New Moon in Leo - Inner Fire

New moons are times of beginnings.  They are times when we can take a fresh look at things and see from a new perspective.  We can set our intentions and recommit to our goals about what is important in our lives.  Perhaps we have just a small glimmer of hope or perhaps we have a full fledged plan but either way we can use the time of the new moon to plant the seed of change in our patterns in order to get where we want to be in life.

This Sunday July 23 we have the new moon in Leo perfecting at 3:46 AM in the very first degree of Leo, only a few hours after the sun makes his ingress into the sign where he stays for the next month. The sign of Leo is about allowing our true selves to shine.  You are an individual and as such you have something unique to offer the world.  Leo helps us to recognize our individual gifts and share them with others.  Leo appreciates when others notice how special they are as well but we must first find our own gifts in order to share them.  

If you lack confidence the new moon in Leo is a wonderful time to plant the seed of courage in your heart to gain more self-confidence and a healthy sense of self love.  If this idea triggers something scary inside perhaps it is a good idea to think about this more deeply.  

If you wish to further develop your leadership skills the new moon in Leo is a great time for focusing on this area of life as well.  There are a lot of ways to improve leadership skills and maybe for you it means reading a book about the subject.  Or maybe it means volunteering as a big brother or big sister to be a role model for someone younger.  Or perhaps it means clarifying your own vision about where you wish to take your life or your organization.  Any of these intentions can be set under the new moon in Leo and then built upon over the course of the next month.

You can also look at see where the new moon falls in your own birth chart by house or aspect to see what part of your life is being highlighted.  If you do not know how to do this an astrologer (like me) can help you figure this out.  For example in my chart the new moon falls in my fifth house of fun, creativity, romance, and children.  These are some of the areas in my life I can find highlighted over the next month or that I can willingly choose to work on over the next month through my intentions.  I could set an intention to do more creative art projects with my daughter.  I could also set an intention to create more fun, romantic time for myself and my husband.  Usually we feel pulled in a direction already and so we can use the new moon to further along a goal we are already considering.

The Sabian Symbol for this new moon is “Blood Rushes To A Man’s Head As His Vital Energies Are Mobilized Under The Spur Of Ambition”.  This symbol makes me think about what it means to be really alive.  Are you taking risks in your life?  Are you engaging the life you truly desire to live?  Stoking that inner fire is something that can make you feel alive.  Leo is a fire sign, after all, and passion is a big part of all fire signs.  Are you living passionately?  If not what are you going to do about it?  Come on, live a little!  Live a lot!

One last thing about this new moon … it is heavily tied into action.  Don’t just set the intentions … do something about it!  Don’t just wish something would change in your life … take the steps needed to make it happen.  For example if you are dreaming of going back to school them enroll and go get some books that will help prepare you for your studies.  If you want to travel more then don’t just plan a trip for next year go out on a day hike with a picnic and explore the area where you are living right now.  If you want to learn to cook don’t just watch cooking shows on TV and instead start getting your hands dirty in the kitchen.  Whatever it is take action.  The stars are helping you right now the bring your desires into reality through motivation and industry.


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