Solstice is one of the two days of the year when the Sun is at its greatest angular distance from the celestial equator, i.e. when the height of the Sun above the horizon at noon is minimum or maximum. This results in the longest day and shortest night (summer solstice) in one hemisphere of the Earth and the shortest day and longest night (winter solstice) in the other.

The day of the summer solstice is the day of the beginning of summer in the northern hemisphere of the Earth and the beginning of winter in the southern hemisphere, that is, if the inhabitants of the Northern part of the Earth from this moment are at the beginning of astronomical summer, then for the inhabitants of the Southern hemisphere astronomical winter will begin in the same period of time.

In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice occurs on June 20, 21 or 22. In the southern hemisphere, the winter solstice falls on these dates. Due to various inequalities in the movement of the Earth, the solstices fluctuate by 1-2 days.

In 2017, astronomical summer in the northern hemisphere will begin on June 21 at 04.24 UTC (UTC, 07.24 Moscow time).

On the day of the summer solstice at the latitude of Moscow, the Sun rises above the horizon to a height of more than 57 degrees, and in areas located above a latitude of 66.5 degrees (the Arctic Circle), it does not set beyond the horizon at all, and the day lasts around the clock. At the North Pole of the Earth, the Sun moves across the sky at the same height around the clock. It is polar night at the South Pole at this time.

During several adjacent solstice days, the sun's midday heights in the sky remain almost constant; This is where the name of the solstice comes from. After the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere, the day begins to wane, and the night gradually begins to increase. In the southern hemisphere it is the other way around.

For thousands of years, the summer solstice was of great importance to our ancient ancestors, who were subject to natural cycles. In the times of the pagans, the sun had divine power over all living things, and the summer solstice meant the highest flowering of all the forces of nature.

In the old days, even before the advent of Christianity, the holiday of Kupala, dedicated to the ancient pagan god Kupala, was timed to coincide with the summer solstice.

On this day and night, they wove wreaths, drank surya (a honey drink), jumped over fires, made sacrifices to water and fire, collected medicinal herbs, performed rituals calling for the harvest, and “purifying the soul and body” ablutions in rivers, lakes and streams. The central place among the vegetation that night was occupied by ferns. It was believed that a fern flower, blooming only for a moment at midnight, would accurately indicate where the treasure was buried.

The material was prepared based on information from open sources

Winter solstice. - On the calendar end of November, which means that there is less than a month left until the Winter Solstice. For those who are not in the know, I will say that on the day of the Winter Solstice there will be a change in annual energies according to the theory of Bazi and Qi Men. This year this day falls on December 21, 2016. At 13:50 Moscow time, the Fire Monkey gives up its place of honor To the Fire Rooster! Who will be lucky in the Rooster, and who will be mercilessly pecked where it hurts most, it’s interesting to know?

I'll start with something pleasant - with luck: 1. Rats, Monkeys and Dragons will be lucky in romantic and love relationships. For these people, the rooster is the “flower of romance,” so in 2017 these people will have extraordinary luck on the love front. They will be noticeable to the opposite sex and incredibly attractive. 2. If you were born in the year (day) of the Snake or Ox, good luck will also smile on you in 2017, especially if the Metal element is favorable for you. 3. If you were born in the year (day) of the Monkey or the Dragon, and the Metal element is favorable for you, then you will also experience success in the coming year. 4. If you were born in the year (day) of Yin Metal, then the year of the Rooster is the “star of Reward” for you. The coming year will bring you success in your career. Especially if you already have your own business or are planning to start such a business in 2017. 5. If you were born in the year or day of Yang Fire/Yin Fire, then the coming year of the Fire Rooster is the year of the Noble Person for you. This means that for a whole year in the heavenly office they hear you, help you and support you as much as possible! 6. If you were born in the year (day) of Yin Fire/Yin Earth, then the Rooster for you is the “symbolic star” of the Academician. This means that throughout the whole year you will experience success in the field of education. If your plans for 2017 include the item “get additional education,” be sure to take advantage of this luck from heaven. Who does the Rooster dislike in 2017 and who can he attack? First of all - 1. The Rooster does not like Rabbits (year or birthday). These people will be uncomfortable in 2017, especially if the elements of Metal or Fire are harmful to them. In second place is the Dog. People born in the year or day of this animal during 2017 will feel discomfort. 3. Tigers and Bulls are not particularly lucky in the year of the Rooster, but if the Fire element is favorable for you, then the Rooster will not prevent you from achieving success in 2017. 4. If you were born in the year of the Pig or Goat, and the element of Fire is favorable for you, the year of the Rooster will be very comfortable for you, especially if you decide start a family this year.

