Solstice 2017: Summer’s Jewel Energy
The best time of the year has arrived. I
know it, you know it – summer is the
best.
Today is the first day of summer. The most potent of cosmic energies – at
the highest point of energy during the year – are upon us right now. The sun’s energy
beckons us to find more joy, ask why we’re here, and how we may be of service.
Our bodies become healthier – did you know that the risk of heart attack
decreases with summer? – and this intense energy guides all of us to follow the
calling of our hearts. We’re here, loves, so let’s get to it.
This is the time I make a list of the
things I adore about summer, and a list of things I hope to do and experience
before autumn arrives. My ‘adore’ list is easy:
Our food gardens
Sleeping under
the stars
Fewer clothes
Bare feet
Earthing
Beach
Ocean
Our boat
Thunderstorms
Shell necklaces
Sweat
Swimming
Tank tops
Tubing
How the Buddha
Hall smells in the morning on a hot day
Fresh greens
New salads to
try
New curries to
try
(Vegan) corn
chowder
Watermelon
Lemonade
Watching our
puppers swim
The sounds of
crickets, bullfrogs, and peepers
Hummingbirds
Tanned skin
(everyone’s skin improves in summer – scientific fact)
Bleached hair
(the best highlights come from the sun)
Motor scootering
on Block Island
Sleeping on the
sheets
Simplifying
Picking our
garden flowers
Smudging and
burning incense in our gardens
The color yellow
The smell of
cut grass
Summer retreats
Day trips
Making fresh
herb waters
Brewingsun tea
My ‘to-do’ list is also simple:
Stay as close
to the ocean as possible
Brew and drink
as much sun tea as possible
Give away as
much of our garden food as possible
Go barefoot
everywhere and risk getting in trouble
Be of service to as many beings as
possible
My ultimate hope, as it is each summer,
is to enjoy and be grateful for everything.
Nature is very busy now. Mother Earth has just a few months to make magic happen. Everything – sun, wind, rain, soil, insects, microbes, birds, and animals – works together to renew life, that life may continue. Everything is now stepping into its fullest potential, aligning to its highest path. We can all feel it.
Summer is the time to channel our
creativity, be it writing, music, painting (take your easel outside!),
knitting, hooping, chanting, macramé, photography, gardening, or, like my
husband, making ‘mods’ to the boat.
Summer is the perfect time to grow
personally and to reach out to others. Give away lots of garden food (you’ll find
that when you give away more than you think you should, Mother Earth and Karma
respond by completely replenishing your garden); clean out books and take them
to the library so they can sell them at their September book sale (support your
library!); participate in a human rights march (bring sunscreen); take a summer
course that meets only once or twice a week; offer to babysit someone’s pupper
or kitty so they can go away without worrying (only if you’re equipped to care
for a dog or kitty); or take a friend to the beach or on a boat ride. And if
life tells us to go somewhere else, or do something new, then do.
This is the time of the year to get out
of our comfort zones. Winter is about being still and close to home,
contemplating, planning, and resting. Summer is about trying something new.
It’s about facing and loving our bodies. It’s about evolving ourselves and the
planet. Trust. Surrender.
Summer, in its divine timing, is here. The
Feminine is in her power now. She’s ready to serve the highest and best in us. And
we, in turn, are energized to be of service to a divine purpose greater than
ourselves.
The jewel energy is flowing. The ocean
awaits. This girl loves summer.
Live in peace.
