LEO NEW MOON - 26 July 2014
Exact at 11.42pm BST, 6.42pm
EDT!
Well, all I can say is that this is a very welcome New Moon
indeed in the light of the current global climate! New Moons are the time in
the month when the Sun and Moon join together in the sky and we get to plant
seeds for the month ahead, setting some healthy intentions for ourselves and
leaving whatever isn’t serving us behind in the dark of the moon. You can’t
have a beginning without first having an ending. This particular New Moon is in
Leo and invites us to truly open our hearts and contemplate what we want to
create for ourselves and indeed the planet. We are encouraged to let our inner
child out to play and imagine that there are no limits to what we can create
for ourselves! A beautiful addition to this particular New Moon is jovial
Jupiter sitting right next to the Sun and Moon, bringing a wonderful dose of optimism
and expansion to the mixture. Jupiter sees the bigger picture and really wants
to help us move forward and grow, so he really is a wonderful planet to have on
our side when we are setting intentions.
Leo is ruled by the Sun and radiates light and solar energy out
into the world. He encourages us to have the courage to shine brightly and show
our true essence, not what we have been conditioned to think we are. Leo rules
the heart and this New Moon is encouraging us to not only open our hearts but also
to follow them, even if it involves taking a risk or two. Leo loves taking
risks! Leo has a playful spirit and likes to follow his bliss and do what
genuinely brings him joy. He is very creative and so we are asked to
contemplate what we might like to create for ourselves if there were no
barriers or blocks in the way. What do we truly want for ourselves? Who do we
really want to be? Leo invites us to connect with our essence; the beautiful,
pure spirit we were before all of the conditioning of our childhood and
adulthood took place. This is a wonderful time to meditate and connect with the
inner child, because he/she knows so much more than we do! I am sure we all know
the cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz. What he was missing was a heart. That’s
all he needed to find his courage. We have to have the courage to go after our
most heartfelt desires now. This Moon, more than most, has the potential to
deliver, but only if they truly come from our heart.
We have just come out of an incredibly intense Cancer season
which has involved a lot of people delving back into the past and their
childhoods and recognising how they have shaped our behaviour and emotional
patterns as adults. There has been a lot of examination of the past and clearing
the legacy of our ancestors. Some of it has been quite painful and emotionally
intense. My sense is that we are being
asked to let go of the past, once and for all, so that we can move forward and forge
our new identity and Self with a capital S! Leo is all about self-expression
and creativity, which is very welcome after the emotional purging that many
have experienced in recent times. Only once we let go of the past are we able
to fully blossom and grow into our full potential.
Jupiter left Cancer
and moved into Leo on July 16th and before he did there was a
massive amount of clearing of old emotional garbage. Now we have Jupiter in Leo
for the next year and he starts his stay off with a conjunction to the Sun and
Moon for this New Moon! This couldn’t be better, because it gives us the gift
of hope and lord knows we need that right now! Jupiter has faith in a better
future and in Leo he opens us up to joy, confidence, faith, enthusiasm and
generosity of spirit. This gives our intention setting an amazing boost for
this New Moon! Jupiter is incredibly expansive
and optimistic in Leo and encourages us to open our hearts and connect with our
playful inner child. Not only that but he makes it easier to do so. He is the champion
of the children and encourages us to do as they do and follow our bliss. He is
the Great Benefic and reminds us that anything is possible if we just have the
faith and belief in ourselves and the universe. Jupiter expands the energy of
the sign he is in and I hope very much that he exaggerates the positive
qualities of Leo rather than bringing out Leo’s potential to become an arrogant
dictator, self-centred brat or insecure attention seeker! Let’s hope for the
best here!
Mars moves into Scorpio on Friday, leaving his opposite sign
of Libra where he has been since December 7th 2013. It has been an
interminably long stay, due to going retrograde in March. He is not at his most
comfortable in Libra because he is the warrior planet and Libra is the sign of
love and peace and has a terribly hard time making decisions! Mars is now
entering Scorpio, where he is much more comfortable and powerful but also much
more dangerous! Not only that, but he will be forming a challenging square to
the Sun and Moon during this New Moon. Mars the warrior, in the sign of power
and transformation, challenging Leo, the sign of authority, children, love and
creativity. You put these two signs together and you surely have a battle of
wills! Both like to be in charge!
