The Book of Midwinter Light: The Twelve Days of Christmas (A Year Between the Stars) Paperback – Large Print, October 29, 2025

As midwinter nears and the days grow shorter, the land falls asleep beneath snow and stars.Beginning with the Four Lights of Advent, each candle kindled awakens a seasonal gesture. From this spiral of light—the path unfolds into the Twelve Days of Christmas, where ancient archetypes and seasonal guides return to whisper and weave their stories into our hearts once again.Inside this book, you will meet the Winter Hare who watches the Sun, the Yule Goat who guards ancestral memory, the Nordic Tomte who tends sleeping beast, and join the Winter Table where no soul is forgotten.This is a book for the time between times. Rooted in folklore and tradition, this book kindles wonder, warmth, and wisdom.These stories honor the child’s imagination and the adults longing for a deeper connection to this season. They hold the mirth of old songs and guide us from darkness toward the promise of light.Table of Contents1. Note to Reader2. The Four Lights of Advent3. The Light of Stones4. The Light of Plants5. The Light of Beasts6. The Light of Humankind7. The Advent Spiral8. The Twelve Days of Christmas9. Mother Earth10. Old Mother Frost11. The Winter Goose12. The Winter Stag13. The Procession of Beasts14. Odin and the Great Hunt15. King Winter's Throne16. The Yule Goat17. The Winter Table18. The Tomte19. The Evergreen20. The Hearth21. Additional Resources Read more