Leo New Moon: Groove is in the heart

How is Leo season treating everyone, especially as we still have Venus in Leo in retrograde? I do like a good Leo Season and have put myself out there this season with a release of a podcast I was featured on. The Pod Cast is called Quantum Living, and the host, Anna, delves deep into all things metaphysical. I was asked to talk about Evolutionary Astrology and past lives. We had an interesting chat, so you can listen here

https://quantumlivingpodcast.com/episode/s5-e2-lifting-the-veil-with-astrology/

Meanwhile, whilst Venus is retrograde and while this New Moon is occurring, I will be on the Australian east coast attending a week-long astrology conference on relationships. How beautifully Venus retrograde to spend a week deep diving into this theme.

I have been doing a lot of writing and thinking about the astrology of relationships. I find myself reflecting and using an astrological perspective to heal and shift some past relationship trauma once again. I am so completely blown away by the symbology in my own natal chart regarding relationships and how these symbolic archetypes have played out in my life. I will be discussing astrology and relationships on the same podcast in a few week's time.

The New Moon in Leo occurs in Australia on the 16th of August at 7.38pm

Every New Moon is a time to set our intentions or what we would like to manifest and bring into our lives. The New Moon meets the Sun in Leo, enhancing and prompting us to set goals around some of the Leo principles. Leo is ruled by the sun, the heart of our universe, and therefore

rules our hearts astrologically. Leo's energy is often misrepresented as that egoic, 'look at me' energy; sometimes, it is expressed this way. But at its higher manifestation, Leo is about giving, receiving, and expressing from the heart.

So, on this new moon, we can actively set some new intentions around how we feel and express our heart desires.

Leo energy is naturally warm, generous of spirit, childlike, playful and creative. Use this time to set an intention around how you give love to yourself and how you'd like to give and receive love to others.

Spend some time treating yourself like you would like to be treated by others.

This New Moon is an excellent time to set some intentions around bolstering your confidence if you lack confidence. One of the best ways to do this is to write some affirmations, place them on your mirror, and speak to them out loud.

This is a wonderful period for setting new intentions around how you express yourself, your creative endeavours, and how you approach fun- do you allow yourself to have enough?

The fire energy of Leo is expressive and creative and loves to move. Put on some music and dance around your lounge room. Grab that hairbrush microphone, sing loudly and allow yourself to play and indulge in joy. If this is not your scene, spend some time on creative pursuits or planning a future creative project that brings you absolute enjoyment.

Leo energy is childlike at its core, and sometimes there is nothing better to remind us how to play and have fun than spending time with the children in our lives.

Consciously allowing yourself to play, be a child, interact with children, and laugh hard from the belly is therapeutic.

The Sun and Moon also receive a challenging aspect from Uranus in Taurus. This energy may feel a little itchy…what I mean by that is that

during this New Moon you may feel the underlying tones of needing a change in some areas of your life, of looking for new and exciting adventures, a feeling that you may not know what to do with.

This energy may have a bit of rebellion, so it is also a good time to ask where and what you may need to rebel against. Equally, Uranus in aspect to Leo, can heighten the drive to express our beliefs and truths, and we may find ourselves pushing up against others' perspectives. It is worth remembering to open your heart and allow yourself to hear others' points of view, understand others' rights to their opinions and find love and acceptance anyway.

With Uranus in the mix, this New Moon insists that we are faithful to what our hearts want and desire whilst fully accepting the rights of those around us to believe and feel what they do.

On a more personal level, this square may also trigger similar vibes within our romantic relationships and with Venus still in retrograde in Leo, we would be wise to be cautioned of the potential for frustrations to arise, especially in matters of the heart.

Life may feel a little on shaky ground for some of us, particularly those of us with planets in the fixed signs of Taurus, Leo, Scoprio and Aquarius. This could also manifest as an increased level of nervous energy within, that feeling like you have had one too many coffees is very much what Uranian energy can feel like.

