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As the daylight grows each day we find ourselves closer and closer to the Summer Solstice. If there seems to be fanfare around the solstice, there is. This cross quarter day has meaning to so many cultures for so many different reasons. On this Summer Solstice I'd like us to focus our energy on the word illumination. To see the unseen, to view the hidden, and most of all to light the way.
Bursting boost
The solstice will begin Thursday June 21st at 6:07am EST in the Northern Hemisphere and it is the official start of the summer, but it is more than a mere seasonal shift. The summer, known as a time for growth, blossoms, and expansion is also a time to benefit from a boost of energy that is available to all of us. The longer daylight and usually warmer days feeds both us and the planet simultaneously. We each have a choice in what to do with summer's extra offerings as well as the trajectory of our current life paths. Begin now to prepare and be intentional and purposeful about this summer, perhaps as you have not in the past.
Receiving rays
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appreciated the stage from the wings but this summer I will, when requested, step onto the stage. I think most of my center stage apprehension has been around attention, responsibility, and the unknown. Those days are over. Bare with me as I teeter out of my proverbial shell, there may be a few hiccups. Not too worry, there will be no oversharing here.
Making more
Below are motifs and ways to mark as well and measure your progress during the summer. Often times we are not successful because we do not think we will be, so, set yourself up for all wins this coming season. And as always, use these tools as a guidepost to finding your own combination of things that help you navigate what you want and what you are willing to do to get it.
Summer Concept -
The Language I Dream In
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| credit: kb4images.com Learn Symbology of my Dreams My Dreams are my Future Allow my Dreams to Manifest in all forms Dreams are a Tool for Change |
Summer Foods
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| credit: stridekick.com Light Grains (Quinoa, White Basmati Rice) Neutral Fruits (Grapes, Melons, Limes) Cool Proteins (Mung Beans, Tofu, Lean White Meat, Fish) Summer Herbs/Essences
Juniper - Fire Element - Centering Orange - Fire Element - Beauty Rosemary - Fire Element - Release Summer Stones |
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| credit: etsy.com Opal (Connection to Goddess) Citrine (Visualization) Garnet (Inspiration) |
Summer Mantra
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Blessed spirits open me to the totality of my dreams,
There is great power and knowledge available if I believe,
And remain open to receive what dreamtime has for me.
--Andrea
