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The summer solstice is the height of light, a turning point in the year. It invites us to pause and reflect on the natural cycles of life — the ways we grow, release, renew, and return. It is a moment to honor both light and shadow, to give thanks for what has come into bloom, and to recognize what is ready to be transformed. In many ways, the solstice reminds us that life is not linear, but cyclical, and that every ending carries the seed of a new beginning. We have been moving through our...

Wow! What a year 2025 has been. It’s hard to believe it’s already coming to a close. As we look ahead to 2026, change is coming - both at Tree of Life Temple and in the world. 2025, the year of the snake, brought the transformation and massive shedding of what no longer fits. 2026, the year of the fire horse, will bring about rapid forward movement and growth into the space that was cleared in the past year. Of course, this will look different for everyone. For us, it will look like slowing...

Happy November, friends! We’re just coming out of a beautiful ceremony we hosted over Samhain and Dia de los Muertos. This ceremony we went deep into ancestral work, releasing a lot of heaviness and distortion from our ancestral lines. Now on the other side of that, we’re asked “what do you want to create instead?” Setting down energies, beliefs, and patterns that no longer serve your highest good is necessary, but it’s also important not to get caught up in purging and shadow hunting. After...