Litha is the common modern Pagan and Wiccan name for the summer solstice, the point of greatest daylight in the annual solar cycle. Contemporary practice often emphasizes solar power, abundance, herbs, fire and the awareness that the light begins to turn after its peak.
Litha ritual themes
- solar power
- gratitude for abundance
- creative confidence
- the turning point after peak light
Simple Litha ritual
- Place a candle or sun symbol at the center.
- Name what has reached fullness in your life.
- Offer thanks for one resource, relationship or skill that sustains you.
- Write one way to use your energy wisely as the year turns.
- Close and extinguish flame safely.
Litha spells
Solar confidence: hold a warm-colored stone or sun symbol while naming one action you will take this week.
Herb blessing: tie a small bundle of culinary or safely identified herbs and place it on the altar for the day.
Gratitude charm: write three current sources of abundance and keep the note in a small box until Lughnasadh.
Litha blessings
May the height of light teach us how to use strength without waste.
Reference
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheel_of_the_Year
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