new moon in leo

New Moon in Leo at 5° 38' Trine Jupiter in Aries

There is an opportunity to find a glimmer of light in the darkness now, despite the planetary backdrop being anything but stable.

New Moons are a time to conserve energy and direct it inward. Which isn't always easy because planetary conditions can cue curved balls and situations that make demands on resources, contributing to fatigue.
Remember no matter what is happening around you, the way you respond crowns you.
Choice is king, or queen in this case!

Leo is a fixed, stubborn sign. It wants things to be a certain way, it wants to be cheered on, to commit to things and people and to have that reciprocated in the same way.
But in the midst of things falling apart, clinging to the broken fragments is painful.
Surrender and release what you can, so there is room for fresh seeds to be planted.

The Sun and Moon closely trine Jupiter, all is not lost. It helps to zoom out a bit and look at the bigger picture. Have faith in yourself and continue to feed the optimism alive within you, even if it's just a little spark.
Let go of your need to be validated by others and direct your energy back to yourself where you have agency. Even if you need to contend with situations that are outside of your control.

Over the next week, something you have been avoiding could come up and need to be faced once and for all.
For some people life may feel uneven, changeable and erratic, but have faith as a new way is being paved.
Hope remains when we keep choosing love over fear. Even if the world around you seems mental right now!

Mercury is co-present this New Moon in Leo, under pressure and destabilised by hard aspects from Mars, Uranus and Saturn- all in fixed signs (who are in their own cosmic interplay- more about that in the next couple of days!).
Something has got to give, but conserve you peace of mind.
There may be interruptions or delays in planning, processing, communicating, collaborating.

Find a healthy outlet for your frustrations and work on being flexible!

New Moon is exact 29th July at 3:54am AEST, BST 28th at 6:54pm, UTC 28th at 5:54pm