June Solstice-A-Long Day 4: Self-Purification
Good day! And welcome to Day 4 of the Three Cranes Grove
Solstice-a-Long!
Somewhere in the depths of my pagan experiences, I recall a
workshop or reading or something somewhere that juxtaposed the Oak King and
Holly King as fighting at the solstices, and then somehow linked them to Jesus
(celebrated 12/25) and St. John the Baptist, whose day is 6/23, as if that was
some echo of the Oak King/Holly King mythos.
Now, I’m not sure I buy that, specifically, however I do know that in
New Orleans, St. John’s Eve is celebrated with a head-washing ceremony in honor
of Marie Laveau. The idea of
purification by water is evident in MANY cultures.
So, today…take a bath. Or wash your hands, or do whatever but in the spirit of purification. We all walk through everyone’s psychic gunk during our days. I liken it to walking past someone who is smoking, or wearing a lot of perfume, or whatever, and that scent seems to cling to you. Wash that away, so that you are not taking anything with you into the new half of the year. As you light today’s candle, do so in honor of your newly cleansed self.
So, today…take a bath. Or wash your hands, or do whatever but in the spirit of purification. We all walk through everyone’s psychic gunk during our days. I liken it to walking past someone who is smoking, or wearing a lot of perfume, or whatever, and that scent seems to cling to you. Wash that away, so that you are not taking anything with you into the new half of the year. As you light today’s candle, do so in honor of your newly cleansed self.
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