Hello beautiful souls…
As the summer sun lingers in the sky and the earth hums with life, July 10th brings the Buck Moon in Capricorn, an illumination that cuts through the heart of summer with serious emotional weight and impact on society. Also known as the Thunder Moon, Hay Moon, Wort Moon, and Mead Moon, this midsummer lunation isn’t a delicate moon. This moon doesn’t coddle—it commands. It awakens the wild instinct within, urging you to stand tall, claim your space, and fiercely protect what’s sacred. A celestial threshold of transformation, it offers a potent invitation for inner growth, rooted renewal, and soul-deep strength. So light your ritual candles, stir your potions, and circle your crystals—because the Buck Moon brings more than light. It brings power, purpose, and a reminder that your magick is not meant to be small.
July opened not with a whisper but a conjuration—on the 1st, Lilith slipped into retrograde in Pisces, stirring the cauldron of our deepest emotional and spiritual undercurrents. This isn’t surface-level astrology; it’s a sacred excavation. Lilith, the Dark Divine Feminine, now peers through the veil, unearthing forgotten truths, ancestral imprints, and the buried bones of shame, guilt, and repression. She calls us not to fear the dark, but to dance with it—to reclaim the power we once exiled.
Enter the Buck Moon in Capricorn, rising on July 10th with a potent, grounding force. Capricorn—the tenth sign of the zodiac—is no ordinary beast. The Sea Goat, part determined climber, part soul swimmer, holds the ancient knowledge of dual mastery: scaling life’s mountains with relentless ambition, while diving into the watery depths of emotion where intuition becomes prophecy. This archetype reminds us that true power comes from balancing structure with spirit, effort with inner knowing. And in the chaos of today’s ever-shifting world, it is time to move with the Moon through all Her phases—because “the spiral dance of the monthly lunar cycle is where the juice of revolution, transformation, and magick lives for us.”
Capricorn’s wisdom now urges a shedding of outdated paradigms and stagnant energies. The Lilith retrograde amplifies this, encouraging us to release karmic clutter and rewrite stories born of guilt, repression, and silence. It’s a mystical detox—a sacred unraveling—meant to clear the path for something bolder and more aligned. Think of it as soul-deep closet cleaning: if it doesn’t fit your truth or elevate your journey, it must go.
Under this lunation, a new era beckons—one of wise, heart-led, collaborative leadership rising from the ashes. You are not just healing for yourself, but for your lineage, your community, and the collective field of possibility.
So gather your tools:
- Light the candles.
- Cleanse your altar.
- Speak to the spirits.
- And meet the Moon as both student and sorcerer.
Because this Buck Moon doesn’t just shine—it initiates. And you?
You are the spell, the spark, and the revolution…
Full Moon Tea Ritual
Set up your ritual space by placing things around you and/or your altar that help make you feel connected to the moon’s energies. You can incorporate fresh flowers, crystals, photos, candles, or any other sacred objects you feel called to. Finally, cleanse & purify the air by burning some Palo Santo, Sage, or Copal.
Now, find a comfortable place to sit and begin to ground yourself by taking deep, slow breaths. Focus on what you wish to change in your life, what you wish to balance…then write it down on a piece of paper.
Place your herbs in the jar and fill it with boiled water. Place your steeping herbs in the full moonlight if you have access to it (otherwise, in your sacred space is great). If you have crystals you’d like to incorporate, place them directly against your jar to infuse your moon tea with the energy of your stones & for a bit more power, add a clear quartz to the steeping herbs. Thank the goddess and leave overnight. Drink your moon tea throughout the next day (or two), and every time you take a sip, come back to your intention
Yoga Sequence
Since moon time is special to yogi’s (after all Lord Shiva himself has a half moon on his head as a symbol), we’ve designed a little sequence to lift our vibration and connect our bodies and hearts to the frequency of the full moon…breathing 10 breaths in each pose…
Hero’s Pose (Virasana)… Mountain Pose (Tadasana)… Chair pose (Utkatasana)… Warrior II (Virabhadrasana II) …Tree Pose (Vrkshasana)
The knees are most associated with Capricorn. Also affected is the skeleton, all bones.
Art by: MJ Mara