Summer Solstice

On Summer Wishes and Closing Pearl Portal

We are currently experiencing a heat wave in London. It’s 30 degrees and our victorian flat on the top floor, which we call the lighthouse, cools generously in the early hours of the morning.

Yesterday I cycled to Hampstead Heath to swim in one of their cool bodies of water. I think living 20 minutes from a swimmable body of water is essential for me. It’s soothing properties resetting my nervous system.

We are about to enter the Summer Solstice on June 21st, which is one of my favourite times of the year. June is a bountiful month, in the transition between spring and summer, where the moisture remains in the soil and the plants are verdant.

The patterns I tend to notice this time of year is a speeding up. The frequency of summer is high, with a lot more social interactions, projects, and plans. This applies to our circadian rhythm and our desire to utilize the long days and the excess energy we have into creative projects.

If you’ve been following along in Pearl Portal, there have been many opportunities to reflect on what we desire and how to bring it to life. Now is the perfect time to encourage these dreams through thoughtful actions that help them manifest.

With this seasonal shift, and the completion of a three month intensive reflection period, I am looking at my goals with new eyes. I am also working alongside my Capricorn partner to realize my creative visions and the braid of our life paths.

And I am feeling… dare I say, optimistic? It may also be a reflection of the supplements I recently started taking that are grounding me and the notable shifts that are arriving in this time of transition.

Here are some things I am noticing that I am adding to my summer to make it that much more delightful: