Midsummer/Litha/Summer Solstice

Midsummer/Litha

Southern Hemisphere December 21

  Northern Hemisphere June 21

The God and the Goddess are in Their prime, at Their highest power. This is the 

longest day of the year and the shortest night. The Goddess is pregnant. After this day, the light begins to wane until the Winter Solstice.

Symbols

Fire
The Sun
Blades
Mistletoe
Oak Trees
Balefire
Sun Wheels
Faeries

Colours

Gold
Green
Tan
Blue

Deities

Father Gods
Mother Goddesses
Pregnant Deities
Sun Gods

Activities

Jumping Balefire
Gathering Herbs
Clan Gatherings
Wall Dressing

Taboos

Giving away Fire
Sleeping away from Home
Neglecting Animals

Animals

Robin/Wren
Summer Birds
Horses
Cattle

Stones

Emerald
Jade
Tigers Eye
Lapis Lazuli
Diamond

Foods

Summer Squash
Lemons
Oranges

Plants

Oak
Mistletoe
Frankincense
Lemon
Sandalwood
Heliotrope
Copal
Saffron
Galangal
Laurel
Ylang-Ylang

Attunement teas

Anise
Carrot Drinks
Lemon
Nettle
Orange

Ritual Oils

Heliotrope
Cinnamon
Sandalwood
Lavender
Orange
All Mint Oils
Lemon
Saffron

Mythical Creatures

Satyrs
Faeries
Firebird
Dragon
Thunderbird
Manticore

 

Spellwork appropriate for Midsummer

• All magick
• Love spells
• Healing spells
• Prosperity spells

MIDSUMMER ALTAR

Tree dressing, by hanging coloured ribbons in oak or thorn, is traditional at this time of year. Bright colours should abound on your solstice altar, along with solar symbols and musical reverie. Try decorating oak branches with ribbons and laying them on your altar for good fortune. Lavender, vervain and elderflower are traditional, as are roses and myrtle. Burn rose essential oil to conjure feelings of love.