For the New Moon at 12º Leo 34’ for your natal sign, (or your natal house, if you know it), click below:
Aries
(5th House) There’s no telling what adventures await you when you are willing to go off road and explore your environment. New ideas are percolating already as we speak. And as Mercury retrograde will often remind us, sometimes you have to get a little lost in order to find yourself.. as well as your kindred spirits. The results could be incredibly inspiring. New Moons are about new beginnings, and a little inspiration can go a long way with the New Moon in Leo on Sunday. For Aries, Leo is a sign of personal and creative self-expression. It is a sign that inspires us to: create something (anything!); to invent, express yourself, flirt, dance and rediscover in your heart of hearts what it means to feel joy. The sign Leo dares you to consider what makes you special, what you might consider to be your style. Leo is also the sign associated with children, and that includes connecting with your own inner child. Things to focus on with the New Moon: making the intention to rediscover joy, to instill what you do with more fun and pleasure, to be comfortable in your own skin without having to feel like you need to conform; and connecting with those people and things that bring you joy. On the day of the New Moon, declare to the planetary gods that: I want all obstacles to joy and happiness lifted from me.
Taurus
(4th House) A square between your ruling planet Venus in Leo and the planet Uranus is asking you to step outside of your usual circle this weekend. Try something new, go in a new direction. Be inspired. When Venus enters Virgo on Sunday, you will be glad you did. For riding the New Moon in Leo, Venus in Virgo aims to inspire you in both practical and creative ways to put your heart into what you do. And to understand why you do it. The New Moon in Leo on Sunday is about new beginnings, but new beginnings that are closer to home. Venus in Virgo asks you to focus on your routines, but in such a way that can be gratifying, and even creative. Mercury’s retrograde station agrees. And all are focused in on your personal life: home, the hearth fires, family and all those things that feed your heart and soul. What is inspiring you right now to take greater charge of your personal life, as well as your personal habits? What old habits might you want to upgrade or change? This would be the Moon to work with. This is a moon in which you can create better habits, healthier routines, and whatever adjustments you might want to make to have greater security in your personal life. A good intention for this New Moon might be: I want to see myself creating healthier and happier relationships with myself and others in a way that brings greater joy to myself and everyone concerned.
Gemini
(3rd House) Your ruling planet Mercury stations for its retrograde journey on Monday, reminding you of the things that truly matter to you on the most fundamental levels. This may find you reflecting on the past, your roots, even your ancestors. For in some way you are being asked to stand on their shoulders, but not without getting back to those fundamentals. The New Moon in Leo on Sunday could inspire you to even look up old friends, perhaps reconnect with a classmate, cousin or sibling, and have a bit of a chat. Connect with those you have a special place in your heart, but might have lost touch. This is your opportunity to reignite those hearth fires. What the New Moon in Leo could be good for: following through with a new interest; taking up a new study; finding the opportunity to have your say and speak your mind; making it a point to learn something new; and making it a point to look at something from another point of view. This is also an excellent time to take advantage of your immediate environment, explore your neighborhood, get to know some of your neighbors, look for inspiration from events, people and venues in your neighborhood. But mostly, fill your mind with that which inspires and fills your heart with awe. A good intention for the New Moon on August 4th might be: May I remember what it feels like to look at the world through the eyes of a child again.
Cancer
(2nd House) The New Moon in Leo can often bring thoughts about whether or not you have enough. Or need more. But this year, with a sextile to magnanimous and optimistic Jupiter, things could be looking up. Even if it is not right away. Mercury’s station retrograde on Monday, may slow things down a bit, but not for long. And when Mercury returns to Leo on August 14th, it will be for the sole purpose of taking care of business, once and for all. New Moons are about New Beginnings, and being in your natal or solar 2nd house doubles down on the idea of creating greater security in your life, whether that be financial security or otherwise. And in order to do this well, you are also being asked to connect to your deepest priorities, and most essential needs. And also to open your heart to the idea of receiving. What might you want to change in your perspective in order to allow the vast cycle of reciprocity to flow more easily in your direction? A good intention for the New Moon in Leo on Sunday, may be: May prosperity be mind in a way that benefits all and harms none. But perhaps one of the best ways to use the New Moon is to consider those things that are most important to you, and then use the retrograde phase of Mercury to figure out how to make these more of a priority in your everyday life.
