Video Summary:

There was a drastic change in the weather here in Ashland, Oregon, and the Pacific Northwest about three weeks ago. It went from being 55 degrees, cloudy, and rainy to being about 80 degrees and sunny. I called it instant summer, and you could really see its effect on people.

When the weather shifts abruptly you can see the shifts of energy and nature. The Medicine Wheel illustrates how different energies and resources are available to us at different times of the year. It’s easier to do certain things at different times of the year because the energy of the earth lends to those things.

In my Medicine Wheel tradition, springtime or the east is the beginning of the year and when we start thinking about what we want to create in the new year. As we move into the summertime or the south, the dynamic energy is building and getting stronger.

The days are getting longer, so there's more of this yang, dynamic energy available and moving around. I saw it in town here in Ashland, Oregon. People were wearing less clothes- shorts, Tevas, and tank tops. Kids were swimming in Ashland Creek and people were having picnics in Lithia Park.

People were eating and drinking beer in the outside seating in the restaurants by the river. The mood and energy felt very festive. People were psyched that it was summertime and celebrating it. I even notice it with my cat. He doesn't want to come in at night, he just wants to stay outside all the time.

On the dating site that I'm on, people are more active and less shy. They're reaching out, responding, and taking action.

So it’s a great time to consider what this dynamic energy can bring for you and your life. You can leverage it and use it to create and develop things in your life.

Dynamic energy peaks in the summer when the days are long. Its essence is high vibration, heat, activity, energy, and light. It's a time when you can see things clearly and readily speak your truth. You can leverage this dynamic energy to initiate things.

This abundance of dynamic energy lends energy to try something new. Maybe you are shy or have some inhibitions or fears about trying new things. This energy can help override that. You can use it to reach out and say hi to someone.

It's a great time to create community and to be with the people because people are out. I'm seeing people walking around the neighborhood that I haven't seen since October. Maybe you start gathering with people and getting out of your comfort zone to try new things.

Dynamic energy boosts spirituality, meditation, and ceremony. In my tradition, the summer solstice is the time of high ceremony. It’s when we do Vision Quest. People stay awake and pray hard for several days to seek their vision. This is supported by the yang, warrior energy that’s available this time of year.

Dynamic energy has an activating vibration and you can vibrate with it. It's active and energetic. As you connect with it, this powerful energy vibrates things awake inside you and in your life.

Summer is a perfect time to take risks, a great time to experiment. It's a great time to fail. Try things, have them fail, and try them again. Work with trial and error. See what works, see what doesn't work. Brush yourself off. The days are long. You can try it again.

This dynamic energy is available right now and for the next three months. You have this time to initiate some things in your life. Summers go fast. All of a sudden it's going to be like Labor Day and we’ll be saying, “There were so many things we wanted to do this summer, and now the summer is about gone.”

Well, get a good start. Think about what you want to experience, how you want to play, and where you want to travel. And get going on it because you have these next three months to dance awake some powerful and beautiful things in your life.