L I T H A

Litha marks the longest day of the year, heralding start of the summer season known as Midsummer, the word Solstice heralding from solstitium translating to “sun stands still.”

Litha is a time at which there is a battle between light and dark. The Oak King is seen as the ruler of the year between winter solstice and summer solstice, and the Holly King from summer to winter. At each solstice they battle for power, and while the Oak King may be in charge of things at the beginning of June, by the end of Midsummer he is defeated by the Holly King.

This is a time of year of brightness and warmth. The power of the sun at Midsummer is at its most potent, and the earth is fertile with the bounty of growing life.

You are invited to join a beautiful afternoon of Litha celebration’s on the weekend of Litha itself within a sacred…