Solstice is one of the two days of the year when the Sun is at its greatest angular distance from the celestial equator, i.e. when the height of the Sun above the horizon at noon is minimum or maximum. This results in the longest day and shortest night (summer solstice) in one hemisphere of the Earth and the shortest day and longest night (winter solstice) in the other.
The day of the summer solstice is the day of the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere of the Earth and the beginning of winter in the southern hemisphere, that is, if the inhabitants of the Northern part of the Earth from this moment are at the beginning of astronomical summer, then for the inhabitants of the Southern hemisphere astronomical winter will begin in the same period of time.
In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs on June 20, 21 or 22. In the southern hemisphere, the winter solstice falls on these dates. Due to various inequalities in the movement of the Earth, the solstices fluctuate by 1-2 days.
In 2017, astronomical summer in the northern hemisphere will begin on June 21 at 04.24 UTC (UTC, 07.24 Moscow time).
On the day of the summer solstice at the latitude of Moscow, the Sun rises above the horizon to a height of more than 57 degrees, and in areas located above a latitude of 66.5 degrees (the Arctic Circle), it does not set beyond the horizon at all, and the day lasts around the clock. At the North Pole of the Earth, the Sun moves across the sky at the same height around the clock. It is polar night at the South Pole at this time.
During several adjacent solstice days, the sun's midday heights in the sky remain almost constant; This is where the name of the solstice comes from. After the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, the day begins to wane, and the night gradually begins to increase. In the southern hemisphere it is the other way around.
For thousands of years, the summer solstice was of great importance to our ancient ancestors, who were subject to natural cycles. In the times of the pagans, the sun had divine power over all living things, and the summer solstice meant the highest flowering of all the forces of nature.
In the old days, even before the advent of Christianity, the holiday of Kupala, dedicated to the ancient pagan god Kupala, was timed to coincide with the summer solstice.
On this day and night, they wove wreaths, drank surya (a honey drink), jumped over fires, made sacrifices to water and fire, collected medicinal herbs, performed rituals calling for the harvest, and “purifying the soul and body” ablutions in rivers, lakes and streams. The central place among the vegetation that night was occupied by ferns. It was believed that a fern flower, blooming only for a moment at midnight, would accurately indicate where the treasure was buried.
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June 21 is the summer solstice. This is the beginning of astronomical summer. The longest day and shortest night of the year.
This time marks blossoming of nature. The land is full of beauty and abundance of greenery. The first fruits are ripening.
Summer Solstice is union of the elements of fire, water, earth and sky. This is a celebration of the coming of summer.
How to make the best use of this period, read the article.
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Summer solstice occupies an important place among the key astronomical points of the year.
Summer solstice:
- Symbolizes the highest point, maximum peak, rise, takeoff, both in nature and in human life.
- Is a transition point and lays the foundation of what will unfold in your life next 6 months.
- It is an energetic portal that allows you to connect with the divine plan of life and experience the deepest connection with all life forms and the world.
- Opportunity make true desires come true, both for yourself and for the world around you.
Spiritual Sources for Summer Solstice 2019
Celia Fenn: First Solstice 2019
This is a powerful moment of change in the vortex of the 2018/19 cycle before the new cycle begins in July/August.
Expect significant changes in your life and path as you become more aligned with your life purpose.
Stay focused on your heart, be in peace and joy.
Emmanuel Daguerre: The Healing Solstice
On June 21, 2019 you will experience peak frequencies healing solstice, followed by a total solar eclipse on July 2, 2019.
The upcoming solstice will help enhance your fresh start, opening you up to even more magic, healing, abundance, expansion and beauty.
As you enter the solstice (June 19 to 23), you may notice that you receive higher wisdom, understanding and "downloads".
These “downloads” can bless all areas of your life, including expanding your business, improving your relationships with yourself and others, and much more.
This solstice will also provide a boost of love to help you become more organized and motivated when it comes to God-directed actions.
Weeks and months after the solstice - this is not the time to sit and do nothing.
