August 2 -  α–Capricornid meteor shower
Mercury at aphelion
The Moon at apogee

August 3 - Uranus Retrograde

August 5 -  Mars at apogee
Conjunction of the Moon and Pluto
The Moon at aphelion 

August 6 - τ–Aquarid meteor shower 

August 7 - Full Moon. The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 18:11 UTC. 
Partial Lunar Eclipse The partial lunar eclipse on August 7 to 8, 2017 will be visible from most parts of southern and eastern Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia.  (NASA Map and Eclipse Information) 

August 9 -  Close approach of the Moon and Neptune

August 11 - Perseids Meteor Shower.The shower runs annually from July 17 to August 24. It peaks this year on the night of August 11 and the morning of August 12. 
Uranus semi-square Neptune

August 12 - Mercury Retrograde 
Conjunction of Venus and Ceres
Uranus semi-square Neptune

August 13 -  Perseid meteor shower
M15 is well placed
Conjunction of the Moon and Eris

August 14 -  M2 is well placedMoon at Last Quarter

August 16 - Jupiter biquintile Neptune

August 18 - The Moon at perigee
Conjunction of the Moon and Ceres
Close approach of the Moon and Venus
Conjunction of the Moon and Venus

August 21 - New Moon. The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 18:30 UTC. 
Total Solar Eclipse. The last total solar eclipse visible in the continental United States occurred in 1979 and the next one will not take place until 2024. The path of totality will begin in the Pacific Ocean and travel through the center of the United States. The total eclipse will be visible in parts of Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina before ending in the Atlantic Ocean. A partial eclipse will be visible in most of North America and parts of northern South America. (NASA Map and Eclipse Information | Detailed Zoomable Map of Eclipse Path) 
α–Cygnid meteor shower

August 22 -  Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury

August 23 -  The Moon at perihelion

August 24 -  Conjunction of the Moon and Makemake

August 25 - Saturn Direct
Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter    

August 26 -  Venus enters Leo 
Conjunction of the Moon and Haumea
Mercury at inferior solar conjunction

August 27 -  Jupiter sextile Saturn 
Conjunction of Uranus and Eris

August 29 -  Moon at First Quarter

August 30 - The Moon at apogee
Close approach of the Moon and Saturn

August 31 -  Mercury Retrograde enters Leo

barberwitch:

With the full moon fast approaching I’d like to show some appreciation for my followers. July 9th, I’ll be doing three in depth Tarot readings using my Full Moon Clarity Spread!

For those unfamiliar, the spread is here https://barberwitch.tumblr.com/post/155739581411/full-moon-clarity-tarot-spread-1-whats-been”>https://barberwitch.tumblr.com/post/155739581411/full-moon-clarity-tarot-spread-1-whats-been

I’ll be doing the readings on July 9th, the Thunder Moon.

Personal guidelines:
I don’t answer questions that can be answered with a “yes or no” So if you’re chosen and you ask if you should get concert tickets instead of shoes, I’ll skip you and pick the next person.

Pre-requisites to be randomly chosen:
1: follow my blog
2: Reblog this post with the deck you’d prefer your reading done with (extra points if you pick a backup!) Left to right, the decks are the Prisma Visions Tarot, Dali Tarot Universal, and the Wild Unknown Tarot.
3: Must respond within 3 hours of my message or I’ll go pick the next person.
I’ll be sending messages out about 2PM PST.

*my readings are for entertainment purposes only. They are not meant to be replacements for any medical care, and any advice given is up to you for interpretation. I am not liable if you think the reading means you should donate your teeth and move to Finland.*

[[Image - GIF from the movie Madam Satan of performers dressed like clocks, rocking back and forth with the tick-tock tempo and tapping their alarm bell head pieces with mallets.]]

Good Morning! If you are American or Canadian, you might have today off, if you do enjoy! For everyone else, it’s a regular Monday! But it’s still Magickal Motivational Monday!

 As noted yesterday, Sigil Sunday, we are halfway through the year! Did you make a New Year’s resolution? If you did, have you kept up with whatever it was? I know that when I have made a New Year’s resolution I am horrible about keeping at it through the year, or even for more than a month. So there isn’t anything wrong with ‘dropping the ball’ about it.

 Regardless of whether you made a resolution, what new things have you done this year? What new things about yourself have you learned about yourself? Maybe you’ve added new things to your practice.

 Even if you haven’t done what you planned to for 2017, you still have another half a year to put what you wanted to do into practice! What are some ways that you could implement your plans?

 Maybe you wanted to get more involved with a deity or pantheon. Perhaps you wanted to learn more about runes or tarot. Or your goal was to become more active. Whatever it was, is, big or small, let’s take a look back at the past six months, to see where we have come!

 So let’s get #magickalmotivationmonday going!  Let’s share with and motivate each other! Join us in talking about how we can motivate and be kind to those around us. Let us share photos, ideas and stories today! @ this blog and/or use the #magickalmotivationmoday tag to share!

