Honoring the Height of the Sun

Solar Peak & Fiery Power: Embracing the Energy of the Solstice

As the Wheel of the Year turns once again, we reach the radiant apex of light—the Summer Solstice, also called Litha in many Pagan traditions. This moment, occurring on June 20th, 2025, marks the longest day and the shortest night of the year, when the sun dances high and bold in the sky. It is a celebration of solar energy, abundance, and full creative expression—but it also whispers of transition, as from this point forward, the days begin to shorten once again.

The Summer Solstice reminds us that light and shadow forever spiral together—one cannot exist without the other. So while this is a time to honor growth, vitality, and action, it is also a gentle nudge to begin turning inward, preparing for the long arc back toward rest, integration, and reflection.

☀️ Solstice Energies to Embrace
The Summer Solstice corresponds energetically to the Full Moon phase—that vibrant moment when energy peaks and then begins to wane. It aligns with the direction of South and the element of Fire, symbolizing passion, courage, transformation, and illumination.

This is the perfect time to celebrate:

🔥 Your progress
🌻 Your personal power
🧘 Your relationship to joy, creativity, and embodiment
💛 And the cycles of change that define our spiritual path

Suggested Solstice Rituals:

• Sun Salutations at Sunrise – Move your body in rhythm with the sun to stoke your inner fire
• Candle Ritual – Write down what you're proud of and what you’re ready to begin releasing, then burn the paper in a small fire-safe bowl
• Create a Solar Altar – Adorn your altar with symbols of the sun: sunflowers, gold or yellow candles, citrus fruits, sunstones, and clear quart
• Crystal Meditation for the Solar Plexus Chakra – Tune into your power center using stones like Sunstone, Citrine, Carnelian, or Amber
• Reflect – Ask yourself: What has come into full bloom in my life? What shadow or truth is starting to reveal itself?

🌼 Plant & Crystal Correspondences for the Solstice:

• 🌻 Sunflower – Devotion, loyalty, and joy
• 🌿 St. John’s Wort – Protection, solar energy, and clarity
• 🍊 Orange Peel – Creativity and uplifting energy
• 🔆 Sunstone – Leadership, optimism, personal power
• 🟡 Citrine – Prosperity, clarity, radiant confidence
• 🧡 Carnelian – Courage, life force, and self-trust
• 🌕 Clear Quartz – Amplification and alignment of purpose

Final Thoughts: Witchy Wisdom for the Solstice

The Summer Solstice is not just a celebration of the external—it’s an invitation to embody your inner sun. What truth within you is ready to shine? What deserves to be honored, and what are you willing to release as the light begins its slow return to shadow?

This is a potent time to move, to glow, to celebrate, and to prepare. Fire transforms, and in that transformation we remember that change is sacred.

🌞✨ Join us in person this Saturday, June 21st for our Summer Solstice Yoga & Crystal Meditation Workshop in Old Town Alexandria! Tap into your solar power and move with the magic of the sun.