July Becoming Through the Heat, Storms and Fires of Life!
"If you can't stand the heat then get out the kitchen"
A picture of one of the many amazing storms that only the hot summer heat can bring us
Hey, beautiful souls. How are you?
Happy and blessed July to you and yours. I wanted to say hello 👋🏿 to all my new subscribers. Welcome. I hope you like it over here on this corner of Substack. And to those who have been here a while, thank you. I virtual 🫂 hugs to you and yours
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July is full of activity. We’re in full swing into summer and Astro, and energetically, a lot is going on for the second half of 2025.
Neptune Retrograde July 4th, 2025 - December 10, 2025
Full Moon on Thursday, July 10th at 4:37 P.M. EST
Saturn Retrograde July 13th till November 2025
Mercury Retrograde July 17/18th till August 11th, 2025
Leo Season starts July 22nd/23rd, depending on where you are in the world
New Moon on the horizon, Thursday, July 24th
Chiron Retrograde July 30th, 2025 - January 2nd, 2026
So, July is bursting with plans for many to bring sudden transformation. If you live in the Southeastern part of the USA, you know that summertime also means random and unpredictable storms. July is full of surprises with storms popping out of nowhere, with some new beginnings again, ending things, and embracing that something you aren’t starting over, because sometimes starting over means repeating the same lessons. Now, some folks like doing lessons over. I, for one, am not a fan of repeated lessons. I try to get the lesson on the first go around. July is also about beginning something new. And some of us need to leave behind the starting over motif behind. And become something new, do something new.
No starting over is required; embrace your becoming. July is a month of embodying the heat of life, not fearing the storms, and also a good time to be starting dem harvest rituals, beginning anew, and exposure to the truths we need to tell ourselves to live the second half of the year in natural alignment for our lives.
July will bring some ………
Some gain spiritual maturity through trials.
Some people have to learn through challenges.
Some people need the heat and pressure of change, or they will not make their necessary endings.
Rebirth through total destruction, get rid of it or have the Ancestors and Spirits destroy it for you.
Another theme for July is doing divine justice work and holding ourselves accountable for the second half of 2025.
For some, July will bring the presence and visitation of powerful female ancestors and those with a lot of magic and sorcery knowledge. Keep a journal close to your bed for those lit instructions they will bring, showing you eat it up with your ritual and leave no crumbs behind.
Ritual energy to work with: Fire, lightning, and spiritual storms, doing art and creative endeavors that express life and destructive forms of life. Working with the voice of wind and crossroads spirits that herald change.
Blessings to speak over your head; I live the full expression of my power (or instead of power, you can say àṣẹ for those that you use that language)
Libations you could pour in July:
I do not guide people through step-by-step rituals, as this is a public space. Not all my subscribers are Black, and Hoodoo is a closed practice; I only guide my godchildren and mentees through that. As always, perform divination and ask your folks what is best for you to do. I give what I can without revealing too much sacredness. Thank you for understanding.
Pour libations to ask for coolness and flow in the areas where you are experiencing physical, emotional, and spiritual limitations. Speak to the heat in your life, whatever spiritual pressure or trials you are experiencing. Pour libations, asking the heat of life to lead you to elevation.
Pour libations for the spirit of accountability. July is a month of accountability. Ask your Ancestors and your Spiritual court for a Mid-year review. Be open to what they say. Let them read you to filth if need be, or guide you through gentle Ancestral whisperings, ask for what you need, say you need the pressure to shift, ask for it. Remember, this is the energy that brings truth to the surface, whether you like it or not. So we will not like all the things said.
Pour libation for you to step on into your spiritual boldness. July is about stepping into your power and walking in authority. To walk in our authority, we sometimes have to face the fire and not run from our shadows. What fires the shadows you need help with facing or embracing, as duality is a part of this wonderful existence. Pour your libation prayer, asking to own your agency; bear in mind you must be willing to lay down what weakens you.
July is a time to honor your Ancestral Fire, a time to celebrate and remember all the many enslaved revolts and resistances that took place in the USA during this month. Pour libations for the Ancestors who burned shit to the ground, determined to forge new ways of beginning for the generations after them. A simple libation for that is: I pour this libation in remembrance of those Ancestors who revolted and burned fields and forged paths for the future generations.
July Decree
“I do not fear the fire; I burn away all that is keeping me from living my truth. July is my season of sacred reckoning. I believe in who I am.
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Reminder:
I take time off in July to care for myself and my spirits. Hoodoo Bible Study and paid Subscriber Hoodoo Community meetups will resume in late August. There are a few scheduled posts for July, but not as many as I usually post. See you all in August, and enjoy your summer fire.
Please don’t copy or reproduce content without consent. Please remember that Hoodoo is a closed practice for those who are Black. Do not dishonor our traditions with appropriation. Our Ancestors are watching.
In joy and healing,
YJ
Thank you for this great example of setting boundaries around Hoodoo and non-Black subscribers and I hope your break is filled with rest and peace, and if you gotta work, the load is easy.
I’m so happy I found your Substack! I’m a recent subscriber, and I get so excited when an article comes in from you! I’ve been doing more study into hoodoo and footwork and the ancestors showed me your work.