Other names for the July moon are Salmon Moon, Rasperry Moon, Thunder Moon, Claiming Moon, Wyrt Moon, Herb Moon, Mead Moon, Holy Moon, Oak Moon
Element: Water
Focus: Look at your goals about vacations and hobbies. Find time for relaxation.
Colors: Green, silver, blue-gray
Stones: White Agate, Moonstone, Opal, Turquoise, Onyx, Pearl
Animals: Crab, turtle, dolphin, whale, starling, ibis, swallow
Flowers: Lotus, Water Lilly, Jasmine, Larkspur
Herbs: Lemon, chamomile, hyssop, honeysuckle, agrimony, lemon balm
For your journal: Taking time to reset your mind is important and even if you can't get away to your favorite vacation spot, you can set time aside and focus on it. Write about your favorite place to rest and reset your mind. What does it look like? How do you feel when you are there? What are the smells that you associate with that place? What can you do now to be able to take a vacation to your favorite spot? How can you set goals to achieve this?
Don't forget!
July's Buck moon is a supermoon (the moon at or near perigee - it's closest point to the Earth in it's monthly orbit).