
Originally Posted by
Al
On this solstice day, regardless of our beliefs (or lack of official ones), the strongest symbol I can imagine is that of renewal. This is true for both those of us whose astral radiation is at the lowest ebb, and those in its fullest wax. And it is an important image, I think, for weggies to hold onto: In the dead of winter, a rose blooms; in the scorching heat, a green shoot rises; the light returns.
My wish is, of course, for health and painless vigor for all of us. But I am a mortal. I cannot myself grant these things, not can I wipe away every tear. Still, I wish these things and more. And I can, with hope, hold aloft the flame of renewal as we travel together. Perhaps we can all carry this flame.
Al