The Long Night of Winter is Upon Us
If you are a new visitor - welcome! - you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed. Thanks so much for visiting Jimboland Jots - the world from a freethinker, gay, green, radical, and American progressive worldview.
The days seem not-as-bright, the nights are ever-so-much-longer-and-darker, presently. My body-mind tells me that it is time to eat comforting foods, sleep a bit more and longer, and to generally focus inward, both deep within my being and deep within my friends-family. I think the traditions of comfort food (fatty and sweet!), the many beautiful lights and colors of Yule/Solstice, the need to get and stay warmer, and the motivation to be with our loved ones, all tell us that we are in synch with the cycles of the Earth and of the great Circle of All Our Relations. So, my lights are up and they are on a lot now, including a small $12 “candy cane” tree from the Castro Walgreen’s, the stockings for me and my 2 furry guys are up, my candles are lit when the strung lights around my apartment are beautifully lit, and the smell of alpine berry and pine fills my place. I truly appreciate all of the efforts of the members of Gay Men in Witchcraft this year, as we get this social venture up and running. May the Light and Shadows of the Winter Solstice bring you many blessings and the joy of love to you and your’s. Blessed be.
-
Translator
By N2H