Embracing the Light: A Summer Solstice Tarot Spread for Growth and Celebration

The Summer Solstice, also known as Litha, marks the peak of the sun's power and the longest day of the year. It's a time when the veil between our inner wisdom and outer expression feels thin, when the light we've been nurturing since the dark winter months reaches its fullest expression. This sacred turning point invites us to pause and honor not just the external abundance around us, but the internal growth we've cultivated throughout the year.

I've created a five-card spread that captures the essence of this luminous season, designed to help you reflect on your journey from the stirring energy of Imbolc in February through to this moment of peak illumination. Whether you work with Tarot cards, Oracle cards, or prefer to use these as journal prompts, this spread offers a pathway to connect with the transformative energy of the solstice.

A 5-card Summer Solstice tarot spread exploring growth since Imbolc

The Spread Layout

When working with this spread, I've found it most effective to state all five questions first, allowing their energy to settle into your awareness. Then, return to each question individually, repeating it aloud before drawing your card. This creates a rhythm that honors both the collective energy of the questions and the unique wisdom each one holds. There's no wrong way to approach this spread—trust your intuition and let the cards guide you to what feels most aligned.

The Questions and Their Solstice Significance

1. How have I grown since Imbolc/February?

Imbolc marks the first stirring of spring energy, when seeds planted in our inner landscape during winter's contemplation begin to show their first tender shoots. By the Summer Solstice, those seeds have had months to develop, to be nurtured by our attention and watered by our experiences. This question invites you to witness the full arc of your growth, to see how far you've traveled from those initial stirrings of possibility. It's about recognizing not just what has changed, but how you have fundamentally shifted in your relationship to yourself and your path.

2. What has this growth taught me?

Growth is never just about reaching a destination—it's about the wisdom we gather along the way. This question asks you to distill the lessons embedded in your journey, to honor the insights that have emerged from both your triumphs and your challenges. The Summer Solstice energy supports this kind of integration, helping you see how each experience has contributed to your evolving understanding of who you are and what you're capable of.

3. What part of me is asking to be seen?

At the peak of solar energy, nothing can remain hidden in shadow. This question illuminates aspects of yourself that may have been developing quietly, parts of your nature that are ready to step into the light. It might be a creative gift that's been germinating, a strength you've been hesitant to claim, or a truth about yourself that feels ready to be acknowledged. The solstice energy creates a safe container for this revelation, offering the courage needed to see and be seen fully.

4. How can I celebrate this part of me?

Recognition without celebration feels incomplete. This question moves beyond acknowledgment into active honoring. It asks how you can create space in your life for this aspect of yourself to flourish, how you can tend to it with the same devotion you'd give to a garden at its peak bloom. Celebration here isn't necessarily about grand gestures—it's about creating the conditions where this part of you can be expressed authentically and joyfully.

5. A solstice message for me to work with through August

The solstice may be a moment of peak light, but its energy is meant to be integrated and carried forward. This final card offers guidance for how to maintain connection with this solar wisdom as the wheel of the year continues to turn. It provides a touchstone for the weeks ahead, when the days begin to shorten and you're called to carry this inner illumination through the gradual transition toward autumn.

Working with the Energy

The Summer Solstice holds the energy of fullness without stagnation, of celebration that honors both achievement and continued growth. As you work with this spread, allow yourself to feel into that balance. Notice where you might be holding back from fully claiming your growth, and where you might be pushing beyond your energetic capacity. Like the Ace of Wands energy that asks us to check in with our reserves, this spread invites you to celebrate from a place of sustainable abundance rather than depletion.

The questions are designed to flow like the natural rhythm of solstice energy—beginning with reflection, moving through recognition and celebration, and ending with integration. Trust this process, and trust your own intuitive responses to what the cards reveal.

If you work with this spread and find yourself curious about a particular card's message or uncertain about how to interpret its guidance, I'd love to hear from you. Sometimes the most profound insights emerge when we explore our readings in community, allowing the wisdom to deepen through shared reflection.

May this Summer Solstice bring you clarity about your growth, courage to celebrate all that you are, and the sustained inner light to carry you forward with purpose and joy.

Happy Summer Solstice!