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?

Dear friends & community,

I'm wondering how you have connected to the Ma Kali practice that was released this month in the library?

I'm inspired to share what's arising for me after spending some time with the goddess Kali and her teachings.

The divine mother first came to me in the form of Kali a few months ago, when I was processing grief in so many ways.

She guided me to the cremation ground of my heart, and asked me to spend time releasing and letting go.

This was my inspiration for sharing this practice with you, and I've continued to meditate on these teachings since.

Recently, in meditation, I found myself feeling a sense of loss for a time /place/ people that have passed -

And I was gently guided away from the sense of loss, and into the light of my heart.

There, I felt the beauty and wisdom that was gifted to me during that time from the past.

And I realized that the past wasn't the past. It was an eternal presence within me that was always there.

It was not lost, but instead integrated into my soul.

The light of the past (time / place / people) is available anytime I rest my awareness between the spaces of time.

Anytime, we can peer through time, through the cloak of grief, and into the eternal.

I hope this sharing resonates with you, and I would love to hear what Ma Kali is teaching you!

Warmly, Kristen

PS: I attached Ma Kali's Yantra, which is a point of meditation that awakens our consciousness on levels beyond the intellectual mind.