Solstice Full Info

The Annual

  Summer Solstice Ceremony 2026

‘Embodying Presence’’

Sunday July 21, from 2:00 – 5:00 pm

  At America’s Stonehenge, NH

Facilitated by Katja Esser

  Solstice moment Sunday July 21 at 9:24 am, sunrise 5:08 am, sunset 8:25 pm There is some preparation involved that takes some introspection that you want to be aware of and some gathering of items, see the instructions below on ‘What to prepare for and bring’. This is what creates the magic.   Our glorious star in its own transformational journey, reaches its furthest point into the North completing the season of rapid growth with all its challenges of temperature drops and rises, dry spells, and intense winds. Mother’s children in their vulnerable state right away got tempered. An unsettled spring with diebacks and starting again, watching who perseveres and comes out glorious. Nature mirrors the journey we are all in to transmute outer realities. I welcome you to the annual Summer Solstice as we all arrive from different walks of life to come together in this powerful portal to attune to the incoming energies, the cycles, the Earth, in service humanity and all of life. We are all aware that humanity is in the middle of a monumental shift and the question is what time-line do you want to be on? Many of us are rapidly shedding old ways of being embodying higher frequencies, while others hold on to dear life onto the old paradigms of control, false identities, and illusions. Where do our thoughts go? Where are we still plugged into the old system, the technology, the fear mongering, the conveniences? Where are we free? The solstice Sun in its greatest expansion sheds the light on what lives in the dark. It is a turning point, a huge portal. In this moment of optimum light, the seed of darkness is born. The dark and the light are the yin and yang. Inseparable they pulse in rhythm through the year as we move from the optimum expression of form, crystallization, and density into formlessness, the void, into the womb. The seed of decay lives within the moment optimum dimension is reached. At the solstice point we celebrate what has come into manifestation. The young courageous life tempered by the challenges of weather patterns and predation as all becomes food for someone else. It reminds us that we only have a short moment of glory to expand the light upon the Earth. Presence will slow down time and allows us to savor each moment as it fleetingly passes. This is a time of nourishment as the Earth provides her first fruits and the young sprouts mature and fill in. The process of deepening starts, creating a flow of abundance. We are like the young sprouts as we come into our own full expression by the shedding we have been doing of our false identity. We are in a vulnerable state as we begin to live in higher frequencies and we have to strengthen and protect our core. This is a water year according to the Dagara people of West Africa. This points to us coming into flow as the divine feminine is rising. Water connects us to our womb space and rhythms of the lunar cycles. It connects us to healing, reconciliation, peace, and grief. Water is the carrier, it spreads, deposits, dissolves, it carries memory, and is hard to be contained. It is the clearest way in which the universe communicates and shows us it never dies, reflecting that the soul is eternal. Nothing holds and expands the light like water does. Water connects us to our joy bubbling up, it responds to joy and laughter. It cleanses and purges through its ongoing spiraling motion. It is the great reflector. The teachings of water are infinite. The energy of this water year is here to support us to be in the flow of life.  

The Intention:

I always do an inquiry through the spreading of shells and I am sharing here the results. We are going through a major shift internally and globally. In the realm of nature, the old stagnant ways of being are dissolving while the essential identity is emerging, supported by the snake bone and nature stone. We are connecting to the magic which is our true nature. We are ascending into a higher state of consciousness. The mineral stone creates a platform, the foundation for greatness, supported by the mountain stone, to come into manifestation. The blue water stone in the middle with supporting coin and shells give life and revitalize this process. This process happens through the heart, bringing us into alignment and flow, with a feather on top indicating our ascension process, learning to love life free, seeing past the wounds, and recognizing the divinity in all. The energy was pulled towards the center of Earth. We are called home, to return to center, presence, the zero point, and surrender. It is essential we take care of ourselves, be aware what energies we engage in, as there are still inner conflicts. There is a merging that is beginning to take place between our essential self and our false identity. The messages, from our essential self, come in more clearly. We are to listen! The divine feminine is coming in strongly, and the messages come through symbols and sacred geometry, the way the universe builds and communicates. We assist this transformation through nourishing and taking care of our being. There is great support from the realm of the illuminated beings as we are called into their basket of protection and nourishment. It is as much about receiving as giving back knowing the law of reciprocity, making them part of our lives. The transformation is imminent not fully activated yet; it works through community. What needs to be in place is holding our center, presence, self-care, and nurturing, from that place we can create from higher guidance, be in our power, and bring it into community. Root issues arise from the deep waters as we have to rebuild our trust in community. Here is where the healing is called for.

What to gather, create at home, and bring to our ceremonial time together

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The Procession:

Location and cost:

America’s Stonehenge are privately owned but is open to the public and is in operation under the dedicated care of the Stone family. The entry fee is $19.00 for adults and tickets can be purchased on site as well as their online store: https://stonehengeusa.square.site/. There is an additional suggested donation of $8, cash or check, if you can or more at the ritual site to support this ceremonial work. Make sure you leave enough time less than 10 min. based on your ability to walk to the ‘Landing’ so we can start the ceremony on time which is crucial in winter time.  Ask at the visitor center to direct you to this location. Physical address is 105 Haverhill Road, Salem, New Hampshire 03079

Who to contact:

Please, kindly respond if you plan to attend, contact Katja on Facebook or better through email: katjacreates@ritualexpressions.com I do not own a cell phone nor would I respond to responses after 9 am on the day of the event. Just to know that there is always room. I need to have a sense of numbers of people coming so I can adjust the ceremony to the number of people that are present and I can notify you if there are last minute unexpected changes. You can find more info on Katja by exploring this website. This info is also posted on Facebook and at America’s Stonehenge website Stonehengeusa.com.

Filming and Photographing:

I am asking participants not to film or photograph during ceremony. It is fine before and after the ceremony but not during the ceremony. Some things belong to the world of spirit.  In case of snowy or freezing conditions the ceremony will be held on zoom in the evening.