The summer solstice
is a time of many anniversaries for me
… most recently, a happy one:
...the 4th anniversary of my book A Spell in the Forest – tongues in trees being published. I almost forgot.
Of course I'd love it if you bought it! People say lovely things about it. This is its blurb:
’Trees occupy a place of enormous significance, not only in our planet’s web of life but also in our psyche. A Spell in the Forest - Tongues in Trees is part love-song, part poetic guidebook, and part exploration of thirteen native sacred Celtic tree species, seen through the lens of a magical Brittany forest. Tongues in Trees is a multi-layered contribution to the current awareness of the importance and significance of trees and the resurgence of interest in their place on our planet and in our hearts.’
https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/moon-books/our-books/spell-in-forest
This is last year’s solstice post:
Summer solstice or Litha/Alban Hefin
In the northern hemisphere, June 20th/21st marks the summer solstice, point where the daylight is with us for the longest, and the dark at its shortest. The sun rises at its maximum northeasterly point, and sets at its most northwesterly. I love this fire festival but also find it quite demanding in a way that the ‘shoulder’ festivals of spring and autu…