Shake a dead tree as much as you like — you won’t get any fruit from it… but that is not about today. Under the Full Moon of the Oak, we are not only closing the year and releasing its results and lessons. We are also feeding, with the “blood of our heart,” the wondrous fruits that will ripen into generous gifts for us during the Yule celebrations. The Magical
The December Full Moon stands close to Yule, a time when the very fabric of the world grows thinner and light and darkness meet at the threshold between the old year and the new. During this period, the ancient mythical battle between the Holly King and the Oak King unfolds again, an eternal dance of changing seasons where one cycle completes its journey and makes way for the next. The
Oh my, what a twisted, whirlwind kind of day awaits us! It instantly brings to mind the saying: approach the situation correctly — not “I’m doomed,” but “life is improving in mysterious ways.” Today the Magical Door opens through the ability not only to withstand the avalanche of tasks and complications, but to notice the hidden paths and possibilities woven into it all. At times it may feel as if
Although Yule is still ahead and the dark time reigns in full force, the rising light of the approaching Full Moon is beginning to illuminate our path more clearly, gifting us a bright sense of the Sun’s soon-to-come rebirth. We’re already looking toward tomorrow with more joy and hope, slowly emerging from the depths of shadowed waters and nurturing that delightful, tingling anticipation of the coming celebration. Our desires now