Everything from the Sun Ritual June 30th, 2005 Color of the day: Purple Incense of the day: Geranium Everything we have comes from the Sun. Without its light and heat, there would be no life on Earth. Use this time of long, hot days to give thanks for all that you receive. Don’t ask for anything, just express your gratitude. Dress in solar colors of orange, red, and gold. Fill a bowl with things that remind you of the Sun: chocolate coins covered in gold foil, packets of sunflower seeds, stickers with happy faces, postcards of astrological art, and so on. Place the bowl on your altar, and light the biggest gold candle you can find. Name the things for which you feel grateful. Then say: Helios and Lugh, Amaterasu and Sekhmet, I thank you for your many gifts. Let me learn to be as generous as you. Blow out the candle. Keep the bowl by your door and give away its contents to people who visit your home. By: Elizabeth Barrette