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The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

As we enter the winter our gardens lie fallow
Though we may have laid in some harvest, it might not last until Spring
We come to a time of sacrifice and choice
Some things pass so that others will survive

In sacrifice there is also freedom
The freedom to change your life
The freedom to fully join in the joy of community

Yule is a time of reawakening hope
A moment in the darkest time when we can see
The change of the returning light begin

We come to community to share this moment of change
To share sustenance
To share transformation

In the Spirit of the Earth – MotherTongue

All photos in this calendar by Kim Hopkins, Grace Faye, Heather Pankl, Burdock Broughton, Sarah Eaton, Moira Ashleigh

Music in this calendar by MotherTongue, Lynn & Will Rowan, Windborne

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

Look at the natural world
Really watch it day to day
See the art of nature
The miriads of forms
So different
So intrinsically beautiful
So varied small – large – in-between
And all worthy of being seen, of being valued
Just as they are
In this moment.
So too are we in this community
All essential to make up a beautiful, rich, varied whole.
All beings

All photos in this calendar by Kim Hopkins, Grace Faye, Heather Pankl, Burdock Broughton, Sarah Eaton, Moira Ashleigh

Music in this calendar by MotherTongue, Lynn & Will Rowan, Windborne

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

Outside the world is covered
wrapped in white layers of snow
sound is buffered
and the world feels still

Inside our home is warm
with memories and promises kept
a blanket
a good book
and a warm drink of tea
or maybe hot chocolate

All photos in this calendar by Kim Hopkins, Grace Faye, Heather Pankl, Burdock Broughton, Sarah Eaton, Moira Ashleigh

Music in this calendar by MotherTongue, Lynn & Will Rowan, Windborne

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

The Waning Crescent Moon, nicknamed the “old moon”, is the eighth and last phase of the Moon.
The Waning Moon is the sickle crescent that harvests.

In the Winter
We are tested
There is less light, less heat
It appears everything around us has drawn in
There is a stillness
A withdrawal into the Earth
We too withdraw into our heated homes
Our heated cars
But in the center of the Earth
As in the center of ourselves
There is a flame
When we reach in we can feel it
Our will to survive, to endure
It is connected to our ability to surpass obstacles
To find the Joy in suceeding against odds
The Joy in being a part of our community, our world
Take a breath and remember times you have succeeded
Fill yourself with the memories of your successes
And know
Yes you can

All photos in this calendar by Kim Hopkins, Grace Faye, Heather Pankl, Burdock Broughton, Sarah Eaton, Moira Ashleigh

Music in this calendar by MotherTongue, Lynn & Will Rowan, Windborne

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

When we embrace the darkness
Allow ourselves to see the beauty of transformation
Of tree forms revealed after leaves have fallen
Of water stilled to smooth ice
Of white snow where once was green growth

When we open to the Winter stillness
We open to the Earth we hold as sacred
This is a time of remembering,
We come together connecting to the Winter forests

To the time of year
To our community
We come together to join in spirit
To share the darkness and await the sun’s return

I Am The Earth – MotherTongue

All photos in this calendar by Kim Hopkins, Grace Faye, Heather Pankl, Burdock Broughton, Sarah Eaton, Moira Ashleigh

Music in this calendar by MotherTongue, Lynn & Will Rowan, Windborne

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

Water flows
Water freezes
We are water

See the beaty in the flow
Of life and growth
Always underneath water is ready to change

Look into your reflection
Remind yourself
You are one with Nature

Holy Water – MotherTongue

All photos in this calendar by Kim Hopkins, Grace Faye, Heather Pankl, Burdock Broughton, Sarah Eaton, Moira Ashleigh

Music in this calendar by MotherTongue, Lynn & Will Rowan, Windborne

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

When the Winter comes
There is a certain beauty
Edges become sharper
Air is crisp with clarity
We can use that clear air
To see one more step
On our path

Traveling within, traveling toward, walking our pathways.
Humans are always filled with a passion to perceive, to find, to learn, to explore.
Our feet echo through the ages on this our sacred Earth.
Feel the threads of connection though we are apart.

All photos in this calendar by Kim Hopkins, Grace Faye, Heather Pankl, Burdock Broughton, Sarah Eaton, Moira Ashleigh

Music in this calendar by MotherTongue, Lynn & Will Rowan, Windborne

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

Abbotts Bromley The Longest Night – MotherTongue

In the Darktime
Stories are born and remembered
We share our voices

In the Darktime
Edges look softer
We can see the stars

In the Darktime
Sounds reach deeper
We can hear the heartbeat

(10 more days)

All photos in this calendar by Kim Hopkins, Grace Faye, Heather Pankl, Burdock Broughton, Sarah Eaton, Moira Ashleigh

Music in this calendar by MotherTongue, Lynn & Will Rowan, Windborne

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

The Fairest Maid – MotherTongue

Every songbird makes a choice for the Winter
Some stay and rely on our gifts of seed and suet
And store their finds in the bark of trees
Others fly south to hunt
To escape the cold

Wherever you are
You are sacred
Let your song out

Sing even if it is in the bath or the shower
You will feel your song lift cares into the air
The air will let those cares disperse on the winds

We are meant to sing
Sing together with friends
Sing alone in the forest
Feel your song resonate and open your heart

All photos in this calendar by Kim Hopkins, Grace Faye, Heather Pankl, Burdock Broughton, Sarah Eaton, Moira Ashleigh

Music in this calendar by MotherTongue, Lynn & Will Rowan, Windborne

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025

Oaken Logs – MotherTongue

We receive many things from the Earth everyday
Allow yourself to perceive the abundance you already have.
Look within and see what you can let go of to make space,
Space for something new to seed.
What can you choose to offer as a sacred gift?
A sacrifice to allow something new to come into your life.
To allow something to change for the better in the world we share.
A world that has room for all beings,
Open to that possibility.

All photos in this calendar by Kim Hopkins, Grace Faye, Heather Pankl, Burdock Broughton, Sarah Eaton, Moira Ashleigh

Music in this calendar by MotherTongue, Lynn & Will Rowan, Windborne

The 21 Doors to Yule 2025