Welcome August!

 

Welcome August!!! 
 

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.  

The Lion's Gate Portal

 

The Lion's Gate Portal

Isn't he cute? :)) I know I should likely have picked a picture of an adult lion but I though he may make you smile. 


This is my Loki as a kitten.  The cub reminds me of him as well.  Ok here we go!! 

As promised! I will dig into the Lion's Gate Portal a little with all of you today.  A couple of weeks ago I released a special Lion's Gate Reading for all of you.  If you missed it you can find it here: Lion's Gate Portal Reading.   The Lion's Gate Portal is something that happens each year.  This year however the energy really was calling to me strong and so I wanted to do a bit of work with it with all of you.  

The Lion's Gate Portal occurs when the Earth, the Sun in Leo and the star Sirius are in alignment.  This is an annual event and it typically peaks around August 8th, or 08/08, thus the strong 8 energy.  In numerology 8 brings powerful energy to help you to achieve your goals. It helps you with inspiration, focus and drive to go after the things that you want.  If you put the number 8 on it's side, it also is the infinity symbol and I've always seen that as a spiritual sign between you and your guides to work together. :) I have had an infinity ring on my hand for probably about 20 years now to symbolize that bond as it's so important to me.  



It's raining and dark here right now so not the best picture! :) You can see it though! It's a super simple ring. I also always have the blue moon on my wrist that you can see.  The blue moon on that bracelet is my representation of the New Moon and my connection with the energy of the New Moon.  Back to the lion's gate!

We've talked about the powerful connection with the number 8.  Keep an eye out for the number 8 and the infinity symbol as it wouldn't surprise me if you start noticing it all around you as a sign.  

I mentioned that it's something that happens annually but this is the first year that it has really called to me and when I get called I listen.  I've been telling you that 2026 is a powerful year for you to learn more about yourself and to make sure that you are walking a path that is authentic to you.  How many of you have noticed changes in your life that align with this? If you have changes you've been wanting to make this is going to be a powerful time for you to work on manifesting them and to make them happen.

This energy is calling you to tune into your heart and soul and to really make sure that you are aligned with the path that you are walking. If you aren't you are going to feel a strong pull that is meant to help get you there.  Answer that call and you will find it easier to accomplish the things that you are trying to do.

It's a powerful time to work with energy of the heart as your heart is directly connected to you. If you are someone who has found yourself feeling shut down because of pain that has happened in your life or that is happening in your life  you are going to find that this is an incredible time to work with healing energy and to work on opening up that heart energy. It's important for you to do that.  The more shut down you are, the more you miss out on in your life.  Open up your heart and be open to that healing energy.  You will find that in doing that, it improves your health and well-being as well as your connection to yourself and your intuition. 

I would be amiss if I didn't mention the powerful energy that the mighty Leo is bringing us right now.  We are in Leo season and the Lion's gate portal bring us the powerful energy of Leo and the Lion.  It brings extra courage and confidence to help you to stand up tall and strong and to do those things that maybe you've questioned you were able to do.  If you are struggling envision the lion walking next to you to call upon their energy to help you on your path. 

The Lion's Gate Portal will close on the 12th of August which is the day that we celebrate our New Moon and the beginning of Eclipse Season.  This is a huge time to work on manifesting the things that you want in your life.  Most important though is to be sure that whatever you are doing it truly aligns with who you are and what you want in your life.  That is where you will find success. If you aren't doing that you may find some interesting challenges coming your way. ;)

Have an amazingly magickal day!

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

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Full Moon Blessings!

 

Full Moon Blessings! Welcome to your July Full Moon!  Our Moon this evening is known as the Full Buck Moon among many other names.  In the United States, most deer often shed their antlers in the beginning of the year between January and February and now they are back to full growth.   I've also seen it referred to as the thunder moon because there tend to be more thunder storms this time of year.  

