The Almanac
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June
2026
TODAY is Friday, June 19th, the
170th day of 2026, and there are 196 days left in the year. The moon is in Leo and the season is Spring (element of air - new beginnings, clarity, and the winds of change).
The next sabbat, the Summer Solstice, is in 2 days. Today's moon is waxing (5.2 days old) and 28% full. The full moon for this phase is on Monday, June 29th, and the new moon will be on Tuesday, July 14th.
In the Native American tradition, the June moon is named the Strawberry Moon. 
Mercury turns retrograde in 10 days, from June 29th through July 23rd, 2026. Begin winding down new commitments now. Communication, intellect, and awareness are all within Mercury's domain, as are logic and reasoning, our manner of thinking, and how we create and express our thought processes. Remain flexible, allow extra time for travel, and hold off on signing contracts until it passes.
- Today's Correspondences -
- Sun Sign
- Gemini (element of air)
- Color
- pink (friendship, sweet love)
- Planet
- Venus (elements of earth and water)
- Incense
- benzoin, jasmine, rose, and vanilla
- Herb
- rose
- Stone
- rose quartz
- Tarot Card
- Three of Pentacles
- Gods
- Venus, Aphrodite, and Freya.
- Keywords
- love, sex, marriage, fertility, and friendship.
- Rune
- ᛏ Tiwaz - Justice and honorable sacrifice - the warrior who holds to what is right, regardless.
- Today's Activity -
Your activity is to carry a rose quartz with you today to send out some gentle and loving vibes to those crabby co-workers. Work a little flower magic to enchant a single pink rose for friendship and inner beauty, and set it on your desk. Or try empowering a red rose for passion and placing it in your bedroom. Take advantage of Friday's correspondences and plant a seed, make something grow, and enjoy your blessings.
- Weather Lore -
When the bees crowd out of their hive, the weather makes it good to be alive. When the bees crowd into their hive again, it is a sign of thunder and of rain.
- Seek the Cards -
Draw three cards and let the deck speak. Playing Card Divination — free cartomancy readings using a standard deck, with full interpretations and suit progressions.
- Also -
Mercury turns retrograde in 10 days, from June 29th through July 23rd, 2026. Begin winding down new commitments now. Communication, intellect, and awareness are all within Mercury's domain, as are logic and reasoning, our manner of thinking, and how we create and express our thought processes. Remain flexible, allow extra time for travel, and hold off on signing contracts until it passes.