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by Frank Loesser (1944)

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What Child is This? (Greensleeves)

Published on Dec 21, 2013

Ain improvised performance of "What Child is This?" on the piano by myself. Respectfully dedicated to MissMagicPiano. ;-) I hope she will like it! :-)

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"What Child Is This?" is a popular Christmas carol with lyrics written in 1865. At the age of 29, English writer William Chatterton Dix was struck with a sudden near-fatal illness and confined to bedrest for several months, during which he went into a deep depression. Yet out of his near-death experience, Dix wrote many hymns, set to the traditional English tune "Greensleeves," and retitled as "What Child Is This?" - Wikepedia.

*** What child is this, who, laid to rest, On Mary's lap is sleeping, Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping? This, this is Christ the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing;1 Haste, haste to bring Him laud,2 The babe, the son of Mary!

2. Why lies He in such mean estate Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christian, fear: for sinners here The silent Word is pleading.3 Nails, spear shall pierce him through,4 The Cross be borne for me, for you;5 Hail, hail the Word Made Flesh,6 The babe, the son of Mary!

3. So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh; Come, peasant, king, to own Him!7 The King of Kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone Him!8 Raise, raise the song on high!4 The virgin sings her lullaby.9 Joy! joy! for Christ is born, The babe, the son of Mary!


— Lutheran Service Book

Yoga Vacations on the Pacific Coast of Mexico with Brigitte Longueville

Yoga Vacations on the Pacific Coast of Mexico with Brigitte Longueville

Take a personal journey into self-renewal when you join Brigitte at the Solstice Yoga Center in the La Loma Linda resort located in the charming beach village of Zipolite on the sun-splashed Pacific Coast of Mexico.
The warm winds, bright sun and the rhythm of the waves encourage relaxation. On the Oaxaca Coast (also known as the Costa Chica) you'll find clean water, golden sands and a place where people still have time.

Whether you're a beginner, an advanced practitioner or simply seeking an overall sense of wellbeing, a Solstice yoga vacation is an adventure available to people of all ages and physical abilities.

Free fun yoga class with Brigitte Longueville

A short movie 'Magic in Zipolite' by Alex Luke.

An impression of our Yoga Teacher Training by Maricarmen Chavez.

"Recently returned from a five day yoga retreat which as a yoga beginner was a special opportunity. Brigitte was an excellent and patient teacher plus her two assistants: Sue and Gustavo. The routine was what I was hoping for: meditation, breathing exercises and asanas to challenge. More advanced students were given more challenging work to do; there were even a couple of yoga instructors in the class. I made major progress including greatly reducing my back curvature.

The facilities at La Loma Linda were excellent. The yoga room is set up high with wonderful, open air views. All necessary equipment was supplied. Meals were taken there as well which helped develop a rapport among the group. "-- AtwoodTraveler, TripAdvisor member

The Solstice Gateway of 2013 – 12/21/2013

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Ascension update, Creating New Earth, Raising Consciousness, Solstice Rising

The Winter/Summer Solstice Gateway will take place this Saturday, December 21. The 12:12 Portal and Full Moon gave us the energy to prepare for this Gateway. Between the Portal and the Gateway, we have taken another step in clearing the old 3D attitudes, beliefs and patterns in preparation for this giant leap forward into the New Earth and New Life. And in these last few days, take a good look at how you’ve shifted in just a week! With the Portal, for those who actively took part in it, we received more Soul Codes and further activated our Soul DNA. This has allowed us to have a heightened sense of Awareness that showed us where we’re holding ourselves back, has merged us more with Soul and has propelled us further in order to step through the Gateway fully ready to embrace Who we, in Truth, have always been, but have denied ourselves of that Sacred Truth.

The Gateway takes us into next year, when it is about merging fully with Soul, being completely clear of the old; duality. Do know, however, that depending on where you are in your clearing, that this is not a deadline, but rather an opportunity to move forward in a huge way. Whether you are ready to fully embrace the New depends on how much of the old you have cleared. No worries; know that wherever you are is perfect.

