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 Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:28 pm
Hey everybody! Welcome to our Yule/Litha 2008 celebration! whee
Everyone who signs this guestbook will be entered into an end-of-party raffle. We have a lot of great prizes to be won, however, we will not announce what they are until a later time.
Our only requirements for you to be entered into the raffle are:
- You have to be a member of the guild at the time you make your first post in this guestbook.
- In your post, you have to include something that is related to whichever of the two Sabbats you're celebrating. This can be a photograph, a recipe, a spell, a ritual, poetry, a brief history of the Sabbat, and so on.
If you don't meet both of those requirements, then you will not be entered into the raffle. It's that simple.
The party will remain open from Saturday, December 13th, 2008 through Sunday, December 28th, 2008.
If you want to hang out with us in Gaia Towns, please head on over to Barton 002967. We will be in block 5 and block 6. You guys can feel free to hang out in those areas whenever you want. We're going to try to arrange some group shots. We will post more information on that at a later time.
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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:17 am
In prosperity, our friends know us...Blessed Yule to all in the Northern Hemisphere!
I post a picture ^w^
 ...in adversity, we know our friends.
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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:09 pm
A Blessed Yule/Litha to all! biggrin Information about Yule from Soraya Quote: Yule, the winter solstice, falls on the shortest day of the year, either the 21st or the 22nd of the month of December. It is a time to think about and look forward to the coming summer and it is a time to think about and plan for the future. Meats are traditional as this would have been a time to slaughter animals for eating now, and for preserving, to see people through a long, lean winter period. Aromatic foods using spices like cinnamon and nutmeg or caraway are traditional, as is mulled wine. As well as smelling festive and warming, spices are good for helping to preserve foods. The essential oils of festive plants such as pine and cloves are good for warding off germs that the winter months can leave us prone to. Tea made from allspice is a traditional cold remedy. Turkey is a traditional meat to eat at Yule, but other poultry, roast pork or boiled ham would also be appropriate. Significance: The longest night, planning for the future. Herbs: Cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, sage, thyme, tarragon and rosemary. Foods: Biscuits and shortbread, apples, nuts, pork and turkey, mulled wine, and fruit cake, recipes with preserved oranges and lemons.
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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 2:16 pm
Wow, I really like that picture Swirly!
My favorite thing to do on Yule, is light a log in the fireplace & sit with my husband and share memories of our younger years as well as the past year a bit. (Though I try to save talking about the last year for New Years.) We share some cider, sometimes sing a bit, and generally enjoy each others company.
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:01 pm
This year, on the longest night, the family and I are going to stay up all night so that we can greet the dawn. I'm sure we will make cocoa, and maybe toast some marshmellows (make s'mores) as well. Not sure if I am going to do a solitary ritual at some point or not. I haven't quite decided.
Here's wishing every one a blessed Yule/Litha!!!
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 7:30 pm
Though I know I should be wary, still I venture someplace scary, ghostly hauntings I turn loose,
Blessed Yule and Litha to all!!! heart
Here is a a recipe for winter incense
* 2 parts Pine
* 1 ½ part Juniper
* 1 ½ part Cedar
* 2 parts frankincense
it smells really good and gives you a great Yule time feeling ^_^
Beetlejuice! Bestlejuice! Beetlejuice!!
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:32 pm
Blessed Yule and Litha to all! 
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:49 pm
Since I'm still learning, I thought I'd tell of what know about Yule. (=
Yule is the time of year during which winter presides. The time occurs differnetly each year, but is generally around December 19th to the 23rd. The 21st is the longest night of Yule, because it is when the Sun sets the earliest and the Moon stays out the longest. This period of time is also when the Goddess gives birth to her son, and her later on lover, the God. Yule is the Rebirth of the Oak King.
Many people who celebrate Yule with the Log, and decorate it with holly and other natural items. The log must be hand decorated and never bought, sometimes given as a gift.
That's about all I remember. Hope it's enough. ^^
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 5:17 pm
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Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:54 pm
OOh, darn, I was gonna post the same picture as Lliria DD: Just so the artist still gets credit, Ironshod did that digital painting :3
A rather large image, by LustandDevotion, forgive me:
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 7:25 am
to quote Stephen Colbert (steven coal-bear): "I'm so excited I'm sporting the annual Yule Log!" xd also yule is one of the 2 or 3 bases of Christmas, according to the dscovery channel and my German teacher. The tradition behind the tree: it was the only thing in Germany (besides the humans living there) in winter, so they celebrated the evergreen tree for its wonderus all year round. Also, you may think that the decorations are completley pointless and boring, but back then, they put up candles and such on the tree to 1. represent more life in the known world during the dead of winter 2. to make the tree's presence known so they didn't bump into it (lol). Here's to hoping I'm not mistaken on the tradition, Happy Yule guyz and galz! whee
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 8:51 am
Best wishes for a most Joyous Yule tide! We celebrate Yule by hosting a Yule Party for all of our friends and loved ones. We always make a HUGE pot of Wassail and drink to the health of the God and Goddess right before we exchange gifts. We don't burn a Yule log, we light about 50 candles all around the room and on the altar in place of a Yule Log. That is our clans take on Yule traditions. Once more I hope yours is wonderful.
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The Goddess of Earth Vice Captain
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 3:05 pm
Happy Yule Everyone! I'll be celebrating it with my special someone. We're not really sure what we'll be doing, but as long as we're together it'll be perfect! heart This is the art of Silverywitch (with Wiccan Countess doing some tags as well) on MyspaceMagick. 
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 6:37 pm
I wish everyone the greatest blessings, may your dreams come true, and may your Yule-tide celebrations be great!
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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:21 am
Merry Yule!
A Yule log is burned to symbolize the return of the Sun God, whose coming marks the beginning of outward expression, within nature and ourselves.
Light the Yule log, sit before it, and try this fire meditation: Through your stomach/solar plexus, direct your consciousness into the flames. Take a deep breath and let the fire reach the extremities of your body, mind, and soul. As you breathe in, you expand the fire. As you breathe out, soot and ashes dissolve and recede back to the Mother to be recycled.
Take another breath and feel the fire warm your throat. Allow yourself to say what you want to say, for it is your right to speak your truth, as long as it is done in kindness. The fire is increasing, strengthening, and cleansing your whole being. Listen for any messages. Direct any of the excess heat to go down your arms and legs and out through your hands and feet. See yourself as illuminating light. You may want to chant this pagan incantation:
May the log burn,
May the wheel turn,
May evil spurn,
May the sun return.
Your strength and power are ever growing. The meal you have prepared is a reflection of warmth, love, and comfort. It is the true representation of the wealth, abundance, and goodness within you. Everything that you thought during this meditation can and will come to you, because you have prepared the fire of action, determination, and success.
From The Wicca Cookbook
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