Happy Summer Solstice for everyone in the Northern Hemisphere! Welcome to the most yang, masculine, extroverted, and expansive day of the year. It is also the longest day and shortest night of the year! You may have already noticed increased activity and movement within your household, neighborhood, and city. Everyone is on the move! Even the birds and animals are frolicking about. We’ve finally reached the peak energy of the year. All the plans we set into motion last year are finally put into action. There is intensity in the air and a thrill to get outside and enjoy the abundant blooming elements around us.

According to the Lunisolar calendar, summer energy begins today for the Northern Hemisphere. We’re at the halfway point between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice! From this day until we reach the Summer Solstice, we will experience the expansive energy in the elements around us and also within us. All that has been confined and camouflaged in the previous seasons will now reach the surface and take center stage. The moving currents of the spring winds have generated enough upward force to create the summer heat that we need for the Summer Solstice.