A Summer Solstice Prayer

Summer Solstice is said to be the longest day of the year and the shortest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.  It is when the dark slowly begins to transform the cycle of light and dark.  In ceremony we come together the Eternal Flame of the Sun and the illumination of the Moon as we connect the rhythms and cycles of our journey with our daily life. 

As the wheel shifts from the birth into our active growth period we now stand ready to nurture our harvest.  We watch the fruits of our labors mature, we reflect as we wait to gather our knowledge.  It is a time when we are actively learning to live in our Sacred ways.  The Sun and the Earth are aligned.  They are aligned and thus for most it is a celebration.  The work of birthing and nurturing done and now one dances to celebrate the blessing of light and dark becoming equal once more.   It is a time to celebrate the our own balancing and offer prayers to heal, to balance, and to align.  As we seek unity and we have the knowledge to grow into the maturity of the harvest – the web of life of being.

It is here that we return to love and nurture the self allowing our emotions to heal in order to restore our connection to the Great Spirit so that we can become the wise ones.  The right relations with self and with the community that can allow us to rediscover the joy in new knowledge.  The right relation with self that releases the fears and false values that self-sabotage our own selves causing us to be in conflict with our own heart.

A Summer Solstice Prayer

Great Spirit, Creator of All, we come to celebrate with our hearts, with our souls as we experience and inhale deeply this alignment of the Eternal Flame of Above with the souls of all.

We pray that as our Mother Earth aligns with Father Sun that our collective shift to change our worlds fill with the Eternal Flame of Love to grant us the gift of wisdom as we await the harvest of our working days.

Great Spirits of Skies we pray that healing happens within each of us.  A deep healing that releases and purifies the soul from limitations, lack, and old belief systems that no longer serve our higher good. 

We pray that we may easily and effortlessly let go of pain and separation, that the Eternal Flames transform these old beliefs, allowing us as to become a beautiful Phoenix rising up from the ashes to lead the world in the change.

Almighty we pray that you bless us with courage to become fearlessly empowered with your inspiration and passion that we may soar through all spiritual challenges between the worlds as your Spirit Warriors.

We pray that you become our bridge of Light to our Divinity giving us the faith and strength to walk as Empowered Souls with Truth, Passion, and Eternal Love.

Spirit of the Skies Above, we are filled with gratitude and overflowing love for all the blessings you have bestowed upon us.  For the moments you carried us when we could not walk ourselves, for the moments you radiated love gifting us overflowing joys, and for the moments that you transformed our tears into laughter. 

We thank for the beautiful canvas painted across our skies this day and for each one you paint every sunrise and sunset.

It is within this gratitude, it is within this Eternal love that we ask these things as we dance in celebration and alight our fires this day.  Aho!

Summer Solstice Healing Fire Ceremony

Tonight, I will hold a private fire ceremony for the Summer Solstice.  On Saturday, I will hold a Solstice Healing Ceremony where I will carry prayer bundles for others.  

Here is the link to join the public event and add your healing requests:  Solstice Event.

I was asked if I would share how I hold ceremonies.  

This is an overview of the sacred ceremony gifted that all may share in the healing power and teachings of the eternal flames.

The fire ceremony is an ancient healing ceremony that is among the oldest still known to man today.  All of life (including us as humans) is made up of light bound by matter energetically.  During a fire ceremony, when you put something such as wood into the fire, you are symbolically releasing matter back to its original essence which is a light.  Fire transmutes the heavy energy into a light energy releasing it to the universe.

The healing does not happen only at the time of the fire.  For a period of days after there are “sparks” that are small windows of opportunity for a person to transmute the intent of healing that transpired during the fire ceremony.  This “sparks” are really opportunities for you shift patterns and habits.  The fire ceremony is where the “sparks” are ignited.  The real healing and transformation happens during this time after.

The fire ceremony here is based upon my own personal experience and teachings.  It is vital to remember that intent is the most important aspect of any ceremony.  Your intent, your thoughts, your words, and your prayers will dictate your results.  Each fire ceremony should be personalized for your sacred Inner Temple and your sacred relevance and need.  The purpose of all Fire Ceremonies is to create that “spark”, to create the opportunity to release issues and energies in your path and to call in new energies to assist you.

To prepare for your own fire ceremony, choose a specific intention or issue that you would like to work with.  Intent is vital, so try to make this intent as clear in your mind as possible before you begin.  My own fire ceremonies are done as conscious meditation.  In this way all focus of my energies can be focused upon the intent of the ceremony.

The belief that I have is to keep things as simple as possible.  Remember this is my personal ceremony.  At this point it can be infused with your own sacred objects and beliefs as you prepare your ritual space and altar.  I place sea salt in the north, sage in the east, a candle in the south, and essential oil in the west.  I also gather a twig that will be the symbolic piece of wood to burn.  There are times when I am having a difficult time releasing something that I will write it out on a piece of paper and place the paper with the twig.  If it is a healing fire ceremony for others, prayer bundles are created to carry the intentions.

