June is the month of the summer solstice, height of the sun’s power, and a time of warmth, passion, and growth. The days stretch long, golden light bathes the earth, and the air is thick with possibility.

This month carries the potent mix of the energy of fire and water – actualised in blazing solstice celebrations and cooling, cleansing dips in wild waters. The veil between worlds is thin once more, buzzing with the hum of life and transformation.

This is the time to embrace the fullness of the season. From working with solar magick, to crafting with the beauty offered up by Mother Nature, these 20 tasks will help you align your craft with the fiery energy of June.

Choose what calls to you and weave some of these these spells into your days.

1. Celebrate the Summer Solstice (Litha)

The longest day of the year marks the sun at its peak, radiating energy, vitality, and abundance.

Honour this powerful day with fire rituals, solar offerings, or a feast in the sun’s honor. Light candles or a bonfire, and offer herbs like rosemary and bay leaves to the flames. Speak your desires into the fire and let the smoke carry them into the universe.

Get inspiration here: 13 Gorgeous Summer Solstice Celebration Ideas

2. Make Sun Water

Charge water under the midsummer sun to infuse it with solar power. Many practitioners believe sun water is a potent elixir that embodies the sun’s life-giving essence, promoting vitality, purification, and spiritual renewal.

Simply place a jar of clean water in direct sunlight for several hours. Add citrus peels, sunflowers, or clear quartz for extra energy. Use it for anointing, in spellwork, or as a potion for strength and vitality.

3. Craft a Solar Talisman

Harness the strength of the sun by creating a charm infused with solar energy.

Use materials like gold, citrine, or sun symbols. Charge it in the midday sun and carry it with you to boost confidence, creativity, and personal power. You can also carve sigils into a small piece of wood or metal and anoint it with sun-infused spell oil.

4. Perform a Bonfire Release Ritual

Midsummer is the perfect time to burn away what no longer serves you.

Write down fears, limiting beliefs, or emotional burdens on a piece of paper. Light a fire outside (or use a candle) and burn the paper while visualizing (and feeling) the weight lifting from you. Let the ashes scatter on the wind, releasing the past and making space for new energy.

5. Create a Honey & Cinnamon Spell Jar

Honey and cinnamon are a potent duo for attracting love, prosperity, and sweetness into life. Create a small spell jar using:

• A small glass jar

• Honey for sweetness, love, and attraction

• Cinnamon for success and passion

• A small piece of paper with your intention written on it

• Optional: Rose petals, bay leaf, or gold flakes

Seal the jar with wax and keep it on your altar or carry it with you to draw in abundance and joy.

6. Practice Shadow Work (in the Light)

With the sun at its strongest by the end of June, this month is a great time to do shadow work (and shadow work is an essential part of any witch’s craft).

Use the summer sun’s illuminating power to shine a light on your hidden emotions and patterns. Reflect on old wounds or limiting beliefs and work on releasing and/or re-writing them.

Write in a journal, meditate in sunlight with a specific intention, or perform a tarot spread focused on your revealing your unseen shadows.

Summer’s warmth makes shadow work a little gentler. For inspiration, read:

• A Beginner’s Guide to Shadow Work
• Is Shadow Work Dangerous?

• 100 Best Shadow Work Prompts (with FREE Downloads!)

• What is the Feminine Shadow? (and why it’s different from the dark feminine)

7. Brew a Sun Tea Spell

Brew a sun-charged potion using fresh herbs.

Place lemon balm, mint, and chamomile in a jar of water and set it in the sun for a few hours.

As the tea steeps, set intentions of peace, joy, and vitality.

Drink it to absorb the sun’s powerful, activating energy or save for later and use it in spellwork or cleaning rituals.

8. Draw Down the Sun

Just as witches draw down the moon, you can invoke the energy of the sun.

Stand outside at noon, arms raised, and visualize golden light pouring into you. Absorb its strength, creative enrgy, and motivational frequency.

Speak affirmations aloud, such as “I am radiant, strong, and unstoppable.”

9. Harvest St. John’s Wort (on Midsummer’s Eve)

This herb is at its most potent around the solstice and is known for protection, banishing negativity, and bringing light into dark places.

Harvest with gratitude, on the eve of the summer solstice, when the sap is at its highest. Bunch, hang and dry it for later use in teas, spell jars, or charm bags.

You can also place it under your pillow for protection in the dreamscapes. 

