Litha – Summer Solstice – Aim High

June 20 is the Summer Solstice, known in the Celtic Tradition as “Litha.” In the Northern Hemisphere this is the day when the sun reaches its yearly zenith, the longest day of the year. It is a day when light triumphs over darkness and all of life is filled with exuberance. It is a time […]

Sex, Drugs, Rock ‘n Roll, and Freedom

psychedelic rose captures the spirit of the sixties sex, drug, and rock 'n roll culture

Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n Roll, a saying most folks identify with the Sixties, though the phrase comes from a punk rock song of the same name by Ian Dury, released in 1977. And though Dury coined the phrase, all three were around well before the Sixties, and two of the three from the beginning […]

Jim Morrison 50-Years After The End

Jim Morrison of the Doors Rock Band with sunglasses

Dance in the Graveyards – Jim Morrison – 50 Years After the End I first met The Lizard King between shows at the Cheetah club in Santa Monica, Calif., on Sunday, August 27, 1967. The Doors were performing a double show, one at 3pm for all ages and then at 8:30pm for 18 and over. […]