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| Winter Solstice or Mid Winter comes around in the | | | | your usual meditation position. Sit upright but |
| Northern hemisphere, or much of the Western | | | | comfortable. Try not to hunch as this is not a relaxing |
| World, on December 21st. | | | | position. Rest your hands lightly on your lap. Start the |
| This is a magical time of the year and throughout the | | | | sound session. |
| ages of mankind religions have gravitated toward this | | | | First, concentrate yourself fully on the following |
| date to hold major ceremonies, celebrations and | | | | breathing technique (do this about five - ten times, |
| sacred observations. | | | | you don't have to count ' do what feels right); |
| Our modern age strangely sees us returning to the | | | | Take in a deep, slow breath, fill your lungs, expand |
| age-old customs of noting and paying respect to the | | | | your abdomen, hold for a few seconds then very |
| sacred cycles of nature and the part we play in it, | | | | slowly breathe out, try to take about twice as long |
| for we are intrinsically tied to these cycles of nature | | | | to breathe out. |
| whether we like to admit it or not, influenced by the | | | | Now begin to look into one of the mirrors, whichever |
| stages of the moon with its ebb and flow of energy. | | | | one is up to you, search for the seventh reflection. |
| The sun ' the life giver ' marks the days of death and | | | | After a while the image may change in the mirror, |
| decay back into regeneration and growth. None of us | | | | other faces may be seen or other images. Allow |
| that live on this planet can escape Mother Nature, the | | | | your mind to go along with the experience and |
| Goddess and her womb, or Father Time, the God | | | | always write the details in a diary immediately |
| and his creation of all life from the elements. Light | | | | afterwards - this is for later reflection and things may |
| and dark, all is one, all religion, all life blessed be! | | | | make sense later that were not obvious at the time. |
| RETURN OF THE SUN/SON! | | | | THE LAWS OF ATTRACTION MEDITATION |
| Winter Solstice is the shortest day and the longest | | | | Before beginning the meditation, read the following |
| night of the year. It marks the gradual return of the | | | | reading I personally got during meditation regarding |
| sun and signifies birth when new seeds of life will | | | | 'THE LAWS OF ATTRACTION' and try to |
| spring forth. Similarly, Christianity uses this time of | | | | understand the message contained within. |
| year to mark the birth of the son, signifying life | | | | "Every negative word, deed, glance, thought, and |
| eternal for all who partake of the light and become | | | | action will come back to you. It is the indisputable |
| the body of Christ. | | | | law, the law of attraction. If you play with it, study |
| A good way to remember this special Solstice is, as | | | | this in earnest, you will find it, without doubt, to be |
| the hours of daylight grow, so too, we can let our | | | | true. |
| inner light of understanding, love and intuitions grow. | | | | Imaging you are communicating with the physical |
| Allowing both the dark and the light to resonate | | | | world via a mirror. The person who stares back at |
| within us, for it is part of us and we can practice | | | | you is the equivalent of every other person in the |
| new beginnings of unity, compassion, empathy and | | | | world. Frown at the person in the mirror, the person |
| global love. | | | | frowns back at you. Become angry at the person, |
| PREPARE FOR THE WINTER SOLSTICE | | | | see what comes back to you, look at the anger on |
| Spend the Solstice in candlelight, meditation, reflection | | | | that face and look into the eyes. How does that |
| and look forward to new dawn. Prepare some | | | | make you feel ' good? Bad? Imagine a child being |
| seasonal incense and an appropriate meditation for | | | | confronted with that face, those eyes, that anger. |
| the magical night of dreams ahead. Decorate your | | | | Imagine if that small child was you! |
| home with the colors of winter; white to represent | | | | Smile and you receive the same, laugh and the image |
| the winter snow, dark green winter foliage, red | | | | laughs with you. This is how we create our world, by |
| winter berries and fruits, gold to represent the | | | | reflection. This is a warning so don't discard it. Keep it |
| returning energy of the sun and silver for the delicate | | | | with you and discover it! |
| frost that settles all around at this cold time of year. | | | | But what if you are a child? You didn't yet throw |
| A Winter Solstice incense blend: | | | | anything into the water to cause a ripple. You were |
| Fill A heatproof bowl with about an inch of sand or | | | | born in innocence! No! You chose to be a victim for a |
| salt. Metals, stone & ceramics are ideal that have | | | | short time. You agreed in your ancient wisdom to |
| feet to hold them safely above a surface, or you | | | | become the effect of a cause and those who peer |
| can buy purpose made incense burners. Beware of | | | | into the mirror will see you. Your reflection will call to |
| hot ash falling when the incense burns, keep safe. | | | | action better judgment, better discernment and a |
| Prepare by crushing the ingredients together. | | | | better future for all." |
| CITRUS SOLSTICE | | | | NOW, get your mirror ready and find a comfortable |
| 1 tbsp dried Orange Peel, 1 tbsp dried Grapefruit Peel, | | | | place where you are least likely to be disturbed. You |
| 1 tbsp dried Lemon Peel, 1 tbsp dried Tangerine Peel, | | | | should sit in a chair facing the mirror with your feet |
| 1 tsp Orange extract, 1 tsp Lemon extract. | | | | flat on the floor. Sit upright but comfortable. Try not |
| WINTER SOLSTICE | | | | to hunch as this is not a relaxing position. Rest your |
| One part Pine Needles, One part Cinnamon, One part | | | | hands lightly on your lap. Start the sound session. |
| Apple Rine, One part Myrrh, One part Frankincense | | | | First, concentrate yourself fully on the following |
| Experiment and find a blend you like! | | | | breathing technique (do this about five - ten times, |
| SEVEN REFLECTIONS WINTER SOLSTICE | | | | you don't have to count ' do what feels right); |
| MEDITATION; | | | | Take in a deep, slow breath, fill your lungs, expand |
| There is an Old Russian divination that took place on | | | | your abdomen, hold for a few seconds then very |
| the evening of Winter Solstice where - usually a | | | | slowly breathe out, try to take about twice as long |
| young lady - would set up two mirrors and two | | | | to breathe out. Keep your breathing deep and regular |
| candles into a position that they would reflect each | | | | and begin to stare at your reflection in the mirror, |
| other. One should then peer into one of the mirrors | | | | focusing on your eyes. Imagine that every other |
| and seek the seventh reflection, where she would | | | | person in the world reflects the image that stares |
| catch a glimpse of her future or her one true love! | | | | back at you. |
| Find a comfortable place where you are least likely to | | | | Notice the expression, smiles, frowns, anger, study |
| be disturbed. Get your mirrors and candles ready, be | | | | what comes back at you through the mirror. |
| sure to position them facing each other with the | | | | Now allow yourself to absorb the powerful sounds |
| candles reflecting in each - use a stable, fireproof | | | | and simply stare at the mirror. After a while the |
| surface. Please take care that you cannot fall into the | | | | image may change, other faces may be seen or |
| mirrors or candles as meditation can have a very | | | | other images. Allow your mind to go along with the |
| hypnotic effect! Position them safely & far enough | | | | experience and write the details in a diary |
| away. | | | | immediately afterwards Allow yourself to adjust |
| You should sit facing the mirrors so that you can see | | | | when your meditation finishes and drink a fresh glass |
| into either mirror with the reflection of the other, if in | | | | of water. |