A very warm welcome to you, @laurie! 
Thank you so much for participating in the challenge- I think this is a great way to get involved! 
Ahhhh this sounds wonderful- How did everything go? Were you able to see the moon? 
Did the tarot readings reveal anything to you? 
I hope you and your friends had a wonderful moon-gazing party and enjoyed the night! 
I made moon water for the first time this month, and I looked up my zodiac information for the first time. I knew I was Aquarius but not everything else.
My sun sign is Aquarius, my moon sign is Virgo and my ascending sign is Libra. I was born in the Year of the Ox, and my primal zodiac sign is the Walrus.
I think I learned a bit about myself in reading the Walrus and Ox information so this was a nice challenge.
I was able to charge my bracelets for chakra unblocking 
Okay so, I’m not gonna lie - my plans fell through lol I ended up going to my sister’s house for July 4th celebrations and watched fireworks and drank too much 
I will still be decorating the glass bottle that I got, but it’ll have to wait to have moon water in it until next month 
I found this book! It has lots of Astronomy experiments:
It also mentioned the Big Dipper and the Southern Cross so I made a post about the Southern Cross which as a South American is clearly one of my favorite constellations! 
One thing I did - although prior to the challenge 
- was looking up my Primal Zodiac, which I got to learn was a thing thanks to this post:
After learning that I was a Praying Mantis (Aries + Snake), naturally I sent the link to all my friends and made them check their primal zodiac too 
super interesting and lots of fun!
However, the main thing I have recently been working on in relation to celestial exploration is timing my practice better with the moon phases. While I have always done a Full Moon ritual, I’ve never before paid too much attention during which moon phase I did what kind of spell, etc. I especially appreciated the lesson on Moon Magic 
Blessed Be! How awesome, a quite a wonderful commemorative time! I caught this post late but I imagine you had a wonderful time!
I’m so glad you enjoyed your adventure deeper into your celestial identity, @Amethyst! 
I think the Walrus is a very cool (and powerful!) primal zodiac to have 
Nicely done, @Katt! 
You now have access to a lot of powerful moon energy to draw on- I’m excited to see the magick of your charged bracelets! 
Hahaha this sounds like a fantastic way to celebrate the full moon, @MeganB! 
Full moons (especially the harvest moons come to mind) have historically been times for revelry and celebration. I hope you had a wonderful time with your sister and made many great memories! 
Ooohhhh this looks like a very interesting book- nice find, @Francisco! 
. I really enjoyed your post on the Crux- thank you so much for sharing your wisdom! 
Hahaha perfect, ! The fun thing about the Primal Zodiac is that, because it combines both zodiacs, it feels more individual than either zodiac reading on its own- it makes it fun to compare with friends when everyone has a different animal! What primal animals are your friends? Anything surprising, or spot on? 
And that’s so exciting you’re delving deeper into moon magic! 
Definitely let us know if you find a spell that goes nicely with a particular phase of the moon!
It was a bit of a chaotic weekend at the start, but I was able to make a simple bath mix of fresh rose petals and sea salt, in which I placed my traveler’s aventurine.
After letting the mix charge on the windowsill overnight, I took a ritual bath with the blend the next day 
. Although unfortunately I couldn’t see the full moon from my city apartment, I could feel the energy from the moon 
Knowing that there was so much going in the celestial heavens, there was so much powerful energy in the air over the weekend! 
It all seemed to accumulate, and the full moon brought me a very special surprise- my partner surprised me with a proposal 
!
Living outside of the USA, I may have missed out the fireworks that the 4th of July usually brings 
- but this was definitely a full moon to remember 
I hope everyone had a very blessed full moon, no matter where in the world you are practicing!
A hearty congrats and thank you to everyone who has posted about their celestial learnings and endevors as part of the challenge:
A gentle reminder that the challenge closes tomorrow: June 8th!
If you haven’t yet posted about your celestial magick or full moon adventures and want to participate- there is still time! Feel free to post here and share your experience 
Blessed Be! 
Congratulations! That’s so exciting!
Congratulations!! The ring looks beautiful, all blessings to you two
One of my close friends is a Panda, and my dad is a Polar Bear; those were completely spot on With the others (there was a Swordfish, Raven, Chimpanzee…), aspects of it were fitting at times, but not everything.
Awww thank you so much for the lovely words and wishes @MeganB, @Amethyst, and @christine4! You are all very kind
And with you as a praying mantis, you make quite the diverse and interesting group! I’m glad you all had fun finding your primal zodiac 
The Celestial Exploration Challenge is now CLOSED!!!
Thank you so much to everyone who participated- I hope you all had fun exploring new aspects of your celestial and cosmic magick! 
Please see the follow-up post: Weekly Witchy Challenge 2- Props and Presents for shout-outs and prizes 
This topic will be left open for discussion. If you missed this challenge- no worries! There is another challenge coming soon- please keep an eye on the main page of the forums if you are interested! 
Love the ring! Its so delicate and elegant looking 
Sadly, the moon was hidden by clouds for the eclipse. But I managed to see it when I got back home 
Our tarot readings pretty much all told us to let go, and grasp upcoming opportunities! The night was a success and we are already planning our next 
I’m glad you caught sight of the moon and enjoyed your tarot readings! 
It looks like you won’t have to wait long- the next full moon will be the Full Sturgeon Moon on August 3rd. Just a few weeks away! 
Yes I am very interested in this celestial Cross, I had studied Astronomy at Penn State University, However I don’t recall this being mentioned. If anyone has additional information I’d enjoy hearing from you!
Blessed Be
It’s possible that they focused mainly on the Northern Hemisphere. The Crux is a very important constellation when it comes to navigating in the Southern Hemisphere, and it also has big cultural significance. I just wrote a post on it. Click here to read it! 
