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Day of the summer solstice. What kind of magic is suitable for the Summer Solstice? The rituals of solar magic are greatly enhanced. For example, on this day you can make a talisman of the Sun for yourself. At this moment, consciousness turns off, filters are removed, and h

Many astronomical phenomena caused fear among ancient people. But such as the summer solstice turned out to be significant and important events. To that important day many ceremonies have taken place.

Day summer solstice is the day when the sun shines the longest in the sky. This is the longest day of the year. Therefore, all predictions will gain more great power. Most peoples have some kind of holiday associated with this astronomical event. The summer solstice in 2016 falls on the night of Monday to Tuesday, June 20-21. In contrast, there is also the most long night a year, usually on December 21 or 22. This day is accordingly called the winter solstice.


Auspicious deeds on the day of the summer solstice

  • fortune-telling on Tarot cards or runes, since the predictions turn out to be clear and unambiguous, and the forecasts are as accurate as possible.
  • Rituals to attract love acquire great power. It is good to use yellow and red colors for conducting love magical rites, you can use pink flowers. Moreover, there are a lot of rituals and rituals in this one, and all of them turn out to be extremely effective.
  • Collection of medicinal and magical herbs: thanks to the energy of the Sun and the Full Moon, this night they will have an incredibly strong effect.

Astrologers' forecast for June 20

Bureaucratic and legal issues will be easily solved. It is necessary to show steadfastness of character, because an unusually many temptations will meet on your way. Do not put off trips and travels: they will definitely go very well, without all sorts of obstacles or unpleasant incidents. It is necessary to beware of transactions related to the purchase of land. Not in the best way work related to construction.

AT emotionally The day will not pass in the most stable way. Along with extremely strong energy The Moon will take an equally strong position of the Sun, since Monday is controlled by the night luminary. No less important is the fact that there will be a Full Moon phase. Due to this, conflicts and disagreements can escalate, while quarrels can even lead to a break in relations if you do not pull yourself together in time. Thus, two extremely powerful natural phenomena can both help and hurt.


The Significance of the Sun in Astrology

First of all, the self-consciousness of man is connected with the Sun. It is responsible for the manifestation of the will and is also a symbol of success and good luck. A special influence on this day should be paid to the representatives of the sign Aries and Leo, since in their horoscope the Sun is in the strongest positions. This means that they can get the maximum benefit for themselves. However, representatives of other signs of the zodiac can also become more fortunate on this day. For example, you can use any ritual for good luck: the forces of the sun accompany them.

The summer solstice was a very important holiday for the pagans. Even today, his memory still lives on among the people. Good luck and don't forget to press the buttons and

06.06.2016 03:22

The summer solstice is the middle of natural summer, this is the longest daylight day of the year, when ...

If spring is the time of the Spirit and crops, when the seeds of plants are planted in the earth, and the seeds of new beginnings are planted in our lives, then summer is the time of growth, flourishing and cultivation. In the spring we wake up and become more active, and in the summer we want to enjoy all the colors of life, get new emotions, nourish ourselves different tastes and impressions.

When is the Summer Solstice in 2016

This year, the summer solstice falls on the night of June 20th. Therefore, it is possible to carry out the rituals of the Transition on June 20 and 21. This is a celebration of the maximum of Light, the Sun - the time of the long day and herself short night. It symbolizes the flowering of nature and the triumph of life.

Many nations have celebrated the summer solstice for centuries and continue to celebrate until now. Even in territories where this tradition was interrupted or "blocked" by other holidays, such as Orthodox, now again tribute is paid to the forces of nature. In Russia, before the solstice, the Rusal Week was celebrated, honoring the spirits of rivers and lakes. This week was closely connected with the remembrance of the ancestors because of the custom that existed since ancient times to float the burnt ashes of warriors on the boats. Directly on the day of the solstice in Russia, the feast of Ivan Kupala was celebrated, symbolizing the end of spring and the beginning of summer. The rituals of Ivan Kupala are very similar to the rituals of Ivan's Day and Lita, which is quite natural, given the common historical roots of European peoples.

In ancient times, wreaths were woven on this day, they drank the honey drink Surya, jumped over fires, made sacrifices to water and fire, collected healing herbs, bathed in rivers and lakes that cleansed the soul and body, and also performed rituals for a good harvest. and Ancient holidays of the inhabitants Europe - Ivan's Day, Lita and Kupala - were the most joyful and magnificently celebrated by our ancestors for centuries - for the pagans, the sun had divine power over all living beings. AT Christian tradition the main summer holiday - the birth of John the Baptist - is celebrated on June 24 (in Russia, according to the Julian calendar, - July 7).

