Happy Summer Solstice

[deepbluetr]

Happy Solstice to all who mark this special day- for any reason.

[SecretWitch]

Same to you, deepbluetr! We are having beautiful weather here to celebrate the longest day of the year..

[nicename]

How do you celebrate it? Should we be doing something booze related special?

[deepbluetr]

Happy Solstice Secretwitch.
I have baked bread and honey cakes have a lovely display of flowers, temple stones and candles burning in my South facing windows.

[deepbluetr]

Nicename- it's a personal thing. You don't have to mark the occasion at all if you don't want to. If you feel like having a tipple then why not.

[Idontseeanyicegiants]

Happy Solstice, isn't it a lovely day? I did greet the sunrise with a small glass of wine this morning to round off my ritual and am absolutely shattered now
Early night for me...

[deepbluetr]

Idont- happy solstice to you too. Yes a beautiful day.

Just having my first glass of wine now- OH is cooking.

[SecretWitch]

I am planning to get some fresh cut flowers in and light a candle..I need to ask for calm and peaceful summer!

[RainbowsStars]

Happy Summer Solstice from me too :)

I am a Christian Pagan - work that one out! - so I am enjoying the fact that it is the Solstice but I haven't yet worked out how to celebrate...getting slightly tipsy at the moment to be honest.

[deepbluetr]

What is a christian pagan?

[RainbowsStars]

Confused! I believe in elements of both Christianity and Paganism.

[RainbowsStars]

The term "Christian Pagan" is occasionally seen as a description of an individual who participates at some level within an established Christian church, while functioning at a deeper level as a Pagan who has yet to "come out of the broom closet".

www.twpt.com/christianpagan.htm

[deepbluetr]

I would have thought there are clashes between the two. Satan for example.

[RainbowsStars]

I've never really accepted that part of Christianity to be honest.

[deepbluetr]

Isn't that pretty fundamental? Jesus died for our sins etc? I thought christianity was all about good & evil.

[RainbowsStars]

Yes, I believe in Jesus and all of that, I just don't really believe in Satan - I think it's a construct really.

[deepbluetr]

But do you believe that jesus died for you? I thought that was all about delivering humaity from evil- where does all that sit if no devil?

[RainbowsStars]

Yes, I do believe that about Jesus. Evil comes from free will, God gave us free will and we can do good or evil with that. Some choose good, some don't.

[deepbluetr]

So god exists but not the devil? Who is creating all the evil then?

[RainbowsStars]

We are, by our action.

[deepbluetr]

So good is an extrinsic force, but not evil?