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\u201cSo,\u201d said Jeanine, \u201ctell us some stories about Yule, Sable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Our two stepdaughters looked at me and waited; the youngest raptly, the eldest pretending to be more interested in her tablet, since she was obviously above such things at the ripe age of twelve; but she glanced at me out of the corner of her eye. \u00a0I suppose we\u2019re poster children for the modern eclectic Pagan family; Jeanine\u2019s wife Jen is their biological mother and the mother of my husband Erin\u2019s natural daughter also (who was spending the holiday with her other family). \u00a0Erin was picking up my mom from the hospital to join us on a day pass for the holiday; our other partner\u00a0Jamie was starting to organize the food. \u00a0Our dear family friend Steve (who lives with us) was still sleeping because he works the graveyard shift; mine and Erin\u2019s son Dan and his fiance Kayla were coming over later in the day. \u00a0We were also joined by Steve\u2019s stepson Gareth, our adopted \u201cnephew\u201d whom we hadn\u2019t seen in a year and who was unexpectedly home for the holiday. \u00a0That was a dozen people we were expecting for dinner. \u00a0Fortunately on Yule, the stores are still open and we would be able to make up the difference. \u00a0When my mom arrived, we would open the presents.<\/p>\n

So to pass the time I told them about the Holly King and the Oak King; I told them about the Triple Goddess and the Star Goddess of the longest night, and I told them about the rebirth of the Sun King. \u00a0Twelve-year-old Fae was enamoured of the idea of the Holly King as the Death God and the Horned Hunter of the snow; ten-year-old Kim was much more interested in the Sun King. \u00a0Jeanine, who is new to the Pagan path, was delighted by the idea of the Triple Goddess in one on Solstice Night.<\/p>\n

The previous evening I\u2019d gone to the local community Sabbat gathering, this time hosted by Druids in the ADF style. \u00a0It was a little long for my tastes but the ritual was well-performed by a friend for whom this was her first experience as a public ritual leader,\u00a0and we were graced by a promising omen that spoke of the Gods being pleased with our efforts to come together as a community to\u00a0mend old wounds. \u00a0There was a pleasant gift exchange featuring items that had been donated to the community to raise funds and were still present at the end of the year. \u00a0The house was filled with warmth and joy and all kinds of Pagans I knew well \u2013 some of whom I hadn\u2019t seen in years \u2013 as well as some I\u2019m just getting to know and some I didn\u2019t know at all. \u00a0I was happy to see it; \u00a0there was a time when our community was so small that I knew everyone. \u00a0I was also pleased to see a large group of second-generation Pagans; young adults now whom I remember as\u00a0little faces and little hands who wanted to light incense and help with the candles.<\/p>\n

In the busyness of the season we\u2019d skipped a tree, and we had a garland of fake holly draped around our china cabinet (which is devoted almost entirely to my household altar) and a holiday wreath of greenery, poinsettias and bells made by my mom. \u00a0We laid the presents in front of the cabinet; there seemed to be a lot of them. \u00a0Nobody seemed to notice or care about the tree\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n

My mom arrived in a whirlwind of babble and cheer wielding a beautiful Yuletide poinsettia arrangement she\u2019d made, and we set about opening the presents. \u00a0Not much really, just a couple of things for everyone, but they were on target. \u00a0I felt especially good because the girls loved the My Little Pony figurines and the books I gave them. \u00a0They\u2019d been carefully selected from the bookstore where I read Tarot; teenage paranormal romance for our eldest daughter; The Hunger Games for our youngest (because I knew she\u2019d be into the strong heroine \u2013 and yes, I have lots of criticisms about them too, but there\u2019s not a huge selection, you know? \u00a0Maybe I should take that on as a writer . . .) My mom was radiant over the dish set. \u00a0Even the dog was happy with his bag-o-toys.<\/p>\n

