June Solstice A Long Day 2: Honoring the Sun and Northern Vigil


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Good day! And welcome to Day 2 of the Three Cranes Grove Solstice-a-Long!  

As part of the daily devotion, light last night’s candle, place a symbol of the sun on your altar and light your second candle in honor of the Sun, however you see her.  An offering of incense to welcome her.

Southern Hemisphere: Special honor to the Solar Deity(ies)

Northern Hemisphere: It’s your turn to vigil during the day as described in Day 1, and you’ll end at sunset, and can then do the honoring of the Sun as described above.  Maybe something like “As the longest day draws on, I raise this horn in honor of ____, in gratitude for the year that has passed, and with hope for the year to come.” 

I've tweaked the schedule of toasts to make sense for daytime hours. Please add or take away hours as your local daylight accomodates.  Again if you can't do all day, just hitting Sunrise, Noon, and Sunset is just as good.  (I've also "Celtified" it, too!  :)  )

Sunrise (check local time): Aine

Hour 1 Danu (earth mother)

Hour 2 Mananan mac Lir (gatekeepers)

Hour 3 Angus mac Og (Youth/Dawn)

Hour 4  Bridhe (Hearth)

Hour 5  Lugh (communication, magic)

Hour 6 Morrigan (love/war...Yes, I know, she's not a love deity but she shares many other things with Freya and Aphrodite...)

Hour 7 Airmid (Healing)

Hour 8 Nuada (war/justice)

Hour 9 Dagda Mor (Thunder/weather)

Hour 10 Crom Cruach (Grain/vegetation)

Hour 11 Don (Underworld)

Hour 12 Elatha (Moon)

Hour 13 Matrona (Fates)

Sunset (check local time) Aine

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