#WinterSolsticeChallenge

The Earth Mother is on a 365 1/4 Day cycle, know as a "Year." The Solstice and Equinoxes are the points were changes in the cycle occur. They are ideal times for getting into with the Earth Mother.

One way to align ourselves the Earth Mother is through Fasting. Fasting is more than just abstaining from eating for health benefits, it is all so a form of offering. We are giving back to the Earth Mother by not consuming any of her food. It is a crime against nature to consume more food than you produce. In this age where so few people grow their own food, it is more meaningful to fast than ever.

It is important to properly enter and exit your fast with eating fruits, so you don't get sick or have severe cravings. While you are fasting, you should also invoke the Ancestresses and Ancestors as well as the Goddesses and Gods, through Ritual Song, Ritual Dance, Ritual Prayer, Alter Communication, etc. You will be at a heightened Spirtual state, and will be able to see or hear things you normally wouldn't.

The Winter Solstice in particular is the basis of the European/Christian Christmas, the Jewish Hanukkah, and the Black Amerikkkan Kwanzaa. In Ancient Kamit, there was a 12 Day Festival around the Winter Solstice, which was in honor of the birth of Heru. You may have heard of it as "The 12 Days of Christmas." Let this Winter Solstice be the year we restore balance with the Earth Mother, and return to our Ancestral Traditions.

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