Happy Solstice to all pagans...

MinnieSpender

... even Martin's celebrating!

:T

piratess

Blessed Be ... Moggins .. Happy Summer Solstice xx xx

OberonSH

Evening all, was a lovely sunrise for us, perched on the banks of the humber. Winged a very short ritual which involved one member coughing up shortbread, 2 collapsing into the giggles and Child putting her wellies in the circle.

southernscouser

Thanks MS!

Whats solstice and pagan mean?

OberonSH

paganism is a religion - actually I've heard it called a 'non-prophet dis-organisation' as there's no set dogma, and trying to get a bunch of pagans to agree is like trying to nail jelly to the wall.

Summer Solstice is today - longest day of the year, marks the descent from Summer into winter, the long slide begins now. We look back on the past half year and 'tweak' any plans we might have so that by end of year we're on track again. Time of fruitfulness, and giving thanks for the continued plenty.

MinnieSpender

southernscouser wrote:

Thanks MS!

Whats solstice and pagan mean?

Summer solstice is the longest day and the high point of the summer. It's the point at which the Goddess is at the height of her powers, so feel free to tremble!

"Paganism" is a catch-all term for ancient religions based on a reverence for nature and has very little to do with The Wicker Man! :rotfl:

wigginsmum

Paganism is an umbrella term covering groups like Wiccans, witches, Druids, Asatru, Goddess-centric paths, neo-shamans etc.

Actually what's practiced today is more accurately called Neo-Paganism, but that's another discussion

OberonSH

Did I mention the thing about getting Pagans to agree?

wigginsmum

Lol! I'm no longer a Pagan but DH is. Like herding cats, innit. It's the same in the Christian world.

LizD_2

Bright blessings to all.

Afraid I'm a bit lapsed :embarasse was at the back of my mind until a friend wished me happy solstice this morning.

caroline1973lefty

happy solstice all.

comment about being a slightly lapsed pagan made me smile... guess i'm a slightly lapsed pagan ex lapsed slightly catholic (or something...)

anyway reading comments on here is inspiring me to do a few 'salute to the suns' at least.

am feeling fed up cos yesterday, having slightly miscalculated that i could afford to pay off my remaining credit card debt this month, (yeay) i have piad that off, but ended up with £100 of bank charges due to going over my overdraft limit - thought i had cancelled or put back DDs, but forgot about the little ones i had set up for magazine offers i found over on the shopping board!!! sigh.... oh well, it's an incentive for me to get a move on with my bank charges reclaiming - about £1000 in total i reckon. so blessings to you all... even the banks... (think blessing one's enemies is good for the soul).