July Moon Names

What follows is a list (in alphabetical order) of the names given to the July moon. Also listed is the tradition and/or origin of that moon name:

Blackberry Moon ~other
Little Ripening Moon ~Creek
Blessing Moon ~Dark Janic
Blood Moon ~other
Buck Moon ~Algonquin...

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The Full Buck Moon

July is normally the month when the new antlers of buck deer push out of their foreheads in coatings of velvety fur. It was also often called the Full Thunder Moon, for the reason that thunderstorms are most frequent during this time. It is known as the Hay Moon or the Meadow Moon because the meadows are at their greatest point of growth in this month, and it is a time for hay-cutting.Other names for this month’s Moon include: Blood Moon, Grain Moon, Green Corn Moon, Herb Moon, Hungry Ghost Moon, Wort Moon....

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Feast of St. Anne

Today, July 26, is the Feast of St. Anne, Mother of Mary. It is She to whom the term immaculate conception applies.

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A Day of Ill Omen

According to the old roman calendar July 18 is a "dies ater" or black day, meaning a day of ill omen, or Day of Bad Omens. It marks the defeat of the Romans by the Gauls in the Battle Allia in 390 BC which in turn lead to the sack of Rome by the Gauls.

Rosa Mundi

Today is also Rosa Mundi - Rose of the World - day in the Palestinian Christian Calendar. This day has its roots in Rosicrucian mythology (a 17th century secret society rooted in Christian mysticism that has influenced many aspects of modern life including Freemasonry....

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Honoring The Thunder God

Today, July 29, is the festival of the Anglo-Saxon god Thunor and the Norse god Thor, a time of ascendant power and order. The great thunder-God Thor was honoured on this date with prayers for protection of the crops against destructive storms in the older times in Europe.

Prayer to Thor for Strength

by Seawalker

Thunder rolls, lightning strikes,

And the hammer flies across the sky...

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Leo Begins

Themes: Devotion; Strength; Sun; Magic; Passion

Symbols: Lion; Strawberries

Presiding Goddess: Freyja

To Do Today: 

In astrology, people born under the sign of Leo are energetic and filled with Freyja's solar aspect. And, like Freyja, they are ardent, dynamic lovers...

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For A Magickal Bastille Day

Theme: It's time for a revolution!
Colors: Blue, white, and red
Symbols: The Eiffel Tower and the French national flag
Presiding Goddess: Lady Liberty

About Lady Liberty: Although, Lady Liberty is not a goddess in the true sense of the word, she is a potent symbol of freedom. The statue of Liberty was a gift to the United States from the people of France. The statue is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom ....

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Day of Unn the Wise Person

July 9th is  the Day of Unn the Wise person. Also known as Aud the Deep-Minded, Unn was a great matriarch who established dynasties in the islands Orcadas, Feroe and Iceland.

Example to follow: Make our own families grow strong, maintain the memory and traditions of our alive ancestors. Remember the great women of your own clan on this Day of Remembrance for Unn the Deep Minded. 

About Unn:

Unn was a powerful figure from the Laxdaela Saga who emigrated to Scotland to avoid the hostility of King Harald Finehair...

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Honoring The Dog Days

Themes: Fertility; Destiny; Time
Symbols: Stars; Dogs
Presiding Goddess: Sopdet

About Sopdet: The reigning Egyptian Queen of the Constellations, Sopdet lies in Sirius, guiding the heavens and thereby human destiny. Sopdet is the foundation around which the Egyptian calendar system revolved, her star's appearance heralding the beginning of the fertile season. Some scholars believe that the Star card of the tarot is fashioned after this goddess and her attributes.

To Do Today:

The long, hot days of summer are known as "dog days" because they coincide with...

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The Dog Days of Summer

"These are strange and breathless days, 

the dog days, when people are led to do things they are sure to be sorry for after."

The Dog Days originally were the days when Sirius rose just before or at the same time as sunrise (heliacal rising), which is no longer true, owing to procession of the equinoxes.

The Old Farmer's Almanac lists the traditional period of the Dog Days as the 40 days beginning July 3rd and ending August 11th, coinciding with the ancient heliacal (at sunrise) rising of the Dog Star, Sirius. These are the days of the year with the least rainfall in the Northern Hemisphere.

In Ancient Rome, the Dog Days ran from July 24th through August 24th, or, alternatively, from July 23 through August 23rd...

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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

Magickal History Of July

At first the Romans called this month Quintilis, but later renamed it Julius after Julius Caesar. The Greek Olympian was held for about a week in July. This festival in honor of Zeus consisted of competitions in athletics, drama, music, and other activities. During the time of the Olympian, all participants were given safe-conduct to and from the games. The constant petty Greek squabbles were put aside. A victory in the Olympian was a great achievement, both for the individual and for their city....

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Correspondences for July

• Nature Spirits: hobgoblins (small grotesque but friendly brownie-type creatures), faeries of harvested crops.
• Herbs: honeysuckle, agrimony, lemon balm, hyssop
• Colors: silver, blue-gray
• Flowers: lotus, water lily, jasmine
• Scents: orris, frankincense...

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The Furrinalia

On this date (July 25) in ancient Rome, the annual Furinalia (also spelled Furrinalia) took place in honor of the Goddess of springs, Furrina. This was the time when a drought might begin to "bite," and the value of springs is appreciated....

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Welcoming The Dead

According to Japanese Buddhist belief, every summer at this time spirits of the dead return to visit their families. O-Bon is a Buddhist ceremony for welcoming back and appeasing the souls of our ancestors.

During the course of this festival, the souls of the dead are guided home, feted for several days, and then sent back to the spirit world.

The formal name of this festival is Ura-Bon. Depending on the region, the Bon Festival may be held one month later, during August 13th-15th....

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Naadam Festival

Naadam is the most widely watched festival among Mongols, and is believed to have existed for centuries in one fashion or another. Naadam has its origin in the activities, such as military parades and sporting competitions such as archery, horse riding and wrestling, that followed the celebration of various occasions. Now it formally commemorates the 1921 revolution when Mongolia declared itself a free country....

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Day of Hel

The Anglo-Saxon and Norse Goddess of the Underworld is honored annually on the Day of Hel (July 10th) with prayers, the lighting of black candles, and offerings of rose petals.

• Also known as: Hella, Hela
• Origin: Norse
• Colors: Black and white
• Rune: Hagalaz
• Mount: Hel rides a black mare

Spirit allies: Hel's staff includes servants named "Delay" (male) and "Slowness" (female)...

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Hela's Day

Colors: Black and White
Elements: Earth and Air
Altar: Upon black cloth to the right place four black candles, a skull, bones, a pot of earth, a pile of withered leaves, and a gravestone. Upon white cloth to the left place four white candles, incense, an ivory chalice of mead, a crystal sphere, and a bunch of dried roses. Veil the windows.
Offerings: Blood. Pain. Difficulty. Toil. An arduous task that will take all you have to give, and will benefit the generations yet to come.
Daily Meal: Meat stew and bread.

Invocation to Hela

Hail to Hel

Queen of Helheim

Wisest of Wights...

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Tanabata Love Spell

On July 7, the Japanese observe Tanabata, a popular Japanese festival based upon a Chinese myth. This a festival that celebrates the annual reunion of Shokujo, the sky princess, and Kengya, a lowly cowherd. When Shokujo’s father discovered the love affair, he separated the two on either side of the great sky river, the Milky Way.

Once a year on the seventh day of the seventh month, a flock of sympathetic magpies form a living bridge over the Milky Way so the lovers can be reunited. Skogugo, the Weaver Star (Vega), joins the Cowherd Star (Altair) in the sky...

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