Many moons ago now I gained the understanding that my Grandfather was a powerful spirit guide for me and that one of the ways that he came to me was to send me deer to let me know that he was with me or to help to reassure me or send me signs when I needed it.  One of my most profound experiences with this was when I lost my Golden Retriever Max.  I was put in the position of having to decide to put him down which is never easy and was incredibly torn up about that decision as well of the lost of an amazing fur baby.  I went to walk near a lake that I find comforting and on my walk that day a deer came bounding out of the woods towards me. It's the closest I've ever been in person and I remember the two of us just sitting and staring at each other. The feeling that came over me was quite similar to the one time that I saw my Grandfather in spirit that I told you about several weeks ago now on Moonsong Daily Magick.  It's a distinct feeling and one that I will never forget.  

I tell you this story because I always love giving you examples that spirit is with us and that our loved ones on the other side are always with us. It's something that I've found a lot of comfort with through the years and honestly a huge part of the reason that I do what I do with all of you! It's one of the many things that got me started working with all of you was I went looking for someone near and dear to me that I lost and I wanted proof that she was still with me.  I found that and so much more through the years and I try to share it with you in all that I do. 

I believe that energy can be stored and it can repeat.  People looked up at our Moon this month and named it the Buck Moon for the deer that finally have their antlers growing in. If you've ever had the opportunity to see a single buck standing there and watching you, it can be some incredibly powerful energy.  I find that they bring energy of our ancestors and those who have walked before us. They have incredible connections with nature and remind us to trust in our intuition and ourselves and to find our way back to our roots.  In all this time of change that we are all experiencing I feel that energy strong with this Full Moon and I invite you to let it wash over you and to recharge your soul.  Stand under the Full Moon tonight and draw down that light envisioning it healing you and bringing you closer to connecting with yourself, your intuition, your guides and your loved ones on the other side.  I know some of you have been walking incredibly tough paths with a lot going on.  Our Moon today is bringing you powerful healing energy to take a moment for yourself and to align yourself with the energy and wisdom of those who have walked before us and those that walk with us today.  

At the end of this week we celebrate Lammas or Lughnasadh depending on your tradition. It's the first of the three harvests. It's a time to start collecting and seeing the results of that which you've been working so hard on in 2026.  This is a time to reflect upon where you have been, where you are standing now and where you wish to go.  Work with the spirit of the Deer to increase your connections and allow them to help bring you the information that you need to help you to stand a bit more confident and secure in yourself.   This is an incredibly strong year of transformation and the energy around you now and moving into eclipse season is here to help you to make some changes.  The first step is recognizing who you are now and where you are standing and working on releasing all that isn't yours to carry or all that isn't authentically you.  Work with that energy tonight. 

Our Full Moon tonight is in Aquarius.  It's going to help you to go with the flow of things happening around you.  It's going to help you to connect to your emotions and to release any emotional clutter that you may be carrying or things that are bogging you down emotionally.  If you are someone who has been struggling this Moon is bringing energy that's going to help you to get up and step into yourself.  It's time.  Things are different.  You are in charge of the direction your path is moving and there are some beautiful things waiting for you to discover them.

I hope that you have a Blessed Full Moon!

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong 

If you haven't ordered your July Full Moon Tarot Reading yet I have them for you on the shop! I am booking for readings as early as today. As always readings will be done in the order received.  At the time of writing this I also have Full Moon Tarot Messages Available.  If you haven't order your Lammas/Lughnasadh reading yet that's also available on the shop with a special option to combine it with the Lughnasadh Garden Reading!

 

Magickal Energy of City Nights

 

Many of you know that I'm a country witch living in New England.  I'm surrounded by fields, woods and lots of streams.  However that doesn't mean that I haven't spent time in the city and while I love the magick of the country, the city has a different kind of magickal energy that I just adore. 

While I live in the country I have spent several nights and even some weeks in the city. I have spent a lot of time in Boston and other cities up and down the East Coast of the United States like New York City, Portland, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.  Each city has it's own history, energy and unique magick to be found and that's something that I just adore.

One of the things that I find that contributes to the magickal energy of a city is all the lights.  Lights from stores, landscaping around the city or personal lights from peoples homes make beautiful colors light up the streets and night sky really transforming what a city looks like as the sun goes down. 

