All Vedic holidays are mystical, special days. The Earth, Moon, and Sun are at this time in special positions relative to each other, the center of the Galaxy, and other celestial objects. The sky opens, the Gates open and it comes to Earth huge stream energy.
Holidays, depending on the time they occur, have different meaning, but all these days are mystical, they are intended for spiritual work. This better days for spiritual practices, meditation, prayer. They are not meant for worldly affairs. It is no coincidence that the ancient sages prescribed certain rituals on these days.
The sages divide the year into two halves - the divine day and the divine night. Period from winter solstice(December 21-22) to the summer solstice (June 21-22) is day, and the period from the summer solstice to the winter is night. The beginning of each of these periods is marked by a holiday and calendar ritual actions.
The sun is revered and deified by all nations. Solstice days were used to improve the quality of life; it was the starting point of a new life. The days of the equinoxes are also important - these are the most important astronomical events, special energy time, these are the central points connecting the earth's seasons.
Winter solstice, solstice.
2016: Winter solstice begins on December 21, 2016 at 10:45 UTC or 13:45 Moscow time, when the Sun enters 0° zodiac sign Capricorn
Winter solstice, solstice, one of the most important, special days of the year. Starting from this day, daylight hours increase and night decreases. On this day, the height of the sun in the sky is the lowest. From this day the Sun begins its northern path of growth. At this time, the Earth is at its smallest distance from the Sun. Life on Earth largely depends on the Sun, so the Earth’s approach and distance from the Sun are the most important astronomical events.
The moment of solstice is a critical moment of transition. About 3 days before and after the solstice, the Earth receives a huge flow of creative energy; this is a magical, sacred time of transition. Like any time of transition, it is intended for spiritual practices. It is believed that this time is not for material matters. It greatly promotes God-centeredness, not self-centeredness. The winter solstice marks the beginning of the astronomical new year. This is a holiday of rebirth, the birth of a new sun.
From this moment a new cycle of time begins. The moment of the solstice, the end of long nights - this is the mystery of the birth of a new one, renewal, rebirth, the transition from old life to a new one. This is the mystery of renewal, the day of laying hopes, a solid foundation for a bright future.
This is both death and resurrection, the mystery of the rebirth of old age into youth.
During this energetically special, charged time, you can burn your sins, change your destiny, and be reborn, just as the renewed Sun is born again.
In the coming days before the solstice, it is favorable to get rid of everything that is outdated, disturbing, unnecessary (both in the house and in terms of personality, habits, relationships, etc.). It would be good to let go of grievances, leave quarrels, resolve conflicts, make donations favorably, and pay off debts. IN new life It's better to go in light.
With gratitude to God, with pure thoughts, pure intentions and wishes for happiness.
And in a clean place (you first need to clean the area, get rid of trash, debris and dust on the physical plane as well). It is very favorable to light lamps and incense.
The night before this day is the longest of the year. It's dark, feminine, magical time. This night opens the door to a new life. It’s good to sum up the past year and thank God for everything He gives. It is important to free yourself from worries, anxieties and enter a new life in a harmonious state.
At this time, together with the sun, all living things begin their path of growth and ascension. It is very important to be God-centered, to step away from the bustle, and turn inward.
Prayer and meditation at this time will have tremendous power, as well as your good intentions and goals for the future. The rhythms of the Universe at this time greatly contribute to this. The power of the reborn Sun, powerful energy creation will fill them.
It is auspicious to meet the sunrise, express your respect to it, congratulate it on its birth, and thank it for its gifts. It is important to feel this transitional sacred period, the turn from darkness to light, from ignorance to knowledge, from death to immortality. If you do this consciously (discard the negative, the outdated and create the intention to acquire the bright), then there really is a bright path of revival and growth ahead.
At this time, the sky opens, strong flows of energy flow to the Earth. This is a time of Hope and Opportunity. It is very important to use it for your growth and improvement. This is the time of meditation, prayer, time good intentions. Is it worth missing out on this chance?
