Prose, Poetry, and Inspired Thoughts.

My name is Gerardo, and I get these silly feelings and caprices that I have to write out.

[chlorophyll-mp3]

[thelasttrueromantics]

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Strawberry full moon marks the halfway point to this year,

How weighted a year it's been, and still much left to go,

So as the days grow shorter, and autumn falls quickly upon our doorstep,

Let these coming months be merry and be filled with that feeling of home instead.

For what was lost in winter and spring just leaves empty room for what summer and fall may bring,

For a loss in April, and an unbecoming in May, bring forth perseverance in existence where circumstance could have just as quickly unmade life and being,

So cheerful of what's left, and away with that which departed,

Here's to the halfway point of this year, may I leave to rest all that has left and cherish that which is still near.

[rbncxs]

in another life, you stayed and I never had to let you go.

[somewordsarebiggerthanothers]

[keytomind]

🖤👆🏼

[secretumpoeta]

I spend my dreams with you. My thoughts are tangled with wonderings of where you are and what you are doing. I try and concentrate, but as the sun rises and sets, so I am inevitably drawn to you. Every part of me aches to be with you. Your presence, your voice, your smile. I fear that I am in love with you. You have stolen a part of my soul and shall dwell there eternally. ~ B.T.

[ferrusly]

To make her fall in love, I tried making her laugh. And every time she laughs, I am the one who falls in love.

[mournfulroses]

Franz Kafka, from a letter to Felice Bauer written in 1913, featured in Letters To Felice

[inkandheartbreak]

And I can’t even hate you for breaking my heart, for even in falling, heartbreak became art.

my art © All Rights Reserved — Jai

[vexheart]

This

[symfco]

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[thelasttrueromantics]

I understand you had to leave, but as I descend, deeper into madness and frenzy, I wish I never was without your calming effect, for now nothing stands between me and the abyss.

[loveridden1999]

― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Sensible Thing

[awkward-storyteller]

Haunted

When I'm gone,

When I'm gone I promise to haunt you.

I promise to let you find me,

in every page you turn,

Every word you speak.

You'll find me in every park you see, every artist you name,

Every bit of sunlight and every shadow you cast.

You'll find me everywhere you see but you'll never see me,

Never hear my voice or my tone, my words and worries,

Just the memory.

So you'll find me?

Promise me you'll find me.

Look for me.

Hear my name in the wind, Look into the stars for my face,

Check every corner as if I'm hiding,

Turn each page and look for my thoughts.

Speak each word as if they had been mine.

Find me. Promise me you'll find me,

And I'll promise to haunt you.

[nostalgiaisagirl]

Murdered all my thoughts in a restaurant we visited

Tasted all the blood of the experiences I've lived.

I kill memories for a living.

~ Anonymous

[breelandwalker]

2026 Witches' Calendar

For all my witches out there, here’s a handy list of the 2026 dates for the solstices, some commonly-referenced holidays, full and new moons, planetary retrogrades, and special celestial events. I’ve listed my sources at the bottom. This year's listings have also been updated to include full moon and seasonal observance dates for the Southern Hemisphere.

Dates and times for all events are calculated for Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -5). Adjust for your location as needed and check the DarkSky Placefinder to see what special events will be visible in your area.

Please Note: This is not meant to be a universal or infallible system of making seasonal or lunar days of import for witches and pagans. Readers should take their own paths and beliefs into account, and are also encouraged to create their own seasonal calendars, holidays, and observances based on your local biome and personal preferences. Enjoy!

Northern Hemisphere Solstices, Equinoxes, & Cross Quarter Days

February 1-2 - Imbolc / Candlemas / High Winter

March 20 - Spring Equinox / Ostara

April 30-May 1 - Beltane / May Day / Walpurgisnacht

June 20-21 - Summer Solstice / Midsummer / Litha

August 1 - Lughnasadh / Lammas / Summer Harvest

September 22-23 - Autumn Equinox / Mabon / Fall Harvest

October 31 - Samhain / Halloween / Final Harvest

December 21 - Winter Solstice / Midwinter / Yule

Northern Hemisphere Full Moons

January 3 - Wolf Moon ♋ (Supermoon)

