* 7/1: Mindfulness Day--Zen Buddhist day for being mindful that alienation and hunger for possessions results from ignorance of interconnectedness.* 7/1: Day endangered species became internationally protected (1975); day to celebrate all the world’s creatures.* 7/2: Visitation Day--Christian feast marking St. Elizabeth’s recognition of Blessed Mary’s divine destiny as catalyst for human liberation and redemption.* 7/3 (4:00 p.m. EDT): Earth Aphelion--when the Earth is farthest from the Sun.
* 7/4: U.S. Independence Day--Day to celebrate the right of all peoples to exercise peaceful, democratic self-determination.* 7/5 to 7/12: Chinese Buddhist festival of Kuan Yin, Supreme Goddess of Nature and Perfect Buddha of many emanations; celebrates Her enlightenment and Her bodhisattva vow to help all sentient beings.
* 7/6: Birthday of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama.* 7/7: Tanabata--Shinto rite honoring the Kami of the Stars.* 7/9 (12:07 a.m. EDT): Full Moon (Red/Mother Moon).* 7/9: Day Tibetan and Mahayana Buddhists do good deeds and chant the name of Buddha God Amitabha to gain entry to His Pure Land and aid in attaining nirvana.* 7/12: Day to meditate on the social costs of climate change.* 7/12: Birthday of Henry David Thoreau (1817), Transcendentalist and naturalist who believed in individualism and living simply in harmony with Nature.
* 7/13 to 7/15: Obon--Zen Buddhist festival honoring departed ancestors.* 7/14: Old Egyptian birthday feast of Neter Osiris - partner and true love of Isis, and father of Horus; guide of all husbands, fathers, and judges.* 7/14 to 7/25 (I 7/20): Old Norse/Icelandic Mid-Summer Althingi--Community gathering for democratic decision making. Forseti and Tyr, Gods of Justice and Self-Sacrifice, were honored.[caption id="attachment_14158" align="alignleft" width="264"]
Star shower[/caption]* 7/14 eve to 8/19 eve (7/28 peak): Delta Aquarid Meteor Showers.* 7/17: Old Egyptian birthday feast of Neteret Isis - partner and true love of Osiris, and mother of Horus; guide of all wives, mothers, healers, advocates, and teachers.* 7/19 to 8/1: Old Egyptian festival marking the return to Egypt of Neteret Isis, Neter Osiris, and the rains that inundate the Nile River.* 7/22: Christian feast of St. Mary Magdalen, disciple and priestess--Savior Jesus made her His priestess by purifying her seven times; she anointed Him in preparation for His sacrifice and witnessed His torture, death, and resurrection.
* 7/23 (5:46 a.m. EDT): New Moon.* 7/23: Beginning of Leo (the Lion/Lioness).* 7/23: Mayan Sun Festival--honoring Sun God Ahau Kin; celebrated with devotional offerings of food, song, prayer, and a ritual procession that symbolically travels to the four quarters of the Universe.* 7/23: Vigil for peace, democratic government, freedom of religion, and respect for the human rights of all in Egypt.* 7/23 to 7/29: Iroquois Green Corn Ceremony--in thanksgiving for the maize harvest.* 7/26: Christian feast of St. Anna, mother of Blessed Mary and grandmother of Blessed Jesus; guide of grandmothers and elderly women.
* 7/26: Birthday of Dr. Carl Gustav Jung (1875), founder of archetypal psychology, which explores universal concepts of Deity and their relation to the individual psyche.* 7/27: Chokhor Duchen--Tibetan Buddhist celebration of the Buddha’s first teaching.* 7/29 eve to 8/17 eve (8/12 peak): Perseid Meteor Showers.* 7/31 eve to 8/1 eve: Tish’a B’Av--Jewish fast day mourning the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem dedicated to Elohim.* 7/31 eve to 8/2 eve: Lughnasadh--Old Celtic/Irish Feast of Goddess Tailtiu and God Lugh (Deities of Sustenance and Light).
* 7/31 eve to 8/7 eve: Mid-Summer/First Harvest/Lammas--Festival of thanksgiving for the first of the grain harvest; celebrated by offering the first fruits of the grain harvest and prayers for sustenance for all.Excerpted fromTHE MYSTIC'S WHEEL OF THE YEAR 2017A Multifaith Calendar Reflecting Eco-Egalitarian Spirituality© 2016 Marija Miovskiwww.WheeloftheYear.com
