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Yule Colors Red, Green, White, Gold Other Names Midwinter, Sun Return, Alban Arthan, Pagan New Year, Satunalia, Winter Solstice, Finn's Day, Yuletide, Festival of Sol, Great Day of the Cauldron, Festival of Growth. Symbols Evergreen Trees, Yule Log, Holly, Eight-Spoked Wheel, Wreaths, Spinning Wheels. Deities Newborn God, Triple Goddess Activities Decorating Yule Tree, Gifts in Memory of Deceased, Storytelling. Taboos Extinguishing Fire, Travel. Animals Stags, Squirrels, Wren/Robin stones Bloodstone, Ruby, Garnet Plants Holly, Mistletoe, …

…the incarnation, the universe in a mustard seed. In some ways, the Point is more inclusive than the Circle, since the Circle always implies a boundary, and a separation of that which is outside from that which is inside. The Point, however, can symbolize the All. At the Winter Solstice, we bless and purify this tiny dust-mote of Being, this Birth of the Circle, which is also All That Is. The Circle Is A Point.