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Fri, Dec 18
|Virtual Film Night
Film Night: Solstice - Why is the Longest Night so Magickal? with Jim Blalock & Diana Mullins
Join Jim & Diana as they present This Jungian Life's exploration of the cultural, historical, and psychological depth of the winter solstice, diving into how this astronomical event triggers inner reflection, transformative mourning, and a celebration of light's ultimate triumph over darkness.
Time & Location
Dec 18, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
Virtual Film Night
About the event
Friday, December 18, 2026 from 7 to 9 PM ET via Zoom Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, calls us to brood and turn within. Retreating to the unconscious is a psychic wintering, calling our life force down into our archaic patterns. It can trigger a sorrowing that helps us adjust to inevitable losses, just like the forest that silently drops its foliage without lament. At the nadir of darkness, light is reborn, and each successive day grows longer. Ancient and modern rituals celebrate the light’s triumph over darkness. No matter our background, attunement to light is woven into our bodies, for we are all part of the cosmic progression. Prepare to discover who interacts with the winter solstice, from ancient to modern cultures, how solstice triggers introspection and transformative mourning, what cultural and psychological themes it embodies, whether solstice is a profound inner experience or merely an astronomica…
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