Gabriel
Guardian of Winter

Gabriel is the Guardian of Winter. Gabriel is also the archangel associated with 'vision'. He came to Mary to tell her that she would bear a child, the son of God, yet looking beyond the message, we realize he is sharing with her a vision of a role she will play in the Universe. Winter, therefore, is a time when the vision of our life will be revealed, if the necessary preparations have been made during the Fall Season.

During Winter, nature turns inward, and allows itself time to rest after the year's harvest. This reflects to us a time to be quiet, reflective, and allowing of new definition and revelation to come into our lives. After the releasing and purifying aspects of the Fall Season, Winter is a gentle peace which draws us inward, and reminds us tend to the inner-self for renewal. Perhaps the greatest gift you can bestow upon yourself during this season is the opportunity to look inward and allow a new expression of yourself, through thoughts, emotions, and desires, to take hold.

This is very appropriate after the Fall Season with its releasing and purifying qualities. The releasing and purification has created room for new expansion in our life. The Fall Season brings in a lot of new, usually in the material/physical world. This newness is given the chance of further refinement during the Winter as we spend time inside, both in the physical realm and in the mental/emotional and spiritual realms.

For instance, some people may find that they are not as judging or controlling as they once were. Perhaps, someone has come into their life who is teaching them to be more open and flexible. Or, maybe someone has quit a habit (cigarettes, perhaps), and now is challenged to find new ways to keep themselves occupied. These are just a few examples of what people may be experiencing at this time.

Winter is a time of realizing inner desires, and beginning the slow and steady process to anchor them into the physical. It is a time of 'vision' of where we are going, yet not necessarily how we will get there.

January 6th is Epiphany, a yearly festival celebrated in the past by Eastern and Orthodox Christianity. It is designated as the time of the revealing of Jesus as Christ of the Gentiles to the Wise Men. Symbolically, Epiphany brings us to a point of revelation of the Inner Light we can birth as we rededicate ourselves to the One True Light.

From December 26th through Epiphany is a good time for rededication through an inner cleansing and/or inner reflection by meditation. This energetic time of transformation may have led to the 'New Year's Resolutions' which people are sometimes eager to make and eager to break. With the appropriate approach, the resolution can become a way of being within that time frame from December 26th - January 6th due to the extra assistance the Universe provides. Generally, it is much easier to go with the flow than against it. Anyone wishing to join in on a period of renewal during that time, please e-mail me for details.

Hanukkah, which means rededication, also reflects this transformation process to us. For those of the Jewish faith, it is a time of rededication to their beliefs and practices. As well, it is a celebration of Light, as symbolized by the lighting of the menorah.

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