Peace Star image copyright 1999, Laura Perkins   This image was intended as a non-denominational holiday greeting.  For years, I have believed in sending Winter Solstice greeting cards that are not specific to any particular religion.  Most major religions have an important holiday around the time of the Winter Solstice, so it is a time that all of humanity can celebrate together.  As a child, I was brought up in the Christian tradition, so we celebrated Christmas in my house.  Over the years, I have had many friends who celebrate other holidays at this time of year, among them Hannukah, Winter Solstice, and Kwanzaa.

This image incorporates a six-pointed Star of David, and two five-pointed stars representing the star of Bethlehem and the five points of the human body or the five Chinese elements (water, wood, fire, metal, and earth).  In the center, it has a spark of light representing both the precious light of the sun, which begins its return at the Winter Solstice, and the spark of divinity in each of us.  I wish each of you peace in the new millenium.