Winter is characterised by short cold days and long dark nights. Growing has stopped and the harvest is over. Animals bulked up by Autmn’s feast retreat, hibernate and live off what has been stored. A quietness and stillness descend upon the land. Seeds beneath the ground wait quietly for Spring’s call to grow again.
Winter is the most Yin time of year. Yin is dark, wet, slow and quiet. It recedes and receives. It is a time of rest which allows for repair and replenishment. It is a necessary balance to Summer’s extreme Yang activity of growing and expanding, its brightness, heat, and frenetic activity. Yang spends and Yin restores. Each needs the other to do its job.
I wish you all a wonderful season of celebrating. May 2019 bring health and abundance, joy and peace.