{"id":31995,"date":"2025-06-18T21:46:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T01:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/?p=31995"},"modified":"2025-07-04T20:51:19","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T00:51:19","slug":"weylands-whey-summer-solstice-2025-column","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2025\/06\/18\/weylands-whey-summer-solstice-2025-column\/","title":{"rendered":"Weyland\u2019s Whey Summer Solstice 2025 Column"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-28981\" src=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/weylands-way-6-225x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/weylands-way-6-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/weylands-way-6.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Solstice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The sun moves into Cancer, and the moon into Taurus. The next 4 weeks will be a great time to invest in both yourself and your loved ones. (If you can think of a\u00a0<em>bad\u00a0<\/em>time for either, you&#8217;ve got\u00a0<em>me<\/em> beat, Pilgrim!) I haven&#8217;t specified a date here because in my research I got June 20th\u00a0<em>and<\/em> June 21st. (Sheesh!) Prudence pays!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Juneteenth!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Juneteenth will be celebrated in New Jersey on Friday, due to an amendment of the original legislative draft establishing it as a state holiday, which switched the observance to the 3rd Friday in June.<\/p>\n<p>No mail was delivered to our cul-de-sac today, so I guess New Jersey is double dipping.\u00a0 Cool!\u00a0 Happy Juneteenth!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yet Another Disappearing Act<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Remember our last two columns, in which I bemoaned insect population decline? Turns out Antarctic Emperor Penguins aren&#8217;t doing too well either. Over a 20 percent decline, higher than originally estimated, in some parts of the Antarctic.<\/p>\n<p>On the hopeful side, some quarters say that the insect population decrease may have been overestimated.\u00a0 We can only hope&#8230;but further study is needed!<\/p>\n<p>(News 12 New Jersey, Wikipedia.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>MUSIC Review<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Litha Which Music: Summer Solstice Meditation Instrumental Playlist. Songs for the Midsummer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Simply Awesome.<\/p>\n<p>5 broomsticks.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Thinking is difficult, that&#8217;s why most people judge.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211;Carl Jung<\/em><\/p>\n<p>H<\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Fourth!!!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bio<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My name is Weyland Smith, and I write for Pagan Pages. I can be reached at weylandsmith@yahoo.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Solstice The sun moves into Cancer, and the moon into Taurus. The next 4 weeks will be a great time to invest in both yourself and your loved ones. (If you can think of a\u00a0bad\u00a0time for either, you&#8217;ve got\u00a0me beat, Pilgrim!) I haven&#8217;t specified a date here because in my research I got June 20th\u00a0and June 21st. (Sheesh!) Prudence pays! Happy Juneteenth! Juneteenth will be celebrated in New Jersey on Friday, due to an amendment of the original legislative draft establishing it as a state holiday, which switched the observance to the 3rd Friday in June. No mail was delivered to our cul-de-sac today, so I guess New Jersey is double dipping.\u00a0 Cool!\u00a0 Happy Juneteenth! Yet Another Disappearing Act Remember our last two columns, in which I bemoaned insect population decline? Turns out Antarctic Emperor Penguins aren&#8217;t doing too well either. Over a 20 percent decline, higher than originally estimated, in some parts of the Antarctic. On the hopeful side, some quarters say that the insect population decrease may have been overestimated.\u00a0 We can only hope&#8230;but further study is needed! (News 12 New Jersey, Wikipedia.) MUSIC Review Litha Which Music: Summer Solstice Meditation Instrumental Playlist. Songs for the Midsummer. Simply Awesome. 5 broomsticks. &#8220;Thinking is difficult, that&#8217;s why most people judge.&#8221; &#8211;Carl Jung H Happy Fourth!!!! Bio My name is Weyland Smith, and I write for Pagan Pages. 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