In the Bazi chart for the coming 2017, active, bright, active

Metal is constantly in conflict with the element of the year, the weak Yin Fire. Fire by nature melts, subjugates Metal (money), but because There is a lot of metal, and it is active; the elements of Fire are very difficult to control and subjugate. That is why money issues come to the fore in 2017. Everything related to business and money will be difficult to control for a whole year. Well, you need to understand that the forecast I voiced is very general, and therefore may not be correct for you personally. Each person’s chart has its own nuances that can radically change the picture. Only an individual forecast calculated using your card can provide complete information. I will tell you about this forecast in the next newsletter.

Solstice and equinox in the northern hemisphere 2016 - 2020... - The 2016 spring and autumn equinoxes are an astronomical phenomenon in which day equals night, marking the change of seasons, like the summer and winter solstices. We know that the spring and autumn equinoxes occur precisely at the moment when our Sun, in its annual movement across the sky, crosses the celestial equator. These points are respectively located in the constellations Pisces and Virgo.

About dayssolstice and solstice.- The summer and winter solstices are marked by the greatest distance of the Sun from the celestial equator. Accordingly, these points are located at this moment in the constellations of Taurus and Sagittarius. The point of the summer solstice moved according to astronomical calculations to the constellation Taurus quite recently, only in 1988. Before this, the point of summer opposition was in the constellation Gemini. A rather slow shift in the points of the equinoxes and solstices occurs mainly as a result of precession, which means that the directions of the earth’s axis gradually change, occurring under the influence of the gravity of the Earth, the Moon and the Sun. Speaking about the dates of spring and autumn equinox, It is necessary to distinguish between the date according to universal time (Greenwich Mean Time), as well as the date of the time zone of the area where you live. If, for example, the spring or autumn equinox occurred before 24:00 GMT, in countries located west of the prime meridian this day has not yet arrived, which means that according to local time, the onset of the equinox will be considered 1 day earlier. If the equinox occurs later than 24:00 GMT, then in those countries that are located east of the prime meridian, the next day will have already arrived, which means the date of the equinox will be 1 day later. Below, in the table we provide, you can see the exact dates of the spring and autumn equinoxes, just like the winter and summer solstices for 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

The times below are given in Greenwich Mean Time.

Equinox and solstice days 2016

Equinox and solstice days 2017

Equinox and solstice days 2018

Equinox and solstice days 2019

Equinox and solstice days 2020

There are things in our world that are unchangeable and certain. These include: spring and autumn equinox, winter and summer solstices. The winter solstice is a kind of astronomical event, the moment the center of the Sun passes through the points of the ecliptic that are most distant from the equator of the celestial sphere and are called solstice points. 21 andDecember 22 is the shortest days of the year. From 21 to 22 December is the longest night. The sun will descend to its maximum in the southern hemisphere of the sky, that is, moving along the ecliptic, it will reach its lowest declination - and astronomical winter will begin. During the winter solstice in the northern hemisphere of the Earth, the Sun remains least above the horizon. In astrology, it is believed that this particular date is the real beginning of winter. According to many customs, this is also the real beginning of the New Year: and this is logical, before this the sun was decreasing, the length of the day was decreasing, but now the day is starting to increase, there is more sun - real birthSunshine, and with it the New Year! Living in close contact with nature, subordinating their lives to cosmic rhythms, peoples used this time as a starting point for improving the quality of their lives. The ancient Russian calendar was based on the phenomena of four seasonal hypostases of the Sun: Kolyada - Yarilo - Kupaila - Svetovit, tied to four astronomical solar events of the year:

  1. weak winter sun-baby Kolyada - born renewed on the morning after the Night of the Winter Solstice,
  2. on the Day of the Spring Equinox, the young sun Yarilo turns into a stronger man,
  3. on the Day of the Summer Solstice turns into the mighty sun-husband Kupail,
  4. on the Day of the Autumn Equinox, he turns into the aging and weakening wise autumn sun-old man Svetovit, dying at sunset before the Night of the Winter Solstice, in order to be reborn the next morning as the renewed baby sun Kolyada, again gaining his solar power.

