July

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Kalends of July

If July the first be rainy weather it will rain for four more weeks together.

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Dog days

The dog days are ruled by Sirius, the dog star, or Loki's brand in Norse tradition. Loki is the Norse god of strife, discord and evil. He also presides over trics and practical jokes. This is the hottest time of the year.

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Julian

Today is the day of remebrance for the Roman Emperor Flavius Claudius Julianus, 331-362, who restored pagan relion to the Roman empire.

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Consualia, Caprotina, Feriae Ancillarum, Nones of July, the celtic tree month of Duir ends

The Roman festival of Consulia is a sacred to harvests. Today is the festival of handmaids, or the maid's day out.

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Sunna, the celtic tree month of Tinne begins

Today is the feast of Sunna, or Sunniva, the Norse sun goddess.

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Holda, Hela, Skadi, Lady Godiva, Knut the reaper, the goddess month of Rosea ends

Holda, Hel and Skadi are Norse goddesses of Niflheim, the underworld. On this day Lady Godiva rode naked through the marketplace of Coventry, reputedly to shame her husband Leofric, the earl of Chester, into reducing the taxes.

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Theano, the goddess month of Kerea begins

Theano was the wife of Pythagoras, and is regarded as the patroness of vegitarians.

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The Runic half-month of Ur commences

Ur is primal strength, a time for beginnings.

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Ides of July, Rowana

Rowana, the tree goddess, is patroness of the knowledge of runes. The rowan is the tree of protection, and amulets cut from it this day will be particularly effective.

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Adonis

Today is the mid boint of the half year of Adonis' presece in the world, marked by his wedding to Aphrodite.

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Damo

Today is the remembrace of the seeress Damo, the daughter of Pythagoras.

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Neptunalia and Salacia, Aegir and Ran

Today is the festival of Neptune, god of the deep, and his wife Salacia, goddess of the salt and the ocean. She is also sacred to mineral springs. Neptune and Salacia are Aegir and Ran in Norse mythology.

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Furrinalia

Today is sacred to the goddess of springs and waters.

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Sleipnir

Today is the Norse festival of Sleipnir, commemorating Odin's eight-legged horse which could travel from Asgard to Midgard to Utgard, that is, from heaven to earth to the underworld.

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Domhnach Chrom Dubh, John Barlycorn

The Irish god Domhnach Chrom Dubh and John Barleycorn are associated with grain, which dies at this time by being cut.

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Thor, the runic half-month of Thorn begins

Today is the festival of the Anglo-Saxon god Thunor and the Norse god Thor, a time of ascendant power and order.

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Loki and Sigyn, Lammas Eve

Today is the festival of the Norse god Loki and his consort Sigyn. Loki is the Norse god of strife, discord and evil. He also presides over tricks and practical jokes.