A Nature Worshippers Guide to Summer Solstice
Bringing in the longest day, Summer Solstice aligns us for a shimmering moment with the bright energies of noon and the high tide of the Heart channel itself. It is also a critical pivot point in the almanac, the beginning of the end, and the commencement of the 15 days of peak summer observances that make up this bright, luminous portal.
Balancing the Fire Element
And when people say "open your heart" I am fast to clamp my hand over my chest to assess if it is in fact safe for the Emporer to leave the grounds.
FIRE up your New Year
All the elements guide us physically and emotionally towards balance - it's their life's work. Nudging us back onto the path when we have strayed, lighting the way when we are lost, and helping us navigate the middle way. Summers heat and FIRES wisdom takes us over the threshold of the new year (Chinese New Year is January 22nd this year) firing our hopes and dreams for the coming cycle in its forge. While I'm not one for the traditional New Year's resolution list, the Fire element does offer a powerful reminder that we are not here just to pay bills…..
The ‘Way’ is easy
We often hear talk of the Law of Attraction among modern Self Help gurus and changemakers, however its not a new idea. The ancient Taoists were well and truly onto the concept that thoughts turn to things, and as such urged purity of thought and mind “in here” so that what we created “out there” matched the frequency of goodness in all ways.
They called this nourishment, and its discovery speaks the volume of who we are.