Ceremony

Create your sacred space and speak your invocation.  Your invocation is asking the Divine Source to assist you and protect you during your ceremony.  This can include calling in the four directions, power animals, guides, or angels.  As I speak my invocation, I light my sage and clear or smudge my own aura, place the sea salt into my fire, and then hold the symbolic twig to my heart chakra and go into meditation.

My own invocation does not include casting of circles or sacred space; you can personalize it to fit with your own belief system and traditions.  Your invocation may include the request to purify and protect your being during this sacred ceremony.

After your invocation, with your own breath, breath into the stick (or paper) the full intent of what you are releasing to the Universe.  Pour the incense oil over the salt and lay the stick over the salt.  Carefully light the fire with a candle.

Focus upon the flames as you state your intent to release the energy.  Holding your hands over the flames, pull the flames toward yourself as though you were scooping them up.  Pull them toward each of your major chakra’s allowing the flames to purify and cleanse you from the unwanted energies. 

When you are ready, offer your gratitude to the Universe, Divine, or whichever deity you are calling in through a prayer or even a song.  Close your ceremony with a benediction honoring and praising the deity and the Divine.

The flames of the fire are teachers.  Each fire that you have will change you.  Each fire will burn differently.  Each fire will offer insights to you if you allow it.  Don’t rush your fire ceremonies.  These are not ceremonies that are some dramatic shows.  A fire ceremony is a quiet time to focus your attention and energy upon your own internal transformation.  Every fire should be allowed to burn out naturally.  Gift yourself the time to have the full effects of a fire ceremony.

There are many incantations, chants, or mantra’s that can be used during a fire ceremony.  It is my experience that the most vital part of any spoken word is your intent.  If your intent is clear and focused, the healing energies of the Divine Source will come and purify you. 

Each fire ceremony that I am blessed to participate in and even the personal ceremonies that I have at my home will all vary slightly in the words spoken as I personalize each ceremony to the intent. It is vital to remember that you offer your gratitude to whatever Divine Source you call upon.   Would you wish to participate in something every time asked if the person never even acknowledged or offered gratitude for your help? 

After your fire ceremony, remain open to the “sparks” that will appear in your life.  Those moments of opportunity that offer release of the energy and the refilling of your Inner Temple chalice with new loving energy. 

May the eternal flames of love be with you.

Dreams, Illusions, Hurdles, and Love: The Weekly Vibe with Laurissa Heller

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Our dreams take us places our conscious minds cannot. At night our ego sleeps as the soul soars into parts and places that know no boundaries. So which holds more truth?The world of dreams or the light of day?


There is a chance that we have spent a great deal of time in a slumber in the daylight, but as collective movement there is a crack in the foundation that has kept us in place. The crack continues to grow wide and deep, allowing a new space to open. Waking us from our hibernation.


This space is filled with dreams, illusions, beauty, love, hurdles, change, disruptions, and a drop elixir. One drop is all that is needed. Once freedom is tasted, it is like seeing the ocean for the first time. There is no turning back once you have seen the sea of love.


The line between the light of day, and the delta waves at night thins, leaving us in the midst of a mystical life. Turning, twisting, tweeting, and trusting, we walk on. Our future awaits. We are laying down a new track, and we have the power to shape the vision.


Can we be focused as our eyes begin to open to a greater truth, and are we able to stay in the vibration of love? The world is about to heat up, as old structures begin to fall away. Stay with your breath and keep your heart open. Reach beyond, to touch the hearts of people you have yet to meet.

Eastern Philosophy ~ Western Living ~ Infusion Astrology

About Laurissa:

Laurissa is an astrologer who likes to work with people to help them find answers to life's questions through her own interpretation called Infusion Astrology. She pulls from yoga, buddhism, astrology, intuition, and life to help guide people through their decision making processes. 

Relationships, Work, Family, Children, Travel and Location for Living are all part of her offering as part of her Infusion Astrology Readings.  Her mission is to enhance people's awareness in their own lives so that they are able to live to their fullest potential.  Her philosophy is that by taking care of ourselves and recharging our own batteries we are better able to assist the people who are in our lives and extend that energy into the environment as well.

Laurissa offers Astrology Guidance and is an Educator of Conscious Living and Yoga Meditation Teacher (500 Hour Yoga Alliance Certified Teacher) and has been practicing yoga and meditation for nearly a decade. 

To find out more information about workshops offerings and private sessions, visit her website at www.tribaltree.org or visit her facebook page .


You can also catch "The Weekly Vibe" show on BlogTalk Radio where Laurissa and Deb Kabin (Earthmother Holistic Events)  The Weekly Vibe Show