### *Summer Solstice / Litha Prep: Deities + Activities*

*Date*: June 20 or 21. Peak light, then the turn. Prep is about meeting that fire consciously.

### *Deities to Honor or Work With*

*Solar & Fire Deities*
- *Ra / Helios / Sol*: Egyptian, Greek

 This a great craft to do on litha , to make a witches ladder braid together 3 dufferent colored yarns 3 feet long, the colors depending on the type of magick you wish to work. enchant the cords and say the words "yarn of red,black, and white work yo

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Aditi: Hindu goddess who gave birth to the universe and all the heavenly bodies. She is the keeper of the light that illuminates all and ensures consciousness. Although not necessarily a fire deity, she could be honored at the solstice as a goddess o

Go berry picking. Have the children chose their best berry and throw it back into the berry bushes as they thank the Goddess and the bushes for the fruit.
Make a Wicker Man and burn him in your Litha bon fire
Burn your remnants of your Yule Tree or W

Colors: gold, red, orange, blue, and yellow, green, white

Herbs & Plants: Apple, Chamomile, Chicory, Chickweed, Mugwort, Mistletoe, Heather, Peony, Pine, Roses, Vervain, Heartsease, Houseleek, Lavender, Rowan and Saint John’s Wort

Incense: Sage, Ceda

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