New Moon in Leo July 28th
We are about to experience a new lunar cycle: on Thursday, July 28th, at 1:54pm eastern time the Moon will be born anew in the fires of the Sun.
When the Moon is reborn, the whole world is reborn alongside her. As the queen of the heavens and ruler of the material world, she initiates new cycles and renewed energy in our surroundings and our psyches. A reset button is pressed around us, and our inner lives are wiped cleaned.
For this reason, the New Moon creates ideal circumstances for creating and beginning new projects and ventures. Herbalists traditionally plant new seeds around the time of a New Moon. Like the physical seeds of the herbalist, magicians and sorcerers plant metaphorical seeds of intention and desire. In a similar fashion, astrologers use elections to time the inception of new projects and initiation of new tasks.
Every New Moon is special, occurring under a unique celestial alignment that will influence the narrative of events within our lives for the next lunar cycle. Once you understand the significance of the unique alignments and placements of the New Moon, you can plan your life accordingly to operate in harmony with the celestial phenomena around you.
This New Moon occurs in fixed fire sign of Leo, the home of her astral consort the Sun. Here, she embodies the bright, solar archetypes of joy, enthusiasm, self-confidence, and leonine love of life more than any other new moon. In this sign, the New Moon provides us with an excited passionate energetic, that restores the connection of all things to their truest passions and truest heart.
This energy will bestow our inner lives with my clarity, trust, and self-assuredness. Leo knows what it wants, knows who it is, and has no trouble operating from that place. Self-doubt and self-criticism don’t just bounce of the energy of Leo, they never even get close enough to touch it in the first place.
This self-assuredness comes from the strong connection to one’s highest self that the energy of Leo provides. It is easier to know your deepest, truest motivations, and act in accordance with it. Thus aligned with your absolute spirit, nothing can shake your resolve, because you unquestionably know that you are acting from a good place.
This new Moon, your connection to your own highest self, as well as its desires and drives, will see renewal and restoration. It will be easier to know your truest motivations and truest intentions. Maybe you already feel more clarity on what truly drives and motivates you, and feel more enthusiasm to operate from that place.
Ask yourself what things in the world are most important to you. What do you truly care about? What kind of legacy and impact do you want to leave on the world? How would you like to leave it when you’re gone? Go beyond egoic, small desires – find your big-picture passion and purpose, and make concrete steps this New Moon to make your purpose a reality.
In our outer lives, this lunar cycle – especially the waxing half – creates a lively, even frenetic atmosphere. There’s more happening, and things happen quickly and suddenly. Decisions can be made rapidly, and you can find yourself and others around you becoming much more industrious and productive. Everyone is inspired to achieve, because they are more connected to a more genuine place.
As a fixed sign, the changes that develop here have the potential to be very long-lasting and permanent. You will do well to focus your lunar magic, intentions, and spellcraft around developing long-lasting endeavors and goals. As this window of opportunity opens, you will find it so much easier to connect to desires and goals that you would like to pursue long-term, because they will be more in alignment with what actually matters to you.
Pursuing your passions won’t be without its difficulties, however. The Moon activates a T-square with Mars and Saturn – both the malefics. This can create challenges, roadblocks, and obstacles. Saturn will bring up circumstances and situations that slow you down and get in your way – especially from the collective at large with Saturn in Aquarius. Mars in Taurus will bring in obstacles that try to diminish your fire and put out your light. You may find old grudges surfacing that distract from what really matters.
However, you will find a lot of external support and help from teachers, authority figures, and guides for your work, as Jupiter forms a superior trine from Aries within 3 degrees – one of the most positive aspects imaginable. In a cardinal sign, Jupiter foretells multiple instances of support coming external sources to lift you up.
Best of all, this 3-degree aspect is much stronger and closer than the aspects that the Moon makes to Mars and Saturn – confirming that triumph and success are guaranteed if you put the work in. Don’t be afraid to seek help to work through the resistances that arise, because it will surely come.
Spend this window of opportunity discovering what truly excites you and what you truly care about. Find the goals and passions that, if you were to pursue them whole-heartedly, you would never question your own moral integrity or value. If you make the most of this opportunity, you will discover new ways to live your life and do your work that fuel you for a very long time.
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