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The 31st Annual

Summer Solstice Ceremony 2023

‘Shining our Divine Light upon the Crumbling Illusion’

Wednesday June 21 from 2:00 – 5:00 pm

At America’s Stonehenge, NH

Facilitated by Katja Esser

Exact solstice moment on Wednesday December 21 at 4.47 pm

There is some preparation involved, things to create, and bring that you want to be aware of. Scroll down to ‘the preparation’.

In its intrepid journey our glorious star again reaches its moment of apparent sun-stand-still sending its beams of golden light to every beloved child on this shimmering earth. Each one experiencing his loving embrace as he mirrors himself in all of us reminding us of the light within and calls us forth to meet him in our greatness.

This is a nature year, according to the Dagara people of West Africa, and the qualities that come with a nature year are speaking to the energies that are expressing itself on earth right now. Nature is very much about change, authenticity, and truth; it shows how it is. Nature mirrors and responds to what we created through our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. It is also our guidebook into how we can come into wholeness again. All we need to know, how to live as powerfully co-creators realizing our divinity upon this earth, is modeled by nature as it operates through the laws of the Universe. Source communicates its underlying principles by example demonstrated in the living world surrounding us.

The sun is traveling to the furthest point in the North. At the Solstice the sun appears to stand still for about 8 days, hence the name solstice, meaning sun-stand-still. Midsummer day is when the sun makes its first move back to the south and the days will begin to shorten again. At this portal of optimum light, we come together in ceremony to direct this light to where it is most needed on the planet right now.

This is a time where the rapid growth begins to slow down and the trees reach their optimum dimension and begin to focus on strengthening, maturing, and fruiting. In this expanded light and energy of the sun, we expand our light within and realize our own wholeness and shine this light on those who have not realized their wholeness yet.

It was at the Vernal Equinox that we entered the New Earth, and on March 23 Pluto moved into Aquarius where we for a couple of months get a preview of this expanded awareness and freedom that we are here to regain. In June Pluto drops back into Capricorn till January 2024 dismantling the last vestiges of the old paradigm before it goes for 20 years into Aquarius, where we really get to create our freedom and work horizontally in collaboration through community instead of from the top-down control. It is in our benefit and the benefit of all to keep an eye on where we are heading and stay focused on love and the light. Keep feeding what we want to see happen in this New Earth. It is important for us to stay centered, and remember out true identity, as divine beings, as this lies at the core of every interaction. Take time to focus on being and listening to Divine guidance to navigate the turbulence. Be aware of our thoughts and the feelings they bring up, what are they feeding, as they create our reality and physical manifestation. The more we have control over our thoughts the more we tap into our medicine and become conscious co-creators of our destiny. As within, so without.

The intention:

Central in the shell divination, the relationship with self is at the core. Grounding, centering, healing, and listening to the inner voice, not mattering what goes on around us. As the waters look troubled, the muck is stirred up, there is agitation, ripples, distractions and in this water, which represents community, lies the divine heart. All can be transmuted through love and forgiveness. The water cracks the bones as it seeps into the fissures bringing up the old wounds. In the New Earth these dense vibrations no longer will be supported, all is surfacing to be healed and transmuted so, we remember who we truly are, as divine beings, here to expand the light and love of Source. In the fire realm we rise from the root up through our ability to recreate and envision a new paradigm. We source ourselves from nature having the capacity, through realizing our true identity, to manifest mountains of greatness and infinite possibilities.

What to prepare and bring to our ceremonial time together

– As the outward world reflects what lives within, we shine the light on what is still unconscious in us. Thinking of the cords that bind us, we bring awareness to the unconscious thoughts that limit us. The thoughts create the feelings, the feelings vibrate at a frequency that attracts energies that vibrate at the same frequency. Energy moves in circles and what we send out returns to us expanded, this is a Universal law. Please, get some colorful natural fiber (cotton, silk, wool, etc.) that is decomposable and is at least a yard long and about 1-2 inches wide. Carry it for a day around your waist and notice how frequently limiting thoughts come up and what are the feelings that arise with them? What type of thoughts are these? Each time you become aware make a knot in your fabric, you may find that you need a longer piece of fabric. You probably see the pattern of what types of thought these are. Become aware how these thoughts relate to the shaping and the expression of your life and how they add a continuous imprint to the collective thoughts of humanity. We are not here to judge the thoughts; we are here to bring awareness to what has been unconscious. In awareness we create choice.

– Please, now get a second strip of natural fabric of a joyous light color, that is wider about 5 inches wide. Here we are going to turn these thoughts around and create affirmations that express the infinite possibilities that Universe blesses us with, remembering that Source uses us to expand itself, always to serve our highest good as well the highest good of all. Use a solution-based language that move you towards what you envision for yourself and the greater good. This becomes your mantra to replace your old thoughts. You can wear that or place it somewhere you can see it.

– Please, bring about a 10 inch square of preferably natural decomposable green fabric and either create an image or words that express what your life or what new paradigm you would be co-creating would look like living from the infinite possibilities of Source.

– Please, bring about 2 cups worth of compost

– Please, bring some water from a place you feel connected to

– Please, bring lots of colorful showy flowers.

– Please, bring your crystals if you have them to charge as we will build a grid.

– Please, bring your drums, bells or sound makers.

– Please, bring nourishing food to share for after the ceremony and take care of your own water.

– Please, share this information and bring a friend.

The Procession

We process through the site starting at the gate at the center of this ancient stonework, after some instructions are given at our ceremonial gathering place. Make sure you leave enough time to hike/walk to the site so we can start the ceremony in time.

Katja Esser guides you through this very participatory ritual. In the spirit of co-creation and our own evolution, the ceremony grows to new heights when you bring your items and participation to it. The ceremonies go deeper each year as they are built on each previous one. The unfolding of the ceremony creates the sacred space, in which we give more meaning to the details of the ceremony. What you bring creates the magnificence of this ceremony as each contribution makes up the whole. Please, make sure to do your best to bring your items and do not let the not fulfilling of these items deter you from coming. Some may bring some extra. Come early if you still need time to work on your items or want to help in the set up.

Location and cost:

America’s Stonehenge is privately owned but is open to the public and is in operation under the dedicated care of the Stone family. The entry fee is $16.00 for adults and tickets can be purchased on site as well as their online store: https://stonehengeusa.square.site/. There is an additional suggested donation of $8 if you can or more at the ritual site to support this ceremonial work. Make sure you leave enough time 10 – 15 min. based on your abilities to walk to the gathering space beyond the main part of the site so we can start the ceremony in time which is crucial in winter time.

Who to contact:

Please, kindly respond if you plan to come. For further information email katjacreates@ritualexpressions.com or contact Katja on Facebook You find more info about America’s Stonehenge or if there are issues reading the full text on my website go to www.stonehengeusa.com and this info is also posted on Facebook. You can find more info on Katja by exploring this website.