Therefore, it is important that when you feel the inner urge to take action and work on an idea, inspiration or opportunity, you focus and take action!
Practices and rituals for the Summer Solstice
Celebrate the summer solstice by remembering your a unique spiritual journey, which brought you to who you are today, and with gratitude for what you have in life at this point in time.
1. Be filled with Light and Love upon awakening
Immediately upon awakening on the day of the solstice, before you even get out of bed, focus on the flow of Light that flows through you, radiating joy and love.
Remember everything you are grateful for in life, imagining/feeling the energy of Light filling you and the space around you.
Welcome your guides, the Divine Light, your multidimensional selves, the energy and vibration of Love.
Be filled with divine light, love and positive energy.
Feel the Unity and Interconnectedness with the spiritual world and all things.
And when you feel that you are ready, direct a powerful flow of Light from within you to the outside world.
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2. Recharge with solar energy
On this day, the energy of the Sun intensifies. Let her in.
Let it wash away energy blocks, remnants of outdated negative thought forms, heal emotional trauma and fill your body with vitality.
Ignite your own sun within yourself in sound meditation.
3. Express gratitude to Gaia
For thousands of years, the summer solstice was of great importance to our ancestors, who lived in harmony with Mother Earth and obeyed natural cycles.
On this day, remember the gifts you receive from Gaia:
- food on your table,
- the housing you live in,
- material goods that you use,
- the beauty of nature around you.
The most valuable gift you have received from Mother Earth is your physical body.
Take special care of him on this day.
Send Gaia your love. Thank her for her help and care and feel her love for you in return.
On this day it is especially strong.
Feel that you are one, that you are one organism. Go ahead.
Feel the Unity with Mother Earth
Go outside, take off your shoes and stand with your bare feet on the ground.
Feel your energy anchored in the center of the Earth in a pillar of light.
Imagine how everything that is obsolete in your life descends down this channel of light into the center of the Earth, transforming into light.
Feel the sunlight passing through the top of your head, warming you, filling you with the divine light of the Sun.
Open your arms to the sides in acceptance... Give thanks for everything in your life.
And if you want, tune in to the intentions, desires or goals that you want to achieve in the next 6 months.
Enjoy your deep connection with the Earth, the Light, and everything that surrounds you.
4. Meditate with a candle
Choose a moment when no one will distract you, light a candle and direct your attention inward.
Look at the candle light, breathe deeply, relaxing.
Try to tune into the flame of the candle, as well as the Light within you.
When you are ready, close your eyes and imagine your inner light becoming brighter and brighter.
Your inner Light pours out around you, surrounding your apartment, city, country in which you live with the radiance of divine light.
5. Take stock and set new intentions
Half of the calendar year is over.
Look back, remember what intentions you launched on New Year's Eve, which of these came to life, and what else requires your attention and energy.
The summer solstice is the perfect time to extensions and connecting with your soul's divine plan.
Think about what area of your life needs expansion... what you are lacking and would like to experience/live more often.
6. Go through the fire spiral
The fire spiral is a living structure, cooperation between people and the fire element, honor to fire at the Earth Festival.
This is a sacred ritual and confirmation of ancient experience in a new space of your life, magic in modernity, mastery in everyday life.
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The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere of our planet in 2018 will occur on June 21 at 14:07 Tbilisi time. The longest day of the year at the latitude of Tbilisi will last 15 hours and 14 minutes.
The summer solstice marks the beginning of astronomical summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and, accordingly, winter in the Southern Hemisphere.
Solstice
There are two solstices in the year - summer and winter, when the height of the light at noon above the horizon is maximum or minimum.
From an astronomical point of view, the summer solstice occurs at the moment when the tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation becomes least in the direction of the Sun.
Typically, the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs on June 21st, and on the 20th in leap years. The sun on the day of the summer solstice will rise above the horizon in the Northern Hemisphere to its greatest height.
During the summer solstice, the luminary remains above the horizon the longest; therefore, residents of the Northern Hemisphere will experience the longest day and shortest night on June 21.
