I know we start August tomorrow but tomorrow is also the day that we celebrate Lughnasadh and Lammas and there’s so much going on in August that I wanted to be sure that I got this to you today before everyone left for the weekend! Make sure you check back with me tomorrow for all the information on celebrating Lammas and Lughnasadh! It is the first of three harvests to include the upcoming Mabon and Samhain and it’s the midpoint of Summer. 🙂
Here in New England each month brings a shift in the nature. Things look different, sound different and smell different. Honestly if you dropped me into a random month where I live I could probably tell you exactly what month it is based on what is happening around me in nature. This is especially true of the warmer months. Where I live, I truly live the Wheel of the Year and I love that. With August I say goodbye to the fireflies and primarily the sound of tree frogs at night and welcome in the sound of Katydids and crickets. It’s not subtle! The night song is completely different in August than it is in July and I love them both.
We are firmly in Leo season feeling the influence of the mighty leo around us bringing us extra courage and confidence to go out and manifest those things that we want in our lives while also getting out there to try new things, meet new people and hopefully discover some new places in our lives. It’s a time of learning, exploring and soaking in the beautiful and empowering positive energy that the Sun brings us this time of year.
Here in New England it’s the beginning of fair season. All of our towns are bursting with fairs, festivals, farmers markets, concerts and other outdoor activities. It’s definitely a great time to be here. I know our calendar is filling up quickly with things that we want to do. It also corresponds with Lughnasadh, the first harvest and the harvest season. The beginning of the harvest season also reminds us that soon the wheel will turn and it’s a good time to start harvesting the energy of abundance that is around us now to have during the Winter and the early Spring.
This is a huge month for energy shifts. We are currently working with the energy of the Lion’s Gate Portal. If you want to learn more I published an article about if for you yesterday here: Lion’s Gate Portal. On the 12th of this month we have our New Moon and the beginning of Eclipse Season!!! This New Moon will be a total solar eclipse! It’s bringing some big energy! We will feel the influence of that energy until our August Full Moon and lunar eclipse on the 27th. There’s a lot of big energy of change to work with in the coming weeks! Let’s take a look at what’s coming our way!
August 1 – Lammas or Lughnasadh – On the 1st of this month we celebrated our first of three harvests on our Wheel of the Year. It’s time to celebrate the crops and gifts that the Earth is giving to us now.
August 5 – Celtic Tree month Hazel begins.
August 12 – New Moon
August 12 – 13 Perseids Meteor Shower
August 13 – Roman Festival of Pomona, goddess of apples and orchards
August 27 – Full Moon
August 23 – Vulcanalia the Roman festival of craftsman.
August 31 – Raymond Buckland birthday.
I pulled the Page of Pentacles for this month. It reminds you to get out there and explore. With all the energy of change happening around you and big energy you will find that your intuition is stronger. It strengthens to help you to keep up with all the shifting energy so that you don’t miss anything. In a year that you are meant to learn more about yourself and to ensure that you are walking a path that is authentic to you, you are going to find that this is an incredibly good time to explore and to try new things. You have changed a lot in the last year and there is till more changing to be done. Pay attention to how your opinions of things have shifted and are shifting and honor that. You may find that things you didn’t enjoy before you enjoy now and things that brought you so much joy before don’t anymore. That’s ok! What’s important is that you are aware of those shifts and allow yourself to feel them. This is a powerful time to work on manifesting changes that you want to see in your life. This includes changes that are too big to do right now! It’s a great time to start looking at things that you want for the future.
I hope that you have an amazingly magickal day!
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
P.S. I have August Tarot Forecasts available!! I have a couple left so if you are interested they will be delivered on or before Monday, August 3 to give you four weeks of information on what is coming your way this month as well as general advice for the month and a message from your guides.