This is a great time to improve, change what needs changing; get rid of what gets in the way; lay a solid foundation for growth.
This day is celebrated in the culture of every nation. An indispensable attribute of the holiday is fire - these are candles, lamps, bonfires.
IN Slavic tradition celebrated Christmastide.
Like the ancient Slavs, the inhabitants of central and northern Europe performed symbolic actions with fire during the winter solstice, celebrating Yule.
In the Zoroastrian tradition, these days celebrate the Festival of Mithras. Mithra is the God of justice, the all-seeing eye of Asha (Truth). Mitra is associated with the Sun, monitors the observance of dharma and order. On this day, 21 candles are lit.
In Holland they celebrate St. Thomas's Day. This is the last day of classes before the Christmas holidays. On this day, it is very important not to be the last to arrive at school, otherwise they will be teased as “sleepy Thomas.” On this special day, even children should not sleep long
The spring and autumn equinoxes are astronomical events in which day equals night and mark the change of seasons. We know that the spring and autumn equinoxes occur at the moment when our Sun, in its annual movement along the ecliptic, crosses the celestial equator. These points are respectively located in the constellations Pisces and Virgo. Day spring equinox- this is the beginning of astronomical spring.
On the days of the solstices, our daylight reaches the extreme points of its annual path across the sky - in summer it deviates 23.4 degrees north from the celestial equator, in winter - 23.4 degrees south. Therefore, in June the sun shines more North hemisphere Earth - and at the moment of solstice summer begins here, - and at the end of December - southern, and at this time winter begins here (and summer in southern hemisphere).
Below you can see exact dates spring and autumn equinoxes for the city of Moscow, just like the winter and summer solstices.
| event | date Time |
| Spring equinox | March 20 at 07:30 Sun |
| Summer solstice | June 21 at 01:34 Tue |
| Autumn equinox | September 22 at 17:21 Thu |
| Winter solstice | December 21 at 13:44 Wed |
These dates were among the most revered in the pre-Christian period. Solstice, rotation, equinox, solstice are the names of solar holidays, which are also called the four hypostases of the Slavic Dazhdbog, which is the Sun itself - the son of Svarog.
Kolyada - winter solstice (December 21-22);
- Maslenitsa or Komoeditsa - the day of the vernal equinox (March 21-22);
- Kupailo (Kupala) – summer solstice (June 21-22);
- Radogoshch (Svetovit, Veresen, Tausen) – autumn equinox (September 22-23);
Kolyada - winter solstice or most long night per year. During this period, the young sun Kolyada replaces the old sun Svetovit in his post. That is why the daylight hours begin to increase from this day on. Replaced by the church on Christmas Day.
Maslenitsa or Komoeditsa - the day of the vernal equinox (day and night are equal in time), farewell to winter, burning of the effigy of Madder, welcoming spring and the Slavic New Year. The date March 21-22 is also the beginning of astronomical spring. From this day on, the day becomes longer than the night. Yarilo-Sun replaces Kolyada and drives away Winter-Madder. Traditionally, this bracelet was celebrated for two whole weeks.
Kupailo is the day of the summer solstice. The longest day and shortest night of the year. The last day of Rusal Week or Rusalia. Kupala is one of the ancient holidays, which has kept many traditions and customs unchanged to this day, for example: the funeral of Yarila, who is replaced by God summer sun Kupala, collection medicinal herbs, searching for a fern flower, etc. Kupailo is also a great holiday, which is now replaced by the church on the birthday of John the Baptist.
Radogoshch (Svetovit, Veresen, Tausen) - the day of the autumnal equinox (day and night are equal in time). On this day, the Sun-Old Man Svetovit comes into his own. The night is getting longer than a day. It is both a solar holiday and a celebration of the end of the harvest. Substituted for church at Christmas Holy Mother of God.