But were our ancestors at a low level of culture (as, in particular, D.K. Zelenin believed) when they celebrated Russian holidays? In their ritual complexes, was not that Great knowledge of the laws of the cosmos preserved and preserved, which our wise ancestors wanted to convey to us - their descendants? Scientists today fully assume that in rituals Winter Christmastide, Maslenitsa and Trinity Kupala cycle, those, as physicists call them, “phase transitions” through which the primary structure passes are recorded Universe- the cosmic ocean in its constructive, creative process. Winter Christmastide is a stable, motionless crystal form that potentially carries all possibilities. She is ruled by the masculine principle - Father Frost, about which A.S. Famintsyn in his book “The Deities of the Ancient Slavs” wrote: “According to the Russian villagers, the sun is a fire supported by the Grandfather, under whose name, therefore, in this case one should understand the supreme heavenly God.” Maslenitsa or Red Hill, which in ancient times always ended on the Day of the Vernal Equinox. This is the movement of melted snow and ice, the transition from a crystalline potential form to an active, liquid form, which is ruled by the creative feminine principle - the Mother-in-law. And finally, Green Christmastide or Semik and Trinity. Here is another transformation of the gradual transformation of water into steam, plasma, and then in Svet. Let's remember biology. After all, it is Light that gives birth to living life - green leaves and grass. And this whole “phase complex” ends with Kupala Night, when the process of reincarnation of those who must return to our world as newborn children, that is, people, begins.

Everything is very logical: Crystal - Water - Ionized steam- Light - Green leaf (tree, herbs) - Human. And at the same time, the starting point is precisely the crystal. After all, this term itself literally means “frozen light.” And, therefore, a Man who has achieved “frozen light”, acquired a “light body”, i.e. “saint” - Rishi (or Rasha) is: a Sage who has comprehended the Main Meaning of the Universe - the eternal and endless cycle of life! There are things in our world that are unchangeable and certain. These include: spring and autumn equinox, winter and summer solstices.

WINTER SOLSTICE. December 22. - On the day of the winter solstice, the light embodied in the Sun begins to rise from the very depths, highlighting the axis on which all layers of existence are strung. The turning, which occurs in the very center of the night of the year, has a special power, by joining which, all living things will begin their ascent to manifestation. By witnessing this event, we give ourselves the opportunity to participate in the deepest rhythms of our lives, to keep up with the times from the very beginning, rather than waking up in the middle of an old act of life's drama, asking, “What is going on here?”

The main thing on this day is to feel this turn, to reproduce it as some kind of internal movement.

If you set yourself such a goal, then how to accomplish it, options will come. Allow your creativity and your sunny side to show here, this is important. The day should not go “as usual”, put a little more of your strength into it, show up in it a little brighter than yesterday. Do something in it that you never got around to doing before. But this task should not be cumbersome and take a lot of energy out of you. Just to feel that there are a little more of them, and try to get joy from it.

The days around the winter solstice are the best days of the year when you can really change your destiny. That is, to be reborn in the same way as the Sun, to discard everything unnecessary and give rise to a new one.

Three days before December 21 and three after are energetically charged times. Strong flows of energy descend on the Earth. Therefore, in the days preceding the winter solstice, it is favorable to get rid of everything unnecessary. This can be done mentally, but it is better to write on paper everything you want to get rid of and burn it. It is also beneficial to cleanse your home and yourself before this day, and find time to cleanse your thoughts. Wish happiness to your loved ones, family, friends - this is the simplest thing you can do these days. After this, it is very favorable to make plans for the whole year (preferably written down in a notebook), make wishes, use intentions, and conduct meditations for yourself and for the whole Earth. On this day, you definitely need to find time to touch the depths of your life. Step back from the superficial hustle and bustle of everyday life and pay attention to what is happening inside you, in your life. And starting from this foundation, find what ideas of yours are waiting to be born, brought to life, what is ready to become a plan for the future. Plans, compiled on this day and for the whole year, have special power - after all, you fill them with the power of the growing Sun. It is advisable to write down these plans and save them. During the Solstice, it is favorable to make wishes, use intentions, and conduct meditations for yourself and for the whole Earth. All this will have special power thanks to the natural rhythms. And on December 22nd in the morning, try to meet the sunrise and congratulate it on its birth, thank it for everything it gives us.

Designation of points. - The points of the winter and summer solstices are designated by zodiac symbols corresponding to the constellations in which they were located at the time of Hipparchus (as a result of the anticipation of the equinoxes, these points have shifted and are now located, respectively, in the constellations Sagittarius and Taurus, and the point of the summer solstice has moved to the constellation Taurus from the constellation Gemini relatively recently - in the fall of 1988): the winter solstice - the sign of Capricorn (), the summer solstice - the sign of Cancer ().

Solstice(solstice) - the Old Russian name for the solstice. Corresponded to the moment the Sun “turned” towards profit or decline of the day. In Rus' and in many European countries, the winter solstice was celebrated as a celebration of the birth of the sun.

