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Full Moon in Leo: Strength Under Fire

A New Battle for Leo Lunations

Allow me to pull on the Astrological threads and maybe weave some of them together for the 12th February, 2025 13.53 PM Universal Time at 24° Leo.

This Leo Full Moon of 2025 blazes in and asks us to raise our banner, and choose our side in the enduring, steady regal warming light of Leo. Here we are being faced with themes of personal sovereignty, self-expression, and our place within the larger collective. As the Moon reaches her peak in the domicile or home sign of her Luminary partner, the Sun, this lunation invites us to consider what battles we fight, whether internal or external and seek out what is truly aligned with our authentic self.

This Full Moon in Leo carries a different energy than those of the past three decades. With Pluto now in Aquarius to continue its onward journey, every Leo Full Moon for the next 20 years will be defined by an intense opposition to the planet of transformation, regeneration, power, and the underworld. This shows the possibility of internal and external power struggles, particularly for the fixed signs,

The Fixed, Fire, and Yang Nature of Leo

Leo, as a fixed fire sign, embodies the sustained passion of the flames, creative endurance, and unwavering personal power. Fire represents the vital force of inspiration and courage, instinct and knowing, while its fixed modality grants it staying power, determination, and resistance to change unless self-directed. As a yang sign, Leo expresses itself outwardly, radiating warmth, confidence, and responds well to the recognition it seeks. This combination makes Leo a natural leader, capable of enduring hardships while maintaining a presence.

Ruled by the Sun, who is exalted in martial independent Aries, Leo is the sign that represents Kings, and central figures around which others cluster, just like the planets that orbit the Sun. The Sun symbolises clarity, light, spirit, ideals and mastery.

All signs have a shadow side, with fixed fire this can manifest as stubborn pride, an unwillingness to adapt, and an excessive need for validation or attention, after all, any attention is better than none? Leo's fierce loyalty and self-assurance can sometimes turn into inflexibility or dominance, making it challenging to accept criticism or compromise.

When unbalanced, Leo’s fire may burn too hot, leading to arrogance, self-centeredness, or dramatic displays to secure attention, scorching those it comes into contact with, rather than blessing them with warming light. The lesson of fixed fire is to temper passion with the wisdom of the Solar Luminary, ensuring that personal radiance uplifts rather than overwhelms.

Full Moons and Their Cycles

Full Moons represent a peak, culmination, clarity, and the illumination of themes related to that sign in your chart, and also the placement of its ruler. So, for Leo, look at what house Leo occupies in your chart, but also where your natal Sun is and combine those house themes.

There is the 28-day cycle: We see a peak and illumination now since the previous New Moon in Aquarius on 29th January 2025. The next New Moon on 28 February 2025 in Pisces will complete the cycle and initiate a fresh chapter, which culminates at the next Full Moon, a Lunar Eclipse in Virgo on 14th March as we ease into Eclipse season.

6-month cycle: The next New Moon in Leo on July 24, 2025, will mark a significant closure and new beginning related to this lunation’s themes. This lunation links back to the New Moon in Leo on 4th August, 2024, making it a powerful time to reflect on progress since then and what has grown for you in the area of your life that Leo rules. We also begin to prepare for releasing what we may now have outgrown as we look ahead to the next Leo New Moon on 24 July 2025. The clarity we gain now, helps us to understand what