Welcome to Season 5 of Between the Worlds, in this episode we go deep into Winter Solstice, otherwise known as Yule, the witches’ celebration of the darkness. Winter Solstice is the holiday where the new and old meet. It’s both the holiday of the Ancient Crone, and the holiday that celebrates the conception and the birth of the divine child, the rebirth of the sun.We’ll be talking about the astrology of the season, the mytho-poetics of the Yule, tarot correspondences, and rituals you can do to make sure your longest night a magical one.Join us! To find out more about our workshops either scroll down or visit our website. www.betweentheworldspodcast.com/shopTo register for Amanda's Solstice ritual, go to: https://bit.ly/3yxy9gqTo leave a review of the podcast on iTunes, open your Apple Podcasts APP and scroll down to the comments. Or you can try to click this link (sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't depending on your set up).Find us on Instagram at:Podcast: @BetweentheworldspodcastAmanda: @OracleofLACarolyn: @CarolynPennypackerRiggs REFERENCES FOR THIS EPISODE:H. Byron Ballard, a pagan book about the Wheel of the Year, “Seasons of a Magical Life.”Demetra George on “Planetary Joys,” https://demetra-george.com/blog/planetary-joy-moon-third-house/Tai Gooden, a great resource on the Yule holiday meaning. "The curious past and present day importance of Yule", https://nerdist.com/article/yule-curious-past-and-present-day-importance/Marie Howe, "What the Living Do" – the poem from the episode.Mark Snyder on Monarch Butterfly Migration. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/18/monarch-butterflies-california-migration-begins-hope-big-numbers/5864309001/Acyuta-bhava Das at Nightlight Astrology is a great resource on the meaning of the solstices in astrology. https://nightlightastrology.com/Joanna Macy and  Molly Young Brown, "Coming Back to Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World." For their work on Positive Disintegration and the ecological crisis.Starhawk's book, "The Spiral Dance," is the source for the Solstice chant Amanda used in the episode. This chant is from the work of the Reclaiming Collective. The chant goes: "_ is lost to the night.  _ is lost to the night... to fall and rise again....to die and be reborn. What more must we lose to the night? ... The light was born, And the light has died. I surrender this year to the night." (If you like this chant we highly recommend grabbing a copy of this book. *********************************GREAT WITCHY GIFTS:  OUR BTW WORKSHOPS  Between the Worlds workshops are available for download and make great gifts. We’ve got Candle Magick, we’ve got Empress Love Magick, we’ve got Ace of Swords protection magick and more. CLICK THIS LINK TO SHOPYou can also get your favorite witch a yearly subscription to our coven -- the gift that keeps on giving throughout the year, where you get workshops, monthly tarot studio classes, and lots of other goodies for a super reasonable price.Become a Between the Worlds Weird Circle Subscriber, click here. **********************************Learn More About Your Host Amanda Yates Garcia, & Buy Her BookTo sign up for Amanda's Solstice Ritual on 12/21/21 7pm PST or find out more CLICK HERE.To order Amanda's book, "Initiated: Memoir of a Witch" CLICK HERE.To sign up for Amanda's newsletter, CLICK HERE.Amanda's InstagramAmanda's FacebookTo book an appointment with Amanda go to www.oracleoflosangeles.com **********************************MIND YOUR PRACTICE PODCASTMind Your Practice - Carolyn's  podcast with arts consultant and author of Make Your Art No Matter What, Beth Pickens - is geared towards artists and writers looking for strategies and support to build their projects and practices (plus loving pep talks).There’s even a club - “Homework Club” - which offers creative people support and strategies for keeping their projects and practices a priority with monthly webinars, worksheets, live QnA’s, optional accountability pods, and A