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Winter Solstice Quilt’ by Karen Arends, featuring a white circular, spiraling sun at the center split into four quadrants, each with bold radiating points in burgundy, magenta, gold, and cream. The quilt is bordered by green panels and multicolored diagonal stripes, evoking warmth, light, and the return of the Sun
Winter Solstice: The Magic of Yule

By Karen Arends, Minister of Metaphysics and Master Lif...

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Celebrating Friendship with the Summer Solstice

By Kristen Roderick

“One of the deepest longings of th...

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Renewing your Four Energy Domains

By Nicole Sammut, Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant® 

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Nature Altars For The Solstice

Winter for most North Americans, is a season of short d...

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