Art Journal with the Moon: Themes and Prompts for June 9-15, 2025

In this post, I share a summary of the moon for the week of June 9-15, 2025 as it moves through the zodiac and interacts with the planets. I also talk about working with the magic of the Sagittarius full moon to amplify your dreams.

Working with the Full Moon in Sagittarius

(A similar discussion of the full moon is also in this month’s issue of The Creative Witch’s Monthly Guide to Growing Your Business with the Moon and Stars)

This month’s full moon rises in the fire sign of Sagittarius and it brings a powerful invitation to reconnect with your BIG dreams. I love that about Sagittarius. It is not a soft or quiet full moon. It’s bold. It’s visionary. It’s the kind of moon that doesn’t want you to hide. It wants you to stretch, expand, and lift your eyes to the horizon of possibility.

Recently, I was listening to my astrology teacher, Kelly Surtees, talk about the elements and how they were regarded in ancient astrology. The element of fire and air were regarded as reaching upward towards the sky whereas the elements of water and earth were regarded as reaching downward toward the earth. Both directions are divine but there’s something about that visual of watching the flames of a fire reach higher and higher that seem appropriate as we sit with this full moon. It’s energy that lifts you up. Fire energy aspires. It reaches for more. It is inspiration. It is passion and purpose. It is motivation. It is movement and action. It reaches for the gods and goddesses in the sky.

And as a highly sensitive entrepreneur, this energy might feel both exhilarating and a little overwhelming. That’s okay. This moon is here to help you move through the fear of being seen, so you can reconnect with the reasons why you started your business in the first place.

Sagittarius is the part of your chart where you want more. It’s where you want to grow, open up, move forward, and be free. Under this full moon, you may feel an itch for movement. You might notice that something in your business is ready to go further, reach more people, or finally break through a barrier that’s been holding you back.

But this movement doesn’t come from pushing. It comes from reconnecting with your why.

What do you really want for your business and for yourself?

What is your soul longing to experience, share, or become?

This moon is asking you to aim higher but not in a hustle-y, productivity-driven way. In a way that feels rich with meaning, beauty, and purpose because Sagittarius is about wisdom and deeper meaning.

Jupiter, the ruler of this full moon, has just moved into Cancer, a water sign that is nurturing, intuitive, and deeply tied to home, roots, and emotional safety. And Jupiter is conjunct Mercury in Cancer too, so there’s a deep emotional intelligence being offered here. This means that while the Sagittarius moon is inviting you to go big and be bold, Jupiter is reminding you that your visibility must feel emotionally safe and aligned with your values. You’re not meant to chase someone else’s version of success. You’re meant to grow in a way that honors your sensitivity, your story, and your nervous system. Jupiter is also in a tense relationship with Saturn in Aries (exact a few days after the full moon), which may bring up some inner resistance or pressure. But instead of seeing that as a block, use it as a moment to build something solid from a place of clarity. Let Saturn help you ground your dreams in real, sustainable action.

As we work with this full moon to grow your business, ask yourself:

What is my big dream for my business, and what would it look like to let it grow in a way that feels emotionally safe, spiritually aligned, and joyful to me?

Visibility in Your Business and the Full Moon

I know Sagittarius energy is big, bold, bright, and totally unbothered about being seen. It’s the sequin-covered showstopper energy of someone like Elton John or Lady Gaga who is unapologetically extravagant, seemingly fully expressed, and out there in the world shining like a disco ball. It says, “Here I am!” without hesitation. That’s the kind of visibility this full moon brings into focus. It is visibility that is joyful, soulful, and expansive.

But for many of us who are highly sensitive and carry the residue of childhood trauma or emotional neglect, the idea of being that visible can feel impossible. Maybe you were taught it wasn’t safe to be seen. Maybe attention brought criticism or shame. Maybe you learned to survive by shrinking, staying quiet, or blending in. And now, as a heart-centered entrepreneur, you feel called to share your work with the world but something inside still whispers, “Hide.”

So let me gently say this: You don’t have to be Elton John or Lady Gaga or anyone else to embrace Sagittarius energy. You don’t have to wear feathers or glitter (unless you want to). You don’t have to shout. You just have to be yourself and allow that self to be seen.

