This New Moon in Leo fires up ones vitality, passion, and creativity. Your astrological Sun is the center of your being. The Leo-ruled heart, and your solar plexus are the central chakra in your energy system. This New Moon offers an added opportunity to revitalize your inner fire with the Moon conjunct aggressiveTuesday the 3rd of August, fromMars in Leo.

As Mars continues to transit close to the Sun for a few weeks, your vitality and motivation could be low, or you may feel confused about your desires and direction. Mars, in close proximity to the Sun, is considered weak, or overshadowed by the Sun’s rays. When Mars finally separates from the Sun in early September, and is no longer over-powered by solar light, you should feel renewed with a stronger desire to move forward again with energy and clarity.

This conjunction of the Sun and Mars, is the beginning of a two-year cycle that represents the resurgence of the masculine and all Mars-ruled areas of life; this includes your vitality, sexuality and passion, your motivation, and your aggressive action. Mars in Leo is considered the “Warrior of the Heart” as it takes great courage to be openhearted and generous when all the world seems bleak with injustice, fear, and with so much pain and anxiety surrounding us.

This New Moon also forms a square to unpredictable Uranus at 28° of Aries. Uranus in Aries drives us to liberate our unique individual genius, and it’s possible that not everyone will understand or approve of the new forms of self-expression that may emerge for you now. Consider where you’ve been trying to gain other people’s approval, instead of following your true desires, and where you might be “playing a role” rather than being yourself. When you are secure in your authentic self, you are less critical of others and more open to the pain of the world without being crushed by it. This leaves an opening to become more helpful to others and to assist in powerful causes leading to a better and heart centered world.

Written by Wendy Cicchetti

PLAN YOUR OWN NEW MOON CEREMONY. Give yourself some quiet time in meditation to see where you need to seed new ways of becoming. List these areas within your life you want to change. What areas do you want to break free from the norm and become more productive and discerning? The NEW MOON is the time to manifest the personal attributes you want to cultivate as well as the tangible things you want to bring to you. Possible phrasing: I now manifest ____ into my life. I am now _______ . Remember, think, envision and feel with as much emotion as possible, as though you already have what you want. Thoughts are things and the brain manifests exactly what you show it in the form of thoughts, visuals and emotions. The Buddha said, and I am paraphrasing, “We are the sum total of our thoughts up to today. ” If we want to be different then we must change our thoughts. “If you always do what you’ve always done then you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” CONSCIOUS CHANGE is the key.