Dark Christmas Who doesn’t love a good dark story? But why tell a dark story on Christmas when everything is bright and cheery you ask? The new rehashed religious Christmas started to become popular in the 19th century. But to keep Christmas traditional we have to go to it’s pagan roots and they go deep. From Babylonia, Rome, Mexico, and around the globe, this holiday was based on nature and celestial worship. Sun Worship Most of western society celebrates a contemporary conceptualization of Christ-mass but this holiday has ancient pagan origins. Christmas is an ancient tradition that has its roots in sun worship. It is no accident that the holiday falls on the same week ast the Winter solstice when the sun is reborn. Ancient traditions are filled with vast mention of sun principles: the Hindu Sun God Krishna, the Egyptian Horus, the Greek Helios, the Persian Mithra, the Druidic Hesus, and the Nordic Yule. Yule The Yule celebration starts during the winter solstice. The return of the longer days is brought in with gift giving, feasting, and merry-making. Yule marked the begining of the new year when the focus shifted from inward reflection to outward manifestation.  The word Yule … Continue reading Yule: The Ancient “Dark” Christmas