{"id":140744414,"date":"2024-01-17T14:00:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=140744414"},"modified":"2024-01-17T14:00:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T14:00:48","slug":"the-illuminating-spark-sacred-time-in-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/?p=140744414","title":{"rendered":"The Illuminating Spark: Sacred Time in Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A poem inspired by chilly weather.<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/af983d8c-490f-4ee8-bee7-bd624fc7aeb7_5472x3648.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><p>(Image description: A photo of footprints in snow. The sun shines through trees and casts their shadows on the snow.) Credit: Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@isaacmehegan?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Isaac Mehegan<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/white-snow-covered-walkway-yv4PSVGGPhA?utm_content=creditCopyText&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=unsplash\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sacred Time in Winter<\/h3><p>The delicate tinkling of icy rain<\/p><p>upon the roof, like faint bells,<\/p><p>announces Your approach.<\/p><p>In the thick of winter,<\/p><p>hours crawl by,<\/p><p>as long shadows in the cold.<\/p><p>Nestling in blankets and seeking<\/p><p>relief in warm drink and food<\/p><p>are holy rituals, like a pilgrimage inward.<\/p><p>The sun is a teasing candle,<\/p><p>dipping in and out of clouds,<\/p><p>as a sign of returning warmth.<\/p><p>Joy alights with each of Your steps,<\/p><p>the rays brightening Your trek<\/p><p>from the Otherworld.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A poem inspired by chilly weather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140744414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140744414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140744414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140744414\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140744414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140744414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.illuminatingspark.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140744414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}