🌞 Summertime Witchcraft: Sun, Magick & Slow Rituals 🌿
Summer is the season of light, growth, and radiant energy—and for witches, it brings its own kind of magick. As the sun lingers late into the evening and the earth hums with abundance, our practice has the chance to stretch, breathe, and soften.
Summertime magick is slow, earthy, and vibrant. It’s a time to align with the warmth of the land, the fire of the sun, and the softness that comes with longer days and deeper breaths. Here are a few ways I love to work with this season’s energy—simple, grounding, and powerful in their own right.
☀️ The Power of the Sun
Summer is ruled by solar energy—vital, fiery, and life-giving. This is a powerful time for:
Clarity spells (think: illumination and insight)
Confidence and joy work
Charging tools and crystals in full sunlight
Fire magick—safely, of course (candles, bonfires, etc.)
If you feel pulled toward action, creation, or bold self-expression during these months, that’s the solar current guiding your magick.
🌿 Herbal & Garden Magick
Summer is peak herbalism season. Even a small windowsill garden becomes a sacred space when tended with intention. I love working with:
Lavender (for calm, cleansing, dreamwork)
Rosemary (for protection and memory)
Mint (for energy, abundance, and heat relief)
Sunflowers or calendula (for solar magick and vitality)
Fresh herbs and flowers can be used for bundles, teas, baths, or kitchen spells. Your magick doesn’t need to be elaborate—it just needs to be yours.
🐚 Watery Balance
With all that heat, we can’t forget the element of water. Whether it’s the ocean, a river, or a cool bath with a handful of salt and herbs, water rituals are perfect for midsummer. Use them for:
Releasing what you’ve outgrown
Cooling emotional overwhelm
Reconnecting with your intuition
No water nearby? Even a bowl of moon water or a ritual foot soak under the sky can bring your energy back into flow.
🔮 Slow Ritual, Soft Magick
Summer doesn’t ask us to rush—it invites us to soak it in. Let your rituals be slow and sensory. Read tarot on the porch. Journal at the golden hour. Speak your intentions while sipping iced herbal tea. This season supports easeful magick, where being fully present is the spell itself.
✨ Try This: A Simple Midsummer Spell
Materials:
A yellow candle, a sprig of rosemary, a clear glass of water, and your favorite affirmation.
Ritual:
Sit outside or near a window. Light the candle and hold the rosemary. Speak your affirmation aloud while gazing into the water. Let the flame and herb infuse your words. When you’re done, extinguish the candle, thank the elements, and pour the water back into the earth.
Let summer hold you. Let it remind you that magick lives not only in our rituals but in the warmth of the sun, the scent of herbs on your fingers, and the way your breath softens as the light lingers. 🌞🌾
With sun-soaked spells,
Scarlet