The period of time around the winter solstice, when the light of the sun is weak and our days are so short, is a period of difficulty for many. Darkness is something that we fear in industrialized … Source: Embracing the Darkness at the Winter Solstice | The Druid's Garden

The Ice Queen artwork by Sulamith Wulfing Source: The Winter Goddess | Exile on Peachtree Street

The Winter Goddess is part of the cycle of life, she represents the death which will give way to new life in the spring. Source: Winter Goddess