Saturday, August 11th
18º42’, 2:57 am Pacific
Leo LOVES to play, loves to create, loves to love!
While Leo can be a very private sign (contrary to what others might think), the Leonine energy is powerfully radiant, extraordinarily luminous, and lights our way toward healthy leadership on many levels. Being the center of attention is not always the way Leo energy works. Power can be cultivated and shared in quiet and subtle ways that offer new pathways and choices.
Creativity is the at the core of the Leo’s essence. All of us have at least one section of our chart dedicated to creative power and vitality. In your natal chart, look to see where Leo 18º/19º is located and also check the ‘ruler’ of your 5th house. From here, you can piece together the messages inherent in this new moon and integrate it with the meaning of the degree (found below).
(For those of you participating in the retreat, I’ve started this process for you!)
Being in tune with the cosmic compass allows you to make the most of this important New Moon and Solar Eclipse energy! Whether you choose to create your own ritual or join others, your attention and intention generate a lot of connection and power.
This Leo New Moon can teach us to deepen into the pleasure of co-creating what we desire. First, we let go and allow the universal flow to move through us as we listen with courage to what opens our hearts to more love.
If you want more confidence, this New Moon is ready to activate the life-force energy that supplies power to what you love – that’s where the strongest esteem lives.
If you are ready for more fun, make your lists and let the Universe bring you opportunities that will supply you with multiple choices for play and pleasure. Allow yourself to deepen into your ‘happy roar’ – expressing yourself in all forms of play.
(Believe it or not, I’d never watched this video before: https://youtu.be/CevxZvSJLk8 . I’ve decided to include it because it’s hilarious, playful, has a good message and includes a little bit about the lion).
If you are a parent and/or connecting more with your inner child – PLAY and be ready for more opportunities for play (how you define play will be found in your natal chart). Be with joy!
If you are embracing healthy leadership as a path (either behind the scenes of ‘in front of the camera’), the time has come to take creative action. It’s time to take that first step! “Lights! Camera! Action!”
Whatever your dreams are, let the radiance of Leo illuminate them into reality!
What to consider in preparation for the Leo New Moon:
- How might you play more right now?
- What will strengthen your courage?
- How might you deepen your connection to your sensuality?
- What will nourish your ‘romance muscle’?
- How are you being creative in your life right now?
- How are you honoring your Inner Lioness?
Below you will find Elias Lonsdale’s interpretation of the Sabian Symbol for this New Moon.
At the 19º of Leo we are guided to follow an extraordinary course through the world.
“A hummingbird feeding at a trumpet vine.
Heightened perception exquisitely poised, brilliant and as fast as can be. You have the genius of seeing things, knowing things, and being there. Overflowing with destiny-bounty earned over many lifetimes, yet you bring all this through with a fine-tuned ability to land in the situation at hand with only as much as can be worked with. You are guided to follow an extraordinary course through the world, which features the perfect opportunities to tap what is inside in so many different ways. The blessings, the grace, the heart’s wonder are superfull. As this way of being ripens and matures, it becomes even better. Then you begin to draw out from others the same kinds of marvels and wonders, and to make it possible for the vibrancies to spread and grow. With a wildfire capacity to spread good news and bring affirmative realizations wherever they are needed in generous profusion, you work with ever more effortless capacity to bring this world alive.”[1]
We are ready to embrace the magic of this new moon!
Balsamic Moon Phase is Friday.
This will be the time to release and remove any obstacles that have stood in your way of being your most radiant and divine self.
As you know, we are profoundly connected to the lunar cycles and every New Moon is an opportunity to refresh.
The day before the New Moon (the Balsamic Moon) is a day to go deep within and ready oneself for a new start. Releasing old patterns of beliefs is a vital component and one that can be done with more grace during this phase. Your ‘shadows’ are clear. You will want to release anything standing in the way of your deepest desires. Creating a list is a helpful tool that relieves your mind of the need to remember – getting it out ‘on paper’ is part of the magic you can do for yourself.
Whether you have a belief that is still rattling around in your mind or a habit that is entrenched, you have an opportunity at the New Moon to let go and let your Inner Goddess guide you to what is more nurturing, more life giving, and better for you.
Imagine that the door to living a more magical life opens with three keys.
- Listening to what surfaces prior to the New Moon the first key.
Healing energy flows through each New Moon. You can experience transformational shifts by following the authentic path revealed through personal astrology. Specific star-themes support your journey by creating a deliciously detailed container that serves as a chalice from which you can drink the metaphoric healing waters.
- Locating the New Moon in your chart is the second key and one that is unique to each of us.
As you prepare for the New Moon Celebration, connecting to your Source is vital and this conscious action empowers you to create sustainable and practical magic.
[1] http://aquaorfire.net/astrology/inside_degrees/inside_degrees.html#leo19
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