Your visibility might look like painting a new piece of art and showing it to someone or writing a heartfelt blog post. It might be sharing a piece of your story on social media. It might be opening your circle a little wider to let the right people in. It might be standing tall with your eyes closed, whispering to the stars, “I’m ready.” All of that counts.

Being visible in your own way means honoring your nervous system, being kind to the tender parts of you, and letting your presence grow gently, like a flame that warms rather than burns. You don’t have to perform or be loud. You just have to show up with your heart open, even if it’s just a little bit at a time. Sagittarius reminds you to reach for something bigger but let’s keep in mind that only if it feels safe, only if it feels true. You can grow. You can shine. You can be seen. And you can do it all in a way that feels like you.

Amplifying Your Big Dreams with the Sagittarius Full Moon

Working with the full moon in Sagittarius is about saying YES! to your dreams with your whole heart. It’s about gathering up the energy that’s been building since the new moon and letting it rise up, expand, and carry your intentions farther than you could have imagined on your own. The new moon is when you plant a seed. The full moon in Sagittarius is when you feed that seed with hope, faith, and vision. As I explained earlier, Sagittarius is ruled by Jupiter, the planet of growth and blessings, so this full moon is like a megaphone for your desires. It wants to help you go big. It wants you to aim higher. It wants to see you stretch into possibility and let the Universe meet you there.

When you actively amplify your new moon intentions in your art journal at the full moon, you’re energetically turning up the volume on what you asked for. It’s not about doing more or pushing harder. It’s about believing in what you’ve already asked for and believing that your dreams are worthy, your timing is divine, and your path is unfolding. You’re bringing your heart back to your vision and offering it to the light of the moon, not to beg or plead, but to co-create. You’re saying, “I still want this. I’m still open. Show me what’s next.”

In your art journal, you can work with this energy in a few ways. If you created a page for your new moon intentions earlier in the lunar cycle, find it and open your journal to that page. You can light a candle, place a crystal on the page, or simply rest your hands on it and whisper a blessing. Then, if it feels right, leave your journal open to that page overnight and place it near a window where the moonlight can touch it, even if the moon is behind clouds, the intention is still strong. Let your art journal soak up the energy of the full moon like a magical charging station for your dreams.

Or, if you’d rather make something new, create a page that expands on what you originally asked for. Use colors that feel bold and free. Add symbols of faith, freedom, and possibility. Let yourself be a little wild with it. This is Sagittarius energy, after all. It’s not supposed to be careful. It’s supposed to be expansive, joyful, and visionary. Think of this page as a way to lift your intentions up to the stars and say, “Yes. I still believe. I’m ready to experience this new reality in my life and if I’m not ready yet, I commit to walking the path that will prepare me.”

Do You Want To Dive Deeper Into This With Me?

If part of your BIG dream is growing and expanding your business, earning more money and showing up in a bigger way that stretches you to grow yourself, then I’d love to invite you to join me in my small group program, A Call to Grow.

It’s an intimate space for just 4 to 6 highly sensitive entrepreneurs where I help you become who you need to be to have the kind of successful business you want. If you’re ready to grow your business in a magical way, do the inner work you need to do to get there and find YOUR path to success instead of getting lost on someone else’s, I’d love to have you join us.

We begin Tuesday, June 24th right before the beautiful new moon in Cancer. I can’t wait to see you there.

Learn More Here

The Moon This Week

Now let’s look at a more detailed summary of the moon’s energy this week, giving you an overview of what to expect as the moon moves through different signs and phases. If you want to HEAR these updates instead of just reading them, you can subscribe to my podcast GROW YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE MOON AND YOUR ART JOURNAL here (or search for it on your favorite podcast app).

If you want to watch my reels where I talk about how to work with the moon in your art journal every day and share with you the journal pages I create in my own art journal, be sure to follow me on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube or TikTok. You can also sign up here, to get weekly reminders delivered to your inbox of the moon’s energy for the upcoming week and how you can work with it in your art journal to practice folk magic, do your deep inner work or, if you’re a highly sensitive entrepreneur like me, grow and expand your business. 

Monday

The week kicks off with the gibbous moon moving into the sign of Sagittarius on Monday.

