The summers of my childhood seemed endless. In my memory, the weather was always beautiful. It’s funny how memories work that way. In my younger years, summer vacation was filled with warm feelings of boredom. You didn’t have to do anything. Like a pride of lions on the savanna, we lay in the garden, staring listlessly into the distance.
Today, the Sun enters Leo. The Sun is back in its own sign. The Sun and Leo are connected to the heart: me at the center, the center within me. Courage contains the french word cœur: the heart.
Are you on vacation or at work? We’re moving forward courageously. But let summer slow you down, too. Let it take you from your head to your heart. More “Being” than doing. And in doing so, make room for the creativity that lies naturally within us.
On July 27, the Sun is conjunct Jupiter. The Sun at 4 degrees Leo, alongside the planet that magnifies everything—and also in connection with Pluto in Aquarius, Neptune in Aries, and Uranus in Gemini. All at 4 degrees. And voilà: the famous aspect figure that the Frenchman Barbault had long anticipated.
Can you feel it, Barbault’s Basket? The internet is full of talk about this cradle figure. Oh well, planetary constellations—if we don’t pay attention to them, the world just keeps turning. And yet, astrology constantly invites us to contemplate the spirit of the times and see our place in the bigger picture. What does such a rare configuration mean?
The full Moon in Aquarius
The Sun, as a radiant archetype of identity, consciousness, and creative life force, sheds light on these energies and draws them into our personal lives. The Full Moon in Aquarius conjunct Pluto on July 29 adds yet another layer to the “shopping basket.”
Old systems are under pressure, and new movements haven’t yet inspired confidence. Sometimes it’s just too much to take in. Could it be that the Sun in Leo and the Full Moon in Aquarius want to bring our attention back to the center? A better world starts with you. How can “who I am” contribute to something greater than myself? How can I take the lead in an authentic way?
In Dutch—’aanwezig zijn’—being present, litterary means being connected to your true self (aan = to/onto, wezen = inner being/essence. I say: stay present and let your lion’s heart be your guide.
© Muriel Marie, Bright Sea, this text is created without AI.
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