Summer Solstice
SkinnyMountainWitch
Posts: 10
So, the Summer Solstice is nearly here! Can you believe it is time to say goodbye to the light half of the year and welcome the dark half? I actually do so much better, mentally, physically and emotionally, this latter part of the year. There is something magickal about turning the wheel for the Summer Solstice.
As we turn the wheel for Winter Solstice, our community has a Drumming Up the Sun ceremony. I'm sure there are many of these across the nation. I've tried to attend at least 3 years in a row, now, but the weather never cooperates. This year, my little coven decided to start Denver's first Drumming Down the Sun celebration! We've already had about 85 responses of people attending. Even if half that number shows, we're in for a real treat.
I'm bringing my tamborine and popcorn for 100 people (my low cal snack) and I'll bring a light dinner, too, as we'll be out late. I am so looking forward to this celebration! We will drum, sing, chant and socialize until the sun drops behind the mountains. And, for the first time in my memory, we've organized a ritual that doesn't revolve around food!
What are your plans for the Summer Solstice? Any spellworking or rituals that you may be thinking about? Please share.
Blessed Be,
Rain
As we turn the wheel for Winter Solstice, our community has a Drumming Up the Sun ceremony. I'm sure there are many of these across the nation. I've tried to attend at least 3 years in a row, now, but the weather never cooperates. This year, my little coven decided to start Denver's first Drumming Down the Sun celebration! We've already had about 85 responses of people attending. Even if half that number shows, we're in for a real treat.
I'm bringing my tamborine and popcorn for 100 people (my low cal snack) and I'll bring a light dinner, too, as we'll be out late. I am so looking forward to this celebration! We will drum, sing, chant and socialize until the sun drops behind the mountains. And, for the first time in my memory, we've organized a ritual that doesn't revolve around food!
What are your plans for the Summer Solstice? Any spellworking or rituals that you may be thinking about? Please share.
Blessed Be,
Rain
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Have a wonderful celebration and congratulations on the responses. I do not have any specific plans but I do like to take note of the solstices. Like you, I enjoy celebrations that do not revolve around food.0
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Respectful question here. What in the Northern Hemisphere is the Summer Solstice is the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. Does everybody across the world perform the same rituals during the Northern Solstice? Or do you have simultaneous Summer and Winter Solstice rituals on different hemispheres?0
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Okay, I asked a friend of mine who is a Freemason. They celebrate the solstices but call them "St John's Days". I imagine there are very different rites among the various traditions, but what he told me is that at least among them, the ceremony that only applies for the winter solstice is actually performed in the Southern Hemisphere while the Northern Hemisphere celebrates summer solstice and vice versa.
I guess it mades sense. Probably different among the various traditions...0 -
Respectful question here. What in the Northern Hemisphere is the Summer Solstice is the Winter Solstice in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. Does everybody across the world perform the same rituals during the Northern Solstice? Or do you have simultaneous Summer and Winter Solstice rituals on different hemispheres?
I'm so sorry I didn't get to this question earlier...I'm just learning how to use these boards. LOL
While the Northern Hemisphere is celebrating Summer Solstice (Litha), the Southern Hemisphere is celebrating the Winter Solstice (Yule). Likewise, when the NH is celebrating Beltaine, the SH is celebrating Samhain. Everyone celebrates the ritual or Sabbat in their own place, however, it is always nice to acknowledge those in the other Hemisphere and envision what they are celebrating.
I hope that helps.
Blessings,
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It seems I just posted about the Summer Solstice and now I'm posting about Lammas! Wow, as I've said before, this part of the year really flies for me.
Lammas is the 1st of the three harvest Sabbats. Lammas celebrates the god Lugh and being mindful of the grains being culled and brought in for storage. Think about what struggles you have had since Yule? Have you been working toward a goal? Now is the time to start planning for the Wiccan new year, Samhain.
1. Think about any struggles or obstacles you have had since Yule.
2. What have you done to overcome these?
3. What will you do from now until Yule to see positive goals take place?
These are things you might want to meditate on prior to giving your answer. Change is never easy, especially if something has become a habit. To experience life to the fullest, one must venture outside our comfort zone (I don't know who said this, but it has become my mantra).
Blessings on a wonderful Lammas/Lughnassa to everyone!
Blessed Be,
Rain0
