At the Leo New Moon, welcome the shining light of the Sun into your deep lion-hearted self. Heart, solar plexus, and spine are the Leo regions of the body. This is the New Moon to check in: Are you staying true to your heart? Are you aligned with your integrity? The spine is sometimes referred to as our backbone. If something is off-kilter along the spine, it will … [Read more...]
Leo New Moon/Solar Eclipse: Walking the Circle
I'm a Leo. Most astrologers will tell you that being ignored is not a problem most Leos have to contend with, adept as we are at calling attention to ourselves. But that is not my story. I was born with the Sun in hard aspect to Neptune, the planet of obfuscation. Far from being a flamboyant Leo queen, I spent much of my childhood in a fog, afraid of everything and everybody, … [Read more...]
Into the August Eclipse We Go
New Moons tend to be seed-planting times. But solar eclipses operate more like Full Moons. They’re wild, energetic, and revelatory. Ancient Babylonian astrologers worried about eclipses. They understood the metaphor. The King—as the human Sun—was going to be darkened. He would lose power. And so would the vitality of the nation. The astrologer-priests summoned all their … [Read more...]
Leo New Moon Eclipse: Good News!
During this intense, scorching hot summer of retrogrades and eclipses, we’ll take our good news where we can find it. Especially if it’s in the form of a handsome newcomer poised to rejuvenate the dwindling mountain lion population of the Santa Monica Mountains! The strapping young cat, discovered recently via hidden cameras, has been dubbed “Adonis” for his good looks. And … [Read more...]
