Also called: Yule, Jul, Saturnalia, Christmas, solar/secular New Year, Winster Solstice Scientifically speaking, a solstice is either of the two events of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the equatorial plane. The name is derived from Latin sol (sun) andsistere (stand still), because at the solstice, the Sun reaches a maximum or a minimum. The…
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Yule Rituals
A Simple Solitary Yule Ritual By Scott Cunningham in “A Guide for the Solitary Practioner” Tools: The altar is adorned with evergreens such as pine, rosemary, bay, juniper and cedar, and the same can be laid to mark the Circle of Stones. Dried leaves can also be placed on the altar. The cauldron, resting on…
