Winter Solstice (2025)
- Grandmother Flordemayo
- 9 hours ago
- 2 min read
The Winter Solstice arrives quietly, yet its medicine is profound. It marks the longest night of the year, the moment when darkness reaches its fullest expression & the light is reborn once again. For generations this turning point has been honored as a sacred passage, a reminder that even in the deepest dark, life is preparing to return.
This is not a season of rushing forward. It is a season of listening. The Earth teaches us that rest is not weakness, but that it is wisdom. During this time, we are invited to do the same: to soften, to slow down, to return inward.
The Winter Solstice is a threshold between what has been & what is yet to come. It asks us to sit with the truths revealed over the past year. The Earth receives everything without judgment & transforms it into nourishment for what is to come.
This longest night teaches us not to fear the dark. The darkness is where life is formed. It is where prayers are shaped. It is where the ancestors whisper their guidance. When we allow ourselves to be still, we can hear them more clearly.
In Indigenous traditions, this time is often honored with fire, prayer, & remembrance. The flame symbolizes hope, resilience, & the spark of creation that can never be extinguished. Even when the world feels heavy or uncertain, the light returns — always.
Spiritually, the Solstice invites us to tend to our inner fire. To ask ourselves:
What light am I carrying into the new cycle?
What wisdom have my ancestors placed within me?
How can I walk forward with greater reverence for life?
As the days gradually begin to lengthen, we are reminded that renewal does not happen all at once. The return of the light is subtle, almost imperceptible at first. This teaches patience. Trust. Faith in unseen processes.
This sacred turning asks us to remember who we are. We are children of the Sun & the Earth. We are carriers of light, even when we feel lost in the dark. The flame we tend within ourselves has been passed down through countless generations, & it is our responsibility to keep it alive with love, humility, & prayer.
The Solstice asks nothing of us except presence. It does not demand productivity or perfection. It simply invites us to be — with ourselves, with the Earth, with Spirit.
May the returning light guide your steps as you walk into a new cycle with reverence & grace.
~ Blessings!