FIRE
From Air we flow into Fire, the Southerly element of the Sun. Connecting to the full bloom energy of the creative mother. Harnessing what is present. Air ignites Fire and like the dormant seed we are sparked into life. In the fullness of the moon we meet the fullness of our subconscious realms. In fire we meet the crucible of being and are forced to forge through purifying, refining and aligning with the flame of our being. What are we being asked to activate and use our life force energy for?
Consider how you relate to this element
Please listen to this Fire transmission
The tenacious goat wants to support us to succeed in the earthy realms - as the moon travels through this sign. Clarity is nothing without action! What have you become clear on? The mountain goat wants to support you to clear subconscious sabotage and channel you into clarity and focussed action. Balance the Watery realms of the Cancer mother and arise in the balanced combination of Sea Goat
Summer Solstice 20th June 21:51 BST
~ Invitation ~
ALTAR
Reflecting the Midpoint - full apex of solar meeting the reflective lunar. Colours for this time are golds, yellows and oranges to reflect the sunshine
ARCHETYPAL
In Cancer season we connect to the archetype of the Mother in the sense of the all mother. Mother not as a limited concept but an all encompassing, loving, erotic, benevolent and powerful source of all life. A universal concept
WHEEL OF THE YEAR
Litha is the name of this fire festival celebrated at Midsummer
GODDESS
The Celtic goddess Danu was the mother of the ancient Irish tribe the Tuatha De Danaan. She represents the Earth at Midsummer
ENERGY
This energy is the peak of the solar light available to us here in the Northern Hemisphere - it is also the tipping point back down into the dark half of the year
PLANT CONSCIOUSNESS
The medicine is now arising from different plants in aerial form but more earth based ones - the Meadowsweet and Mugwort are being revealed. Mugwort is a moon and womb powerhouse. Her connection to Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, strongly connect us to the Autumn portal. Her aim is straight and true.
Consider working with Mugwort as a bleed and dream ally.
Mugwort can be incorporated into smoke sticks or dreaming pillows. You can also drink the tea or have in a milky concoction or smoke it. Mugwort womb oil is one of my favourite wild crafts and I use it liberally with my clients.
Meadowsweet is an ancient ally to the druids which was traditionally used to brew Mead - Mead-o-sweet. Mead was the uplifting celebratory drink that embodied the goddess - the honey sweet ferment that uplifted the spirit before it was replaced with beer and wine that stupified and lowered the energy of the masses
Traditionally midsummers day was the day to harvest St Johns Wort. This beautiful solar herb with its bright yellow flowers can be found as a wild edge dweller. Cultivating it means that you have the most incredible medicine for depression and also to create a beautiful warming oil to use throughout the winter months and warm you with the full solar presence of its bright beacons. St John’s wort when picked and the buds squeezed releases a beautiful deep dark red fluid. If you bottle the flowers for a body oil you will find that in a solar infusion eventually the oil turns a deep warming red.
FIRE JOURNAL
Earth Fire and water make for a strong, potent and powerful combination. What needs to be put into action now? What is the insight you are receiving that is clear for you now?
EMBODIMENT RITUAL
Have you used a womb smoke (as opposed to a womb steam). Consider trying this ancient practice - heat dried womb herbs in a fire proof container and smoke your periuneum.
INCANTATION
“I boldly embody all the I am”
Next Steps on the pathway
As the apex of the moon passes and her light begins to wane you will be sent a link to the WATER content