Beloved one,
Welcome into the crystalline sanctuary of the winter solstice.
The outer light is at its deepest ebb.
The world around us is settled and beautifully hushed in deep sleep.
Settle softly now,
Allowing your body to yield completely,
Honoring this sacred moment of profound,
Necessary rest.
This is the day of the deepest patience.
The moment the spirit asks us to retreat,
To simply trust.
Notice the breath,
Easy and deep,
Drawing the quiet,
Focusing energy of the clear winter night into your core.
We sometimes look out at the prolonged darkness,
Or the deep,
Silent pause,
And believe the outer stillness implies a delay in our progress.
We feel a subtle pressure to keep striving,
To keep moving,
Even when all of life is leaning toward essential retreat.
But the profound spiritual truth of the solstice is one of potent,
Quiet power.
Imagine yourself now,
Resting peacefully in a sanctuary built entirely of a soft,
Fresh snow.
The walls are high and pure.
The space is hushed and luminous with internal light.
The promise of the future is not frozen.
It is held and protected in this crystalline silence.
This sacred promise is your inner sovereignty.
It is the unbreakable light of your spirit that resides deep within your core,
Holding the entire blueprint of your unfolding,
Simply waiting for the turning of the sun.
This light requires no striving,
No forcing,
No loud assertion of being.
It simply is.
Allow yourself to feel the strength of this patient power,
The wisdom that says,
I am whole in the silence.
My light is internal and it is perfectly protected.
Your work now is the loving,
Intentional act of simply trusting this protected light.
We are resting in the profound knowledge that your growth is continuing,
Hidden from sight,
Tended only by quiet faith in the inevitable return of the sun.
Bring your gentle awareness now to your solar plexus,
Your deep center,
And your core star,
Your inner sun.
Visualize a tiny,
Warm,
Fiercely bright gold light pulsing here.
This is your personal sovereign light,
Confirming your power is not dependent on external circumstances.
As you breathe,
Imagine the gold light growing warm and strong,
Sending a gentle,
Persistent heat throughout your core,
Melting any lingering stiffness.
Feel a profound,
Quiet relief that flows from releasing all urgency to hurry the process.
The gold light holds the perfect,
Luminous timing.
Allow the gold light to flow down into your hips and legs,
Anchoring you firmly into the stillness of your own protected space.
Feel the deep connection to the resilient,
Patient rhythm of the cosmos.
Every moment of stillness confirms the return of the light.
Every breath confirms the sacred life held within your internal blueprint.
Rest in the knowing that you are fully sustained by this inner light.
This pause is the powerful sanctuary required before the next grand,
Effortless unfolding.
Take one final,
Long,
Soft breath,
Allowing the sovereign gold light to stabilize and bloom throughout your entire being.
You are whole.
You are patient.
You are sustained by the deep,
Quiet promise of your inner sun.
Move gently from this space when you are ready,
Carrying the quiet,
Sustained conviction of the light that always returns to its own beautiful timing.