The Gateway will be open to walk through any time after the Solstice as well, so take stock of how ready and clear you are. At the least, the Gateway will put you in touch with what still needs to transform. You may still be feeling the physical manifestations of transformation. If you still are hanging on to the old, you may be experiencing pain. This pain is the resistance to change. You may still have expectations that the New looks and feels a certain way, you may hold judgment for others who you perceive are different from you, you may still be blaming circumstances and others for your inability to move forward, you may feel as though the Earth and Her lifeforms need saving (they don’t, for everything is in Divine Order and is in a state of transformation), you may still feel limited, victimized and cling to “the way it’s always been done;” whatever you notice and perceive as separate is where you are encouraged to let go.

Can you allow things to be just the way they are without the compulsion to rescue, control or fix? Can you be with others who vibrate differently than you and still maintain your own Peace and vibration? Can you have Compassion for all others without telling them how to feel better? Do you still think others can heal or help you, because you don’t believe you can do it yourself? Have you let go of attaching yourself to anything or anyone outside yourself who/that you think you need? (This doesn’t mean you push people away; it means you accept others, love them and honor where they are.)
As you let go, you open yourself up more to receive refined and lighter energies, thereby helping you shift into the New. Can you imagine how free you will feel without the judgments, attachments and expectations you have for anyone or anything outside yourself? Imagination is as real as what you experience in life on Earth. And what you can imagine, you are that. Eventually imagination becomes form.

Because we are holding so much more Light, we are seeing what is emerging from our subconscious. What a gift this is, for then we can release them, if you choose, and replace with Soul Essences (Joy, Love, Peace, Abundance, etc.). Thus New Life is created. While it is essential to release the old, it is best not to dwell there, for then you get caught up in self-pity and nothing changes. So place attention more on what you are creating; not on what you perceive you are without.

We are being called to step into our mastery; to be sovereign (knowing truly the glory of Who we are in Divine Truth and acting from this Truth). As we step into our mastery, and this Gateway helps us do just that, we merge with our I AM/Higher Self/Soul/Source. We allow our emotions to transform into unemotional Agape Love. We are the Compassionate Observers, in non-judgment or attachment to right/wrong, light/dark, this/that, us/them, etc. and we see and understand and accept that everything and everyone in our lives is for our highest evolution.

As we step into our mastery, we also see that each one is serving Divine Will in their own unique way. We see our lives as a perfect expression of Divinity and every thought and feeling and act is Love. Folks that have been doing the work of letting go and facing difficult choices as they arrive, may receive new purposes or an expansion of the purpose they are currently expressing. The masters (us) will feel fulfilled, will have no expectations and will accept What Is without “wishing it was different,” without judgment or comparison and are open to things shifting moment to moment. As you trust your guidance and honor your Path, you rise in Self-Love. And from this place you give of yourself in a way that you have never been able to give before. You give without expectation of receiving anything back, for that is conditional. Unconditional Love is Source Love and so as we let go of how our gift is received, we give more and in the giving we receive more.

We, through this Gateway, have our New Blueprint (far more expansive than our Original Blueprint) more anchored and we empower it throughout next year. This New Blueprint enhances our mastery, our mission and gives more understanding to being multidimensional. We are being asked to step up into our sovereignty and mastery.

Through this Solstice Gateway, we have a powerful opportunity to be Soul-driven. It will affect us on all levels. It marks the end of the old and the beginning of the New. Here is a suggestion for stepping through the Gateway into the New:

Create a Ceremony. This may include candles, crystals, your Guides and Angels…whatever you’re guided to do. You might create a circle of crystals and candles (the Winter Solstice is actually the “return of the light”) and sit in the middle. Bring in the Light to infuse you and your circle. Close your eyes. Before you see the Gateway. It will appear in a way that is perfect for you. When you are ready, step through. Notice who is on the other side greeting, loving and congratulating you. Make a commitment to be all that you are. You may be handed a scroll that is your commitment to being an ascended master. Sign it and then allow your experience to take you to wherever you’re guided. When you are done, give thanks and write down your experience, which anchors the energies.

