Mon 14 : Full Moon : Cold Moon SH : Blessing Moon NH (Moon in Capricorn) : The Earthy Capricorn Moon sets us straight up the mountain-side toward our highest goals. Dig in those hooves and get climbing! Reputation, success, go,go,go..... you can tackle anything. Love seriously, too.

Cold Moon : At this time we turn our attention to new beginnings. This month, we focus our ritual on goals we want to achieve for the rest of the year. On the Full Moon, sit down with a page of clean, white paper, and choose an ink whose colour matches your goals: green for prosperity, red for love, blue for creativity. Think about each goal, then write it down. Make sure it's achievable, something you want. When you've finished, fold it three times, and seal with wax. Then take it outside under the Cold Moon and say: "Wishes and goals, visions and dreams, Help me achieve all that I desire. Strengthen my drive for that which I aspire."

Place your list in a safe place until New Year's Eve, then open it and see how much you've achieved and how many goals you've revised or let go. Affirmation for the Cold Moon; "I choose goals within my grasp, that are my own desires."

Blessing Moon : July arrives with lazy days and leaves with the sense that summer, while still around us, is running on borrowed time. In honor of the sense of freedom July brings to our hears, we stretch our minds out to the world to strengthen our connections with the universe.

For this months' Moon ritual you need nothing more than a blanket and few free minutes. Spread your blanket under the night sky as the Moon rises full. If you like, bring your favourite crystal, wand, or other sacred object with you.

Focus on your connection within the great cosmos of ours, and feel your energy unite with all of the planets, stars, and other life forms that make up our galaxy. Sense your interconnection to the great chain we call life. Affirmation for the Blessing Moon: "I sense my connection to the Universe."

Moon in Capricorn: The Moon in Capricorn ushers in a time of ambition, hard work, and seriousness. People may become concerned with work and duty in addition to material gain and financial stability. This is a time of practical and cautious action. Like the Goat that symbolizes Capricorn, people may quietly but diligently push ahead to attain their goals. However, the Moon in Capricorn may create an influence of pessimism and insensitivity as people pursue their own ambitions without considering others.

Wed 23 : Sun in Leo :
When the Sun is in Leo, we are at our most dramatically persuasive. The influence of this Fire Sign is electric -- it can invigorate the most indifferent among us with its jolt of self-confidence and vibrant energy. We all benefit from the theatrical aspect of Leo: By playing the role of bold, confident individual, we begin to feel like the bold, confident individual, absorbing into our new character like a great method actor. Since Leo makes us willing to take a chance without a second thought, spontaneity takes the place of apprehension. Leo has come to be known for its ego, vanity and self-obsession, but it's not as simple or as narcissistic as it seems. What we really seek under the influence of this sign is heart-felt appreciation and affection. This influence is playful, warm-hearted and loyal.

A good time for:

Planning and hosting a party
Going out on the town for dancing and socialising
Performing in or enjoying the theatre