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Happy Summer Solstice! Yes, I know that yesterday was officially the beginning of summer, but today actually has about a minute more sunlight, and it’s full moon tonight. A very good and powerful night for positive oriented magic and ritual. I also find that summer solstice is a good time of the year for taking stock of what you’ve accomplished already this year and what you want to do with the rest of the year. The first crops of the year have been gathered for real, and I like to see what “crops” we’ve gathered in our life this year. Goals met, people helped, new projects begun, or finally having decided not to do that new project at all. Sometimes deciding not to do something is as important as deciding to do something. No, is a valid answer, and I think most of our lives would be better if we said no a little more often to all the demands on our time and energies. The light lasts the longest today, the night the shortest. It is traditionally a time of celebration, and great joy. At some deep level we all feel the magic of summer. We’re warm, we have food, and the long hard winter is far away. We feel the need to celebrate, whether it is a vacation, or a cook-out. Whatever your version of celebration is enjoy this the longest day of the year.