Category: Litha/Midsummer/Summer Solstice

  The summer solstice, also known as Lithia in some pagan traditions, is the longest day of the year and a time to celebrate the sun’s power. It occurs when the earth’s axis is tilted most towards the sun, usually around June 21st in the northern hemisphere and December 21st in the southern hemisphere. The… Continue reading The Magical Summer Solstice/Lithia

NOVEMBER 14, 2022, BY RACHEL PATTERSON READ TIME: 11 MINS When I first began my Pagan journey, I was presented with the Wheel of the Year with which it seemed most Pagans worked. I learned all the dates and correspondences, which took me ages, and I often forgot what was supposed to be where! But I duly… Continue reading A Witch for Every Season: My Version of the Wheel

Summer Invocation by Trish Telesco Fireflies and summer sun in circles round we become as one. Singing songs at magick’s hour we bring the winds and timeless powers. Turning inward, hand in hand we dance the hearth to heal the land. Standing silent, beneath the sky we catch the fire from out God’s eye. Swaying… Continue reading Litha Blessings Today

Protection potpourri Protection Potpourri can use Dill, St John’s Wort, tarragon, periwinkle, basil, angelica, rosemary, cloves, and cinnamon use a few drops of peppermint oil. lemon verbena oil, and lavender oil. Place in a bowl or container. Charge it with the powers of protection for your home and family. “Let the psychic, energetic and spiritual… Continue reading Litha Blessings

Litha is also known as Summer Solstice, Alban Hefin, Sun Blessing, Gathering Day, Feill-Sheathain, Whit Sunday, Whitsuntide, Vestalia, Thing-tide, and St. John’s Day. Litha is usually celebrated on June 21st, but varies somewhat from the 20th to the 23rd, depending upon the Earth’s rotation around the Sun. According to the old folklore calendar, Summer begins… Continue reading Litha~Summer Solstice~MidSummer