Summer Solstice & Gloucester Magic

Summer is officially here, & this is good.  Here in Gloucester, this means tourists, traffic, and lots of fun happenings.  I grew up on the New Jersey Shore, [really!], and so I came to Gloucester already used to the tourists and the traffic and the summer fun.

But Cape Ann is different.  People come, not only for the beach, good food & music, but also & very much for whale watching, theater, shopping on Rocky and Bearskin Necks, and the abundant art!  And though, for this Jersey girl, nothing beats thin crust pizza and new york/new jersey bagels, I wouldn’t choose to give up the magical aura of the myths that permeate this amazing and beautiful place that I have made my home for over 30 years.

I walk the beaches and feel the presence of  the spirits who have walked these same beaches throughout times past; fishermen, strong women, writers, artists, & native peoples, who feel the depths of the sacred power here, in the land, the stones and the waters.

I do believe that this is why we are drawn here…and to the light.  We have an abundance of healers of all disciplines, who make Cape Ann their home.  And spiritually, you will find communities of all paths ~ eastern, western ~ all here, all one.

So…all this being said… I am off to start my day…photograph some new art work, blend some oils for my skin-care practice, do some gardening & work on my new painting… I wonder how much of this I’ll actually accomplish today?

Doesn’t matter…it’s summer!  and in Gloucester… think I’ll go walk the beach & take in some magic.

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