Solstice Reflections
As our Winter Solstice (& the beautiful rising of Matariki) draws ever closer - I find myself in reflection. It is one of the many gifts of the Solstice & these points in time. They are markers & guides. For many things.
We can embrace them, embodying their essence & guidance not just in relation to our outer world - But also for our inner world.
They are points in time celebrated & honoured for millennia. The essence of this is actually innate within us - However long forgotten, it is there, within.
I would say I am new to celebrating the Solstice.
Once apon a time it was just a word I had heard, not knowing much about it. Slowly but surely over the past 4 years, as I have reconnected with the sacred part of myself & reoriented myself around time - And well, it has of course become more & more prominent in my life & daily living.
I feel in general I have a deeper connection with the sun. It is no longer just something that feels nice & a wish for a sunny day lol
It first came as a practice each morning at sunrise (not always on sunrise - but when I would first see the sun or greet the day) Sinking into gratitude & the pure potential that each new day holds.
It helped me gain a new orientation, deepen my gratitude practice, awaken my sense of potential & of course connect to the energy of the sun. The energy that it holds, as well further awaken me to the powerful force that is the beauty of nature.
Sunrise 14/06/2025 7.08am
This is thismornings Sunrise. It is stunning. I am mostly up to see the sunrise these days.
My drive to heal, called me to connect with nature, which called me to connect with the sunrise.
It inadvertantly also changed how I live my days - Meaning, getting up earlier.
In the beginning I was not always up early, but now more often than not - I am.
I realise amongst all the other things that the surise holds, it is also sacred.
The time before the day begins.
Perhaps likening it to the unmanifest. The unseen. A time that preceeds the awareness of the potential of the day as the sun rises.
Interestingly within this time - I recreated myself - then bought it into manifest with practices connected to the sun.
Well this is not quite going where I thought it would, but lets go with it!
Solar Plexus - Our Power - The Sun
In connecting to & creating my practices in relation to the rising (& Setting) of the sun each day - I was: Connecting with the Sacred part of myself & connecting with Sacred World.
I didn't quite know I was doing that at the time.
It came from a need. Perhaps also an innate connection I did not recognise at the time....?
I needed a life line. I needed renewal. I needed presence. I needed connection & I needed to know who I was.
And it came with the rising of the sun & in time - The sacred time before it.
When I breath into this knowledge & the beauty of it before me right now - I feel a vibrant energy within.
What I see & know now; on reflection, is that this was an awakening of my sacred nature. It was me moving into alignment with life/nature. Her innate rhythms, that I am innately connected to.
We have a rhythm within us you know - That is actually connected to the sun. It is called our Circadian Rhythm - Essentially its our innate "body clock".
In so many ways - We are innately connected to & can be guided by the sun.
Even within our energy centres/Chakra's - There is alignment with the sun/Solar - Solar Plexus.
This is our centre of power amongst many other things.
Perhaps connecting to the movement of the sun is part of our emPOWERment?
I know for me - Now that I really look at it; it sure was.
Choosing all those mornings to get up & "do me" in any which way it looked - but guided by the rising of the sun......Was a practice more powerful that I really realised at the time!
This is, of course available to us all.
Reflections
So given the Solstice's are two points in time each year - One in summer, which is our longest day & one in winter which is our shortest day - They then become two markers or orient ourselves around - From a broader, higher perspective.
Last summer solstice I feel I had the most alignment I had ever felt & in this way - Now, with the upcoming winter solstice - it has naturally called me to reflect on what has unfolded since then.
This is the beauty of & the natural unfolding of life when we connect to these "life pointers" - That we have innate connection to - It opens us up to the natural pathways of healing, learning, growing.
It now feels incredibly natural for me to reflect at this time, over the broader patterns & lessons that have unfolded over the last 6months.
It does also now seem natural during/after the Solstice to sit in planning. Plant seeds over the Winter that will come to flourish in spring/summer....
This is the natural guidance & flow that we can all connect into - In our own ways.
First with curiosity.
What may you lean into this Winter Solstice?
As we plant seeds - We awaken potential.
Peace & blessings my friend,
Millisa xo
