Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere – Time for Reflection

Take Some Me Time to Enjoy and Benefit from the Winter Solstice

In the southern hemisphere our Summer Solstice falls in the three days 20 – 23 June. This period is caused by the sun appearing to stand still for three days

During this time we welcome the shortest day and longest night. For those of us in the southern hemisphere, the sun has reached its northernmost rising and setting points – it seems a long way away.

But good news! Even though it may feel as if it’s mid winter, it’s actually all up from here. After the 23 June the days begin to get longer and the nights shorter.  The earth is warming for new shoots to emerge.

For those of us who enjoy looking beyond the everyday familiar explanations, the solstice offers a deep and meaningful opportunity to dig into our psyche and discover interesting things.

Because the sun is standing still for three days, this is a unique opportunity to transcend time as we know it. We can allow our consciousness to move, into no time or the eternal now.

Meditate and Reflect

Try to take some space up for yourself and sit quietly or be with nature, listen to your inner voice, meditate, reflect, read inspiring books and be with like-minded people.  In this way you are attuning yourself to the natural cycles of nature, and thereby, with the greater energies that are the brain and heartbeat of our planet.

The Winter Solstice in the southern hemisphere is part of the natural annual cycles:

The Autumn Equinox – daily sunlight is waning, day and night are equal in length.
The Winter Solstice – shortest day of the year.
The Spring Equinox – daily sunlight is waxing, day and night are equal in length.
The Summer Solstice – longest day of the year.

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Sources:
Solstices and Equinoxes: An Esoteric Perspective
Leoni Hodgson 2002

Winter solstice, time and ‘No Time’
Phillip Lindsay 2005