When Venus and the Sun meet like they did last weekend, they begin a new eight-year creative cycle. Think back to last August in 4-year increments. What did you work on in summer 2019/2015? How has your life of desire and creativity changed?
On Wednesday, August 16, at 5:37 a.m. Eastern US Time, the Sun and Moon meet at 23 degrees, 17 minutes Leo, still in orbit of their conjunctions to the Goddess of Love, retrograde at 18 degrees, 39 moves minutes Leo. (Scroll down to see an image of the chart!)
When the new moon map is created for Washington, DC – and this map governs the entire United States since that is where the nation’s capital is located – we see Leo rising and our glittering Leo luminary friends landing in the first house of identity. This is your time to shine!
Jupiter, the ruler of luck, is the highest planet in the horoscope, just a few minutes from the world axis point 15 Taurus. He and Uranus are together in the Tenth House of Careers and receive a supporting trine from Pallas Athena, Mercury and Mars in Virgo. Well begun is half done, and a little often goes a long way! Your detailed, consistent hard work over time begins to pay off in a big way.
With Pluto at 28 degrees Capricorn, the planets Taurus and Virgo form a grand trine on Earth. “Manifestation” is the key word and now is the time. Commit to doing everything in your power to achieve your goals, and you will find what Joseph Campbell called “a thousand invisible helping hands” to fill in the gaps.
Mars, the god of action, trines first Uranus and then Pluto, encouraging bold steps and pushing all of our brilliant ideas forward into physical reality.
Juno, the goddess of marriage, enters Leo today, opening a new chapter in the relationship drama. Just because you’re a star doesn’t mean someone else can be! There is room for everyone to shine in their own way.
This week’s sky also features a complex configuration called the ear, first identified by Swiss astrologers Bruno and Louise Huber. The ear consists of two (or more) planets that are sextile to each other and another planet that are both semi-sextile to each other. As you can see from the table below, our stellium in Leo (Sun, Moon, and Venus) forms a sextile to Ceres in Libra, with the stellium in Virgo (Pallas Athena, Mercury, and Mars) in between.
Ears are for hearing, so listen! It’s a GREAT time to brainstorm smart new ideas about how we can move forward.
For more information about the Ear, the Venus Star Point, and the New Moon in Leo, I invite you to attend my monthly New Moon Manifestation Circle webinar [ETA: here’s the link to purchase the recordings and slides]. If you can’t make it to the live event, check my website tomorrow for a link to purchase recordings and slides!
Either way, I hope you do a personal ritual this week to celebrate yourself and awaken your desires. It’s juicy, juicy heaven!
Big hug,
Anne
The New Moon in Leo
Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 5:37 a.m. EDT
Diagram for Washington, DC
