from 12"Hiding from the blinds, just beyond the boundary
Since we are slowly entering the solar period of our Earth i will take the opportunity to lay out the cult guidelines for summertime, how we generally behave and what sorts of strangeness we are up to in those months. I do this in advance for most of the stuff, logically, as usually (except for the ones that follow the Rede) there isn't all that much to do at the start of summertime, just quiet personal celebration perhaps.
Maybe i'll try to explain the symbolism, but probably not. It's not an easy task, and i'm not the best person to explain it.
The Sun and faith. Summertime is deeply tied with sun and fire. It is like a tribute to eternity. One of the first things to start doing nearing summertime is to live at night.
Work at night, play at night, swim at night, go out at night, have your nocturnal fun, nature, roughly when the night starts being okay with shirt and trunks, and basically when you feel sort of as nature intended "in your element" kind of atmosphere and temperature, at ease and comforted by the night air, you know you can start with this.
Living at night is a way to put yourself into the right element to slipstream the trance conditions, and to honor walk with particular elements and primaries.
And just in case you can't wrap your head around this: really ~live~ at night! Wake up at dusk, eat your breakfast or whatever to start the night, go work or do your labor or something, your physical training at night, the swimming pool at night, restaurant at night, socializations, any of your businesses. Lunch at night. You go to sleep preferably before dawn, shutting yourself off from daylight mostly to sleep better.
Furthermore... Summertime is a time of trial. Kind of in a boot-camp type of way, or summer camp i guess. You ought to throw yourself into a position that challenges you to bring out the best that is hidden deep within yourself. Hard manual labour, brand new experiences and milestones, and steadfast resolve will pave your way to physical and psychological resiliency. The focus is still on psychological. This period is basically tearing yourself down to build yourself back up, a better you.
Fire. Rituals. The summer's element is fire, so you can go for nightly campfires and torch walks, as long as you're not retarded enough to set the neighborhood on fire. Rituals such as the Solar grounding ritual and the Solar banishing wave (6) are enjoyed. For the Lesser invoking ritual of the pentagram, you can try fire and earth. Alternative versions were given (15). All types of solar rituals in respect to the balance of things, wearing black or white robes in that case, gold is fine also. They would also include fire, rocks such as sandstone and ocra. Music is encouraged (The Angelic Process, and others). You are absolutely free to go to Beltane if they'll have you, you're even encouraged! Perhaps you'll be at Nachtstrom. Be respectful.
Another commonly observed and simple sort-of-ritual is to kneel before the sun just as it rises. You begin before you can actually see the sun and can stop once the dawn is solidly established. You can prostrate yourself towards the dawn but in the direction of the East where it comes up. All specific dates to do with seasons and solar cycles and activities are observed.
Don't forget Art.
Just like the buddhists will say meditation time is whenever you feel like it, the tasteful consumption of spiritual and soulful arts is best whenever you're up for it. However, you shouldn't forget about it, and for the sake of your own self, don't just abandon it. As you must eat properly to spare your body, you must guide your own consumption of media in order to absorb only that which is healthy and deepely channeling for your soul. So you are halling, and, basically, don't be a degenerate. Don't let go of everything else while you're on it, but remember: Detach, channel, connect.
And there is much more, i here only mention a few things. Work with the celestials. Work with the moon cycles, do something specific on fullmoon. Especially observe unusual celestial iterations. Do the magic. Go beyond the flesh. Channel the dream worlds.