12/22/2025
We gathered on this sacred night to honor a sacred pause, a turning point.
A moment where the Earth itself rests in darkness before the light begins to return. Darkness, in its truest form, is not empty.
It is fertile.
It is quiet.
It is the place where seeds rest before they grow.
Tonight, we honor the shadow—not as something to fix, judge, or banish—
But as a place of wisdom.
Shadow can be grief that hasn’t been given space. Fatigue we’ve been pushing past.
Old stories, old fears, old patterns asking to be witnessed rather than fought.
Tonight, we gathered as people from many walks of life and many paths. Some of us are rooted in long-held faith traditions, some are guided by intuition or energy, mystics, some are artists, caregivers, or seekers, and some are simply listening inward for the first time.
However you understand the sacred—through faith, nature, intuition, or quiet presence—there is room for you here.
The Stillness of the season asks you to go inward, to listen. We welcomed in the darkness with sacred Cacao medicine. Not as a sweet treat, but as a prayer. The light returns, may yours be the brightest. And, when it is not... may it be wisdom.
