A Winter Solstice Story
Opening with the Avalonian Free State Choir singing “Carol of the Bells” (originally a Ukrainian folk song called “Shchedryk” about a swallow proclaiming spring), Sarah shares the story of the Dear Mother - the deer who carries the sun in her antlers on the longest night.
In this episode:
Shaking off stress like a bell - this is winter stillness time
The origin of “Carol of the Bells” (Ukrainian folk chant, Generous Day, January 13th)
Walking spirals with children and candles
Rudolf Steiner on gods sleeping in minerals, dreaming in plants, waking in animals
THE STORY: The Dear Mother who flies across the night sky carrying the weakened sun in her antlers, restoring its strength on the longest night
“Winter is not a time for doing. Winter is a time for being.”
A story for the returning sun, for remembering the sacred feminine, for deep stillness and genuine joy.
Music: Queen Space Baroque Ritual Door
Avalonian Free State Choir - “Carol of the Bells”
