Perhaps youโve considered that Santa sleigh is pulled by dear and perhaps youโve wondered if that came from some earlier tradition. In many old traditions, there is a sacred moment known as the Running of the Deer. It isnโt about speed or spectacle. Itโs about remembrance. As the year turns toward stillness, the deer run not in fear, but in purpose. They move as messengers between worlds. Between what has been and what is becoming. Between the visible forest and the unseen currents that guide it. The deer remind us to carry our gentleness with strength. To trust our instincts when the path narrows. To move with grace even when the air is cold and the future feels uncertain. In pagan and earth-honoring traditions, deer are liminal beings. They walk softly between realms, guiding souls, dreams, and intentions through thresholds. Their running marks a shift. A thinning of the veil. A call to listen more closely to the quiet wisdom within. This season, may we run like the deer: not frantic, not forced, but aligned. May we honor what we are releasing. May we protect what is tender. May we move forward with heart, intuition, and reverence for the cycles that carry us all. ๐ฆโจ If you feel the pull of this energy, trust it. The forest always knows when itโs time to move. This artist is my depiction of the running of the deer for your pleasure.