“If eternity had a season, it would be midsummer. Autumn, winter, spring are all change and passage, but at the height of summer the year stands poised. It’s only a passing moment, but even as it passes the heart knows it cannot change.” ~ Ursula K. Le Guin Summer Solstice is the longest day and […]
Summer Solstice
Goddess Calendar for June 2019 by Kimberly F. Moore
“Mine is the Month of Roses; yes, and mine The Month of Marriages! All pleasant sights And scents, the fragrance of the blossoming vine, The foliage of the valleys and the heights. Mine are the longest days, the loveliest nights; The mower’s scythe makes music to my ear; I am the mother of all dear […]
FREE ONLINE SUMMER SOLSTICE CIRCLE CELEBRATING THE GODDESS VESTA
MotherHouse Goddess Temple is celebrating Summer Solstice and the Goddess Vesta with a Solstice Circle on June 20, 2019 at 8pm eastern. Join us live or connect later with the archive recording. Actual Summer Solstice is June 21, 2019, but we are gathering the evening before. Summer Solstice is the mid-term of the year. It […]
VESTA AS GODDESS OF THE TEMPLE FLAME AND THE VESTAL VIRGINS by Kimberly Moore
“Do not think of Vesta as anything other than fire, the living flame which gives gives birth to nothing but itself again. Thus we call her virgin for she is never seeded nor does she bear fruit. And oh! she loves her maidens, companions in virginity.” ~ Ovid, Fasti Vesta is a fire Goddess, a […]
Summer Solstice Divination – A Season of Abundant Manifestation by Brandi Auset
On Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 at 9:24pm PST, the Sun enters Cancer and marks the arrival of the Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere, and the Winter Solstice in the southern hemisphere . The energy of this solstice, and thereby this summer, is highly emotional. This season, we will truly feel our feelings, and are inspired […]
Summer Solstice – The Ancient Egyptian New Year Celebration by Mary Lomando
The ancient Egyptian New Year was celebrated on the summer solstice, commemorating the longest day of Ra, the sun god; as well as the rising of the star Sirius, which heralded the Nile flooding and divine blessings on the land of Egypt. The great triad of Goddesses, Isis, Hathor and Nut were intimately connected with […]
Summer Love by Molly Remer
Summer Love Too busy. Too buzzy. Not enough time. To do. To do. To do. Scramble. Hurry. Tight chest Tight breath Tight heart WAIT! Listen to Summer. Languid. Warm. Sweaty. Hot. Petals soften Juice drips Kissed by sunlight Bathed with rain Sweet stickiness. Passion. Summer is heavy. Hot and ready. Blooming and dripping. Unfolding. Becoming. […]
Goddess Calendar, Feast Days, and Celebrations for June 2017
“On this June day the buds in my garden are almost as enchanting as the open flowers. Things in bud bring, in the heat of a June noontide, the recollection of the loveliest days of the year – those days of May when all is suggested, nothing yet fulfilled.” ~ Francis King June is here and […]
Witchy Wednesday: Beltane Heart Magick by Brandi Auset
It’s May, which means the fiery love energy of Beltane is upon us! Love is a universal experience, the one true energy that connects all of humanity. It is the force that moves us to truly live, to indulge in luscious adventures and create beloved connections, no matter our race, age, or circumstances. As Beltane […]
Astrology Update – Full Moon in Sagittarius on Summer Solstice June 20 {Mary Lomando}
Hello Everyone, This is the second consecutive Full Moon in the fire sign of Sagittarius. This is an unusual cosmic occurrence and reinforces the Sagittarius/ Gemini message: (see May 2016 Full Moon Update). As I am writing this, our country is, once again, dealing with the repercussions of violent fanaticism. This is not the time […]
