La Festa dell’ Inverno and tonight's Full Cold Moon

Winter Solstice — La Festa dell’ Inverno — December 21/22


The Festivals of Stregheria

Goddess gives birth to the new Sun God, the child of the Holy Union of ShadowFest. The Watchers, known to the Streghe as the Grigori, come to see this new child, but are suprised to see Janus there presenting his new-born child. It is here that we see Dis and Janus are the two faces of the Great God. The Grigori then proceed to the world of man, bringing the new Lord of the Sun. Lupercus, the Sun, once again begins his growth.

13 Motivational Quotes By Concept

Explore
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Optimism
Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine. -- Jack Ma

Conquer
It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. -- Edmund Hillary

Cooperate
The sooner we learn to be jointly responsible, the easier the sailing will be. -- Ella Maillart

Dare
If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living. -- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Venture
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones that you did do. -- Mark Twain

Teamwork
Success depends on your whole team being a single unit. -- Pele

Determination
The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. -- Ayn Rand

Aspire
If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing. -- Coco Chanel

Act
It is not enough to stare up the steps, we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner

Reflect
The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. -- Thomas Paine

Mastery
Only one who devotes himself to a cause with his whole strength and soul can be a true master. -- Albert Einstein

Courage
Everything you've ever wanted is on the other side of fear. -- George Addair

Most of these quotes can be interpreted in different ways. Sometimes there can be a type of quote overkill. I think that "Reflect" is an overlooked one, as there is a lot more to that concept, and it embodies many quotes into one. It could be interpreted as having a basic objective, following a logical path, occasionally taking dares as would be logical, and gaining strength even in defeat.

Sometimes the losing side ends up creating the stronger resonating legend in the end, with the winning side being forgotten. Some Native American tribes used to revere their enemies, perhaps in order to gain their courage and strength. Now that's a difficult spiritual concept to embrace! For me there has to be at least some connection somewhere along the way; a "We" that there once was... in order to think of them as having been a symbol of something desired.

Full Cold Moon - Evening of December 22

There's something special about that final full moon of the year. Although technically winter has only begun, for most of us it's has been colder for the last seven weeks or so. However, this is the final full moon prior to three months of true winter; and for some at least four months.

Being out there tonight, I look forward to the invigorating cold air against my face. I've already had my Yule walk, but this ritual is more purely spiritual and a little more self-oriented.. for me at least. If you're out there, speak a favorite ancestor's name out loud. Say hello to them, because you are them. Maybe even say a person's name whose passed on whom you knew but did not connect with in life if there's something you want to say. Spoken words count. "Your word is your wand" -- Florence Scovel Shinn

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