Summer Solstice. Seasonal Living. Guidebook. July Planting Guide June Harvest and Preservation Guide Solstice Journal Practice A Simple Summer Altar

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1 Summer Solstice Seasonal Living Guidebook July Planting Guide June Harvest and Preservation Guide Solstice Journal Practice A Simple Summer Altar

2 lu y J Planting Guide Direct seed and/or transplant these vegetables in July to set your September harvest goals! Beans - Bush and Pole Brussel Sprouts Cabbage Corn - 2nd Succession Cucumbers - every 2 weeks Long-Day Onions Scallions Peppers - Hot and Sweet Summer and Winter Squashes Tomato - 3rd Succession

e n u Harvest and Food J Preservation Guide A simple search of www.stonyridgefarm.

3 e n u Harvest and Food J Preservation Guide A simple search of website or on Google will give you plenty of instruction on how to set these June harvest items aside for winter meals. Berries - Quick Freeze in Meal-Size Portions Seasonal Fruit - Make Cordials Ferment Garlic Scapes Make Sauerkraut for Fall Pickle Onions Dry Shallot and Onions for Winter Stores Braise Leafy Greens & Freeze in Meal-Size Portions Dry Herbs and Store Separately or in Blends

4 Solstice Journal A practice for the Solar Self The Solar Self can be seen as that aspect of the personality that is luminous, active, and allencompassing. In my definition it is the ego and personality, it is the foundation of character. Like the Sun that moves through our days, years and lifetimes, sometimes easily accessible, sometimes hidden by the clouds of troubled emotions, it is definitive and sustaining. This journal practice will offer an opportunity for you to articulate and visualize this aspect of your consciousness and meet the Solstice with a more awakened Self. The next page of this booklet lists the supplies I recommend for the practice and details the process. Enjoy!

5 Solstice Journal A practice for the Solar Self Supplies A Journal or Blank Paper Pens and Colored Pencils A Selection of Music About the Sun Minutes of Alone Time (preferably outdoors) Process Pull supplies together and secure your safe and quiet space. Create your workspace by decorating with candles, flowers, incense as you please. Set up music (see suggested list on next page). I use earbuds for this meditation. Sit in a relaxed, upright position once music is playing in a soothing volume. Close eyes and breathe in for the count of 4 and out for the count of 6 at least 4 times. Begin to settle into the music. Now, simply relax and listen and allow words and images, and memories rise and fall in your mind. After some time, at least 10 minutes, open your eyes and take to your journal. Both record and explore the images that came to you. Close this time with the same meditation practice as we opened, with ot without music.

Solstice Journal A practice for the Solar Self My Solstice Playlist George Winston, Summer Album Max Richter, On the Nature of Daylight The actual sounds of the sun as recorded by Stanford

6 Solstice Journal A practice for the Solar Self My Solstice Playlist George Winston, Summer Album Max Richter, On the Nature of Daylight The actual sounds of the sun as recorded by Stanford University Unfolding Space by Yuval Avital Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending All of these selections can be found on Youtube using their search tool.

7 A Simple Summer Altar A Practice for the Seasonal Home Use any surface in your home to bring the spirit of summer and the sun into your home. Keep it very simple and bright. There are other seasons for complications and darkness. Maintain the altar by keeping fresh from mid- June to mid-july, when the enregy changes. Examples: A Single Sunflower in a Simple Vase A Framed Picture of the Sunrise A Yellow Candle, Lemon Scented A Potpourri of Lemon, Lavender and Rosemary See my altar on the next page!

8 A Simple Summer Altar A Practice for the Seasonal Home This summer I'm focusing on finance, travel, and beauty. That's why you see my passport, a focus on money, and the first blooming calendula flower from my garden.

9 t u o Lorrie Schoettler & b A Stony Ridge Farm Lorrie Schoettler Lorrie creates a seasonal life on a 5-acre homestead in Harpers Ferry, WV. She shares this journey with her husband, Bob Shelley, a huge German shepherd, 2 sistercats, 2 goofy Tennessee Fainting Goats, and an everexpanding amount of chickens. To learn more, please visit Stony Ridge Farm Stony Ridge Farm is both a real-life, working homestead and a virtual meeting place for people interested in creating a seasonal life. Both places are a cauldron for the practices of kitchen projects, garden efforts, home making, and self-care. Please visit to learn more and join the community! Copyright, 2018 Stony Ridge Farm All Rights Reserved

10 The Resource Library A List of Summer Resources in Our Library The password is seasonal. A list of must-have fermentation tools Rules of etiquette for your CSA/farm share membership A farmers market planner The June seasonal eating food list My version of the Dirty Dozen food list My version of the Clean 15 food list June garden planting schedule Directions for making seed bombs (a great activity with children) Stovetop potpourri recipes for every season June desktop wallpaper Cool Chicks downloadable bookmark Summer Party Planner Planner and journal guides Copyright, 2018 Stony Ridge Farm All Rights Reserved

THE CENTRAL IDEA IN FASTING IS THE VOLUNTARY DENIAL OF A NORMAL FUNCTION FOR THE SAKE OF INTENSE SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY

THE CENTRAL IDEA IN FASTING IS THE VOLUNTARY DENIAL OF A NORMAL FUNCTION FOR THE SAKE OF INTENSE SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY I. We are fasting and praying. II. We are reading and digesting the attached scriptures.