Clean Beaches Week

JULY 1 - 7

The health of the seashore, a liminal space, reflects the health of everywhere + everything else.

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MID YEAR DAY

2•JUL•24

Day 184

(366 Day Leap Year)

"How did it get so late so soon?"

                                                                               - Dr. Seuss 

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The Dog Days of Summer

(NORTHERN HEMISPHERE)

3•JUL  - 11•AUG

The 20 days before + 20 days after

the Sun aligns with Sirius, the Dog Star.

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APHELION

5•JUL•24

Earth Aphelion 2024 - the day when the earth is furtherest form the sun

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SHOUSHO • 小暑

Little Heat

5 JUL - 20 JUL

二十四節季

NIJYUUSHI SEKKI • THE 24 JAPANESE SEASONS

The Japanese have 24 mini-seasons called Nijyuushi Sekki marked by celestial events including solstices,

equinoxes & ecliptical degrees of the sun.

Shousho - the sun moves from 105° to 120° along the ecliptic - the rains have ended & the Lotus starts to bloom.

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FLICKER • STRONG SUN MOON

21 JUN - 22 JUL

EARTH ASTROLOGY • NATIVE AMERICAN

Birth Totem: Flicker or Woodpecker

 Element: Water • Totem: Mouse • Clan: Frog

Your birth totem represents the teacher you chose to study under, not so much your personality or ego, as in Western Astrology - by Sun Bear + Wabun

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MESSIDOR

The Month of Harvest

messis

19 JUN - 18 JUL

From the French Republican Calendar created during the French Revolution. It removed religious, royalist & classical references & honored liberty & secularism. The twelve months were named after natural elements; the days were named for seeds, trees, flowers, fruits, animals & tools common to France & French country living.

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The Great Barrier Reef

QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

Is the largest living thing on Earth • Visible from space •It supports thousands of species

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 Simplicity Day

12 • JULY

In honor of Henry David Thoreau

born  July 12, 1817

" A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone."

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Coral Blush

• The Silver in this color signifies change, reflection & receptivity • The Pink - love & tenderness • A color for change, transitions & healing emotions.

                     - Colorstrology by Michele Bernhardt

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TINNE

5•JUL•24 - 3•AUG•24

8TH LUNATION

CELTIC ASTROLOGY

 The Holly Tree • Unicorn • Cat

The Holly marks the waning half of the year. It  symbolizes the evergreen aspect of the soul. Its sacred twin, the Oak, rules the waxing half & symbolizes the sacrificial ego.

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SHARK AWARENESS DAY

15•JULY

'To all the 'wolves' of the world for lending their good name as a tangible symbol for our darkness.'

- Ed Young

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World Snake Day

17•JULY

Few creatures have been regarded with more awe, reverence & fear than the  mysterious snake. Essential for pest control & ecosystem balance, the ancient  snake symbolize  infinity, transformation, fertility & the creative life force.

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Coral Reef Awareness Week

3rd Week of July

Coral - which are animals not plants - live in colonies, occupy less than 1% of the ocean floor, yet house up to 25% of all marine species.

Never buy coral souvenirs.

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maggie and milly and molly and may

went down to the beach (to play one day)

and maggie discovered a shell that sang so sweetly she couldn’t remember her troubles, and

milly befriended a stranded star whose rays five languid fingers were;

and molly was chased by a horrible thing which raced sideways while blowing bubbles: and

may came home with a smooth round stone

as small as a world and as large as alone.

For whatever we lose (like a you or a me) it’s always ourselves we find in the sea

- maggie and milly and molly and may

 e.e.cummings

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THUNDER MOON

Full Moon in July

21•JUL•24

 Buck Moon • Thunder Moon

When bucks grow new antlers & hot, steamy days stretch beyond dusk & frequent storms abound.

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Horseshoe Crabs

have been around for over 450 million years.

 They emerge from the oceans like clockwork between the Summer Full Moons to

 mate & lay eggs.

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Neptunalia

23 • JULY

Roman festival in honor of

Neptune/Poseidon

 God of waters + the seas.

Held during the hottest time of the year when water is the most sacred.

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Feast of Anuket

25•JULY

Goddess & Personification of

the NILE RIVER of Upper Egypt.

 art by: Arthur Fan

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 Furrinalia

25 • JULY

The second of the Roman summer water festivals in honor of  Furrina - the Goddess of wells + springs

Held during the hottest time of the year when water is the most sacred.

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Mayan New Year

26•July

Following July 25th - El Día Fuera del Tiempo - the Day Out of Time,

 July 26 marks the beginning of a new 13 moon cycle when Sirius - the dog star - rises with the sun.

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Oysters

 follow strict circatidal & circadian rhythms. Oysters open & close their shells based on the position of moon + the tides.

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A MONTH OF MOONS

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 National Mutt Day

31•JUL•24

A day for the mixed breed dogs, who are often overlooked & under appreciated.

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