Immediately after the day of the solstice, the solstice came, which lasted 3 days and during which a whole cycle of the mysteries of the god Perun was celebrated - from birth to death, magical Sunday and the upcoming victory over the Skipper-beast. Perun is one of the most important gods among the ancient Slavs, the patron saint of warriors, who was in charge of the forces of nature and heavenly fire. By the way, another 3 days after the solstice can be spent own rituals to tune in to the summer season and get more involved in your life with its energies and capabilities.

Rituals for the Summer Solstice

Summer bathing you can turn into your own rituals of cleansing, liberation with water. To do this, before taking a dip in the pond, talk to water as a sacred natural element, cleansing and refreshing, filling and rejuvenating. Ask the water for support and acceptance. And only after that plunge.

Our ancestors, referring to water, said: “Water-voditsa, red maiden” and, washing in a river or lake, asked her to give beauty and health, to take away all sorrows and sorrows. Therefore, if you are overcome by painful conditions, just wash yourself (you can even use tap water) with a request to wash off all the negativity.

There is one more simple practice associated with water, which is useful to you in any season, at any time, if you are experiencing a strong emotional "swing". Fill up a glass clean water. Take it in your hands and say, referring to the water: “I salute you, water! You are as pure, healing and sacred as water from sacred sources. Therefore, I turn to you with a request for help. Please, water, calm my emotions, clear my mind, give me calm, harmonization and peace. Say it 7 times and drink.

It often rains on the eve of the summer solstice. Go out into the rain and ask him to wash away all your sorrows, everything worked out, everything negative. And it’s also good to sit by the fire - by a fire or a candle, calmly reviewing your current situation, letting go of what it’s time to leave. On the day of the summer solstice, go out into nature, greet the Earth, the Sun, all the elements, ask them to give you strength and support to make your Transition.

The period of one of the most powerful magical and energetic days of the year has come.
The ideal time to introduce new vibrations into everyday life anyone who accepts them. On the summer solstice, a global rewriting of intentions takes place, at this time you should “make wishes” with which you want to change your life. Seize the moment - recreate yourself in a new, beautiful, renewed body, in a new life full of abundance.

Summer solstice and full moon.

June 20-21 is the summer solstice (Lita, Kupalo, Rodonitsa, Khors, etc. - there are many traditions, the essence of this day is the same: The unity of the female and male, the unity of the elements - water and fire, air and earth.

This is one of the most magical periods of time. Wishes are made, the future is corrected - by direct contact of a person with the elemental forces of the Earth. Now this interaction is the most accessible, easy and highly tangible, the boundary of the worlds is blurred. dreaming prophetic dreams, insights come, realizations ... These are the days of magic and magic.


Goes green week- collect herbs, after June 19 they gain maximum magical power and healing properties.
Do not forget to ask for blessings and permission to collect herbs from Mother Earth and the Spirit of the area, as well as bring gifts. If you need herbs for rituals, then we collect them with a knife at dawn and ask them for magical power.

Dew on June 19-20-21 is simply magical ... living water! if possible ... in the morning at dawn, walk on the grass with dew, ideally in a field outside the city to swim in the dew)
Ritual "Bathing in the dew"
We are looking for a secluded place, far from roads, buildings, and preferably away from the city ... yes, you need to make a lot of efforts for this, but believe me, it's worth it)
And so ... we are looking for a place ... a clearing or a lawn, get acquainted with the Spirit of the area, ask for blessings and permission from him to conduct a ceremony here. We take off our clothes and shoes (you can wear a shirt, but naked is more effective) and turn to Mother Earth:

I ask you, Mother Earth, fill me with your strength, grant me beauty / sexuality / fertility / health, may I be beautiful, like a flower meadow / desirable, like ripe and bulk apples and berries / fruitful, like a wheat field / healthy and strong, like an oak grove. May it be so.

And we roll on the grass ... we bathe in dew / wash ourselves with it)

also these days you can perform all kinds of rituals for desires, shaping the future, editing space, creating amulets and amulets, and much more...

Ritual "Meeting the Sun" for well-being:
At dawn, we turn to the Sun with the appearance of its first rays:

Looking at the dawn, we remember everything that you want to bring into your life - finding yourself / love / position in society / children / wealth / happiness / success / power, etc.


