, is a high holy day that predates Christmas by thousands of years. It’s one I’ve recognized and celebrated for more than a decade. Because of the nature of the Mayan calendar focus on 12/21/12, Yule has … Continue reading
Posted in Death & Rebirth, High Holy Days, Sacred Feminine
Tagged Mayan calendar, Triple Goddess, Winter solstice, Yule
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Delightedly Descending Into Dark
In previous centuries, before the advent of electric light, winter was a time of rest, relaxation, and hibernation. These were times when people depended upon a good harvest of their crops to make it through the cold season, and there … Continue reading