Seeking the Gifts of Winter
Although Advent is part of the Christian liturgical year, it's also a reflection of much older, pre-Christian traditions that carry us into winter.
The descent into winter guides us into fertile darkness and the opportunity to descend into the Cave of the Heart. Advent is a time of waiting, listening, and pausing in the stillness without knowing what will be born in the season and the year to come.
Rather than bustling through the holidays, can we allow the season of Advent to be a time for reflection and integration? If we give ourselves a chance to be fallow and rest in that rich darkness, what might we meet on the other side?
Reverend Simon is an interfaith/interspiritual musical minister, trained to be a sacred presence outside the conventions of traditional religion. As a musician, spiritual mentor,and worship leader, he incorporates chant, ritual, poetry, storytelling, and mindful practice to create a space for profound connection and sacred witness.
Simon is an accomplished musician and songwriter with 20 years of experience as a performer. For the last 15 years, though, Simon’s focus and calling has been sacred music. This grew out of his work at Iona Abbey and has since led him to provide music for worship, ceremony, and prayer in a wide variety of churches and non-religious spiritual communities. He particularly loves to create music for meditation, healing services, and rites of passage.
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