leo new moon - return to center and recharge your creativity & courage

Jul 30

sunday, august 4, 2024 (7:13 am EdT)

The first thing I need to say about this New Moon is that the peak of the cycle - the Aquarius Full Moon on August 19th - is crazy-town. Honestly, ALL of August is pretty wild. I’m saying this not to incite fear (there’s already plenty of that going around), but to suggest you use these New Moon energies as preparation.

What kind of preparation? The Leo New Moon invites you to get centered, to know yourself as the center of your world, with the power to create the realm you want to live in. Fiery Leo rules the heart and solar plexus, the center of your being. When you’re anchored in your center, it’s easier to remember that life is a game, and you’re here to play it full-on AND to enjoy the ride.

This is a time for strengthening your light, your love, your passion and will. What lights you up? What’s energizing and fun for you? What risk is your heart urging you to take?

Mercury turns retrograde just after the New Moon, until August 28, suggesting that it’s not time to initiate something brand new, but rather to continue moving forward with a direction you already set into motion. Plans are likely to change, and curveballs may be thrown your way. Be flexible, adapt to the unexpected, make adjustments, rethink your path forward, and keep your sense of humor!

And yes, the usual Mercury retro recommendations to triple-check the details, allow yourself plenty of time to get where you need to go, and back up your data. With Mercury in its home sign of Virgo, you may feel way behind on your to-do list and have a backlog of communications to catch up on (or is it just me??). Mercury will retrograde back into Leo, and the higher potential here is to make changes in your daily routines and rituals (Virgo) that help you return to your center and strengthen your vitality, confidence and courage (Leo).

Expansive Jupiter is moving into a square with reality-check Saturn - another indicator of a coming slow-down. This aspect will perfect (be exact) at the next Full Moon, but is already in effect. While Jupiter in Gemini is full of big ideas, exciting connections, options and possibilities for your future, Saturn in Pisces may present challenges and obstacles.

Any roadblocks that arise on your path are testing you: Is this path aligned with your divine mission? Do you have the energy, time and resources to follow through? Do you trust your inner guidance and trust LIFE to guide you to your most abundant and fulfilling future? The blocks may be coming from your own unconscious fears and limitations - which are ready to be seen in a new light, held with love and compassion, and moved through. Patience, perserverance and deep self-inquiry are your allies.

For more insight into what this new moon means for YOU, find the house in your birth chart that contains 12° Leo.

The areas of life signified by that house are where there’s powerful energy for a rebirth, and where you’re invited to:

tune into your heart’s desires and commit to what feels most ALIVE;
strengthen self-love and self-approval;
plant a seed for amplifying your courage, confidence and creative light;
take a strategic risk toward your big dreams.

I go into all the Virgoan details about how to work with these kick-ass planetary energies in my 51-minute New Moon transmission, available to paid subscribers on Substack. You can gain immediate access to the recording, and all future New & Full Moon recordings, by becoming a paid subscriber ($16/month or $155/year). Founding subscribers ($185/year) can also join me for a quarterly livestream, and receive my Pluto in Aquarius webinar as a gift!