Today the moon is in Sagittarius, and it’s starting to carry the energy that will become even stronger at the full moon on Wednesday. In ancient astrology, the moon is like a messenger. It draws down energy from the other planets and brings it into your emotional and spiritual body. Right now, it’s in a happy and supportive relationship with Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto which are three powerful outer planets that don’t always feel soft or easy, but today they’re coming through as if they are a quiet but steady support team to help you make the changes you need to make to chase your BIG dreams.

Saturn and Neptune are in Aries, and Pluto is in Aquarius, and even though those signs might show up in different parts of your life depending on your birth chart, together they’re helping you make long-term changes and not just surface-level shifts, but deep, foundational ones.

It’s as if these planets are gently whispering, “We’ve got your back. Keep going.”

Saturn is offering structure and commitment, Neptune is opening your imagination and connecting you to Spirit, and Pluto is guiding you through the transformation that needs to happen in order for your big dreams to become possible. And the moon, in her gibbous phase, is reflecting all of that back to you today. She’s reminding you to bring these deeper forces into your moon magic.

When you allow yourself to feel supported, even just for a moment, by the universe, your spirit allies, the planets and stars, the source of all life, the moon and the Earth, something softens inside you. You don’t have to believe it all the way. You don’t have to be certain. Just the act of pausing to imagine that you’re not doing this all alone can change something inside your body, your heart, and your energy field. And for those of us who’ve learned to rely only on ourselves because we’ve been let down or hurt before or because no one was attuned to our needs, letting in that support, even for a second, is a courageous act.

You don’t have to feel it fully to receive the benefit. Just the intention to see the Earth beneath your feet as a source of nourishment… just the curiosity to wonder if maybe the moon really is pulling for you… just the hope that Spirit is walking beside you as you work toward your dream, that can be enough to begin shifting your nervous system and your emotional world. Because when you feel supported, you’re not bracing. You’re not tightening around the fear that it’s all on you. You’re not clinging to control or overthinking your next move. Instead, you can exhale. You can listen. You can remember you belong to something bigger than your pain or your past.

Even if you can’t believe in spiritual support today, maybe you can believe in the sun rising each morning. Maybe you can believe in the soil that grows your food. Maybe you can feel the steadiness of the ground under your feet and know that, somehow, this planet wants you to live and grow and thrive and it’s providing the things you need to do that. That knowing. even in the simplest, smallest way, is a spell of remembering. And the more often you return to that remembering, the more resilient your heart becomes. Not because life stops being hard, but because you stop being alone in it.

So today, in your art journal or your imagination, just let one moment be enough. One image. One word. One breath. One soft whisper to the parts of you that still feel like they have to do everything on their own: You are supported. You are held. You are loved. Let that be the place you dream your BIG dreams from.

As you prepare for the Sagittarius full moon, start thinking about your big dreams and the life you’re growing into. But don’t just focus on what you want. Feel into the support that’s already available to you. There are parts of you that are trying to do this alone because they’ve had to in the past, but today’s energy is about showing those parts they don’t have to carry the full load anymore.

In your art journal today, you might want to explore the prompt: What support is already available to me that I haven’t fully received yet? Draw or paint an image that helps you feel that support even if it’s just symbolic. Let yourself imagine Saturn helping you commit to your dream, Neptune helping you trust the mystery, and Pluto helping you clear out what’s no longer serving you. This is the energy you’ll be amplifying with the full moon, so today is about feeling it, playing with it, imagining into it, trying it on and letting your body and heart start to trust that you can have what you want.

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents the support you’re receiving to follow your BIG dreams.

Tuesday

On Tuesday, the gibbous moon is moving through the sign of Sagittarius and it’s not making any major relationships with other planets, which means we get a pure infusion of that Sagittarius fire.

This feels like full of possibility energy. Fire is the element of spirit, vision, and transformation. It’s the spark that lights the way forward and the flame that keeps your dreams alive. When the moon is in a fire sign like Sagittarius, especially in its gibbous phase which is the phase right before the full moon, there’s an energy to grow, to stretch and to believe in something more. It’s a time when your spirit is naturally rising, and you may feel the fire inside you asking for something bigger, bolder, or more aligned with your truth.

