Writes of Winter

Yesterday was the Winter Solstice, so today is truly winter.  Whether you think of it as an astronomical phenomenon or a day that marks the return of the sun gods, it is a fact that the instant of solstice cannot be detected.  It is a fact that from the human point of view the solstice is a relative not an absolute.

But we persist in trying, to know, to identify, to celebrate.  That's why we've got so many rites associated with the solstices.

So as we start out into the heart of winter let me ask you this:  Why did the Master entitle the song "Writes" instead of "Rites"?

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