Summer Solstice

Summer Solstice - A Time to Rediscover Your Inner Harmony

Says Ray Pawlett

At about this time of the year, my walnut tree drops its first load of walnuts. They are not ripened and even in perfect circumstances could not seed a sapling to become a tree. So why does it go to the effort of producing flowers, allowing the nuts to form and then dropping them before they are ripe?

The tree ‘knows’ that it cannot support all of the nuts to become seeds in the autumn and drops some, to retain energy for the ones that it can support. Of course, the tree does not ‘know’ things in the way that we know how to read or where we live.

The tree knows from natural processes that are a combination of sunlight, warmth, moisture, mineral content of the soil it lives in and so on.

This form of natural knowledge exists in humans as well as walnut trees! The summer solstice is and always has been a time for festivals, holidays, connection to nature, getting together with people and joyfulness.

The heart of summer time is upon us and our instinct is to enjoy it. The ancient Orientals call this season of the year ‘fire energy’. It is the time when our hearts can easily express feelings of joy, love and connection. If you look a little deeper into Oriental philosophy, there is another word for the solstice – Doyo. Doyo means ‘Earth Energy’. It is a reminder that a fire can get too hot and burn out or cause damage. We need to stay grounded and connected to ourselves and the planet that we live on.

So how can this help you? Well, the simple message is to have a good time but don’t burn out and stay grounded. Let’s look a little deeper though and see if we can get more.

Like the rest of Nature, we all have patterns in our lives. Some positive and some negative.

What always happens to you during June/July? Really think about this. If you think deeply enough – you will find them. Just like the walnut tree in my garden, your body and mind will be making adjustments.

Perhaps you always go on holiday and feel great for it. It might be that you always get ill, have arguments, work too hard, fall in love, fall out of love. It can be anything but if it’s a pattern, it’s there for you to learn from once you become conscious of it.

At Ki-Ways, we are running Tai Chi classes, Shiatsu Treatments and meditation sessions.

Please contact me on 07413 620344 or email me at ray@ki-ways.co.uk if you would like to know more.