Winter Solstice 2014
The Winter Solstice traditionally celebrates the returning of the light in the Northern Hemisphere. The short dark days of winter now begin to lengthen once again. The Christian festival also celebrates light - the light of hope coming into the world.
In the Southern Hemisphere where I'm celebrating Christmas this year I'm conscious of the extraordinary quality of the light and the warmth of high summer.
Wherever we are, the annual reminder of light coming into the world to redeem us is a message that we need to hear in our fear-filled times. Hope for a better future for all is not an empty one. There are many indications of a gradual transition towards a world of greater understanding, tolerance, compassion and co-operation.
If you want to read more about a future that looks very different from the one we constantly hear about from the media, then take a look at my most recent book, Wake Up and Hear the Thunder: Finding Hope in a Hopeless World, available from Amazon and from this website.
May your own celebrations for the season be filled with joy and love, and may we all move together in the direction of greater peace and understanding in 2015.
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