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Litha, the Rituals of Midsommer

The Summer Solstice was observed and celebrated by a wide-range of communities and culture around the world. Some of the names given to this day include Litha, Midsommer and Midsummer's Eve.

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Summer Solstice Weddings - A Midsummer Night's Dream

The summer solstice falls on Friday, June 20th at 23:59 this year. June has long been a favorite month for weddings, and being married on the summer solstice is especially auspicious. The month of June was...

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Poem - The Mighty Oak Lord of Truth

King of the Greenwood; King of the Grove, Lord of Truth is the Mighty Oak, Conveying the words of Jupiter, Lending its knot holes to faery folk. Worshipped by Vikings, Druids and Celts, Door to...

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A Tasty Way to Ward of Vampires

 Garlic. That wonderful tasty member of the onion family we all love in our pizza and spaghetti, except for Dracula. Garlic is almost universally considered a bane against vampires as well as many other evil...

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Summer Solstice:Sunrise at Stonehenge

A few years ago when I was living in North London I decided that it was time to make a pilgrimage to stonehenge for the summer solstice. For those who don't know there is a tradition amongst druids and pagans...

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Walking North from Juneau

   I just happened to be in Juneau, Alaska during the summer solstice. I wanted to get up early to walk along the coastal highway northward until I came to the Mendenhall River where I had rafted on the...

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Summer Solstice Caribbean Medicine Wheel

A healing wheel is shaped in a circle, and the circle represents a universal paradox with spiritual significance - it is a shape without beginning or end. It visually describes eternity, the mysterious cycles...

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Free Things that you can do while visiting Maine.

As I sit here writing this hub I hear the sounds of the spring peepers, smell the roses and honeysuckle on the breeze and I have suddenly realized that it is SUMMER! Yeah, this time of year is God's reward...

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Solstice Time

 Since we are at Mid-summer or the Summer Solstice when both the ancient and modern world recognized the dwindling power of the sun, I decided to do a hub on it.  The Summer Solstice  is the time we move...

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Glastonbury – Our Isle Of Avalon, Our Jerusalem and England’s Green and Pleasant Land

  This is an introduction to Glastonbury.  Famously known for its music festival, King Arthur, biblical connections and world pilgrimage. Glastonbury is England’s green and pleasant land.   I...

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