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The world is filled with bewitching people and you might be one too. Welcome to the podcast

where art is magic, magic is real and reality is stranger than dreams. I'm Pam Grossman and

this is the Witch Waive.

Hello and welcome to the Witch Waive. Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas, joyful Kwanza, the

lesser duel, yes lovely ones it is the most celebratory and for me most intense time of year

with holidays and plans and family dynamics to navigate and presence to buy and events to attend

and the best parts of it are when I'm able to really just kind of float above the stress and focus

on the sparkle and beauty and spirit of generosity of this season. And that's why I'm so delighted

and so grateful that in the middle of all of it we have the solstice. Here in the northern hemisphere

this episode will be coming out on the actual day of the winter solstice which of course marks

the longest night of the year and many people focus on the fact that after this moment the light

begins to return and the days start to get a little bit longer again and that is certainly

worth celebrating. However in addition to welcoming back the light I like to remind people of the

grand velvety gifts of the darkness because in darkness we can find quiet and stillness and moments

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