Father Sun, you are the one who is invisibly present in my every day and moment, who feeds the fire of my Spirit and allows me to desire, act and win. I ask you, Fire God, grant me love / position in society / children / wealth / happiness / success / power. Great Sun-God, fill me with your light and power so that I can (la) keep your gifts and worthily use them for your glory.
(You can say any words that come from the heart...)

Magic... magic and magic again these days)


Today, at the Women's Sabbath in Kuskovo Park, we wove magic wreaths / ekibans for the ceremony on June 20-21)

More about traditions:

Kupalo holiday since ancient times is the heartiest holiday! Named after the sun Kupalo, about which you can read in the book "What the Gods Know", the date itself is determined by the astronomical calendar - June 20, 2016 will be the summer solstice and full moon, which makes this time especially strong for magic: the Great Kupalo. In the meantime, remember the traditions and signs ...

In the sun, in the wind, in the free space
Take away your love!
So as not to see your joyful gaze
In every passerby judge.
Run free, into the valleys, into the fields,
On the grass dance easy
And drink like frisky shaly children,
From large mugs of milk.
Oh, you, who for the first time are embarrassed in love,
Trust the vicissitudes of dreams!
Run with her to freedom, under the willows, under the maple,
Under the young green of birches;
Graze on the pink slopes of the herd,
Listen to the murmur of the jets;
And friend, minx, you're here without shame
AT beautiful lips kiss!
Who will whisper a reproach to young happiness?
Who will say: "It's time!" oblivion?
- In the sun, in the wind, in the free space
Take away your love! Marina Tsvetaeva

Fire and Water - Man and Woman...
The word "dip" has interesting combination- kupa (cup, feminine; dome, font; there are other meanings that are easy to find in dictionaries) and fell (mace, masculine), the fusion of male and female is inherent in the very essence, therefore, on this Holiday, they have special power love rites and family magic:

fertile time for conception - the Great Kupalo (combination with the full moon); perform a rite to fill the lakes, sew shirts for yourself and your husband with symbols of fertility, clan (sown rhombuses, a frog, a burdock, for example), you can only get by with belts (as magic items), perform a rite for expectation and inform the Gods about the desire to accept a descendant in your kind; and after the round dance and jumping over the fire, the woman needs to retire and make a special protective doll"pregnancy" at dawn, and keep it a secret even from her husband

there is a sign - when the spouses mutually talk about their future baby at the Kupala fire, and at the same time the spark flies away, this is a sign that the soul is near and the long-awaited event will come soon

a young woman can be advised to create lovebirds dressed in red, which will serve as a talisman for hot feelings

in a family where happiness reigns and children grow up, you can collect some coals from a festive fire in a pot and bring it into the house - this is a talisman of the family harmony, when someone gets sick or disagreements arise, throw a small coal into the oven in order to maintain the strength of the hearth with the purity and strength of Kupala flame; even the usual storage of such coals in an apartment will protect your hearth

if a serious discord came out in a pair, then be sure to speak frankly on the eve of the holiday, write down everything that has boiled up on paper and burn it, and after that, if the heart burns mutually for the person, jump three times through the flame and renew your union, make gifts to each other - hoops or belts (it is the giving of hoops that implies betrothal, to go hand in hand, in the old days, joint jumping over the fire in public just meant that the couple took place, but this is a very short explanation) ... but if you feel that it’s better to let each other go, then and be ... but do not grieve! Ask the Gods of the Relatives for happiness, and live according to Conscience!

Also these days they collect herbs, morning dew prepare and revered as strong as baptismal water; and do fortune-telling. They fill the hearts and bodies with warmth and joy.
And what is a holiday without gifts?! Give your chosen one or chosen one an ocarina - a song of the heart; candle - perfect for a gift to family and friends; even in our shop there is a symbol of a fern flower (amulets, clothes with this symbol).