February 1 - Snow Moon ♌

March 3 - Worm Moon ♍ (Lunar Eclipse/Blood Moon/Micromoon)

April 1 - Pink Moon ♎

May 1 - Flower Moon ♏

May 31 - Blue Moon ♐

June 29 - Strawberry Moon ♑ (Micromoon)

July 29 - Thunder Moon (aka Buck Moon) ♒

August 28 - Sturgeon Moon ♓ (Lunar Eclipse)

September 26 - Harvest Moon ♈

October 26 - Hunter’s Moon ♉

November 24 - Frost Moon (aka Beaver Moon) ♊

December 23 - Cold Moon ♋ (Supermoon)

Southern Hemisphere Solstices, Equinoxes, & Cross Quarter Days

February 1-2 - Lughnasadh / Lammas / Summer Harvest

March 20 - Autumn Equinox / Mabon / Fall Harvest

April 30-May 1 - Samhain / Final Harvest

June 20-21 - Winter Solstice / Midwinter / Yule

August 1-2 - Imbolc / Candlemas / High Winter

September 22-23 - Spring Equinox / Ostara

October 31 - Beltane / Halloween

December 21 - Summer Solstice / Midsummer / Litha

Southern Hemisphere Full Moons

January 3 - Thunder Moon (aka Buck Moon) ♋

February 1 - Sturgeon Moon ♌

March 3 - Harvest Moon ♍

April 1 - Hunter's Moon ♎

May 1 - Frost Moon (aka Beaver Moon) ♏

May 31 - Blue Moon ♐

June 29 - Cold Moon ♑ (Micromoon)

July 29 - Wolf Moon ♒

August 28 - Snow Moon ♓ (Lunar Eclipse)

September 26 - Worm Moon ♈

October 26 - Pink Moon ♉

November 24 - Flower Moon ♊

December 23 - Strawberry Moon ♋ (Supermoon)

*The astrological signs should remain the same for the Southern Hemisphere, it's just the names that are flipped around due to the difference in seasonal cycles.

New Moons

January 18 ♑

February 17 ♒

March 18 ♓

April 17 ♈

May 16 ♉

June 14 ♊

July 14 ♋

August 12 ♌

September 10 ♍

October 10 ♎

November 9 ♏

December 8 ♐

Special Celestial Events

January 3 - Supermoon

March 3 - Lunar Eclipse, Micromoon

June 29 - Micromoon

August 12 - Total Solar Eclipse

August 12-13 - Perseid Meteor Show (coinciding with new moon)

August 28 - Partial Lunar Eclipse

October 21-22 - Orionid Meteor Shower

December 13-14 - Geminid Meteor Shower

December 23 - Supermoon

(Check the DarkSky Placefinder to see what will be visible in your area!)

Planetary Retrogrades

November 11 2025-March 10 2026 - Jupiter ♋

February 26-March 20 - Mercury ♓

May 6-October 15 - Pluto ♒

June 29-July 23 - Mercury ♋

July 7-December 12 - Neptune ♈

July 26-December 10 - Saturn ♈

October 3-25 - Venus ♏

October 25-November 13 - Venus ♎

October 24-November 13 - Mercury ♏

December 12 2026-April 12 2027 - Jupiter ♌

Happy Witching!

SOURCES & FURTHER READING:

Bree’s Lunar Calendar Series

Bree’s Secular Celebrations Series

Witchcraft Exercises for Building Your Craft

Full Moon Calendar 2026, Space.com.

Moon Phases Calendar 2026, MoonInfo.org.

Astronomy Calendar of Celestial Events 2026, SeaSky.org.

The Year in the Sky: 2026’s Most Noteworthy Celestial Events, Scientific American.

Dark Sky Placefinder for Stargazing, DarkSky International.

2026 Wheel of the Year, Patheos.

Astrology Calendar 2026, YourZodiacSign.com.

2026 Retrograde Planets Calendar and Astrology, Astrostyle.

Image Source - How Stuff Works

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[metamorphesque]

from "May", Tathev Simonyan

[geektumb]

[poppiesandpromises]

The trick is knowing

How to be useful instead

Of just being used