Keeping Vigil
A ritual card for Yule—keeping faith in the longest dark. The sun reaches its lowest point. You stay until the turn.
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$5.00
Preview Card
What’s Included
This printable ritual card includes:
- The Keeping Vigil rite — a five-step practice for the winter solstice
- Yule lore — the Yule log, the evergreens, and the still point of the year
- Correspondences — materials, plants, timing, and direction for your practice
- An invocation — words to speak at midnight when the turn begins
- Space for your intention on the back of the card
How to Use
- Purchase and download the PDF
- Print on cardstock (5×7 inches recommended)
- Cut to size if needed
- Use on the winter solstice (around December 21) through the following dawn
- Keep at your altar, near your hearth, or wherever you tend your fire
When to Practice
The winter solstice falls around December 21st. The rite is meant to span the full night—from sunset to sunrise—though you can also practice a shorter version at midnight, the still point.
Free Version
A simpler version of this rite is available free in the Rituals section.