On Sunday, December 20th, 2009 we held our annual Winter Solstice Labyrinth Walk. For those of you unfamiliar with labyrinths, they are an ancient tool found across cultures and used to celebrate life, build community, walking meditation and so on. The Tigh Shee Labyrinth at our home was built in 2002, an original design conceived by Betty and Jim (and the fairies who co-habitate here with us).
Here is the brief ceremony and prayer we used for this year’s walk:
In celebration of the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, a time for regeneration and reflection, let us call upon the energy of the seven directions with the following prayer:
From the East House of Light
May wisdom dawn in us
So we may see all things in clarity
From the North House of Night
My wisdom ripen in us
So we may know all from within
Fro the West House of Transformation
May wisdom be transformed into right action
So we may do what must be done
From the South House of the Eternal Sun
May right action reap the harvest
So we may enjoy the fruits of planetary being
From the Above House of Wisdom
Where star people and ancestors gather
May blessing come to us now
From Below House of Earth
May the heartbeat of her crystal core
Bless us with harmonies to end all war
From the Center Galactic Source
Which is everywhere at once
May everything be known as the light of mutual love.
Jose Arguelles, Earth Prayers
Mother/Father God
Bless this gathering, infuse us with beneficial light and energy. May all who gather here today be a peaceful and joyful presence in their own life, radiating this into the world. We walk on this day, the winter solstice, with love in our heats. And so it is.
Blessings to all of you. Until next time…
Betty