The Summer Solstice is June 21st! Also called Midsummer (Shakespeare, anyone?) and Litha (for you lovely Pagans/Wiccans), it’s a big event on the Wheel of the Year. Traditional Litha foods include fresh fruits and veggies. Some of the other Wheel of the Year celebrations get a little complicated with food, but this one’s a snap. Summer Solstice offers a great opportunity to appreciate the amazing array of sustenance our planet offers, and is a reminder not to take these things for granted. Eat your greens! :-)
On the Summer Solstice, the Sun is at the peak of its power, the earth is bursting with green, and we can already imagine the fruits of the upcoming autumn harvest. Surround yourself with green, gold, and yellow at this time of year. Some associated herbs and flowers: roses, lilies, oak (traditionally burned on the Summer Solstice), ivy, thyme, fennel, daisies, and lavender. Any of these can be burned or used as decorations. I wrote about lavender in the last Interactive Tarot newsletter; this is one of my favorites and can be used in a million ways. Lavender is also a traditional Litha incense, along with myrrh (LOVE myrrh incense!), lemon, rose, and wisteria. If you celebrate this day, enjoy it! Every Wheel of the Year celebration shows us the benefit of taking a little break and really absorbing the world around us. Why not try?
