What is Midsummer and Why It’s Never Too Late to Embrace Its Energy
- Queen of Cups Montréal
- Jun 28
- 4 min read
Updated: Jul 8
What is Midsummer if Not an Invitation to Return to the Light?
While the official Summer Solstice peaked on June 21, its energy lingers. You haven’t missed your chance to align with it. As we stand in the heart of the sun’s power, Midsummer reminds us that this is a sacred pause between dark and light, release and renewal. It’s a time for celebrating growth and reigniting personal magic. It’s a moment to reconnect with joy, even if it has felt distant lately.
Whether you celebrated last week or are just now catching your breath, this moment is still sacred. Here’s how to gently release the old and consciously welcome the light with herbs, crystals, and a few soulful rituals you can do, even after the sun stood still.
What Is Midsummer? A Time of Balance, Power, and Personal Magic
Midsummer, also known as Litha in the Wheel of the Year, is the celebration of the Summer Solstice. This event marks the longest day and the shortest night. The sun is at its peak, symbolizing a time of balance, illumination, and soulful ignition.
From a symbolic perspective, Midsummer asks us to check in with ourselves:
Where are we holding onto old energy?
Where have we dimmed our spark?
What light are we ready to walk toward?
Just as nature is fully blooming, we too are being asked to step into our fullest selves, not by doing more but by aligning more deeply.
3 Simple Practices to Release the Old and Clear the Shadow
As we bask in the light at its peak, it’s powerful to take a moment to release what lingers in the shadows: limiting beliefs, fear-based patterns, or emotional stagnation. Here are three Midsummer-inspired practices to help you shed what no longer serves you:
1. Herbal Smoke Cleanse with Rosemary or Bay Leaf
You don’t need fancy tools, just a sprig of rosemary or a bay leaf from your kitchen.
How to do it: Light the herb (safely), let the smoke curl, and walk it around your body or home. As you do this, repeat: “I release what is heavy. I clear what is old. I step forward, light and whole.”
These herbs are deeply purifying and symbolically tied to protection and clarity.
2. Crystal Meditation with Black Tourmaline or Smoky Quartz
These grounding stones help absorb lingering emotional weight and gently clear your aura.
How to do it: Hold the crystal at your solar plexus. Visualize any stuck energy flowing down through your feet and into the earth. Breathe deeply and say: “What is not mine, I release. I return to my truth.”
3. Write & Burn Ritual
Write down what you’re ready to release—fears, doubts, past mistakes. Safely burn the page under the evening sky. As the paper turns to ash, whisper: “As this burns, I set myself free.”
This symbolic act offers powerful closure, even if your release is quiet or internal.
3 Rituals to Embrace the Light and Spark the New
Now that you've cleared space, it’s time to call in the light, joy, creativity, sensuality, and spiritual vitality. Midsummer energy is about celebrating what you love and claiming what you want.
1. Sun Tea & Basil Intention Ritual
Place a few basil leaves and lemon slices in a jar of water. Let them steep in the sun. As it brews, say or write your intention: “I welcome vitality, clarity, and joy.”
Drink your sun tea with reverence. Let your body absorb the energy of light, growth, and renewal.
2. Crystal Grid for Joy and Creativity
Use sunny, activating stones like:
Citrine - for joy, manifestation, and abundance
Carnelian - for confidence and passion
Clear Quartz - to amplify all intentions
Place them in a triangle or circle on your altar or desk. In the center, tuck a small paper with your summer affirmation.
Suggested affirmation: “I allow myself to glow, grow, and create.”
3. Feet-in-the-Earth Grounding & Affirmation Walk
Go barefoot on grass, soil, or sand. As you breathe deeply, say aloud or inwardly:
“I am rooted and radiant.”
“I shine with purpose.”
“This is a season of new energy and aligned action.”
Observing Midsummer isn't about achieving perfection; it's about being present.
Need Help Finding Your Spark Again?
If you’ve been feeling burned out, uninspired, or unsure of where your energy wants to go next, you’re not alone. That’s exactly what Midsummer helps shift.
For a personalized spiritual check-in, my Find Your Spark Again: Summer Reset Tarot Reading offers insight into:
What do you still carry that’s ready to be released?
Where is your light being called next?
What will help you stay aligned and energized this season?
Delivered with clarity and care, this reading is your sacred pause, a guided mirror back to your soul’s fire.
It’s Not Too Late to Start Again
Midsummer isn’t a single day; it’s a seasonal phenomenon and vibration that lasts for weeks. Even now, the sun continues to bless us with light, and the invitation to step into balance still stands.
Remember: abundance isn’t just money. Joy isn’t always loud. And your spark doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s.
True light is alignment. Its presence. It’s gratitude, flow, and being willing to return to yourself again and again.
This Midsummer season, release with grace. Receive with openness. And remind yourself: you already embody the light you seek.
Need a Little Help Ampliifying the Light in Your Life?
Explore the Litha Midsummer Crystal Set. This radiant collection of hand-selected stones is designed to align you with joy, vitality, and personal power. Whether used in ritual, carried daily, or placed on your altar, these crystals support your blooming all season long. ✨
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