**Tip: If St. John’s Wort doesn’t grow locally to you, harvest another flower or herb on Midsummer’s Eve, as it’s one of the best days in the year for harvesting, Daisy, calendula, rose or raspberry leaves are all abundant in late June.

10. Make a Herbal Smoke Bundles

Gather summer’s most powerful herbs – rosemary, mugwort, chamomile, yarrow and lavender- and tie them into bundles. Let them dry and then burn later for purification (much like Native American smudge sticks).

Midsummer is the ideal time to make your supply of herbal smoke bundles for the rest of the year. It’s also a gorgeous activity to do with friends, and allows you to also share resources.

11. Make a Flower Essence

Capture the vibrational energy of summer flowers like rose, honeysuckle, or yarrow.

Place freshly picked petals in a bowl of water under the sun for a few hours, then strain and preserve with alcohol (brandy is usually used). Use the essence to anoint yourself, add to bathwater, or include in spellwork.

12. Perform a Butterfly Wish Spell

When you see a butterfly, whisper a wish and follow its flight path. Imagine the butterfly carrying your wish out to the Goddess for her blessing. You can also:

• Write your wish on a small piece of paper and bury it near flowers that attract butterflies.

• Meditate on the butterfly’s message of transformation and growth.

• Keep a butterfly charm on your altar to invite change and renewal into your life.

13. Work with the Strawberry Full Moon

June’s full moon is known as the Strawberry Moon, and it’s all about sweetness, love, and fulfillment.

Make sure you work with this full Moon to call these qualities into your life, and activate your witchcraft.

Charge crystals, perform an attraction spell, or simply enjoy a feast of berries under the moonlight. Or, write a gratitude list in your moon journal, and focus on the abundance already present in your life.

14. Bathe in Natural Water

Swim in the ocean, a river, or a lake to cleanse and refresh your spirit. Pack a picnic and make a day of it with your favourite witchy sisters.

If wild waters aren’t accessible, take a ritual bath with sea salt and sun-charged herbs. Let the water wash away stagnation, leaving you renewed and re-energized.

15. Cleanse and Charge Crystals in Ocean Water

If you live near the sea, use its powerful, natural energy to cleanse and charge your crystals (be sure they are water safe! Selenite, for example, is a big no-no).

Submerge them in saltwater to cleanse any heavy or dance energy they have picked up, and to amplify their intrinsic power. 

16. Use Seashells in Spellwork

Who doesn’t love the beach in June? Collect seashells to weave a little sea witchery into your craft this month.

Seashells carry the energy of the ocean, making them perfect for protection and intuition spells. Here are some ways to harness their magick this month:

• Use them as offering bowls.

• Place them on your altar for ocean energy.

• Write wishes on them and toss them into the sea.

• Fill them with herbs or crystals for a charm.

• Use them in meditation to connect with water spirits.

• Carry one for protection and intuition.

17. Make a Strawberry Love Elixir

Infuse wine, juice or honey with fresh strawberries for a powerful love and attraction potion. Let it sit overnight, then sip with intention.

Use this elixir to enhance romance, self-love, or creativity. Looking for more love spells? Check out:

• 3 Love Spells That Work Immediately

• 5 Easy Love Spells to Cast Tonight!

• Clove Magick Money Jar Spell for Attracting + Binding Abundance

18. Do a Summer Self-Love Ritual

Anoint yourself with oils charged under the sun – citrus, rose, or vanilla work beautifully.

Speak affirmations of confidence and self-worth. Dance, bask in the sun, or indulge in a pleasure-filled ritual that reminds you of your own radiance.

19. Charge a Piece of Gold Jewellery

Gold absorbs and holds solar energy, making it a perfect talisman for confidence and success.

Place a gold ring, necklace, or coin in the sun for a few hours, then wear it as a personal power charm.

20. Take a Midsummer Night’s Journey

The magic of midsummer lingers well into the night.

Once the solstice sun has set, take a spontaneous trip, even if just a nighttime walk. Follow your intuition, ask the helping spirits of the land to guide you, and let yourself wander.

The world is alive—what will it show you?!

June invites you to embrace the light, dance with the fire, and dive into the waters of transformation.

These 20 tasks will help you align your witchcraft practice with the season’s magic, through solar rituals, wild harvesting, or simple moments of self-love and joy. Don’t overcomplicate it this month.

Blessings to you.