The members of SLPS gathered to celebrate the birth of the Yule King, bringing back the light, Saturday, December 19, 2015. A homemade Yule Log cake, kahlua chocolate made at the Yule crafting Friday, December 18, 2015, adorned the altar. The altar was dressed in seasonal colors, flowers, and ritual items. The take over by the Oak King was acknowledged, who rules from Yule to Midsummer during the waxing light of the Sun as it grows brighter till Midsummer.
Poetry was read for Yule and the members danced around the Yule altar, calling back the light to the song “Bring Back the Light” by Gypsy on her album Enchantress. The feastings after included chipotle buckwheat, Gorgonzola ham stuff chicken breasts, and broccoli.

Yule Crafting 2015, cake roll, Friday, December 18, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT

Yule Crafting 2015, unrolled Yule log cake, Friday, December 18, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT

Yule Crafting 2015, Shy Fox filling Yule log cake, Friday, December 18, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT

Yule 2015, Yule log cake, Saturday, December 19, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT

Yule 2015, l to r- Woman Between the Wolves, Piggy, Shy Fox, Saturday, December 19, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT

Yule 2015, Muad’Dib, Saturday, December 19, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT

Yule 2015, Altar lit, Saturday, December 19, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT

Yule 2015, altar, Saturday, December 19, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT

Yule 2015, feast: gorgonzola, ham, and cheese breaded chicken, broccoli, and buckwheat, Saturday, December 19, 2015, Salt Lake City, UT
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