Summer Magic Rituals

Summertime magic can connect us with our own inner heat, flame, brightness, and sun. The Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere took place on Monday, June 21st. Depending on your traditions, lineage, and place, you may celebrate the solstice, Litha, or Midsommar.

Here are some ways to ritually celebrate the season of summer…

Sun Gazing

The Sun in its rays reaches over the surface of our strange and wild earth. Do you remember to look up and thank it for its brightness? The sun and the moon are cast in a cyclical journey and dance, which creates our days and nights, our seasons, and our ways of being. This solstice take a moment to practice a little sun worship. Find a sunny spot and sit under its warmth. Thank the sun for light magic, thank the sun for cycles, thank the sun for summer, when you’re finished bow in thanks and maybe leave a single hair, a stone, or a bit of dried plant matter as a thank you to the ground where you were present.

Journaling

Journaling can be a good way to celebrate the Summer Solstice. When we write we are channeling and connecting with our intuition. During the light of the solstice, what patterns can we explore that we didn’t see before? As we move through Cancer season how are we caring for ourselves and connecting to care as an idea? Cancer is the sign of the Zodiac connected with the nurturing side of ourselves. Write a love letter to yourself.

Plant Magic

Plants gathered during the summer solstice have a special kind of magic associated with them traditionally. If you’re looking for a bit of green magic, walk barefoot through the grass, sit for a minute amidst a grove of trees, lean your back against an Oak, gather Calendula, speak to Mugwort, plant a sunflower, or connect with St. John’s Wort.

Conjure a Flame

A ritual fire can be a beautiful way to connect with the Summer Solstice. Burn a bonfire and write wishes on bay leaves to offer to the fire. Write an intention or something to release on a piece of paper and offer it to the fire. Allow the flame of a candle to guide you to connect with your own inner flame. During this season of fire, how can we explore our passions and creative spark? Stare into the fire and ask for a message.

There is no one correct way to connect with the energy of summer. Explore these ideas and create your own rituals.

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