The winter solstice is the embrace of the sacred feminine, the cosmic womb, the immaculate heart.

This beautiful portrait of the divine feminine by @rattlesnakesandrainbows expresses EXACTLY how I feel at this time of year.

The artist describes the mother goddess as the “doorway to life, and the portal through which spirit is brought into form.”

Now is the time for deep inner listening as we reflect on this spiritual truth.

Deep inner listening requires Soma, the nectar of grace that we receive from meditation and inner quietude.

When we turn our awareness away from the noise, distractions and cravings of the world - there is grace.

This grace guides us into a knowing beyond the mind. Into the light of our inner sun (the christos).

This light is our spirit, a small golden seed in the background of our awareness, ready to be born.

Our inner light helps us reflect on what is essential, and allows the warmth and joy of our hearts to be reborn and renewed.

This is the gift of all gifts.

Because we know life is hard, and we can forget about what is true and essential. We can forget our light, and to nourish our light.

Each year, we reenact this mystery inside of ourselves. The sacred pause, the pregnancy, the birth of renewed light.

When you pause and listen today, what inner knowing do you receive?