december WINTER SOLSTICE
A Solar Planetary ALIGNMENT
of the Sun and Earth
The Longest Period of Darkness — The Longest *DAY for Whole Earth
OM
Dec 21, 2025 — THE SUN ENTERS CAPRICORN
7:03 AM PST / 10:03 AM EST / 3:03 PM GMT / UTC
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THE SUPERNAL LIGHT pours through CAPRICORN
"Does it mean anything to you when I say that the ceremonial ritual of the daily life of Sanat Kumara [God] implemented by music and sound and carried on the waves of colour which break upon the shores of the three worlds of human evolution, reveal—in the clearest notes and tones and shades—the deepest secret behind His purpose? It scarcely makes sense to you and is dismissed as a piece of symbolic writing, used by me in order to convey the unconveyable. Yet I am not here writing in symbols, but am making an exact statement of fact. As beauty in any of its greater forms breaks upon the human consciousness, a dim sense is thereby conveyed of the ritual of Sanat Kumara's daily living. More I cannot say." (R&I, 246/7)
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OPENING MEDITATION
∆ In the stillness of the Soul, envision a brilliant Light composed of myriads of Souls standing in resonance with “the great potency of the inner Groups” — in whose center stands the Lord of Love, the planetary Christ.
Light a Light unto Him — Earth’s ordained representative, transmitting the Fire of Divine Love of the Solar Logos. Sounding the sacred Word, OM, come closer to the Exalted One, the Blessed One standing before us.
Be now held in the loving, uplifting embrace of His Holy Presence … generating a Christic field for all Souls herein gathered.
We, Conscious serving Groups, are living conduits for the greater Light, Love and Life flowing through the Soul of Humanity as the Solar Logos makes contact with His Center, Earth, "opening the Way."
Let us now hold in mind the meaning of the Advent of the Light … embracing the coming Light of the Solar Lord of Love making contact in planetary alignment on this Solstice Day — pouring Universal Love through His creation to and through the Earth and all life upon it … stimulating the Life of the Lord of the World … the Christ and spiritual Hierarchy … all Humanity … the light in every living thing — the Light of Life Itself.
Sounding the sacred Word OM, moving through the unmanifest and manifest worlds … we awaken to a New Day.
The Sun entering Capricorn on Solstice Day brings “Supernal Light” … streaming through the Universe. Symbolized by a rising Sun, we enter into the Breath of Spirit streaming through the Solar System … all its Planets and lives therein — the Centers of His radiant Body ... and Ours — to and through All where on earth we live.
In our conscious awareness, let us be with the energy of the Light of Capricorn — the Supernal Light of 7-Ray energies flowing through our solar system … contacting conscious Souls as we move more deeply into the sacred Silence— renewing Light entering the world … Solstice …. standing still. OM
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Paths of Light in the DarknesS
*Deep is the Stillness, Deep is the Darkness,
We call to the Light to Come through the Silence
Deep is the Stillness,
Deep is the Love rising with the Light of the Planetary Lord,
Deep is the Stillness, deep is the Darkness,
Making oblations of all we have Lost
and all we shall Gain.
Deep is the Stillness found through the Silence.
Diamonds rising through the Souls of all form,
Rising in the Light of Love
Whence Life Itself is Born.
On this Day of the Longest Night ~
*Everything is Holy Now.
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“LO, I am with you all the days,
even unto the end of the world”
“Christ guarantees for us the reality of the inner significance and the true spiritual basis of all that is and ever shall be.
Out of the relation of light and dark that which is invisible emerges into visibility, and we can see and know.
Christ, as the Light of the World, revealed that reality.
Out of the darkness of time God spoke, and the Fatherhood of Deity was revealed.”
(Esoteric Psychology-I, 285/6)
Contemplate in the silence of purity
I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
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Contemplate
— THE WINTER SOLSTICE is the esoteric cause of CHRISTMAS —
As the Cosmic CHRIST releases New Light into the World,
COSMIC Gift Waves of supernal light wash over the Earth,
giving birth to the “New.”
The Will of God initiates a new cycle through Earth’s Centers
brushing Earth’s mountains, seas, planes and valleys with Beauty.
A Solar stillness descends,
flooding every Moment of NOW.
In this renewing LIGHT We are Born anew.
OM
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Nicholas Roerich
SIRIUs~
Star of the cosmic christ
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“Star of Wonder, Star of Night,
Star with Royal Beauty, bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to Thy perfect Light.”
— let us CONTEMPLATE —
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As the Sun rises, the Light in you rises
(silent)
The sign of Christmas is a Star, a Light in the Darkness.
See it not outside yourself but shining in the Heaven within …
~ In the Heart of Hearts that Knows the Self as One.
