🔮 Witch’s Almanac: August 2025
Spells, Moon Phases & Magical Energy for the Month Ahead 🌻
August has arrived, and she’s radiating Leo season fire before sliding us softly into Virgo’s grounded practicality. This month is about reclaiming your spotlight (without apology), planting seeds for long-term growth, and harnessing that wild, late-summer energy for something bigger than yourself.
It’s a month for solar magic, attraction work, confidence rituals, and cleansing out the stagnant energy you’ve been carrying all summer. Let’s see what the cosmos has lined up…
🌞 Key Dates for Witches in August
- 1 August – Lughnasadh / Lammas
Celebrate the first harvest with gratitude rituals, bread-making, and offerings of fruit or grain. (Read our full Lughnasadh guide here) - 12–13 August – Perseids Meteor Shower
One of the most magical nights of the year for wish-making and stargazing rituals. Write wishes on bay leaves and burn them under the shooting stars. - 22 August – Leo → Virgo Season Shift
Time to pivot from bold, fiery Leo energy to Virgo’s practical, grounded vibes. Create an altar to bridge both: sunflowers + carnelian for Leo, rosemary + fluorite for Virgo.
🌙 August 2025 Moon Phases
- First Quarter – 1 Aug ♏ Scorpio
- Full Moon – 9 Aug ♒ Aquarius
- Last Quarter – 16 Aug ♉ Taurus
- New Moon – 23 Aug ♍ Virgo
- First Quarter – 31 Aug ♏ Scorpio
✨ Spells & Rituals for August
- Solar Self-Worth Spell – Anoint a gold or yellow candle with cinnamon oil and write down 3 ways you want to shine. Burn the list (safely) as the candle glows.
- Aquarius Full Moon Release – On 9 August, journal about what outdated expectations you’re done living under. Burn the page under the moon and scatter the ashes to the wind.
- Virgo New Moon Reset – Create a “clean slate jar” with rosemary, bay leaves, and a written intention for health and daily discipline. Keep it by your front door for 30 days.
- Confidence Charm – Carry a small carnelian or sunstone charged in sunlight to boost courage during tricky conversations or public situations.
🌿 Seasonal Herbs & Crystals
- Herbs: Sunflower (joy, optimism), Rosemary (clarity), Bay (manifestation)
- Crystals: Carnelian (confidence), Sunstone (empowerment), Fluorite (focus)
🪞 Journal Prompts
- Where in my life do I need to stop dimming my light?
- What habits am I ready to shift before the autumn season?
- What does “aligned confidence” look like for me?
check out our starter shadow work journal here on etsy.
August is your reminder: you are allowed to take up space, change your plans, and step into the version of yourself you’ve been dreaming about since June.
