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This week has the space for change. As the lunar nodes begin a new 18-month chapter of evolution, the Moon begins a new cycle in the waters of Cancer. And as Venus begins its six-week retrograde, the Sun moves into Leo.
New Moon in Cancer
The Moon, in astrology, speaks to our intuition. Something that comes from our internal reserves and not from outside of us. An internal compass that guides all our directions. A knowledge from the depths of our bodies. Our heart that speaks to us. Our gut that advises us.
Cancer, as a zodiac sign, draws us into our emotional experience so that we can hear it, feel it, receive it, and be with it. Cancer then allows our consciousness to translate into the changes that our emotions and the cosmos are leading us to explore.
The Moon is at home in Cancer. There is a natural receptivity and harmony between the Moon and Cancer, and this feeling of being nurtured and supported is reflected in this week’s New Moon invitations on July 17, 2023.
When the Moon begins again in the watery sign of Cancer, it invites us to dream and move, feel and heal, open and replenish, and reflect and close so we can step forward.
There are other planetary influences shaping this new Moon’s invitations and offerings, including Pluto, which invites a deep inner journey into our shadows and asks us to pour love into spaces that desperately crave it. And Neptune, which offers access to the vastness of the spirit, the energy of love that is all-encompassing. And Uranus, which reflects an inner readiness for change and supports us with a drive of inspiration, innovation and restlessness in anticipation of something new.
Lunar nodes enter Aries and Libra
Under the new Moon this week, a sacred transition takes place. Closing out an 18-month cycle and starting a new one, the lunar nodes change their location on July 17, 2023. The north and south nodes, which represent purpose, soul growth, destiny, and collective evolution, will leave Taurus. and Scorpio, where they have been since January 2022, and they enter Aries and Libra, where they will remain until January 2025.
Representing the collective direction of evolution and purpose, the lunar node shift invites us to explore new themes of consciousness, healing, and potential for growth. As the north node travels through Aries, each of us enters a new phase of independence, courage, desire, and individuality as we shed issues of unhealthy passivity, complacency, and fears and beliefs that we are not whole. and capable.
retrograde venus
In ancient astrology, it was seen that when a planet went retrograde, it descended into the underworld, or unconscious, so that we could reunite with lost parts of ourselves. As of July 22, 2023, Venus descends into her retrograde in Leo.
Venus is the aspect of ourselves related to love, intimacy, partnership, connection, beauty, and desire. Venus represents pleasure, art and romance. She is the value and value that we give to ourselves and to others. And while we’re in retrograde, these are the themes that stand out in our lives, asking to be revisited, witnessed, reframed, visited and healed, renewed.
During these six weeks of Venus retrograde, we are invited to travel deep into our hearts, ruled by Leo, to witness all the spaces within us that have felt loved and unloved, nurtured and abandoned. We are asked to hold the space for a non-judgmental exploration of our needs and whether they are being met, whether within partnership, intimacy, how we value ourselves, or how others value us.
This time invites us to reflect on our relationship with money and earnings, the value we place on our abilities and creativity, how we appreciate art and beauty, and the ways in which we feel confident enough in ourselves, or not. , to express who we are. .
the sun enters leo
On the same day that Venus goes retrograde, the Sun moves into the same sign, kicking off Leo season. As the Sun transits through the constellations, the essence of any sign that influences it revives in each of us. He asks us to become, in our own way, the sign in question. Leaving the deep inner waters of Cancer to join Venus in the fires of Leo, the Sun forces our expression and motivation to turn from the inside out.
Just as the new Moon this week sits in its origin sign of Cancer, the Sun enters its origin sign. Ruled by the Sun and like the Sun, Leo is here to shine, express and bring warmth, love and vitality. He is a zodiac that represents your unique personal identity, burning from within. It only requires that we journey to fully and completely become ourselves by becoming our passions, expressing ourselves boldly, and loving fully.
your invitation
It seems that there are two different chapters in this beautiful week ahead. As the new Moon begins its cycle and the lunar nodes shift into their new domain, it is time to accept the support offered to you so that you can draw more into your body. So that you can feel the nodal change taking place within you. So you can curiously explore the inner Aries that lives inside of you. Then you can know how you want to emerge in this new chapter.
Aries is independence, fire, inspiration, action, intrinsic desire and directional purpose, courage and fierce determination. What is your relationship with these issues? How do they feel on your body? What emotions do they invoke? And how can you support the growth of these energies from within your emotional body, comforting, nurturing and supporting you as you begin this part of your journey?
As Venus in its retrograde connects with the Sun under the shared sign of Leo, there is an element of self-awareness that comes to the surface. Having the Sun shining in the same sign as the planet of love retracing its steps can bring a calmer than usual expression of Leo season, a more inward expression. However, it will also act as a messenger for the underground journey of Venus and all that is ready to reach our consciousness.
This season Leo and Venus retrograde whisper insights from past experiences with relationships, money and self-expression and how you can continue to create current dynamics in your life. What wounds or experiences from the past are influencing your present? What patterns and narratives about love, intimacy, dignity, or beauty are you ready to bring love, heal, and rewrite?
There is much reflection taking place this week and beyond. The invitation is presence and amplitude so that everything that is for you is revealed.
Learn more about the influence of astrology on your life, including astrological events, Moon, Sun and Moon cycles and rising signs, how journaling can help you connect with current influences, and more with Jordane dizzy in Girl and her Moon.
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jordan marie is the founder of girl and her moon, a platform and community that explores the Soul through the lens of astrology, tarot, and energy healing. She is a writer, intuitive astrologer, energy and soul guide, and host of Girl and her moon, the podcast. She is inspired, every day, to be the mirror for you to see all that you really are, you in all your infinite abilities, in full expansion, in infinite opportunities and love.