I'm quite new to wicca and i have no idea what kind of ritual is used for the summer solstice. Its a big night for me and i want it to be (no pun intended) magical.If anyone can help i would be super greatful. also, im the only one i know who does wicca and i would be really grateful to have someone to help me which will be often. haha thanks everyone.
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Summer Solstice
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Re: Summer Solstice
The Wheel of the year turns again and we arrive at Summer Solstice. This is a magical time of the year, with long, hot days and warm, short nights.
Midsummer is the perfect time to hold ritual out of doors. I would like to offer you a ritual that can be done by a single person (or maybe two), out of doors in a public place. Often Solitaries would like to perform ritual out of doors but feel embarrassed or are afraid of what others might think. If we perform our ritual in its purest form, with our minds and by pure thought, no one will need know or think anything.
I am not including any of the tools or trappings, making this a portable ritual. However, if you happen to be doing this in your backyard or some other private place, then by all means include your candles, altar or whatever you wish.
Sitting in the grass would be perfect, or a park bench will do. Close your eyes. Don't worry if you think someone's watching. They will probably think you are catching some sun.
Ground and center yourself, meditate for a short bit, concentrate on clearing your mind, releasing the mundane world and all of it's problems and cares. Find within yourself that stillpoint where you are yourself and no one else.
In your mind, cast your circle around yourself. Make the circle glow in your mind and cast it three times round. If you have a casting spell you usually use, say it to yourself.
With your voice from within, call your quarters, watchtowers, directions, elements or whatever you call to your circle. You know the words, but let them mean something. Feel them. One of the benefits of not having the trappings, I think, is that we are not distracted by them. We can concentrate on the meaning of the words, giving them power and deepening their meaning.
Call the God and Goddess to your circle, welcome them and all your visitors to your circle.
You have now created the Sacred Space in which you are going to work.
If you are seated alone in a tranquil setting, don't worry about people walking by. Your space is around you, they will not cross into it.
There are many things you can do now that you are within your Sacred Space. You can enjoy that moment between the worlds with your Spiritual thoughts. You can contemplate the God and Goddess, focusing on the meaning of Midsummer.
This is a time when the earth ripens, as does the mother with her child. She gives us an image of a healthy woman caring for herself and her unborn baby. We can carry this imagery into our own lives; in caring for the Earth, or caring for ourselves and each other. It is respect for life, a duty we should all pursue actively.
There is the enjoyment of the season, as the Mother enjoys the blossoming of her belly, full with child. She is aware of the joys she will have. We should always be aware of the joys of family, friends, good health, clean air, and a healthy planet.
We can contemplate the relationship between our God and Goddess. In my own belief system, I seek balance, equality, pulling together and equal bonding. Your path may be different. It is an individual thing, but whatever Their relationship in your path, it is one of love and respect for one another.
Finally, we examine how our path reflects our beliefs. How do we reflect our beliefs? Do we reflect our spiritual life into our mundane world? How do we, each day, incorporate our spiritual beliefs into our daily life? Do we seek to improve our mundane world by incorporating our spiritual paths? Do we walk the walk as well as talk the talk. How can we do better? These may seem like big questions and high goals, but if we stretch our minds just a little bit every day, we can get a good start on it.
Once your meditations are over, you can take out the "cakes and ale". Don't worry, it will look like you are having lunch or a snack.
When you are done, dismiss the elementals, directions or whatever you called to join your circle. Send them on their way, ask them to bless all they pass. Thank the God and the Goddess for joining your circle, and ask them to return again.
Before you get up, ground yourself to the earth. Allow any energies you have extra be returned to the Earth. Clear your mind, and allow yourself to return to the mundane world. Take a deep breath, focus on those things going on around you and return to the world you had left behind for a while.
Stand up, stretch and give thanks again for a pleasant Midsummer Circle.
(This is not one of my rituals it is one I found for you. I chose this one because I do not know what you already know and this embodies the essence of the sabbat without making it too complicated)
Midsummer is the perfect time to hold ritual out of doors. I would like to offer you a ritual that can be done by a single person (or maybe two), out of doors in a public place. Often Solitaries would like to perform ritual out of doors but feel embarrassed or are afraid of what others might think. If we perform our ritual in its purest form, with our minds and by pure thought, no one will need know or think anything.
I am not including any of the tools or trappings, making this a portable ritual. However, if you happen to be doing this in your backyard or some other private place, then by all means include your candles, altar or whatever you wish.
Sitting in the grass would be perfect, or a park bench will do. Close your eyes. Don't worry if you think someone's watching. They will probably think you are catching some sun.
Ground and center yourself, meditate for a short bit, concentrate on clearing your mind, releasing the mundane world and all of it's problems and cares. Find within yourself that stillpoint where you are yourself and no one else.