We had a few minor kitchen disasters. \u00a0Oil from a previous deep-frying project got spilled all over and consequently, one of the burners lit on fire, even after cleaning twice, which left us two elements to do the whole dinner on. \u00a0The turkey and the ham got overcooked because the oven got turned up too high, probably when we were dealing with the fire. \u00a0My mom used hand soap instead of dish soap to wash the dishes and it got all over the place. \u00a0There were some other incidents that could have ruined things but didn\u2019t; like Fae\u2019s constant attempt to blare pop music out of her tablet, which was just one too many levels of noise for me and which I insisted she turn off. \u00a0But I managed to separate the dried bits of the ham and turkey (which, along with the bones, made an amazing turkey soup later;) we microwaved part of the food to get the balance right; and with many hands, cleaning didn\u2019t take long, and everybody did their share. \u00a0We even found time to set out a spectacular snack spread (gluten and lactose free) and to sing Yuletide carols and songs together while I played guitar. \u00a0Jen sang a song she\u2019d written about Yule and I loved it so much I asked if I could record it later.<\/p>\n

Dan and Kayla arrived at about that time. \u00a0Then the second round of presents. \u00a0Dan was quite happy with his pipe and tobacco, and Kayla was delighted with the knit cap I\u2019d bought her that was done up to look like a Minion. \u00a0The girls were ecstatic over the plushy My Little Ponies their elder brother brought.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when Kim approached me. \u00a0\u201cMom Sable,\u201d she began, \u201clet\u2019s greet the Sun King after dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSure,\u201d I replied as I slung an arm around her. \u00a0\u201cDid you have an idea?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah,\u201d she went on eagerly, encouraged by my enthusiasm. \u00a0\u201cI think we should turn off all the lights, and light one candle, and sing chants.\u201d<\/p>\n

From the mouths of babes . . . \u201cThat sounds awesome, honey! \u00a0Let\u2019s do it!\u201d \u00a0She beamed at me.<\/p>\n

We woke up Steve to join us for dinner. \u00a0As a Priestess of the Goddess Jamie asked me to lead the blessing of the food and we delved into it with gusto. \u00a0There was just the right amount, enough that we had sandwiches the next day and soup the day after that. \u00a0I was going to make cookies after dinner when I had free access to the oven, but we skipped dessert because nobody wanted any.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo are we going to do the candle-thing, Mom?\u201d Kim asked in that unique gently persistent way that only little girls can manage.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, yes we are,\u201d I said. \u00a0\u201cOkay, gather around guys; Kimmi had this idea . . .\u201d<\/p>\n

We shut down the lights; we put out all the Yuletide candles, and we gathered around the cauldron on my kitchen hearth and the single candle burning in it. \u00a0We sang \u201cKing\u2019s Dance\u201d<\/a> and we sang \u201cOur Lady White.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 Together our family honoured the Goddess and the Holly and Oak Kings and we welcomed the newborn Sun.<\/p>\n

When I was in Winnipeg this fall on the book tour, my friend Dodie Graham McKay<\/a>, who writes for the Wild Hunt, was speaking about how everyone talks about \u201ccreating Pagan community.\u201d \u00a0She argued that we have community; we have internet communities and tradition communities and communities that come together in pretty much every place that can call itself a city. \u00a0She said that she thinks it\u2019s time we start building a Pagan culture<\/em>. \u00a0We need art; we need music; we need shared songs; we need shared stories and shared experiences.<\/p>\n

I think this experience was the perfect balance. \u00a0Sometimes the Yuletide season is a little awkward for us Pagans. \u00a0We often don\u2019t want to buy into the whole secular Christmas thing, and yet not celebrating can make us feel left out and remove the magic from the holiday. \u00a0So three generations and a mixed family of a dozen people came together, first to do sacred ceremony in the Pagan way and then to do a quiet, private sacred ceremony, burning a candle of faith in the darkness. \u00a0It was one of the eight Sabbats, no more nor less important than any other Sabbat, and we all went home feeling satisfied that our Solstice had been \u201cjust enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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