Kupalo is better to celebrate 06/20/2016 (astrological Solstice at 22:34) to June 21, i.e. Kupala night June 20-21...
- then it is better for men and women to get acquainted and converge ...
but the main feast should be traditions - choice places, what to do there, etc. that the leaders used to know and organize, the same Magi (priests of the old faith) and it was harmonious, etc., i. inscribed in nature, there was a resonance with light forces and beings, the whole World ... in particular, there, through verified ritualism, at the peak of the powers of everything and everything, a couple was often determined - whether they fit each other - where even at first glance simple games, - let's say "jumping a couple over a fire", holding hands, used to clearly show their compatibility - so if the palms of a couple were even more connected in a jump with each other, it happened to become like a glove, when you argued in delight and internally, and you had a desire to follow with this person and further, to the end, tremblingly love him with all your being on a par with the HIGHER, when you have already united with him in flight - how could you not be together later ..? In the moment of flight, danger, flying over the Supreme Light, manifested in a special way on this night in the Fire, before his eyes, you and everyone realized whether it was true ... The other half of the World, its second primordial Base-force, Mistress ..- manifested in a special way, by the opposite of Water, manifested itself, for its part, also showing, showing whether the union is ideal when one let (given itself) - the wreath of its life, in the form of a circle-hole, and the other caught it .. - sometimes rushing into a pond behind the wreaths like spermatozoa in a race to the egg, when millions of them had to die because only one or a few could survive by dissolving in the "egg" for the continuation, development of Life ... even here Cosmogony, the Mystery is hidden ... when the greater, manifested in small, ritual, - showed and determined ... How much we have lost ...! this is so that we have to create so much again and perhaps in a new way - new traditions, peoples with their destinies, heroes, self-sacrifice and love, filling life with new beautiful feelings-states-awareness-power. ..

About Lita holiday:

Lita- this is the highest point of manifestation of the Forces of the Sun and Nature, this is the day of Fire. This is the union of God and Goddess, Water and Fire, Earth and Sky, Man and Woman, Life and Death, Beginning and End, Peak and Fall.

The energy of this holiday is most suitable for rites of thanksgiving, love, conception, wealth, success, protection and health. AT different cultures this holiday has different names: Lita, Kupalo, Midsummer, Holly Festival etc., and yet its essence remains unchanged. By the way, about the Slavic name of this holiday: the word "Kupalo" does not mean that "you need to bathe", but that the Sun is at its peak, in highest point, i.e. in the dome.

Symbols this holiday is very diverse. Starting with fiery and solar symbols - candles, bonfires, a sun wheel, red and yellow ribbons, ending with symbols of earth and water - wreaths, flowers and herbs, green and blue ribbons, a river.


  • Rite decoration.(It concerns holiday dinner and ritual magic.) Fill your holiday as much as possible with the symbols and energies of this time. You can depict the symbols of what you want on candles, lay out flowers or fruits as your goal. For example, if the rite is for love, draw a heart on a red candle and lay out apples or strawberries in the form of a heart. If the rite is for protection or harmonization, the symbol of the circle or the sun, etc., will do.

  • Lots of light. There should be as much fire as possible on this day and on this night. So you will observe the principle of similarity - the Sun at the peak of its strength and, as much as possible, its manifestation in your magic circle.
    I hope you understand that if night falls and the Sun is not visible, this does not mean at all that its influence has weakened. The sun, like the moon, is not visibly present always and everywhere, if you learn to feel it, great opportunities will open up for the perfection of personality and practice.

  • Celebration with the Gods breaking food. The sun loves splendor, luxury, fun and abundance, so your thanksgiving to him for all that you have received and will receive this year should be as plentiful, luxurious and solemn as possible. Decorate the altar with ribbons and flowers, decorate festive table. Variety of dishes and availability of warm, cheerful company like-minded people are welcome. And, of course, it is important to honor the Sun and the Forces of Nature by inviting them to share a meal.


  • Conjunction of opposites in the name of life and creation. This principle reflects the essence of the holiday, its use in the ritual will strengthen desired effect. For example, a burning wheel and water, a knife and a bowl, a man and a woman, etc.

  • Time and place. It is advisable to get out into nature to the water, so that both the Sun and Water are nearby. Ideally, you should spend at least a day there to observe and feel the energy of the sun in different periods day and night, dawn and dusk. In addition, there are many rituals that need to be done exactly in certain period summer solstice.

Holiday "Rodonitsa"
This day is the day of honoring the Ancestors and the Family as a whole - it is customary to commemorate the Ancestors, Churovs and the Family Gods - to call on them to visit the earth, bringing funeral gifts to the fire. These days you need to go to the graves of the Ancestors, dedicate them to communion with their Souls, bring sacrificial Trebas. It is advisable to visit the Ancestral Land, where Rod has long lived and flourished.

The night before the Feast of Rodonitsa, next to the Temple, a table is laid for ancestors and spirits: bread is cut into pieces, cheese, cottage cheese, cookies, and other products obtained by human labor are put.

The next day, having come to the Temple, they watched how the Spirits had a meal. The remnants of their meal were given to the surrounding nature, then a table was laid for the living and the spirits of their ancestors were called to join the feast (in order to have a meal at the same table with the Ancestors).

