Energies of the Week   July 29 – August 4, 2024 ✨🎇

As we approach August and the peak of summer, with the Sun at its most radiant position in Leo and the Moon in its waning phase, this week, supports healing, creativity, and recreation while preparing and aligning us with the future.

With the positive influences of the Sun and Mars aligning with the North Node, the harmonious trine of Venus with Chiron, and the upcoming square between Venus and Uranus coupled with Mercury’s retrograde, the days ahead provide a blend of support and opportunities. These aspects not only facilitate growth and progress but also usher in changes and encourage thoughtful revisions.

The prize, of course, is the radiant New Moon in Leo at the end of the week, full of promises for growth and achievements.

So this is the moment to align with your most authentic self, set your intentions for a beautiful and creative new month, and plan a strong new beginning.

✨🎇On Tuesday, July 30th, the harmonious trine of Venus with the recently retrograde Chiron at 23° Leo-Aries, which can be particularly constructive for those born in the fourth pentad of the fire and air signs, is a powerful aspect fostering healing, love, and creativity. This is a pivotal time in Chiron’s retrograde journey over the next five months, allowing us to delve deeper into our wounds, find the causes of our pain, release traumas, forget, and realize we are not alone. We have people who believe in us, love us, and hold the remedy. The magic of this aspect lies in the ability to love and forgive the vulnerabilities and imperfections of another, thus healing them.

If this influence affects you directly, it offers a chance to reassess your healing path and write a new story. Utilize your unique abilities to heal relationships, creativity, finances, or even a psychological or physical health issue. You might also receive help from a previously dismissed source or decide to share your problem, becoming a source of inspiration and support for others, which can also be relieving.

No matter the case, through a different approach, including new advisors, mentors, healers, or means you decide to use, relief and alternative solutions can come, that will take you out of labyrinths of fear, pain, denial, and suffering.

From a sign full of creativity and confidence like Leo, this is an opportunity to heal personal insecurities, boost self-esteem, be open to love, express your true colors with passion, and bring joy, harmony, authenticity, and light back into your life.

✨🎇On Wednesday, July 31st, the trine between the Sun and the North Node at 8° Leo-Aries, mainly affecting those in the late degrees of the first decan of fire and air signs, opens the way for personal growth and achieving a significant goal.

 The Sabian symbols for these degrees confirm that now there is inspiration, vision, foresight, and guidance,  allowing us to project ourselves into the future, receive support from others, and accomplish what we want to create.

With this aspect encouraging the expression of individuality, creative ideas, and talents through art, writing, public speaking, or groups, as well as taking on leadership roles, this is the ideal time to express your most authentic and creative self. Set long-term goals, work for them passionately, and align with your mission and destiny path.

✨🎇On Friday, August 2nd, Mars forms a sextile with the North Node at 8° Gemini-Aries. If you belong to the air and fire signs near these degrees, the alignment gives you the courage and skills to take initiative and move boldly towards your goals, make progress, and satisfy ambitions, by leveraging intelligence, social connections, and communication skills.

This is an opportunity to expand your knowledge and gather new skills, information, collaborations, and alliances that can evolve you and bring you closer to what is destined for you,  and moves you forward.

Mars semi-square with Chiron at 9° Gemini-Aries on the same day challenges you to see the vulnerabilities that hinder your action and it may remind you that some wounds never fully heal. This condition will make you recognize the problem, motivate you, to gather your forces and fight for what you believe you deserve.

The same day, the square of Venus with Uranus at 26° Leo-Taurus will demand flexibility, an open mind, and new ways to express yourself, create, or maintain relationships, possessions, finances, and anything of value to you. Uranus’s tendency for independence, innovation, and change clashes with Venus’ need for preservation, devotion, and stability in the sign of Leo.

Especially if you belong to the late degrees of the third decan of the Fixed signs Taurus, Scorpio, Leo, and Aquarius, you may face an unexpected start or sudden end of a relationship, partnership, or financial condition. This dynamic that will disrupt emotional balances, stabilities, and securities can affect your possessions and budget, prompting you to make a new plan and a different management.

While everything now seems unstable and may take an unpredictable turn, this celestial alignment has the power to awaken your emotions and heart, making you experience everything more intensely and consciously. It also allows you to step back to better understand your desires and needs.

 This condition might make you more inventive and creative, challenging you to experiment, innovate, and see the endless hidden possibilities in a new beginning, relationship, or partnership. Leave the past behind, free yourself from limitations and habits, and adopt new patterns and aesthetics.

✨🎇On Sunday, August 4th, Mercury will station at 4° Virgo to begin its retrograde journey lasting until August 28th, reaching 21° Leo. This retrograde, the third of the year, slows down impulsive actions and plans, bringing delays in communication, transactions, and travel. The energy takes us off schedule,  asking us to follow our inner compass, pause before making significant decisions, and better prepare for what we want to set in motion.

In the area of your life where this occurs, you can see the influence as a moment of rest and preparation, calling you to notice overlooked details and gather information that provides the whole picture, helping you avoid mistakes. This period is ideal for reassessing routines, work, health, and wellness issues and resolving or giving a second chance to old matters, proposals, and ideas that may now resurface.

The simultaneous quincunx of Venus with Neptune at 29° Leo-Pisces is an aspect that will emotionally test us and bring challenges, reminding us that honesty with others and ourselves is essential.

Where did you give more than you should without getting anything in return?

What made you avoid expressing and sharing your true feelings?

 What makes you doubt your emotions or those of significant others?

 In which cases did you idealize and victimize yourself, resulting in your love, generosity, and good intentions being exploited?

These questions will particularly concern you if you belong to the late degrees of Leo-Aquarius and the early degrees of Virgo-Aries, with the influence bringing disappointments and calling you to find ways to boost your self-worth and self-esteem, enabling you to build more harmonious and healthy relationships moving forward.

The same day hosts the New Moon at 12° Leo, that will inspire and drive us to plant the seed of creation for something new.

 Despite the challenges we are experiencing, this week in the heart of Leo season gives us more inspiration, opportunities, and time to rest, enjoy, create, fill our lives with positive energy, and renew our passion and purpose.

This period reminds us that life has joy, beauty, and endless possibilities. It is the perfect time to celebrate who we are, what we have achieved, and all the blessings in our lives, express our gratitude, and strengthen our faith in the beautiful things yet to come and those we can create!

May you have a blessed week

and an exciting month ahead!✨🎇🕊☮

 With love💓💓💓

 Sofia Semeli