Solstice Celebration

Today is the longest day of the year. To celebrate the sun I was going to wake up early, watch the sunrise, and tonight watch the sunset. However, I stayed up most of the night and so was too tired to hear my alarm. Thats ok, theres always next year! and I still have the sunset to look forward to!!
I plan on going for a walk today, enjoying the fresh air, maybe seeing if I can find some useful tools after our big storm last night. I also want to make something special, and I found this recipe for a honey apple tea, along with some useful information on litha.

I think I'll make this tea, slather on some sun block, and drink it out on my front porch. What are your plans for summer solstice? Leave a comment.

~Lynx

Lunar eclipse and Summer solstice

Tomorrow, June 15th, is a total lunar eclipse. If you are in the southern hemisphere you have the honor of getting to see it! I'm definitely bummed that I'm not living down there lol. The energy is still there though, and so it is a great time to work any spells or rituals that you think will need that extra OOMPH! So get out your candles, dust off your altar, and get to work.

As many of you know, Summer solstice aka Litha is June 21st. Also my moms birthday! Litha is a Sabbat and the longest day of the year. Every day after grows shorter. Which means bye bye light, hello darkness. Litha is directly across from Yule on the wheel of the year, yule being the shortest day of the year. This is a great day to go outside, have a barbecue, go hiking with the kids, roast some marshmallows and just have fun in nature. Enjoy the sun, greet it in the morning, and say farewell to it at sunset. Use sun like colors in your work like yellows, white, orange. Pick some flowers, dance around in the grass barefoot. Make your preparations now rather than later. A prepared pagan is a happy pagan lol. Research what Litha is and find out if there are any celebrations you could join in on in your area (don't just show up, let them know you want to come). If there are no celebrations you can attend have your own, either solitary, or just have a barbecue and invite the neighbors. They don't have to know its to celebrate a pagan holiday.

Like I said, make your preparations now, this way you aren't running around last minute, about to have a panic attack because you forgot the yellow altar cloth and the candles don't match. Be prepared! Hope you all have a great day!

~Lynx