1 Here we are, more or less halfway between Winter Solstice + Spring Equinox! (Thanks to @mirabilos I've recently learned more about the calculation of #CrossQuarter Days: it's not so straightforward!)
Anyway, for me a general idea of mid-way works- I'll make my natural observations over several days anyway, and if I have time/ energy for ritual, it will depend on work/weather!
Short video on YouTube #spectra link to follow
https://youtube.com/shorts/ktwTVim_udI?feature=share
#metenis #imbolc #pagan #animist #Alberta
I was privileged over a week or so to see this beautiful #owl ! It's not uncommon for me to see owl pellets or signs of them hunting on the snow (wing marks etc) but I don't often (not even every year) see the actual birds! This one I saw 3 times over a week or so, all the decent shots +vid from one of those times.
YouTube link here, Spectra to follow
https://youtube.com/shorts/HfGGM3w6UZ4?feature=share
Strix nebulosa ssp nebulosa (American) Great Grey Owl #birds #nature #Alberta #BorealForest #BirdGoddess #animist
3 second short video
Out with Negativity! Dragging Yule Log + Solstice Masks
#ritual #tradition #AncientWays #SeasonalRhythms #pagan #animist #Spectra #Peertube and YouTube links
https://spectra.video/w/rgGTeJ5aNa1zAdcouhRt8N
https://youtube.com/shorts/umXDjemy-V4?feature=share
1 I finally got my #WinterSolstice blog post finished..lol The blog includes some photos, 3 short videos and some blabber (similar but a bit expanded to what is in the video descriptions) with links to Spectra as well, but I will also put all the video links to YT and Spectra in this thread. #pagan #animist #Latvian #Baltic #OldWays #WinterWonderland
I talk about primal Goddesses, paper masks of light and darkness, dragging the Yule Log, etc
Here's the blog link:
https://cohanmagazine.blogspot.com/2025/01/winter-solstice-goddess-to-balance-sun.html
The one with the donkey. #animist
https://digipres.club/@ryanfb/113798640881715495
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 21 #WinterSolstice #MidWinter here #MidSummer for those on the currently sunny side of the globe!
In the North we celebrate the beginning of the slow return of #Saule #Sun but don't forget to give #Darkness its due: life, #regeneration begins in the darkness of blood, soil, womb, heart, brain! Darkness is #rest #nest Take time to repose and #reflect and appreciate the long quiet nights.
#AncientWays #pagan #animist #GoddessCulture #Latvian #Ragana #Alberta #WinterBright
See the alt text for more explanation. Also, ran out of room for # so
#pagan #Latvian #animist #GoddessCulture #OldEurope
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 19 didn't spend too much time outside yesterday (bit of shovelling, restocking wood etc) but just as I was going out in the afternoon, noticed the sun coming through the trees. Almost #WinterSolstice I walked down the road allowance beside the acreage + just a little way out on the farm following that light #Saule #Sun was playing peek-a-boo through the clouds Her power is at its lowest of the year, but her beauty is great #WinterBright #pagan #Latvian #animist #Alberta
#Ragana is the #Latvian #Baltic #Goddess of wild places, #WiseWomen (#witches ) , death and regeneration and darkness to balance the sun- the #WinterSolstice is her strongest time. These birch trees stand out against the others as we approach Solstice, making me think of this ancient embodiment of the power and cycles of #Nature
#animist
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 18 I didn't cut wood yesterday, so I went for a walk on the farm. Nippy at around -16C/3F (nowhere near record for this season) but beautiful after several days of fog #frost and #snow
#SniegaMate #SnowMother and the #FrostSpirits have been decorating for the coming #WinterSolstice Look at those #Birch trees-- middle tier- trees of #Ragana (more below)
#Latvian #animist #pagan #winter #photography #Alberta