Summer Solstice Celebrations!

Honoring the seasons has been a part of my personal spiritual practices for more than 20 years. Connecting with the nuances of the eight holidays associated with the Celtic Calendar or the Wheel of the Year, has been a way for me to access my spiritual practices, throughout the year, with a specific theme to each event.

Below are some suggestions for celebrating the season of Summer Solstice which happens on June 21st this year. Enjoy the turn of the wheel of the seasons!

Summer Solstice suggestions

Colors

Yellow, gold, warm colors.

Energy

Enchantment, Connection, Fairy World

Crystals

Ruby, Clear Quartz, Citrine, Amber, Yellow Topaz, Gold, Silver

Herbs- Thyme, Sage, Basil, Fennel, Chive, Sunflower, lavender.

Summer Solstice Feast Mead Wine or Lemonade (with Stevia)

Solstice Herb Bread

Grilled Salmon with lemons

Quinoa Salad

Fresh Green Salad

Lemon custard tart

Crafts

Flower wreaths

Drying herbs for apothecary

Green crowns with wild flowers

Dream pillows with lavender

Lavender Wands

Collect herbs for magical uses and medicine

St John's Wort

Yarrow

Feverfew

Dandelion

Rose buds

Karin Olsen is a healer, a seer and a teacher. She has been a massage therapist for over 25 years. She has been studying plants for more than 20 years, owning a herb shop and metaphysical store for 15 years. She teaches classes on earth-based spirituality through Moonhill Mystery School in the Salish Sea area. She earned a Master of Ecopsychology from Naropa University in 2022.