My Summer Solstice Ritual

The great pause [summer solstice] will reveal a new beginning for you and a conscious redirect in your life. This is a pause. ... After the pause is a turning point. ... Your soul is working with you to shift your life into the highest possible path. - KerryK.com

In yesterday's post, I gave suggestions for a summer solstice comfort ritual. In this ritual, I want to share what I did, in my own ritual.
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My Summer Solstice Ritual

I began my ritual by imagining lighting a candle because my allergies had really been bothering me and I wasn't sure I could handle the smoke.

Next, I did breathwork, some movement, and held my obsidian stone while doing the grounding exercise.

I did the journaling - which you will see below.

I wrote down what I was ready to let go of, and  set intentions for the rest of the year. Actually, I had set those intentions and I said aloud before writing in my journaI yesterday morning.

I used water to release what I was ready to let go of, but I also mentally released them to the sun.
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The Journaling Prompts 
​& My Responses

Journaling Prompts for the Summer Solstice

(1) What abundance have I already welcomed this year?

Finally, I was able to move into a new home, and it was the fresh start I had been waiting a long time for. I love having complete privacy - I have my own bedroom, my own bathroom and only one roommate.

I've begun to get to know my new neighbors, and was able to have my best friends here, in this community, too - in and out of each other's apartments, having tea or eating dinner together.

My apartment is filled with light and I can see plenty of nature outside my window.

(2) Where have I outgrown my comfort zone, and what held me back?

I'm not sure how to answer this question. Except for growing my business. I am trying now to step outside my comfort zone, so it can grow. What held me back is probably fear.

(3) What part of me feels ready to shine brighter?

I think it's the lightworker part. If I can't be seen or found, who can I help? So I am ready and willing to go all in on my business.

(4) Which old patterns or fears am I willing to release into the sunlight? 

-Trying to control everything, instead of surrendering and trusting that the divine has my back.

-Blaming or shaming myself for acting like a person, instead of being perfect. But also for mistakes I've made that were hard to forgive, or decisions that in hindsight, I regret.

-Avoiding abuse issues. They seem to be coming up now, and though I have already dedicated years to this process (!!!), I am ready to get on with it, and heal whatever is holding me back from my highest good.

And I'd like to add one more (a two-fer) based on the article I quoted from Kerry K's website...

(5) Are you being led in another directions? Did you pause during the summer solstice and feel guided in any way?

Actually, I did pause. And I felt guided. But I have felt led to pursue more than one direction.

Personally, I feel called to create more time each day for rest and for pleasure; especially to stop working sooner each day.

​But I also felt inspired to lean more in the direction of identity, or future self coaching for lightworkers. And I want to explore journaling as a form of emotional healing.

I'd love to know if and how you celebrated the solstice.

See you next time!

Jeanine
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