Solstice:
1. Sun (Rotator).
2. All that universe that lives according to the law of a given time (Solstice is turned to the east) and space (Solstice, that is, Nature).
3. Cult Sign of the Slovenian Family (song “Wolf Solstice”).
4. A medical symbol, it encrypts the movement of biological time, the process of growth and aging. The circle of metabolism of the circulatory system, the respiratory cycle and the activity of the lymphatic system, etc.
5. A holiday among the ancient Slavs, dividing the year into a period of life and a period of death.
Summer solstice- Midsummer holiday, the shortest night of the year, the celebration of the Great Light. On the night of June 20 to 21 (from 21 to 22) dreams and reality mix with each other. This is one of the most important and widespread solar holidays.
The night before the Summer Solstice is “a time for great Magic and great Power.” On this day, medicinal herbs are collected. Plants - a combination of mistletoe with oak, St. John's wort, rose, fern. Celtic festival of Oak. June 20-23 are the shortest nights of the year. These nights are full of energy and magic. June 21 is considered an important turning point on the Wheel of the Year. Reality and dreams are mixed, the boundaries between worlds are thinning. This day symbolizes the highest point, maximum peak, rise, takeoff, ecstasy, both in nature and in human life. The holiday embodies fertility, abundance, glory, triumph, generosity, fullness of life, happiness. Cheerfulness, love of life, and fun reign on this shortest of earthly nights. From a mystical point of view, this holiday combines all four elements at once - fire, water, earth, air. Therefore, the Spirits of these elements rejoice and have fun with people. In ancient times, people celebrated this night in order to gain their strength and energy through rituals and ceremonies of worship of the Elements. For example, it was believed that the earth provides a solid foundation in life, self-confidence, and fertility. However, the main essence of this holiday is that people learn to enjoy life, love it, and enjoy it. This helps your heart open up and feel happiness. On this holiday, it is customary to go to nature, closer to the water. Until dawn, fires blaze, laughter is heard, and cheerful songs ring. Ritual bathing, flower wreaths, dancing around the fire - all these are elements without which we cannot imagine a holiday. In addition, Midsummer is a good time for the initiation of youth, for the first stage of initiation - initiation into the magic circle. This night is good for love, but not for special fertility rituals, but simply for making love for your own pleasure. Running naked at dawn on the grass wet with dew and splashing your sexual energy across the fields and forests is a good remedy for infertility and a guarantee of strong, healthy offspring in the future. On this holiday, a sacrificial effigy is created and burned. It could be Wicker Man, as the Celts make it, i.e. a wicker man in which sacrifices are placed. Such an effigy is burned with the first rays of the sun. This could be a straw (or last year's hay) scarecrow on a cross. This is placed in the center of the fire, which is lit at the beginning of the night. In any case, this is a sacrifice to the Gods of Fertility, so that the harvest is bountiful and neither prolonged rains nor hail spoil it.

The summer solstice is traditionally celebrated by pagans around the world.

On June 21, pagans and Zoroastrians celebrate the summer solstice all over the planet. The most iconic place is Stonehenge, located in Britain.

Scientists believe that the mysterious structure, erected 3-2 thousand years BC, was then a kind of calendar by which time was determined.

The tradition of celebrating the summer solstice in our era came at the end of the 19th century; before, it would have been unsafe to openly celebrate pagan celebrations due to persecution of the church.

Today, thousands of people from all over the world come to watch the sunrise at Stonehenge.

On this day, museum staff make an exception when visiting an architectural monument and allow visitors to enter behind the stone belt. However, the use of sound amplifiers is prohibited.

The summer solstice occurs at the moment when the tilt of the Earth's axis of rotation away from the Sun is at its lowest.

It is more obvious for residents of high latitudes that the summer solstice occurs on the longest day and shortest night of the year, when the height of the Sun in the sky is the highest. Because the summer solstice lasts only a brief moment in time, other names are used for the day on which the summer solstice occurs, such as “midsummer,” “longest day,” or “first day of summer.”

Summer solstice: folk signs and superstitions

On this day they found out what the harvest and weather would be like in the summer.

If there is dew in the morning, there will be a good harvest.

Weeding began on this day. It was believed that if you do not start weeding the garden on the day of the summer solstice, the harvest will be meager.

If there is thunder on this day, then expect prolonged bad weather.

It's good if you take a steam bath on this day. Collect the broom on this day. This way you can “knock out” all bad thoughts and illnesses from yourself. The body and mind will be cleansed.

The morning sunrise you meet alone or with loved ones will help give you strength for the whole year, as well as get a strong amulet.

Make your deepest wish and on this day climb over any twelve fences.

If the sky is starry, expect a big mushroom harvest this summer.

