Walking Into the Light: A Solstice Reflection

Seasonal Reflections
Written By Amie Duke-Woolley

Last year, we hiked up Glastonbury Tor for the Summer Solstice.

St Michael’s Tower on top of Glastonbury Tor at dawn, with a soft blue sky and silhouettes of people gathered along the ridge for Summer Solstice.
Two people walking up a grassy stone path towards Glastonbury Tor, surrounded by tall summer grass under a pale blue sky.

No ceremony. No script. Just the sun, a winding hill, and strangers becoming a temporary little community at the top. People from all over had gathered, some with drums, some in silence, some just curious. You could feel something in the air, even if you didn’t have the words for it.

Panoramic view from Glastonbury Tor at sunrise, with glowing orange light on the horizon and misty fields below.

It was one of those moments where everything felt a bit clearer. Bigger. Like time paused just long enough for you to notice it.

Wide landscape view from Glastonbury Tor over Somerset countryside, with low morning mist and rolling green hills under a grey-blue sky.

I always forget how much I need that kind of stillness until I’m in it.

Group of people gathered around the base of St Michael’s Tower at the top of Glastonbury Tor during Summer Solstice celebrations.

This year, we’re spending Solstice and our wedding anniversary in the Isle of Skye.
We’ll be swapping the Tor for cliffs and sea mist. Less noise. More water. Less ceremony. More space.

And honestly, that’s where I’m at.

No big rituals planned. No grand declarations. Just a quiet kind of gratitude for how far we’ve come, and a willingness to keep showing up. Softer. Slower. A little more real.

If this season is bringing you light, beautiful.

Sunrise over rural fields and trees near Glastonbury, with warm orange and blue tones in the early morning sky.

If it’s bringing you shadow, that counts too.

Here’s to honouring both.

Happy Solstice.

— Amie 🌞

Misty sunrise view from Glastonbury Tor, with soft pastel light spreading across the fields and layers of low-lying fog.
Amie Duke-Woolley
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