A Midsummer Night's Marriage - As Lucky as 7-7-07?
By Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway
Everyone is talking about 7-7-07. Let's not forget 6-21-07.
It is Summer Solstice, traditionally a heavenly time to pledge your love.
And its a lucky day indeed. It is the longest day of the year, a time when the sun is at the height of it’s power, and good vibrations abound.
The folks at Chiff.com put it this way:
"Awed by the great power of the sun, world civilizations for many centuries have celebrated the Summer Solstice - otherwise known as Midsummer. The Celts and Slavs celebrated with dancing and bonfires to help increase the sun's energy, the Chinese marked the day by honoring Li, the Chinese Goddess of Light, and the Druids celebrated it as the wedding of Heaven and Earth, resulting in the enduring modern custom of a "lucky" wedding in June.”
Because the midsummer celebration marks the center of the year, a complete six months away from winter solstice, it is viewed as an aspect of yin-yang, male-female. The two points of the year, together, are considered the marriage of heaven on earth.
It is a time of year that celebrates the rites of summer and encourages people to fall in love and revel in the fiery summer passion. It happens in the Northern hemisphere each year on or around June 21.
The solstice evokes a sense of divine summer love. It is one of the reasons June is considered one of the most sacred months to wed. (That, and the fact that the month is named after Juno, Roman Goddess of Marriage).
© 2007, Reverend Laurie Sue Brockway
Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway is a leading interfaith and non-denominational wedding officiant. She creates unique ceremonies for couples of all backgrounds and faiths, and is also widely recognized as a relationship coach, bridal stress expert and columnist. She is author of WEDDING GODDESS: A Divine Guide to Transforming Wedding Stress into Wedding Bliss. To help reduce wedding stress, get your personally autographed copy at www.WeddingGoddess.com.
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