2nd annual Litha/Midsummer ritual Friday June 27th at 6pm:
It is one of 8 holidays most pagan religions celebrate through out the year.
Litha/Midsummer is the longest day and the shortest night of the year. The Goddess is now in full bloom and pregnant with Child, and the Sun God is at the the prime of His virility. This is the peak of the Solar year and the Sun is at the height of its life-giving power. The Earth is in full bloom and everything is lush and green symbolic of fertility and fulfillment and this is a time of joy and celebration, of expansiveness and the celebration of achievements.
Yet within this abundance is the hidden shadow and promise of a return to the Dark. As the Light reaches its peak so this is also the moment when the power of the Sun begins to wane. From now on the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer and we are drawn back into the Dark to complete the Wheel of the Year. So we celebrate the abundance and plenty that has been gifted us and take that joy and gratitude into the turning of the wheel as the Sun King continues along his path of decent bringing us the dark side of the year.