The days are growing shorter, but they also grow hotter- in this time fire is shifting and building as it and the element of air meet. We haven't come to the true seasonal shift yet but if you look closely you will see the signs of the it come, you might smell it in the air, or see it in the animals. Take time to connect with this time of preparation. 

AUGUST

1. LAMMAS: MAKE AN EFFORT TO DO SOMETHING FOR THIS PAGAN HOLIDAY. RESONATE WITH IT AND ALLOW YOURSELF TO SYNC WITH THE EARTH'S NATURAL RHYTHMS (PAGAN HOLIDAY)
2. GRATEFUL FOR... WHAT ARE YOU GRATEFUL FOR? RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO BE THANKFUL SO WHY NOT MAKE A LIST. PUT DOWN AS MANY THINGS AS YOU CAN! (SELF-LOVE PROMPT)
3. GRAIN MOON: HOW CAN I SLOW DOWN AND TRUST THAT EVERYTHING I AM MANIFESTING AND CREATING IS ALREADY ON ITS WAY? (INNER SUMMER // FULL MOON PROMPTS) AUG 2 - 3
4. RESEARCH THE CHAKRAS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE (ELEMENTAL WORK)
5. RESEARCH THE IMPORTANCE OF, AND PRACTICE FIRE SAFETY. IN THE HOME, OUTDOORS, AND IN URBAN SITUATIONS. (ENVIRONMENTAL PROMPTS)
6. DRAW A PERSONAL INTERPRETATION OF A FIRE ELEMENTAL ANIMAL. MYTHICAL OR PHYSICAL. (DRAW PROMPT)
7. COLLECT HERBS WHERE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE AND MIX THEM IN A BURN SAFE SATCHEL. ADD THINGS YOU WISH TO BURN AWAY OR LET GO OF. ADD OFFERINGS OF FUEL. LIKE FOOD ITEMS, DRY GRASS YOU HAVE BLESSED. ANYTHING. THEN WHEN YOU HAVE A TIME TO SIT AROUND A FIRE AND SIT IN THE WARMTH OF THE FIRE PIT; BURN IT. LET IT GO. (ELEMENTAL WORK)
8. FIRE CARE: IN THE WARMER MONTHS IT IS COMMON AND TOTALLY ACCEPTABLE TO RUN AWAY INTO THE WILDERNESS, SOMEWHERE HIGH IN THE MOUNTAINS TO ESCAPE THE WORST OF THE HEAT. OTHER, HEAT LOVING WEIRDOS MOVE DOWN INTO THE DESERT TO GO ON HEAT INDUCED VISION QUESTS. REGARDLESS OF YOUR PREFERENCE, TAKE SOME TIME TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE CITY AND GO OUT TO CAMP AND CONNECT WITH NATURE. BUILD A FIRE AT NIGHT AND JUST ENJOY THE SILENCE OF YOUR SOLO TRIP, OR THE COMRADERY OF YOUR FAMILY TRIP. (ELEMENTAL WORK)
9. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOURSELF? PULL AT LEAST ONE CARD TO CONNECT WITH WHAT YOUR INNER CHILD RESONATES WITH AND LOVES ABOUT THEMSELVES. (TAROT PROMPTS)
10. DESIGN A TAROT SPREAD FOR FALL OR MABON AND RECORD IT IN YOUR GRIMOIRE FOR FUTURE USE. THEMES FOR YOUR SPREAD COULD INCLUDE REAPING WHAT HAS BEEN PLANTED, AND GROWN THIS SUMMER, GOOD AND BAD. ANOTHER IS, HOW WE CAN GET READY FOR THE COOLING SEASON OF FALL, AND THE STILLNESS OF WINTER (SUMMER / SEASONAL PROMPT)
11. WHAT SELF-SABOTAGING BEHAVIORS KEEP COMING BACK TO HAUNT YOU (THE ONES YOU'VE BEEN "WORKING ON" FOR YEARS BUT CAN'T SEEM TO "GET RID OF"? (INNER AUTUMN // WANING MOON PROMPTS) AUG 10 - 12
12. WORK WITH THE FALL ASTROLOGICAL SIGNS OF LIBRA, SCORPIO AND SAGITTARIUS AND RECORD INFORMATION YOU FIND ABOUT THE ENERGIES OF THESE SIGNS IN YOUR GRIMOIRE. (FALL / SEASONAL PROMPT)
13. DO YOU WORK WITH ANCESTORS / THE DECEASED? WHY OR WHY NOT? (PAGAN PROMPTS)
14. WHY NOT BEGIN TO RESEARCH AND PREP FOR A SOUTHERN ALTER TRECK?
15. CREATE AN INCENSE MADE FROM THE HERBS MOST ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELEMENT OF FIRE. (ELEMENTAL WORK)
16. CREATE, OR PURCHASE A HOME SELF-CARE MIXTURE WHICH RESONATES WITH FIRE, AND IS GOOD FOR YOUR HAIR, SKIN, OR NAILS (SELF CARE)
17. WHAT IS MOST APPEALING / FULFILLING IN PAGANISM? (PAGAN PROMPTS)
18. AS WE SLIP DEEPER INTO THE FIRE ELEMENT WHY NOT WEAR COLORS MORE CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ELEMENT? RED, YELLOW, ORANGE, AND GOLD (SELF-CARE // ELEMENTAL WORK)
19. WHAT DOES MY INNER WISE WOMAN (80-YEAR-OLD SELF) WANT ME TO KNOW? (INNER WINTER/NEW MOON PROMPTS) AUG 18 - 19
20. RESEARCH, DOCUMENT, AND CREATE AN ARTISTIC EXPRESSION OF MAGICAL TOOLS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE. (ELEMENTAL WORK)
21. DO YOU USE CHANTS / MANTRAS / AFFIRMATIONS? WHY NOT CREATE SOME WHICH RESONATE WITH THE FIRE CHAKRAS, AND THE ELEMENT OF FIRE IN GENERAL? (PAGAN PROMPTS)
22. CREATE A MEDICINE BAG (PAGAN CRAFTING) 
23. WHAT DOES INITIATION MEAN TO YOU? (PAGAN PROMPTS)
24. WHAT'S MY #1 DESIRE RIGHT NOW? HOW CAN I MOVE CLOSER TO MANIFESTING IT? ARE THERE ANY INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL ACTIONS I NEED TO TAKE? (SELF-LOVE PROMPT)
25. RESEARCH WHICH GODS AND GODDESSES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE (ELEMENTAL WORK)
26. HOW CAN YOU MOVE YOURSELF FORWARD IN ALIGNMENT WITH YOUR NEW ENERGY? (INNER SPRING // WAXING MOON PROMPTS) AUG 24 - 26
27. RESEARCH AND STUDY THE INFLUENCES OF THE CORN / HARVEST / BARLEY MOON (LUNAR STUDIES)
28. WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE PAGAN / SPIRITUAL BOOKS? (PAGAN PROMPTS)
29. CREATE AN ALTER TO A SOLAR / FIRE DEITIES (RITUAL / ALTER)
30. FAST SUNDAY: CHOCOLATE & TAROT (TAROT PHOTO)
31. WHAT CREATE LIVES UNDER THE BED? (DRAW)