So it's over for another year - the hype, the stress, the need to outdo each other in gift-giving. There are things that I don't really like about this time of the year, and all of it has to do with the commercials and reports of how well the retail business fared. In all other respects I love it. I love the lights, the holly and pine boughs, I love the trees decked out with stars and shining balls. I the well-wishing - which in itself creates, at least for a short time, a feeling of peace on Earth, goodwill towards all. I love the food, gathering of friends and family, and the way each culture seems to have a festival of lights and blessings during the coldest and darkest time of the year.
And now it's over. All trappings have been stripped, leaving blank spaces and empty walls. It's time to start thinking of the next Sabbat, Imbolc, and watch the Wheel of the Year turn again. All is made clean for the new energies to start stirring as the altars are reset to welcome the Maiden Goddess.
From the beginning, it has been my practice to honour Brid (Brigid) during this time, and indeed, I shall have an altar for her. But for some reason, I am drawn to set up an altar for Quan Yin, to open a gateway for a flow of compassion, understanding and health. Already it's stirring in me, this inspiration for a ritual, and I shall slowly begin to put it into effect this week.
May She, the Lady of Compassion, bless you abundantly!
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