New Year
Better Me
I went with more of a new year’s resolution type thing. new growth 
-localCryptid

The first half of the year has passed, for some it may feel like they just celebrated New Year’s Eve a few weeks ago. If you are like me, then maybe you saw the new year as a great opportunity to cleanse your home or room. Personally, I did some small cleansing rituals here and there since then but feel like it‘s time for another big cleanse. For that purpose I want you to design a Cleansing Sigil this week. You can also use it for other objects, spells or crystals in the future.

@ this blog to have your sigil reblogged, or submit it.  The only real rules are that submitted sigils be your own work, or if they were taken from/inspired from somewhere else that sources be credited. And no submission that promotes self-harm or bigotry.

July 1 -  IC4756 is well placed71P/Clark at perihelion
Conjunction of the Moon and Makemake
Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter 
Chiron retrogrades in Pisces until December 5

July 2 - Conjunction of the Moon and Haumea    
Mars in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn

July 3 -  The Earth at aphelion 

July 4 -  Jupiter quincunx Neptune

July 5 -  The Moon at apogee 
Venus enters Gemini
Mercury in Cancer square Uranus in Aries

July 6 - Close approach of the Moon and Saturn
Mercury enters Leo
Sun in Cancer trine Neptune in Pisces
Sun in Cancer square Jupiter in Libra

July 7 -  Mercury in Leo sextile Venus in Gemini

July 8 -  Capricornid meteor shower
Conjunction of Jupiter and Makemake
The Moon at aphelion

July 9 - Full Moon. The Moon will be located on the opposite side of the Earth as the Sun and its face will be will be fully illuminated. This phase occurs at 04:07 UTC. This full moon was known by early Native American tribes as the Full Buck Moon because the male buck deer would begin to grow their new antlers at this time of year. This moon has also been known as the Full Thunder Moon and the Full Hay Moon.
NGC 6752 is well placed
Conjunction of the Moon and Pluto134340
Pluto at opposition

July 10 -  Sun in Cancer opposite Pluto in Capricorn

July 13 -  Close approach of the Moon and Neptune

July 14 -  Mercury in Leo sextile Jupiter in Libra

July 15 - Capricornid meteor shower
Conjunction of Uranus and Eris

July 16 -  M55 is well placed
Moon at Last Quarter
Conjunction of the Moon and Eris

July 17 -  217P/LINEAR at perihelion
217P/LINEAR reaches its brightest
Venus in Gemini square Neptune in Pisces

July 18 -  Mars in Cancer square Uranus in Aries
Venus in Gemini trine Jupiter in Libra

July 19 -  Mercury in Leo trine Saturn in Sagittarius

July 20 -  Conjunction of the Moon and Venus
Close approach of the Moon and Venus
Mars enters Leo

July 21 -  α–Cygnid meteor shower
Conjunction of the Moon and Ceres
The Moon at perigee
Sun in Cancer square Uranus in Aries

July 22 -  Sun enters Leo

July 23 - New Moon. The Moon will located on the same side of the Earth as the Sun and will not be visible in the night sky. This phase occurs at 09:46 UTC. This is the best time of the month to observe faint objects such as galaxies and star clusters because there is no moonlight to interfere.

July 24 -  The Moon at perihelion
Mercury enters Rx zone
Venus in Gemini opposite Saturn in Sagittarius
Mercury in Leo trine Uranus in Aries

July 25 -  Conjunction of the Moon and Mercury
Mercury enters Virgo

July 26 -  Capricornid meteor shower
Mars at solar conjunction

July 27 -  Mercury at dichotomy
Sun conjunct Mars in Leo

July 28 -  Conjunction of the Moon and Makemake
Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter

July 29, 30 - δ-Aquarids Meteor Shower. The Delta Aquarids is an average shower that can produce up to 20 meteors per hour at its peak. It is produced by debris left behind by comets Marsden and Kracht. The shower runs annually from July 12 to August 23. It peaks this year on the night of July 29 and morning of July 30. The crescent moon will set by midnight, leaving dark skies for what should be a good early morning show. Best viewing will be from a dark location after midnight. Meteors will radiate from the constellation Aquarius, but can appear anywhere in the sky.
Mercury at greatest elongation east
Conjunction of the Moon and Haumea

July 30 - Mercury at Greatest Eastern Elongation. The planet Mercury reaches greatest eastern elongation of 27.2 degrees from the Sun. This is the best time to view Mercury since it will be at its highest point above the horizon in the evening sky. Look for the planet low in the western sky just after sunset.
Moon at First Quarter
Venus in Gemini sextile Uranus in Aries

July 31 -  Piscis Australid meteor shower
Venus enters cancer

“I’m the prettiest thing you’ve ever seen.”
-Urania Sycorax

‘My inner beauty shines like the sun’ (used the site sigilscribeme to create it)
-bexy_ivy

dreamilybouquet:

“My skin is glowy!”
Beauty Sigil created during Sigil Sunday @witches-of-ouroboros

Today’s theme is Beauty. Create a Sigil for your makeup, a glamour or the back of your facemask.  Anything really that can make you feel good about yourself. 

@ this blog to have your sigil reblogged, or submit it.  The only real rules are that submitted sigils be your own work, or if they were taken from/inspired from somewhere else that sources be credited. And no submission that promotes self-harm or bigotry.