Tomorrow night we have a special full moon in the sky. In astrology, it is known as Strawberry Moon. Out of the 12 or 13 full moons in the year, this one is associated with friendships, travels, change, joy.

It is significant, as it shows up alongside the summer solstice. It marks a turning point in the wheel of the year: from now on, the days will become shorter again, darkness winning against the light once more.

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A few ideas below to celebrate:

🍓 Spend time with your friends, ideally outside at night. Watch the moon together, and reflect on what brings you joy.

🍓 Reconnect with your inner child by reading a book or watching a movie you used to love when you were young.

🍓 Plan a trip somewhere far from your home this summer.

🍓 Make an altar celebrating everything that brings you joy. Use a candle with your favourite colour, trinkets you love, items from your childhood.

🍓 Use strawberries in your cooking. This one is simple, and a little obvious, but make sure to bake something nice with strawberries. They're in season and delicious right now.

Grab your baskets and your moon jars, witches - it’s time for the Strawberry Moon!

🍓 Strawberry Moon 

The Strawberry Moon is the name given to the full moon which occurs in the month of June in the Northern Hemisphere. The name is taken from the ripening of those little red heart-shaped berries we find in so many summertime treats. Strawberries are typically ready to harvest beginning around the summer solstice, though this will vary depending on variety, planting times, and local weather. (Sadly, much like April's Pink Moon, the Strawberry Moon does not turn red or pink to match the berries.)

Other European names for this moon include Honey Moon, Rose Moon, and Mead Moon. North American Indigenous names for the June moon include Blooming Moon (Anishinaabe), Green Corn Moon (Cherokee), and Hatching Moon (Cree).

This year’s Strawberry Moon will reach peak illumination at 7:56 EDT on June 29th.

🍓 What Does It Mean For Witches? 

Full moons are excellent times for bringing wishes to fulfillment and plans to fruition, all the more so under one named after a popular berry. This is an optimal time to make things happen!

Your intuition may be stronger than usual during this time, so pay attention to those little inklings and gut feelings that won’t be ignored. They might be telling you something important. Dreams may also be more vivid, though not necessarily more accurate or revealing.

This is a time to explore things that catch your attention or pique your curiosity, and to let yourself be open to new ideas and new opportunities.

🍓 What Witchy Things Can We Do? 

With a the moon ripening in the sky and the summer solstice nearly upon us, it’s time to prepare for a full bloom. Here’s hoping you’ve been nurturing those plans and seeds of growth you planted in the spring, because they’re about to start flowering and the way is clear to sow the next stage of your plans. What they will be and what new prospects the summer will bring is entirely up to you.

The full moon is always a good time to look ahead to the future. Think on the plans you have in process and let yourself dream of how things might turn out. If you’re inclined to journaling, make a note of how things are going so far and how you hope they’ll turn out. Pick your favorite divination method and do a reading for the month ahead. (Make sure you write that down too so you can check back later!)

This is a great time to go berry-picking or flower-gathering, so check your area for pick-your-own farms or farmer’s markets with local produce. Have a picnic with friends or just enjoy a quiet afternoon with your own thoughts and a few favorite treats. Make a jar of sun tea or a sweet and summery berry salad. If you’re partial to strawberries, indulge that sweet tooth!

Strawberries are also excellent ingredient in spells for love, beauty, fertility, and emotional healing. Create a charm for self-love or perhaps to attract a summer romance. Enchant your favorite makeup or skin care products with a glamour of confidence. Just as expectant mothers once carried strawberry leaves as a folk remedy for pregnancy pains, you can carry a clutch of them in your pocket to help heal a broken heart or assuage the pain of grief. A packet of strawberry leaves is also a potent good-luck charm. Snack on strawberries to bring fertile abundance into your life, whether you’re looking for creativity or opportunity or perhaps hoping to grow your family this year.

Charge your crystals and spell jars and moon water under the light of Strawberry Moon to catch the energy of blooming flowers, ripening fruit, wishes coming true, and carefully-laid plans realized. (If you’re planning to use it for any consumables, please make sure you’re using fresh, potable drinking water rather than rain or runoff.)

Spend a little time reflecting on how your year has gone thus far. Try to focus on the things that have improved and how you’ve grown as a person and in your life journey. Reflect on your accomplishments and what you plan to do next. Take a moment to be unashamedly proud of yourself for everything you’ve done and for making it this far despite everything life throws at you.

