Happy Solstice!
Happy Solstice! As the mid-summer sun heats up here's a simple recipe for a spritzer that will help keep you cool.
In a spray bottle mix 1 part Witch Hazel (found in most drug stores) with 3 parts water. Add a few drops of your favorite essential or fragrance oil and shake well. The witch hazel adds a cooling evaporative element that will not dry your skin like alcohol can. Take your spritzer to the beach and spray your face, the baby's toes or the dog's belly. Can also be used as a spray to freshen bed linens.
Natural Bug Repellent
Use 4 ounces of an inexpensive oil like grapeseed or soybean and add 10 drops each of lemongrass, eucalyptus, tea tree, cedar and lavender. Lemongrass oil contains a type of citronella and will discourage bugs from bothering you. I like to keep my Bug Off Oil in a small spray bottle for ease in using. Just spritz and rub! No nasty chemicals and a heckuva lot better smelling!
In the Pagan world, Summer Solstice is the time for all those plans and ideas that were hatched back in the early days of spring to begin to blossom. Just as the seed that once shivered under the snow now stretches toward the heat of the sun, so can we reach to accomplish our goals.
This is a time of fullness, of watching our gardens and our lives swell with promise. Celebrate the abundance of life, feel the heartbeat of the Earth!
|
|