Summer Solstice 2023

What You Need To Know About the Solstice?

June 21 is the summer solstice, also known as estival solstice or midsummer. Solstice is derived from the Latin words sol (Sun) and sistere (to stand still).

It occurs when one of Earth’s poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun creating the longest day and shortest night of the year when the path of the Sun in the sky is farthest north in the Northern Hemisphere.

The solstice is the beginning of the astronomical summer that has been celebrated since ancient times by many cultures as “midsummer”, the longest day of the year.

In essence, it signifies how life on Earth changes in connection to the Sun and how our seasons shape our world.

The year 2016 was the first time in nearly 70 years that a full moon and the Northern Hemisphere’s summer solstice occurred on the same day.

The festival is traditionally celebrated at sunrise – particularly at Stonehenge (see image above) where the ancient stones align perfectly with the rising sun.

Midsummer folklore dictates that the summer solstice is a liminal, magical time where spirits and fairies can cross more easily into the human world. It’s a time to expect the unexpected and allow yourself to believe that wishes really can come true because there’s magic in the air.

Ponderings on the Summer Solstice

We know from history the returning of the Light that is celebrated at the Summer Solstice is archetypal and ancient.

It heralds hope and promise and brings joy.

It is the reminder that the Light is descending and brings to mind the words in the Great Invocation “May Light descend on Earth.”

The Great Invocation

From the point of Light within the mind of God,

Let Light stream forth into the minds of men.

Let light descend on earth.

From the point of Love within the heart of God,

Let Love stream forth into the hearts of men.

May Christ return to Earth.

From the center where the Will of God is known,

Let purpose guide the little wills of men,

The purpose which the masters know and serve.

From the center which we call the Race of Men,

Let the plan of Love and Light work out,

And may it seal the door where evil dwells.

Let Light and Love and Power restore the Plan on earth.

-from the Archives of the Masters

Each of the four stanzas refers to one or other of the three aspects of divine energy, plus a reference to humanity itself in which the three meet, are potentiality in latency, and finally develop into the full flower of divinity, with all three lines perfectly expressed.”
– Discipleship In The New Age, Volume II, Alice A. Bailey

The descent of light is both spiritual and empowering because it brings with it the enlightening awareness of humanity evolving and aligning with the Will of God and the purpose of humanity. It is this purpose that is revitalized and renewed with the celebration of the return of the Light that is celebrated with each Summer Solstice.

The enlightenment of human consciousness is a process of being and becoming that is heralded by the return of the physical Sun but also the shinning forth of the central spiritual sun that guides the evolving evolution of humanity.

This is an adventure that stimulates the hope, the promise, and the joy of men and women the world over.

Each of us is endowed by our creator with a spark of Divine Light that grants us the ability to be the co-creators of our life. – Genevieve Gerard

Each of us is endowed by our creator with a spark of Divine Light that grants us the ability to be the co-creators of our life. It is this spark that we remember and is reignited as we remember and celebrate the Summer Solstice. We are refreshing our Divine spark to become all we long to be and are meant to be as human beings.

Join with the men and women of goodwill as we take a moment to celebrate the Summer Solstice and the return of the Light as a reaffirmation of the ways in which humanity can fulfill the Divine Plan and promise through Harmlessness and Love, Right Action, and Right Relationships to enhance and empower all of humanity to co-create happiness.

Namaste,

Genevieve,

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