Yule
Yule is the celebration of the Light, of the sun and of the son. It is the longest night of the year, but in the very moment of the triumph of the Dark, the Light returns. It is the essential truth and contradiction – in the moment of greatest triumph lie the seeds of defeat. The sun returns. In mythology, this is also the time when the Mother gives birth to the son of light – no subtlety here with regard to the Christian mythos. In some traditions, this is where the Holly King and the Oak King battle and the Holly King (the winter tree) is doomed to be defeated. Yule is a time of great celebration – the sun and light/life will return once again! Almost all symbols and actions associated with Yule and the Christian Christmas come from the Norse and are related to light, evergreen and life.
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Crossroads Tabernacle Church is pleased to announce that Principal Clergy and Founding High Priest Robert Keefer has been appointed to serve on the Michigan Department of Corrections Chaplain’s Advisory Council. This is the first time that Wiccan clergy has been appointed to this position in the state. For his two-year term, Robert will meet with clergy from other faiths and lend his expertise in Wiccan spirituality to advise the Department of Corrections on requests made by inmates and staff, work to ensure equal access to materials and worship space as appropriate for all Pagan and other Earth-Based religions, as well as make it possible for other Pagans to volunteer as faith group leaders in Michigan’s correctional facilities. As a part of the global Aquarian Tabernacle Church, Crossroads is dedicated to providing the religous infrastructure that is taken for granted by other mainstream faiths, but too often lacking in our own. Crossroads Tabernacle Church would like to thank all of those in the Pagan community who support their efforts to serve Wiccans and other Pagans from all walks of life, both in and out of ritual space. |
