LEO New Moon

Expansive New Awareness 

MOON meets the SUN at 8°LEO where Personal Rulership is key!

INNER meets the OUTER in the LEO Realm of Willpower as we continue to experience all kinds of Personal Revelations!

The constellation for this area of Leo is CRATER the beautifully adorned celestial cup symbolizing a tool for receptivity.

At this New Moon all awareness is on what we're receiving into our own receptive cup. The Sabian picture symbol for this degree:

GLASS-BLOWERS SHAPE WITH THEIR BREATH GLOWING FORMS. 

When prana meets expanded inner mind substance, awareness of how things are shaped into existence occurs.

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MERCURY Direct

Balance of Mind

MERCURY goes direct at 23°CANCER where Inner Research is key! 

Mercury stations direct just before INNER meets the OUTER at the Leo New Moon. The Sabian picture symbol for this degree:

WOMAN AND TWO MEN CASTAWAYS ON A SOUTH SEAS ISLAND. 

An inner and outer imbalance leaves one isolated with the same views and experiences.

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Moon & Venus in Leo

Harmonious Inner Willpower

Nearly New MOON meets VENUS at 4°LEO where Personal Rulership is key!

The Inner Self aligns with Lady Love on the same degree where the Mercury Rx Mission began back on July 7th.

This meetup occurs just hours before Mercury stations direct and Inner meets the Outer at the Leo New Moon.

First a little recap for our two main receptive aspects, the MOON and VENUS. The Sabian picture symbol for this degree:

ROCK FORMATIONS TOWER OVER A DEEP CANYON. 

Inner willpower has charge over deeply ingrained thought pathways.

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Moon & Mercury Rx in Cancer

Invisible Inner Mind

Nearly New MOON meets MERCURY Rx at 24°CANCER where Inner Research is key!

An extra boost of inner research just before Mercury goes direct and the Inner Self meets the Outer Sun at the New Moon tomorrow.

The picture symbol for this Cancer degree speaks to the current classes on personal rulership during this celestial month of Leo.

LEADER OF MEN WRAPPED IN AN INVISIBLE MANTLE OF POWER. 

Personal rulership over the whole self is like wearing an unseen cloak of true power.

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VENUS in LEO

Courage Dear Heart!

VENUS tours LEO with Willpower and a Courageous Heart! 

Value-loving Venus is quite receptive to the courage and willpower needed for going after her heart's desire!

The two signs with strong ties to the heart are Scorpio with the red star Antares at the heart of the Scorpion.

And Leo with royal star Regulus at the heart of the Lion. An abundance of heart with Venus in Leo through 8/21.

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Moon & Uranus in Taurus

Inner Insight

MOON meets URANUS at 6°TAURUS where the Determination for 

finding Value is key!

Inner Self aligns with the Sudden Insight of Uranus the planetary body that's viewed as the higher octave of Mind.

Personal Insight is a huge factor throughout this whole celestial month of LEO! The Sabian picture symbol for this degree:

WOMAN OF SAMARIA COMES TO DRAW WATER FROM THE WELL. 

Inner receptivity from a longstanding condition of mind seeks the source and cause of life experiences.

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TAURUS Half Waning Moon

Sudden Insight 

Half Waning MOON at 1°TAURUS where the Determination for finding Value is key! 

Inner conflict brings attention to where change needs to occur. The Sabian picture symbol for this lunation degree:

AN ELECTRICAL STORM BRILLIANTLY ILLUMINES THE SKIES. 

Sudden insight arising from inner conflict brings higher awareness into view.

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Venus & Mercury Rx in Cancer

Harmonious Mind

VENUS meets MERCURY Rx at 26°CANCER where 

Inner Research is key!

A meeting of Heart and Mind! Very fitting as Leo Season begins. No one ever said "Building Willpower" would be easy!

Sometimes the old structures must be wiped away to be rebuilt anew. The Sabian picture symbol for this meetup degree:

A FURIOUS STORM RAGES THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL CANYON. 

Intense inner conflict storms through a common and deeply ingrained thought pathway.

Perhaps inner conflict could be viewed as the counterpart to inner harmony a.k.a. heart and mind on the same page.

Inner conflict seems to be a running theme. Later today, another stormy degree at the Half Waning Moon in Taurus.

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SUN in LEO

Building Willpower

The SUN dons his royal crown upon making grand entrance into his own home realm of LEO

Outer Awareness shifts from the Inner Feelings of CANCER to the expansively stabilizing energy of the Will in LEO. The SUN tours this (fixed) fire sign of LEO 7/22-8/23 with supreme opportunity for gaining greater willpower! Just as the MOON covers the (fixed) stabilizing expressions of all four elements; FIRE, EARTH, AIR, and WATER.

