"MODERN OCCULTIST Releases Issue Three for the Summer Solstice—and Introduces a New Feature: OCCULT READS!"
ON THIS DAY IN OCCULT HISTORY June 21 MODERN OCCULTIST Releases Issue Three for the Summer Solstice—and Introduces a New Feature: “OCCULT READS”! (Affiliate disclosure: Some links on this blog may earn us a small commission at no cost to you. Every bit helps keep the lantern lit.) The Sun reaches its northernmost point in the sky at precisely 4:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time this morning—the exact, calculable instant when the Earth’s 23.4-degree tilt carries the Northern Hemisphere to its maximum exposure to solar light. It is the longest day of the year. It is the shortest night. And for those of us who keep the old observances alongside the new ones, it is Litha: Midsummer, the height of the Wheel of the Year, the moment the Oak King stands at the absolute peak of his power before the long, graceful turn toward autumn begins... We could not have asked for a more fitting day to bring you the third issue of Modern Occultist ! Without exaggeration, our Summer Solstice issu...