With today's daily energy on December 21, 2024, the magical influences of the winter solstice and the associated monthly change of the sun into the zodiac sign of Capricorn reach us. The energy quality is therefore very special, because today the Yule festival is celebrated (true Christmas), i.e. one of the four annual sun festivals. This sun festival, the winter solstice, is always accompanied by the complete activation of winter. Ultimately, the winter solstice is the true beginning of winter. In essence, based on the heliocentric world view, the earth has reached the point on its orbit around the sun at which the northern hemisphere begins to turn more towards the sun. The exact point of the winter solstice occurred today at 10:21 a.m.
Energies of the winter solstice
In general, the winter solstice marks a major turning point, as it marks the darkest day of the year, when the day is shortest and the night is longest (less than 8 hours). The winter solstice therefore represents exactly the point at which the days slowly become brighter again and we therefore experience more daylight. Thus, after this special event, we are heading towards the return of the light (vernal equinox) and subsequently experience a return to the liveliness and activation of nature. Today is therefore extremely meaningful, because the “darkest day” of the year brings us a cleansing and, above all, clarifying energy quality that allows us to look deeply into our own being. It is not for nothing that this day was extensively celebrated by a wide variety of earlier cultures and advanced civilizations and the winter solstice was viewed as a turning point on which light is reborn.
The festival of light
The pagan Germanic tribes, for example, celebrated the Yule festival as a sun birth festival, which lasted 12 nights and stood for life itself - that is, life that slowly but surely returns. The Celts, on the other hand, fasted on December 24th due to the fact that the cosmic power of the sun returns 2 days after the winter solstice and viewed the winter solstice as a point in the change of life. At the end of the day, the winter solstice is therefore a highly magical festival that has a significant influence on the natural cycle and also on our own field. For this reason, let us celebrate today and enter the calm of winter with this energy. With that in mind, stay healthy, content and live a life in harmony. 🙂