Some say this is the end of the Mayan calender and not Winter solstice 2012 the effects of the December 21 Lunar eclipse will continue to go on for 3 months and the Sun eclipse we had in November effects last for about 3 years!!!
Tonight I will be chanting from 9 p.m - 11 p.m (GMT) and then again from 5 a.m
Connecting earlier between say 5 - 7 a.m ensures that we can be still in the totality of existence at the time it actually occurs at 8.14 a.m (GMT)(12.14 p.m PST) until it ends 3 hrs later - during that window of time leading up to and beyond is when I will listen to the Children of the Sun meditation download here
http://www.childrenofthesun.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=306:the-solstice-2010-initiation&catid=39:hallofrecords and chant the names of the Goddess - Lalita Sahasranama.
I have been looking at the reasearch about the circadian cycle for the purpose of getting my pineal into optimum health (....more soon)
I also discovered that 11.04 a.m (GMT) is when the Eclipse officially ends. That is the time that the Moon moves from Gemini into Cancer and reveals what needs to be transformed. Its not till 11.40 p.m (GMT) that the new light supreme is born...\o/ YES!!!!

Also let's look to our dreams tonight to bring us guidance for the coming year. The seeds of intentions of what we wish to manifest are waiting for us to tend to them. We can do a ritual to ground those intentions on this December 21st, by setting our intentions into two stones or crystals of our choice, then plant one in the soil (in the garden or a plant in your home) and the other place somewhere visible for daily remembrance.
Set your Intention and know it's already happening!... The river of change is inevitable so lets welcome it with joy and eyes and arms wide open!

I would love to hear of your plans for this auspicious moment in time - the darkest moments offer an opening to call in even more Light - so let's do it - Light your candles, have a fire ceremony(puja), and most of all feel the Sunshine from within no matter what is happening out there... Divine Love!!!
Happy Solstice!!!