All misfortunes and troubles will bypass the house if you hang a bouquet of Ivan da Marya flowers on the threshold.

On this day you need to wash your face with water from clean natural springs and old wells. This water is considered healing.

But the rain that day did not bode well. In the evening, everyone went to jump over the fire, which promised a rich harvest and prosperity for the family. Rain and wet grass made it difficult to light fires and perform all rituals.

In general, bad weather indicated that a bad year should be expected.

But there were two opinions about people who were born on this day. On the one hand, they were considered very happy, because the Sun had patronized them all their lives, and on the other, they said that these people could put the evil eye on anyone.

This year, the astronomical Summer Solstice Day, the midsummer holiday and longest daylight hours of the year, occurred on June 21 at 16:38 GMT, when the Sun will reach its maximum height. For thousands of years, this day was of great importance to our ancestors, who lived in harmony with the universe and obeyed natural cycles. Astrologers and esotericists claim that the summer solstice greatly affects all living organisms, be they people or plants.

During the summer solstice, the entire space around us is literally saturated with the energy of the Sun. This day is ideal for programming the future - from the very morning, tune yourself to a positive wave and don’t miss it at least until sunset.

On this day, millions of people turn to the Sun, filled with divine power and powerful creative energy. On this day, our desires are saturated with cosmic power. And it is very important to be able to direct this energy to implement your plans, to attract success, good luck, and material achievements into your life. On this day you can and should WISH MUCH! This is the very culmination of the year when every girl can feel like a sorceress. The day of the summer solstice fills the space with ebullient solar energy, necessary for programming your future to be positive and to realize your wildest desires.

What can you do on the Summer Solstice?

Greet the Sun. You can start the summer solstice day with a set of yoga exercises - Surya Namaskar (Sun Salutations). On the Internet you will find many descriptions of this practice and videos. This is a great start to any day. Fill yourself with solar energy in the morning!

Drink sun tea. If it’s sunny outside, you can brew yourself some “sun tea”. To do this you need only 4 ingredients: your favorite aromatic tea, water, honey and sunshine. Brew your favorite tea and place it on the windowsill under the sun's rays for a couple of minutes. If you live in your own home and you have the opportunity to go out into your garden and charge your tea with solar energy there, that’s great! In any case, just meditate for these couple of minutes, admire the beauty of the color of your favorite tea, its transparency, aroma and imagine that the sun's rays penetrate your tea, and it is immediately filled with the power of nature, the energy of the Sun, the qualities of Light and Love. Add a spoonful of honey to the drink, watch how living gold dissolves in the drink, gold collected from hundreds of flowers, drenched in the rays of the sun. And then, slowly and savoring every sip, enjoy the taste of your tea. After such solar recharging, it will not only taste better than usual, but also have more energy! Try it!

Dress in something sunny. When you are getting ready to go outside, put on some yellow, sunny wardrobe item, gold jewelry, or a bright accessory. Just put on something to remember the holiday, that your thoughts will be saturated with the Sun all day long. This will help you create good dreams and consciously create a positive mental space.

Light the fire of inspiration. Summer Solstice Day is a great time to ignite the Fire of your Soul in order to Create. But it’s not easy to do something, compose, invent, write with the goal that someone would appreciate how wonderful we are and “pat us on the head” - praise, buy, etc. Let today’s goal be one and only: to get pleasure in the process of creation! Don’t think about the result, don’t think about what others will think, don’t compare yourself with anyone (by doing this you extinguish your fire of creativity!) You don’t have to show anyone what you’ve done at all. Create today first of all for yourself! Stay in touch with your soul and create together what you really want!

Do's and Don'ts on the Summer Solstice

Take materials, tools for creativity (you can take your favorite ones or, on the contrary, those that you always wanted to try, but never got around to). And then let yourself go and let inspiration flow from you, like from a wonderful source. Don't control him, don't tell him where and how he should flow, trust him, he knows everything himself. Even if you just want to dip your palms in different colors of paint and stamp them on paper, fine, do that! Don’t strive to create a masterpiece that distant descendants will admire in museums. Enjoy the process, have fun, play around, be naughty, be happy, play!

Plunge into the fire of feelings. Allow yourself to feel whatever you want today. Throw away your criticism, doubts, dividing feelings into good and bad: - enjoy the whole gamut to the last shade! Feelings are what allows us to be real, alive! Focus on your heart center and ask yourself frequently throughout the day, “What am I feeling right now?” Listen to yourself, realize your feelings. And then say, “I accept myself and my feelings as they are.”

