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New Moon
December 2009 
New Moon in Leo
Virgo Bro
New Moon in Leo
August 20, 2009
3:02 am PDT
The Sun and the Moon are both conjunct in the lion's den within the Fire Sign of Leo. This turns up the summer heat...and at some point all of us want to feel hot! This can be like a handful of Sweet Hearts Candy where one says: Kiss Me, and another: Love Sucks. Which one am I going to taste? Bitter or Sweet? It is said that the most ferocious heart needs love the most. The timid heart craves affection but is afraid to open up to it.
The High Tide of Summer...the Sun rules Leo. We are now past the mid-point between Summer and Autumn. Many people are vacationing and allowing their innerchild to explore the world with a renewed sense of innocence. The world is a stage and people want to act out many types of roles in the Sacred Drama of Life. It is not surprising then to watch as people are willing to take risks such as: skydiving, river rafting, bungee jumping or simply taking the plunge into uncharted waters. Everyone wants to be the center of attention at some point in order to receive attention and gain recognition. Leo is about the Lion King teaching us about loyalty, devotion and pride.
All the world is a stage and we all play our part in it. Leo wants to be in the spotlight and receive due recognition. Some of us will create drama in our lives in order to get attention. The New Moon pulls us inward to where our wounds lay hidden beneath superficial masks of comedy and tragedy. Love is the absence of fear, so be fearless. To have courage literally translates to have heart. It takes courage to risk being hurt when dealing with affairs of the heart. If you want to be loved, then love. Some people are too proud to risk wearing their heart upon their sleeve. They claim that they have been hurt and betrayed too many times and are unwilling to open their chakra center. They would rather be stubborn and allow that proverbial thorn in the lion's paw to keep them wounded and ferocious. Perhap's the thorn that pierces their wounded heart could be gently removed by an act of compassion and love.
The Tarot Deck contains a card called the Sun and it usually depicts a child riding upon a horse in a field of sunflowers beneath a huge yellow sun. Yellow is the colour of the Solar Plexus which is the chakra that contains our power. Power over one's self is greater and more challenging than attempting to gain power over others.
Sunflowers are in full bloom as they lift their warm colourful heads in adoration of the Sun. They are the tallest flower reaching for the Solar Light. The colours of the earth are muted in a golden brown and many crops are preparing for harvest. What can we harvest from within our own heart? Just remember that the Sun shines for us all!
(c) Richard Barrett 2009
Here is a link to a beautiful tale of Christian the Lion and truly represents the love, friendship, loyalty and devotion in not only the human but animal heart:
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