21 Days of the Winter Solstice 4

An Appeal For Protection

Through Winter's Long Nights

As you prepare for bed, turn off all the lights in your home

except the one in your bedroom. Alternatively, you can light 

a white candle, then proceed with extinguishing the other 

lights. Relax and release all cares of the day, then say:

As we approach the year's longest night,

I ask you, Great Mother Goddesses,

to be with me and my loved ones

and safeguard us through the hours

from dusk until dawn.

May you bless us with an abundance

of all good things: love and happiness,

loving family and good friends,

good heath and prosperity,

as we welcome the return of the light.

So mote it be!

Extinguish your candle or shut off the light.

Sweet dreams and restoring rest.

adapted from

"Yule, Rituals, Recipes, and Lore for

the Winter Solstice"

by Susan Pesznicker, Llewellyn Publications 

Blessings dark and deep!