First Quarter Moon in Scorpio ☽ July 25, 2023
artist: Paul Lewin
Tuesday, July 25 @ 4:07 pm CDT
First moon phase of Leo Season 2023 ~ At this station the explosive Leo sun squares the waxing moon in Scorpio. Moonrise at noon, peak at dusk, moonset at midnight in all time zones. This moon phase follows the restorative New Moon in Cancer on July 17. First quarter phases clarify plans and intentions for the remainder of the lunar cycle. Next stop: Super Full Moon in Aquarius on Aug 1.
Here we are, bounding happily down the lion path, and now a mysterious encounter with the cryptic scorpion. Leo is ruled by the Sun, the center of the solar system, and Scorpio by Pluto, the planet farthest from center. Imagine the Sun and Pluto stretching their arms out into the vast distance between them, intertwining in some remote asteroid belt. Within you there is an equally vast distance which must be overcome. The center of centers reaches out to the extremes.
Leo and Scorpio bring attention to our emotional nature. Children are an excellent mirror for this. This is why Leo is so closely associated with both self-expression and childhood. It is in childhood that we first discover ourselves, our individual personalities, our energy, our strengths.
Like children we must jump directly into the intense heat of this moon phase. We must swim in the fire and rediscover how energizing life can be, how fun, how exciting.
And through Scorpio we touch new emotional depths. We rediscover our sexuality, our desires, our sensual shadow. Any dysfunction here shows its face clearly yet darkly, shimmering in the moonlight. Where are we avoiding? Where are we taking care?
The scorpion requires deep commitment to ourselves. That is why this quarter moon contains such strong notes of struggle, dreams of swimming desperately in a choppy sea, grasping for a rocky ledge that remains just out of reach. This is the scorpion’s influence, sharply interrupting Leo’s annual summer party to cast spells and shadows on the wall.
Heat and intrigue roll together into a raucous gathering, creeping forward slowly and fabulously on gigantic flaming legs.
Great news: this moon phase forms a supportive trine to watery Saturn Retrograde in Pisces. At once grounding and soothing. Productive and focused yet relaxed. Chill out with Scorpio Yoga. In meditation, focus on the sacral chakra. To find your personal moon sign, click here.
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Amazing insight. Mahalo!