June 21, 2014: a day marked in our calendars as the Summer Solstice. On this day, the sun is said to be higher in the sky and is said to give off the most ferocious heat waves of the summer. Most cultures living in the Northern Hemisphere recognize the Solstice in some ritualized manner and from time immemorial people having acknowledged the rising of the sun on this day. The Summer Solstice is said to be a time of celebrating the fullness of life, and of taking the time to raise our....