SUMMER SOLSTICE GUIDE 2024 : MODERN RITUALS AND WISDOM
Every year, when the sun enters Cancer, summer begins in the north and winter below the equator in the south.
Summer means family fun, vacations, the beach, bbqs, picnics, and outdoor leisure for many of us.
Solstice comes from the Latin words sol, meaning “sun,” and sistere, meaning “to stand still”. “The sun is still.” Solstices are important occasions when the sun is farthest from the equator.
Summer occurs in the hemisphere closest to the sun during the solstice because the Earth's axis is tilted at 23.5 degrees. Summer begins in the northern hemisphere on June 21 when the sun is directly above in the tropic of Cancer, bringing the longest daylight hours.
The northern hemisphere's daylight shortens each day as the sun sets until the winter solstice and Capricorn season.
Cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) represent the four seasons. Cardinal energy is action, new beginnings, and progress. Cancer season, traditionally linked with summer (or winter) break, is a powerful energy we can use to realize our goals.
The moon rules Cancer, and the sun and moon are the two “luminaries” in astrology. Active and receptive energy coexist in Cancer while the sun is there. Our identity can match our emotions now. If we use this energy intentionally, we can achieve our goals.
The summer solstice is June 20 at 1:51 pm PST / 4:51 EST. Cancer's moon is in Sagittarius, and the sun, Venus, and Mercury are in Cancer. Aries and Libra nodes benefit from the moon. The luminaries, moon nodes, and cardinal and changeable energies inspire us to make intended adjustments.
Vital's Camille Craft.The solstice comes after the first of two full moons in Capricorn (June 21st/July 21st, 2024), which offers rebirth energy from embodied and chosen recalibration (hard work).
Although Solstice is always connected with growth, the moon is at its waxiest and most powerful before full moon. This enhances your ability to recover from anything exhausting or unfair/unjust in the last six months and make a full and meaningful comeback. Phoenix energy is strong this Solstice.”
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