Spells and Rituals for July

July is the seventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and is, on average, the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer) and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter). The second half of the year commences in July. In the Southern hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of January in the Northern hemisphere.

Previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the ancient Roman calendar, which traditionally set March as the beginning of the year before it was changed to January at the time of the decemvirs about 450 BC. The name was then changed by Augustus to honor Julius Caesar, who was born in July. In the ancient Roman calendar the ides of July fell on the 15th day of the month.

This page serves as a jumping off point for July holy days, spells, magicks, lore, rituals, superstitions and  more.

General information on the month of July:

• July Magicks
• Magickal History of July
• Correspondences for July
• July Moon Names
• The Full Buck Moon

Astrology and birth signs for July:

(note: some of the dates will overlap with June and August)

• Sun in Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
• Sun in Leo (July 22 - August 21)
• Sign of the Acanthus (June 21 - July 22)
• Sign of the Sunflower (July 22 - August 21)

Celtic and Nordic Tree astrology and signs for July:

(note: some of the dates will overlap each other, and some overlap with June and August)

• Oak (June 10 - July 7)
• Apple (June 25 - July 4)
• Fir (July 5 - July 14)
• Holly  (July 8 - August 4)
• Elm (July 15 - July 25)
• Cypress (July 26 - August 4)

Lucky and unlucky Days in July: 

• Lucky days are - July 9, 15, and 28.
• Unlucky days are - July 3, 10, 17, and 18.
• Fatal days are - July 10 and 13.

Holidays, Feast Days and Holy Days in July:

• 2: Feast of Expectant Mothers
• 3 thru Aug 11: Dog Days of Summer
• 3: Green Corn Dance
• 3: Festival of Cerridwen
• 4: Independence Day
• 5: Poplifugia
• 7: Festival of the Handmaidens - Nonae Caprotinae ("the nones of the wild fig")
• 7: Tanabata
• 7: Rumilia Festival
• 8: New Moon
• 8: Holly Moon begins - 8th month of the Celtic Calendar
• 9: Day of Unn the Wise Person
• 10: Day of Hel
• 10: Festival of Knut the Reaper
• 10: Lady Godiva Day
• 11: Naadam Festival
• 13: O-Bon Festival - welcoming the spirits of the dead
• 14: Uruz - The second rune cycle begins
• 15: St. Swithin's Day
• 15: Day of Rauni
• 16: Feast of Our Lady of Carmel
• 17: Festival of Amaterasu - Shinto Sun Goddess
• 17: The Maidens Fair on Hen Mountain
• 18: Day of Bad Omens
• 19: Feast of Kuan Yin
• 19: Lucaria
• 20: Moon Day
• 21: Sun enters Leo
• 22: Full moon - Buck Moon
• 22: Feast of Mary Magdalene
• 23: Neptunalia - the festival of Neptune, the Roman god of the sea.
• 23: Sign of the Sunflower Begins
• 23: Saint Anne's Eve
• 25: Furinalia
• 27 - 31: The Five Epagomenal Days
• 27: Birthday of Osiris
• 28: Birthday of Horus
• 29: Birthday of Set
• 30: Birthday of Isis
• 31: Birthday of Nephthys

Additional Spells, Magicks, Rituals, and Lore for the July:

• Day of Horus
• Hela's Day
• Invocation of Osiris
• Is It Raining?
• Liberty Ritual
• Mary Magdalene Rosemary Dream Spell
• Mary Magdalene Sleepover Party
• Meditrina Healing Charms
• St Anne's Eve Marriage Divination
• Tanabata Love Spell
• The God Osiris

Recipes for food, incense, potpourri, and more:

• Red, White, and Blue Salad

For anything newly posted on this subject and not on this list see: July Spells and Rituals