Free yourself from unnecessary things. The Summer Solstice Day has a powerful cleansing power. And first of all, it is concentrated in fire. On this day you can free yourself from the negativity that has accumulated in you and your life, from grievances, disappointments, you can let go of negative attitudes that prevent you from living and being happy, etc.

To cleanse yourself with a solar candle, take a yellow candle (ideally a wax candle, but any will do). Light it and place it on the table. Sit nearby, make yourself comfortable and relax. Make sure in advance that no one will disturb you, turn off your phone.

Close your eyes and imagine the image of the Sun, large, bright, glowing, with incredible cleansing power. Now open your eyes, and, holding this image, transfer it to the flame of your candle. You will get a small sun burning in a candle flame. Small, but possessing all the same properties that you imagined for a large sun.

Now imagine an image of what is bothering you, what you want to let go of your life and place it directly into the solar flame of your candle. Just watch how the fire cleanses and dissolves everything that you have entrusted to it. You can say to yourself something like, “I am grateful to let go of this, I have learned my lesson, and now I am clearing space for new, happy changes in my life.” After this, you can specifically formulate your desires, what changes you invite into your life. Then just sit there, meditating on the candle flame, for as long as you want.

Communicate with nature. It is believed that on this day the doors between the worlds are open, trees and plants can speak and tell us answers to hidden questions. Go to nature: to the park, to the forest, to the river or to the sea - where you will feel good and cozy. Ask your questions, and then just sit and listen, really listen to everything that is happening around you: what is nature talking to you about, what is telling you? Go to a tree and hug it, stroke the grass and feel what it feels like, what this flower smells like, what do the birds sing about, what do the clouds in the sky look like, what does the foliage on the trees whisper about?

Do whatever you want to do to connect with nature. Yes, flowers, trees and the wind cannot answer us in our language, but we can learn to feel and understand their language. Our soul has a wonderful connection with nature, so listen to what is happening around you and how it resonates within you. What does your soul want to tell you? Our ancestors went into the forest to look for the mystical fern flower and overpowering grass. They were looking for meaning and answers to questions. And they found it. The fern flower is a powerful symbol of fire and protection, while the overpowering grass heals and helps overcome obstacles. They were embroidered on clothes as powerful amulets.

Write a Letter to the Universe. Another way to get answers to your innermost questions is to write a Letter to the Universe. The ritual is very effective, it has been tested more than once. Write a letter and send him to Iriy - through the fire. Make sure that all the paper turns into gray light ash (at home you can burn the letter in a ceramic bowl). Give the ashes to the wind, let them spread your desire, question or dream around the world. The universe will definitely answer.

Following the example of our ancestors, take part in various mysteries:

Weaving wreaths, weaving goodness into your share and floating them on the water - giving your dream to the Universe (almost the same as a letter, but in the form of a wreath);

Drink honey drinks, filling yourself with the power of the Sun and nature;

Bring gratitude to nature, fire and water;

Jump over the fire to cleanse yourself, to attract the forces of the Sun into life;

Walk on coals, filling your desires with the seething energy of fire, earth and the Sun;

Purify yourself with water (in a river, stream, sea) through the ritual of ablution, plunging your head;

Lead round dances, sing songs;

Meet and see off the Sun at dawn and sunset.

You can celebrate for 3 days, because... all this time the Sun will be at its highest point. You can use these few simple ideas to channel the energy of the Summer Solstice in the right direction and simply spend these days well and joyfully. You can use all the ideas or choose a few that you like best.

Fill yourself with the energy of the Sun, celebrate, rejoice, create, feel, love and smile at the sun!

How to celebrate the summer solstice

The summer solstice has been celebrated for hundreds of years, all traditions have grown up around it. In the northern hemisphere, the solstice is celebrated on June 21, in the southern hemisphere - on December 21.

1. Explore the sky. From an astronomical point of view, the summer solstice occurs between June 20 and 21 (sometimes June 22) in the northern hemisphere, while in the southern hemisphere the solstice occurs between December 21 and 22 (sometimes December 23). Most years the solstice occurs on the 21st, but due to the leap year in the Gregorian calendar, every few years the date changes to accommodate leap years. If you want to witness this phenomenon, read the article "How to Watch the Summer Solstice" and make sure you take all precautions to avoid eye damage.

2. Look for the fulfillment of events in your life. The summer solstice is the harbinger of summer. This event also marks the implementation of plans in your life, and you also have the opportunity to follow the goals that you have set for yourself. A year before you make your New Year's resolution and before you set your goals, ask yourself how you are going to get there and what you need to do to get there.

Are you still focused on something or have you deviated from your goal? Use this opportunity to activate your goal and do whatever it takes to achieve your goal.

