Leo New Moon 🌑♌️ Stay true to yourself. Keep going, keep growing.

Leo New Moon 🌑♌️ Stay true to yourself. Keep going, keep growing.

Hello dreamers!

This Leo new moon is happening August 4th 2024, peaking at 7:12am est. Leo is a fixed fire sign, ruled by the sun, and in our body governs our heart, chest, upper back, spine, + our cardiac system. Leo is known for its creativity, boldness, pride, enthusiasm, and childlike nature as an energy. 

✨New Moons: new beginnings, reflecting & releasing, setting intentions, emotional shedding, new ideas, inspiration, planting seeds or nurturing previous ones, shadow work, banishing.

Signs that will be affected most: Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius, & Taurus placements.

I did a collective tarot reading on this New Moon, you can find that video and summary below!

You can watch that video here ⤵️

 

RELEVANT ANGEL NUMBERS: 111, 222, 333, 555, 777, 1010, 1111 

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This Leo new moon is happening amongst a collection of retrogrades, making it a ✨spicier✨ new moon than usual. We have Saturn + Neptune retrograde in Pisces, Pluto retrograde in Aquarius, Chiron retrograde in Aries, and Mercury retrograde in Virgo about to begin the day after this new moon. Retrogrades aren’t anything to be afraid of, just energy to be aware of. Things may be moving slower, delays coming up, miscommunication and mishaps, and generally a time period of looking internal more than external. 

With that said, we started this reading off with Justice reversed, and the Wheel of Fortune rv on the bottom of the deck. You may have been in a situation recently (or an ongoing situation) where you are waiting for justice to be restored, for someone to get the payback you believe they deserve. Unfortunately I don’t think this justice is coming… at least not right away. The Hanged Man came through as well, pointing me to believe we need to shift our perspective around this situation. You will need to lean into your inner strength and focusing on what you can control, and not going out of your way to take things into your own hands (not yet at least). 

For some, this is a situation where miscommunication is being perceived as betrayal. That doesn’t mean you have to force forgiveness, but instead use this as an opportunity to learn more about yourself. What parts of you are triggered by this event? How can you tend to this area?

For others, these are legal battles, I was hearing custody battles for some. Things may not go well at first, but the energy I’m feeling with the Queen of Swords that came out is to continue pursuing the truth, and to not let yourself get discouraged by delays. Continue gathering evidence, and continue speaking to trusted counseling. 

For everyone: Do not allow your impulses to make this situation harder than it needs to be. You may want to snap, but it’s important to take a breath and slow down right now. I know that’s harder to do than said, but I do feel change is on the horizon, and if we can try to shift the focus on taking care of ourselves, and having faith that the truth will come to light, balance/justice will be restored.

Mental energy will likely be on high with this, so this would be a good time to practice mindfulness + grounding so that we can get ahead of the emotional spiral overthinking can bring.

Then we had the Yes card and the True North (stay true to yourself) card. Which is so Leo energy— and it is especially important to stay true to ourselves as we are navigating tough situations. The more we can go after what we want, and work on not lying about what we really want, the pieces will begin to fall into place. There may be a door that has closed that you have been resisting letting go of; this is your sign that it is time to move on and let that door be closed. More doors will open to you when you allow yourself to move ahead.

Start where you are. Start small. You do not have to climb a mountain in one day. Knight of Pentacles: steady steps are steps towards your goal. It’s time to focus on the little things you can do, the little changes you can make. If you only feel satisfied when the goal is met, your satisfaction will always be fleeting, which is why it’s important to find joy/satisfaction in the journey.

Think collecting change, and how it adds up: my aunt collects all her change throughout the year, putting it in a change jar, and by the end of the year she always has enough change to pay for Christmas. All those “little” coins add up. The same can be said about your goals: all the little steps you take are adding up, even if it doesn’t seem like it right now.

The Devil popped through here as well: resist the temptation to take the “easy way out” aka the comfortable/known way. It is okay to ask for help or seek guidance, you do not have to do this all alone. For some people this is about going to therapy, if you’ve been resisting it for awhile now this is your sign to take that leap and know that you do not have to stick with one if you don’t feel connected to them. We all deserve a safe place to explore our emotions and get unbiased guidance. 

Overall, try not to bypass the hard parts of the journey. I know I know, easier said than done… but honestly it will ultimately come back in some unpleasant way. The “Devil” may be choices we’re avoiding making, addictions we are clinging to, resistance that we are stewing in… 

With all these retrogrades, it’s normal to be confused on what you’re doing and where you’re going. It’s not a personal failing or any fault of yours. Have faith in your True North, the things you are passionate about, the life you want to create— and take little steps toward it. Forgive yourself for slip ups. 

Surrender is a heavy message for this New Moon. There is going to be stuff out of your control that will come up, and all we can do is surrender and focus on what we can control. It’s okay if things are going slower, it’s okay if things aren’t balanced right now… Surrender to the circumstances that you can’t change and focus on what you can (note: you are the only thing really in your control). 

Integrity and Intuition also keep coming up in the last few readings. There is a heavy push to aligning with your own values. “Be True to Yourself.” The answers you seek are WITHIN you. It takes practice slowing down to tune in to what your intuition has been telling you. Choices will need to be made, and it will be easier to make them if you are aligned with your integrity + values and know what you are willing to do/pursue.

Shadow work is likely something we will be pushed to do. As life feels chaotic and we feel triggered, we will be put in front of a mirror and the longer we resist looking at it, the harder life will feel. If we can get honest with ourselves and really begin to follow what is truly important to us, the pieces will fall into place. Maybe not right away, and maybe not the way we expect, but it will be better than if we are continuing to fight ourselves and the direction our soul is pulling us.

The final card was the 7 of Pentacles as advice: trust that your hard work will pay off. Be patient. Big changes take time. Keep going, keep growing.

THEMES: Surrender, Integrity, Intuition, (+ Move Forward)

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As always I like to mention the previous new/full moon of the current moon sign so that we can look back and see if these themes have been present and reoccurring for us. Previous full moon in Leo: January 25 20234, & the previous new moon in Leo: August 16 2023. Check your journals or your camera roll to help jog your memory.

I hope you have an easy and enlightening new moon ♡ 


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