Visionary Night

Blessed Yule and Happy Holidays everyone!  I will be spending the holidays with my family for the first time since 2007, so I will only be posting a visualization this month.  I hope you all have a wonderful and love-filled holiday season. Yule is the winter solstice, and it celebrates the return of the sun.  The winter solstice is the longest night of the year.  After Yule, the days become gradually longer until the summer solstice, which is the longest day of the year.  For me, Yule is also my anniversary of going on this spiritual journey that I originally embarked upon 14 years ago.  Coincidentally or not, my last name, Juhl, is the Danish spelling of the word, Yule.  I was actually born with this name.  I don't have/use a magickal name. For me, Yule goes way beyond the return of the sun.  It's about committing to the path of Light again and allowing the Light to grow ever stronger, so it can change the world for the better.  I b...

Something that really resonates for me this time of year is honoring the ancestors, whether they're related by blood or they're your spiritual ancestors.  I created this visualization as a way to access your ancestral wisdom. Preparation: I would suggest that you record yourself reading this visualization and if you're really good with technology, you can superimpose the recording of this visualization over some shamanic drumming.  I usually just close my eyes and allow the words to paint a picture in my mind.  Although, I've had a lot of practice putting myself in trance states, so it's fairly easy for me.  Do whatever you feel most comfortable with.  Prior to starting the visualization, sit or lay down and take slow deep breaths until you're relaxed, grounded and centered. The visualization: You're standing in the center of a crossroads, four paths lay at your feet, but they are obscured by mist.  The mist parts in the East, revealing a road ascendi...