Ah, the common quandary. What to do when it’s rain, rain, and more rain forecasted on the longest day of sunlight of the year? Well for starters, it wasn’t raining when I woke up to greet the sunrise with some yoga sun salutation poses, facing east. My partner and I are determined to continue with our plans to go camping at one of our favorite spots later today. Hopefully, it’s not too wet to build a fire at some point. Right now, nothing seems too heavy, and we’ve certainly camped in intermittent drizzle before. Even if the sun is hidden temporarily, I can still feel its energy there, and the chirping birds certainly felt it, singing it up this morning around 5:13 a.m. (CST.)

Midday Ritual

I also plan to light an orange votive candle at noon and follow the ritual suggested by James Kambos in Llewellyn’s Witches’ Datebook for 2024. Kambos recommends lighting the candle and staring into the flame, then writing the name or names of the positive people in your life that re-energize you on a brightly colored piece of paper. After each name, add a note about how they boost you up, then tuck it away for an uplifting pick-me-up when you need it most. I liked these ideas of honoring and recognizing the different phases of the sun throughout the day (morning, midday, and ending with a quiet reflection at sunset). As the sun keeps optimism alive, we too can take comfort in knowing that it will shine brightly again for us in all of its glory, at its earliest convenience. You really can’t keep the sun down or out of sight for long.

Healing and Sun Worship

On that note, our special Summer Solstice guest for this month is Andrea Dacio of Red Dragonfly Healing on “Women Who Howl at the Moon.” Andrea is a healer who specializes in the three-pronged approach of Human Design, Biofield Tuning, and Emotion Code, to help her clients work through issues and get unstuck. To hear more about those and her absolute love of the sun and the Winter Solstice as well, check out our podcast at: . You’ll notice that we have a new platform for our show, as well! We’re expanding our audiences and are now available at: Podbean and Listen Notes–with more to come on this! You can still find fun info on our FB page and pledge your support on Patreon. All of the newer episodes from 2024 will now be on Podbean, with older archived episodes still living at the SoundCloud address, for your listening pleasure. Happy Summer Solstice!