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Unseen Traditions / Symbols of Protection

DATE: Tuesday, June 21st, 2022

TIME: 7pm UTC - use this link to keep track of when the hop goes live.

WHERE: Your blog

WRANGLER: Jay Cassels 

SIGNUP DEADLINE: 8pm UTC, June 17, 2022

LIST SHUFFLE: 8pm UTC, June 19, 2022

TOPIC: Unseen Traditions / Symbols of Protection

MASTER LIST LINK: https://jcassels.co.uk/soltice22

Common practices at Litha, besides feasts & fires, had to do with protecting oneself from unseen forces.

Welcome to the Summer Solstice Tarot Blog,

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Solstice 2022 Blog Hop

The Summer Solstice, which can also be known as Litha celebrates the longest day of the year. This has always been thought of as the turning point in the year. It is the time when the Oak King surrenders his reign to his brother the Holly King and the days become shorter. The feasts and festivals of Litha involved bonfires, dancing, fresh fruits, and honey cakes.

These celebrations marked the triumph of light over darkness, ever in the knowledge that darkness would eventually overtake the light. Bringing shorter days and longer nights, although only be temporary, because light and long days would come again.

Besides the feasts and fires, many of the common practices at Litha had to do with protecting oneself from unseen forces, as it was thought that the supernatural beings, that were newly awakened at Beltane could be mischievous or do great harm by Litha, as they have grown in strength.

Many rituals performed for protection involved woven Sun wheels from stalks, however, throughout the longest day of the year and especially as part of the celebration for Litha, many chose to marry, or have hand-fasting rituals.

Source: World History - Wheel of the Year

Unseen Traditions / Symbols of Protection

From the Oak trees, to Mistletoe, Bonfires to Hand-fasting, there are many traditions surrounding the Summer Solstice and the transition from light into dark.

Whether you know your herbs, or your planets, deities to cards, I'd like you to explore the idea of either Unseen Traditions, or Symbols of Protection.

Both paths are relevant to the worlds and mythos of the Tarot, Runes, and Oracles. So how do you protect yourself and others during a reading, whether this is physically or spiritually, emotionally or mentally, how do you keep yourself and others safe?

If that doesn't work for you then, what traditions have you developed for working with your cards, have you picked up habits from others, or do you pass along your habits to students if you have them.

As always you're welcome to take a thread, or an idea from something that is written here, or if you have an idea of your own that you want to run with that's perfect, as long as it links to the Solstice and the Topic in some way.

If you are struggling to connect with this topic, then try this link from The Goddess & The Green Man for some inspiration.