Leo
(1st House) The New Moon in Leo is when we celebrate your season, and is like the commencement of your own personal New Year. Like an awakening into new life, you are being asked to recharge, and begin anew. But in order to do that you must also remember what it means to connect with your most deepest concerns in your heart of hearts. What are those things that make your heart sing? What are those experiences that fill you with joy? And in what ways are you able to share these with the world at large? A good intention of the New Moon on Sunday might be: May I allow the vital force of the Solar God fill me with energy and life sustaining power. And then take that power and use it to be an inspiration and a light for all to see. The New Moon in your own sign is where we begin each year. Therefore make the intention to begin on the right foot, cultivating those things that you most resonate with and will want more of throughout the year ahead. On August 16th, Mercury will retrograde back to Leo once again. Use the retrograde phase of Mercury from there on to further realize those things that make your heart sing, and fill your heart with passion. Then allow that to be your guiding light throughout the months ahead.
Virgo
(12th House) On August 5th, your ruling planet Mercury will station for its retrograde phase in its own sign of Virgo. This is a powerful placements for Mercury, and because it stations so closely to the New Moon, it will be a significant influence on you (and all of us!) over the month ahead. Then on August 16th it will return to the 12th House to tie up some loose ends. The 12th House is also where the New Moon falls for Virgo in the sign of Leo. Usually when we think of the 12th house we think of those things that we need to finish, perhaps once and for all. It is a time of endings and completion. But it is also where we go to connect with our own spiritual center. What is possible with this New Moon, especially combined with the retrograde phase of Mercury: is to discover what is hidden in our hearts and minds; to have secrets revealed, or perhaps something that had been hidden in the past now comes to light; or to be able to revisit the past through your memories or dreams. And successfully navigated the New Moon in Leo could even bring some transcendental experiences, or experiences with the world of Spirit and Intuition, from which we can receive guidance. Do release and clear out what you no longer need. Do take time to reflect and reminisce. But most importantly use the New Moon to connect with your own heart center. For there’s no telling what you might find there.
Libra
(11th House) New Moons are about new beginnings, and the New Moon in Leo is where we go to find our joy. For Libra, much of that joy can be found amongst your social circles, with friends, within your network of associates and certain group affiliations. It is through shared experiences that you get your inspiration and can be a source of vital energy. And with Mercury also stationing for its retrograde phase, within the bounds of the New Moon, you could also find yourself longingly thinking of those who have a special place in your heart and mind. Including those who you have shared heartfelt experiences with. Use the New Moon on Sunday to reach out to those that you once knew so well, and would like to have back in your life once again. But also remember to connect with those hopes, wishes, aspirations, and experiences that might help to restore your belief and hope in the future. The 11th house is your wishing house. Therefore each year that the New Moon falls in this house affords you the opportunity to cast your wishes out into space. But in order to do so, also requires you to connect with those heart-centered hopes and wishes that you would most like to see realized this year. A good intention to add with the New Moon might be to: Welcome joy, laughter, and heart-felt abundance into my life.
Scorpio
(10th House) A sextile between your ruling planet, Mars, and the New Moon in Leo on Sunday, can help you to initiate any positive changes that you might have been hoping to make, to set goals, and to think in terms of what is needed in order to be prepared for the future. For Scorpio, the New Moon in Leo each year can bring new opportunities, either through your work, or to improve your work and the way you do it. If nothing else the New Moon has a capacity to breathe new life into what you do. And generally speaking it is a good time to set goals for yourself, or anything which you would like to see yourself accomplish or excel at. Things to focus on with the New Moon on August 4th might be: making a list of the goals that you might want to achieve over the months ahead; developing greater respect for who you are and what you have accomplished already; cultivating a healthy sense of responsibility; promoting yourself, or what you do; and coming to appreciate what makes you stand out. Therefore a good intention for this New Moon might be: I want to see myself devoted to fulfilling my dreams and achieving my goals.
