Solstice Full Info
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The 32th Annual
Summer Solstice Ceremony 2024
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‘Paving the Road to Freedom’’
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Thursday June 20, from 2:00 – 5:00 pm
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At America’s Stonehenge, NH
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Facilitated by Katja Esser
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Actual solstice moment June 20 at 4:51 pm, sunrise 5:06 am, sunset 8:28 pm, strawberry full moon June 21 at 9.08 pm
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There is some preparation involved, things to create, and bring that you want to be aware of. Scroll down to ‘what to prepare for, gather, and bring’
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Our glorious star has been hugely active, it moved through this spectacular solar eclipse and continues to spew multiple massive solar flares with potential chances of seeing colorful auroras as it goes through its solar cycles. Amidst this intense activity it continues to travel steadily to the North increasing its light, till it reaches the point of return. Mother Earth and all her life upon her dances with him receiving the impacts that assist all of us as we move collectively into higher dimensions
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This is a mineral year, according to the Dagara people of West Africa, mineral being the element of communication, story, knowledge, purpose, technology, memory, record keeping, remembering, beliefs we hold, and stories we tell ourselves. These themes are playing out right now amidst even bigger cycles, of Pluto in Aquarius as we reclaim our freedom and move into decentralization, Jupiter who enlarges everything conjuncts Uranus, the sudden awakener that creates seismic changes. We have the galactic cycles, of the earth moving into a 2000 year cycle of the photon belt, while still being in the time frame of the precession of the equinoxes, as well as the recent shift of the earth moving into a higher vibration that we are now held in the embrace of our Grand Central Sun. The Earth is lifting and all her life upon her is lifting as well even when on the outside it may not look like that. New solutions are on the horizon and will arrive when our consciousness can handle them. In our awakening process things that have been there all along come into our awareness to assist us moving into a higher consciousness and expression of our divinity. Also, new discoveries, abilities to see further into space, like recognizing that there are multiple planets beyond our galaxy that have potential for life and most likely do have life, come into our field of awareness. Quantum physics acknowledges multiple dimensions and figures out equations on how the Universe operates that give us insights into how we create our physical manifestation. This is an exciting, volatile, unnerving, and accelerated time. It tests the beliefs we hold; it unravels our perceptions and illusions. The light is driving it, pushing all that is not based in love to the surface. Truths are being revealed, the fight for our freedom internal and external, as the within reflect the without, are intensified. The voices of compassion are rising as we see the horrors in war-stricken and flooded zones, with what is happening in Gaza becoming the one that mobilizes us to action. This is the deciding year for where humanity is going. We remember that the light is more powerful than the dark, just watch what happens when we shine the light on something. We are evolving to solve any crisis by being in a state of coherence through love, peace, kindness, and compassion, and no longer give in to the ego gratification. We take responsibility for what we feel, think, and vibrate as we begin to understand the effect it has on the web of life and beyond.
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We learn to navigate the changes by developing our intuition, learning to tune in. With the new information that is coming in, belief systems begin to dissolve, the old stories are no longer holding up. We need to develop our imagination, to dream the impossible. We cannot move forward without a vision; we must at least attempt to envision something beyond the current state of the human condition. Remember those who have pushed the boundaries of what is possible.
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Galactic forces play a role as globally on every front we find ourselves in a very challenging time as things fall apart and unravel. Fear and love do their ancient battle, compassion and judgment stand in opposition. More of us are awakening, while others hold on to the illusion with all their might. Solutions to problems arise while at the same time opposition pulls us deeper into the abyss. As within, so without. We are facing epic decline and chaos as the world as we know it is dismantling to create the needed transformation for us to become truly free people knowing ourselves, each other, and all of creation as the expression of Source, God, Love, and Light.
How much of our inner state reflects the outer world? Do we have peace within? Do we relate to every part of ourselves and can we embrace it? Can we be intimate with ourselves and therefor intimate with the world around us, feeling truly connected? Are we operating on conclusions and answers or curiosity and questions? Do we remember what it feels like to court someone or being?
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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 moment of optimum light, the sun shines on all that is still in the dark bringing it to light. The rapid expansion of the spring season slows down and the trees reach their optimum dimension and begin to focus on strengthening, maturing, and fruiting.
