Welcome to Leo Season! The Sun returns to its home sign with fanfare and excitement. The energy for self-expression surges and the spotlight centers on individual efforts. This Leo Season, the Sun’s 4 backup singers create the loudest Leo Season in decades. Get ready for a wild ride by asking yourself some important questions. Find out more about those backup singers at the end of this article along with the exact dates of their big events.
In every Leo Season…
Leo challenges you to distinguish between authentic expression and performative attention-seeking. In its shadow Leo wants recognition, drama and unending praise. At its best, Leo charms the world offering joy and inspiration. It showcases the power of the individual and the importance of leadership while articulating neglected longings that resonate far and wide. In varying degrees, you face these tensions every year from July 22nd to August 22nd. You’re getting those urges at their peak this summer.
Leo questions…
Leo focuses on authentic expression, individuality and leadership. The need to be your true-self in the spotlight faces obvious and subtle obstacles. Ask yourself hard and nuanced questions, such as…
- How do you speak your truth under pressure to conform to external standards?
- What is the cost of meeting unspoken expectations?
- Are you stifling your creativity when you compromise to make your effort more marketable?
- How do you lead without leaving the crowd behind?
- Are you denying your own desires when you focus on making others happy?
- What if making a difference was more important than making people comfortable?
- What makes realness charming?
This challenge asks you to do more than be real on a bigger stage. You decide how success is measured. In the course of working to make a difference instead of gaining praise, you may discover a deeper freedom. Freedom from: trying to please others, confusion about what they want, delays waiting for approval, being labeled too much, trying to be enough.
Making this year bigger..
The Moon, Mercury, Jupiter and the South Node join the Sun in Leo.
The Moon doesn’t just join the Sun in Leo, it eclipses it. The Sun being blocked in its home sign is the most dramatic eclipse. If you want an emphatic end or to start something that goes from little to huge, direct the Eclipse energy towards those goals. Surprises are always a part of eclipse energy and they’ll be more dramatic when they happen in Leo. Expect big changes of fortune, visibility and approval for any leaders since Leo represented by the Lion rules all types of kings, presidents and bosses. Look back to August of 2008, 2017 & 2018 for clues on how this might affect you. The Leo Solar Eclipse next August only has Venus and the South Node as back up singers.
When the planet of communication enters Leo’s stage, everything gets louder and more theatrical. The volume will grow as the eclipse approaches and continue on high for the week following. Mercury will be at its loudest and proudest on the day it meets Jupiter. Use this energy to get your message heard. Gather inspiration or make plans for whatever big splash you want to create in the future.
The biggest planet, Jupiter, waits on the Leo stage for its yearly reunion with the Sun offering luck and growth to whatever you highlight. Just before they come together at center stage, the South Node slides in the backdoor demanding you do it differently. The South Node rules those skills that you’ve mastered and familiar dynamics that interfere with future gains. You’ll have 20 months to learn to stop doing what you’ve always done and expecting better results while the South Node is in Leo. For the next 12 months, Jupiter in Leo makes your growth easier and those South Node changes come with better support.
Jun 30 ~ Jupiter enters Leo until 7/26/2027
Jul 22 ~ Sun enters Leo until Aug 22
Jul 26 ~ South Node enters Leo until 3/26/2028
Jul 29 ~ Jupiter Cazimi
Aug 9 ~ Mercury enters Leo until Aug 25
Aug 12 ~ Leo Solar Eclipse
Aug 15 ~ Mercury conjunct Jupiter