Equinox and solstice by year:There is sun in every person. Just let it shine. Socrates
The time of the Winter Solstice can be called the beginning of the New Year. December 21, 2016 the shortest day and the longest night of the year is December 20. December 21st is a day that neither decreases nor decreases; this is the time of the winter solstice. From December 22nd the day begins to arrive again.
These days, the “old” Sun “dies” in order to be reborn and begin a new cycle with new strength. In Jyotish, the Sun symbolizes a person's vitality, personality, mind and spiritual component. Each person is a reflection of the processes occurring in space - these days our own energy is renewed, so this day (December 21) is important for some simple rituals that will help you “recharge” with new energy for next year.
So, the period of the winter solstice is the time of completion of the old, the period of summing up and forming a program for the next year. December 22 (when the sun begins to rise) - can be used to make plans for the future and form intentions that will be realized over the coming year.
If you haven't done this yet, now is the time to decorate your Christmas tree! It is better to decorate the green beauty with balls of yellow, gold, red or orange flowers, as they symbolize the solar disk bringing wealth and prosperity to your home. After the 22nd, you can add toys of a different shape and color.
Sum up the year before December 22nd. To do this, you need to choose a quiet time and remember the whole past year. What did you want to achieve in the past year? What goals did you set for yourself? Did you manage to realize what you wanted? You can write down all the negative experiences and failures, and then burn the piece of paper, symbolically getting rid of everything old and unnecessary.
On December 22, 2016, the day when the Sun begins to rise again, you can “recharge” with new energy and start planning. What would you like to achieve this year? Write a wish list! Perhaps you dream of meeting your soulmate, why not! Form an intention and write a plan to implement your plan. The energy of the solstice will definitely help you fulfill your plans. Perhaps you are a spiritual seeker and dream of meeting your teacher. Be sure to write your wish and place it under the Christmas tree, and on the 22nd, burn the piece of paper, directing your prayer to To higher powers asking him to fulfill it.
From December 20 to 22, it is recommended to do general cleaning. Look into your closets and sort out your clothes - give away everything you no longer need, thereby freeing up space for new things. To cleanse the body and psyche, you can practice the following exercise: “”
If you have experienced unfavorable events this year and you still have things that remind you of this - photographs, letters, little things - it’s time to get rid of these things. Allow something new to come into your life.
On December 21, even if the day is cloudy, be sure to ventilate the entire room, inviting new energy. Ventilation must be carried out before sunset.
If you want to realize your wishes in the New Year, make them more specific. If you want to find a job, buy yourself a new bag or diary. By absorbing the renewed energy of the Sun, these objects will work like “batteries”. If you want to meet your loved one (only if you are not yet married) - buy heart-shaped trinkets and place them around the house, or heart-shaped jewelry and wear it next year; or buy your future lover a gift that you would like to give him under New Year. If you want to study, buy a pen that will help you pass your exams. If you want to travel, create a vision board and put photos of the places you would like to visit on it. There is always a place in our lives little miracle if we believe in it.
On December 21, you can start the practice of “Surya Namaskar” - it harmonizes the energies of the Sun in the subtle and physical you of a person.
These days you can start practicing Upaya to harmonize the energy of the Sun. Prepare for your loved ones
Exercise “Sun Energy”
According to legend, the Sun darkens in the evening because it sees the sinful deeds of man. After sunset, it sinks into the sea, where it washes itself, washing away everything negative, so that the next morning it can rise again into the sky clean and clear.
Perform the exercise either at dawn or at noon. It is not recommended to practice it after sunset. Sit up straight in a position that is comfortable for you. Take three deep breaths in and out. You can chant your favorite mantra or read a prayer. Close your eyes…
Imagine that you are sitting in a clearing or in a park, or on the seashore flooded with pleasant sunlight. Feel the light and warmth. Relax. Take a slow breath in through both nostrils. Hold the air inside, exhale slowly and hold your breath again. Try to feel how solar energy with every breath you take, its rays permeate our entire physical being, absorb vitality Sun. Continue breathing as long as necessary, filling yourself with renewed energy.