Fire in manifestation magic is often connected to will, inspiration, and purification. Think of rituals that involve candle flames, bonfires, or burning plant medicine. These are all ways we’ve worked with fire to release what no longer serves and call in new energy. Fire is fast and full of faith. It doesn’t need a detailed plan; it just needs your yes. And Sagittarius, being ruled by Jupiter, adds to that sense of trust, optimism, and divine timing. It’s the part of you that believes something good is out there for you, even if you can’t see how it will all unfold.

As someone growing a business or following your creative dreams, this is a beautiful time to let yourself reconnect with your “why.” Not from a place of pressure or strategy, but from a place of fire and passion and of remembering what lights you up, what excites your soul, and what you want to expand into. This moon is here to help you fan that flame.

In your art journal today, you might want to create a page that reflects your belief in your dream. Even if part of you feels unsure or wobbly, this is the moment to lean into the part of you that believes anyway. Use bold colors. Paint a flame or a star or a wild horse or anything that symbolizes freedom, expansion, and faith to YOU. Write down or illustrate what you’re reaching for and let yourself feel into the bigness of it. Don’t hold back. Let your imagination stretch far beyond what feels “realistic.” That’s what Sagittarius likes to do – shoot for the stars, even if you end up landing on the moon.

Since the full moon in Sagittarius arrives in the very early morning hours on Wednesday (in the mountain time zone), Tuesday night feels to me like it is still a good time to sit with that full moon in Sagittarius energy. You can amplify your art magic by placing your journal open to your Sagittarius page near a window where the moonlight might touch it, or just sit with a candle and read your intentions aloud to the moon. If you created a page for your new moon intentions earlier this cycle, place that page side by side with your new full moon art and let the two speak to each other. Remember, you’re not just dreaming. You’re tending the flame or the spark of your imagination and that is powerful magic.

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents amplifying your new moon intentions.

Wednesday

On Wednesday, we welcome the full moon in Sagittarius.

This is a moon full of fire, faith, and vision. I wrote more about it above in the introduction so scroll up if you want all the details but here’s a bit of a recap. This is a beautiful moment to work in your art journal, especially if you’ve been following the lunar cycle and planted seeds of intention at the Gemini new moon. Full moons are a time of culmination and amplification. They shine a bright light on what’s growing, what’s ready to expand, and what you’re being invited to believe more deeply in.

Sagittarius is a fire sign ruled by Jupiter, and Jupiter just recently moved into the sign of Cancer which is a place where ancient astrologers said Jupiter is exalted, which means it expresses itself with great strength, kindness, and generosity here. Jupiter in Cancer brings emotional wisdom, nurturing expansion, and intuitive knowing. It helps you grow not just outwardly in your business or creative work but inwardly in your emotional strength and sense of safety. This is especially powerful for you if you’ve experienced emotional neglect or childhood trauma, because Jupiter in Cancer wants to hold you, care for you, and help you believe in yourself again.

There’s a special kind of magic in this full moon because the moon is in a fire sign and its ruler, Jupiter, is in a water sign. That means we’re working with fire and water together, which in nature-based spirituality represents transformation and deep emotional alchemy. Fire brings inspiration, movement, and vision. Water brings emotion, intuition, and nourishment. Together, they create a steam that rises which is symbolic of lifting your dreams up to Spirit and asking to be supported in becoming more of who you truly are and working with your emotional realm to get there. It’s bold and tender at the same time.

In your art journal tonight, create a page that celebrates how far you’ve come since the new moon and amplifies what you’re still growing into. Revisit your new moon page if you made one, or create a new one now to amplify your intentions. Use the full moon’s light to give energy to those intentions. You can paint a big flame or a pool of water, or both. You might want to draw a vessel or something that can hold your dream and fill it with symbols of what you’re calling in. Add affirmations or messages to yourself written in gold or watercolors. Let this be a prayer and a celebration.

You can place your journal under the moonlight and near a bowl bowl of water to call in the energies of both elements. Let the fire of the Sagittarius moon remind you to believe in your vision and let the water of Jupiter in Cancer remind you that it’s safe to be supported as you do. This moon is a turning point. It’s a moment to remember that your dreams are sacred and that Spirit is ready to meet you in the space between wishing and becoming.

