Venus Cazimi, New Moon in Leo + Mercury Retrograde
On August 13th, a Venus cazimi will occur, as the planet - currently in the midst of its 40 day journey to the underworld - will exactly conjunct the Sun at 20° Leo, bringing issues which have been simmering to a boiling point.
Essentially, this cosmic pairing wants to get to the heart of the matter, thus, you will be called to confront that which you may have previously been ignoring - in the struggle to resolve - in order to investigate its origin story.
Whatever you’ve been dealing with - whether unhealthy relationship patterns, lack of self-worth, an over or under-developed ego, or a scarcity complex - can you consider what lays at the root. Determining who or what planted the seed that has bloomed in unconscious and unhelpful ways, preventing you from embodying your full self.
And in doing so, can you utilise this awareness to bring your thoughts, beliefs, and behaviours into alignment with the truth of your being, ultimately setting the tone for the next 18/19 months of Venus’ journey.
Assisting you in this process will be the New Moon in Leo at 23° on August 16th (10:37am BST). In conjunction with the Sun and Venus, the Moon will initiate an emotional reset, requesting that you integrate and heal the wounded parts of yourself, so as to come into a state of wholeness.
However, you may do well to expect the unexpected, as with a square to Uranus conjunct Jupiter, both in Taurus, things may initially need to be torn apart in order to be pieced back together more effectively. Something which may feel confronting, or destabilising if you’ve in any way been sleepwalking through life lately.
Know that if sudden changes manifest, they are merely acting as an awakening, pushing you to evolve.
Especially as with Chiron in Aries activated under this lunation - conjunct the North Node and square to Pluto Rx in Capricorn - your spiritual evolution will only come from your willingness to heal your most personal wounds. So can you learn to embrace change, in the understanding that it is transformation in progress.
Offering light at the end of the proverbial tunnel will be the presence of a kite, harmonising the energies of Mars conujunct (a soon to be retrograde) Mercury in Virgo, the Uranus-Jupiter conjunction, and Pluto Rx, with Neptune in Pisces.
A configuration which intends to teach you that when you bring your values into alignment with your highest self, step into your personal power, and act from a place of purpose, you become a conduit for universal spiritual intelligence.
If understood, by the Leo Full Moon, on January 25th 2024, you may finally know what it is to be the Universe in ecstatic motion.
Of course, if this seems like an impossibly haughty, or lofty notion, then Mercury’s retrograde journey - beginning on August 23rd - may encourage you to consider where you lack belief in yourself as a divine being.
Transiting back through 21°-8° of Virgo, doubts and insecurities may arise, forcing you to reckon with any deeply held notions attached to your sense of ability or worthiness, when it comes to what you offer to the world.
Is it possible that there are areas of your life where you’re not fully showing up, in the fear that you can’t. In the doubt that you’re not ready. Or enough. And if so, are you willing to acknowledge that by holding back, by hiding out, you not only deny yourself the full experience of life, but you also deny others the experience of your gifts and talents.
Know that over the course of this retrograde period, you will be encouraged to learn that progress will always be more important than perfection. And that your courage to show up as you are, in any given moment, will always be more powerful and impactful on those around you, than an idealised infallible version of yourself you’re waiting to one day become.
By the time Mercury stations direct on September 15th, you will hopefully have come to understand that the parts of you which are still in progress are still valuable. Are still worthy of expression. Of taking up space.