strong>A Favorite Solstice Ritual By Flash Silvermoon @ Moonhaven Flash Silvermoon shares her thoughts for the Winter Solstice. Along with jumping over the fire to affirm one's new path, which is a wonderful tried and true ritual, I have created a fun and third eye opening ritual for Yule. Tell all who come to your circle to bring a wrapped gift of something that they want to pass on. It needn't be new but it can be and not too expensive... just something you want to pass on. These gifts are placed in a box or sack in the center of the group. The woman who begins has the Priestess or group member place a lovely blindfold over her eyes and then she reaches into the sack and lets the gift pick her. At this point she uses psychometry (a form of object reading where the diviner tunes into the object and gets impressions re the gift or giver) to divine the message from the gift etc. After she does this, the woman who placed the gift in the bag removes the blindfold giving her a kiss and a sip of Mead or other drink in the Chalice Then the "giver" dons the blindfold aided by the gifted after explaining something about the gift. This exercise continues til all the gifts are gotten from the bag. Whoever hosts the circle might want to always have a few extra gifts in case someone comes empty handed. In my Circles this has always been a favorite Holy Day Ritual as the Yule logs burn warm into the Longest Night and we welcome the return of the SUN full of Holy Day cheer and renewed hope and inspiration. THIS YEAR WE ASK ESPECIALLY FOR PEACE TO EMBRACE THE PLANET FOR ALL PLEASE JOIN US WHERE EVERE YOU ARE > Blessed Be Flash Silvermoon * The Wise Woman's Tarot - http://flashsilvermoon.com * * What The Animals Tell me - http://internetvoicesradio.com/Arch-FlashSilvermoon.htm *