New Moon in Leo 2014
New Moon in Leo 2014 “Jumping Jack Flash” Rolling Stones
The New Moon in Leo focuses on the Sun being at the center of attention with the summer and the Sun at its height warmed by the Sun’s healing, sunny radiance. Leo, ruled by the Sun is at the heart of the matter ruling over the heart, love affairs, romance and subsequent heartache and heartbreak. During the Leo turn, its time to follow your heart. Leo feels a need to express and break out of Cancer’s crab shell to put out there what Cancer tends to hold back, repress, keep private and protected.
Leo connects to children, playfulness and bestows pleasure, recreation, fun and frolic. The innocence of being a child and seeing the world with wide eyed wonder steps out from the comforts of home and protective turf venturing out on its first trek to embrace the joys of living. Those with a strong Leo disposition are known to be loyal and steadfast. Leo is a royal sign often depicting kings and queens and majestic presence. Leo is a fixed sign which can be both beneficial for focus and determination to stick it out and get things done but also obstinate and stubborn digging in your heels with an inflexible attitude in fighting tooth and nail to express a point of view.
The Leo New Moon is extra special with Jupiter in fun loving Leo jumping for joy and happy go lucky with a creative burst out and bust loose, larger than life drama. Creative enthusiasm is alive and kicking, ready for embarking on a new creative journey. Jupiter in Leo accentuates all things Leo where the New Moon join Jupiter in Leo is prancing along in cat style with no pussy footing around, demanding to be seen and heard, roaring in all noble glory with a jovial, generous and open heart.
Jupiter’s good luck has much opportunity to show up whether a sudden windfall, finding some money on the street or a lucky break although ill luck can be just as prominent depending on Jupiter’s placement in your natal chart where over doing it, excess, exaggeration, poor judgement, over reaching whether self inflicted or projected outwards with others in our life playing out these afflictions. Areas such as gambling, speculation, stocks, recreation, entertainment, children and issues with the heart, ego, pride can all present themselves.
Jupiter is always up for the next big thing, great adventure beyond and in Leo, s heating up a fever and life force opening up, making a grand entrance in magnanimous style. Jupiter in Leo gives it with potential to get too big for one’s britches where cocky, inflated over confidence along with some prima donna mixed in makes for some haughty pompous ass action. Leo infused with Jupiter takes it up a notch with showmanship, entertainment, performance and getting on stage to strut your stuff in lavish fanfare.
Jupiter stays in Leo until August 2015. Those with a Leo Sun and Leo prominent in their chart will feel the benefits and growth with Jupiter this year as well as other fire signs Aries and Sagittarius and complimentary air signs, Gemini Libra while Aquarius will find focus on relationships, partnerships and cooperation. A great way to experience the Leo New Moon is to find a ritual that centers around the Sun, movement, fire, expression, to create some heat and wear something gold and yellow.
There is fire in the belly with a raw combative force that needs to act as the Leo New Moon squares Mars. Where there is smoke there is fire and the emphasis on fire sees with Mars focus on weapons, war, hunting, aggression, instinctual primal behavior, accidents, rash actions all cruising for a bruising. Sun square Mars is bent out of shape, driven to act, with a headache waiting to happen. Sun square Mars is energetic needing release where aggravation can combust into shooting oneself in the foot. Sun Jupiter square Mars started with the tense Full Moon a couple of weeks ago as well as the tense aspect between Saturn and Uranus showing a track of tragedy with air travel (Uranus) including the recent Malaysian crash.
Mars moves into Scorpio changing the guard and shifting energy from Mars Libra to Mars Scorpio taking action from indecisive, sitting on the fence Libra to direct intense Mars Scorpio on a mission. All things Mars are pumped up in Scorpio, ruled by Pluto where Mars is co-ruler. Mars Scorpio is determined, deliberate and driven in its aims to make things happen. Mars Scorpio can be relentless in pursuit that fixates on any purpose with effective focus and dogged single mindedness.
Mars in Scorpio ups the sexual ante and libido where a whole lotta love may be in the making. In square to Jupiter reckless and fanatical, throwing caution to the wind with trigger happy reaction. Mars Jupiter aspects pack a punch of extra and more where that came from. Anger and desire are also peaking and climaxing with Mars Jupiter ready to pounce using might to make right.
Happy Birthday Mick Jagger, born on July 26th who embodies this Leo New Moon as Mick has the Sun join Jupiter in Leo square Mars Taurus which fits his front man bravado and energetic, entertaining persona. Also in remembrance of Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who died this year, a Leo with Jupiter in Leo square Mars in Scorpio, mirroring this Leo New Moon, emphasizing his impetuous nature and Leo sparkle tangled with being his own worst enemy, typical of Sun Mars difficult aspects.
The New Moon makes a sesquisquare aspect (135 degrees) with Chiron as well which may bring up some wounds to self and ego as well as to confidence and ability to shine, raining on Leo’s parade. Leo especially points out the importance of being acknowledged, validated, celebrated and appreciated for being special and if ignored or denied can overcompensate with needing to be center of attention with some form of drama and desire for adoration.
Venus and Mercury in Cancer seems to keep the lid on and soften the blows although both Venus and Mercury makes some harsh aspects to Uranus and Pluto where relations and communications get rough around the edges with ruffled feathers and uncouth intense expression and confrontation (oppositions). Venus Cancer oppose Pluto Capricorn draws out the seductive charms and magnetic charisma ready to dig in her Cancer crab claws and get under your skin to those deeper, emotional bonds.