A MidSummer Season

 August is now here and ready for forward movement.
MidSummer was all about stretching out and languishing timelessness.

As always from then to now comes from what we visioned, what we conjured,
but who but the butterflies really knew
that we would come to such fullness.

The light was brighter and we were tasting the first of summer.
Now it is as if the green and the eternal day was forever.
Especially as it begins to fade.

Cycles upon cycles upon cycles.
Woven with gratitude and wonder and breath.

Notes and pics from then:

Easylike
lovingly gathered from here
with special intention.


it's just about being welcoming.

reeds harvested from last year
was the tinder

a certain amount of prudence
an awareness/boundary

be a bit more scrappy and resilient

barefoot/swimming/being naked
Summer

the birdsong, the song of the cricket,
the rushing water
Summer

offering up and not sure
but you are willing

we can't be sure who is listening
Summer

gathering in humanity
gathering as humans
waiting for each other
in great celebration

the heat of the sun
the cool of the shade

the magic of the moment

sun and heat and midday
as natural trance inducers

honing our spirit to align with
our whole self

drinking "real" champagne together
with juice or fruit or straight
brunch-style
Summer

LIFE!

it's amazing how fire finds a breeze
when there is none

feed what feeds you

Our Omens
each picked by a different person for the blessing of all

from our Beloved Dead: Hagal or Hail
(or disruption)
from the Spirits of Nature and Place: Thuriz or Thorn
(or protection/defense/that which pricks ya)
from the Gods and Goddesses: Mannaz or Self
(of, by and for)
for the Season of MidSummer: Nathuz or Need
(what do you really need)

Bryan got the bug in his waters of melted ice.
Is Kevin a Magical Sprite? Aren't we all?

no longer wanting to be fractured or compartmentalized
the need to tamp down the fire
the act of giving it breath

love love love
Summer