Greeting’s heathens and witches,
Welcome to the Horn and Cauldron podcast…
Midsummer, or Litha takes place on the Summer Solstice, which is the longest day of the year. Midsummer has been celebrated throughout the world since the Neolithic times with themes of abundance, growth and fertility among other things.
For our 104 series, we’re exploring elemental magic related to the themes of each season, and for Midsummer, there’s no better type to explore than solar magic! In this episode, we discuss historical examples of sun worship, ways to harness the magic of the sun, and how you can use them in your practice. Of course, we also go over sun correspondences and our own experiences (or lack thereof) with solar magic.
Related episodes:
Midsummer 101, episode 15: https://youtu.be/yeXQu-QJK4M?si=oeo80r2v2jGXpb89
Midsummer 102, episode 41: https://youtu.be/1OI-40Uep_U?si=8hz4m-T89lPepW8h
Midsummer 103 - Travel Magic, episode 58: https://youtu.be/rmAWyUrX0xI?si=64hO1jFv1RFlA8xG
Mabon 103 – Living in Harmony with the Season, episode 63: https://youtu.be/93T1NFl8DNc?si=K5vv8VZw3iJ9W_l3
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_solar_deities
https://highpriestess.com.au/sun-magic/
https://witchcasket.co.uk/blog/solar-magick/
https://themagickmakers.com/blog/solar-witchcraft-make-your-own-sun-water
https://www.learnreligions.com/history-of-sun-worship-2562246
https://www.learnreligions.com/history-of-sun-worship-2562246
https://www.learnreligions.com/solar-magic-myth-and-folklore-2562504
https://spells8.com/spells-with-sun-water-solar-magick/
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