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WINTER: THE DESCENT
The season of darkness, rest, death, dormancy, the underworld, dreaming, gestation, waiting. Your altar becomes minimal, holding light in darkness. This is the rite of passage into stillness.
The journey
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2026
The Threshold of Beginning
As the new year opens before you, what old self are you leaving at the threshold? Place something on your altar that represents who you were. Light a candle for who you are becoming.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2026
Seeds in the Dark
Winter holds seeds invisible. What dream is gestating within you that no one can see yet? Write it down and tuck it beneath something on your altar. Let it rest in darkness.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18, 2026
The Wisdom of Rest
Our culture resists stillness. What would it mean to honor your need for dormancy as sacred? Remove one item from your altar today. Let the empty space teach you.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, 2026
Ancestral Warmth
Your ancestors survived winters far colder than this. Light a candle and ask: What survival wisdom lives in my bones? Offer water and gratitude for their endurance.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2026
Imbolc: First Stirrings
The light slowly returns. What in you is beginning to stir awake after a long rest? Place something white on your altar—a candle, cloth, or stone—for the returning light.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2026
The Cave of Dreams
Winter is the underworld season. What dream or vision keeps visiting you in sleep? Honor it by placing something that represents dreaming on your altar.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2026
Heart's True Longing
Beyond the surface wants, what does your heart truly long for? Speak it aloud to your altar. Let the sacred space hold your deepest desire.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2026
The Last Cold
The hardest part of winter is often the end—when we can sense spring but cannot yet touch it. What are you waiting for? Place a symbol of patience on your altar.
SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2026
Quickening
Something is ready to be born. Can you feel it? What wants to push through the dark soil of your life? Add something green—however small—to your altar.
SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2026
Breaking Ground
Before new growth, the ground must break open. What in your life is cracking, shifting, making way? Honor this rupture as sacred preparation.
SUNDAY, MARCH 15, 2026
The Edge of Emergence
You stand at the threshold between seasons. Who are you at this edge? Neither the person of deep winter nor yet the one of spring. Rest here. Witness yourself in between.