Litha, Midsummer's Eve, Summer Solstice
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Litha, Midsummer's Eve, Summer Solstice
| Fri, 06-22-2007 - 12:44pm |
Here's an article about the celebration at Stonehenge:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=463607&in_page_id=1770
What fun that would have been! To be at Stonehenge for a ritual! :))
More information on the holiday: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsummer
More on the Wiccan tradition: http://www.wicca.com/celtic/akasha/litha.htm
I took a moment to sit with my Goddess and God, but my celebration of this Sabbat will be tomorrow, with my Pagan Circle. I am looking forward to that! :))
Gypsy
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Wouldn't you love to time travel??
I'm sorry you haven't been able to find a group that fits you.
I think that's why DD & I never actually seriously LOOKED for a Circle or Coven or Group of any kind. It's just too hard to find serious people who try to live the path with integrity. Part of that, I think, though, can be newness to the path, a desire to "act as if" until it all sinks in for full commitment or acceptance of a new path. KWIM? And some are just what I call spiritual "dilettantes." They like the "accouterments" of a path, the jewelry, the clothes (as they perceive they should wear) like a costume of sorts, but more special. They want to be "seen as" Pagan rather than BEING truly Pagan as yet INSIDE. Lots of people in many religions do this, too. Pagans are no different, LOL! :P
DD and I have been content for many years to be Solitaries, with only ourselves to plan rituals and observe Sabbats, etc. My first step came last year, looking for a "community" feeling to my path, and that led me to the UU church. I was led there by other Pagans. ;) Through talking to the UU minister, she informed me of the small Pagan Circle, comprised of some church members, and some non-members. I think the Goddess had a hand in that, and the timing. She knew when I was ready, and She provided me a path to people with integrity and depth.
I have learned to not try to "make things happen" in terms of my spiritual path so much. Just live it as much as I can, day by day, and put out there to the Universe when I see my needs changing. And then wait patiently. Funny, I also did that for several years, in trying to find t'ai chi instruction. Nothing "felt right" that I investigated or checked out. So I relaxed, and just sent out the need to the Universe, and went on with my life. Then, out of the blue, our little local freebie newspaper had the adult classes listed. And t'ai chi chih was one of the classes. It led me to some pretty special women and teachers and I still practice this form. :P Patience is difficult for me, though. I want what I want NOW, LOL! :D But when it comes to matters of the Spirit, that is just not how it works. I can't force it. It has to flow and come to me when I am ready to receive it, not when my mind tells me I want it.
Gypsy
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Blessings,
Gypsy
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