For several days before and after the solstice, the sun almost does not change its declination, its midday heights in the sky are almost unchanged. Hence the name of the solstice.
Then the luminary will begin to descend to the south, and daylight hours will slowly but surely begin to decrease.
Traditions
For millennia, the day of the summer solstice has been of great importance for all peoples. In those distant times, people lived in harmony with natural cycles and organized their lives in accordance with them.
© photo: Sputnik / Mikhail Parkhomenko
Folk festivals "Kupala fun" near the urban village of Novy Svet in the Starobeshevsky district of the Donetsk region
The tradition of celebrating the summer solstice existed among many peoples. In different countries, the celebration was called differently - Ivan Kupala, Midsummer, Leta, Yuhannus, Midsommar and so on.
After the adoption of Christianity, it was timed to coincide with one of the greatest Orthodox holidays - the Nativity of John the Baptist, which was celebrated on July 24 in the old style (in the new style on July 7).
Midsummer's Day, according to tradition, began to be celebrated at nightfall and carried out numerous rituals associated with water, fire and herbs, and, of course, fortune telling. Many of them have survived to this day.
The main tradition on the night of Ivan Kupala was swimming in water - in the old days, people believed that all evil spirits, starting from this night until Ilya’s day (August 2, new style), left lakes, rivers and reservoirs. Therefore, water was considered healing and possessing magical powers and helped to cleanse oneself of all evil and acquire good health.
In villages where there was no body of water nearby, people traditionally took a steam bath, and the bath brooms prepared on that day were used until the next day of Ivan Kupala. People believed that solstice plants had special powers and had a beneficial effect on people's health.
According to tradition, large fires were lit along the banks of lakes, rivers and reservoirs - according to popular beliefs, fire, like water, at that time had magical and cleansing powers and could protect people from all evil spirits.
Young people danced around the fires, sang and jumped over the fire. According to tradition, it was believed that the lucky one would be the one who, having jumped the highest, did not touch the flame.
The older generation held livestock between fires, thereby protecting them from disease and death. Mothers burned linens and clothes taken from sick children in bonfires so that they would be healthy.
© photo: Sputnik / Egor Eremov
Having fun and having fun, young people set fire to wooden wheels or tar barrels and rolled them down the mountain or carried them on long poles, symbolizing the solstice.
Pouring water is the most popular tradition these days. People continue to believe that water cleanses a person and washes away diseases, although the church does not welcome pagan rituals.
In order to be healthy and strong all year round, according to tradition, people celebrated the dawn on the day of the summer solstice. Marriages concluded on this day were considered successful.
Currently, weddings are not held on the summer solstice, since Peter's Fast falls on June 21 - it prepares believers for the day of remembrance of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, which the Orthodox Church celebrates on July 12.
Signs
According to weather signs, people predicted what the harvest and summer would be like. Rain and thunderstorms on the summer solstice predicted a bad harvest, and cloudy weather indicated a rainy and cold summer.
A lot of dew in the morning, according to signs, meant a rich harvest. By the way, dew was considered healing, so they collected it, and then drank and washed with it.
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A couple kisses next to a bonfire on Poniente beach while celebrating the summer solstice in Gijon, Spain.
According to signs, a girl will definitely get married this year if she dances around the bonfires all night on the summer solstice.
All sorrows and misfortunes will bypass the house if on the day of the solstice you hang a bouquet of Ivan da Marya at the entrance to the house.
According to signs, your wish will come true if you climb over 12 fences on the summer solstice.
According to signs, people born on the day of the summer solstice will be happy, as they are under the protection of the Sun.
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The calendar we know indicates that the year begins on January 1 and is divided into 12 months. However, nature has other laws, which, alas, are poorly coordinated with the modern calendar. However, our ancestors always respected the laws of nature. A significant event in the annual cycle is the summer solstice - what date will it be in 2020 and what rituals should be performed? Read the details in this article.
What happens on this day?