See you on the other side!

~ Kara

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Winter Solstice 2013: December 21 is the shortest day Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 09:55

Winter Solstice 2013: 

December 21 is the 

shortest day

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 09:5

Zee Media Bureau 
http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/winter-solstice-2013-december-21-is-the-shortest-day_898333.html
New Delhi: The official onset of winter has begun as the winter solstice this year falls on December 21 thereby making it the shortest day and the longest night of the year in the northern hemisphere. 

On a solstice the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator. The solstice happens when the sun reaches a point where it will appear to shine farthest to the south of the equator, over the Tropic of Capricorn. 

The reason behind the occurrence of winter solstice is that the Earth does not spin upright, but on an axis 23.5 degrees from the vertical. 

In the southern hemisphere, the winter solstice occurs on June 21 or 22 when the sun is placed in the farthest north. 

In the northern hemisphere, the winter solstice marks the shortest day and the longest night, but the sun continues to rise later for some days afterwards. 

First Published: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 09:55

Winter Solstice 2013 Natal Chart Dec 21, 2013, Sat 12:11pm

Winter solstice 2013: Were you really waiting until now for winter? Winter solstice 2013: The sun is lowest, the night is longest, the (Northern Hemisphere) winter solstice is here, and so is winter. Unless, of course, you take your cues from the weather, and you're three weeks in already. By Mark Guarino, Staff writer DECEMBER 21, 2013

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Winter solstice 2013: Were you really waiting until now for winter?

Winter solstice 2013: The sun is lowest, the night is longest, the (Northern Hemisphere) winter solstice is here, and so is winter. Unless, of course, you take your cues from the weather, and you're three weeks in already.

By Mark Guarino, Staff writer DECEMBER 21, 2013 

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CHICAGO — Winter begins Saturday with the winter solstice. Or does it?

It depends on whom you ask.

Meteorological and astronomical winter seasons run along different time schedules. The former pegs winter as having been already under way; it started Dec. 1 and will run through Feb. 28. The latter defines winter as starting with the winter solstice, Saturday, Dec. 21 this year, and continuing through the vernal equinox on March 20.

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The difference is temperature: Meteorological winter is defined as the three coldest months of the year, December through February, during which theNational Weather Service does its official winter record-keeping. However, astronomical winter is more generally accepted by the public and is based on the position of the Earth in its orbit around the sun.

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Astronomical winter watchers will note that the US will receive just 9 hours, 32 minutes of daylight Saturday, which occurs at 12:11 p.m. EST. The solstice, which this year occurs at 12:11 p.m. EST on Dec. 21, is not a fixed date; in 2015, it will take place Dec. 22.

Those in the north made weary by a succession of cold, dark days have reason for hope: The days will appear longer each day through June 20, the summer solstice, as the midday sun creeps higher above the horizon each day.

The solstice is derived from the Latin words “sol” (sun) and “sisto” (stop). With the approach of the winter solstice, the sun’s highest point in the sky every day sinks lower and lower toward the southern horizon. On Saturday the sun’s retreat halts, after which it will appear to start moving northward. The reverse will take place on June 21, when the day will be longest.

Another difference between both categories for winter is that the winter solstice is not necessarily the coldest day of the year, nor does it even fall in the coldest month of the season. According to the National Weather Service, there is a delay between the shortest day and the coldest average temperatures, especially for most of the mid- and high-latitude locations.

While most winter watchers may cheer for the longer days, no place will celebrate more than Stonehenge in England, which hosts an annual celebration of the date. Many believe the Neolithic monuments were built as an astronomical observatory used to track the sun’s movement.

This week, a $44 million visitor center opened its doors to provide visitors a virtual “Stonehenge experience” before entering the monument area, a UNESCO World Heritage site, by foot or via shuttle.

Of course, it’s notable that not every part of the globe will experience a shortened day Saturday. While the Northern Hemisphere will see the sun rise and fall in about 9 hours, the South Pole will receive more sunlight than any other location on Earth. There, temperatures are frigid, however: about -10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the National Weather Service.

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