Goddess Calendar for August 2024
Ride the Lion for Leo Season with Goddesses Al-lat, Astarte, Cybele, Durga, Inanna, Parvati, Rhea, Sekhmet, and more.
Break bread with Demeter as Goddess of Grain.
Roar with Durga in the New Moon Temple of Leo.
Placate Sekhmet with pomegranate juice and beer.
Peach pie? Figs and brie? Apple everything? Give thanks to the Goddess of Orchards, Pomona.
Say a rosary for Mary as Queen of Heaven.
Praise the indwelling of Wisdom as Sophia.
Appeal to Lakshmi’s abundance for blessings by offering coins, flowers, and pink cup cakes.
Embrace your WildShe and race through the woods with Diana on Nemoralia!
Who is your Nemesis?
Take a star bath for Nut’s birthday and dream of your Ancestors.
~ Kimberly Moore, Goddess EveryDay Devotional
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August’s Full Moon is called the Sturgeon Moon, Green Corn Moon, the Grain Moon, and the Red Moon.
August 1
Blessings from Demeter as Goddess of Grain (also see 8/22)
Blessings of Lammas/Lughnassadh!
Observed Feast Day for Irish Goddess Macha
Feast of Carpo as Goddess & Title of Demeter (MH OBS)
August 2
Feast of Our Lady of Angels in Costa Rica (Black Madonna)
August 3
2024 - Dark Moon
2024 - Hekate’s Deipnon
2024 - Nyx delivers Her Oracles
2024 - Day of Marian Devotion
OYA of Storms ~ Yansa Day (MH OBS)
August 4
2024 - New Moon in LEO at 7:13 am
EVENT 2024 - Goddess New Moon Circle Free Monthly Meditation with Priestesses Brandi Auset & Kimberly Moore
2024 - Mercury Retrograde stations in Virgo
2024 - Venus moves into Virgo
August 5
2024 - Panathenia ta Mikra (Lesser Panathenia) ends
Celtic Tree Month Coll (Hazel) is August 5 to September 1
August 6
Day of Aztec Goddess Chicomecoatl (MH OBS)
August 7
2024 -Hariyali Teej - Honor the Hindu Goddess Parvati to bless your partnership or to find your heart’s desire.
2024 - White Tara Day
Inebriety of Egyptian Goddess Sekhmet
August 8
2024 - Day of Athena
Day of Anueanue Kau Po - the Hawaiian Lunar Rainbow Goddess (MH OBS)
August 9
2024 - Nag Panchami - Day for the Nagas or snakes. Manasa Devi is the Hindu Goddess of Snakes
2024 - Day of Aphrodite
2024 - Summer Feast of the Orisha Goddess OYA (MH OBS)
2024 - Asteroid Goddess Juno moves into Libra
August 10
2024 - Libation to Hermes (Per Priestess Laura Sanger-Watkins, try espresso!)
August 11
2024 - Day of Artemis
August 12
2024 - Durga Day
2024 - Green Tara Day
Edith Hamilton’s Birthday - Author, Classicist, Mythologist
August 13
2024 - Japanese OBON Festival for the Ancestors
Summer Feast of Hekate as Protectress against dangerous storms
Feast Day of Pomona, Roman Goddess of Orchards
Runic Half Month of Ansuz (Communication & Inspiration) begins
Birthday of Lady Frieda Harris - Occultist, Artist, Designer of the Thoth Tarot Deck
August 14
2024 - Day of the Greek Muses
2024 - Day of Rhea
2024 - Mercury Retrograde moves into Leo
August 15
The Assumption of Mother Mary into Heaven
Assumption of the Gnostic Holy Sophia
Feast of the Divine Mother of Herbs - Matka Boska Zielna (Poland)
August 16
2024 - Varalakshmi Vratam - a festival to propitiate the aspect of Lakshmi Who Bestows Boons. “It is believed that worshiping Goddess Varamahalakshmi on this day is equivalent to worshiping Ashtalaksmi – the eight goddesses of Wealth, Earth, Learning, Love, Fame, Peace, Pleasure, and Strength.” Jai Maa!
August 17
Day of Greek Goddess Tyche (MH OBS)
Rachel Pollack’s Birthday - Writer & Beloved Tarot Teacher
August 18
DEVOTIONAL: Goddess Brigid Altar Blessing with Priestess Brandi Auset
2024 - Chinese Hungry Ghosts Festival
2024 - Mercury is Cazimi
August 19
2024 - FULL MOON IN AQUARIUS at 2:26 pm eastern
2024 - Festival of the Torches - Nemoralia in honor of the Roman Goddess Diana
Rustic Vinalia – Roman Goddess Venus as Guardian of gardens, olive groves, and vineyards
Layne Redmond’s Birthday - Drummer, Priestess, Writer, Mythologist
August 20
2024 - Gayatri Japam - Invoke the Goddess Gayatri and chant the Gayatri Mantra for wisdom and enlightenment
August 21
EVENT: Weaving Women Red Tent with Marisa McCall (free)
2024 - Kajari Teej - Honor the Hindu Goddess Parvati to bless your partnership or to find your heart’s desire
2024 - Day to honor Artemis and Hekate as Kourotrophos (Child-Nurturer, Nurse)
August 22
2024 - Day 1 of Eleusinia - Days of Thanksgiving to Demeter as Goddess of the Grain
2024 - Sun enters Virgo - Welcome Virgo Season!
Feast of the Coronation/Queenship of Mary as Queen of Heaven
Feast of Mary as Queen of All Saints
Birthday of Dorothy Parker - Author, Poet, Screenwriter
August 23
2024 - Day 2 of Eleusinia - Days of Thanksgiving to Demeter as Goddess of the Grain
Nemesea – Ancient Greek Festival for the Goddess Nemesis
August 24
2024 - Day to Honor the Greek Heroines
Festival of Roman Goddess Fortuna
Festival for Luna – Ancient Roman Goddess of the Moon
2024 - Goddess Asteroid Vesta moves into Virgo
August 25
2024 - Kali Jayanti - Happy Birthday to the Mahavidya Kali!
2024 Shitala Satam - Hindu Goddess of Pandemics who is believed to cure diseases and ghouls
2024 - Day of Hera Telkhinia - offer libations, incense, and hymns to the Goddess Hera
August 26
Feast Day of Our Lady of Czestochowa – Black Madonna
Feast day of Haitian lwa Erzulie Dantor who syncretizes to Our Lady of Czestochowa
Ilmatar’s Day – Finnish Goddess of Waters and Creatrix of the World
Women’s Equality Day
Goddess Asteroid Ceres stations direct in Capricorn
August 27
Birthday of the Egyptian Goddess Nut
August 28
2024 - Day of the Dakinis
2024 - Day of Vajrayogini
2024 - Mercury stations DIRECT in Leo
August 29
Birthday of the Egyptian Goddess Hathor
Runic Half Month of Raidho (Inner & Outer Journeys and Cosmic Order) begins
2024 - Venus enters Libra
August 30
Day of Scathach - Celtic Warrior Goddess (MH OBS)
Birthday of Mary Shelley - English Novelist & author of Frankenstein
August 31
Day of Corn Mother (MH OBS)
Hellenion.org - Hellenic Calendar
Karma Kagyu Calendar (Tibetan Lunar Calendar)