LEO SEASON QTR LUNATIONS

July24 Taurus Waning Moon (fixed earth)
July31 Leo New MOON (fixed fire)
Aug7 Scorpio Waxing Moon (fixed water)  
Aug15 Aquarius Full MOON (fixed air) 

LEO SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

A trifecta of Uranus Insight! The first and last Moon meetup of Leo Season is with the Great Revolutionary! The Inner Moon will meet the Sky King twice, on the very same degree where the Uranus Rx Mission begins!

Big expansion on the very same day as bountiful Jupiter stations direct in his own sign of high-aiming Sagittarius. The major themes in play are a Courageous Heart and a Willful Mind with Virtuous Action and Bountiful Love.

Leo Season Planetary Meetups

July24 VENUS/MERCURY Rx – Heart & Mind
Aug14 SUN/VENUS – Outer Harmony 

Leo Season Moon Meetups

July25 MOON/URANUS – Inner INSIGHT
July30 MOON/MERCURY Rx – Inner MIND
July31 MOON/VENUS – Inner HARMONY
Aug1 MOON/MARS – Inner ACTIVITY
Aug9 MOON/JUPITER Rx – EXPANSION
Aug12 MOON/SATURN Rx – Inner STRUCTURE
Aug12 MOON/PLUTO Rx – Inner POWER
Aug17 MOON/NEPTUNE Rx – Inner MYSTIC
Aug21 MOON/URANUS Rx – Inner INSIGHT

Leo Season Energetic Shifts

July27 VENUS in LEO – Courageous Heart
Aug11 MERCURY in LEO – Willful Mind
Aug18 MARS in VIRGO – Virtuous Action
Aug21 VENUS in VIRGO – Bountiful Love

Leo Season Retrogrades

July31 MERCURY Direct
Aug11 JUPITER Direct
Aug11 URANUS Rx

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Sun & Mercury Rx in Cancer

Outer Awareness of Mind

SUN meets MERCURY Rx at 28°CANCER where 

Inner Research is key! 

Moon & Neptune Rx in Pisces

Inner Mystic Vibes

MOON meets NEPTUNE Rx at 18°PISCES where

 Complete Dedication is key!

Inner awareness meets the wave making, earth shaking ruler of the sea! The Sabian picture symbol for this degree:

A MASTER INSTRUCTING HIS DISCIPLE. 

Higher guidance is available when complete dedication is present.

Three events on this degree during the Celestial Month of Cancer! Neptune and his trident really dig a trifecta!

Inner Mystic vibes kicked off the Inner Research, and now bring it to a close. The Neptune Rx Mission began here too!

Seems fitting for the King of the Sea to take such an active role as the Sun tours this Cancerian realm of feeling.

Notably, we'll see a similar scenario play out with the sudden insight of Uranus during the Celestial Month of Leo.

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MERCURY Rx in Cancer

Heroic Shift of Mind 

Mercury Rx backtracks into Cancer where Inner Research is key!

Looks like this Mercury Rx Mission is going to require something along the lines of Heroic Inner Research as well!

The constellation for this area of Cancer is ARGO the great sailing vessel of the Greek heroes Jason and the Argonauts.

This epic adventure and quest for the golden fleece begins each year at Spring Equinox just as the Sun enters Aries.

Mythology is a brilliant symbolic rendering that aptly portrays the entire celestial journey! The Sabian picture symbol for 29°Cancer:

A DAUGHTER OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 

A developing inner aspect born of the independent freedom to be true to self.

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CAPRICORN Full Moon/Eclipse

Beyond Tradition

Full Moon/Eclipse at 24°CAPRICORN where Useful Ideals are key!

Full Inner Awareness as the Moon aligns exactly opposite the Sun, close to the Dragon for a Revealing Lunar Eclipse!

The Dragon reflects the North & South Nodes symbolizing our Personal Purpose and how it relates to the Past.

This eclipse follows the MOON meetups with Structural SATURN & Powerful PLUTO both currently on Rx Missions!

Full Inner Awareness and a Lunar Eclipse that reveals options for new footing! The Sabian picture symbol for this degree:

A STORE FILLED WITH PRECIOUS ORIENTAL RUGS. 

A place in mind for obtaining valuable foundations that differ from the customary.

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Moon & Pluto Rx in Capricorn

Inner Power

MOON meets PLUTO Rx at 21°CAPRICORN where Useful Ideals are key!

Sometimes a useful ideal is just being cool with the situations that come our way. The picture symbol for this degree:

BY ACCEPTING DEFEAT GRACEFULLY, A GENERAL REVEALS NOBILITY OF CHARACTER. 

Graceful willingness to accept an unfavorable outcome, reveals honorable integrity of the personal leadership.

This one is really hits home! As Mercury Rx and Mars are currently teaching class in Leo where personal rulership is key!

