This is a meditation to support you in drawing upon and absorbing the energy of summer solstice.
It's a time to really use this meditation to bring the power of the summer solstice fully into your life.
Summer solstice is a gateway.
Not only is it a turning point within our calendar year when the sun's rays lengthen to their fullest,
But it's also an invitation of sorts where each one of us has the opportunity to bask in those rays,
To acknowledge the warmth and vital nourishment the sun brings to both our personal and our universal world.
It's also a time to rekindle the warmth within our own hearts.
Many traditions have celebrations that include fire rituals,
Fires set with the intent to release that which is ready to be released.
The sun's fire can cleanse,
Purify and transform.
Summer solstice,
When it is all about release and purification,
Can also be an invitation to celebrate all that is blooming and growing in your life,
All that has come to fruition at this moment in time.
This guided meditation guides you to rekindle the warmth within,
To ignite your inner fire,
To fiercely face that which is calling for your power and strength in your own life,
And to receive that light of the sun to feel its nourishing power so that you may shine brightly no matter what life brings.
So begin by finding a comfortable place.
If you have the ability and access,
Go outside and listen to this meditation in a quiet place in nature.
If not,
Find a comfortable place to begin to settle your body and mind.
Close your eyes and become still.
Draw a deep breath in through your nose and release it fully out through your mouth.
Draw a deep breath in through your nose and release it fully out through your mouth.
In the stillness,
Continue to breathe deeply in through your nose and out through your mouth.
And as you exhale,
See if you can extend that exhale's release ever so much on each breath.
Now begin to breathe normally.
As we go within the imagination,
Imagine that you are in a place of nature just before dawn on the day of summer solstice.
The sky is still somewhat dark and the air is quiet.
See what it is that you can drink in in your experience.
Really taking in deeply.
Perhaps it's the aromas in the air.
Maybe it smells of rain or wet soil.
Perhaps you smell the scent of pine needles.
And as you continue to breathe in and breathe out,
In your mind's eye,
Begin to draw to mind a bonfire.
And as you draw this fire to mind,
Begin to notice what it looks like.
Perhaps it's large and healthy,
Glowing and robust with sparks flying in every direction.
Or maybe it's a smaller,
Slow,
Smoldering,
Glowing pile of embers.
See if you can imagine what the fire sounds like,
The crackle of the tender or the leap of sparks around you.
Maybe your fire grows and glows.
Perhaps it's red and orange and yellow,
Or perhaps even in the deepest part of the flame you can sense the intense heat of the blue flame.
This fire is ready to receive anything that you are ready to release into it.
So begin to draw to mind and bring into your awareness that which is ready to be released.
Perhaps it's a pattern in your life that you're ready to set the intention to shift and let go of that old pattern.
Perhaps it's a feeling such as guilt or shame or anger.
Maybe there are some deep-seated memories that are ready to be released and you're inviting greater forgiveness.
So spend a moment now sending all that is ready to be let go into those flames.
Allow the fire to burn away all that you release to it.
As you continue to imagine this fire,
As you sit there begin to focus on its warmth,
Its inherent ability to cleanse,
To purify,
And to renew.
As you breathe in and breathe out,
Imagine you're welcoming that warmth that you're drawing with your breath,
Bringing that warmth within,
Allowing that warmth to kindle the inner fire within you.
Perhaps expand your awareness to see that that fire is actually mirroring to you a sense of inner strength,
Recognizing that on this summer solstice you can embrace and draw upon your inner strength,
A fierceness that may be needed to take a new step in your life,
That fierceness that may be needed for continued growth and development that you've committed to,
And that inner fierceness that might just give you that extra added little push to face a challenge with staying power and steadfast focus.
What in your life is calling for the strength of your inner fire?
Draw that to mind right now.
Sense it and feel that inner activation within.
As you continue to sit by this warm fire,
The sun begins to appear upon the horizon,
Begins to slowly rise.
As you sit there,
You feel the rays beginning to peek through,
Perhaps a branch nearby or just through the sky,
Beginning to shine upon you.
And as it is the heat of the summer months,
You begin to feel the heat of those rays upon your skin.
And slowly as the sun begins to appear as if it was climbing through the sky,
As the earth turns,
You begin to feel,
Maybe sense and know that this is the sun's gateway.
This is a perfect time for honoring all that you have accomplished this year.
To pause for a moment and begin to draw to mind anything that you would like to celebrate,
To acknowledge,
To appreciate in your life.
And allow yourself,
Your heart,
Your mind to be saturated with this warmth that is arriving.
To be saturated with also a sense of gratitude for your life path this year.
Take a moment to acknowledge yourself for the walk,
Whether it has been a pleasant and peaceful walk or a walk through the challenge that growth can bring or maybe a little bit of both.
Just acknowledge yourself with compassion,
With care,
With gratitude for simply being on this life path.
The sun as it continues to brighten in the sky,
Feel those rays and open to feeling the illumination,
Feeling the nourishment and bringing into your awareness that nourishment that the sun,
That vibrancy,
That vitality that the sun brings.
And imagine that the sun is nourishing all that is within your present life experience.
Feeling the abundance of the rays of light radiating,
Awakening your awareness of your inner light.
This summer solstice is a gateway of illumination.
And in this moment you can breathe and allow that light to illuminate your soul,
To activate whatever is needed for the next steps ahead.
Feeling the power of the light within you and knowing that you are fully supported,
Fully guided,
Nourished with abundant resources.
All that is needed is available to you each step of the way.
Begin to release the images of the fire and of basking in the sun's light,
Returning your focus to your breath.
Realizing that you are breathing in and breathing out.
And perhaps if you feel comfortable,
Slowly begin to move your fingers and your toes,
Bringing your attention back to this present moment.
And this meditation is complete with this blessing.
May the long time sun shine upon you,
All love surround you,
And the pure light within you guide your way on.
