Summer Solstice

Summer Begins! 5 Ways to Enjoy Free National Parks

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2011

Tuesday is not only the longest day of the year, the solstice, and the official start of summer, but also on of the few days a year that the National ...

A History Of The Female Sun

Donna Henes | Posted 08.26.2011

Donna Henes

In archaic times, people perceived the sun, in its shining prime and glory, the giver of heat and light and life, to be the effulgent force of the female.

5,000 Years Of Celebrating The Sun (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2011

From the festival of madness to the festival of love, from harvest celebrations to a day of religious observance, the summer solstice has worn many ha...

Summer Solstice -- Bring On Creative Alternatives

Grove Harris | Posted 08.21.2011

Grove Harris

High holidays offer a moment for assessment and appreciation. It is always appropriate to be grateful for what we do have, and at the same time to notice what is waning and how we are called towards reconstruction.

PHOTOS: New Agers, Neo-Pagans Mark Summer Solstice At Stonehenge

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2011

LONDON (AP) — A damp overcast morning has failed to deter thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice. (Scroll down ...

Happy Summer Solstice!

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2011

Today, June 21, is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, which means it's the longest day of the year in 2011. The summer solstice occurs...

Here Comes The Sun

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 08.20.2011

Let the sunshine in! June 21 is the first day of summer (in the Northern Hemisphere), and Google is commemorating it with a bright logo by contempo...

Central Park: A Performance in Four Seasons (Summer)

Jack Schimmelman | Posted 08.17.2011

Jack Schimmelman

Central Park lights the stage in all her glory, for summer has arrived, voluptuous and steady. No longer do the denizens of the city fear nature's vacillating affection.

The Summer Solstice: As Good As It Gets

Donna Henes | Posted 08.17.2011

Donna Henes

The summer solstice is the lightest, brightest, most brilliant summit of solar power. The peak, the potent pinnacle.

Interview: Paul Winter -- The 16th Annual Summer Solstice Concert June 18th NYC

Joseph Vella | Posted 08.08.2011

Joseph Vella

Each year in NYC, legendary musician Paul Winter presents two annual celebration concerts on the summer and winter solstice. I recently had the pleasure of talking with Winter about the upcoming summer solstice concert.

THE WINTER SOLSTICE

Gary Zukav | Posted 11.17.2011

Gary Zukav

At the Winter Solstice the night is longest and the day is shortest. Cold envelops the Earth, trees are naked, the sky is grey, and the ground is froz...

Summer Fevers

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Donna Henes

This summer shall we engage in holy wedlock with the world? Shall we pledge our troth to the earth, to the sun, to all of nature, and each other?

First Day Of Summer 2010: The Longest Day Of The Year (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

The first day of summer is today, June 21, 2010, also known as the summer solstice and the longest day of the year. The sun will be shining through...

PHOTOS: New Agers, Neo-Pagans Celebrate Summer Solstice At Stonehenge

Posted 05.25.2011

Some 20,000 revelers -- mainly New Age and neo-pagan types -- gathered to dance, sing and holler as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle Sto...

Summer Solstice Parties At Stonehenge (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Revelers descended on Stonehenge outside Salisbury, England Sunday night to celebrate the summer solstice, the longest day of year and the traditional...

Celebrating the Solstice: Fiery Fetes of Summer

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

Donna Henes

This summer let us honor our debt to the sun by making friends with it once again. We can collect this cosmic resource and utilize it as fuel to power our lives.

Summer Solstice Meets Record Low Arctic Ice

Benjamin Strauss | Posted 05.25.2011

Benjamin Strauss

As the climate has warmed over recent decades, high temperatures have arrived earlier on average, and a symphony of seasonal events along with them, from plant blooming dates to animal migrations to peak flow levels in snow-fed streams.

The Spiritual Meaning of the Summer Solstice

Grove Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Grove Harris

Honoring the solstice can remind us just how precious each day and season is, because the truth of its passing away is also acknowledged.

Pagans To Pray For Earth's Healing From Oil Spill

Religion News Service | By Nicole Neroulias | Posted 05.25.2011

By Nicole Neroulias Religion News Service (RNS) Bonfires, drum circles, dancing, candlelit meditation and other ceremonial rituals help usher in the ...

Beautiful Time-Lapse VIDEO Of Winter And Summer Solstice

Posted 05.25.2011

Via LiveLeak comes this really beautiful time-lapse video shot of the winter and summer solstice. The shots of the moon are particularly nice. Enjoy...

SUMMER SOLSTICE 2009 - Celebrate The Longest Day

The Examiner | Posted 05.25.2011

Summer Solstice, Midsummer, or Litha, is the longest day of the year when the sun is strongest and earth brims with life. In the Northern Hemisphere, ...

Summer Solstice 2008: The Science Behind The Beauty

Live Science | Robert Roy Britt | Posted 11.17.2011

With 8 inches of hail falling in parts of Nebraska this week and Arizona reaching triple digit temperatures last week, it may seem rather arbitrary to...

Stonehenge Solstice Celebrators Were "5% Pagan And 95% Partygoer"...

Associated Press | Katie Fretland | Posted 05.25.2011

STONEHENGE, England - Thousands of dancing and drumming revelers cheered the summer solstice at Stonehenge as an orange sliver of sun rose Wednesday. ...