Also, the night before the holiday, the Rite of the Family could be performed at the Temple, because one of the motives for the upcoming festival is the glorification of the Great God of the Family, and the rite these days takes on special power.
For the ceremony, a large fortune-telling pie was baked ahead of time, so that each piece would be enough. Before the cake is baked, small gifts are placed in different parts of it (coins, a ring, a small wooden human figure). Subsequently, when cutting such a pie at a common feast, it is determined: who will expect wealth, who will get married (marriage), and who will grow in the family.

So the Slavs do not carry common sacrificial bread on Rodonitsa, the priest passes and collects from everyone individual small bread requirements, which each participant in the holiday must prepare himself. The Slav dedicates this requirement to his Bright Ancestors, whom he will call from Iria. If he did not have time to prepare such a requirement, then the priest should give it to him.
Each participant of the holiday invests in such a requirement wishes to their Ancestors-Patrons - to come to a feast in their honor, for example. Then, when the requirements are collected from everyone, they are transferred through the charmed fire to Iriy. Treba rises, and along with the smoke of the fire and calls to the Grandfathers for manifestation. Along with the glorification of the Ancestors, the priests necessarily recite the glorification of the Family, for this Spirit permeates the entire Tremirye, the boundaries of which are very thin at this time of the year.

Then, over the Sacred Fire on the Temple, a fortune-telling pie is cleared and illuminated, Grandfathers (ancestors) are called to be witnesses of this lot. Thus, in the future, this lot, as it were, manifests in Reality the wishes of our Gods. The will of our Grandfathers and the Gods of Light, so that the one who draws the coin is rich, the one who draws the ring is married, and whoever draws the little man - it's time to think about children! The main thing is not to swallow the lot of God.

After the ceremony at the Temple, but even before the Feast (Trizna), everyone goes to the water. Arriving, people calm down, and stand for a while, silently looking at the water surface. Then a prophetic person from among them pronounces Glory to Veles, then praises Wodan and the watermen.
Then the grain is brought to the Water. By the way the grain lay on the Water, into what bizarre patterns it formed by water currents, people sometimes see future events, either past or present. After that, everyone should stand silently on the shore for a while, looking at the water. And if one of the standing sees something in this grain (for example, a deceased relative), it is worth telling the sorcerer or the elder about it. Well, if this sign is understandable even without interpretation and elder wisdom, then what you see can be hidden.
In the evening they celebrated a feast, and the soldiers gathered on the mountain showing their martial arts. By midnight, on the same mountain where the battles took place, a large fire is laid out.

God Horse Day
God Horse is the Patron of good weather, giving the grain growers a rich Harvest, the Guardian of the Earth of Horse, which is now called Mercury. In some families, he was considered the patron of trade and exchange.
In ancient times, the cult of worship of God Khors was not only in the lands of eastern and western Rasseniya, but also in other countries that were inhabited by the Slavic-Aryan tribes.

Different peoples called God Khors differently:

Horse (Khars, Khur (Ossetian), Kirt (German), Horse (Italian), Hers, (Serbian), Horus (Czech), X(G)or (Egyptian) - the Sun God is considered to be in charge roundabout luminaries (hence the round dance), he is also the patron of cattle (especially horses). Falcon-like Horse is also the master of devils and wolves. Khors is a deity of light, brother of Kolyada, Ovsen and Yar. In the "Lay of Igor's Campaign" where it is said about Prince Vseslav, it is written that the prince prowled the wolf at night, running from Kyiv to Tmutarakan before Khors.
Khors is a heavenly eye: omniscient, omniscient, all-good. It is believed that the name Khors is of Aryan origin and goes back to the word "horo", "koro" - a circle. Khors - round source white light. From the root "horo" came the words: round dance, mansions (temple) - originally it was a circular building for the performance of religious rites, as well as: rot, rot, about, kolobok, etc. Horse was depicted either as a sparkling white horse running across the sky, or sunny dog. However, Khors often appeared in the form of a wise old man, surrounded by white dogs or wolves.

Some scholars believe that the name of the ancient city of Korsun (Khorsun), or Tauric Chersonese (now Sevastopol), goes back to the cult of Khors. The same applies to the name Khorezm (“sunny city” in Persian) on the banks of the Amu Darya in Central Asia, the sunny island of Khortitsa on the Dnieper, etc.
Very dedicated to God Hors big celebration- this is the Day of the summer solstice in the month of June, on this day a lighted wheel, a sign of the sun, was rolled from the mountain to the river.

