1. Read a novena
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December 23, 2024
Guiding Light
1. Read a novena
December 22, 2024
Fourth Sunday of Advent and Third Quarter Moon
Today is also the Third Quarter Moon: This waning moon energy is yin - quiet, internal, heart-driven, intentional Being-ness. At this phase we can ease off a bit on actively pursuing goals, slow down, go within, and attend to inner work and self-care.
This is a good day to take a deep breath and go back to the source, back to the Spirit that brings me to this place of light and grace; back to living in Spirit, being Spirit. I remember then that happiness comes in calm simplicity, and awareness in the moment. I experience Spirit through my breath, and with each sensation, sight, sound, smell, and taste. I only need to be fully awake to the ordinary miracle of Being, and keep my focus on the Spirit of Love that guides me.
December 21, 2024
Winter Solstice
“Humans need fantasy to be human. To be the place where the falling angel meets the rising ape.” ~Terry Pratchett, Hogfather
From A Druid Way: "One link between the objective and the subjective is awen, inspiration, the flow of spirit, which lets us evoke in others an echo of our original experience. Let the echo be strong enough, let our understanding of this thing called being human, and our skill in working with it, run equal to the task, and music, image, voice, story, object of craft can all serve to unite us in the experience of mystery. An echo from outside awakens a resonance within us."
December 20, 2024
Modraniht (Mothers Night)
December 19, 2024
Prepare for the Solstice
December 18, 2024
Advent Hope
4. Rosy Future
December 17, 2024
Family Love and Joy
During this week of Advent my theme is "family love and joy". Of course, the joy of the season is spontaneous and un-planable, but I do these three things to create the right conditions:
My children painted these plaster houses when they were young. |
- Take the time to consider what my friends and family will want most this season. In other words, I become less self-focused and more generous in all ways.
- Be respectful, flexible, patient, and kind (no matter how stressed I feel).
- Take care of myself so I can be calm and present for the spontaneous joy when it arises.
Agenda this week:
December 16, 2024
Las Posadas and the Christmas Novena
Tonight is also the start of the Christmas Novena in Italy. A Novena is a Catholic ritual, a prayer repeated daily for nine days. It can take place at any time of the year, but one of the most observed is the Christmas Novena, recited or sung during the nine days leading up to Christmas day. Las Posadas comes from that same tradition.
December 15, 2024
Third Sunday of Advent and Full Cold Moon
3. Celebrate Grace
December 14, 2024
Create Inner Peace
December 13, 2024
Christmas in Ireland
4- Irish lace garden
December 12, 2024
Lussi Night and Luciadagen
December 10, 2024
Human Rights Day
December 9, 2024
Unity with All People
December 8, 2024
Second Sunday of Advent and First Quarter Moon
December 7, 2024
Advent Sabbath for Clarity
December 6, 2024
A Simple St. Nicholas Day
My grandson's first St. Nicholas Day, 2020! |
1. Advent Prayer
2. Journal queries
3. Read "Soulful Simplicity"
4. Decorate our outdoor tree
December 5, 2024
St. Nicolas Eve
December 4, 2024
A Natural Christmas
2023 |
December 3, 2024
Nativity Fast
1. Prayer for the fast
December 2, 2024
Advent Earth Care
- by offering small gifts of love and attention in recognition of all I receive from the earth;
- by learning the names of my neighbors- the birds, bugs, trees, and plants;
- by advocating for earthcare with my community;
- and by finding joy and fulfillment in simply being alive, instead of in an excess of buying, eating, using, and wasting.
3. Redefine my work for earth care
5. Make bird feeder pine cones
December 1, 2024
First Sunday of Advent
Grace is a state of being - at peace, free, filled with love & light.
Agenda today:
1. Advent prayer
3. Plan activities to express my unity with nature
4. Advent wreath ceremony