First of all, let's figure out what the summer solstice is. On this day we can observe the shortest night and the longest daylight of the year. Magical time, isn't it? Our ancestors had no doubt about this.
Holiday dates:
- June 20 or 21 in the Northern Hemisphere (these are all countries above the equator);
- December 21 or 22 – in the Southern Hemisphere (Australia, most Latin American countries, etc.).
The exact date depends on the year, it's all about the calendar shift due to leap years.
What date will it be in 2020?
In 2020, the summer solstice will occur on June 21 at 00:44 Moscow time. If you live in another region, you can calculate the time yourself, knowing Moscow time.
On this day the Sun reaches its highest position. Then at the end of June and July it will begin to descend lower above the horizon, making daylight hours shorter.
In astrology, on June 21, the Sun moves from the zodiac sign Gemini to the sign Cancer, and astrological summer begins (the period of Cancer, Leo and Virgo).
The zodiac sign Cancer is associated with kin and family. On this day, astrologers advise spending time with your family, going out into nature to receive new strength from Mother Earth.
On the first day of astrological summer, it is worth thinking about your lifestyle and changing it for the better. Switch to eating healthy foods and clean water. All this will help maintain internal energy for many years.
Our ancestors viewed the summer solstice as a time of mysticism and magic.
They guessed: for love, and for prosperity, and for the harvest. They certainly performed various rituals, which will be discussed below.
Some call the holiday the summer equinox. However, this is not true. The equinox occurs in spring and autumn, March and September, when day equals night. And in winter and summer there are solstices. There is also a second name - summer solstice.
Table of summer solstices until 2025
| Year | Date and time in Moscow |
| 2019 | June 21 at 18:54 |
| 2020 | June 21 at 00:44 |
| 2021 | June 21 at 06:32 |
| 2022 | June 21 at 12:13 |
| 2023 | June 21 at 17:57 |
| 2024 | June 20 at 23:50 |
| 2025 | June 21 at 05:42 |
Rituals, rituals and signs
There are many amazing rituals and ceremonies for the summer solstice that will help make life a little better, happier and more enjoyable. They will be discussed in this section.
Ritual of replenishing the energy of the Sun
On this day, the energy from the Sun is especially powerful, because today is the peak of its influence. Therefore, you should definitely take advantage of this great opportunity that comes only once a year.
Here's what you need to do:
- Early in the morning, go to nature: to the forest, to the park or to the country house. It is advisable to be there at dawn.
- When the disk of the Sun appears completely above the horizon, you can begin. Stand on the ground with your bare feet, facing the Sun.
- Relax and close your eyes.
- Feel how a warm flow of energy rises from the ground along your feet, it completely fills you.
- If you have not worked with energies before, then it is quite possible that you will not feel anything. In such a situation, just imagine how a wave of heat goes through you to the top of your head.
- Stand like this for about 30 minutes until you feel a “buzzing” in your body or a slight dizziness and swaying. This is fine. Such manifestations are a sign of filling your aura with energy.
- Raise your arms up, spread your palms out to the sides. Ask the Sun to give you strength. Look towards the Sun, but not directly at it (this is dangerous). Receive solar energy with gratitude.
As a result of performing the ritual, you will become a stronger and more charismatic person and gain self-confidence. The sun also removes negativity from your aura.
Ritual of rejuvenation with morning dew
Morning dew collected from June 20 to 22 has extraordinary rejuvenating properties. I’ll tell you in more detail how to collect dew correctly.
- Prepare gauze measuring one and a half meters.
- Early in the morning at dawn, go to a forest clearing, to a park or to your summer cottage.
- Carefully place the gauze over the grass and other plants.
- After half an hour, you can remove the gauze; it will already be saturated with dew.
To give youth, freshness and beauty to your face, make compresses from this gauze, rolling it in 4-5 layers. Mentally imagine how all the wrinkles are smoothed out and age spots disappear. After the procedure, do not wash your face or wipe your face with anything for 3 hours.
