The Womb of the Dark: A Winter Solstice Transmission

“In stillness, I remember. In darkness, I am held. In the returning light, I rise.”

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🪾Happens every year around December 21st or 22nd, and marks the point when the Sun begins to return to the Northern Hemisphere. For several days before and after the solstice, the Sun seems to pause in its path across the sky, creating a sense of stillness and suspension.🪾

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The Winter Solstice arrives as the great still point of the year—the night when darkness reaches its deepest breath and the world rests in sacred suspension. This is not a moment of loss, but of remembering. The Sun bows low, the Earth grows quiet, and Spirit speaks softly beneath all things. In this holy pause, we are invited to lay down what has grown heavy, to sit with the wisdom of shadow, and to trust the ancient promise carried in the bones of creation: the light is already returning.

Across time and tradition, this night has been honored as a doorway between endings and beginnings. The ancestors understood this darkness as fertile ground—a womb where new life is seeded long before it is seen. Here, we turn inward, listening for the quiet truths that only emerge when the outer world falls silent. The Solstice teaches us that rest is not weakness, stillness is not stagnation, and darkness is not the enemy of light, but its sacred partner in the dance of becoming.

As the Sun begins its slow return, we are reminded of our own resilience. Just as the light reclaims the sky one breath at a time, so too does the soul remember its way forward. This is a time of release—of old stories, burdens, and fears that no longer serve the path ahead. What is surrendered now becomes nourishment for the cycle to come. What is honored in the dark is reborn with purpose.

The Winter Solstice whispers a truth older than words: every ending carries a beginning within it. In honoring this sacred turning, we align ourselves with the cycles of the Earth, the stars, and the unseen realms that walk beside us. May you feel held in the stillness, strengthened by the quiet, and guided by the gentle return of light. The Sun rises again—and so do you.

In Stillness…We Remember

And know this:

this is not about whether you are ready.

Readiness is a story of the mind.

This is about whether you are wired.

On December 21st, the body remembers before the mind understands. The nervous system receives a reset—a recalibration at the cellular and energetic level. What has been braced begins to soften. What has been held tight is invited to release.

Breathwork, meditation, movement, and emotional stability are not practices of striving; they are technologies of alignment. They teach the body how to feel safe enough to hold higher frequencies of light.

As we shift from the Piscean Age into the Aquarian Age, the work is no longer to escape the body, but to inhabit it fully. A regulated nervous system becomes the bridge. A steady heart becomes the portal.

You do not force this transition.

You allow your body to learn a new cycle.

You breathe yourself into coherence.

You move yourself into flow.

You feel yourself into truth.

This is how the frequency rises.

This is how alignment becomes embodied.

This is how the future enters—

through a body that is ready to receive it.

And so it is.

Solstice Candle Ritual — Centering in Gratitude & Renewal

While this ritual is deeply aligned with the energy of the Winter Solstice, it is not bound to one date. You may return to it anytime you feel called to re-center your spirit, regulate your nervous system, and root yourself in gratitude, presence, and light.

This is a ritual of remembrance—

a way to come home to yourself.

What You Will Need

• A natural candle (preferably beeswax)

• Matches or a lighter

A beeswax candle is recommended for its clean, non-toxic burn, allowing your body and breath to remain clear as you practice.

The Ritual

Step 1 — Prepare the Space

Place your candle in a quiet, relaxed environment where you will not be disturbed. Set it on a safe, even surface, free from distraction or fire hazards. You may choose to work with one candle or several—follow what feels intuitively aligned.

As you place the candle, acknowledge this moment as sacred.

Step 2 — Set Your Intention

Before lighting the flame, allow your awareness to soften inward. Ask yourself gently:

What am I grateful for in this moment?

What am I ready to release?

What energy do I wish to invite in?

Hold these intentions lightly in your heart—not forcing, not analyzing—simply allowing them to be present.

Light the candle.

Step 3 — Breath of Alignment

Inhale slowly through your nose.

Exhale gently through your mouth.

Repeat this breath four times.

As you breathe in, allow gratitude, calm, and clarity to enter your body.

As you breathe out, imagine releasing tension, doubt, fear, or heaviness.

If the mind wanders, guide it back to the breath with kindness. There is nothing to fix here—only space to feel.

Remain here as long as your body asks.

When you feel complete, you may allow the candle to burn safely to completion, or extinguish it with intention and return to it another day. Some choose to revisit this ritual daily, letting the candle slowly diminish as a symbol of release and renewal.

Closing Reflection

The more time we spend in quiet communion with the heart, and the more we attune ourselves to the natural cycles of the Earth, the lighter the soul becomes. In the darkest season, the simple flame of a candle reminds us of an eternal truth:

Light is never gone.

It is only gathering strength.

Return to this ritual whenever you need to remember.

In love! In Light!

Divinely Sah’Rah

Keeper of the Sacred Spiral of Wisdom🌀