Celebrating the Darkness of Winter Solstice | Rewrite The Mother Code
This special solo episode with Dr. Gertrude unpacks the winter solstice with ways to honor the dark and seasonally inspired rituals of rest and dreaming.
This special solo episode with Dr. Gertrude unpacks the winter solstice with ways to honor the dark and seasonally inspired rituals of rest and dreaming.
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Episode Outline:
03:07 The darkness of winter solstice
09:31 The Solstice’s Feminine power
13:49 Dark goddess: life, death, rebirth
17:09 Kali, Morrígan, Persephone, and Ereshkigal
22:12 Working with winter
28:37 What are my metrics for success?
32:33 Interplay of light and dark
This special solo episode with Dr. Gertrude welcomes the upcoming winter solstice. Instead of fearing or avoiding the darker months ahead, Dr. Gertrude shares ways to embrace, learn from, and even look forward to this darker part of the year.
Dr. Gertrude examines the solstice's inherent feminine power. Just as the womb nurtures, so do the dark months. These metaphors add layers of meaning to the winter as a time of deep introspection and an understanding that the lyrical mystery of the darkness is simple to embrace.
The wisdom of the dark goddess is present across cultures, such as Kali, Morrígan, Persephone, and Ereshkigal, each symbolizing states of life, death, rebirth, and magic. Their archetypal energies are available to tap into at all times.
Though it is easy to become swept up in the busyness of the holiday season, Dr. Gertrude reminds us to balance rest with activity. The longest night of the year ushers in a time to consider the year’s harvest, what’s worked and what hasn’t, rest, pause, and take stock of all we have accomplished. From this rested state, we can more clearly locate our dreams and consider our metrics for success.
Dr. Gertrude concludes by encouraging listeners to sit and be still with the darkness. Meditate, let your intentions include excavating the dreams of your unconscious, honor the solstice, journal, listen in, and most importantly, rest.
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Resources Referenced:
Waking Up To The Dark by Clark Strand https://www.monkfishpublishing.com/products-page-2/environmentalism/waking-up-to-the-dark/
Irish Pagan School https://irishpaganschool.com/
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About Dr. Gertrude Lyons:
Through her career as a professional life coach, Dr. Gertrude Lyons has become a national mothering revolutionary. Join Gertrude as she confronts the myths surrounding mothering, and challenges the very notion of what it means to be a mother. Expect conversations that question your preconceived beliefs, and ask you to lean into topics that will tap into the powerful femininity within you. Be prepared to show up, hold space, and be mothered in a way you’ve never been before, but have always needed.