Litha - Midsummer - Summer Solstice

Today is the first day of summer, but to many it is Midsummer, a time when the cold dark days of winter are far away. Now is a time of light and warmth, summer and growth. It is a natural time for celebration of vitality, creativity, vigor, health and abundance. It is the longest day of the year and hereafter days get shorter as we head toward the winter solstice and another turning of the Wheel of the Year.

Themes for this sabbat are of creativity, energy, sex, love, health, lust and wisdom.
Energies include those of light, fertility, communication, conception, vitality, healing, love, power, creativity, inspiration, and divination.

Litha Blessing, M. Flanders
may the East fling open your windows,
and fill your rooms with air;
may the South send you strong sunshine,
and give you the strength to dare;
may the West wash rivers into your heart,
and oceans into your soul;
may the North share the secrets and gifts of the earth,
to heal and make you whole.