What is Summer Solstice & The SUmmer Solstice Meaning?
Summer solstice is the day of the year where the day is the longest and the night is the shortest, and it marks the midpoint of summer.
The word “solstice” comes from the Latin “solstitium”, which translates to “sun stands still”.
The significance of Summer solstice
The Summer Solstice is approaching and its meaning is powerful – both spiritually and planetary. The Summer Solstice is the time when the tilt of the Earth brings us closest to the sun.
This is an extremely potent moment in our year and here’s why …
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1) The Summer Solstice marks the longest day of the year.
Since the Winter Solstice the days have been slowly growing longer, as the Earth began tilting back toward the sun.
In those darker days of winter, we are more inward focused. Physically, we wanted to be inside. Cozy & snuggled. Mentally, it was a time of dreaming, manifesting & planning.
But when we reach Summer Solstice, we reach the longest day of the year in which the sun shines the longest.
The Spiritual Meaning of Summer Solstice
As the Earth started tilting back toward the sun our spirits began to wake up. We moved out of those more inward-focused days and started stretching outward. Spring is like waking up in the morning, getting out of bed & strrrrrrrrretching.
Here, at the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, we are fully awake. Our spirits are alive, refreshed, renewed, energized; all that good, juicy, rich stuff we feel in the sun.
On these long days of summer our spirits yearn to be out, to feel alive, to be moving, and celebrating.
2) We’re the closest to the sun that we’ll be all year.
That means we are currently being bathed in the energy of the sun.
The sun is, literally, all fire. And for nearly 24 hours a day right now the northern hemisphere is just soaking up all that fierce, intense, electrifying, invigorating, exhilarating energy.
That means there is an absolute abundance of that rich fire energy available for you & me to soak up as well. We can use that energy to inspire up, to uplift us, to energize us. To light our fires.
Now is the time to embrace your fiery badass self. To soak up that energy and let it fuel you.
Here’s some really great Summer Solstice journal Qsyou can ask yourself, to connect with this fiery energy & empower your fiercest self this summer.
3) The Summer Solsticeis a global moment.
The Summer Solstice is a precise planetary moment when the Earth’s tilt reaches its zenith. It’s not a day, or a time (like the New Year), which is celebrated at various times throughout the day as the the Earth rotates through its time zones. It’s a moment.
This, I think, is pretty neat.
The Summer Solstice happens at an exact moment; the same moment everywhere on Earth. (In the southern hemisphere this is actually the moment of their Winter Solstice.)
I love this. It reminds me that I’m part of a global community. It makes me feel connected, for a moment, to everyone else on Earth.
This year I plan to set an alarm for myself so I remember to step outside at the moment of the Solstice. To be outside, pause, and be present and mindful in this global moment. I challenge you to do the same.
The Summer Solstice is a precise planetary moment when the Earth’s tilt reaches its zenith. It’s not a day, or a time (like the New Year), which is celebrated at various times throughout the day as the the Earth rotates through its time zones. It’s a moment.
Find the exact time of the Summer Solstice where you are, here.
4) The Summer Solstice is a peak. A climax. A completion.
Ever since the Winter Solstice, the sun has been slowly growing and the days have steadily been getting longer. On the Summer Solstice, the sun reaches its peak and it completes its cycle of growth.
This makes the Summer Solstice an excellent time to reflect on peak moments in your own life. The significance of this peak can be seen as a metaphor for personal accomplishments and achievements.
What accomplishments have you completed that you feel really proud of?
(Click here for more reflections to sit with as you harness the potency of Summer Solstice.)
5) After Summer Solstice the days start getting shorter
After the Solstice, the northern hemisphere begins tilting away from the sun and the days start growing shorter again. This can make your spirit feel a little bit sad, despite your excitement and anticipation for summer.
Even though it’s only June, we’re already beginning the shift inward again. The days will continue to grow shorter until the Winter Solstice–when the sun is reborn and we begin the cycle of growth all over again.
The significance and meaning of the Summer Solstice runs deep beyond just a day of more sunlight — It’s ONE MOMENT in the year where we, alone and together, can tap into our fiery power to create and celebrate!
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