If you practice visualization or have a developed imagination, imagine how Sun rays saturate, charge and renew your every cell, your thoughts, your feelings. Your intentions are charged with new energy. If you have chosen an object to set your intention for the next year, keep it nearby while doing the exercise, filling it with new energy.
There are many who argue that only a few can recite the mantra and that others do not have the right to do so. It is not right. This false conclusion was reached because they do not know the Truth. It came about because of erroneous beliefs. The Gita does not mention this group or that group. Krishna declares 'whoever', Gita VIII - 12,13, without any qualifying words limiting it to one class or gender.
OM
BHUR BHUVA SVAHA
TAT SAVITUR VARENYAM
BHARGO DEVASYA DHIMAHI
DHYO YO NAH PRACHODAYAT
Translation:
OM— Parabrahman
BHUR— Bhu loka (physical plane). It also refers to a body made of 5 Pancha Bhutas (5 elements). These 5 elements constitute Prakriti (nature).
BHUVA- Bhuva loka - middle world. Also, Bhuva is Prana Shakti. Of course, in reality the presence of Prajnana allows Prana Shakti to animate the body. It is for this reason that the Vedas declare “Prajnanam Brahma” (Continuous All-Encompassing Awareness is Brahman).
MATCHMAKER- Svarga loka (heaven - land of the Gods)
TAT— Paramatma, God or Brahman (lit. “That”).
SAVITUR- The one from which all this was born.
JAM- Worthy of worship, desired.
BHARGO— Radiance, Spiritual Radiance, Light that gives Wisdom.
DEVASYA- Divine Reality.
DHIMAHI- We are meditating.
DHYO- Buddhi, spiritual mind.
YO- Which.
NAH- Our.
PRACHODAYAT- It will enlighten.
The Gayatri mantra can have numerous translations. One such translation is given below:
We meditate on Spiritual Radiantness. This Delightful Supreme Divine Reality. Source of Physical, Astral and Celestial Spheres Existence. May That Supreme Divine Essence enlighten our minds so that we can realize the Supreme Truth. Also the last line can mean: Awaken my Discrimination, O Lord, and guide me.
Materials about the Gayatri mantra from the book: “The Power and Power of the Gayatri Mantra”
"Mahamrityujaya mantra"
Mantras for Surya (Sun)
If you can’t watch the sunrise, then imagine it. Let this mantra become as familiar to you as your morning bath. This mantra mobilizes the body's defenses, improves immunity and promotes rapid recovery.
Devote three days before the solstice to cleansing. Your home, your workplace, your body, your environment, your thoughts. Throw away old things that clutter up space and hold old energy, preventing the New from entering your life. When cleaning your house, imagine how you are cleaning your entire life.
I also like to sprinkle salt in every corner of the house before cleaning, this salt will collect all the negative energy, accumulated in the house. After this you can wash the floor. I also cleanse the house with fire (light candles) and incense. It is important to do all this consciously, talking with your home, with fire, salt, as with living beings, setting tasks for them. And thank fire, salt, water for cleansing.
Another ritual I love is to go out into the yard and light a fire out of old things. If you have children, take them with you. And talk to the fire, watching all these things burn. Ask the fire to turn into light everything that interferes with your happiness and abundance.
You can give each item you burn a special meaning and, as you throw it into the fire, gratefully imagine certain aspects of your life turning into light. This way you can burn thoughts, emotions, relationships that have ended, unhealthy habits.
Besides the fact that this is a very unusual ritual that can take you back to childhood and bring you (and your children) a lot of joy. It really powerfully cleanses the space of your life and transforms old energies.
Spend the day eating light food, vegetable juices, or fasting. And in the evening, take a bath with salt. And imagine dark smoke coming out of every pore of your body. These are toxins and energy dregs that filled your cells.
