New Moon @ 12 degrees Leo 34'

August 4, 2024

7:13 AM EDT

4:13 AM PDT

August begins with a New Moon in tropical Leo alongside Mercury's retrograde station in Virgo. In its domicile in Leo, the Sun reflects an amplification of the solar and Leonian archetypes competing with the equally powerful Mercury station in Virgo. Leo's willful, playful, and creative spontaneity contrasts with Virgo's myopic and pragmatic mental focus.

Alongside a surge of creative willpower and confidence, especially stimulated by its sextile with Jupiter, this month's lunation requires some tempering of enthusiasm with careful attention to detail and realism. Due to Mercury's retrograde station, this may not be a desirable New Moon for spontaneously rushing into major decisions or thoughtlessly charging ahead with novel plans, ideas, and opportunities.

However, it is an excellent lunation for implementing a process of creative revision, especially in relation to projects, ideas, and situations that have already been mobilized and somewhat actualized. Even better, we might find this lunation correlating with a process of reflection and a return to forgotten elements of the past that could be useful in our present endeavors. Rekindling with a past passion or playful outlet is also likely.

Use this New Moon in Leo to clarify your creative and purposeful focus in life. When Mercury is retrograde, there is often more time than we might think and far more room for improvisation, reconsideration, and experimentation. Especially with Mercury's backtrack through both Virgo and Leo, whatever is emerging or inspiring us now is likely to undergo some major modifications and shift of focus.

Lastly, with Mercury's station in Virgo and Jupiter's transit through Gemini, anticipate an influx of communication, information, and data with this Leo New Moon. Mercury in Virgo, however, invites us to utilize more discernment to discriminate between genuine and meaningful communications amongst all the noise and distraction.

Clearing up the channels now will allow us to articulate our creative vision, passion, and focus. In a society economically driven by attention siphoning, it is a powerful and radical act to mindfully claim your focus and redirect it toward the realization of your priorities and creative willpower. Here, we get a chance to mindfully redirect the spotlight to what matters most.