Welcome to this guided visualization meditation for the winter solstice as we return to the light.
Before we begin,
Find a comfortable position,
Either sitting or lying down.
Close your eyes and take a deep breath in through your nose,
Filling your belly with air.
Hold for a moment and slowly exhale through your nose,
Letting go of any tension.
Now,
Breathe normally,
Feel your body begin to relax,
Your mind begin to quieten and your heart to gently open.
As you breathe,
Feel the stillness of winter settling around you,
The deep ancient silence that arrives during the longest night of the year.
This is a sacred pause,
A threshold,
A turning point.
Imagine a soft glow forming beneath your feet,
Gentle,
Supportive and luminous.
With each breath,
You feel lighter,
Your body becomes weightless as though the darkness around you has turned into a velvet cloud.
Slowly,
You begin to rise,
Up past the ceiling,
Up past the rooftops,
Into the cold,
Crisp winter night sky.
You float higher and higher,
Watching the world below shrink into a tapestry of lights.
Soon,
The air turns still and thin and you find yourself drifting into the vastness of space,
A deep cosmic darkness,
A sacred quiet,
A stillness older than history itself.
This darkness is not frightening,
It's a womb,
A place of introspection,
The inner cave where truth lives.
Feel yourself resting here,
Supported,
Safe.
This is the essence of the winter solstice.
The pause before the return,
The stillness before creation,
The moment when you meet yourself honestly.
Allow insights,
Memories or emotions to float up gently like stars.
You don't need to chase them,
Simply witness.
Far in the distance,
You notice a faint shimmer,
A soft golden light emerging at the edge of darkness.
The sun is returning,
Slowly,
The light expands,
Filling the void with warmth and subtle colour.
It touches your face,
Your hands,
Your heart.
This is renewal,
This is rebirth,
This is the promise of brighter days.
With each breath,
Imagine the light pouring into you,
Clearing old patterns,
Releasing outdated fears,
Awakening dormant strength,
Rekindling your inner fire.
You feel yourself transforming,
Slowly,
Steadily,
Just like the lengthening days after the solstice.
You realise something profound.
Just as the earth turns towards the sun again,
You are also turning towards your own light.
And you are emerging from your own long night,
Wiser,
Braver,
Clearer.
You are not who you were,
You are becoming.
Take a moment to honour everything you have survived,
Healed,
Shed and learned this year.
Now,
As you rest in this radiance,
Repeat these affirmations,
Either out loud or silently,
Letting each one resonate deep within you.
I honour the darkness as my teacher.
I welcome the return of the light.
I release what no longer aligns with who I'm becoming.
I trust the timing of my transformation.
I allow old patterns to fall away gently.
I choose emotional safety and inner peace.
I am worthy of renewal.
My inner light grows stronger each day.
I am grounded in clarity and truth.
Stillness restores me.
I embrace the lessons of my past.
I am becoming someone I am proud of.
I move forward with courage and intention.
I let go of what drains me.
I allow nourishing connections into my life.
I am guided by the light,
Even in darkness.
Hope returns to me,
Softly and steadily.
I trust myself to make the right choices.
I honour my growth.
I step into the light of who I am becoming.
Imagine the golden light wrapping around you like a warm,
Radiant cocoon.
Slowly,
You begin descending down through the atmosphere,
Through the winter sky,
Back towards the earth.
You gently return to the room where you began,
But lighter,
Clearer,
Renewed.
Take one final breath through your nose and fill your belly with air.
And feel yourself fully here,
Present,
Aware,
Becoming.
Carry the light,
The renewal and the affirmations with you into the coming days and months.
You have returned,
Refreshed,
Renewed and aligned with the light.
