Winter Season
Honoring the shifting seasons allows us to receive the full medicine of change and creates room for prosperity as we detach from what no longer serves us when we are willing to transform alongside the earth.
Winter is the darkest, coldest time of year. The trees are bare, reminding us of the stark, bare beauty of things. Snow on the ground dampens the speed and sound of the everyday hustle of life.
There is a special stillness in winter. Everything seems dead & frozen, but life is quietly unfolding deep in the darkness. Nature seems to be at rest and this rest replenishes.
In late winter we begin to see the very first signs of spring. The trees begin to bud, crocuses begin poking up their heads. The ground may still be covered in snow but there’s a freshness in the air, a soft humming in the Earth … deep underground life is stirring.
The energy of winter is deep and potent. With rest, there is work going on, but inside- energy is collected and held in reserve. This deeply nourishing time gives us the needed energy, vision, and purpose with which to emerge into spring- a season of growth, renewal of spirit, and fresh starts. During this time of stillness we can turn inward. We can rest. We can connect to our inner being, befriend the darkness within us. Just as the seeds are beginning their metamorphosis deep in the earth so are we. We can birth new possibilities. Winter is a time of new beginnings. Soon we will begin to reawaken & we’ll begin looking forward to the projects & plans we’ll bring to fruition over the growing months to come.
Winter teaches us that the only way to fully enjoy the powers of the season is to surrender to it and learn from what it has to offer us.
Questions to ask yourself:
How I rest and renew myself?
How can I realign my life with my true self?
What shadows in myself do I need to explore to live fully?
Winter Themes
• Rest • Dreaming • Exploring your shadows • New hopes & ideas • Reaching the end & fresh beginnings • Tiny buds of new life stirring deep within • Being tested in order to grow
this is beautiful. I’ve always thought of winter as a dead time but I’m learning to appreciate the renewal that is actually happening. 😍