Welcome to a new beginning, a new dawn for it is the Winter Solstice, the time where the solar cycle begins anew again. In this shortest and darkest day, when the sun angle is at it’s lowest, the sun seems to shine with a new luster and vigor. And so the Sun-God has been reborn this sunrise out of the darkness from the longest night just as the universe was created – when within the deep vast darkness of the void a universe was born in a brilliant big bang flash of light.
Being the perfect time to reflect on the year passed, digest its lessons then let it go with love in favor of the new energies of the new solar year. I’ve spent part of my day meditating on the sun and reflecting upon what has been a very big year. Last winter solstice I was doing a similar ceremony, but at that time preparing for a major surgery scheduled for Jan 30 to repair a very dangerous aneurysm as well as the subsequent damage it did to my heart. 2017 to say the least was a year of transformation, but through the journey of healing the physical and energy bodies (which are taking longer) renewed health and sense of purpose have emerged. According to all my doctors, my survival from this experience is such an unlikely miracle I would not be surprised if the Cardio-Thoracic staff of Vassar Brothers Medical Center is still mentioning my name. But because I am still here I am here to make a difference and the miracles in my life and all of our lives have only just begun.
2018 Is a universal 11 Year in numerology. The meaning of 11 is simple. Eleven=Elevate. This is a big year for ascension. It is a time of both personal growth as well as collective growth. Now, within 3 days of the Winter Solstice is a great time to reflect on the past year (while staying present in the Now) and digest the lessons from the year passed and then come up with a plan and a goal for something you are going to create in the coming year that supports your ascension and spiritual growth. As long as you do not hold on to anything and are willing to allow spirit to change or alter parts of yourself that once held you back you will achieve your goals and then far more than you even expected. It’s again a year of change as the disparity in our society between the burgeoning conscious populations versus the stubbornly unconscious grows wider and more taunt the energy shakes loose leading to potentially challenging times ahead. It is a year of big transitions and the more of us who activate their spirits and live by Spirit the smoother this transition (which will in time lead to a more enlightened society) will be.
