{"product_id":"return-of-the-light","title":"Return of the Light","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"iv-page\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"iv-sub\"\u003eThe shortest day of the year, held at my table on Monday 21 December: one line for what you leave in the old year, one for what you carry into the new. Also as a gift. Only this month.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"iv-block iv-promise\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe darkest day of the year is a day of turning at my table. From the 21st the light comes back, a minute at a time, whether anyone notices or not. I like to notice. People have marked this day for as long as they have watched the sun. The great stones of Newgrange in Ireland are set so that the first light of the solstice morning reaches the heart of the chamber. The Yule log burned through the longest night, and candles still stand in windows from Sweden to Ireland. It is the day for deciding what stays behind in the dark, and what walks with you into the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"iv-block iv-delivery\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhen\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeld on Monday 21 December, the day of the winter solstice. Order until Sunday 20 December; on the 21st this page closes, and the ritual is not held again this year. Your report is in your inbox the day after, on the 22nd, two days before the full moon of Christmas Eve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"iv-block\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat happens at my table\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe shortest day of the year is my favourite turning point. Everything is at its darkest, and from that day on the light returns, a little more each day. It is the natural moment to decide what stays behind and what comes with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the solstice, Monday 21 December, your name goes on paper at my table with two lines in your own words: what you leave in the old year, and what you carry into the new one. Evergreen, an orange studded with cloves and sunstone for the returning light lie beside it, and on the shortest day a candle is lit in the dark. I speak both lines aloud, the first as already put down, the second as already yours, and I keep the flame company until the dark feels lighter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYour report tells you what I noticed, what I worked with and why, and how to carry your line through the turn of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEverything about the solstice, from Newgrange to the Yule log and a small way to mark it at home, is on my page about the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/winter-solstice-ritual\"\u003ewinter solstice ritual\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"iv-block iv-hold\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSee it, feel it, draw it in\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrite your second line as if it is already true: \"I carry the courage to open my studio.\" See the year it belongs to, feel what it is like to live in it, and you begin to walk towards it. What you hold in your mind with feeling, you draw towards you like a magnet. That is the law of attraction, and the solstice is simply the day half the world practises it at once, by lighting a candle against the dark and trusting the light to return.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"iv-block\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eTwelve nights, twelve lines\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause this is the ritual of the month, your report carries something extra: twelve nights, twelve lines: one short line for each of the nights between Christmas and the new year, which the old calendars kept apart for looking ahead, to read and carry with you through the turn of the year. Written in my words for your year. Nothing to print, nothing to buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"iv-block\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlso as a gift\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWrite the first name of someone you love in the box, add one line about them and what you wish for their year, and I write the report to them and send it to you first, so that you choose the moment. For a gift they choose themselves there is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/gift-card\"\u003egift card\u003c\/a\u003e, and more ideas are on my page \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/christmas-gift\"\u003ea reading as a Christmas gift\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"iv-block iv-receive\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat you receive\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA report written for you alone, in your inbox on Tuesday 22 December, the day after the solstice: what I felt as the old year let go and the new one came in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwelve nights, twelve lines: a short line to carry with you for each night between the years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSigns to watch for as the light returns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI check in with you, and you can always reply to my e-mail: I read it and answer you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy guide \"After Your Reading\", to keep, by e-mail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"iv-block iv-ladder\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eOne price, and what comes free with it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e€11.11 for the ritual at my table on the solstice, your written report and the twelve nights. Free with every order: I check in with you, and my guide \u003cem\u003eAfter Your Reading\u003c\/em\u003e is yours to keep. Every name on this day receives the same full ritual and the same care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"iv-block iv-addon\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAdd-on and bundle\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA second name can join the same day, on the same paper, under the button. Add a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/questions-reading\"\u003e1, 3 or Unlimited Questions Reading\u003c\/a\u003e to this order and pay half, applied automatically at checkout. For the whole of the coming year, month by month, there is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/year-ahead-reading\"\u003eYear Ahead Reading\u003c\/a\u003e. And sunstone is the stone of warmth and returning light; it is in my \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/sunstone\"\u003ejewellery collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"iv-block iv-aftercare\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAftercare is not an extra\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWork like this can shift your energy, sometimes noticeably in the days after. That is why I check in with you, and why my door stays open after that: you can always reply to my e-mail, and I read it and answer you myself. You should always leave my table with more strength, more energy and more clarity than you came with. If that is not the case, I want to hear it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\u003csection class=\"iv-block iv-faq\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eCan I order it for someone else?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. Write their first name and one line about them in the box. The report is written to them and arrives in your inbox first, so you decide when and how to hand it over.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eWhat if I miss the 20th?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe page closes on the 21st and this ritual is not held again this year. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/new-moon-ritual\"\u003eNew Moon Intention Ritual\u003c\/a\u003e is held every new moon, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/year-ahead-reading\"\u003eYear Ahead Reading\u003c\/a\u003e is written within the hour, all year round.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eI live in the southern hemisphere. Does it still fit?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. For you the 21st is the longest day, and the ritual is held as the turning of the year all the same: what you leave, and what you carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eWhat can I expect, honestly?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eA ritual held with care on 21 December, and a report written for you alone, or for the one you name. Nothing is promised or guaranteed: this is spiritual guidance, offered for entertainment purposes, alongside good advice and never instead of it. Your own choices remain the strongest force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ivy Veil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58842291241295,"sku":"IV-RT-16-R-S","price":11.11,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1040\/5681\/5951\/files\/return-of-the-light-tile.jpg?v=1790005234","url":"https:\/\/theivyveil.com\/products\/return-of-the-light","provider":"Ivy Veil","version":"1.0","type":"link"}