Tonight I performed a Midsummer rite in honor of Sol. Other than myself, my husband and our dogs were also present. Sol is a new Goddess to me, and I have not worked with Her before. She is the Goddess that rides a chariot across the sky, drawn by two horses and pursued by wolves. Yesterday was Her longest ride, and now She is starting to make her descent into shorter, darker days. As my household has decided on the Norse hearth and pantheon, I want to celebrate rites that are true to heathen hearths.
Midsummer, or Litha as I have known it for a long time, is not new to me. I have celebrated it with previous covens and have led a Wiccan version of the rite before. I'm not as intuitively aware of this day, however, as I am of Samhain and Beltane. Some year I hope to perform a proper vigil through the night.
Secularly, summer to me has never carried any special memories, so this solstice rite is not something that I look forward to regularly. This year is different, as it was my first ADF rite, and it also carried some celebratory feelings from having finished our fence finally. We had a fire pit last night, letting the dogs run around and enjoy themselves finally.
The omens I drew were...interesting? Speaking of a friendship I have and perhaps warning me of what can come depending on my choices now. I feel that now is a good time to start branching out a bit and perhaps connecting with people of similar spiritual walks of life. I miss that community and congregation a lot.
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