As you walk through the city you will find the energy constantly shifting as you pick up energy from homes that you are walking by, parks that you are walking through, monuments with special meaning or other favorite places in the city that love to hold onto energy.  If you take your time exploring and looking for energy you can feel how it moves, transforms and ultimately changes as you move through the city. 

Just as there is shifting energy throughout a city you will also find that different cities have different energy.  The age of a city can contribute to it's history if it's full of historical energy or perhaps it's one that is full of wonderful new and modern energy as it's a newer city.  As you move through the city you will become familiar with pockets of magickal energy. Perhaps they will become places that you wish to work with the energy.  Other places may be just a place that you enjoy passing through.  You will also find that those same places may take on a completely different energy during the day.  Don't be afraid to explore, experiment and discover all the wonderful energy that cities have waiting for you.

I hope that you have a magickal day!

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

This is a busy week!!!! Upcoming Events and Changes

 

There's so much going on!!! I'm writing the Full Moon articles for Moonsong Daily Magick tonight and I thought I should let you know about everything happening!! 

Our July Full Moon is Wednesday, July 29th!!!  Did you book your July Full Moon Reading? 

Lammas/Lughnasadh is this Saturday on August 1st! It's the first of three harvests we will be celebrating. I have a special Lammas/Lughnasadh reading  for you and the opportunity to make a combo reading with the Lughnasadh Garden Reading!

We start the month of August this weekend!!! Did you remember to get your August Tarot Forecast? I still have a couple available!

Lion's Gate Portal readings are available!!!

Spending time outside enjoying Summer? How about a By the Pool Tarot Reading to take with you? :)

I currently have an open book for tarot readings this week! It's a great time to book a reading!

Are you with me on Moonsong Daily Magick? I have so much information coming your way and more articles exploring the spirit animals I met in California if you are interested! You can check out the article on the Great Heron that came out today! 

Changes Happening! 

I've decided I'm investing too much time and way too much energy on trying to keep up with marketing strategies that don't last more than a day or so and honestly don't work so this is it! You're getting authentic me! I'm going the way that spirit calls me and my heart calls me and hopefully that keeps us all going! I started doing this because I wanted to write and I wanted to teach.  That's what I want to do.  The last few years have been too stressful and I'm burnt out so I'm going to invest my energy into writing for you, teaching and doing readings because I love working with tarot.   <3  If everything is meant to be we will all stay together! :)  I will primarily be on Moonsong Daily Magick, my website, Patreon, and my newsletter! Sending you all so much love. <3

Have an amazingly magickal day!

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

Working with the Heron as Your Spirit Animal

 

Working with the Heron as Your Spirit Animal
  I just came back from a couple of weeks spent with family in California and I have so many fun things to share with you! Today I planned on telling you about the starfish but a Heron flew over my house and it bumped the article on the Heron up to today!

One of the things that I love about spirit animals is when they start working with you if they are an animal in your life that has the ability to make their presence known they often will.  I started seeing the heron more frequently before we even left Massachusetts.  The picture of the Heron above was taken at Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey California.  I'm not even sure how long we stood there watching this particular heron.  What I found most amazing about him is he was only about 10 feet from us! It is the closest I have ever been to one and for that long!  I honestly would have stayed there a lot longer but I was with others and we had places we were going! :))

Nothing to do with the heron but if you ever get the chance to go to the Old Fisherman's Grotto at  Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey their clam chowder in a bread bowl is the best that I have ever had and that's coming from a New England girl. If you get it outside to go at their stand outside the restaurant it's half the price of dining in.  It's worth every penny.  So yummy!!

Back to the Heron. :) One of the things that you want to look for when looking at what energy a spirit animal is bringing you is the animal itself, it's appearance, habits, etc.  If you sit and watch a heron you quickly will realize that they are incredibly patient hunters.  They find their dinner by sitting incredibly still and waiting for the perfect moment to grab their dinner.  They are able to focus intensely on what they want and remain perfectly balanced while watching.   It always reminds me of spending time in the tree pose in yoga. It was always my favorite pose because it requires such intense focus.  To this day I will still work with that pose when I need help focusing my energy.   I've taught it to others as well to help them to learn how to focus their energy.

