New Moon July 2025: Pushya, the “Star of Nourishment”
In Vedic astrology, Pushya, the “Star of Nourishment,” is where both the Sun and Moon meet tonight. In Sanskrit, “Pushya” simply means to nourish. Its shakti (inner power) is the call to feed, protect, and strengthen what we love.
Think warm meals, soft places to land, and community care that refuses to leave anyone behind.
Mercury is retrograde in Cancer, amplifying memories and feelings. Words may arrive slowly; let them. Venus still roots us in earthy Taurus, asking us to honour pleasure and body wisdom. All of it underscores Pushya’s invitation: tend to what sustains you and your people.
What might surface:
A pull toward chosen family, mutual-aid chats, or ancestral recipes.
Tender memories and old stories bubbling up; give them space.
A quiet protective courage to guard what matters: land, culture, and kin.
Spiritual Practices To Consider This New Moon
Feed someone (including yourself). Cook, share, donate. Nourishment is activism.
Create or honour your ancestor altar. Light a candle, sing a family song, or prepare comfort food from your lineage.
Rest = Resistance; sink into stillness. Softness is a valid and necessary strategy.
This moon is for the nurturers and quiet revolutionaries - the ones reviving ancestral lullabies, sharing healing meals, and proving that rest is rebellion. May this Pushya New Moon remind you that caring for yourself and your community is sacred work, and that there is much strength in tenderness and simply being present with ourselves and those we love.
⁃ Santyna
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