Greetings to the Summer Solstice

Here in the Northern Hemisphere

The sun is at peak power

These next days are the longest

Until we begin the gentle swing back towards darker times.

This morning my fellow guide Mark Sears sent me this poem from Persian Poet and Mystic - Hafiz which I shared on our call.

The Sun Never Says

Even after all this time

The sun never says to the earth,

“You owe Me.”

Look what happens with

A love like that,

It lights the Whole Sky.

Hafiz

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These are words that speak to the generosity of the sun

This extraordinary mysterious being of light and energy.

Because without the sun we do not exist.

No life exists.

And so we are all therefore - Children of the Sun

And that generosity runs deep in our embodied code.

It’s within us.And so I am re-minded again and again.

That perhaps it’s as simple as Re-membering what is already there.

I’ve been contemplating the sun much of this week

Enjoying the warmth on my skin but also aware of the searing heat that I’m experiencing in these days and what that triggers…

Noticing the abundance of plants and insects on the land around me and the vegetables and fruit in my garden which are thriving this year.

Noticing how the wild waters on the lands that I walk are running slower and slower.

I made a new Earth Sessions mix as an offering to honour the Solstice.

I’ve included tracks spanning 35 years, a few that were mainstays in my record box back in the late 90's.

In the company of some more recent beauties.

Big love to the artists, producers and creators of these sonic gifts. Full tracklist on site.

This is a 120/122 bpm groove.

For honouring the Sun, love, life, grief and joy of being alive on Spaceship Earth right now.

And the possibility of dancing our ways into more beautiful and peaceful futures.

A big summer salute to the cuckoos of Dartmoor who also appear in the intro.

How are you tuning into this moment in the Earth cycle?

Solstice blessings to you, hope you are finding some peace

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