Echoes of the Solstice: Mimicry, Mystery, and the Unseen

The Broadcasting Seeds Podcast

The Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year, has long been shrouded in mystery and lore, a time when the veil between worlds is said to thin. This year, its eerie energy hit closer to home. One of my daughters and her friend had a chilling experience while out that evening, encountering what can only be described as a presence on the wooded path. It began with faint rustling, the kind easily dismissed as wind or wildlife, but it soon escalated. Something—or someone—was mimicking their voices with unnerving precision, echoing their laughter and words from the darkness. Each step they took seemed shadowed by something unseen yet palpable, as if the woods themselves were alive and watching. The night, already heavy with solstice mystique, became a harrowing reminder that some mysteries resist explanation, leaving only questions that linger long after the sun returns.