Category Archives: Litha/Mid Summer
Midsummer Customs
Creating your own Midsummer Customs Here are a few ideas for creating your own Midsummer customs. It is the longest day of the year. There are 12 hours of daylight. […]
Litha/Midsummer Customs and Practice
Litha/Midsummer Customs and Practice Just as the Pagan Midwinter celebration of Yule was adopted by Christians as “Christmas” (December 25), so too the Pagan Midsummer celebration was adopted by them […]
Litha/Midsummer/Summer Solstice
Litha/Midsummer Midsummer is also sometimes referred to as Litha. Litha is(pronounced “LITH-ah”). The celebration of Midsummer’s Eve was from ancient times linked to the summer solstice. People believed that mid-summer […]
Standing Stones at the Summer Solstice
Originally posted on The Druid's Garden:
Ancient peoples set standing stones in various places in the world. In places, such as in the British Isles or Iceland, you can…
Litha Past and Present
Litha is also known as the summer solstice, Midsummer, All Couples Day, and Saint John’s Day. Litha is one of the fire festivals and occurs on the longest day of […]
Bee-utiful DIY Lavender-Rosemary Soap Bars — Home is Where the Boat Is
Learn how to create bee-utiful lavender-rosemary soap bars with this easy tutorial. Perfect for pretty hostess gifts, party favors, fundraisers, or guest bathroom soaps. Happy Monday! I hope you had […]
A Solstice Spell… — Wylde and Green
I was watching a gardening programme, a while ago now, and there was a man who had made a whole swathe of his land into a wildflower meadow. His meadow […]
Litha, Summer Solstice
The Longest Day! The Deepest Healing…
Originally posted on Temple of the Cosmic Spheres:
Summer Solstice 11:54a.m. (EDT) Waning Moon in Aquarius Sun Transits into Astrological Cancer 11:54a.m. (EDT) Neptune Retrograde in Astrological Pisces (d. Nov.…