12 Solstices and Equinoxes -> December 2012

On the 2009 December solstice, we celebrated all day. Later I received news from the Global Meditation Focus Group that this was the first in a series of 12 solstice and equinox celebrations leading up to December 21, 2012. Also Aluna Joy announced the series as The Solar Wave Countdown Dates to the Shift of the Ages in 2012. The World Peace and Prayer Society is hosting quarterly ceremonies until 2012. We are joining global meditations on the equinoxes each March and September and the solstices each June and December. More about 2012 and Visions on the Night Before a New Era. About silence at a retreat. Why solstices and equinoxes?

1. December 21, 2009 Solstice Day of Silence
2. March 20, 2010 Equinox All-Day Silent Meditation
3. June 19, 2010 Solstice Day of Silence and Meditation
4. September 25, 2010 Equinox Day of Silence
5. December 18, 2010 Solstice Day-long Silent Meditation Retreat
6. March 19, 2011 Equinox Day-long Silent Meditation Retreat
7. June 18, 2011 Solstice Day-long Silent Meditation Retreat
8. September 25, 2011 Equinox Day-long Silent Meditation Retreat
9. December 17, 2011 Solstice Day-long Silent Meditation Retreat
10. March 17, 2012 Equinox Day-long Silent Meditation Retreat
11. June 23, 2012 Solstice Day-long Silent Meditation Retreat
12. September 22, 2012 Equinox Day-long Silent Meditation Retreat
13. December 22, 2012 Solstice Day-long Silent Meditation Retreat

Sponsored by the Emerald Coast Meditation Society (ECMS). Visit the Global Meditations, Focus Group, or Solar Wave websites. Sun path graphic courtesy of Mid-Atlantic Geomancy (MAG) www.geomancy.org via Solar Wave. See also Annual Cycling movie (Flash or QuickTime) and the season: Year 2012.