http://www.dragonswood.org.uk/ Dragonswood - A Place for ALL pagans en-us Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:39:13 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly Dragonswood - Welcome to the Wood News http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.dragonswood.org.uk/images/header2.png http://www.dragonswood.org.uk/ http://www.dragonswood.org.uk/News/article/sid=32.html Yes its that time of the year again, the Summer Solstice is upon us.The longest daylight filled 24 hours of the year. I love the long long days of summer. Summer solstice also marks the beginning of the end of the long days of daylight as we begin to lose, first relatively slowly, seconds and then rapidly minutes of daylight each day from here until the Winter Solstice. This date has had spiritual significance for thousands of years as humans have been amazed by the great power of the sun. The Goddess is now at the height of her power and fertility and the marriage of the God and Goddess and their union is the force that creates the harvest's fruits. Some of us may be making our way to the large events at major sites such as Stonehenge, to celebrate this special time. Others will be holding smaller ceremonies in open spaces, gardens and woodlands. It's a joyous time indeed, summer is about youth and love and fertility. To our ancestors the solstice would have had all manner of meanings which we modern folk are unaware of. Divination would have been employed at this time, weatherlore would have been listened to in order to ascertain the chances of a good harvest. Signs and omens which we no longer see would have been studied, shared and commented on. We can never hope to truly understand how significant the solstices were to our ancestors but what we can do is enjoy the occasion. Whatever you are doing on this special day make sure you enjoy every moment of it. Have a wonderful Solstice everyone! Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:39:13 GMT