Midsummer
marks the time when the air tide turns and begins to ebb. The air tide began to
flow at Beltane. The season past has been one of change; things have been in
transition, and there has been an element of chance in everything as some
seedlings took root and others were stillborn.
With the turning of the air tide, the season of ripening begins. Now we know which of the seeds of time have
taken root and will grow. It is a time
for dedication, patience and awareness.
The work of the coming season will be watering and weeding, watching and
protecting that which has taken root.
The
turning of this tide is best observed in a circle of stones made in the old
manner, out of doors, when the sun is high in the sky.
Take
with you a stone to establish you’re altar, and a little water or oil to use
for anointing. Find a clear place in the
sunlight.
Lay
out a Circle by marking the four directions with stones around your central
altar stone. As you do so, invite Spirits from the four directions to guard
your Circle.
Welcome
the God as King of high summer; as you invoke Him, feel the Sun enter you
through the crown of your head, crowning the God within you.
Speak
to the God who is both within you and in the sky above, voicing your intentions
for the coming season.
Using
the oil anoint both feet, saying, “Let my feet go in Your ways.”
Anoint
both hands saying, “Let my hands do Your work.”
Anoint
your third eye, saying, “Let me see the way before me.”
Sit
or kneel in silent meditation for awhile.
Give
thanks to the God and the Guardians.
Open
the Circle by walking widdershins (counter-clockwise), and kicking the stones
outwards.