The Light of this Star circulates round the world,
Cosmic Love streaming … infusing …
… lifting Humanity … and
All who are sensitive to It’s call, attuning to hear.
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~ Let There Be Peace on Earth ~
"Let the Forces of Light bring illumination to mankind.
Let the Spirit of Peace be spread abroad.
May people of goodwill everywhere meet in a spirit of cooperation.
May forgiveness on the part of all humanity be the keynote at this time.
Let power attend the efforts of the Great Ones.
So let it be, and help us to do our part." —
OM (silent)
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SOUNDING THE GREAT INVOCATION to MUSIC
"LET US BE" in "SOLSTICE" THESE NIGHTS and DAYS …
Spreading far across the Holy Days of Darkness … and of Light.
Sacred is the Light from the Heart of the Sun,
Sacred is the Quiet instilling the Earth.
In this season of "Long” nights (in the far northern hemisphere) and days (southern hemisphere), Earth orbits nearest to its parent, the Sun ... receiving auric emanations of beneficence.
Our conscious love offerings — our conscious intentions — our unified resonance With the One Life and Great Ones blessing this Day, the Earth and we with it, are born anew in the renewing Light of the Sun … bringing all into Oneness
EVOCATION
In this "closeness", the pathway of Solar Light flows through all forms … Touching the untouched — Healing the unhealed … Moving, lifting all life.
Alleluia
Alleluia
Alleluia
OM
(Sounded from the Silent Center)
(Prose above *Everything is Holy Now” — Adapted from Peter Mayer's song, The Longest Night
EDITED today (12-21-2025):
The beauty and peace of this Day resounds in quietude, stillness and silence.
Opportunity to stay immersed in the beauteous energy field created from doing the meditation rituals for this day came by way of immersion in writing, editing and reorganizing the flow of the ritual for the Winter Solstice (tab) on the website. Because it refers to our journey, I have included it here as follows.
“As we open to the Angelic wonder and “Joy characteristic of this Solar system,” our world is magically enlivened. It is a magic wrought from the wonders of contemplating the world of the Soul that lives in accord with the Laws and Principles of the Universe, the greatest of these, “The Law of Love” that is the Consciousness of the Universe.
These weeks of disciplined, inner Mountain ascents in consciousness has begun to reach an inner peak within us as Solstice arrives, thence the rarified fourth Mountain — a realm of vibration where the Great Ones abide. In parallel, we are enriched by the spiritually religious and universal foundation of the arriving Christmas Eve Night and Day entered into through an immersion in esoteric Teachings that stand powerfully and magically behind it all.
Our aim has always been to arrive at a fuller understanding and experience of the affirming life of the Soul Whose light, love and life abides in higher realms than those here on earth. And yet, due to our daily contacts of alignment, what is on-high penetrates the planes of Earth through each of us — through our conscious participation — and our invocatory “demand”. Thus is one goal of this season made manifest.
The spiritual Hierarchy, One Soul of souls — one Heart of hearts, is an outpost for the Love of the Solar Logos to manifest fully through the “system” here on Earth. For Earth to be “made” outwardly sacred as it already Is inwardly, Humanity has a crucial role to play in this fulfillment. It really is up to us to manifest fulfillment — to be so fully engaged in the process of divinity that we “move mountains.” It may make us wonder enough to ask the Solar Logos — how are we doing? Would the answer be a shudder or a thrill?
For us on this conscious journey, we are working esoterically. We are reaching high. Through our meditations and practices, we are laying down frameworks, we are establishing higher-calling patterns. Who knows yet what will emerge from having done so. For us then, the answer is a “thrill.” Let us stay a little longer in the energetic thrill of the Soul.
In a few days, the “12 Days of Christmas” ritual will begin, laying down a divine blueprint for aspiring Humanity — the Divine Pilgrim Who Walks the Way of Life. — The superior LIGHTS of the Constellations is a spiritual practice that embodies the Christ-Mass on a much higher octave — impressing upon the personality, the Soul-in-form and group life, a divine pattern of the “Glory of the One Life.” The all-encompassing Season of Christmas comes alive in the Heavens!
When brought to Earth through us, our relationship with time and space makes subtle, profound shifts in our awareness as we adjust the psyche, escaping the known linear time of Chronos for the multi timeless dimensional worlds of Kairos. When in timeless dimension, we experience a fullness of time — such that the entire Christ-Mass season of 12 Days are experienced in a higher octave— each day of Kairos is a month in Chronos time — 365 days “in time.
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As we enter the life-giving Centre, the Spirit of Peace shines upon our Way, making “the life of every day a divine sphere of spiritual livingness” .
Let us enrich our journey of the growth of light in Light by magically immersing “in story.”
