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Ever wondered how the winter solstice and other solar festivals can spark a personal transformation within you? On this captivating journey of Cosmic Scene with Jill Jardine, we delve into the powerful pagan rituals that mark these celestial events. We'll reveal the potent symbolism of the four cross quarter days, especially Imbolc and Beltane, and their association with goddess Brigid and fertility. As we approach the Winter Solstice, I'll guide you through the Great Invocation - an ancient prayer that summons spiritual light to our planet during this mystical time.

The word Solstice comes from the Latin words “Sol stetit” which mean literally: “the Sun stood still.” Did you know that the equinoxes and solstices happen at the same moment around the world? Even though we all have different time zones, this is an astronomical event, based on our planet’s orbit around the Sun and tilt on its axis.

The custom of lighting bonfires at the Solstice was not exclusive to Europe, it also occurred in other locations around the world including North Africa and the Americas.  The sanctioned and coordinated release of procreative energy served two important functions:  1) I strengthened the bonds within the community and 2) served to stimulate and revitalize the land.

The Solstices were celebrated by our ancestors for many reasons, notably as a license for sexual proclivities encouraged at this time to bless the fertility and abundance of the earth.  The solstices were a time of honoring the forces or order and light, the divine feminine and masculine, paying tribute to Mother Earth and Father Sun.  Solstices were times to celebrate the polarities of bringing people of the planet in sync with the cycles of nature. The Solstice and equinoxes (solar festivals), as well as the full moon (lunar festivals) were celebrated for bringing orderly rhythms to Earth, allowing her people an opportunity to harmonize these rhythms through ritual, dance and festivity.

The Winter Solstice has always been a time to pray for the return of order and light, while the Summer Solstice is a time to celebrate and give thanks for abundance.  The Ancients knew that human beings exist in much larger ecological and cosmic systems and must abide by the rules of those systems if we are to survive.  The Solstices are ideal times to acknowledge and celebrate our responsibilities to these greater realms of Being. 

 We still have remnants from the European Winter Solstice with our updated version of the ancient visitation of the Solstice Shaman who we’ve renamed “Santa Claus.” 

In this episode we explore how these solar celebrations serve as catalysts for personal renewal. As we chant the Great Invocation, we'll collectively call forth divine love and light to guide us and restore Earth's balance. With your active participation, we can bring more light into our lives and the planet. Always remember, at Cosmic Scene with Jill Jardine, we're all about spreading positive energy across the quantum field.

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