Jo Avalon’s First Quarter Moon Guidance – 21 Jul 2026
Hello from the Central Coast’s Brisbane Water 💙,
Today, I pulled out three cards from ‘The Everyday Enchantment Tarot’ to share with you. Which one feels like the enchanting message you need right now? Choose left, middle or right, and scroll down to receive your guidance for this moon phase.
Tuesday 21 July is a First Quarter Moon in Libra. The energy of Libra is tilted towards balance and harmony, and playing nice rather than daring to be true to you. If it truly is better to play nice, for now, use the time to prepare for sharing your true feelings, despite what’s expected of you.
First Quarter Moon energy brings a challenge in holding firm in your intention. Use this energy to check that you’re working in line with your goal and make any tweaks to realign or refine it.
You could ask yourself: Are the challenges I’m facing real? What fears do I have? What can I do to address those fears and keep focus on my goal?
Now, here are your enchanting messages.
Left Card: Eight of Cups – search, seek, leave, change, escape, move on, transition, question, withdraw, weary, let down
The energy here is an opportunity to let go of the things you’ve been enduring because they’re familiar and safe, but also stagnant. Even the most entangled situation can be unravelled by pulling one strand and moving forward. If holding on solely for the sake of others requires a death of a part of you, then you are encouraged to act towards a freedom that might seem materially insecure now but ultimately stimulating and satisfying.
Middle Card: Six of Blades (Swords) – regret, sadness, recovery, progression, transition, crossing, voyage, moving, onwards
The energy here is of travel, leaving behind a dark and difficult situation and progressing towards an unknown but promising future. This movement offers freedom from your limiting thoughts as well as unloading your emotional baggage. Look forward towards the bright sunshine; don’t look back.
Right Card: The Tower – change, shock, sudden, revelation, realise, outburst, erupt, collapse, disaster, disturbance
The energy here is of sudden upheaval, which exposes the shaky foundations you’ve been brushing aside, or papering over, foundations that will lead to a collapse in due course. You have the opportunity to remember your grounding practices and allow the storm’s lightning charge to generate positive change, or you can be flattened, wondering what the heck just happened. Either way, change is on its way; the truth of the matter will be revealed. You will see what has crumbled under pressure, and what is enduring, that you can use to build on. Resilience and growth are within your reach.
All Three Cards:
That difficult situation that you’ve been grappling with? Been hoping it will resolve itself without too much upheaval? Been weighing you down and having you feeling trapped? It’s done. It’s time to move on from it. All three cards show that change is in motion, and you’re invited to cast aside limiting thoughts and emotional burdens, as their familiarity and perceived safety are too costly to your Soul’s desire for expansion and growth. You have the courage and strength to ride the storm towards a brighter horizon and to carry forward the building blocks for your future. Now is not the time to play small.
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Source: Poppy Palin’s ‘The Everyday Enchantment Tarot’ guidebook