December 2007 Ellae Ellinwood

Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice has always been the highest celebration in the esoteric world. In the esoteric world Solstice is experienced as a celebration of the Earth's birthday. Earth is accepted as an exquisitely beautiful, vastly intelligent female planet who is also learning from experience, just as we are. This process of learning is a cellular link between us. It is this link that provides the substance for an effective Solstice ritual. The effective ritual is not a series of rote motions done only to empower tradition but is a series of exquisitely designed steps that place us in the energies of change and this placement harmonizes us with the focus of the ritual, be it marriage, birth celebration, prayer before eating or just having a cup something in the morning joining with the day. This harmonizing is what allows us to progress though the opportunities of life with balance, even ease.

A good ancient ritual provides us with a personal placement in the movement of Universal and Earth energy. This is not unlike the art of placement in feng shui. The ritual puts us in the perfect energetic timing with the focus of the ritual.
In the case of Solstice this is the most potent day to unite with because this is THE day the Earth is integrating from all the experiences she has had and learned from during the past year. This complete integration naturally creates an emptying of the cells and the naturally ensuing opening to the new. And in this state of ultimate receptivity you can now open to the new year with and excitement and peace. Because of our bodies cellular connection to Earth we place our selves in harmony with her movement and unite with the her clearing and opening in the most powerful of ways.

All that you need is the time of solstice in your time zone, and intention to arrive at the end of 2007 ready to integrate the impact of the year and now fully integrated the cells open (no longer full of the past) to 2008. This is accomplished through an ancient sequence using all 5 senses to facilitate a complete interaction with Earth's process.
This is a very important clearing time because 2007 has been a 9 year, 2+0+0+7=9. A very big 9 year. 9 is the completion number and this year we have been changing programs. It has been a tough year of letting go as a result! For some of us it has been the biggest of changes. Now we are headed into the 2+0+0+8=1 year. The 1 will be a year of moving forward with new programs of experiencing and learning.
Every Solstice celebration is an acknowledgment that our entire being is linked to Earth, the great Mother. We move to restore that link and celebrate our abiding connection to her.

Happy Solstice!! Ellae Elinwood
(PST time for Solstice this year is 12/22/07 @ 6:08 am.)

Ellae Elinwood is a student and teacher of the unity of the body, mind and spirit; and an author of 5 books on the subject. You can email her at: elinwood@aol.com