Greetings to the Summer Solstice
Here in the Northern Hemisphere
The sun is at peak power
These next days are the longest
Until we begin the gentle swing back towards darker times.
On our Summer Solstice community gathering call this morning, a wonderful crew sat in beautiful virtual silence to honour this moment and then shared vulnerably and wonderfully from the heart.
Just where we find ourselves in this moment
In relationship with the rhythm of Earth
It really is medicine to listen and receive from a collective speaking from their hearts.
To me it expresses in the most clear ways our relational entanglement with each other as living beings.
This morning my fellow guide
sent me this poem from Persian Poet and Mystic - Hafiz - which I shared on our call.The Sun Never Says
Even after all this time
The sun never says to the earth,
“You owe Me.”
Look what happens with
A love like that,
It lights the Whole Sky.
Hafiz
These are words that speak to the generosity of the sun
This extraordinary mysterious being of light and energy.
Because without the sun we do not exist.
No life exists.
And so we are all therefore - Children of the Sun
And that generosity runs deep in our embodied code.
It’s within us.
And so I am re-minded again and again.
That perhaps it’s as simple as Re-membering what is already there.
I’ve been contemplating the sun much of this week
Enjoying the warmth on my skin but also aware of the searing heat that I’m experiencing in these days and what that triggers…
Noticing the abundance of plants and insects on the land around me and the vegetables and fruit in my garden which are thriving this year.
Noticing how the wild waters on the lands that I walk are running slower and slower.
I made a new Earth Sessions mix as an offering to honour the Solstice.
I’ve included tracks spanning 35 years, a few that were mainstays in my record box back in the late 90's.
In the company of some more recent beauties.
I’ve had the Beloved track - ‘Its Alright now’ looping in my head for the last few weeks, I remember dancing to this at sunrise at a rave in the early 90’s - 35 years ago!
It brings up so many embodied memories for me.
So I’m lovingly offering it here.
Summer haze
find you woken up and it's a brand new day
time for back to basics in the old style way
being bold, just growing old and dreaming away
in summertime
stretching out and smiling in the warm sunshine
moving on and upward in a grand design
living large and lovin' you and feeling fine
well, it's alright now
don't you worry about a thing
'cause when the morning comes around
i'm gonna make your heart sing
The Beloved
Big love to the artists, producers and creators of these sonic gifts. Full tracklist on site.
This is a 120/122 bpm groove.
For honouring the Sun, love, life, grief and joy of being alive on Spaceship Earth right now.
And the possibility of dancing our ways into more beautiful and peaceful futures.
A big summer salute to the cuckoos of Dartmoor who also appear in the intro.
How are you tuning into this moment in the Earth cycle?
Solstice blessings to you, hope you are finding some peace
If you like this kind of music, you can find a selection of Earth Sessions mixes over on Soundcloud
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