While lying in the bathroom, mentally walk through your entire body, pay attention to each organ, thank your body for its love and good service. And imagine how every cell of your body is cleansed. And then stand in the shower for a minute so that not a drop of “old” water remains on you.
Think about what people fill your life with despondency, interfere with your development, and with whom it’s time to stop communicating. Remember all the unfinished connections that are long overdue for completion.
Write a letter to these people (no need to send), and in this letter be sure to tell them about your feelings, grievances, claims, if any. After that, write: “Thanks to you, I realized that... Thanks to you, it appeared in my life...”
Thank them for the role they played in your life. End your letter with the words: “I release you to your happy life" Reread this letter 3 times and burn it.
If you have debts - financial or intangible, pay them back. And if you feel that you cannot (or do not want) to fulfill the promise you made earlier, call the person and tell him about it: “I’m sorry, but I cannot fulfill the promise I made to you.” This is very important to do. Yes, a person may become upset or offended. But he would be more offended if he continued to expect you to fulfill what you promised, and did not wait.
And if they owe you, either do everything to get the debt returned to you, or give it to the debtor as a gift. Believe me, this way you will only do better for yourself, you will unblock energy. And if you do this with all your heart, with gratitude to the debtor for the lesson, the world will find a way for you to repay the gifted debt.
It is better to enter a new life lightly. With gratitude to God, with pure thoughts, pure intentions and wishes for happiness.
21.12.2016 16:01
December 21 is the winter solstice. Today is the shortest day and the longest night.
The moment of the solstice shifts every year, as the duration solar year does not coincide with calendar time.
In 2016, the winter solstice begins on December 21st. The Sun, moving along the ecliptic, at this moment will reach its most distant position from the celestial equator to the side South Pole peace. Astronomical winter will begin in the Northern Hemisphere of the planet, and summer in the Southern Hemisphere. These December days above the Arctic Circle (66.5 degrees northern latitude) the polar night begins, which does not necessarily mean complete darkness throughout the day. Its main feature is that the Sun does not rise above the horizon.
At the North Pole of the Earth, not only the Sun is not visible, but also twilight, and the location of the star can only be determined by the constellations. The picture is completely different in the area of the Earth's South Pole: in Antarctica at this time the day lasts around the clock. On December 21, the Sun crosses the 18 o'clock meridian and begins to rise up the ecliptic, beginning its journey towards the spring equinox, when it crosses the celestial equator.
Different cultures interpreted the winter solstice differently, but most peoples perceived it as a rebirth, ushering in a new beginning. At this time, holidays and meetings were held, appropriate rituals were held, and celebrations were held with songs and dances.
Solstice and equinox were among the most revered days among the ancient Slavs, since they personified the hypostases of Dazhbog. The Slavs considered this holiday a time of renewal and birth of the sun, and with it all living things, a time of spiritual transformation, a time promoting both good material and spiritual changes. The night that precedes the winter solstice was considered the patroness of all nights.
During the winter solstice, the Slavs celebrated the pagan New Year, which was personified with the deity Kolyada. The main object of the celebration was a large bonfire, invoking and depicting the sun, which, after one of the longest nights of the year, was supposed to rise higher and higher into the heavenly heights. It was also necessary to bake ritual New Year's pies of a round shape, reminiscent of a celestial body.
In Europe, pagan festivals kicked off a 12-day cycle of magnificent festivities, marking the beginning of the renewal of nature and the beginning of a new life.
In Scotland, there was a tradition of launching a burning wheel, symbolizing the solstice. The barrel was generously coated with resin, set on fire and launched down the slide, with rotating movements reminiscent of a fiery luminary.
In China, the winter solstice was a worthy celebration, because it was considered a happy day. Residents of the country performed ceremonies and rituals to protect themselves from diseases and evil spirits. Winter Solstice Day is still one of the Chinese traditional holidays.
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