Oracle for June

June is certainly the month of budding, blooming, and seeing life return. Summer solstice is almost upon us. The celebration of light is coming. Read more for the blog for June.

Tynwald Day

Someday, I would like to explore why so many countries have their independence day celebrations in early July. For today though I would like to feature Tynwald Day, The Isle of Man celebration.

Summer Solstice By Many Names

Summer Solstice is a major Celtic holiday. It is also celebrated throughout Europe by many names. Those of us who take an interest in Celtic tradition know the major images: Stonehenge at sunrise, bonfires the night before, general merriment.

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BRYN CELLI DDU, Anglesey, Wales

Bryn Celli Ddu is an imposing 5000 year old burial-mound, 85 feet in diameter, fully intact and covered with earth. This is one of the most famous megalithic sites in the UK and is held in reverence by druids, witches, and those who revere the Earth Mother.

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Winter Solstice

Winter solstice is always magical but this year December 21 will be extraordinary. Jupiter and Saturn will come together in the night sky brightly and more closely than in 800 years. Thus, it is called “The Christmas Star”. Feels to me like we are having the opportunity to birth a new country as then and a New Earth as at the birth of Christ.

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Ring of Fire

I received a clear message that I, like the fire of the sun, was to stop, take notice, and deeply let the energy of the moment penetrate through my skin, connect with my innermost passions, and commit me to embracing the shift that has been put before us.

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Alignment

I had never thought much about how the stars and planets align and what that might mean for my life and the life of our planet. In the last month, there was tremendous celestial activity: three eclipses. The power of the skies was not to be ignored.

Celtic Calendar Deconstructed

I like to stay mindful of the Celtic calendar because it heightens my awareness of the turnings of seasons and the activities of the sun and moon as they change throughout the year. Sometimes, in the busy-ness of our modern world with its artificial lighting and 24/7 scheduling, I forget.

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