On the one hand Mars in Scorpio could challenge us to get in
touch with our emotional truth and what we really, truly want – our deepest, most
heartfelt desires - and also help us act on them. Mars in Scorpio is deeply
passionate, has amazing willpower, knows what he wants and could be somewhat single
minded about going after it. On the other hand, in challenging aspect to the Sun
and Moon, it could cause intense, heated emotions to come to the boil and intense
fury and angry feelings to rise up from the deep. It could also produce a
rather intense battle of wills. Mars in Scorpio can be quite vengeful,
fanatical, distrustful, suspicious and downright cruel if he wants to be.
Revenge is a dish best served cold as far as he is concerned and the Scorpion’s
sting is deadly.
Pluto, the ruler of Scorpio, is also a big part of the story
during this New Moon and he is forming an exact opposition to Venus in Cancer.
There are two different ways of looking at this aspect, and both are equally
valid. Firstly, as Venus is the planet of love, attraction and relating, while
oppositions tend to bring issues up in the realm of our relationships, we could
find that people close to us mirror back to us the parts of ourselves we
generally prefer to leave in the shadows. Pluto and Venus ignite our passions and
force us to be emotionally honest and show the more vulnerable parts of
ourselves. We could be asked to allow ourselves to trust and expose our tender
underbellies to those we love. On the other hand, Pluto and Venus could cause
the not so pretty aspects of relating to come to the surface, such as jealousy,
rage, control manipulation and power games. Certainly this aspect has the power
to transform our relationships and help us get to the heart of the matter.
Pluto is quite black and white in nature; not many shades of grey. This could
be a very intense time for our relationships, when we really relate on a soul
level.
Secondly, on a collective level we have Pluto in Capricorn (the
patriarchal power structures such as corporations and governments and anyone
with masculine control) opposing sensitive Venus in Cancer (familial, maternal
love, tenderness and nurturing feelings). This has been building during the
week and is definitely showing itself in the global climate at the moment. The fanaticism
of Pluto is rearing its ugly head in some of the powers that be, destroying the
lives of families and children all over the world. What people are seeing in
the news is breaking people’s hearts and bringing all of the maternal,
protective qualities of Venus in Cancer to the surface. The insanity of these
fanatical people in power is astounding and incomprehensible and is yet another
reminder of how much we need to move towards a balance between the masculine
and the feminine. This is a prime example of the masculine attributes of
control and gaining power by taking it away from others taken to the absolute
extreme. So, there is currently a face-off between the power hungry patriarchal
structures (Pluto in Capricorn) and the soft, nurturing, tender, loving, maternal
nature of the Divine Mother (Venus in Cancer). I know who I want to win.
What an intense mixture of energies we have during this New
Moon! Luckily we have a Grand Water Trine between Saturn in Scorpio, Mercury in
Cancer and Chiron, the Wounded Healer, in Pisces. This will really help us with
our conversations and discussions, enabling us to speak our truth with
integrity and compassion and really get to the heart of the matter without fuss
or drama. We will be able to be sensitive to each other’s needs and feelings,
while being able to talk about our fears and insecurities without fear of
judgement. Chiron brings the spirit of empathy, forgiveness and compassion to
the table and will mean that we are able to heal through our conversations with
our loved ones. Mercury in Cancer will help us talk about our feelings and
really connect with each other on an emotional level.
This New Moon may be in Leo, but there is also a massive amount
of powerful, transformative Scorpio energy involved! Jupiter’s involvement is
an absolute blessing and my vote is that we concentrate on his energy first and
foremost. Jupiter in Leo wants us to have the courage and heart to become the kings
and queens we are supposed to be rather than the slave boys or wenches we have been
conditioned to think we are! He sees our essence, the spark within us, our
divine potential, because he can see the bigger picture and also connects us to
the Divine. He wants us to open our hearts and let them expand and see what
happens when we walk around with an open heart. He wants us to remember who we
really are, deep inside and let our inner child run and skip and play and
create! We have been through a process of purging the past in recent times and
now we get the chance to recreate ourselves and forge a new identity, free of
the pain we have been dragging around with us for so long. If there is any New
Moon on which to set an intention, this is the one! I would recommend writing
down what we want to leave behind in the dark of the moon and then what we want
to create, both for ourselves and the planet. Only heartfelt wishes will be
heard!
Much love
Amy
xoxo
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