Summer Solstice (Litha) ~ Lesser Sabbat, Quarter Day

Summer Solstice (Litha) ~ Lesser Sabbat, Quarter Day

Summer Solstice (Litha/Kupula/Midsummer) The longest day and the apogee of the light. The Goddess and her Consort consummate their union. Thereby, the father and the son become one. The consummation becomes a conflagration and the Oak King becomes the Sun king. The fire casts a shadow across the land, foreshadowing the decline of the Oak King. Though the God of Light still reigns, the Dark God escapes and the Oak King begins his decline. Light: Light sacrificed at its apogee God and Goddess: Marriage of the King and Queen. Gods of Light and Darkness: Though the God of Light still reigns, the God of Darkness is reborn as the Dark Child. The Wild Hunt and the Tree Kings: The Oak King is crowned and sacrificed by his dark aspect, the Holly King.