21/12/2018
HOST YOUR OWN SUMMER SOLSTICE RITUAL with your tribe or journey on your own.... “The idea is simply to align with the energy of the season, the energy that is – full bloom, fruiting, maximum potential, beauty, ripeness, full light and use this energy to fuel your life, your prayer, your intentions”. –Jane Hardwicke Collings
SMUDGE – Smudging is a great way to start any ritual, to clear away stagnant energy and start your ritual afresh. Whether you use sage, palo santo, cedar, or eucalyptus, or even essential oil or flower essence sprays – it’s up to you.
ALTAR – Create a Sun Altar, with a round yellow cloth in the centre and then have everyone bring fiery red, yellow & orange coloured fruits and flowers to make the sun’s rays coming out from the centre. Think roses, marigolds, daisies, dandelions, nasturtiums, sun flowers, bananas, oranges, red apples or grapes, cherries, mangoes, papaya… ooh the choices are endless. You may also want to invite friends to bring representations of their projects or creative endeavours and a candle to be placed upon the altar: e.g. craft, drawing, symbols, new business card, book etc. So you can use the suns empowering energy to help them ripen, or, if your project has already completed then bring it to bask in the sun & enjoy! This is especially great to craft with children.
CAST CIRCLE – By calling in and thanking the seven sacred directions. Or if it is a family friendly ceremony you may want to involve the children in this. Make a circle of adults and have the children holding hands weave & snake their way in and out around the circle of adults, playing their instruments to create sacred circle. You may wish to have someone drum and or lead a chant as they do this.
CACAO – You can call in Cacao Blessings, give thanks and drink to good health & your full potency...... To continue reading the ritual check here https://chocolate.yoga/moon-phases/2018/summer-solstice-december-2018/?utm_source=Breath+of+Fire+Kundalini+Yoga+Newsletter&utm_campaign=ddf6e44c26-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_12_11_01_33_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_861abea5fe-ddf6e44c26-2711125Summer
*Ritual ideas were inspired by Celebrating the Great Mother by Cait Johnson & Maura D. Shaw, & Circle Round by Starhawk as well as from Jane Hardwick Collings inspiring newsletter. I give thanks and acknowledge these amazing teachers.