The Pagan Heart
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June-July 2005 Issue
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From the Desk of
Solstice Joy to all our readers - those who celebrate it in some form or another. To the others, we hope you are having a wonderful summer and whatever you do observe, hope it is/was wonderful. My family and I had a wonderful time - we celebrated our blessings. As a father, the summer solstice has special meaning to me. I belong to a path that venerates the masculine energy of the sun, viewing him as an All-Father, responsible for fertilising the Earth and warming Her so she can bring forth new life. To me, the summer solstice marks the peak of His power. He reigns in full glory, but facing the coming winter. This is not a cause of fear or resentment - for as with all things, life is cyclic. The Sun will return after the slumber time. Like the God, I am celebrating my children, watching them grow, their bodies changing and reaching towards the sky like young trees. Their season is still newborn. Not mine. I am closer to my own midsummer than springtide these days. So I celebrate the solstice with a new understanding. The continuing cycle of life and all it means, including the passage of time. My wife glories in her role as Earth Mother in our home and I glory with her in my role as Sun Father. Our children celebrate it as another year closer to all the things they want to do - and Shelby and I mourn the loss of childhood while craving the coming years. It is so hard to live in the moment with children sometimes. A paradox I know since in the moment is often how the young exist. And this is the other lesson I take from the solstice - it is the time of standing still and just being with my family. In light and love,
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