Happy Winter Solstice 2015!

Winter Festival of Lights Celebration with Jack Frost. Photo by Michael Harold.
Winter Festival of Lights celebration featuring Jack Frost in Northern California.

The Winter Solstice is upon us in North America, the real reason for the Winter Holiday Season!  It’s characteristically cold and wet, at least on the West Coast, while the East enjoys unseasonable warm weather.

No matter what the conditions in your area, it’s a great time to reflect on the roll of the planets and the cycles of nature in our lives.  On a more personal level, it’s a time for merriment and celebrations, as well as reflection about the year that is passing, and the year ahead.