07/29/2026
Happy Full Buck Moon!
Tonight's sky brings together
two very different kinds of light.
The Full Moon rises in Aquarius,
while the Sun stands beside
Jupiter in Leo.
One speaks of the individual heart.
The other reminds us that
every heart is part of something much larger.
Leo is the warmth of creativity, courage,
generosity, and the joy
of becoming fully ourselves.
Jupiter expands whatever it touches,
making this Leonine spirit
even brighter, bolder,
and more hopeful.
Aquarius turns our attention
toward the wider horizon.
It asks us to remember
that our gifts are not meant
to be hidden away.
Like stars, they become part
of a greater pattern when they shine together.
Perhaps that is the main symbolism
of tonight's sky.
We are not asked to choose
between honoring our own path
and caring for the world around us.
The two have always belonged together.
July's Full Moon got its name because July was the month when buck deers get the new antlers. Take a look at the names for the July Full Moon from several Native American tribes:
Abenaki - Grass Cutter Moon
Alonquin - Squash are Ripe
Anishnaabe - Raspberry Moon
Apache - Moon of the Horse/Time of Ripeness
Arapaho - Hot Weather Begins
Assiniboine - Red Berries Moon
Cherokee - Ripe Corn Moon
Cheyenne - Little Harvest Moon
Choctaw - Green Corn Festival Moon
Comanche - Hot Moon
Cree - Moon when Ducks Begin to Molt
Creek - Little Harvest Moon
Haida - Salmon Moon
Hopi - Moon of the Homedance
Lakota - Moon when the Chokecherries are Black
Mohawk - Time of Much Ripening
Navajo - Small Harvest
Omaha - Moon when the Buffalo Bellow
Passamaquoddy - Ripening Moon
Ponca - Middle of Summer Moon
Potawatomi - Moon of the Young Corn
Shawnee - Blackberry Moon
Shoshone - Summer Moon
Sioux - Red Blooming Lilies
Tlingit - Salmon Moon
Winnebago - Corn-popping Moon
Wishram - Salmon Go Up Rivers in a Group
Zuni - When Limbs of Trees are Broken by Fruit
✍️ Rivers in the Ocean ❤
🎨 Jean Vadal Smith
Enjoy