A Simple Ritual to End Summer

The Last Week of Summer

It’s the last week of summer. And you might be noticing the subtle shifts in light and energy. The sun feels softer. The days are becoming shorter, more balanced, as we move toward the equinox.

You’re being invited to pause. To look back on what this season brought you—the learning, the unlearning, the growth, the joy, even the questions still unfolding—and to offer gratitude before stepping into what’s next.

And to wrap things up, this week also brings a second eclipse in Virgo—a final sweep through the subconscious to loosen what’s ready to be released, just as summer ends.

For generations, Indigenous traditions have honored these seasonal changes with intention—through rituals, offerings, and ceremonies acknowledging that endings and beginnings are always intertwined. How we close one chapter shapes how we enter the next.

If you’re feeling any end-of-summer burnout or simply want to ground yourself for the transition that’s coming, here’s a simple ritual to help you reflect, give thanks, and honor your journey:

A Simple Ritual

• Reflect. Name what you’ve learned, what you’ve unlearned, what insight came through—and even what questions remain. Not everything has to be resolved to be meaningful.

• Give thanks. Offer gratitude for all of it: the beauty, the mess, the clarity, and the mystery. Gratitude makes space for what’s next.

• Call your energy back. Imagine gathering every piece of yourself that was scattered about this summer—pieces left in old conversations, unfinished projects, lingering worries—and calling them home to your body.

• Release. Exhale what no longer belongs to you. Breathe it out. Let it go.

As we wind down summer, let this week be a time to recenter, rebalance, and resource ourselves—celebrating the season we’re leaving behind and the wisdom we’re carrying forward.