Rite of unity with nature
On the day of the summer solstice, an invisible door opens between the worlds: ours and the magical one. Trees, flowers and other plants can speak to a person, answering his questions and giving useful tips.
- On this day, during daylight hours, go to nature: to the park, to the forest, to the beach, to the river, and so on. It is important that you feel pleasant and comfortable there.
- Mentally ask the questions that you haven’t been able to find an answer to lately.
- Listen to sounds, watch birds and animals if you meet them.
- , stroke the grass or leaves with your hand. Feel their texture, what do they feel like? Inhale the scent of flowers.
- Just relax and listen to your inner voice. He will definitely give you tips from the world of wildlife.
- Thank nature for communicating with you.
Ritual to fulfill a wish
The summer solstice is inextricably linked with making and fulfilling wishes. Therefore, you should not miss such a wonderful opportunity, because a magical day happens only once a year.
- Collect wildflowers.
- Weave them into a wreath. While weaving, think about your desire. Imagine that your wish has already come true. What feelings are you experiencing? Feel this joy and satisfaction.
- When the wreath is ready, put it on your head and wear it for a while.
- This item is optional, but it will enhance the effect of the ritual. Make a fire and throw any item of low value (but not garbage) into it as a sacrifice. Then say out loud: “Paid.” This means that you have paid for the fulfillment of your wish.
Signs
There are many signs for the summer holiday. Here are some of them.
- If there is a lot of dew in the morning, the harvest promises to be abundant. By the way, dew was collected in a vessel because they believed in its rejuvenating and healing properties.
- Bad weather means crop failure.
- If the sky is starry on the night of the solstice, an abundance of mushrooms is expected in early autumn.
- Those who meet the dawn in nature are guaranteed health and strength for the whole year.
- If a guy cheats on a girl on this day, they will soon get married.
- Those born on June 21 are carriers of the “evil eye” and can jinx anyone. Now, however, it is believed that these children were lucky - nature endowed them with strong energy and magical abilities.
- If you make a wish on this day, it will certainly come true.
Watch an interesting video with new rituals:
Summer solstice holiday among different nations
In Slavic culture
The holiday is now called Ivan Kupala Day. The ancient name for the summer solstice has not been preserved, but it was celebrated by pagans long before the advent of Christianity.
The modern name Ivan Kupala is the name of John the Baptist in the folk manner.
On this day, it was customary for the Slavs to take a bath in natural reservoirs, but residents of cold regions swam in the bathhouse.
The eve of the holiday was considered especially significant. At sunset, fires were lit; a pole was placed in the center of the fire, on which a wheel or tar barrel was mounted. In some regions, wheels or barrels that were set on fire were rolled down the mountains. This symbolized the solstice.
Everyone jumped over the fires and sang ritual songs. The girls exchanged flower wreaths.
There is a well-known tradition of searching for a fern flower. If someone finds it, they will receive magical powers. Learn to understand the language of animals and see treasures, become invisible and open any locks.
After the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, the date of the holiday changed, it moved to July 7.
In the Baltics
- In Latvia it is called Ligo or Jan's Day.
- In Lithuania it is called Jonines.
- In Estonia it is Jan's day.
I propose to consider traditions using the example of a Latvian holiday.
June 23 and 24 are official holidays here. Therefore, Latvians, as a rule, go out to celebrate Ligo in nature. This is one of the brightest holidays of the year.
In nature, it is customary to sing songs and light fires. The songs are special - with the chorus “Ligo, ligo.”
They make wreaths from wildflowers and oak branches. An oak wreath is traditionally given to a man. And for the girls - flowers.
Many people collect medicinal herbs and herbal teas during the solstice, as they are considered especially effective.
Special drinks and delicacies are prepared for Ligo:
- specialty beer;
- cheese with cumin, which has a characteristic pungent smell and taste.
Widespread folk festivities on Ligo are common in Latvia. Beer flows like a river, fun reigns everywhere, festivals are held. This day is also called the holiday of love. The culmination of the holiday takes place on the night of June 23-24:
How to celebrate in Celtic culture
The summer solstice is called Litha. This is a bright and exuberant holiday, which is still celebrated in some European countries.
