June Solstice: An Invitation to Shine!

I recently recorded a special Bonus video and episode for our Connecting with Joy! Membership community and I thought I would share it here as well as June Solstice gift for you!

Solstices are the time of year that the Sun is at its highest or lowest declination in relationship to the celestial equator or either the longest day of the year or the shortest day of the year. The June Solstice is when the Sun ingresses into 0 degrees Cancer, a Moon Ruled Sign, of the tropical Zodiac and is at its highest Northern declination. 

For those in the northern hemisphere the June solstice represents - the longest day of the year and bringing in the summer season. For those in the southern hemisphere June is the shortest day of the year, bringing in the season of Winter. 

Typically, I love to take these moments in the changes between the seasons to share insights and a practice for helping you balance the different elements and meridians within the TCM Five Elements system. However, this time I felt guided to help you balance and work with a different system that directly influences our subtle energies systems and psyche - the archetypal patterns of the Planets and how their relationships and combinations with each other influence us personally and collectively. 

In the CWJ Bonus episode I share with you:

• What the Sun and the Moon universally represent archetypally, helping you understand what aspects of your soul and psyche they are activating within you right now.
• Insights into to what Self-Inquiry or Self-Work questions to explore that will help balance the conversation each of these planetary influences are inviting you into right now.
• I share a personal practice I love that helps us harness the power of the planetary “weather” and undercurrents this Solstice and allow our Heart’s Desires to Shine! 

Check it out!

Highlights of the Self-Inquiry Reflections I shared during the video that you can explore during this Solstice:

• What happens within me when I want my life to be in a different timing than what my life is currently experiencing? 
• What happens within me when I feel the loss of the familiar, the home or constant support or structure within me, especially when I don’t feel it matches my Heart’s desire of what I would want it to be?
• What happens within me when the natural organic rhythms of change come in without my consent or liking? 

Practice and Blessing for this Solstice:

Seeking harmony and balance between the two givers of life, the Sun and Moon. 

I set the Intention to allow my own life force energy to feel the beautiful mixture of self-empowerment AND being willing to receive support. 

I ask for my Attention to be receptive and flexible with the moving tides.

I open to the Flow and blessing of discovering the inner guidance that best allows me to thrive with life on life’s terms. Please help my attention flow to when, where, and how I can find my footing, feel supported and held, and feel that I can still shine and direct my Heart’s Desires with the changes that I didn’t see coming or initiated. And so it is – Peace, Peace, Peace

I hope you enjoy this special access to the Bonus Solstice episode I recorded for the CWJ community. If you would like to have unlimited access to more teachings and practices like this one, hop over and join us today! 

In the video, I also mentioned our newest public weekly Podcast – Soulful Practices. Click here to check it out and subscribe to our YouTube channel to stay up to date with the latest episodes. 

Offering light, love, and JOY! 
Michelle