Happy Strawberry Moon, witches! 🌕🍓

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING

2026 Witches’ Calendar

Bree’s Lunar Calendar Series

Bree’s Secular Celebrations Series

June 2026 Strawberry Moon, The Old Farmer’s Almanac.

June’s Strawberry Full Moon 2026: Magic, Chaos, and Romanticizing Life, The Peculiar Brunette.

Everyday Moon Magic: Spells & Rituals for Abundant Living, Dorothy Morrison.

Image Source - Pesto and Margaritas

a compilation of information & correspondences for the moon

correspondences

keywords – emotions, moods, peace, dreams, imagination, the unconscious mind, memory, manifestation, safe travel, protection, psychic abilities, balance, sensitivity, nostalgia 

colors - silver, white, blue 

crystals/minerals –  amethyst, angelite, aquamarine, celestite, clear quartz, labradorite, milky quartz, moonstone, pearl, morganite, opal, selenite

metal – silver

plants – acanthus, adder’s tongue, agave, alder, almond, aloe, banana, blue hibiscus, broccoli, cabbage, camphor, clary sage, coconut, cucumber, datura, evening primrose, grape, hazel, honeydew melon, honeysuckle, hydrangea, iris, jasmine, jojoba, juniper, kale, lavender, lemon, lotus, mangrove, mallow, moonwort, morning glory, mugwort, mushroom, myrtle, orris root, papaya, peace lily, peach, pear, potato, pumpkin, sandalwood, strawberry, sweet pea, thyme, tomato, turmeric, violet, water lily, watercress, watermelon, white rose, wild lettuce, wild pear, willow, witch hazel, ylang ylang

offerings – moonstone, milky quartz, pearls, silver jewelry, lemonade, a cup of relaxing tea, the moon tarot card, ocean water, seashells, beach sand, sea glass, divination tools, crystal balls, bowls of water, lavender incense, silver or white candles

places – barren places, cliffs, and immense rocks, mountains, woods, forests, springs, waters, rivers, the sea, the shore, and ships; dry places

animals – dogs, chameleons, pigs, deer, goats, baboons, leopards, cats, hyenas, beavers, otters, rabbits, geese, ducks, moths, wasps, bees, flies, scarabs, electric eel, crabs, oysters, shellfish, frogs

virtues – imagination, dreams, reflection, intuition; protective, caring, calming, creative, fluid, adaptive

vices – emotional, moody, irrational, insecure, overly sensitive, discontent

physical attributes

atmosphere – helium, neon, argon

internal composition – primarily iron inner core; molten outer core with trace amounts of nickel and sulphur

lunar mantle – basalt rich in olivine [peridot] and pyroxene

crust – oxygen, silicon, magnesium, iron, calcium, and aluminum, along with small amounts of titanium, uranium, thorium, potassium, and hydrogen

surface – composed of literally anything and everything that has ever impacted or collided with it as well as broken pieces of lunar rocks; rock chips, mineral fragments, impact and volcanic glasses, you name it; called the lunar regolith; complete with ridges, craters, and fractures

lunar phases

new moon – new beginnings, health, cleansing, inner harmony, peace, love 

waxing crescent – growth, wealth, prosperity, luck, attraction 

first quarter – balance, decision-making, challenges 

waxing gibbous – motivation, positivity, success, attraction 

full moon – power, cleansing, charging, healing, manifestation, divination, emotions, psychic awareness, enlightenment, banishing 

waning gibbous – reassessment, letting go, clearing away, cleansing, releasing, undoing bindings, opening up, making amends, making space 

third quarter – letting go, banishing, breaking bad habits 

waning crescent – achievement, rest, peace, deep wisdom, completion, banishing  

dark moon – cursing, banishing, justice, binding, reflection, peace, introspection, contemplation, stillness

blue moon – achieving goals, focus, major wishes and dreams, divination

black moon – power, manifestation, banishing, cursing, binding, cleansing, release

an excerpt from the picatrix (loosely edited by me)

"[the moon] symbolizes the beginning of works, great contemplations of things, good sense and motives, the best wording in advice, boasting of speaking well, daring in all things, necessities in life that the fortunate desire, and good manners in society. she is gracious, quick, and neat in all acts, moving lightly toward what she desires, with a healthy and clear will among humankind. she signifies the forsaking of evil, a desire for a good reputation, a love of joy and beautiful things, an investigator of noble sciences and those worth the cost like astrology, magic, and other arcana, one who desires companionship and family, and good things for their relatives. she symbolizes love and honor from humankind, abhors iniquity, and is fair in all her works. on account of one of her own qualities, she signifies forgetfulness and necessity."

