Happy Winter Solstice

Kari Schad
Dec 21, 2025
2 min read

Tonight is the Winter Solstice—the longest night of the year, and the quiet threshold where the light begins its slow, steady return. I’ve always loved this moment, not because it rushes us toward brightness, but because it honors stillness first. The Solstice reminds us that darkness is not an ending—it’s a womb. A place where ideas rest, roots deepen, and intention quietly gathers strength.

This season—and especially this night—has felt very much like that for me. A gentle pause. A listening phase. A time of integration rather than output. There’s been no urgency to create simply for the sake of creating, only a deep trust that what’s meant to emerge will do so when the timing is right. The wheel turns whether we push it or not.

In that same spirit, I’m thrilled to announce the launch of The Creator’s Code: Embodied Infinity, Book Three in The Creator’s Code series. This book represents a natural evolution of the journey—moving from remembrance, through conscious creation, and now into embodiment. It isn’t about striving or becoming something new, but about living what we already know with presence, integrity, and joy.

Embodied Infinity was written slowly and intentionally, shaped by lived experience rather than momentum. It explores what it means to inhabit our creative power gently—to create from coherence instead of force, and to trust that joy itself is a stabilizing frequency. This book is not a conclusion, but a settling. A deeper arrival.

Alongside this turning of the light, the website has also been lovingly updated. Nothing dramatic—just a bit of clearing, refining, and tending, the way a rustic home is refreshed for the season ahead. It feels good to care for a space with pride rather than pressure, and to let it reflect where things truly are right now.

However you’re meeting this Solstice night—through candlelight, quiet reflection, conversation, or rest—I hope you feel the reassurance woven into this moment. The light returns without being chased. Creation continues even in stillness. And what matters most will always emerge in its own time.

And whenever you happen upon this reflection—whether in winter or another season entirely—may it serve as a reminder that every cycle carries its own quiet return to light.