An Inner Structure meetup of the MOON & SATURN Rx occurred earlier, and a Full Moon/Eclipse occurs today too!

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Moon & Saturn Rx in Capricorn

Inner Structure

MOON meets SATURN Rx at 16°CAPRICORN where Useful Dedication is key!

Lots of lunar action today! As the Moon also meets Pluto Rx for a class on Inner Power just before the Full Moon/Eclipse!

This first meetup with Saturn Rx really hits home! Tapping straight into the Natal Moon a.k.a. wiring of the Inner Self.

Just as the Sun represents the Outer Self, the position of the Moon reflects the Inner Self. The Sabian picture symbol for this degree:

A REPRESSED WOMAN FINDS A PSYCHOLOGICAL RELEASE IN NUDISM. 

The suppressed inner mind is liberated by honest self-expression.

Moon & Jupiter Rx in Sagittarius

Inner Expansion

MOON meets JUPITER Rx at 15°Sagittarius where high-aiming Exploration is key!

The constellation for this area of Sagittarius is AQUILA the great celestial Eagle that surveys all, from high above!

Inner Self aligns with Expansive Jupiter Rx for a class on exploring the inner desires with the higher vision of an eagle.

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LIBRA Half Waxing Moon

Independent Inner Build

Half Waxing Moon at 16°Libra where Independence is key!

The constellation for this area of Libra is DRACO the epic celestial dragon in serpent form, symbolizing the creative urge of purpose.

The Dragon is an ancient symbol of personal purpose. Like so many other longstanding symbols, the dragon was demonized long ago.

Easy to see the result of this type of shift. Once of the greatest importance and now nearly lost. The Sabian picture symbol for this degree:

A RETIRED SEA CAPTAIN WATCHES SHIPS ENTERING & LEAVING THE HARBOR. 

After the personal mission is accomplished, joy is found watching others embark and return from their journeys of personal discovery.

We're halfway through this Inner Build phase as the MOON reaches 90° away from the SUN, both on the (same degree) of a Cardinal sign.

During the Celestial Month of CANCER all the major lunations occur in Cardinal signs. The SUN & MOON having a similar kind of drive.

Each quarter Moon phase is tuned to the same mode of expression as the sign where the SUN currently transits (cardinal, fixed, or mutable).

Each celestial month plays out like this every time, like clockwork! The Half Waxing Moon rises at noon and sets at midnight.

Independent Inner Build Mode for 7 more days leading up to the mountains high, with fully Revealing Inner Awareness at the Capricorn Full Moon/Lunar Eclipse on 7/16.

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CHIRON Rx Mission

Learning the Parts

Healer CHIRON goes Rx at 5°ARIES where Creative Activity is key! 

Centaur Chiron represents the wise teacher, mentor and guide for the hero archetype that resides within each of us.

Over the next 5 months Chiron bridges the gap for taking a close look at the parts of which the whole is comprised.

Wherever your interests lie, look for Chiron to point out the parts! The Sabian picture symbol for this Rx stationing degree:

A SQUARE, WITH ONE OF ITS SIDES BRIGHTLY ILLUMINED. 

A shape representing a stabilized physical form, gains brilliant awareness of its parts.

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Mars & Mercury Rx in Leo

Motivated Mind 

MARS meets MERCURY Rx at 4°LEO where Inner Willpower is key!

Mars offers a boost of motivation just as this Mercury Rx Mission begins! The Sabian picture symbol for this meetup degree:

ROCK FORMATIONS TOWER OVER A DEEP CANYON. 

Inner willpower has charge over deeply ingrained thought pathways.

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MERCURY Rx Mission

Inner Willpower of Mind

MERCURY goes Rx at 4°LEO where Personal Rulership is key!

Mind begins this mission with Leo Willpower at the forefront, then backtracks into Cancer for a little more Research.

Providing us all with extra boost of Inner Willpower well before the celestial month of majestic LEO even begins!

The Sabian picture symbol for this Rx stationing degree reflects the transformative power of Mind and the Inner Will.

ROCK FORMATIONS TOWER OVER A DEEP CANYON. 

Inner willpower has charge over deeply ingrained thought pathways.

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Moon & Mercury in Leo

Powerful Inner Mind

MOON meets MERCURY at 3°LEO where Personal Rulership is key!

Additional action this Independence Day! Right along with the push for Inner Movement at the Moon/Mars meetup!

The constellation for this area of Leo is CRATER the celestial cup that sits upon the back of sea serpent HYDRA.

Mythology speaks to the energy of Leo in epic tale! APOLLO was viewed as the essence of the Sun in (human form).

Leo is ruled by the Sun. As the myths relay, Crater is the Cup of Apollo. One day, Apollo was thirsting for experience.

So he sends his power animal CORVUS the Crow with cup in tow, to fetch some water of conscious life experience.

