The Summer Solstice, also known as Midsummer and Litha, has been celebrated by various cultures all around the world for millennia. The longest day and the shortest night of the year is a celebration of the sun. In the Northern hemisphere everything is green and growing as we await a fruitful harvest. Wishing everyone a joyful and magickal Summer Solstice!
In the Southern hemisphere, the shortest day and longest night marks the first day of Winter. The Winter Solstice is a good time to reflect on the past year and make plans for the year ahead. Wishing everyone a joyful and magickal Winter Solstice!
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Happy Summer and Winter Solstice! 😀
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Thank you so much, Damyanti! 🙂
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Blessing to everyone whether celebrating or not.
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Thank you so much, Peter! 🙂
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Beautiful art! Wish summer would last much longer than it does…
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Thank you so much, Ellie! 🙂
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Beautiful images from your wheel! Happy Summer Solstice to you and any magical ones around your home. For us in Texas it seems as if summer had been her for a month or so already. But I am grateful for another Summer Solstice to celebrate. Cheers!
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Thank you so much, Jo Nell! It’s been overcast and drizzling here all day. Yesterday was a beautiful Summer day. 🙂
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Enjoy your longest day, yesterday went quickly for me and the sun had set by the time I finished my shift at 5pm! Can’t wait for more daylight this side of the planet 🙂
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Thanks, Tone! Although it was the longest day, I still didn’t get everything done! 😀
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Ha Ha! Sounds like my everyday too!! Spending too much time blogging
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Today is the longest, but to my sorrow….
The days grow shorter, starting tomorrow! 😉
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So that means I will accomplish even less. I never have enough hours in the day! 😀
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Happy Solstice to you too! It was a sunny day here and I had a lovely walk 🙂
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Thanks, Alistair! I also went out into the garden and got rained upon. 😀
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Thank you for sharing your magic year round!💜✨😍
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Thank you so much, Kristen, for your lovely comment! 🙂
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Happy midsummer!
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Thank you so much, Maranda! 🙂
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It is another great marker in the natural world. Having said that, in our world it is not something eagerly awaited, as it pretty much keeps getting hot and hotter till the day. At the same time, it is also a signal that that is about to start changing. Wishing you a magickal solstice!
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Thank you so much, Ankur! I’m not a fan of hot weather either. Unless I’m on a beach. 🙂
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Lovely illustrations! Happy belated Summer & Winter solstice xx
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Thank you so much, Wiebke! 🙂
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Wow, are we on the slippery slope down to winter already! 😮
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Yes, the days are getting shorter up here! 😀
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Up? No, don’t tell me – you’re on the moon! That’s how you know so much of the celestial arts = a heightened perspective. 🙂
I’m up north in York (England).
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On occasion I have been called a luna-tic. 😀
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… and then, through no small influence of my subconscious mind, I wrote a story set on the moon. 😀
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Off to read your moon story!
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Yay! 😀
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