One of the longest celebrated and most well known of the sabbaths. It is a celebration of the shortest day of the year and the re-emergence of the sunny days to come. It starts December 21 and ends on January 1. It is a time of rebirth, a time to dream and a time to set intentions.

This is the most hectic time of year but it doesn’t have to be. Celebrate with intention. Take time for yourself, walk in nature, have small family and friend gatherings. Set intentions that align your energies with peace, harmony and light.

Yule is also a time to get rid of the old and welcome in the new. Clean out drawers, cabinets, etc and get rid of the clutter and welcome in new energy. Once you’ve physically cleaned your space, cleanse it spiritually. Burn pine needles, mistletoe, fir.

Just as you set intentions for this time of year it’s also a great time to set intentions and manifestations for the coming year. Speak them out loud as if they are already here. Do you want a house at the beach, start talking about how much fun it is to bring the family to the beach and what you will do while you are there. Then make a list of actionable steps in order to achieve this…don’t get bogged down in the how’s – just know it is going to happen. Every day write about how grateful and thankful you are for that house at the beach etc…think about it before you go to sleep and be grateful for it when you wake up. Write down the type of house you want, etc. You may just surprise yourself.

Yule Symbols 

• Colors: Green, gold, silver, red 
• Foods: Cookies, caraway, dried fruits and nuts, eggnog, ginger tea, and spiced cider.  
• Stones: Ruby, garnet, bloodstone, emerald, diamond  
• Herbs: Bayberry, evergreen, frankincense, holly, laurel, pine, sage 
• Flowers: Calendula, sunflowers, wild ginseng, wormwood 

Yule Celebrations include:

• Bonfires
• Decorating with holly, mistletoe, and the boughs of evergreen trees
• Feasts
• Gift-giving.