3. Read a book in nature. This is a great way to connect with the sun and nature.

4. Start looking for a new job if your current job does not suit you. Start looking for the available job you want. If you need more experience, information or training, start today by overcoming those obstacles so you can finally start doing what you want.

Start keeping a gratitude journal. Try to remember all the good and amazing things, they will push you to new achievements.

Be honest with your goal assessment - highlight those goals towards which you are moving, but cannot do it now. We are growing and changing all the time. Make sure you are not stuck on goals that you no longer need to become the person you want to become.

5. Strengthen your energy. The calm of flying, soft, warm days ahead is considered a time for self-development, personal growth and freedom. The harvest is already ripe, which means it’s time for you to ripen to strengthen your energy. Use the simplest nature of summer to lose weight, freshen up your home environment (a new layout, and perhaps a new home), adjust your diet, find exercises that you actually enjoy and not that everyone is doing.

Go on a summer diet based on vegetables and fruits. Don't think of it as a "diet", look at it as an opportunity to change the way you think about food in general, include more greens, more plant-based foods, more organics and less processed foods.

6. Change your wardrobe. If you haven't updated your clothes and they're starting to show signs of age, give your wardrobe a fresh look ahead of the summer solstice. Are all the clothes you have now a manifestation of your personality? Do your clothes highlight your strengths, or are they, on the contrary, not suitable for you, have long gone out of fashion, or are they simply a bad choice? Donate your unwanted clothes to charities, friends, or just throw everything in a bag, based on the quality of the clothes. Buy yourself something new that will make you feel better and help you feel more confident about the way you look.

7. Consider your tense muscles. In the Middle Ages, people believed that herbs and flowers collected during the summer solstice had healing energies and properties. While today we take it with scientific doubt, you can honor your spirit and grow your own herbal garden throughout the summer and learn more about using herbs to heal from illnesses and injuries such as scrapes or headaches . There are many good books on using plants for medicinal purposes, such as Geographic's Guide to Herbal Medicines (2012), which tells you what you can and cannot use for medicinal purposes.

As you grow your veggie and herb garden, say thank you to the pollinators. Summer is a time of great pollination as trees and flowers begin to bloom. And now, in your time, bees are suffering from diseases, particularly colony collapse, which may threaten the bees' ability to pollinate. Find out all you can do to protect bees and support beekeepers who practice natural, organic beekeeping. Also think about other pollinators, including the much less attractive mosquitoes, they also play a role in putting good food on the table.

There are also other ways to heal your muscles, including exploring different healing techniques that may interest you briefly, such as reiki, massage therapy, and acupuncture. Why not go to a new healing therapy to find out what is bothering you, what pain is making you nervous?

8. Dance around the maypole. If you are lucky enough to live in a place where the locals have grown a maypole, go for it! More information on how to dance correctly can be found in the article “How to dance around a small tree.”

Grow your own tree if there are none in your city. Invite your friends and dance around the maypole during the party. To make it easier on yourself, ask guests to bring some food to contribute to the picnic.

In Sweden, dancing around the maypole is a very important aspect of the summer solstice celebrations.

9. Plan a trip. Decide to spend the summer solstice away from home, find those places where the summer solstice has been celebrated for centuries. Basically, Stonehenge is just the place for the avid solstice watcher. Stonehenge aligns the sunrise with the solstice, for general viewing. However, you should be there very early as thousands of people will also want to celebrate this day at dawn. The other two places where people celebrate the summer solstice are Sedona in Arizona and Cairo (where an ancient sun temple was excavated in 2006).

10. Organize a bonfire party. The bonfire is an integral part of the traditional celebration of the summer solstice. Fire has always been considered the guardian of people, frightening in the night, real and mystical at the same time. Today, you can reinvent fire as a wonderful reason to celebrate the solstice for you and your friends. The main thing is to find a place where it is legal and safe to light a fire - check with your local authorities first. Some places prohibit fires due to dry terrain, so plan a fire-free party if this is not possible.

11. Honor the sun. If you enjoy yoga, you can try exercises called Sun Salutations. These exercises are designed to train both body and soul, achieve harmony, balance between meditation and physical exercise. Start these exercises on the day of the summer solstice and try to make it a habit.

According to astrologers, the solstice day is the most dangerous time of the year. But folk signs say otherwise, revealing to us the magical purpose of this most interesting period.

Unstable energy on the longest day of the year can negatively affect people’s internal state. The time when the Sun literally freezes in the sky is imbued with mystical power. The most ancient priests of the Druids were sure of this, who compiled a horoscope of predictions of human life and events.

