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    (snip) This year's winter solstice — an event that will occur next Tuesday — will coincide with a full lunar eclipse in a union that hasn't been seen in 456 years.

    The celestial eccentricity holds special significance for spiritualities that tap into the energy of the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and a time that is associated with the rebirth of the sun.

    "It's a ritual of transformation from darkness into light," says Nicole Cooper, a high priestess at Toronto's Wiccan Church of Canada. "It's the idea that when things seem really bleak, (it) is often our biggest opportunity for personal transformation.

    "The idea that the sun and the moon are almost at their darkest at this point in time really only further goes to hammer that home."

    Cooper said Wiccans also see great significance in the unique coupling of the masculine energy of the sun and the feminine energy of the moon — transformative energies that she plans to incorporate into the church's winter-solstice rituals.

    Since the last time an eclipse and the winter solstice happened simultaneously was just under five centuries years ago, Cooper said she wasn't familiar with any superstitions or mythologies associated with it.

    Instead, she said, they can only be interpreted personally.

    "Wiccans don't think of things as being good or evil — they just are. Our experience of them makes them positive or negative for us."

    The winter solstice also played an important role in Greco-Roman rituals.

    "It's seen as a time of rebirth or renewal because, astrologically, it's a time where the light comes back," said Shane Hawkins, a professor of Greek and Roman studies at Carleton University in Ottawa.

    For the ancient Romans, it was also a time of great feasting and debauchery.

    "If (the eclipse) happened on the 21st, they might well have been drunk," he said.

    A lunar eclipse taking place during the solstice is not an event Hawkins has seen in research, but he said it would have been viewed as something special.

    "Eclipses could be taken either way," he said. "Certainly it would have been an omen, but it would have been up to the interpretation of specialists of whether it was good or bad." (snip)


    While the significance of this event is being downplayed as purely personal, for a fact some extremely important changes in the then existing 'World Order' took place in 1554 !

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    I'm very excited about this! Many religions & societies around the world have really wonderful solstice celebrations. In CO though we almost always have heavy snow the day of & my favorite of these celebrations is outside at dawn. While I love going when it's warm, I hate going when it's cold - & inevitably it is. I'll be enjoying the view from home though!
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    Many religions & societies around the world have really wonderful solstice celebrations.
    Particularly so down here way south of the border ...

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    LOL No need to remind me... I'm already jealous! Not to mention it's warm down there so you can actually enjoy them.
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    I wonder which will be warmer-NY or CO? Either way, Ill probably step outside for amoment. I'm also having a ritual with my own personal teacher and high priestess for the first time in 6 years! Im excited!
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    ^^^ How fun! Are you & Bella going to be in NY?
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    Quote Originally Posted by papillonluvr View Post
    Im excited!
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    Blessed Be all! I am going to have to figure out some kind of super amazing ceremony for this one !

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    Yes we are both here now, in upstate, bout halfway between syracse and rochester. But she is more christian than pagan, so it'll just be another night for her.
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    Blessed be to all. we just got matching silver pentagram rings.
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    ^^^ Perfect time to get them too!
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    the mayan ruins solstice gathering was awesome ... and it's literally just a few minutes away !


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    ^^^ Seriously envious... glad you enjoyed it though!
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    Green with envy!!! Hope you had an amazing time!

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    aarrghhh-it was too cloudy last night to see anything. boo...
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    ^^^ Bummer! Sorry hun. CS actually had a good view, but I heard NM did not.
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    It was great, had a big bonfire party on the beach and watched it. We only got about 40% visibility on this side of the world It was still fun seeing even part of such a rare event though

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