🔥 New Moon in Leo: Set the World Ablaze, Starting with Your Own Heart 🔥
Lunation: July 24, 2025 | 3:11 PM EST | 10th House
This New Moon in Leo isn’t a whisper—it’s a roar.
On July 24th, the Moon meets the Sun in the sign of the lion, crowning a moment thick with passion, potential, and the fierce desire to be seen. But unlike other Leo moons, this one isn’t just about showing off your light—it’s about becoming the fire.
Leo governs creativity, confidence, and the unapologetic expression of self. And under this lunation, that expression isn’t optional—it’s sacred. We’re being asked to reclaim our dreams, revive our passions, and remember who the hell we are. And it’s not just about art, love, or flair (though all of those are invited). This New Moon takes place in the 10th House—our house of legacy, ambition, and reputation. So your choices now aren’t just personal. They’re eternal.
⚡The crown is yours if you're ready.
This lunation moves through Leo’s domain—but it’s Chango who rises in the flames. The thunder in your chest. The righteous fire in your belly. He reminds us that power isn’t about control—it’s about presence. And presence, when rooted in truth, becomes legacy.
Erzulie Dantor, too, is watching. Fierce protector of the brokenhearted, she’s here to remind you that love—real love—starts with self-honor. She whispers: defend your softness. Let your passion speak. Trust that your scars, your stories, your you-ness are sacred.
✨ Mercury Retrograde in Leo: Ancestral Confidence, Not Ego Drama
With Mercury retrograde in Leo, the words we say—and the ones we don’t—carry weight. We may feel a pull to posture, protect our image, or preserve our version of the truth. But this retrograde digs deeper. It's not about defending your ego. It's about remembering your essence. This isn’t performative confidence—it’s ancestral.
Eleguá and Papa Legba stand at the crossroads of this moment. Not just guardians of communication, but of transformation. If things aren’t flowing, it’s because they’re testing your clarity. What story are you really telling? And more importantly—who are you telling it to?
🌌 Cosmic Aspects: Saturn, Neptune, Uranus & Pluto Stir the Pot
This lunation is framed by planetary tensions that demand truth:
- Saturn Retrograde in Aries (with echoes of Obatala) grants the grace to grow up spiritually, calling us into emotional maturity—whether we feel ready or not.
- Neptune Retrograde in Aries heightens intuitive sensitivity, peeling back illusions. It’s Olokun rising from the depths, showing you what lies beneath the surface.
- Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius disrupts power plays and exposes hidden dynamics. Think Babalú-Ayé: the one who brings discomfort to force healing.
- Uranus in Gemini jolts us into seeing clearly. Here, the spark of Orisha Oko guides us in matters of love, harvest, and recalibration.
We’re being cracked open—spiritually, emotionally, relationally—not to punish, but to align. If certain relationships feel tested, understand this: you’re not being abandoned. You’re being refined.
💔 Release or Rebuild?
Friendships. Partnerships. The roles we’ve clung to. They’re all under review. And it’s not just retrogrades stirring the pot—it’s Spirit. If you’ve been praying for clarity, it’s here. But clarity doesn’t always feel kind.
You may need space. You may crave silence. Some connections won’t follow you forward, and that’s okay. The absence will teach you just as much as the presence once did. Think of the Ibeyis—the divine twins—who teach us about polarity, balance, and the wisdom found in opposing truths.
🦁 Claim the Mirror. Reclaim the Crown.
Leo’s medicine is pride, but not the hollow kind. Not ego, but sovereignty. If you’ve been shrinking, silencing yourself, or molding your spirit to fit the comfort of others—you’re being called to stop.
This moon says: Be seen. Be known. Be free.
Take up space. Walk like the ancestors called your name. Love like Erzulie walks with you. Fight for your voice like Chango drums in your chest.
Let this be your ritual:
- Journal your truth—not your performance.
- Speak your boundaries aloud.
- Cleanse the altar. Light the flame.
- Say your name with power.
🌑 New Moon Intention: I Love Myself Enough to Begin Again
We are shedding and choosing, all at once. The old self served a purpose, but it cannot carry your crown. That version of you—the one who compromised, doubted, or dimmed their light—is ready to be laid to rest.
And from that burial, something fierce is born.
This New Moon in Leo is not here to flatter you. It’s here to free you.
You are the prayer.
You are the power.
You are the point.
In truth, in fire, and in service to Spirit,
Mambo Jae Ashé