All about the energies and magic of July plus a few July holidays to highlight.

• Zodiac Signs + Correspondences:
• Crystals: turquoise, ruby 
• Animals: dog, loon, woodpecker, salmon 
• Flower: Larkspur, waterlily
• Deities: Demeter, Luna, Mercury, Danu, Parvati 
• The sun is in Cancer until July 22. Cancer is a cardinal water sign.
• Moon Phases
• July 5: new moon in Cancer
• July 13: second quarter moon in Libra
• July 21: full moon in Capricorn
• July 29: fourth quarter moon in Taurus
• Ancient July Celebrations:
• Ludi Apollinares (Games of Apollo)
• Tammuz (Mesopotamia)
• Hephaestia (Greece)
• Heliacal Rising of Sirius (Egypt)
• Festival of the Toad (China)
• July 1: Canada Day (Canada)
• July 4: Independence Day (United States)
• July 14: Bastille Day (France)
• July 26: Summer Olympics