Summer Solstice 21/06/2026

Published on 21 June 2026 at 15:43

Short and simple today ..this Summer Solstice feels as though it has arrived far too quickly this year. Dragged away from my usual rhythms by a time consuming project I have been feeling tired, depleted and a bit disconnected from my relationship with nature and spirit. Although the project was completed successfully I find I have derived only a superficial satisfaction from it.

I conclude this is not where I want to be and to listen to my inner self , reflect,  revise and reset my course. The learning being that sometimes we need to go off course to realise what is right for us.

So today I offer Solstice Blessings for all who wish to receive them. I have consciously avoided any of the online deluge of adverts, activities and advice curated by others, and spent a quiet day firstly greeting the sun, acknowledging this still point of the longest day before we shift into the next season. I have baked in my kitchen, planted our herbs grown from seed into their outside containers and spent a while drumming out on the hillside reconnecting myself to the land. I feel a great calm, sense of settling and willingness to go wherever feels most authentic right now.

So be it.