
New Moon - Dark of the Moon
This is a special New Moon indeed. It lets us know that despite all that’s awry right now in our world, despite all the challenges that we face both personally and collectively, we are still a world filled with love. Leo is the ruler of the heart – both the actual physiological pump and the feelings that are stored and emitted from that wondrous organ of life. And the sign Leo is ruled by the Sun – that burning orb of expression. What we have then is our expressive selves becoming love through our emotional awareness. Mmmmm. Lovely.
If we’re becoming love, it stands to reason that we become loving of ourselves. And that’s perfect, because if we love ourselves, we express ourselves without guilt or fear, just as does the Sun. We love, we express, and then we are loved in return via the expression of others. The New Moon in Leo can bring out a win-win love fest for all of us if we a) let it happen, and b) express it!
And that’s not all. This New Moon in Leo is opposite Neptune, Chiron and Jupiter in Aquarius. Now we’re talking BIG UNIVERSAL love. We’re talking feelings that take us out of ourselves and into a higher dimension. Agape, an ancient Greek word has several meanings. It’s translated into English as “love”, but our love has too many meanings to do this word justice. It’s not “eros” or intimate, erotic love; it’s not “philia” or brotherly love. My favorite definitions of “agape” are “unconditional divine love” and “wide open”. Take this New Moon and allow your love/heart center to be wide open, and to express what’s coming up and out of it in a universal, unconditional way.

Sliver of a New Moon
Start something from your newly wide open, self-loving and unapologetically self-expressive heart today. In 14 days at the Full Moon, see if something loving comes to fruition as a result and then blossoms to fullness just before the next New Moon. And remember too that whatever you begin today and in the next couple of days, has both a six-month and 1-year cycle that’s being put into play. When you see the slightest sliver of the Moon in a day or two, remember what you’ve read here, and commit to a new start in self-love. Be wide open with your heart and accepting of universal, divine, other love, be expressive of your heart – your deepest desires and most wondrous joys.
Start love.
Michelle,
Your awakened optimism always inspires me. I am slowly learning to love & express myself in relation to the expansiveness of life. What the world needs now….
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Is love, sweet love. No not just for one, but for everyone…
Thanks Carter…XO
michelle, you are a brilliant reader of the stars and signs. countless times you have enriched my life and encouraged me with your wisdom and understanding to persevere and jettison all self righteousness and anger at injustice and wordly troubles. thank you from the depths of my leonine heart. much love to you all day and everyday 🙂
Naima – thank you so much for your lovely comment. I am more than delighted to think that even though we’ve never met, something I’ve written has positively impacted your life in any way. My appreciation for letting me know is all yours! My love to you and yours as well.
Namaste! You are da bomb! And we surely need an explosion of self-love to spread around! Escpecially this Leo Rising with Chiron/Saturn and Jupiter all hanging together!
Keep it up and need a reading update soon…
Saivite