To be truly authentic, which is the Aquarius rallying cry, you have to have a healthy level of trust in yourself to express what you need to when you need to. Often the questioning voice that can come in after you’ve shared a truth echoes your fears and also what you think other people will think. Sometimes they are one and the same. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, often signs that oppose each other, like Aquarius and Leo, have some core similarities despite their extreme differences. For Aquarius and Leo, both have an intense relationship with their “audience.” For Leo, they can uplift and entertain like no other, sharing their heart openly and freely. However, they can just as easily betray themselves in the way they play to their audience. They might become a caricature of themselves by going for the laughs and drama over the truth of the human experience. Aquarius, on the other hand, doesn’t care what others think, most of the time. However, their deepest fear is being too weird to fit in anywhere and ending up an outcast and isolated from their tribe. For them, when they value being unique and different over our shared human experience they can alienate themselves from the very people they want to uplift with their humanitarian ethos. For this Full Moon, you are building a strong internal bridge between your inner voice and your self-trust. This then allows you to share freely and generously and access your higher levels of consciousness in your communication of important knowledge with others.
This full moon is full wattage with Jupiter charging it up. Jupiter expands what it touches, so be willing to go big with your vision and the possibilities for yourself. Claim your space and create options and opportunities where before there may not have been any. This is magnetic energy, so whatever is showing up for you is mirroring what you are putting out there. You are trusting yourself to let your self-expression and knowledge flow more freely with less self-censorship.
Mercury is nestled up to Mars in Virgo. You are working through some important details. The pragmatic and the innovative are coming together in ways you may not have thought were possible in the past. There is an abundance of mental and intellectual energy with this placement of Mercury and Mars, and you can use this to your advantage if you direct it constructively. Any tool can also be a weapon, and sometimes when Mars joins Mercury you can inadvertently start a fight with your words or criticism. You will need to apply self-discipline to ensure that you don’t overdo criticism to yourself or others. Focus on building on what’s working versus tearing things apart.
Because the Sun and Moon are at 29 degrees of Leo and Aquarius respectively, there is a feeling of destiny and finality about whatever is going on for you. You may also be called to let go of something in order to move more fully into the next cycle. When we reach the last degree of a sign and it’s highlighted in a lunation in this way, you have been around the block in the last month and you desire some closure on something. Trust your personal genius. It’s time to let it shine.
Questions to Ponder: In what ways can I strengthen my trust in my inner voice? How am I expanding and bolstering my vision for myself? What important details are falling into place in my world?
8.8 New Moon in Leo: Radical Self Acceptance