Winter Blessings and Beauties, Day 44: The Dance of Dark and Light

 

Today, there was not only a New Moon, but also a total solar eclipse (visible in Chile and Argentina). And of course we are only a few days away from the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. This must be one of the darkest of dark nights! And yet... all these things are cyclical. 

Winter Blessings and Beauties: Day 44

The Dance of Dark and Light

The phases of the Moon, the cycles of the Sun: the Moon, Sun and Earth interact with each other in a giant cosmic dance. The dark Moon will in time become the bright Full Moon. Eclipses throw growing shadows across the Earth before eventually receding. The longest night will give way to the growing light, and in six months' time we will be on the cusp of the Summer Solstice, when the sun's strength is at its peak. It seems a world away on this dark day. But it is coming. Remember this in times of dark: the light is coming. And in the days of summer light, remember that the restful dark has a part to play in the great Cosmic Dance too. Light without dark is diminished, as is dark without light. It is the dance between the two that makes the World such a beautiful place.