Be reminded that this phase will pass; look at what changes do need to be made but don’t be overly rash in making them, let this New Moon energy pass and then regroup, check in on whether you are still feeling the same way, then you will have a clearer view of what changes are required.

Of course, with Uranus, we can also use that typical cliche of expecting the unexpected; it is true unforeseen and out-of-the-blue events can occur at this time, both positively and negatively. If such things occur, try to understand what they may mean on a deeper soul cantered level.

Jupiter is also still in Taurus and makes a very wide connection to this New Moon as well.

Jupiter expands what it touches and in combination with the Taurean and Leo energy, we might be inclined to overdo things, overspend, over indulged or be overly arrogant.

Enjoy this new moon, set some intentions for your heart that you can accelerate in the upcoming full moon. If you are interested in exploring how Leo energy works in your chart, book in for a consultation at www.aspectastrology.com.au/book online

Until then, be kind to yourself and be kind to others.

AQUARIUS FULL MOON- Will the real you please stand up?

The Aquarius Full Moon reminds us to check in with how we function as part of the collective, where we contribute to society, how we travel with our friendship groups and how we may or may not be expressing our authentic selves.

As usual, I have produced my

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The workbook is designed to help you reflect and bring purpose and focus to this Full Moon. The workbook takes you through specifically focused questions, affirmations and rituals for everyone to work with. And I have included a bonus section of what it means to have your natal Moon in the sign of Aquarius and specific questions for reflection for the Lunar Aquarians. So if you have an Aquarius Moon, this workbook is for you.

I am settled back into my Astro and have begun doing readings again. There are only a couple of spots open in August, so if you have ever thought about getting your chart done or want some clarity of what the F*(^&* is going on for you right now, check out my website www.aspectastrology.com.au or feel free to DM me or email me at Dijana@aspectastrology.com.au if you have any questions.

Happy Aquarius Full Moon

The Aquarius Full Moon occurs in Australia at 4.31 am on August 2nd and focuses our attention on the Leo Aquarius axis integrating and balancing our individual needs and needs to participate as part of the collective.

The Leo Aquarian polarity and opposition represent the duality of self vs the collective, what you want vs what others may want of you, being self-determined vs working for the group and personal ownership vs freedom. It's about creativity vs intellectualism and heartfelt emotion vs detachment.

Leo rules the heart, and Leo's energy loves nothing more than expressing that love in significant heartfelt ways, to a point where they can smother others with their need to express love and, sometimes, ownership. Leo says, 'I love you; you are mine", whereas Aquarius say, I love you, so I shall set you free.

This theme can also apply to group situations in your life. Leo likes to lead, control, and be upfront and centre of a project. On the other hand, Aquarius is all about democratic principles, being fair, equitable and letting all have a voice.

This full Moon may offer an opportunity to look at where in your life you may not be being fair and equitable, where you may assert too much control, putting your needs first and not looking out for the collective. Alternatively, it is also a time to observe where we may be playing small regarding our participation in friendship or group endeavours.

This full Moon in Aquarius also highlights where we may not be acting by our most authentic selves. As an energy, Aquarius values authenticity, uniqueness and the expression of one's individuality. With this full Moon, we are offered an opportunity to reflect and release any habits or traits that may hold us back from our most genuine expression.

On a personal level, we may feel push-pull energy between doing the right thing and following the status quo and, on the other, a strong desire to break free from any restriction we think may be holding us back.

Where do you feel you need more freedom in your life?

Are you bending too much toward societal norms and letting fear dominate?

Are you free enough to express your genuine opinion or fall in line with what the collective wants you to think?

This theme of structure versus rebellion, status quo versus change, equality and inequality is a dominant worldwide theme. Aquarius is the energy that works for the collective, especially the disenfranchised. Hence, this is an excellent time for reviewing how we serve those less fortunate than us and what group or collective agendas we may like to align ourselves with.

