20/06/2025
Saturday: Summer Solstice 🌞🙌🏻
Solstice presents us with a unique opportunity to make a “leap” in consciousness, with the powerful energy supporting all spiritual practises and energy work. This year, the solstice occurs on the 21st in Hong Kong, with the energy peaking in the morning at 10:42am. For those of you in North America, Europe etc., the solstice will occur on the 20th, with the energy peaking at night.
Since ancient times, most cultures have placed great significance on the Solstices. The word, “Solstice”, comes from the Latin term “sun stand-still”, so-called because the the point where the Sun appears to rise and set in the weeks before the solstices changes very little. The ancients noticed the changes in the path of the Sun, and recognised this as a significant turning-point.
Starting from today and continuing for the next month, the main focus is on the emotions, family, home and security, as well as healing/releasing any issues in these areas. With the intuition stronger than usual, allow it to guide you in working on any of these areas that may be in need of harmony, healing, and/or empowerment. There is great potential for healing, especially old “wounds”, so you may wish to take time for a full healing session/practise today, as well as creating a “healing schedule” for the next month in which you set aside time every day for this process. This healing potential can also be applied to relationships, so if there any issues within significant relationships/partnerships, this is an excellent time to work on these.
Strong energy pushes us to change, both within and without, and this is often a challenging process. During times of accelerated energy, we either take action or stagnate. Remember that chaos is always part of new creation, so when it's time to change, sometimes we just need to take a deep breath... trust... and go for it! The changing/re-organisation of energy fields creates incredibly unexpected new things in your life. So embrace the changes, go with it and consciously let go of the "old" or that which no longer serves your higher purpose and wellbeing.
The Solstice is also seen as a time when we are especially receptive to raising our energetic vibrations. In order to do this, one must consciously work with the energies through meditation, visualisation, intention, and/or energy work (Reiki etc.). Whatever you decide to do, it's great if you can manage to practise outdoors. You can do this alone, or with a group (you may enjoy celebrating the Solstice with friends!). If you wish to do a meditation for the Solstice, here is simple yet effective one that I hope you enjoy:
Sit quietly and close your eyes. If you are a Reiki (or other energy) practitioner, place the hands on the body, resting lightly on the knees or placed over the heart chakra. Breathe deeply and evenly, focusing attention on the breath and quieting the mind.
When you feel calm and centred, begin to imagine your breath as a radiant white light. Imagine/intend that this light is coming directly from the Sun, filling you and energising every cell of your body. Be aware of being filled with vitality, strength, joy and love. With every breath, this feeling intensifies...
Feel your heart chakra glowing and growing...expanding infinitely...filled with love.
Feel how we are all ONE, how your love connects you with every living thing. Feel your energy expanding so that you are filled with love for all...feel your connection with the Earth. Continue breathing deeply and evenly.
Imagine that this brilliant light which fills you is expanding throughout the world, and beyond. Feel your connection with the universe, with the Divine! Give yourself permission to expand... Give yourself permission to raise your vibration and to be aware of the higher energies so that you may use them for the highest good.
When you are feeling this connection, this one-ness, just "be". Take as much time as you like to enjoy this experience, this feeling.
The Solstice is the perfect time to clarify your life-purpose, and to focus the energy on manifesting this. In fact, all manifesting is “super empowered” today, so make sure you set aside time for your preferred manifesting technique (Reiki Affirmations, Law of Attraction etc.). The process of learning is also greatly supported, so ask yourself what new learning will serve your highest good.
Wishing all of you an empowering and uplifting Summer Solstice, and a powerful time of re-birth and awakening to those of you in the southern hemisphere who are experiencing the Winter Solstice.
Many blessings,
Chantal 💜