links

lunar crystal elixir

lunar phases

lunar phases - explained

lunar phase quick reference

micromoon magic

moonbeam charge [spell]

moon crystal power [spell]

moon healing escalation [spell]

moon, sun, & tides

moon tiara stardust [spell]

moon water

new moon/dark moon magic

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Date: June 14th, 2026

Rulers: Mercury, Air, Mutable

Affects: mental stimulation, curiosity, heightened communication, increased social activity (media, texting, talking, etc), information gathering, multitasking, restlessness, desire for variety, networking, learning new skills, exchanging ideas, intellectual exploration, shifting perspectives, brainstorming, playful energy, increased awareness of local environments and communities, flexibility, indecisiveness, renewed attention on hobbies and interests, desire to ask questions and seek answers, reconnecting with one's voice and self-expression

What It’s Good For: setting intentions related to learning and communication, starting new projects, studying, writing, journaling, brainstorming ideas, networking and socializing, taking classes or courses, strengthening communication skills, having important conversations, creating content, researching topics of interest, reconnecting with friends and siblings, organizing thoughts and plans, embracing adaptability/change, trying something new, expanding knowledge, updating routines, embracing curiosity, practicing mindfulness around information consumption, speaking intentions into existence

Crystals: citrine, fluorite, blue lace agate, clear quartz, tiger's eye, apatite, celestite, sodalite

Herbs: lavender, peppermint, lemongrass, dill, fennel, parsley, vervain

Incense / Oils: lavender, peppermint, eucalyptus, lemongrass, bergamot, sweet orange

Based on The Greek Magical Papyri

Moon in Aries: Fire divination or love charm.

Moon in Taurus: Incantation to a lamp.

Moon in Gemini: Perform binding spells. Spell for winning favor.

Moon in Cancer: Perform spells of reconciliation, air divination, and phylacteries.

Moon in Leo: Rings or binding spells.

Moon in Virgo: Anything is obtainable, perform bowl divination, if you wish.

Moon in Libra: Spells of invocations, spells of release, and necromancy.

Moon in Scorpio: Anything inflicting evil.

Moon in Sagittarius: An invocation or incantation to the sun and moon. Perform business spells.

Moon in Capricorn: Say whatever you wish for best results, do what is appropriate.

Moon in Aquarius: For love charm.

Moon in Pisces: For foreknowledge or love charms.

the cold moon is the full moon in december. its name comes from the fact that around this time of year, the weather starts to become colder, even snowing in some regions. this year, it falls on december 4th in gemini, which means it especially encourages communication, community, and clear thinking. rituals and spells are centered around reflection, release, and renewal, mirroring the energy of december & winter. it’s also perfect to finish up preparations for the winter solstice.

rituals & spells ❄️

add seasonal items to your altar & space

make moon water

release negative energy from the past year

clean your space and get rid of old objects

meditation to connect with your intuition

scrying or divination in general

gratitude towards people, entities, deities, etc., who have helped you in dark times

shadow work & journaling

donate to local shelters or food banks

spend time in nature

ancestor work

correspondences ❄️

ELEMENT: Fire

COLORS: Silver, white, blue, gold, green, black, red

HERBS: Pine, cedar, mistletoe, holly, sage, bay leaf, juniper, ivy, rosemary, cinnamon, peppermint

TREES: Cedar, fir, oak, pine

CRYSTALS: Aquamarine, turquoise, bloodstone, ruby, quartz, moonstone, blue lace agate, clear quartz, garnet, moss agate, obsidian, serpentine

DEITIES: Odin, Frigg, Skadi, Hermes, Hestia, Saturn, Hekate, Selene, Athena, Hades, Minerva, Osiris, Persephone

ANIMALS: Bear, boar, stag, eagle, goose, owl, wren, lynx

The Pink Full Moon in Libra 🌸🌕⚖️

I set it up on the 1st so that it would be ready for the full moon at 3am on the 2nd. The 1st was Veneralia so I used a corner for Aphrodite as well, and sprayed rose perfume on her statue 💖

I lit all my candles, made some moon milk (although it looks more like tea because of the cinnamon on top), and burned HEM The Moon incense and cleansed everything with it. Then I spent some time reading cards from the Moon Dust tarot, and I answered so many questions. Afterwards, I drank my moon milk, ate a few of the sweets (strawberries coated in white chocolate and a couple of raspberry cheesecake mochi), put my mirror, crystals, jewellery, and cards to charge in the moonlight on my window sill, and now I'm getting ready to fall asleep.