August serves as an opportune time for harvesting and enjoying the fruits of our labor from the past year. By taking time to look back and reflect on our accomplishments and progress made during this period, we gain a sense of fulfillment while also setting new goals for ourselves.
- August 1: Lammas or Lughnasadh (First Harvest) – commemorating the year’s first harvest of grain.
- August 4: New Moon in Leo— offers personal growth opportunities by encouraging us to build self-confidence and tap into our creativity. It invites us to question what keeps us from pursuing our wildest dreams and challenges us to overcome those obstacles with unwavering determination. Let this New Moon be a catalyst for change as you step into your power and embrace your true potential. Exact time: 7:14 a.m. EST
- August 5: Celtic Tree Month of Hazel begins
- August 19: Super Sturgeon Blue Moon in Aquarius – Exact time: 2:28 p.m. EST
- August 21: Festival of Hecate – an invocation of the goddess Hecate to protect the harvest.
- August 23: Vulcanalia – Roman Festival