Sun Spirals Its Longest Dance
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- Опубліковано 29 жов 2024
- "Not only is it the summer solstice, there is a full moon. May love surround you like sunshine on a sunny day."
William Shakespeare
Seeds are planted in the Earth as well as the seeds of our souls. It's a time of renewal and abundance, a time of love and expansion, as the summer sun unfolds the leaves on the trees, so can our hearts open to receive the light of source to illuminate that which is within each of us.
The Solstice signifies the time when the Earth is at the fullness of her strength, fertility, and abundance, so we too can celebrate our strength in joining together, pollinating our spiritual consciousness through sharing, and offering gratitude for the bounty that which we experience daily.
In North America, many Native American communities hold ritual dances to honor the sun. The Sioux are known to hold one of the most spectacular rituals - The Sun Dance. Usually performed during the June solstice, preparations for the Sun Dance include cutting and raising a tree that would be considered a tangible bridge, connecting the Sky realm and Earth. They setting up traditional dwellings in a circle to represent the cosmos. Participants abstain from food and drink during the dance itself. Their bodies are decorated in the symbolic colors of red (sun), blue (sky), yellow (lightning), white (light), and black (night).
Summer is a time to engage more deeply in our connection to Earth; and cultivate and strengthen our connection to the divine energies all around us. In living with gratitude and understanding that reciprocity and respect for all that is given to us is, is the way to live as if all life is ceremony. In using only what we need, and doing what we can to live in balance and harmony with the cycles of the planet, we strengthen and nourish the bond we consummated a birth with the great parent who sustains us all.
As we observe the blossoming of life all around us, we can receive the energy of vitality and experience awe for the generosity of the Earth, who provides for us everything that we need.
