Working with the spirits doesn’t have to be an extravagant ritual. Extravagant rituals are beautiful, but it’s the simple daily rituals that manifest over time. Sun tea is a beautiful way to work with the natural spirits of the world. My mother used to make sun tea often during the summer. Below is my personal ritual of how I transform sun tea into a spiritual experience of spirit communion.

SUN TEA RITUAL

• clean jar or bottle with lid

• drinking water

• loose leaf tea or tea bags

• sunny spot

1. Cleanse yourself and your container—I like to wash my hands and my container with the intention of cleansing energy while giving an offering of gratitude to the water spirit for its working.

2. Fill up the container with drinking water—offering gratitude once again to the water spirit for its medicine

3. Add the loose leaf tea or tea bag into your container giving gratitude to the plant spirits for their medicine.

4. Close the container

5. Place the container in a sunny or warm spot

6. Call on the sun spirit giving it an offering of gratitude. Ask the spirits to support each other as they release their medicine to make your tea.

7. Remove tea bags or strain tea when at the desired color

8. Fix a cup (hot or iced) with any additional ingredients spirits now

9. Hold the cup and thank the spirits for their medicine by creating a magical tea for you

10. Sit in gratitude and enjoy the medicinal magical tea you have crafted!