LEO NEW MOON - 4 August 2024
We are now in Leo season, which helps us to follow our
hearts and can bring out our more playful, romantic side, not to mention
our inner lion! A New Moon in Leo is an invitation to have some fun with our
intentions and to contemplate what we want to create in our lives. Leo reminds
us that we are the master of our own destiny, the director of our own play and
the writer of our own script. It is amazing what we can achieve through the
strength of our own will. There is great potential for change and big shifts
this month, so this is an ideal time to sow some playful and creative seeds and
to see what pops up out of them. We are encouraged to listen to our heart and
follow the path of joy.
During a New Moon, it is important to pay attention to
the conversations we have with friends and loved ones, as often they give clues
around what our heart is yearning for. And our hearts know so much better than
our minds what we truly want and need. Leo helps us to connect to our playful
inner child, as children are so open hearted and aware of what feels good and
what doesn’t feel good. As adults, many of us tend to suppress or contain
that part of ourselves, but a Leo New Moon encourages us to be spontaneous,
open, playful and brave, and to recognise what feels the most joyful for us and
to hold onto it and not let go!
The Sun is very much at home in Leo, being its own sign,
so this is the time to shine our light brightly and to fully participate in
life. This is not the time to be the wilting wallflower, rather we are invited
to allow our inner lion out to play, and to roar if necessary! Lions do not
like to be kept in cages! Leo is a dynamic, enthusiastic, warm-hearted and
strong-willed sign, and so this is an ideal time for us to connect to our
romantic adventurer and to be willing to take a risk on all that life has to
offer. It is time to find our inner fire and be willing to take a risk or two.
Jupiter and Mars are a big part of this Moon and are
moving towards a conjunction with each other in Gemini that will be exact on 14
August and will also be a big part of the next Full Moon. Jupiter brings
growth, faith, expansion and the capacity to see the bigger picture, broadening
our horizons, while Mars brings courage, drive, energy, motivation and the
capacity to be up front and direct. In connection to this Moon, it feels like
they bring warmth, enthusiasm, the spirit of adventure, growth and the faith
and courage to take a risk and follow our hearts. However, it is also important
to be aware that this combination can also bring conflict over ideologies,
opinions and beliefs.
When Jupiter and Mars join together there is a sense that
the sky's the limit, and anything is possible. It feels like the combination of
superheroes! There is also the potential for going overboard, overextending
ourselves and biting off more than we can chew. However, sometimes we do simply
need to throw caution to the wind, step outside of our comfort zone and jump
off the proverbial cliff! In the next couple of weeks, as they move closer
together, we could feel a greater urge to expand our horizons, throw caution to
the wind and take some leaps of faith. Those of us with personal planets
or angles around 16° of a sign, especially the mutable signs Gemini, Virgo,
Sagittarius and Pisces, will feel the energy of this dynamic and adventurous
conjunction the most acutely.
Uranus is a big player this month, bringing the potential
for big shifts, changes of perspective, insight and sudden change. It will
feature very prominently in the Aquarius Full Moon on 19 August but is also
forming a dynamic square aspect to Venus during this Moon. On one level, this
can bring a shift in the way we approach our relationships, allowing a greater
amount of freedom and authenticity to arise. However, it could also bring about
a little bit of a wobble if they are not on solid ground. We may also gain
sudden, potentially shocking insight and clarity into our relationships, the
way we relate and what we are attracting into our lives. We have a chance to
liberate ourselves from old, outworn patterns of relating and find a new way of
being in relationship that is more open and free.
Venus also represents money, self-worth, our values and
the capacity to attract what we need, so there could be a shift, change or
realisation in an economic sense as well. On a collective level, we are
certainly experiencing a gradual shift in values as we move into this new
paradigm. Uranus in Taurus since 2108 has slowly but surely been helping us to
shift our perspective on how we approach money and survival, starting to
liberate us from a “What’s mine is mine” attitude. Uranus invites us to think
outside the box and let go of our collective conditioning around money, moving
away from the more patriarchal values and a pyramid system that is no longer
serving us. It has also brought about an upsurgence in digital currency, as
well as more focus on sustainability and self-sufficiency. Uranus will remain
in Taurus until 2025, so it will be interesting to see what happens between now
and then.
With Uranus being such a prominent feature this month, it
certainly does feel like a time of change, with the potential for unexpected
shifts, both personally and collectively. We could find that the jigsaw pieces
fall into place in unexpected ways. Ultimately Uranus calls for us to liberate
ourselves from the chains that bind us, including patterns of behaviour,
beliefs, situations, relationships, old programming, attitudes and values,
creating a greater sense of freedom to simply be our true selves. Those of us
with personal planets or angles around 26° of a sign, especially the fixed
signs Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius, will be feeling the exciting,
liberating energy of Uranus most acutely, although it could also feel somewhat
unsettling!
Something to bear in mind is that Mercury is stationary
at the time of this New Moon, about to turn retrograde. Aside from the usual
shenanigans that can occur in the couple of days before and after t turns, this
is a time to go back over the ground we have covered since mid-July. This is a
time of reflection, review, when some retrospections can help bring greater
clarity. Sometimes people can pop up from our past during this time, especially
those with whom we have unfinished business. Indeed, this is a good time for
communications and conversations that tie up loose ends. Mercury is retrograde
from 4 August until 29 August, travelling from 4° Virgo back to 21° Leo.
The Sabian Symbol for this New Moon, at 13° Leo, is an
interesting one: “An old sea captain rocking himself on the porch of his
cottage” which Dane Rudyar describes as “The quieted mind’s recollections of
crises and joys long past. The sea captain has steered the ship of his
ego-consciousness through seas and storms, maintaining the integrity of his
individual selfhood while in close contact with the collective Unconscious. Now
retired, he may try to distill wisdom from his many experiences and from his
victories over elemental forces. The “swing” of the child-consciousness has now
become a “rocking chair” from which one can contemplate the past as well as
present scenes, gently moving as waves roll over the shore. Peace at last. With
this symbol we find the consciousness of old age, after having witnessed the
spontaneous play of children close to protective nature (Leo 11°) and the
fashionable social parties of escaping adults (Leo 12°): three stages of mental
development. Keyword: QUIET RECOLLECTION.”
Peace at last. This is something we can all aspire to.
Hopefully this Moon can help us to move in that direction, despite any recent
turbulence and the great potential for change that is held within this month.
This Moon encourages us to listen to our heart, to follow the path of joy, to
take a risk, to allow our open hearted, spontaneous inner child out to play and
to free ourselves from any outworn conditioning around relationships and our
attitude to money. The sands are shifting, with the potential for some jigsaw
pieces falling into place, so we are invited to be open and flexible, allowing
the flow of life to show us where we are supposed to be. A Leo New moon is an
opportunity to playfully create the life we truly want.
Much Love
Amy
xoxo
Painting: The Joy of Life, by Francois Girard
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