Welcme Yule!

At Yuletide the Wheel of the Year seems to halt, while Darkness reigns before the return of the sun. In seasonal terms, it's the darkest hour before the dawn. Yule is a time to set aside animosity between yourself and people with whom you did not get along. The Norsemen had a tradition that enemies who met under a bough of mistletoe were obligated to lay down their arms. This is a time to set aside your differences, and ponder this Divotional: Beneath the Tree of Light and Light, a blessing for this season of Yule, to all that sit at my hearth, today we are Brothers; we are Family, and I drink to your health. Today is a day to offer hospitality to all that cross my threshold, in the Name of the Season The traditional Santa-type figure, found all over Europe, used to leave gifts of fruit and nuts - symbols of hope for the return of spring. But, ya know, I think that the expensive clothes, gadgets and toys that we buy today are still given in that same spirit of Hope. I think that's why we do it! The Yule log, though Pagan in origin and adopted where needed by other religions is thousands of years old. And it's very likely to be part of cultural and religious rituals for as long as society craves traditions. Welcome Yule! Be well. Do good. Enjoy the show.