Summer solstice - the official start of summer begins this Friday, June 21st.
It's the day where we have more light than any other day of the year. A time where the sun is at the peak of its power.
Summer solstice is a time to celebrate the power in yourself. Celebrate your Vitality, Creativity, Health, and Abundance. Celebrate what you are living with and set your intentions on where you'd like to be next week, next month, next year.
Summer solstice is a potent time to set your intentions. It's a time to decide what you need to do to shift and manifest what you want for yourself. It's a time to let go of the fears you are holding in your subconscious and go forward with the intentions you set. Set your intentions and put them on paper so they can turn from a dream to a reality.
If one of your intentions is a love connection - definitely use rose, but even if its an intention for personal health or wellness, let the magic of the rose lead you towards this goal.
How can the Roses help you?
I love that roses smell wonderful, but also remember that roses have thorns. It's that balance of soft and thorns that we see in roses.
- When using roses, you want to make sure that the roses you use have a scent. (many hybrid roses have no scent and in my opinion, much of their medicine won't be as powerful as the scented ones).
- Roses will help to open your heart as well as protect it. It's that yin/yang balance.
- When I think about roses and their thorns I think about rose as a protector plant - to both protect your heart in addition to giving you the strength to speak up.
- Rose flower essence can help you to quiet your mind, connect you to your true nature and boost your feelings of self worth. It helps provide energetic protection - which is where the thorns come in -to protect you from other people's energies that aren't in alignment with what you want.
- Rose water will help to cool not only your body, but also your mind. It helps to reduce inflammation and will bring out your natural glow. How much better do you feel when you glow :)
- Roses are also known as an aphrodisiac. Think of how powerful you feel when you are in that state. Use rose to bring you to that state when you want both power in your body and relaxation at the same time.
- My personal favorite in Rose Glycerite, just a drop will help relax me enough to take a deep breath and continue on my path for the day.
- Roses can help you manifest your deepest desires - get you going by allowing you to relax your mind and body, allow you to breathe and let go of your old patterning.
- If you have roses in your yard - or if the wild roses are blooming now you can make some of your own medicines. Click here for recipes for making Rose Glycerite and Rose Water.
