When I was a little boy in England my brothers and I used to go out on the front lawn of a frosty morning and shout out "Get lost Jack Frost" . I don't know how effective it was but I think it made us feel better.
Thank you, Jo, for all the wonderful Christmas winter stories and imagery. I cannot imagine living without winter. You also you provide an interesting history of Jack Frost's roots. I find it interesting that Jack was seen as a child of the Lord of the Wind carrying him on it because in Arabian folklores there are also stories of entities that fly through the winds, which also remind me of the Greek Gods. There is a comfort feeling in the thought of nature reaching out to us as something our ancestors were also aware of because like some of us that are open to nature, we sense it through our experience with nature that provides us with the blend of solace, grief, wisdom, and growth as you say all year round. It is what life is with its ups and downs. I am grateful to experience all seasons just like I feel blessed to experience all stages of my growth and maturity throughout my life. Some people sadly do not get to experience so much of the wonderments in this world. All this echoes the same message that psychology expresses about tension between our inner and outer selves. It makes life interesting. In a way I also see it as rewards and punishment when we work hard going through the difficulties knowing there is a wonderful season awaiting us. As you say intricate details in nature are very beautiful. I think patterns in nature are worth a closer look. Decorative details in shapes of ice-crystals such as a frost and snowflake and others such as swastika that form their shapes by the arrangement of atoms. They have deeper spiritual roots like gemstones that contain energy. The Swastika is not only a symbol in ancient eastern religions, but a formula is obtained from its shape to predict the height of waves in the ocean. II think in ancient Japanese mythology a type of white flower is considered to have interdimensional connections between heaven and earth. I wonder what secrets the shape of frosts contains. It must be powerful. Their double layer grandeur look reminds me of the heavy and thick looking weaving of the ancient damask pattern.
Thank you! Great point about the forms in nature. Puts me in mind also of the forms made by water and brought to our attention, in particular by Dr Emoto.
