Midsummer begins Monday night and goes through Tuesday evening
"Midsummer is the time when the sun reaches the peak of its power, the earth is green and holds the promise of a bountiful harvest. The Mother Goddess is viewed as heavily pregnant, and the God is at the apex of his manhood and is honored in his guise as the supreme sun."
posted by Avery's mom at 4:26 PM
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Lovely. I wish you a speedy & painless delivery and of course a very, very, very healthy and happy baby. Congratulations.
I love the NASA pic. Will you be balancing an egg on it's skinny end tomorrow? Do you know what time it is supposed to happen? This is a very spiritual & special time of the year... I love it.
M~
Vernal Equinox Mar 20 2005 7:34 AM EST
Summer Solstice Jun 21 2005 2:46 AM EDT
Autumnal Equinox Sep 22 2005 6:23 PM EDT
Winter Solstice Dec 21 2005 1:35 PM EST
The season of love and fertility isn't it? Or is that spring?
SHAN<<<<<
The first (or only) full moon in June is called the Honey Moon. Tradition holds that this is the best time to harvest honey from the hives.
This time of year, between the planting and harvesting of the crops, was the traditional month for weddings. This is because many ancient peoples believed that the "grand [sexual] union" of the Goddess and God occurred in early May at Beltaine. Since it was unlucky to compete with the deities, many couples delayed their weddings until June. June remains a favorite month for marriage today. In some traditions, "newly wed couples were fed dishes and beverages that featured honey for the first month of their married life to encourage love and fertility. The surviving vestige of this tradition lives on in the name given to the holiday immediately after the ceremony: The Honeymoon."
You know I was given a picture of you in my mind.A vision of the Goddess in you.You are full and bright and radiant my eyes can not gaze upon you for very long.You are the child-mother pure and golden. I see the old wisewomen floating above you reaching out and gently touching your hair,she is wispering "You have nothing to fear I am near." I honor you today and thank you for this vision.
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