On Litu, the Sun turns on the Wheel of the Year. It is believed that forest spirits and fairies roam the earth, dreams are mixed with fantasies.
On this mystical day all 4 elements unite:
- Fire;
- Water;
- Earth
- Air.
The key moment of the holiday is the opportunity to completely surrender to joy and pleasure, to love life with all your soul and breathe deeply. After all, at the end of June is the brightest and most joyful time of the year; there is still a large part of summer ahead, which means warmth and pleasure.
If on the previous holiday of the Wheel of the Year young people entered into a love affair, now in the middle of summer the girls were already pregnant. The holiday symbolizes the fertility of women and the fertility of the earth.
On this day, people made fortunes, especially about love. Traditionally, a guy and a girl would join hands and jump over the fire together. It was believed that if you jump three times, a happy marriage and many children are guaranteed.
Houses were decorated with tree branches and garlands of flowers. And with the onset of darkness, processions with torches were held.
Medicinal herbs were collected in the forests. They were cut with a sickle in the light of the Moon, and only the upper third of the trunk was allowed to be cut. In this case, the plant will continue to grow and will bring a new harvest in the future. The Celts treated Mother Nature very carefully.
At the solstice, there is a tradition of burning a sacrificial effigy. It should burn with the first rays of the sun. The effigy represents a sacrifice to the gods of fertility. People thus ask for a bountiful harvest that will not be destroyed by hail or heavy rains.
Johannus in Finland
Celebrated on Saturday between June 20 and 26. At the same time, Finnish Flag Day is celebrated here. Citizens were given an official day off on the Friday before the celebration.
It is customary to go out into nature. Swim in open ponds or saunas. Light fires.
Midsommar in Sweden
It is also customary here to go out of town on weekends. Relatives gather together. Or young people celebrate the solstice in greater company.
On this day, flowers are collected and wreaths are woven. They decorate the symbol of the holiday - a pole that is installed in a clearing. People are dancing around and doing round dances.
Pickled herring, fresh boiled potatoes with herbs and sour cream are served on the table. They eat grilled meat. And for dessert - strawberries and cream.
Swedes drink beer and sing drinking songs on this day. See for yourself:
Xiazhi in China
On Summer Solstice Day, the Xiazhi season begins in China, although the holiday is not celebrated as such. According to Chinese philosophy, at this moment, the yang energy in the world reaches its peak, and the level of yin energy is minimal.
Therefore, people wake up easier early in the morning, and the activity of social life increases. It is easier to maintain a good mood and maintain clarity of thought. In the summer, laziness, melancholy, and apathy are contraindicated.
Places of power
Stonehenge in UK
Stonehenge is a place where the secrets of the ancient Celtic civilization are concentrated. The complex was built in such a way that its axis is correlated with the location of the sun on the days of the summer and winter solstices.
Every year a festival takes place here on the night of June 20-21. People come to have fun, celebrate the shortest night of the year and watch the magical sunrise.
Many dress up in medieval costumes, perform ancient rituals, and the sound of drums can be heard from everywhere. There is a mystical atmosphere around.
Arkaim in the Southern Urals
This is a mysterious ancient city where people lived 2-3 thousand years BC. Mystics believe that here is the cradle of human civilization and the ancestral home of the Slavs.
Organized groups and single tourists come here to experience the amazing atmosphere of this place of power.
On the summer solstice here:
- climb the legendary Mount Shamanka;
- bathe in the Karaganka River, which, according to psychics, removes negative energy from a person;
- meditate (on our website);
- they make wishes that (as they are assured) will certainly come true;
- do yoga and practices;
- attend concerts and other events in Arkaim.
Watch an interesting video about the celebration in Arkaim. Maybe you would like to come here too?
