Leo asks . . . 

• What do I love?
• What if I followed my heart?
• What brings me joy? 
• What brings me vitality?
• What if I acted on my creative self-expression?
• What makes me feel like a Star?

Phrase connected with Leo: I will . . . 

Free Write

To prepare for the upcoming new moon cycle, consider free-writing for 5 or 10 minutes on each question and the phrase, “I will . . . “

Free-writing is simply deciding on a time frame to write and write on the prompt without stopping for the time you have chosen. Even if you meander off-topic, keep writing. If you get stuck, you can write – “I’m stuck” or write the prompt out again (and again and again if necessary) until new words flow. The trick is to keep your hand moving for the time frame you have decided on. Don’t worry about grammar or punctuation, just write. 

The flow of writing let’s you get past your inner critic. Allow yourself to do the writing without judgment. You might find your responses surprise you. 

Using the Moon for Co-creating with the Cosmos

NEW MOON –  Time to use your imagination.  Unseen potentials. Seed. Set Intentions. 

FIRST QUARTER – Seedling pushes through dirt. Nurture, observe, Review, weed, take action. 

FULL MOON – Full Flower, Full Awareness, Celebration. Commit. Still time to weed. 

LAST QUARTER – Harvest. Reap rewards (or karma). Sort, review. Mix new seeds with prize seeds 

Synodic Cycle Dates / Sun in Leo

New Moon – Thursday, July 24th, 2025
Leo 2°07’ – 3:10 pm EST
First Quarter Moon – Friday, August 1st, 2025 
Scorpio 9°11’
Full Moon – Saturday, August 9th, 2025 
Aquarius 16°59’ – 3:54 am EST
Last Quarter Moon – Saturday, August 16th, 2025 
Taurus 27°37’

Lunar Gestation Cycles

The moon also travels in lunar families with each quarter happening every nine months. The New Moon begins the Lunar family. Each nine month quarter is a great time to look back at the last nine months to see how much you have grown, what you would like to let go, and what you would like to harvest.

I have found that many of the intentions I set on or around a given new moon come to fruition around two to three years later – while some adventures begin about nine months after setting the intention. 

New Moon – Thursday, July 24th, 2025
Leo 2°07’ – 3:10 pm EST
First Quarter Moon – Friday, April 24th, 2026
Leo 9°20’ (Taurus Sun)
Full Moon – Friday, January 22nd, 2027
Leo 2°14’ 7:17 am EST (Capricorn Sun)
Last Quarter – Friday, October 22, 2027
very last degrees Cancer into Leo (Scorpio Sun)

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I have been working with the moon phases since the 1990s. I love tracking time with the moon! 

If you are interested in going deeper in working with moon cycles and want to learn more – I am currently reading and recommend a book by Sydney Francis that is chockfull of wisdom and embodiment exercises called Activating Lunar Alchemy: The Mystical Art of Transmuting Your Emotional Pain Into Spiritual Abundance.

I do tarot readings that bring in the astrology of the lunar cycles and your birth chart. See:

Astro Luna Tarot;
Annual Lunar Path Tarot; and
Super Moon Magic Tarot.

Enjoy Leo time!

Peace and love – 

Holly
July 20, 2025
Hudson Valley, NY

image: summer stars © holly troy 2025