Hello and welcome.
Today we are discussing the new moon eclipse in Leo.
And as you know,
I love Yasmin Bolin's Moonology.
She says we're still in what you would call changing times and now we're approaching a new moon eclipse.
Eclipses are all about starting over and this new moon eclipse is that and more.
And as most of you know,
New moons are my favorite for manifesting.
I'm a huge fan of manifesting and a huge fan of the new moon for this reason.
And Yasmin says that this is a good time to break free of past karmic patterns.
That might mean breaking free of personal or professional relationships that you know are dragging you down.
There's a sense that it's only in doing this that you can get a new start this eclipse is promising.
That made me think because even though it's summer here in New York where I am,
I feel like I've been doing a lot of hibernating.
I've kind of taken a step back.
And a lot of it has been so that I could spend time with my family.
Little vacations here and there,
Having a great time with my grandbabies.
But I think I also felt like I needed to kind of take a pause and step back and re-evaluate where my energy was being shared.
And it's actually been a really great experience.
Now if you're on the other side of the world,
It's winter for you and it's normal for people to hibernate in winter.
So I'm curious to know where you're from and how this has all been working out for you.
Like I said,
Even though it's summer for me,
I've done a little bit of hibernating.
I've exposed myself to a lot by going on vacation.
And it's been great,
A little exhausting with the grandbabies,
But I love every minute I spend with them,
Exhausting or not.
So anyway,
Getting back to Yasmin,
She says there's a sense that it's only in doing this you can get that new start.
And I love that because again,
New moons are wonderful,
They're manifesting,
And this is a great time to start whatever it is you want to start.
It's also a good time to focus on your creativity,
Your joy,
Your authentic expression.
And I think I've been doing a lot of that with my vacations,
Just my own quiet time,
A lot of journaling,
Just a lot of exploring what it is I want to do next.
So I feel like this new moon in Leo is inviting us to just ask what part of me has been waiting for permission to shine?
And that's another thing that I love because I feel like a lot of the work I do here is giving myself permission to shine.
I was always very introverted and always kind of downplaying my strengths.
In fact,
Recently I found myself doing that and I stopped.
I was like,
Wait,
Don't be afraid to shine.
Be your authentic self.
You're not trying to perform.
You're not trying to impress.
You're just.
.
.
Deserve to be seen.
So friends,
I'm encouraging you to do that with me as well.
According to Yasmin.
There's a lot of masculine energy in the air.
Maybe that's where some of my aggression has been coming from.
And by aggression I mean my,
Not in a mean way,
But just my strength in showing up for myself and protecting my energy and setting boundaries,
Which has been really a wonderful experience.
So I want you to think about that,
Like where have you been seen more masculine,
Where have you been a little more feminine?
And it doesn't matter whether you're male or female,
This applies to all of us.
And how can you balance that out,
Right?
In fact,
Yasmin says balancing the energies during the new moon eclipse take a moment to gently explore how you perceive and balance masculine and feminine energies in your life.
So friends,
Let's think about how we can show up more authentically in our lives.
Give yourself permission to do that.
And I have a couple of journaling prompts.
Of course,
As usual,
My biggest,
Most audacious goal,
Wish,
Or intention is,
That's always my first prompt,
Because as I've said in the past,
A lot of my amazing manifestations have come from just that prompt.
But I've got a couple more that I'd like you to think about.
When do I feel most like myself?
What lights me up?
Where have I been shrinking to make others comfortable?
That is a huge one for me because I do feel like I spent a lot of my life shrinking to make other people comfortable.
And I finally stopped doing that at home,
At work,
Among friends,
Everywhere.
I've stopped doing that.
And it has been really freeing.
And it's still a work in progress.
Every now and then I catch myself doing it and I'm like,
No,
Don't do it.
So I encourage you to do that too.
A couple more prompts,
And I'll read these again because I know I've got a lot going on here.
I want you to pick what works for you.
What creative idea keeps tapping me on the shoulder?
I've been having a little nudge there too and I need to pay attention.
And if I weren't afraid of judgment,
What would I do more often?
That is a wonderful question,
And I would love to hear what you have to say about this one.
And then the last one,
Which I love,
What did I love doing as a child that I still miss today?
All right,
These are a lot of prompts.
I'm going to read through them quickly.
First is your biggest,
Most audacious goal.
Always put that down in the new moon.
But these other prompts,
When do I feel most like myself?
What lights me up?
Where have I been shrinking to make others comfortable?
What creative idea keeps tapping me on the shoulder?
If I weren't afraid of judgment,
What would I do more often?
And what did I love doing as a child that I still miss today?
All right,
Friends,
Let's listen to Blossom Violet's beautiful piano music.
Let's do some journaling and,
You know,
Pick one,
Pick all,
Write about whatever you want.
Let's get to journaling.
All right my friends,
I hope you got some beautiful thoughts written in your journal and I hope that you will share some of them with me in your comments because I love to hear what other people journal about and it gives me ideas as well when I do my own journaling.
I learn from you as much as you learn from me and I really hope that you will focus on your most authentic self and just remember that sometimes we spend so much energy becoming who we think we're supposed to be that we lose touch with who we've always been.
I'm gonna leave you with one last thought.
The world doesn't need another version of someone else.
It needs the version of you that only you can be.
Okay friends,
I hope that you are having an amazing summer,
An amazing winter,
Whatever part of the world you're on,
And continue to shine like that beautiful,
Bright diamond that you are.
And we'll meet back again here in a couple of weeks for that next full moon.
Until then,
Keep being authentic and keep being your fabulous self.