Sagittarius
(9th House) When the New Moon falls in Leo, Sagittarius will often find themselves wistfully longing for further horizons, or planning their next best journey. This could be a journey by land or sea, but it could also be an inner journey, in which you find yourself wanting to embark on a journey of the mind, or to explore the world of ideas. Sagittarius is often poised for adventure, and/or to understand the world that we live in. Therefore you might want to use the New Moon on Sunday to focus on: Expanding your knowledge; looking at an idea from another point of view; planning your next grand trip or adventure; learning something new (perhaps even enrolling in an educational program); or expanding your awareness of the world in other ways. And because Sagittarius is Sagittarius, don’t be surprised if you hear from someone far away, perhaps someone that you once knew so well, but had since moved away. Or perhaps you find yourself longingly wanting to connect with someone from another background or a different culture. There’s something to be learned from every corner, nook and cranny, when the New Moon is in Leo. And a good intention for the New Moon in Leo could also be: May I allow my inner guides to bring precisely when I need to be in order to fulfill my destiny.
Capricorn
(8th House) When the New Moon falls in the 8th house of your Solar or natal chart, it has the capacity to bring all sorts of things to the surface that usually stay hidden and out of view. This can be quite helpful, for instance in discovering things that you had wanted to know more about, or finally solving a puzzle that had been plaguing you. But what the New Moon in Leo can also bring Capricorn, is the permission to say No More, or to back out of situations that are no longer tenable. This is also a time of year in which Capricorn might want to consider whether or not they are prepared for all eventualities in the future. And if not, you might also want to consider what more you might need? Mercury will also station for its retrograde phase on Monday, right after the New Moon, which allows you to ponder and reconsider some important questions considering these ideas going forward. The 8th House is a transition house. It is a house of both beginnings and endings, of transformation and rehabilitation. It contains all that we prefer not to discuss with strangers or in public, such as: Sexuality; our fears; our habits and dependencies; obsession and things that we don’t necessarily have any control over. But the New Moon here also affords us the opportunity to: take the steps to address and conquer your fears; release unwanted habits or self-defeating behaviors; preparing yourself for the future and any eventualities; release yourself from unwanted commitments; and to make space in order to bring more joy, laughter and abundance back into your life.
Aquarius
(7th House) The New Moon in Leo each year offers Aquarius the opportunity to make new beginnings concerning partners, and the other important people in your life. This can include: spouses, best friends, counselors, lawyers, mentors, advisors and even competitors. This can also include people who act as catalysts in our lives, by either inspiring us, or showing us that there may be better ways of living, and being, that we might not have previously considered. With Pluto gradually entering your sign, the importance of being open to change, to welcoming new people, and new paradigms into your life, could be critical to your personal metamorphosis. And the New Moon on Sunday, August 4th could prove to be illuminating in this regard. Things that you might want to work on with the New Moon could include: creating more fairness in your interrelationships; strengthening certain ties; clarifying your mutual expectations within your relationships; and coming to further appreciate your inter-relationships as well as your interdependence with others and the outside world. A good intention for this New Moon might be: May I freely connect with those people who will help to further me along on my path.
Pisces
(6th House) If you’ve been getting the urge to embark on a program designed for some sort of self-improvement, then the New Moon in Leo this Sunday, is just the moon you would want to work with. New Moons are about new beginnings. And for Pisces, the New Moon in Leo is very good for things like vamping up your routines, addressing your everyday habits and rituals, looking into the things that support your well-being such as diet, or exercise, or anything that supports and helps you to improve your general health, your well-being, your work habits and environment. This may mean having to make some adjustments to your daily routines or schedule. Just know that by doing so it could improve your energy, add more life and joie de vivre to your daily life, open up your mind and perspective and even make more room in your life for any new creative challenges. Mercury will also station for its retrograde phase along with the New Moon, which also places a lot of emphasis on this idea of health, self-improvement, and routines. Therefore some useful questions that could arise this week might be: What useful skills might I want to work on over the next several weeks? How can I make my work, or work place, more efficient and/or enjoyable? I what ways can I improve my work environment? What new rituals might I like to add to my daily schedule?