Solstice Greetings my wonderful friend!
Did you know the word solstice comes from the Latin Sol for sun, and sistere for standing still? As the earth turns and the seasons change, the sun reaches one end of its apparent path across the sky and seems to stand still for 3 days before beginning the return journey, with increasing day length and (eventually) warmth.
I don't believe for a minute that ancient peoples didn't know that because I think they were very tuned into their surroundings as a matter of survival, but I do think they celebrated this moment in the winter with a huge sigh of relief!
For us now, we are rather out of touch with the seasons and our own body responses.
Rather than allow ourselves to slow down and rest we are driven by consumer and capitalist demons into trying to be the same all year round, dutifully active and productive no matter if our inner signals suggest otherwise.
It doesn't really serve us, does it?
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