The 6th Moon in Our 13 Moon Journal Club
- Danielle Baker
- Jun 8
- 3 min read
Welcome to the sixth gathering of our 13 Moon Journal Club: the Strawberry Moon.
Can you feel the warmth rising in the air?
This month’s Strawberry Moon reaches its ripest glow at 8:43 PM UK time on Wednesday, June 11. As the Southern Hemisphere settles deeper into winter’s hush, those of us in the North are savoring early summer’s sweetness, ripe with color, scent, and sun.
Oh, before we begin, here’s your invitation:
🍓 The Strawberry Moon’s Invitation
The wild strawberries that begin to blush and ripen in early summer gave this moon its name. These berries were once foraged gently, one by one, reminding us that some blessings are best gathered slowly, with care.
Other names for this moon include the Rose Moon, the Hot Moon, and the Mead Moon, all reflecting the fertile warmth and fragrant abundance of this time.
These names originate from cultures deeply attuned to the natural cycles of the Northern Hemisphere, particularly from Indigenous North American traditions and agrarian folk practices, where the moons served as seasonal markers for harvest, ritual, and a connection to the land.
This moon invites us to pause and savor, to receive, not just do. To remember that presence is a kind of abundance. And that sweetness, too, is medicine.
Receiving the Harvest: What gifts have already arrived in your life? Can you allow yourself to fully accept them?
Tending with Care: What needs gentler hands, softer eyes, or more time?
Offering Back: Where are you being called to share your sweetness, simply and sincerely?
“In every ripe moment, there is the choice to savor or to rush. This moon reminds us that presence is its own kind of abundance.”
🌕 Cultivating Your Strawberry Moon Practice
Five Journal Prompts to Savor the Moment
What part of my life feels ripe and ready to be enjoyed?
Where am I being asked to slow down and be more present?
What does receiving feel like in my body?
What sweetness have I been withholding from myself or others?
How can I bring more joy, color, or softness into my daily rhythm?
🍃 A Simple Strawberry Moon Ritual: Tending the Sweetness
If strawberries are in season, gather one ripe berry. If not, choose any fruit or a small sweet that delights you. This is your invitation to pause, taste, and remember the beauty of the moment.
Set the Space. Sit somewhere quiet with your fruit and a candle. Place your journal nearby.
Offer Gratitude. Hold the fruit in your hand. Acknowledge the land, sun, water, and hands that brought it into being.
Name the Sweetness. Before eating, speak a word or phrase aloud: something you are ready to receive. “I welcome joy.” “I receive rest.” “I open to love.”
Savor Slowly. Eat with attention, no distractions. Let it be a prayer in motion.
Anchor the Feeling. When finished, write about how it felt to receive without rushing.
As the Strawberry Moon waxes and wanes, may you remember:
You don’t have to earn what is already ripe. You don’t need permission to enjoy the fruit of your effort. Savor it. Let it land.
Still, receiving can be difficult. Many of us have been conditioned to strive, to prove, to delay joy until we are ‘deserving.’ The story of scarcity has been passed down for generations—not always as a lie, but as a fear that’s been exploited.
Scarcity has become more than just a lived reality for many, it has become an energy, a collective rhythm we unconsciously feed. We see it in over-consumption, hoarding, and hyper-independence. We see it magnified on the global stage, in war, extraction, genocide, and policies rooted in the belief that there is not enough to go around
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But this moon, like the fruit it’s named for, reminds us otherwise.
The Earth still offers her generosity. Nature continues to bloom. And within each of us lives a deeper truth: there is enough. Enough breath. Enough beauty. Enough connection. Enough care.
This Strawberry Moon invites you to pause and feel what is already here.
Even in an unequal world, you are allowed to receive moments of sweetness. Joy does not mean you’ve turned away from pain. Let it remind you of what every being deserves: nourishment, safety, love, and rest.
And if you feel called, share something of your own.
A smile. A kind word. A meal. A gesture of presence. A donation. A prayer. These small offerings become part of the remedy. A quiet way to rewrite the story.
Because we are not separate from the ripening.
🌕 Next Online Circle: Sunday, June 22 | 10 am UK time
With love, Danielle xx
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