The Sweetness of Becoming: Strawberry Moon Reflections

Debra Trappen
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This month's Full Moon, known as the Strawberry Moon, will grace us in the wee hours of the morning on Wednesday, June 11th. She will rise all evening and reach her height at 12:44am Pacific Time. Everything I'm reading suggests she will be low in the sky... and could actually have a reddish glow, due to her position and the haze from wildfires.

Named for the wild strawberries ripening this time of year, this Moon signals a turning point in the seasonal wheel... a moment of sweet abundance, magical possibility, and joyful expansion. Spiritually, this full moon invites us to savor life’s pleasures, open to delight, and align ourselves with the vibrant energy of blossoming joy.

Theme of Alignment: Radiance

This month, inside my wise community of women (Red Threads Collective), we gather beneath June’s untamed energy to ignite a new story... one that honors every part of who we are and who we’re becoming.

We are rewriting the narrative of midlife: cracking open the old scripts of invisibility and limitation and replacing them with the truth of who we are... Unapologetically Wild, Wise, and Whole.

The Strawberry Moon mirrors our reclamation and our soul's craving for peace and play. It encourages us to shine without shrinking, to soften without surrendering our truth, and to live in full bloom. This is not a season of unraveling, but of unleashing.

Let this be your invitation to realign with your radiant self. To trust your knowing... and return to joy as a sacred, embodied birthright.

Crystals for Aligned Radiance

These radiant secret keepers help magnify joy, vitality, and sensual connection...

Carnelian (red): Boosts vitality, passion, and creativity. A powerful motivator for personal expression.
Citrine (yellow): Known as the “sunshine stone,” it draws in abundance and joy, and helps dispel self-doubt.
Rhodonite (pink): Balances emotions and nurtures self-love while helping to clear away old emotional wounds and resentment... and sweeps away bitterness.

Sacred Rituals for Radiant Alignment

Take some time today to choose a ritual that helps you anchor in joy, release hesitation, and welcome the delight of this season... or do both, like I will. There are no rules here!

Strawberry Radiance Anointing Blend a few drops of essential oils with a summer vibe into a carrier oil. I will be using lavender, lemon, and rose. (Don't have essential oils? Honey or even a mashed-up strawberry will do!) Anoint your wrists, heart center, and solar plexus. Hold a strawberry in your hands and speak an intention for joy aloud. Eat the strawberry slowly, savoring the sweetness as a symbol of what you’re calling in.
Firelight Celebration Circle Light a fire (or a candle) outdoors under the moonlight. Surround it with fresh flowers - especially red, orange, pink, and yellow. Write down something you’re proud of and something you're ready to joyfully release. Burn the paper as a sign of gratitude and transformation. Dance, drum, or sing if you feel called.

Essential Oils + Herbs for the Strawberry Moon

Essential Oils: Lavender (heart-warming), Rose (harmony), Sweet Orange (joy), Patchouli (grounded celebration), Lemongrass (energizing)
Herbs + Botanicals: Strawberry leaves (for love + luck), Calendula (for abundance), Lemon balm (for radiant peace)

Reflective Journal Prompts for Radiant Alignment

Let these questions guide your inner reflection under this moon's playful glow...

Where in my life am I ready to embrace more joy and lightness?
What pleasures have I been denying myself, and why?
How can I celebrate my growth and share my radiance more openly?

Aligned Archetypes: Guides of Radiance

These sacred feminine figures help us connect with our joyful, expansive selves...

Freya, the Norse goddess of love, beauty, and fierce joy, reminds us of the power in pleasure.
Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of abundance, beauty, and prosperity. Lakshmi encourages us to open our hearts to joy, grace, and the radiant flow of wealth in all forms... material, emotional, and spiritual.
Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of celebration, sensuality, and music, is a guide to sacred pleasure and radiant femininity.

Sacred Mantra for June’s Moon

“I rise in joy. I shine in truth. I savor the sweetness of my life.”

Speak this mantra under the moonlight, while anointing your heart with oil, or as you bite into something sweet and ripe. Let it activate the vibration of radiant alignment within you.

As the Strawberry Moon blesses the sky, may you feel your heart bloom in uncontainable joy. Let this be a time of celebrating your radiance, trusting your growth, and opening fully to the sweetness life has to offer.

In this sacred season of delight, may you remember: joy is your birthright, and your light is meant to be shared.

Wrapping you in moonbeams,