Legends dedicated to Khors

One day, the father of the light-sky Svarog gathered all the Gods and proclaimed: - Svyatobor, the God of the forests, and his wife Zevana, the Goddess of hunting, bring me complaints. It turns out that since recent years, when the red-haired wolf Chubars became a free leader, his subordinates went out of obedience to the Gods. Wolves destroy animals immensely and in vain, slaughter livestock recklessly, all in a crowd began to throw themselves at people. Thus, the eternal law of the balance of wild forces is violated. Unable to cope with the troublemakers, Svyatobor and Zevana appeal to me, Svarog. Oh Gods and Goddesses, remind me which of you can transform into a wolf?

Then Hors stepped forward - god moonlight. - Oh, our father Svarog, - said Khors, - I can turn into the White Wolf. - If so, I will order you to restore divine order among the wolves before midnight. Farewell! ... The red-haired wolf Chubars, surrounded by many ferocious brothers, Khors found during a feast in a clearing flooded with moonlight. The wolves ate the dead animals. Presented before Chubars, White Wolf said:
-On behalf of the God of the Gods Svarog, I ask you, leader: why are you destroying the beast in vain and immensely? For what need do you slaughter cattle recklessly? Why do you even attack people?
- And then, that we, wolves and she-wolves, should become the kings of nature and establish our customs everywhere, - Chubars growled, eating a fat piece of venison. - And everyone who dares to stand in our way, we will gnaw. Eternally gnaw, gnaw, gnaw!

And then the White Wolf again transformed into the God of moonlight. He said:
- May it be so. Your wish will come true. From now on, you will forever gnaw - but not living flesh, but the lifeless Moon. At the wave of Horse's hand, a narrow white path stretched from the moon to the earth. Khors lightly hit the red-haired wolf Chubars with his magic wand with eight stars. He cringed like a mangy dog, whimpered plaintively and stepped onto the moonlit path. She began to shorten, taking the troublemaker to the heavenly heights. Horse immediately appointed a new leader for the wolves - gray Putyatu, and soon the eternal order in the forests triumphed. But since then, on bright nights, wolves sometimes howl at the moon. They see on it the red-haired wolf Chubars, banished from the earth, forever gnawing moon rocks and forever howling with anguish. And they themselves answer him with a dull howl, longing for those times when they kept the whole world in fear.
Khors is considered one of the ancestral Gods of the Cossacks, their base island of Khortitsa is named after him, the founder of the Cossacks Mamai prayed to him, the Cossacks accompanying his dogs are called "horts", and the most skillful Cossacks - characterniks could turn into horts.
This is stated in the tale published by Yu. Mirolyubov (copied, like the "Veles Book" from beech plates). It directly points to the divine genealogy of the Cossacks:
“Once, in hoary antiquity, the heavenly father Kolyada (the son of Tarkh-Dazhdbog and Zlatogorka, the grandson of God Perun) gave birth to the Cossack people with his mother Dazh-earth at the hour of the night thunderstorm, she gave them land from north to south, from sea to sea, from sunrise to sunset from the Danube to the Don. She ordered not to go anywhere from that land and not to give it to anyone, and gave his brother Khors as a watchman to the Cossacks, that characteristic, to take care of the land that day and night.
And so that they would be right and organized, then having brought to everyone the skills and mastery of their Cossacks from heaven, so that through the Cossack circle they would receive his blessing and would know what their Cossack strength is. And they would have been guardians of the world from their Old Man, and having seen the black hatred, boundless and untruth, they would not have allowed it with their minds among their comrades, but they would have been fierce to the enemy. And from the mother of the earth, unrestrained thunderous love for the people of their land would have - such a red, even crimson, like a flash of heaven.

Afterword...
June 21-22 we experience the longest (16 hours!) day and the shortest and brightest night of the year. And beyond the Arctic Circle, the sun does not set at all. Summer solstice! Naturally, such an amazing day could not go unnoticed by our Ancestors. The most important is the summer and winter solstice, spring and summer equinox provided by the druids.
According to experts, the summer solstice has a very strong effect on all living things. As an illustration, they give the world of flora: until this day, most plants try to reach their maximum growth, and after that they only use the accumulated forces. If you sow the seeds after June 21, the plants will not sprout, or the seedlings will turn out to be weak, frail, the plants will not bloom and will not bear fruit, even if they are transferred to a warm indoor space and the daylight hours are artificially lengthened. But green friends cannot be deceived; they know that the time of winter sleep is approaching, and already after September 23, the day autumn equinox, dark time day will prevail over the bright ...