In your mind, cast your circle around yourself. Make the circle glow in your mind and cast it three times round. If you have a casting spell you usually use, say it to yourself.
With your voice from within, call your quarters, watchtowers, directions, elements or whatever you call to your circle. You know the words, but let them mean something. Feel them. One of the benefits of not having the trappings, I think, is that we are not distracted by them. We can concentrate on the meaning of the words, giving them power and deepening their meaning.
Call the God and Goddess to your circle, welcome them and all your visitors to your circle.
You have now created the Sacred Space in which you are going to work.
If you are seated alone in a tranquil setting, don't worry about people walking by. Your space is around you, they will not cross into it.
There are many things you can do now that you are within your Sacred Space. You can enjoy that moment between the worlds with your Spiritual thoughts. You can contemplate the God and Goddess, focusing on the meaning of Midsummer.
This is a time when the earth ripens, as does the mother with her child. She gives us an image of a healthy woman caring for herself and her unborn baby. We can carry this imagery into our own lives; in caring for the Earth, or caring for ourselves and each other. It is respect for life, a duty we should all pursue actively.
There is the enjoyment of the season, as the Mother enjoys the blossoming of her belly, full with child. She is aware of the joys she will have. We should always be aware of the joys of family, friends, good health, clean air, and a healthy planet.
We can contemplate the relationship between our God and Goddess. In my own belief system, I seek balance, equality, pulling together and equal bonding. Your path may be different. It is an individual thing, but whatever Their relationship in your path, it is one of love and respect for one another.
Finally, we examine how our path reflects our beliefs. How do we reflect our beliefs? Do we reflect our spiritual life into our mundane world? How do we, each day, incorporate our spiritual beliefs into our daily life? Do we seek to improve our mundane world by incorporating our spiritual paths? Do we walk the walk as well as talk the talk. How can we do better? These may seem like big questions and high goals, but if we stretch our minds just a little bit every day, we can get a good start on it.
Once your meditations are over, you can take out the "cakes and ale". Don't worry, it will look like you are having lunch or a snack.
When you are done, dismiss the elementals, directions or whatever you called to join your circle. Send them on their way, ask them to bless all they pass. Thank the God and the Goddess for joining your circle, and ask them to return again.
Before you get up, ground yourself to the earth. Allow any energies you have extra be returned to the Earth. Clear your mind, and allow yourself to return to the mundane world. Take a deep breath, focus on those things going on around you and return to the world you had left behind for a while.
Stand up, stretch and give thanks again for a pleasant Midsummer Circle.
(This is not one of my rituals it is one I found for you. I chose this one because I do not know what you already know and this embodies the essence of the sabbat without making it too complicated)
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Re: Summer Solstice
Euhm well there are a few things you can do to make the entire day more 'magical' for instance:
According to the celts the new day started in the night of the day before, so you can wake up before the sun rises and do something to welcome the sun. You can drum in the sun if you have a drum or chant in the sun or do a solar greeting (yoga) or meditate.
If the sun is highest in the sky you can take a yellow or golden drink outside in a glass, hold the glass in front of your face so that it covers the sun, than ask the suns rays to charge the drink so that it may fill you with its light. You can say a prayer or a chant if you like.
At night as the sun goes down the tradition is that we light bonfires (fireplace) and burn oak branches, but any kind of wood will do. Jumping over the fire was tradition in England where it meant you would have good luck for the comming year. Once your fire has burned out you can take the ash and use it in your garden or carry it around in a pouch for protection.
Maybe you can get some inspiration out of that. ^^
Bless
According to the celts the new day started in the night of the day before, so you can wake up before the sun rises and do something to welcome the sun. You can drum in the sun if you have a drum or chant in the sun or do a solar greeting (yoga) or meditate.
If the sun is highest in the sky you can take a yellow or golden drink outside in a glass, hold the glass in front of your face so that it covers the sun, than ask the suns rays to charge the drink so that it may fill you with its light. You can say a prayer or a chant if you like.
At night as the sun goes down the tradition is that we light bonfires (fireplace) and burn oak branches, but any kind of wood will do. Jumping over the fire was tradition in England where it meant you would have good luck for the comming year. Once your fire has burned out you can take the ash and use it in your garden or carry it around in a pouch for protection.
Maybe you can get some inspiration out of that. ^^
Bless
"If you take a copy of the Christian Bible and put it out in the wind and the rain,
soon the paper on which the words are printed will disintegrate and the words will be gone.
Our bible IS the wind and the rain."
soon the paper on which the words are printed will disintegrate and the words will be gone.
Our bible IS the wind and the rain."
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Singer45
Re: Summer Solstice
this is perfect. i intend to use both. These ideas are the best for the time and place i will be when the solstice arrives. Thank you for putting so much thought into which way would be best for me. I am so excited now!