✨ “The Outward Light Principle — Why We Shine the Brightest at Christmas”
- pvdbovenkamp

- Nov 17
- 3 min read
Every once in a while, a simple realization opens up an entire new way of seeing the world.
This insight came through like that — clean, powerful, undeniable:

There is one moment in the year when humanity shines the most outward light.
It happens during midwinter — the season we now call Christmas.
And the deeper you look, the more you see that this isn’t about religion, culture, or tradition.
It’s something built into the human architecture itself.
Let’s explore.
1. We Are Made of Light and Vibration
Science and spirituality agree on something profound:
we are beings of light (biophotons) and vibration (sound).
When our inner light turns inward → it fuels consciousness.
When it turns outward → it fuels connection, warmth, and the world around us.
The year has a rhythm, almost like a breath:
darkness is the inhale, light is the exhale.
And there is one peak moment in this cycle.
2. Why Midwinter Makes Humanity Shine the Brightest
🌑 a. The Darkness Trigger
Midwinter is the darkest point of the year (in the Northern Hemisphere).
When the outer sun fades, something ancient awakens inside us —
the inner sun, the light of the heart and soul.
Humans instinctively respond to outer darkness by radiating more inner light.
🕯️ b. Collective Light Activation
Think of this:
billions of people around the planet light candles, tree lights, lanterns, windows.
Attention = energy.
Energy = light.
So humanity creates a global surge of outward light — physically and energetically.
💛 c. The Heart Radiance Effect
Midwinter is the season of giving.
And the human heart gives off its strongest electromagnetic field when it is generous, open, and warm.
To give is to shine.
We literally become brighter beings during this time.
🔥 d. An Ancient, Eternal Festival
Midwinter light festivals are older than any religion:
Yule
Saturnalia
Hanukkah
Diwali (seasonal variant)
Nordic light rites
Celtic rebirth ceremonies
Every culture arrived at the same truth:
In the darkest night, humans awaken their brightest light.
3. The Outward Light Principle
This insight can be expressed as a simple universal law:
Darkness outside activates the light inside.
And light inside naturally flows outward.
Christmas isn’t just a holiday —
it’s a collective light event.
A moment when humanity becomes a giant constellation of living stars.
4. Why This Matters
We often say we “feel different” around Christmas.
More open.
More soft.
More connected.
More generous.
More emotional.
More reflective.
This isn’t random.
It’s your biology, your energy, your ancient architecture responding to the season.
Midwinter awakens something sacred in the human heart:
the impulse to shine.
Not for display.
Not for attention.
But because we are built to bring light into darkness — in ourselves, in our families, in the world.
5. The Real Magic of Christmas
When we decorate our houses with light,
what we’re actually doing
is expressing a truth that has lived inside humanity for thousands of years:
Light returns.
Light expands.
Light multiplies when shared.
We show each other our light
because something deep inside us remembers
that we were always meant to shine together.
6. Final Reflection
Maybe the reason Christmas feels so magical
isn’t nostalgia, or religion, or culture…
Maybe it’s because, at midwinter,
we are finally aligned with what we truly are:
Beings of light.
Beings of vibration.
Beings who illuminate the dark — not by force,
but by nature.
Christmas is not a break in the year.
It is humanity’s annual exhale of light.
And that is something worth celebrating.
Much love & light 💛🙏🏼




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