Based on the fact that already on June 22 the day will be a few seconds shorter and the night longer, many theories have been built that on the night of the summer solstice, evil spirits acquire special power, and one must be extremely vigilant so as not to fall into her clutches. Therefore, by June 22, back in ancient times treated with caution. It was believed that on this day the power of the Skipper-Snake begins to manifest itself, which fights with the light of Khors, and in the era of the night of Svarog, it sometimes wins (and indeed, on June 22, 1812, Napoleon sent an appeal to the troops, in which he accused Russia of violating the Tilsit agreement and declared war on it. June 22, 1941 - the day the Great Patriotic War began).
But still, the summer solstice saturates the space with powerful, solar energy, and on this day it is quite possible to feel like a magician. June 21 and 22 is suitable for programming the future - for the positive, for the realization of your wildest dreams.

Every year brings us many significant days - these are secular and Religious holidays, days of important astronomical events (eclipses, equinoxes, solstices).

And yet in each month there are special, key days from an esoteric point of view, to which special attention should be paid.

In June, the most important day in this sense is definitely summer solstice day.

In 2016, the summer solstice itself will occur on June 20 at 10:34 pm. GMT, and in Moscow - June 21 at 1 h. 34m.

Astronomically, the summer solstice occurs at the moment when the inclination of the Earth's axis of rotation in the direction from the Sun takes on the smallest value.

Depending on this, the summer solstice occurs on June 20 or 21. This moment is brief, but the summer solstice itself falls on the longest day of the year, which is why this day is called the “summer solstice day”.

On the day of the summer solstice intensifies solar energy and the potential for magic, ritual and meditation increases dramatically.

This time is very good to spend rite of gratitude. It can be done at dawn, noon, or sunset. Since this day is associated with the cult of the sun, fire is an important element in the rite of gratitude.

It can be a fire if you are in nature, or a candle flame if the ceremony is performed at home. In the rite of gratitude, the number of candles does not matter. You can light one, you can - at least twelve, according to your desire.

Standing facing the fire, offer your gratitude to everyone - the Universe, the Creator, the guardian angel, your saint, the guardian of your kind, ancestors and even descendants. In a word, thank everyone you remember at this moment. Gratitude should not be pronounced abruptly, not abruptly, but in a singsong voice! And your gratitude, expressed at the peak of the year, will go to the Universe and return to you as good energy.

The winter solstice is the time of scarce food and at the same time the rise of spiritual energies, and the summer solstice is the peak of the energies of growth and fertility. Therefore, on the day of the summer solstice, arrange a feast for yourself.

Take a pleasant swim in the pond, or in the bath - using your favorite aromatic oils, bath foam. Wear light, light clothes - white or other light colors. If you spend the day of the solstice in the country, in country house, or just at a picnic in nature, take off your shoes to feel the feet of summer, warm and affectionate, earth and grass.

cover chic summer table, using for its decoration a tablecloth, napkins and dishes of bright, joyful colors, beautiful glass or crystal wine glasses, colored, or decorated with gold. Be sure to decorate the table with birch branches, wild or forest flowers and herbs. This should not be just a delicious summer meal - during it, again, give thanks to everything and everyone - from the forces of nature and gods to ancestors and family.

Since the energies of this period are extremely strong, after gratitude, be sure to ask Higher powers Universe of well-being, health, happiness. Say your wishes also in a singsong voice. Send all the positive impulses coming from the heart into the Universe: you can generally arrange pleasant and beautiful chants, dance around the fire, using the cleansing and creative power of fire.

To cleanse and recharge positive energy this period, prepare dead and living water .

It is necessary to create this polar water at dawn. The fact is that for right-handers, the right hand carries a positive charge, the left hand - a negative one. Therefore, negatively charged water is called dead, it extinguishes sharp negative processes in the body, aligns energy, calms the biofield.

Living water energizes positive energies, includes creative processes, harmonizes the aura.

First prepare the dead water. If you are right-handed, put a glass of water on right hand(if left-handed - on the left), cover with the palm of your left hand and count to seven, and at this time lay down the cleansing program, ask the water to cleanse your body and align the energy of the cells. Drinking dead water will extinguish all negative processes in your body.

Next, prepare living water. If you are right-handed, put a glass of water on left hand, charging positively, cover it with your right and count to seven (for left-handers, respectively, the opposite is true). Drink water with pleasure in small sips, charging yourself with light and love. Drinking living water, you will fill yourself with positive energies.

Living water should be drunk after dead water - first you calm the body, then strengthen it. All rituals performed during this period should be done from the heart, with a joyful and positive attitude.

Varvara Preobrazhenskaya


Day of the summer solstice. Ivanov's day, Ivanov's night. Feast of Lita. Kupala, solstice.

