The magical wheel has turned once more and here we are at the Summer Solstice or Litha as it is known as a Pagan Sabbat. Summer solstice is traditionally celebrated on 20th/21st June in the Northern hemisphere and signifies the longest day and shortest night of the year. From this day forth the light begins […]
Summer Solstice
Midsummer Magic – Celebrating the Summer Solstice by Caireann Frasca
Summer Solstice, also known as Midsummer, Litha in the Celtic Pagan tradition, and Alban Hefin to the Druids, has been celebrated since the Neolithic period, and is one of the most magical times of the year. Usually occurring sometime between June 19th and 23rd in the Northern Hemisphere, this longest day–and shortest night–of the year […]
Free Summer Solstice Goddess Aine Meditation Circle 6/20 – MotherHouse Goddess Temple
As the Sun reaches its zenith in the sky, we step into the glorious magick that is the Summer Solstice. I am absolutely delighted to welcome Guest Priestess Michelle Boxley from Sisters of the Moon for our free Summer Solstice Goddess Aine Meditation Circle. Join us on a journey to the Celtic Otherworld with Goddess […]
Ways to Celebrate Summer Solstice and the Summer Goddesses by Kimberly Moore
“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 […]
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. […]