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that helps you amplify the new moon intentions you planted under the Gemini new moon.

Thursday

On Thursday, the moon is in Capricorn, and it’s sitting directly across from Mercury, who’s in the sign of Cancer.

In astrology, when two planets are across from each other like this, we call it an opposition. It means the two energies are pulling in opposite directions but not in a bad way. It just means there’s tension between two different needs or perspectives, and that tension can actually help you grow. One wants one thing and the other pulls at something else in you, and your job is to find the balance between them.

Capricorn and Cancer are sister signs or two sides of the same coin. Cancer is about home, safety, care, and emotional connection. Capricorn is about structure, responsibility, discipline, and long-term goals. Capricorn says, “Let’s get things done.” Cancer says, “Let’s make sure we feel okay first.” When these two signs are in opposition, like they are today through the moon and Mercury, you might feel pulled between your emotional world and your work world and between how you feel and what you think you should be doing.

Since Mercury is in Cancer, your thoughts may be extra tender right now. You might find yourself thinking about how things feel, or remembering the past more than usual. And because Jupiter is also in Cancer, that energy is a bit louder than usual. It’s like Mercury’s voice is amplified by Jupiter’s encouragement. But the moon in Capricorn doesn’t want to sit in those feelings. It wants to keep moving forward and stay focused on what’s practical. This can feel like an inner conflict between the part of you that wants to work or stay strong, and the part of you that needs to slow down and tend to your heart. And if you’re anything like me, a driven, determined entrepreneur with a lot of fire and determination to make your dreams happen but with a sensitive soul and an even more sensitive body, you understand this push and pull all too well.

In your art journal today, explore this tension. You could draw a line in the middle of the page and give one side to your Capricorn moon and one to Mercury in Cancer. On the Capricorn side, draw or collage the part of you that wants to stay focused on your business, your goals, or your responsibilities. On the Cancer side, draw or collage the part of you that needs rest, gentleness, or emotional comfort.

What are these two parts trying to tell you?

What would balance look like for you today?

This is a beautiful chance to remind yourself that you don’t have to choose between feeling and doing. You can hold both. Capricorn teaches you how to build a strong container for your dreams, and Cancer teaches you how to fill that container with love. Together, they can help you grow a business that feels both emotionally meaningful, attuned and kind while also grounded in real action and movement forward in the physical world of doing. Let your art journal be the place where they meet and talk it out.

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents the balance of tending to your emotional world and taking action to grow your business or follow your dreams.

Friday

On Friday, the moon is still in the full moon phase but it is in the sign of Capricorn and since it is also Friday, the 13th, I decided to take a couple creative liberties with our art journal practice today. 

Capricorn is a sign I personally associate with the Crone, that wise, rooted elder archetype who carries lifetimes of truth, pain, resilience, and power in her bones. It’s also Venus’ day and in ancient astrology, both Venus and the moon were seen as celestial bodies carrying the divine feminine.

There’s something sacred about the number 13, too. Before patriarchal systems reshaped our calendars and mythologies, 13 was considered a number of the goddess. There are thirteen moon cycles in a year but that symbolism was twisted. Friday the 13th was turned into something unlucky. Goddess energy was made suspect, hidden, degraded. And so were the people who carried it or believed in it or were devoted to it.

Today’s Capricorn moon on Friday the 13th feels like an invitation to gently name that loss. To acknowledge what was stolen or stepped over in the lives of our mothers, grandmothers, and ancestors who were told their wisdom, their intuition, their creativity, their emotions and even their ability to earn or keep money which, even in modern times, wasn’t valid unless a man co-signed. I think of one of my Moon Sisters who shared how, just thirty years ago, she couldn’t open a bank account without her father or husband’s signature. Can you imagine how recent that is? How embedded those wounds still are in our nervous systems and in our relationship to being powerful, seen, and self-sustaining?

And here you are now, maybe an artist, an intuitive, a healer, a highly sensitive entrepreneur trying to build something sacred and sovereign in a world that wasn’t designed for your kind of magic. That takes courage. That takes remembering who you really are and where you come from no matter what gender you identify with. It’s not just the pain of what was done to women and those who significantly identify as such or those who are perceive as such even if that’s not how they identify but the soul-deep wisdom that still lives in your lineage. This Capricorn moon might not say much on the surface, but she’s quietly holding you while you reclaim a little more of that wisdom.