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The intention:
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Central in the divination is that fire in nature indicates something burning, a crisis, an intense rapid transformation, that calls for immediate attention, the heart points to it indicating to approach it with love and compassion. The deep water in earth hints at murkiness, foundation unstable, basement flooded. At the same time the roots stand in water and the waters are stagnant and smell bad. It is hard to aspire towards bigger perspectives, mountain views, when the mountain is in the clouds or mist. We tend to see through colored glasses originating from our wounded child and ancestral legacy. The roots and the mountain lie side by side in the realm of water. We must go down, heal and reconcile to be able to reach high. By developing our intuition, we will be able to trust our inner knowing, that will ultimately heal our sense of separation. Nature is the place to return to through which the universe models its intelligence and solutions.
We are in an epic battle of light and dark, the battle of freedom, but true freedom comes from within when we shift our perspectives, identity, and inner landscape. New information and tools are surfacing to assist us as mineral brings foundation, steady footing to the murky basement. The earth stone, home in earth, brings support and nurturing. The beings of light, the galactic forces assist us as well as bringing dreams and visions to imagine what is possible. So, at this solstice moment as the greatest light shines upon us, what lives still in us that reflects the suffering world around us? Can we own these pieces, and understand their role? We come with compassion for ourselves which allows us to have compassion for the world around us.
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What to prepare for, gather, and bring to our ceremonial time together
– Please, create yourself a set of God glasses. As the outward world reflects what lives within, we shine the light on what is still unconscious in us. When we bring something up in conversation about a situation in the world or about a person, do we bring it up to take sides, judge it, to lift ourselves, or do we bring it up to feel connected, imagine what it would be like to stand in their shoes and have compassion? Do we add to the problem of do we set the other free? What glasses do you choose to wear? Your colored glasses or your God glasses? Reflect on what it means to wear God glasses, how would you see the world around you?
This part is a little involved, but sometimes we need tools to help us shift our perspectives. I know we are all busy, see what you can do, make it simple. You can make your God glasses from cardboard, pipe cleaner crafts, wire, paper plates, recreate something from existing glasses, or do something with the frame of your eclipse glasses, anything that when you put them on, you tell yourself to see with God’s eyes. Make it fun, joy and beauty are part of the god consciousness so you will reach for them when you feel off track. Make it so you can wear them, either by using string, like a mask or like hooks around your ears.
And bring a set of colored glasses as well, it could be sunglasses.
– What lights you up and what are the ways you light up the world around you? Create this with words or/and images on a piece of white natural de-composable fabric about 8-10 inch square.
– Please, bring a strand of natural fiber ½ yard long in which you knot your intentions to hold yourself to the highest in the areas of your life that challenged you. How many small changes can you commit yourself to that are doable and that allows you to succeed so you can feel good about yourself?
– How do we hold each other and how do we connect? I am asking you to tune in and find a small meaningful object that you can gift another person with in recognition of their divinity that may support their journey of awakening. It is also an exercise in detachment.
– Please, bring lots of colorful showy cut flowers (not in pots), bring about 2 cups worth of compost or soil and some water from a place you feel connected to.
– 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 healthy food to share for after the ceremony, bring your own plate and silverware to reduce trash, and take care of your own water.
– Please, share this information and bring a friend.
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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.
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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 walk to the gathering space beyond the main site so we can start the ceremony in time.
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Location and cost:
America’s Stonehenge are privately owned but is open to the public and is in operation under the dedicated care of the Stone family. The entry fee is $18.00 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. From 7 pm till 8 pm there is a strawberry moon drum circle at America’s Stonehenge.
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Who to contact:
Please, kindly respond if you plan to attend, contact Katja on Facebook or better through email: katjacreates@ritualexpressions.com I do not own a cell phone nor would I respond to responses after 9 am on the day of the event. Just to know that there is always room. I need to have a sense of numbers of people coming so I can adjust the ceremony to the number of people that are present and I can notify you if there are last minute unexpected changes. You can find more info on Katja by exploring this website. This info is also on and this info is also posted on Facebook.
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Filming and Photographing:
I am asking participants not to film or photograph during ceremony. It is fine before and after the ceremony but not during the ceremony. Some things belong to the world of spirit.
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