But the Crow finds some fruit, soon to be ripe in a few days, so he spends the time waiting, only to stuff his own gullet.

Needing an alibi for his return with an empty cup, the crow grabs a snake to blame for blocking access to the water.

Apollo was wise to the ambitious Crow and knew his words to be untrue. On that day, crows lost their ability to speak.

Apollo places a Wise Owl, Receptive Cup, Ambitious Crow, and Creative Urge of a Snake in the heavens for all to see!

A permanent record so mankind can remember this common human struggle over the base instinct of selfish ambition.

Perhaps the CROW is very well suited for reflecting this natural instinct of the Outer Self; the energy of personal AMBITION.

As the story goes, crows were originally white. Quite symbolic of a time when the ambitions of man were truly pure.

The picture symbol for this degree reflects the old adage and modern country verse: "A little less talk, and a lot more action." 

A FORMALLY DRESSED ELDERLY MAN STANDS NEAR TROPHIES FROM A HUNTING EXPEDITION. 

A dignified outer representation of long standing wisdom reflects the idea that successes are gained through transformation of base instincts.

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Moon & Mars in Leo

Independent Inner Movement

MOON meets MARS at 1°LEO where Personal Rulership is key!

This meetup has the whole "when the going gets tough, the tough get going" kind of vibe! Are you feeling it too!

To accomplish the Inner Movement reflected by this alignment requires a certain willingness to face unpleasant situations.

With (fixity of purpose) this kind of willingness is considered quite courageous! The Sabian picture symbol for this meetup degree:

THE SCHOOL IS CLOSED BY AN EPIDEMIC, CHILDREN PLAY TOGETHER. 

A place in mind for learning is shut down by widespread unproductive thinking. Yet, developing aspects continue to acquire skill by utilizing the imagination.

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VENUS in CANCER

Feeling Inner Value

VENUS tours CANCER through July 27th.

The Cancerian realm of home and family is symbolic of the natural condition of mind and our most familiar aspects.

How better to relay this symbolism than the Crab that takes its home and all its aspects everywhere it goes!

Lady Love is now on the scene to bring full attention to the valueable cast of characters that reside within.

Remember the cast of characters at the New Moon/Solar Eclipse yesterday! A group of crabs is also called a cast!

Rather like equipping the personal cast with Venus Value as we prepare for the big show later this month in Leo.

Inner Research of the Sun in Cancer is now combined with the Value of Venus as she joins the cast & crew here too!

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CANCER New Moon & Eclipse

Newly Revealed Awareness

MOON meets the SUN at 10°CANCER where we really get-the-feel of things!

INNER meets the OUTER in the Cancerian Realm of Feeling for experiencing all kinds of Personal Revelations!

The constellation for this area of Cancer is HYDRA the mythical sea serpent with 100 heads (identities).

The Sun reaching Hydra marks 100 degrees into the celestial year that began in March at Spring Equinox.

The celestial months of Aries, Taurus, Gemini make a total of 90 degrees, plus these 10 degrees of Cancer.

The story of Hydra and Hercules is an epic one! Out of the 100 heads only one was the true creative urge.

What does Hercules do with this one immortal indentity? He buries it under the Rock of Ages; the pole star of Truth.

The picture symbol for this lunation/eclipse degree speaks again to the many identities or aspects of self.

A CLOWN CARICATURES MERRILY ALL KINDS OF HUMAN TRAITS. 

Humorous mental imagery of the many aspects of self, made with a joyful heart.

"The true profession of a man is to find a way to himself." Hermann Hesse, poet and novelist born on this day in 1877.

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MARS in LEO

Courageous Action 

Just before the New Moon/Solar Eclipse majestic MARS enters LEO where Willpower is key! 

Motivational Mars tours the Leo Realm of Willpower through August 17th.

The forecast is a nice leisurely tour with a notable meetup on the border of July/Aug.

Where July ends and August begins, MARS meets Asteroid JUNO and the MOON.

A little meetup that offers us all Courageous Motivation towards Inner Commitment.

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Moon & Venus in Gemini

New Inner Value

MOON meets VENUS at 27°GEMINI where Reasoning is key!

The constellation for this area of Gemini is URSA MAJOR; the Big Bear or Big Dipper.

All year, the two outer most stars of this dipper always point to the pole star of truth.

And the truth is... It's never too late to begin again! The Sabian picture symbol for this degree:

THROUGH BANKRUPTCY, SOCIETY GIVES TO AN OVERBURDENED INDIVIDUAL THE OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN AGAIN.

Very fitting as we prepare to begin a new (revealing inner cycle) at the New Moon and Solar Eclipse tomorrow!

If beginning anew seems like a challenge, no worries! MARS enters LEO today too, fortifying us with Courageous Action!

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