Celebrating Summer Solstice 2026 at the Paracelsus Center

Like in the previous years, we met again on the day of the summer solstice at the the Paracelsus Center of WTT near Einsiedeln, Switzerland. It is the time of one of the four cardinal points of the year and it is important to align during during this time, where the energies of nature take to another direction. We were a small group of seven friends coming from Austria, South Germany and Switzerland. Around 9 am we met on a parking and walked to the fire place on the mountain ridge of the Etzel pass for a little fire ritual and meditation around the exact time of the solstice. There is a gorgeous view over to Einsiedeln and on the other side to Lake Zurich.

On the way View of the Einsiedeln Monastery and the Mythen behind Singing the hymns of the fire ritual. Directly behind the place it goes deep down the ridge to Lake Zurich A fire deva Offering some wooden sticks into the fire The summer solstice meditation View from the fire place On the way back, with some flowers for the summer solstice altar at the Paracelsus Center

Later, we went to the Paracelsus Center near the old “Devil’s Bridge” (Tüfelsbrugg), preparing the room and the room. Then we started with a little ceremony.

A medal with the bust of Paracelsus, the great healer, fire philosopher and alchemist A group member brought a Sri Yantra, symbol of the World Mother, Sri, as a gift for the Center.

We had a planetary healing meditation at 12 am followed by lunch with a hearty exchange. Later we went down to the Sihl river at the old Tüfelsbrugg. It was very hot outside but it cooled down near the water.

At the Sihl river Reading a text of a lecture of Master Kumar about the importance of celebrating the summer solstice.

The evening meditation and cleaning the place closed this year’s beautiful celebration at the Paracelsus Center.

The sun was coming down already when, on the way back, we had a stop at the Lake Sihl near Einsiedeln for breathing in the peaceful ambiance. On the highway, the sun gave us its gorgeous golden light sharing with us magic moments between mountains and cars.