Leo New Moon 2024
shine your own spotlight
leo new moon
august 4th, 2024
4:13am (pt)
Hi friends,
Well it’s been an interesting last few weeks, don’t you think?
Weeks that have brought out big drama, along with big emotions (this we can thank Cancer season for). Yet now we are in bright, passionate, expressive, playful and heart-centered Leo season. A season which inspires us all to shine a little bit brighter, play with more abandon, express unabashedly and be led by our hearts.
The New Moon in Leo, on 8.4.24, guides us to express ourselves even more authentically and shine our loving hearts upon ourselves.
This lunation encourages us to show up for ourselves and embrace our uniqueness with confidence and bravery. And it does so by urging us to express, and share ourselves more fully and authentically with the world, regardless of the outcome.
Read on for more on
the energies of the Leo New Moon
Astrology Forecast with Sarah
working with the Moon Energy
shine like a Leo
The fixed Fire Sign, Leo energy possesses an almost feral tenacity for that which grabs their passions. Untamed and heart-centered, Leo is all about authentic (and passionate) self-expression.
Represented by the Lion, ruled by the Sun and associated with the heart, Leo is like the inner sun we all hold inside. And one thing the sun loves to do is shine bright.
Leo loves for us to do the same.
Leo energy encourages us to express ourselves fully and authentically, by showcasing our talents, sharing our stories, and letting our inner light shine bright. Whether it’s through art, music, writing, dancing, gardening or simply being true to ourselves, Leo inspires us to embrace, and take pride, in our uniqueness.
Leo energy is all about self-pride, yet it’s on us to keep this self-pride healthy (self-worth) vs toxic (egotistical).
Leo energy also fuels our passions and creativity, making this Leo New Moon a fertile playground for our creative endeavors. It’s an opportune time to start new projects, explore artistic pursuits, and ignite passions that have been lying dormant.
Leo’s fiery energy ignites and amplifies our drive to create and manifest our dreams.
Leo is known for generosity, warmth and magnetism, just like the aura of the heart. During this New Moon, we are encouraged to extend kindness and warmth to others through sharing our gifts and our talents, our light with others. This lunation reminds us that sharing ourselves is not just for what we hope to gain in return, but for the act of kindness that giving ourselves, sharing our hearts with others, truly is. Sharing our gifts and talents not only enriches our lives but also uplifts those around us.
to be seen, or not to be seen? that is the question…
Leo energy wants us to shine and be seen. Yet, I think we all know how scary it can feel to let ourselves be seen for who we authentically are.
Good thing Leo also heightens our heart-led courage…
While Leo energy wants us to shine our light bright for all around to see, there is also a shadow side of Leo that NEEDS others validation of their light in order to see it themselves.
One of the shadow sides of Leo is a dependency on outside attention, praise and affirmations in order to feel loved and valued.
Yet this Leo new Moon encourages us to shine brightly regardless of who sees us, praises us or applauds. To shine brightly for ourselves, with the unwavering faith that once we truly see ourselves, others will too.
This New Moon in Leo provides us opportunities to get more creative, courageous and self-loving. This lunation is a beautiful moment to set intentions around tooting our own horns, boosting our self-confidence and taking pride in ourselves and our achievements.
Intuitively, when I connected in with the energies of this lunation, I heard the words “It all begins with you. Anything you want is in your grasp when you truly believe.” Then I felt a ton of tingly energy behind my heart, along with through my root and sacral chakras, as I was flooded with a sense of excitement.
The Leo New Moon helps us believe in our own light, helps us express and helps us have more fun while we’re doing so too!
In Leo, the Moon in her new phase whispers to us to “Shine the spotlight on yourself, instead of waiting for others to shine that light upon you. Know you’re own worth and others will see/feel/know it too - love your own self and others will too!”
We may feel a little push, and pull with our desire to be seen and shine bright, despite the Moon’s motivating influence, which has a lot to do with Mercury retrograde.
On the same day as the new Moon in Leo, Mercury also stations retrograde (and will remain so through August 28th). Mercury, the planet of communication and travel, will move from Virgo to Leo during this retrograde cycle, influencing our sense of perfectionism (thank you Virgo), and expression (thanks Leo). We may feel that we need to be perfect in order to be worthy of showing up, shining bright, and sharing. Even in the weeks after the Leo new Moon, we may feel underappreciated, or undervalued in response to our attempts to shine and share.
Yet remember that this particular lunation has a specific message for us to shine, to share, to heartfully express, regardless of the outcome, the accolades or the “likes”.
Shine bright for the light that you create, and know that is enough, the Leo New Moon urges us.
So be brave, and get to expressing your heart in creative, courageous and playful ways!
May this Leo New Moon help you shine and share your bright light as a gift to yourself and the world.
with infinite love and appreciation,
Rachael
For those who prefer to watch or listen, you can catch my YouTube Moon video by clicking the link below.
leo new moon energy summary:
Theme: Shine your Own Spotlight
Intention: Knowing and sharing the authentic energy, talents and gifts that are you, without attachments to the outcome.
Manifest: More self-confidence and self-worth. Great time for writing a new bio, pitching yourself, starting and/or sharing something from your heart
Astrology of the
Leo New Moon
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This New Moon is paired with a lot of harmonious North Node energy. North Node energy is about your life path. Some people say destiny, but life path is more encompassing of all the things that you’re meant to learn and do during your journey here.
I expect our emotions, identity and actions to flow with our life path and bigger goals. We may feel aligned and are ready to take aligned actions.
This Moon + Sun are also close to forming a sextile with both Jupiter and Mars. Jupiter is the planet of expansion, opportunity, and optimism. Mars is the planet of action, motivation and ambition. All of this ties in so well with north node energy.
Venus moves into Virgo later that day, giving us a grounded, practical and organized approach to our value systems. All of this makes for a lovely time to keep yourself open to opportunities. You may have the energy to move forward with them.
I will say Mercury Retrograde begins the same evening of this New Moon, so things do slow down. It might not be the best time to start something brand new, but perhaps those opportunities are resisting something you’ve considered in the past.
-sarah
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