Sometimes you need a reminder to stand still and look at where you are right now.  We live in a world that is constantly calling upon us to move, do something, be somewhere, and that can be great but it can also be exhausting as you never get a chance to just enjoy where you are.  When the heron is coming to you, they often are letting you know that you need to slow things down, even if just for a few minutes, and look at where you are standing right now.  Before you race off in a new direction or make a big move you need to stop the world and make sure that what you are moving towards is what you want.  Silence the noise and pressure of the world around you and make sure that you are focused on what is most important in your life right now. 

Please note that you don't always have to be doing something.  There is value in stopping the world and just observing.  That time I spent watching the heron was one of my favorite moments of my trip to California. I wasn't running around.  I was one with a beautiful moment that I was blessed to see.  I also enjoyed the starfish and otters and I will bringing them to you soon too! lol :))  Some of my favorite and most vivid memories of my childhood were the days that I was somewhere relaxing in the grass watching the leaves move on the trees, the clouds go by and the bugs fly around.  Sometimes that simplicity and taking those moments to yourself is exactly what you need to restore inner peace.  We live in an incredibly overstimulating world, slow it down and find that peace.

Have you ever seen more than one heron together? I know I haven't. They also teach you to create your own path and to get comfortable with who you are and the path you are walking in your life.  It can be easy to let your life get defined by society and other people.  Take a moment to be sure that the path that you are walking in your life is one that is what you want and that you are comfortable with. 

Has the heron been coming to you lately? :)

Have an amazingly magickal day!

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong 

Quick Grounding Techniques For The Busy Empath

  As empaths and sensitives it's very important for us to stay grounded.  Many of us lead very busy lives and don't always have time to meditate for a certain amount of time each day, cleanse our chakras, or participate in other activities that can take a bit of time to help ground yourself.  Being a Mom of two little ones, I am always looking for ways to help myself ground quickly.  Below are some of my favorite methods.  

1.  Walk barefoot - One of the quickest ways to ground is to connect your tootsies right up to Mother Earth.  Even if you just take 5 minutes on your lunch break to wiggle your toes in the grass you will be amazed at how much it will help. 

2.  Drink water - Water is naturally grounding for all of us.  One of the biggest things I do is carry a water bottle with me always.  Just drinking it helps me to remain grounded.  You can add the visualization of the water cooling your core as you drink it. 

3.  Wash Your Hands - Each time you wash your hands, envision that water washing any negativity out of your body and right down the drain.  You can do this in your morning shower as well or your evening bath.  Let the water wash that negativity away.

4.  Breathe - Such a basic skill but so often overlooked.  Breathe in positive energy, breathe out negative energy. Easy right?

5.  Sunshine - Let the SunLord bathe you in his loving positive energy.  Even a couple minutes will help.

6.  Dance In The Rain - You get extra points for splashing in the puddles barefoot. Why do we stay inside when it rains? Unless it's freezing get out there! You're washable.

7.  Tabletop fountains - Water is naturally grounding if you can put tabletop fountains around you would be amazed how much they can help.

8.  Incense - I will run lavender in my home when I need extra grounding.  White Sage works for me as well.  Experiment with scents, there may be others that appeal to you and provide that instant calm.  Oh! I also love the Clean Cotton smell from Yankee Candle! 

9.  Affirmations - Tell yourself to ground.  "Negative Energy Be Gone." Say it like ya mean it. You'd be amazed how quickly it works.  You are in control so take it.

10.  Gemstones - Charge a gemstone to keep on you to help with grounding.  Obsidian is an excellent choice, hematite, or charge a smoky quartz or plain quartz crystal.

These are just a few of the many many ways.  Bottom line is you are in control and you know what makes you tick best.  Find those things that can calm you instantly and work well with you and start using them.  Yes it may take you an extra 10 seconds here and there but it will save you several minutes on anything you are doing if you are calm.  Ever notice how much faster things roll when you're calm?    Stay Grounded 

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong