2° Leo 7’
3:10 PM ET / 12:10 PM PT

July 24, 2025 — A Leo New Moon arrives on Thursday, standing opposite shadowy Pluto while squaring wounded Chiron in Aries. In the background, Mercury retrograde draws us into a liminal space where magic stirs and unresolved threads from the past return for review.

Intensity abounds as secrets, buried truths, and unhealed wounds rise to the surface for reckoning. Abuses of power come to light, along with anything blocking joy or stifling healthy expressions of pleasure, courage, humor, and creativity.

What this New Moon asks us to transform will take effort—and likely some measure of pain or sacrifice. It’s not yet time for bold leaps, but rather for revision, reflection, and the quiet work of facing what has been denied. When we turn toward the shadow and embrace it, we unlock a deeper well of creative power and resilience.

These have not been easy times; we’re in the midst of profound, catalytic change. It’s essential to stay anchored, to channel our deepest feelings into expression, and to bring humor to the heaviness we’re moving through.

True confidence is an ally now. Even when we feel overwhelmed or defeated, we can sit tall, imagine a crown on our head, and relax into our innate dignity. The Lion is the actor, reminding us to embody the role fully. We can show up with open hearts, rolling our shoulders back and lifting our heads high until the tides recede—no matter how we feel.

Through the storms, we can keep a glimmer of faith burning that we’re becoming truer, stronger versions of ourselves—slowly meeting the world’s challenges and, in time, prevailing. May we summon all the strength, vigilance, and good spirits we can to meet these planetary demands for purgation and rapid evolution.

LEO NEW moon ASPIRATION

On this Leo New Moon, may we stand rooted in courage, even in the face of our shadows and deepest fears. May we trust the pain of transformation, finding moments of joy and humor within the scariest storms.

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