Sunflowers
Pat's Sunflower Story 2022
Setting intentions and sharing seeds and planting them as a symbolic gesture for our hopes and dreams is a popular part of a ceremony.
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| Bealtaine and every seedling is flourishing |  |
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The way the leave's grow, they do not overshadow each other so maximising the amount of sun they get. Handy that! The wisdom of nature.
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I like to send them on their way when planting with a Blessing:
"May the Earth that you grow in, the Water that falls on you, the Sun that feeds you and the Air you breathe conspire to help you to reach your full potential."
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Mid-summer June 2022
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Lughnasadh... and August abundance as the Sunflowers reach up towards the sun
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Centre:
Add a sunflower or it's symbol to a summer solstice centre to bring strength and good luck.
Sunflower Prayer:
Dear flower and strength of all the garden,
forgive our foolish ways.
We plant and water then forget your needs on summer days.
In simple trust you send out leaves
and reach for the sun above.
Remind us that to nurture you,
like all, your need is love.
Our blessings and our tender care for you should never cease,
and together in the garden we share mid-summer peace.
We thank you for your radiant rapture
and for the joy you bring.
As in the garden we look up,
and in a still small voice,
we breathe then sing
Your praise.
Your confidence and skill in life,
Inspire our souls to blaze.
Your strivings never cease,
And together in the garden
we share mid-summer peace.
Sunflower Shadow
The part of a sundial that casts a shadow (usually a short stick or
pole), thus telling the time, is called a gnomon. This translates as
'one that knows'. As the position of the sun moves, so the flow of time
is revealed by the changing position of the shadow of the gnomon. Look
at your flower (serving as the gnomon) and note where the shadow falls.
What time of day is it.
Take blank page and paint or draw the shadow of the Sunflower. As you do this you might like to consider the passing of time. The shadow will be in a different position to when you started drawing or painting.