This is also a poignant time to check in with our use or abuse of technology. Ruled by Aquarius, technology is such a hugely important part of our lives now in both positive and negative ways. We can use this time to release any habits or addictions around the use of technology. This is a great time to assess where technology is working for you and where it may not be.

Given it is a full moon, which is a time of release, it could be wise to become more mindful of how technology is infiltrating our lives.

Both the Sun and Moon are in a square aspect to Jupiter during this Full Moon. This could have various effects on us at this time. We could feel overly confident, prone to exaggeration or taking things too far, especially to get our ideas or beliefs across to others. We need to pay special attention to allowing others the freedom and the safety to have their ideas and opinions aired and respected. Jupiter's effect on the Moon can certainly amplify our emotions as well, so if we are feeling particularly edgy during this full Moon, it could be wise to ensure we exercise and release any pent-up nervous energy.

The Aquarius Full Moon is a time to connect with our heart-felt love of humanity, our friendship groups, and people with whom we share common goals and interests and of course, a time to celebrate diversity and the need for humanitarian evolution and growth.

It's a balancing act, on the one hand being true to yourself, your unique and authentic self-expression and on the other being able to work with and co-operate with others. Anything you can identify that could be holding you back on this themse can be released now.

Cancer New Moon. Feeling and Healing

This particular New Moon, I feel, is quite poignant with its timing coinciding with the nodal shift into Aries and Libra. Combined with aspects from Pluto, Neptune and Chiron, the stage is set for activating intention around deep emotional healing. Like all new Moons, this New Moon offers us an opportunity to make new goals, set agendas, and embark upon new activities or habits in line with Cancerian energies, but with it may emerge some deep introspection and energy activation for change, especially within our inner world, our inner sanctum and desire for self-care.

The Moon is happy in the sign of Cancer; it is at home, where it can delve into the feeling realms, access emotions and go with the flow.

This period allows us to set foundations both physically and metaphorically, the foundations that form the base of our home, our family and connections with those we chose as our family, and building the foundations, we create our sense of security around.

This can be a brilliant period for setting goals, intentions and plans involving your family or reframing the narrative you have set regarding your own family and family values. Is spending more time with them important to you? Is there something that needs to be said to be healed to help you grow and move forward? If so, now is the time to commit to doing so.

Family is a broad and fluid term, so even redefining and honouring what family means to you positively expresses this New Moon's energies. Gathering around a table and sharing great food is a beautiful expression of Cancer's energies. Family at its most fundamental level, means security. Cancer is all about exploring how we get our security needs met.

Are there any changes you need to make in how you go about finding a sense of inner security? How are you nurturing yourself and others?

Cancer rules the home, so use this time to rethink or plan what you may like to change in your home environment. This could be as simple as giving the house a deep clean, smudging, or rearranging furniture.

Is your home offering you the sanctuary you need to recharge your batteries? If not, what can you do about that?

As the ruler of Cancer, the Moon rules how we habitually respond to the environment around us, and it also rules some of the daily habits we form, perhaps to help us feel more secure, or not as the case may be. We can explore during this new Moon whether there are any new emotional habits you would like to begin? For example, we may become more mindful of how we react emotionally, positively and negatively, and express our emotions.

This is an excellent time for changing emotional habits.

Do you express your emotions honestly or let them

bottle up to keep the peace? This may be an area where you want to change and start new habits, such as being more upfront and honest

with others about how you feel.

Ruling the archetypal mothering principle, Cancer represents how we were nurtured, nurture others, and nurture ourselves, so spend some time in this space.

How is your relationship with your mother? Whether she is still with us or not, we are all affected by the mothering we had or did not have. Are there areas in which you could make some positive changes? Forgiveness of the mothering you received or did not receive, perhaps. Do you need to make peace in this area and begin new ways of viewing or expressing this part of your life?

How are we doing for those of us who are mothers? Without dumping mother guilt on us, what could we improve concerning how we go about 'mothering.'?

Use this New Moon mostly to tap into your inner world and find the time, place and space for self-nurturing and setting new intentions around your emotional goals and growth.