Summer Solstice 2017

According to Moscow time, the summer solstice in 2017 will occur on June 21 at 7:24 am. The energy of the Sun will reach its maximum level, but not only the heavenly body will bestow its influence on us. According to astrologers, the impact of other planets that are part of the solar system will be much stronger.

The waning phase of the Moon predisposes to lethargy and some passivity, which is not characteristic of the energy waves of Mercury and the Sun. However, the dramatically increased effectiveness of various magical practices and meditations will help you live the longest day with benefit for yourself and your future.

The magic of the summer solstice


From time immemorial, the Sun has been endowed with special magical properties. It is not surprising that the solstice began to be celebrated even before our era. At this time, the power of the daylight reaches its limit and has a positive effect on people. It was believed that the day of the summer solstice has the strongest energy that can help make cherished dreams come true.

The way people previously glorified the Sun now gave tradition to the day of Ivan Kupala, which before the adoption of Christianity coincided with the astronomical solstice. But the longest day has not lost its meaning, but on the contrary, even today it is filled with ceremonies, rituals and interesting events:

  • any rituals and magical actions are fueled by solar energy and are significantly enhanced;
  • the other world opens its doors slightly, there is the possibility of communication with the souls of the dead;
  • astral beings strive to make contact;
  • fortune telling using Tarot cards, runes, and coffee grounds provide truthful and accurate answers to questions about the near future;
  • love spells, conspiracies and prayers are effective during the summer solstice;
  • flowers of lavender, calendula, fern leaves, willow, rowan attract love and perfectly complement many rituals for a happy life;
  • The sun is a secret healer, therefore any beginning to heal and strengthen the body has an esoterically powerful force;
  • collecting medicinal herbs on June 21 will help you preserve their beneficial properties, charged with solar energy and powerful force for a long time;
  • on the day of the solstice, you can also put powerful protection against incoming evil and negativity on yourself and your home.

By strengthening your energy, you can avoid the negative influence of the planets on the day of the summer solstice. We wish you to meet this magical time with pleasure and in a great mood. Let nothing disturb your inner state.

According to astrologers, solstice day is the most dangerous time of the year. But folk signs say otherwise, revealing to us the magical purpose of this most interesting period.

Unstable energy on the longest day of the year can negatively affect people’s internal state. The time when the Sun literally freezes in the sky is imbued with mystical power. The most ancient priests of the Druids were sure of this, who compiled a horoscope of predictions of human life and events.

Summer Solstice 2017

According to Moscow time, the summer solstice in 2017 will occur on June 21 at 7:24 am. The energy of the Sun will reach its maximum level, but not only the heavenly body will bestow its influence on us. According to astrologers, the impact of other planets that are part of the solar system will be much stronger.

The waning phase of the Moon predisposes to lethargy and some passivity, which is not characteristic of the energy waves of Mercury and the Sun. However, the dramatically increased effectiveness of various magical practices and meditations will help you live the longest day with benefit for yourself and your future.

The magic of the summer solstice

From time immemorial, the Sun has been endowed with special magical properties. It is not surprising that the solstice began to be celebrated even before our era. At this time, the power of the daylight reaches its limit and has a positive effect on people. It was believed that the day of the summer solstice has the strongest energy that can help make cherished dreams come true.

The way people previously glorified the Sun now gave tradition to the day of Ivan Kupala, which before the adoption of Christianity coincided with the astronomical solstice. But the longest day has not lost its meaning, but on the contrary, even today it is filled with ceremonies, rituals and interesting events:

  • any rituals and magical actions are fueled by solar energy and are significantly enhanced;
  • the other world opens its doors slightly, there is the possibility of communication with the souls of the dead;
  • astral beings strive to make contact;
  • fortune telling using Tarot cards, runes, and coffee grounds provide truthful and accurate answers to questions about the near future;
  • love spells, conspiracies and prayers are effective during the summer solstice;
  • flowers of lavender, calendula, fern leaves, willow, rowan attract love and perfectly complement many rituals for a happy life;
  • The sun is a secret healer, therefore any beginning to heal and strengthen the body has an esoterically powerful force;
  • collecting medicinal herbs on June 21 will help you preserve their beneficial properties, charged with solar energy and powerful force for a long time;
  • on the day of the solstice, you can also put powerful protection against incoming evil and negativity on yourself and your home.

By strengthening your energy, you can avoid the negative influence of the planets on the day of the summer solstice. We wish you to meet this magical time with pleasure and in a great mood. Let nothing disturb your inner state. be happy and don't forget to press the buttons and

12.06.2017 02:58

The summer solstice is a special time in esoteric terms. It is associated with the beginning of astronomical summer...