June 20-21 is the summer solstice, the middle of natural summer and the longest day of the year, when the sun reaches its highest position. For thousands of years this day (like winter solstice December 21) had great value for our ancient ancestors who lived in harmony with Mother Earth and obeyed the cycles of nature.

Dates of the summer solstice for the coming years:

Ancient celebrations of the Summer Solstice.

Midsummer Day, Lita and Kupala are the oldest European festivals dedicated to the day of the summer solstice. These holidays were the most joyful and magnificently celebrated by our ancestors for centuries. Being unable to forbid and erase them from the memory of the peoples, Christian church introduced the feast of the Nativity of John the Baptist on June 24 (in Russia it is celebrated on Julian calendar 7 July).

For the pagans, the sun had divine power over all living things, and the summer solstice meant the highest flowering of all the forces of nature, which is embodied in abundance with the ripening of the harvest. However, the middle of summer also reminded of the upcoming reduction daylight hours and the inevitable approach of autumn, and then winter.

Lita - Celtic holiday summer solstice.

The Celts celebrated Litha, the solstice, Midsummer. Summer for them began with Beltane on May 1 (May Day) and ended with Lughnasad on August 1). Lita's festivals organically combined work and leisure, rituals and entertainment, weddings and communication with spirits, divination and divination.

Those who celebrated Lita decorated themselves and their homes with branches, garlands and wreaths of flowers. Mandatory plants for the summer solstice were: St. John's wort, birch, fennel, hare cabbage and white lilies. People came out to sing, dance and dance, and also participated in ritual ceremonies. In the evening we went to the nearest grove to leave for the fairies and elves offerings of food and fragrant herbs(the latter, according to legend, had a special magic power, if they were collected on Lita). With the onset of darkness, torchlight processions and bonfires were arranged, to which Magic power. Jumping over a fire, according to ancient beliefs, could provide prosperity and protection for the whole family. The lovers, holding hands, jumped over the fire three times so that their marriage would be happy, rich and have many children. Even the embers from the Lita fire were saved and used later to heal wounds and ward off bad weather during the harvest season.

In June, the first honey is harvested, so the June full moon was called honeymoon. After the Beltane festivities, many couples were expecting an addition, and the end of June was a time of mass pagan weddings. Thus, the concept of marriage was closely associated with the June honeymoon, and later turned into a tradition that we are happy to follow today. Curiously, June is still the most popular month for marriages in many countries.

Germanic and Scandinavian Midsummer Celebrations.

The Germanic, Scandinavian and Baltic peoples celebrated the day and night of the summer solstice magnificently. Subsequently, these holidays in different countries received the name Ivan's day or Ivan's night (from the national version of the name Ivan). The meaning of the rituals on Ivan's Day coincides with the meaning of Lita: this is a greeting of the union of the Sun and the Earth, calls for a future harvest and prosperity, and scaring away evil spirits. The celebrations of Ivan's Day in different countries of Europe are characterized by the kindling of huge bonfires (the higher the bonfire, the more terrible it is for evil spirits), as well as jumping over fire and water worship rituals (lowering flowers on water, burning old boats in Scandinavia), which are now are actually gone. On Midsummer Night, no one went to bed, people walked and had fun, had fun and celebrated until dawn. Some Midsummer rituals are still alive today, in Scandinavia, the Baltics and others. European countries pass festivities between 19 and 25 June.

Old Russian holidays of the summer solstice.

In Russia, before the solstice, the Rusal Week was celebrated, honoring mermaids - the spirits of rivers and lakes. This week was closely connected with the remembrance of the ancestors, due to the European custom that existed from antiquity to scatter the burnt ashes of warriors on boats along the rivers. Directly on the day of the solstice in Russia, Kupala was celebrated - the end of spring and the beginning of summer with its first month Kresen. The rituals of Kupala are very similar to the rituals of Ivan's Day and Lita, which is quite natural, given the common historical roots of European peoples. The ancient Rus wove wreaths, drank surya (honey drink), jumped over bonfires, made sacrifices to water and fire, collected healing herbs, performed rituals that called for the harvest and "cleansing soul and body" ablutions in rivers, lakes and streams.

Immediately after the day of the solstice, the solstice came, which lasted 3 days and during which the whole cycle of life's ups and downs of the god Perun was celebrated: from birth to death, then magical Sunday and the upcoming victory over the Skipper-beast. Perun is one of the most important gods among the ancient Slavs, the patron saint of warriors, who was in charge of the forces of nature and heavenly fire.