Introducing "sacred story" into our lives during the 12 days of Christmas fans the living flame of the heart into a fire. Enjoying magical stories during the Christmas Season of Light, following the three Magi, identifying as them, through Epiphany, January 6, reinforces the “good for all time" ! Here are THREE. If you have others, offer them by making a post in Soul Conversations.
◊ Henry van Dyke’s THE STORY OF THE OTHER WISE MAN (Introduction by Leo Buscaglia; copyright 1923) — "a cherished tale of the power of love". Believe in the magic of the Wise Ones.
"The Good we do is immortal".
By giving all he has, he finds himself led by the Aura of the Blessed One. In giving the Pearl of Great Price, he finds the greatest gift.
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◊ A Christmas Story: THE PROMISE OF LIGHT - A CHRISTMAS STORY FOR ALL AGES by Michael Lindfield. CLICK HERE: The Promise of Light - A Christmas Story for All Ages
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THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE
MOVIE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpufc2Gf9ys
(COPY AND PASTE the URL into your Browser)
“Legend has it every 25 years an angel touches a single candle, and whomever lights this candle receives a miracle on Christmas Eve.” In 1890, at the dawn of the electric age, this centuries old legend almost came to an end when a young minister arrived to take the place of a former one. Having suffered a tremendous loss, he had had lost his faith. Now, the candlemaker, his wife and the whole town were unknowingly moved to preserve the legacy of the Christmas Candle each finding a miracle. From bestselling author, Max Lucado.”
~ MAKE A WISH with your CHRISTMAS CANDLE FOR A GREATER GOOD ~
~ EVERY LIGHTING OF OUR CHRISTMAS CANDLES ARE INTENTIONS FOR THE NEW WORLD UNFOLDING ~
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◊ For those who desire a deeper esoteric understanding of Light, studying the richly detailed esoteric compilation on The Light of the World - The Light of the World, compiled from the 'blue books' authored by the Master Djwhal Khul (MDK) (and telepathically communicated to His amanuensis, Alice A. Bailey) will bring rich reward. This document cannot be read or absorbed in one day. When read over time, esoteric teachings about the Light of the World from various levels of consciousness and reality will enlighten the mind and broaden our consciousness.
*Bruce McClure – of Earth Sky News writes: “the December solstice ushers in our shortest period of daylight and longest period of darkness for the year. And yet – if we consider the length of the day in another light – the longest days of the year come each year in December for the entire globe. When we say the longest days come each year around the December solstice for the entire globe, we’re talking about day not as a period of daylight – but as the interval from one solar noon – or midday – to the next.”
The musical offerings in these pages were selected from gifted musicians and can be easily added to your own collection by purchasing them on-line or in music stores. When enjoying their music, we honor and support their livelihood by doing so. Thank you.
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~ COME HERE OFTEN ~
May the Blessing of the Christmas Star bring the Joy of Walking the Lighted Way to the Center of the Light
CHARTRES CATHEDRAL - France
CREDITS
ESOTERIC ADVENT WEBSITE: Constructed and written by Halina Bak-Hughes. She can be contacted by writing EsotericAdvent1@gmail.com. The content of this website will be made into a book — or series of books.
BOOKS - resources
All books written by the Master DK through Alice A. Bailey and the five authored by her. Here, several excerpts are from: FBTC - From Bethlehem To Calvary; ROC - Return of the Christ; EOH - Externalization of the Hierarchy, DNA — Discipleship in the New Age, A Treatise on White Magic (TWM), A Treatise on Cosmic Fire (TCF), The Rays and Initiations (R&I)
The Master: His Life and Teachings — J. Todd Ferrier
New Age Bible Interpretation—Mystery of the Christos - Vol VII by Corinne Heline
A Course in Miracles — ACIM
PHOTOS
Photos found on the internet — used under Creative Rights use for educational purposes
Glass statue photo of "Blue Madonna — Mother of God Principle" by Brian Ziegler with HBH
Halina’s photos
MUSIC
Music by HAROLD G. MOSES can be ordered by contacting him directly:
HG Moses, PhDE • HGMoses@gmail.com; 602-751-8352
Director: The Institute of Harmonic Science - a 501c3
Composer • Performing Artist • Intuitive Musical Readings
Harmonic Consultant • Harmonics For All, LLC
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All Music featured here should be purchased on-line or in music stores for your ongoing enjoyment.
“Alleluiah” by Constance Demby: Sanctum Sanctorum. www.ConstanceDemby.com
O Come O Come Emmanuel - David Arkenstone
LA Master Chorale — O Magnum Mysterium — composer Morten Lauridsen
Wagner - Lohengrin Prelude
Rachmaninov: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, Op. 31, The Great Ektenia; Album: Sacred Treasures - Choral Masterworks from Russia