The Summer Solstice holiday is the brightest, luckiest day of the year, it is filled with the energy and magic of the Sun. Traditionally, we draw an analogy with the pagan holiday of Litha, but there are many traditions that, one way or another, celebrate this day. In ancient China, during the solstice, a ceremony was held to celebrate Earth Day, femininity and the forces of “Yin”. This day was the opposite of the winter celebration of Heaven, masculinity and the "Yang" of the beginning.
In ancient Gaul, this day was called the holiday of Epona - the Mare Goddess, who personified fertility and protected horses.
In North America, some Indian tribes held ritual dances in honor of the Sun. Preparations for the celebration included raising a pole from a felled tree, which symbolized the visible connection between heaven and Earth. The participants of the holiday abstained from food and drink during the actual dance around the tree. Their bodies were decorated with symbolic colors: red (sunset), blue (sky), yellow (lightning), white (light) and black (night).
In the ancient Germanic, Celtic and Slavic traditions, it was not only a celebration of the crown of summer, but also the union of the elements of Fire and Water. In old sources you can still find a description of this holiday, like Kupailo, when the sun bathes in water, and the Earth unites with Heaven. This is one of the holidays of the year related to the Solar Cult - the tradition of Light and knowledge. From this day begins a whole series of so-called days of power, these are energy-intensive periods that last two to three weeks from the Summer Solstice itself.
The biological system of most of us is connected to the Sun, rising and setting, its rhythms influencing every aspect of our being. Therefore, if we consider this day from the point of view of physiology and science, then objectively we can say that when the day is filled with a lot of sunlight, we are biologically pumped up, our energy level increases, we are cheerful and our mood also increases positively. Therefore, the top of summer is a very positive time, both physically and emotionally, which makes it ideal for making decisions, beginnings, strengthening relationships, conceiving, getting out of depression, building a house, and fighting bad habits.
An integral part of the celebration of the Summer Solstice is a fire, this is a strong elemental magic that can cleanse our energy of all garbage and dirt invisible to the physical eye, so there are practices when we pass our hand over the fire, as if collecting its heat in our palms, and then wash ourselves with it, like water. Even the day before the Solstice, you can put on old socks and walk around in them for a day, or at least sleep at night, and on the day of the holiday itself, take them off and burn them at the stake, so that your illnesses will burn away along with these socks. By the way, jumping over flames is also not just for fun. It is important to know that if there is an inflammatory process in your body, you have a fever, and a woman has special days of the month, then it is better for you to hold off on fire rituals. From June 21 to July 8, you will have time to take the desired actions to improve your life.
The main themes of the Summer Solstice are the fight against evil spirits, fertility, marriage and well-being. The colors that symbolize the day are white and yellow, which is why most often the symbol is considered to be a daisy, the center of which is like a small Sun.
All herbs on this magical day, without exaggeration, are imbued with special power, but one of the most powerful plants of the summer Solstice is St. John's wort, which is famous for its properties of fighting evil spirits, the otherworldly and is prescribed by herbalists as a mood stabilizer.
Water collected from springs these days can bring good health, especially if, when collecting it, you think about what exactly you are taking it for. Summer dews also have the same unique properties.
However, let's get back to herbs, it's a little more complicated here and you'll have to use your intuition, and everyone has it, so don't worry that you didn't get it. In nature, our senses are heightened, try to relax and transfer your attention to the herbs, keep a question, desire or request in your head and mentally ask which herbs can help you with this, and then follow along the herbs and collect those that suddenly appeal to you, like They say, the heart will tell you. How to dispose of the bouquet is up to you, you can weave a traditional wreath from it and float it down the river, or weave it to protect the house and hang it in the hallway, or perhaps the treasured bouquet will go under the pillow of its owner to give clues in a dream or fulfill wishes about a new novel and dreams of true love...
Of course, we will not ignore such an important, ardently desired topic of love. Women who want to become attractive at the solstice smear themselves with honey with the wish to be as sweet as honey, and wash themselves in the morning dew so that their face and body will be fine.
If you haven't traditionally celebrated the Summer Solstice, why not try this year?
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