Summer Solstice – writings of Chris Raines

Thank you to my friend Chris Raines for this beautiful writing!


We welcome in the Summer Solstice.

The four cardinal directions had various meanings from tribe to tribe, so the following relates to the manner in which I was taught.

Each direction represents an animal, a season or a stage of life. There is a color and an emotion, as well as stories that relate to each aspect.

The South is the place of the summer time. The time when the sun is highest in the sky. It is a time of great energy and potential growth, it is the place of the mouse people as well as the Coyote clans. It is the place of the heart, love, trust, and the adolescent.

If it resonates, use this summer solstice to step into a new summer season for your heartspace. It is indeed a time of high powered growth. Trust that all of Creation is unfolding perfectly in a manner that serves the personal and Spiritual evolution of all beings.

Growth requires letting go of old skin and accepting new. We do not learn much when things are going well.  We are in a time of great potential. Remember, perfection does not exist but excellence does. Be the best you can be, and let the rest go. You don’t have to have all the answers, in fact you need only answer one.  And always start again.

My prayers and best wishes for your journey.

Beware, with great passion can come intolerance.