In your art journal today, let this be a ritual of remembrance and reclamation. You might draw or paint a symbol for the Crone, or a representation of what feminine power means to you and not as a gendered role, but as an energy that has been suppressed and devalued and all that it represents to you personally. You might write down stories or memories, yours or your ancestors’, of moments where power was taken, and beside them, write what reclaiming that power could look like today.

If you run a business, this is part of it. This is why visibility can be scary. This is why charging what you’re worth feels edgy. This is why self-trust sometimes feels out of reach. Because we’re carrying more than just our own stories and the societies and cultures we live in don’t always support or uplift us. 

Let your art journal be a place where you honor that truth and also practice becoming the future ancestor who gets to do it differently. This moon doesn’t demand bold action. It asks for reverent remembering. And maybe one soft, solid step toward being a little more free.

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that celebrates what reclaiming your power means to you.

Saturday

On Saturday, the moon is in its disseminating phase and sitting right next to Pluto in the early degrees of Aquarius.

This is powerful energy to work with especially if you’re ready to be more of who you really are in your business. The disseminating moon is a time to share what you’ve learned, to give back, to express and embody what the lunar cycle has been helping you see.

The disseminating moon is like an exhale after the full moon. It’s the part of the lunar cycle where the energy starts to gently fall away from that big peak moment of illumination, but it doesn’t retreat into rest just yet. It’s a time to take what the full moon helped you see or realize and especially about your dreams, your work, or your emotional truth and share it with the world. This isn’t about pushing or proving. It’s about offering. It’s about giving back from a full heart and letting your light ripple outward in a way that feels authentic and meaningful to you.

As an entrepreneur, especially if you’re highly sensitive or healing from a history of trauma, this phase is deeply supportive because it encourages you to express something that feels real. It says, “You’ve been doing the inner work. You’ve been listening to your intuition, journaling your intentions, feeling into the truth of who you are. Now what are you ready to share from all that?” It’s not about selling something just to sell it. It’s about embodying what you’ve learned and letting it move through your business, your voice, your offers, or even just a post or email where you let people see the real you. It’s a phase that helps you remember that your story, your process, your vulnerability, and your insight are all part of the gift you bring to others in whatever way resonates with you. Maybe that’s in your marketing but maybe it’s in your art or your words or your healing hands.

Let yourself reflect on what this lunar cycle has opened up for you.

What have you learned about yourself? About your work? About the vision you’re building toward?

You could create a page that feels like a message or offering to your community. Something that is a piece of your truth, a glimpse into your process, an image or phrase that carries your energy. This isn’t about being polished or perfect. It’s about being honest and generous with your spirit. Let the moon help you practice being visible in a way that’s nourishing and creative.

And Pluto in Aquarius adds a deep undercurrent of transformation to this lunar energy today, especially around your identity and your relationship with being seen.

Pluto can feel intense, but it’s also incredibly empowering. It strips away old roles, outdated stories, and all the little ways you’ve been holding yourself back, especially if you’ve been afraid of standing out, going against the grain, showing who you really are or offering your truest gifts.

Aquarius is a sign that values originality, community, and future vision. So this moon is asking: how can you let go of the parts of you that try to “fit in” so you can step into the version of you who was born to lead, innovate, and serve from your unique brilliance? This is especially meaningful if you’ve been healing from early experiences where being different made you feel unsafe or unwelcome. Today, you’re invited to reclaim that difference as your magic.

In your art journal, draw or paint an image of the future version of you who shares their work with confidence and clarity. Imagine they’ve already released all the fear of rejection, all the old stories that said “You’re too much” or “You’re not enough.”

What does that future version of you look like?

How do they show up in their business?

What do they believe about their gifts?

Let this be a page that invites the next version of you to rise. 

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents a future version of YOU.

Sunday

On Sunday, the disseminating moon is in the sign of Aquarius.

In your art journal, draw, paint or collage an image that represents an offering or a blessing you have for the world or your community.

with love,