In this episode, we delve into the winter solstice season, exploring its ghostly nature and the profound duality it embodies—the delicate equilibrium between darkness and light, endings and beginnings. We unravel some common themes interwoven in winter ghost stories and myths. Our focus though, is on the chilling Alpine winter spirit, Perchta, and her eerie companions, the Perchten, who add a spine-tingling dimension to the season. As we navigate the shadows of winter, our Ritual That Works invites you to reflect on the past year, acknowledging its lessons, while preparing you for the transformative journey of the new year just around the corner.

Books and resources:

Christmas and Other Horrors edited by Ellen Datlow

Folklore: Perchta the belly‐slitter and her kin: a view of some traditional threatening figures, threats and punishments by John B. Smith

The Old Magic of Christmas by Linda Raedisch

Sunless Solstice edited by Lucy Evans and Tanya Kirk

Becoming Witchy: Winter Solstice and Yule

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