Wicked Waves (Solsti Prophecy Book 2)

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Unlike the equinox, the solstice time is not easy to determine. The changes in solar declination become smaller as the Sun gets closer to its maximum/minimum declination. The days before and after the solstice, the declination speed is less than 30 arcseconds per day which is less than 1⁄ 60 of the angular size of the Sun, or the equivalent to just 2 seconds of right ascension. When you learn to explore deeply, you uncover your true power & gifts and are able to find meaning in your past failures. This is when you begin to believe in yourself again and that is when you become powerful beyond belief. Macphail, Cameron (20 December 2015). "Winter solstice 2015: Everything you need to know about the shortest day of the year". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015 . Retrieved 20 December 2015. Exton, Harold (1992). "A Fresh Analysis of Some Recent Data on Atmospheric Refraction Near the Horizon with Implications in Archaeoastronomy". Journal of History of Astronomy, Archaeoastronomy Supplement. 23 (17): S57. Bibcode: 1992JHAS...23...57E. doi: 10.1177/002182869202301707. S2CID 118484271. In the days leading up to the summer solstice, the ancient Romans celebrated Vestalia, a religious festival in honor of Vesta, goddess of the hearth. During Vestalia, married women could enter the temple of Vesta and leave offerings to the goddess in exchange for blessings for their families.

Honor and celebrate your unique journey and the inherent cycles within walking a spiritual path and living a human life as well. Whatever you choose to do to mark the end of the year, the coming of the new, and the rebirth of the light— whether pausing in quiet reflection, or celebrating with community, know that all over our planet, there are many fires burning brightly! Start by standing with your feet on the Earth. Feel your energy ground to the Earth, and feel your oneness with the Earth and All That Is. Feel the light of Archangel Sandalphon below, and your connection to the crystalline core of Gaia.Feel the light filling your spinal column, and your entire being. Give thanks for this time, and if you would like, begin to tune into any intentions, desires or goals that you’d like to focus on in the next six months of your life. A solstice is an event that occurs when the Sun appears to reach its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere. Two solstices occur annually, around June 21 and December 21. In many countries, the seasons of the year are determined by the solstices and the equinoxes. It's the time every summer when the sun reaches its highest point in our sky and each winter when it reaches it's lowest point. The changing seasons, much like the cycles of sowing and harvesting, have always been key points within the human life cycle. The continued changing of seasons also represents the corresponding stages of your inner journey. The start of winter and the start of summer each occur on a solstice. There are two solstices each year—one in December and one in June. A solstice is a moment in the year when the Sun’s apparent path in the sky is farthest north or south from Earth’s Equator. At the solstice, the tilt of Earth toward the Sun is at a maximum angle in one hemisphere and a minimum angle in the other. The word solstice comes from the Latin words sol, meaning sun, and sistere, meaning to stand still.

Astronomical Applications Department of USNO. "Earth's Seasons - Equinoxes, Solstices, Perihelion, and Aphelion" . Retrieved 2022-08-01. Strabo II.5.2., "aplaneis asteres kata parallēlōn pherontai kuklōn", "the fixed stars are borne in parallel circles" For an introduction to these topics of astronomy refer to Bowditch, Nathaniel (2002). The American Practical Navigator: an Epitome of Navigation (PDF). Bethesda, Maryland: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Chapter 15 Navigational Astronomy'. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2016 . Retrieved December 9, 2015.Meeus, Jean (1997). Mathematical astronomy morsels (1st Englished.). Richmond: Willmann-Bell, Inc. ISBN 0-943396-51-4. Equinoxes and solstices denote the beginning of a season. The spring and autumn equinoxes mark the onset of their prospective season, whereas the summer and winter solstices correspond to theirs. Solstices are especially notable, as they mark the longest and shortest days of the year. In essence, they signify how life on Earth changes in connection to the Sun and how our seasons shape our world.

When a solstice occurs, the Sun reaches its absolute highest or lowest point relative to our celestial equator. Earth’s celestial equator is the massive imaginary circle that corresponds to our actual equator. Fun fact: The word solstice means “the Sun stands still” because that is what actually seems to occur during a solstice point from our perspective on Earth. What is the winter solstice? At the Lawrence Hall of Science in California, visitors observe sunset on the day of the winter solstice using the Sunstones II. solstice". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (Fifthed.). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2015 . Retrieved December 8, 2015. Since humans began using the Sun as a timekeeper, particularly when it came to the cycle in farming, the summer solstice has been marked with varying degrees of importance.

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The equinox and solstice define the transitions between the seasons of the astronomical calendar and are a key part of the Earth's orbit around the Sun. Equinox These occur twice a year and are referred to as the 'summer solstice' and 'winter solstice'. The summer solstice, which occurs around the 21 June in the Northern Hemisphere, is the day of the year with the longest period of daylight while the winter solstice, on or around the 21 December in the Northern Hemisphere,is the day with the shortest period of daylight. Don’t pressure yourself to make changes right now or be in action in world … let the energies of new life and inspiration build slowly within you and by spring you’ll be bursting with new energy and ideas. This is the nature of things… the cycles and rhythms of personal growth and change, as you consistently nurture yourself with compassion, allowing for rest and reflection, great joy will be your harvest in 2023.

The stars move across the inner surface of the celestial sphere along the circumferences of circles in parallel planes [14] perpendicular to the Earth's axis extended indefinitely into the heavens and intersecting the celestial sphere in a celestial pole. [15] The Sun and the planets do not move in these parallel paths but along another circle, the ecliptic, whose plane is at an angle, the obliquity of the ecliptic, to the axis, bringing the Sun and planets across the paths of and in among the stars.*

Honoring The Solstice

Nordberg, Andreas (2006). Jul, disting och förkyrklig tideräkning: Kalendrar och kalendariska riter i det förkristna Norden. Acta Academiae Regiae Gustavi Adolphi (in Swedish). Vol.91. Kungl. Gustav Adolfs Akademien för svensk folkkultur. pp.120–121. ISBN 91-85352-62-4. ISSN 0065-0897. The winter solstice is the perfect time for making plans, setting intentions, and really you can think of it as the cycle of life that’s right before the birth of a new project, event, or phase of life. Honoring The Solstice And the absolute light bath of crystalline, zero-point, and cosmic light crashes onto the shores of consciousness as a result. It’s no surprise that the sun, one of the most powerful natural forces, has so much importance in human history. The history of humans honoring, worshiping and highly revering the sun spans cultures, time, and religion. Sun symbols like the compass points or the circle with a dot inside offer insight into the suns deeply spiritual meaning. Perhaps most famously, the ancient monument Stonehenge has for some time been the centre of a ritual celebration. This comes from the fact the stones are lined up to frame the rising of the Sun on the solstice, perhaps suggesting a connection to the day and as a celebration of Sun. However it isn’t clear if marking summer solstice was indeed its purpose. The stones also mark the position of sunset on the winter solstice, and so may instead indicate a place to request the return of the summer months.