Solstice blessings

Solstice marks the longest day of the year. A potent day in the astrological calendar. Our ancestors built monuments, including stone henge, which on the sunrise light up the monument directly. So we know how revered these cycles are.  

The prosperity of our ancient ancestors would have been directly related to the crops receiving the abundance of sunlight at this time of year.  

And as above, so below. All the cycles of nature relate to us humans too… how we prosper during summer months.  

I marked the day by heading to the Lickey Hills in Birmingham for a panoramic view of the sunrise.. which was at 4.45am today. But it was well worth it.

I went with a friend and we took cake and cacao, journals and a deck of cards.  

Scroll below for the ritual we developed at our recent candle making worship at  Blow Water.