THE PORTAL
Yule is the still point of the Wheel.
After the descent of Samhain, movement comes to rest.
The world grows silent, and time itself seems to pause.
This is the portal where nothing is asked except presence.
THEME
Yule carries the force of contained potential.
Everything that has been released now settles into stillness.
Here, the seed of light is not acted upon, not visualized, not pushed forward.
It is simply held.
This portal teaches skillful silence:
the capacity to remain present without filling space, to rest without losing awareness, to fast, contemplate, and wait without impatience.
Yule is not about beginnings.
It is about preparing the ground so precisely that when movement returns, it will be true.
THE ENERGY
The energy of Yule is condensed, quiet, and exacting.
It withdraws from expression and gathers inward,
bringing attention to the smallest movements of mind and breath.
In this stillness, perception sharpens.
Silence stabilizes awareness.
Fasting refines sensitivity.
Nothing is forced, nothing escapes notice.
Yule opens the threshold of the Rauhnächte, a time outside ordinary time, when inner and outer worlds draw close.
This energy teaches steadiness in emptiness, and trust in what has not yet taken form, within silence.
ENTERING THE PORTAL
The preparation for Yule combines fasting, silence, and contemplation: a disciplined narrowing of expression so the inner space can widen.
Ten days before the gathering, you begin:
- Oshawa No. 7 fasting (macrobiotic grain-based regimen)
- Daily Mauna (2 hours of structured silence and inward orientation)
On Friday, Oshawa is closed with a Cacao Ceremony, awakening softness and receptivity after the austerity of fasting.
On Saturday, Mauna is broken through a ritual sauna,
releasing the body, opening the breath, and marking the entry into the work of Yule.
The gathering itself deepens this movement:
meditation, breath, Tantra Yoga, disciplined presence,
and practices that sharpen awareness without forcing it.
Expect a descent into clarity, not darkness, a stillness so complete that the first spark of light becomes obvious.
This is the beginning beneath the beginning.
The Tantric Science 