Gather 'round the blazing wheel, kin of the old ways! As our European ancestors did under starlit skies—from the oak groves of the Celts to the stone circles of the North—today we honor the Summer Solstice. Bonfires roar high on hilltops, leaping through flames to cleanse the spirit and court fertility. Maidens weave garlands of St. John's Wort and vervain, crowns for lovers under the longest day. Drums echo, mead flows, and the veil thins as we feast on the earth's first bou