As the summer solstice brings in the peak of daylight and the arrival of Litha season, a celebration that embraces the warmth, light, and abundance of the season, we’re reminded to slow down and celebrate. This festival, also known as Midsummer, is a time to honor the sun, revel in nature’s (and our) bounty, and celebrate the height of the sun’s power
Why Litha is Celebrated:
Litha celebrates the power of the sun, the abundance of nature, and the vitality of life during the summer months. It’s a time to honor growth, prosperity, and the interconnectedness of all living things.
Spiritual Themes:
- Abundance: Litha is associated with the abundant energy of the sun, reflecting the flourishing life and harvest to come. You have worked so hard to be here, pause, and actually enjoy this moment in time. There is so much to be grateful for but we’re often so busy we forget to notice it.
- Healing: Litha is a time for us to slow down and drench ourselves in the importance of coming home to a slower more present life. Give yourself grace and space during this season to really clear your schedule and enjoy taking time to refill your own cup.
- Connection: Use this season to connect back with the things most important to you. Call in your community and celebrate the relationships you have with one another. Lean back into what brings you joy.
Litha Correspondences and Facts:
- Date: June 20 (or whatever day the Summer Solstice falls on for that year)
- Themes: Abundance, Vitality, Connection
- Time of Day: Midday
- Generational Cycle Correspondence: Mother
- Season Correspondence: Beginning of Summer
- Astrological Correspondence: Cancer Season – First half of Leo Season
- Moon Energy: Full Moon
- Tarot: The Sun and Strength
- Crystals: amber, carnelian, citrine, jade, peridot, tiger’s eye
- Colors: blue, gold, red, white, yellow, orange
- Keywords: abundance, celebration, peak energy, healing, inspiration, growth, motherhood, community
Litha on the Witch’s Calendar
- Generational/Universal Time – Mother: We are beginning the time of year where our labors have paid off and now we get to enjoy what we’ve grown. During seasons of the mother it’s about expansion and culmination. What have you birthed into the world during sprint that you can reap the benefits from in summer?
- Season – Summer: The beginning of summer is here and it’s time for celebration. You have worked so hard during the spring months, using the mounting energy, and now is the time for release. Go on vacation, take a day off, spend the day playing. Enjoy the warmth and joy around you.
- Astrological Seasons – Litha falls during the beginng of Cancer Season through the first half of Leo Season:
- Moon Phase – Full Moon: Peak energy is found during Litha season and now is the pause before the release. Take time to send gratitude to yourself for all that you’ve accomplished and created. There’s no use of creating things if we can’t enjoy them.
- Time of Day – Midday: Like lunchtime, it’s time to pause from your work and take a break. It’s the midday of the year and we’re being asked to step away, go out, and enjoy being present in the feeling of joy – not of work.
If you want to learn more about Sacred Cycles, check out this post: Cyclic Magic
Litha Rituals:
Here are my favorite rituals for Litha Season:
- Spend all day outside enjoying the sun
- Go on a picnic
- Wear flowers in your hair
- Eat watermelon and fruits
- Plan parties with your friends
- Have bonfires and enjoy the long days
- Go on a trip
- Slow down your days and clear your busy schedules
- Visit bodies of water
- Wake up with the birds
- Open your windows
- Make a berry pie
- Start a gratitude practice
- Enjoy your garden
- Surround yourself with flowers
- Redecorate your home
- Start a new hobby just for fun
- Have lazy days and do nothing
- Ground on the grass
- Make a fresh herb sachet
- Forgive yourself for things you’ve held onto too long
- Do a heart space meditation
- Cook with fresh herbs
- Do a witchy summer ritual
Want more rituals to do? Check out this post for June Rituals
Litha Altar Ideas:
- Sun Symbols: The sun is shining at its peak and use this time to honor the warmth and abundance the sun brings us. Add elements of fire or red/orange candles to honor the sun
- Flowers and Fresh Herbs: Life is blooming all around us but it’s fleeting and now is the time to remember how precious life is. Decorate your altar with flowers to celebrate the season.
- Water: Add a chalice of water or a bowl of water to your altar as a symbol of healing and refreshing your energy.
- Other altar tools: athame, chalice, amber, berries, cauldron, offerings to the fae, honey, cake
Through rituals, crafts, and a deep connection with nature, ourselves, and each other, we can tap into the energy of this season, fostering personal healing and embracing the abundance in our lives. I hope you have a beautiful, present, slow, and nourishing Litha season.
Learn More:
- All about the Wheel of the Year and the Sabbats of this Sacred Cycle: Wheel of the Year.
- FREE 2025 Calendar (includes each Sabbat of the Wheel of the Year, the Astrological Seasons, and the Daily Moon: Free 2025 Witch’s Calendar here.
