I’m feeling quite nostalgic as we move into the third week of December. Perhaps it’s the full moon overhead that is heightening my emotions and thoughts of Christmases past. Perhaps it’s the continually deepening and darkening days up here in Northern Europe that create an atmosphere for quiet moments of remembering. Perhaps it’s the coming celebration of the Winter Solstice that inspires me to reach back into ancient rituals of ancestors and loved ones long gone. Most likely it’s a combination of everything I’ve mentioned. Whatever the reason, though, the holiday season and the month of December offer us a chance to revisit old memories, stirring up old feelings of nostalgia, longing, gratitude, and inspiration.

Today is also the last full moon of the year. It is known as the Cold Moon or Long Nights Moon, as it is the full moon just before the Winter Solstice. These are nights for ghosts and memories. For ancestors and spirits. For rituals and magic. For exploring the core of who we are, who we have been, and what parts of us we might always carry with us.

If there is ever a week to ground ourselves and remember who we are, then this is it. Spend some moments with those core beliefs, traditions, and rituals that remind you of who you are and who you are becoming. I’ll be doing the same. And I’ll be in touch in a week - to celebrate and mark Yuletide and the solstice portal together.

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