SUMMER SOLSTICE LIGHT RITUAL

Summer Solstice marks the point on the wheel of the year when the light is at its peak. It’s a time to honor the strength of the sun, the blooming of the flowers, and the ripening of the fruit — a time of fullness and completion. From this point on, the days start to grow shorter and shorter, moving us towards the energy of autumn.

When we take the time to honor the light all around us, we are also honoring the light within us and remembering just how powerful its effect is on our lives.

To celebrate the Summer Solstice, here is a ritual for making an essence of your own light.

Incorporate the essence into your day-to-day life. Observe the subtle shifts that occur for you from now until the next high holy day on August 1st.

MAKING AN ESSENCE OF YOUR OWN LIGHT

YOU’LL NEED

A crystal or glass bowl — bonus points if it is special to you

Spring water

A place to access the outside

A small mason jar

A dropper bottle

Brandy, vinegar, or glycerin

INSTRUCTIONS

• On the day of the Summer Solstice, fill your bowl with fresh, spring water.

• Take the bowl outside under the sun and find a relaxing spot in nature to create your essence.

• Sit with the bowl of water in your hands and invite the energy of the sun to come in through the top of your head.

• See the sun’s light filling up every inch of your body and your aura with a glittery golden light.

• Envision the light going into the bowl of water.

• Call to mind the people, animals, or nature elements that you love most in this world.

• Feel your entire body fill with the energy of love.

• For at least 5 minutes, focus on this feeling, letting it grow.

• If it feels right to you, allow yourself to start to make noise — singing or humming to your bowl of water. Allow this to be an intuitive process, trusting what comes through.

• When you feel complete, thank the sun for powering you and the water for holding the imprint of your light.

• Combine the water in the bowl with equal parts brandy (or preservative of your choice from above).

• Keep in a mason jar and label with the date, location made, and “essence of my light”. Now you have your mother essence.

• Fill your dropper bottle half full with spring water and half full with brandy. Add in 8 drops of the mother essence of your light.

• Label the dropper bottle.

• Take 8 drops of this essence every day, 3 times a day until the next high holy day.

• Keep notes of any subtle shifts that you notice occur for you in your relationship to your own light.