NEW MOON IN LEO  July 24, 2025 ✨🌙♌

“Shine like a Diamond”

In a world that is constantly shifting, where souls often forget their origin, the New Moon in Leo arrives as a sacred reminder:
There is a light that never fades—the light of the heart!

Not the kind that craves applause, but the one that burns silently when we love and create with authenticity.

This New Moon in Leo, undoubtedly one of the most creative lunations of the year, invites us to stand at the center of our being and ask:

What truly fills me up? What is worthy of my love? What would make me take the risk of being seen once more?

Leo’s light calls us to speak, to love, to dare, to live from the heart. To share our passions and talents, to create from a field of love and deep faith, not only in ourselves but in the abundance of the Universe.

Taking place on July 24, 2025, at 21:11 (time for Greece) at 2°08’ Leo, this New Moon is born in the sign of generosity, creative expression, and childlike joy. It marks a powerful new beginning of the heart, a birth that this time crosses the threshold of Pluto.

When creation is filtered through Pluto, one must connect deeply to what truly speaks to the heart and face the unavoidable challenge. As with Pluto, nothing new can be born unless what has decayed and expired is first laid to rest.

With Pluto in Aquarius in exact opposition to this lunation, we are confronted with a force that will strip away all that we are no longer. It will do so without explanation, mercy, or the illusion of fairness.
Personal will may be tested, whether by external events, inner psychological forces, or higher powers.

The planet of crisis and transformation demands truth and authenticity. It shows us that the only path to new creation in this area of life is through metamorphosis, which may arise through loss, separation, or the healing of a deeper wound.
Pluto calls us to walk through a dark revelation, to confront power dynamics, control, or betrayal, and to break the mold of fear so that purification can occur.
It brings hidden truths to the surface and will settle for nothing less than radical honesty.

Thus, every ego-driven action, inflated desire, or pretense—Leo’s shadow traits—will be burned away under the brilliant fire of this New Moon.

On the collective level, this lunation reflects identity crises, as well as political, economic, and societal upheavals.
Power structures may exert control and manipulation, or face their trials through fateful changes. Themes around leadership, children, technology, and the arts will be especially present.
It also signals the need for a new kind of leadership to emerge—one not based on domination, but on creativity, authenticity, and inspiration.

And we, too, are being called to live freely and creatively in a world that is changing rapidly and, at times, mercilessly!

Yet, despite Pluto’s intensity, this New Moon is in harmonious aspect with Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus, which grants it immense power to connect us with new possibilities and creative forces.

Together, these outer planets form a Cradle pattern with the Sun and Moon, a rare and protective celestial formation that offers stability and grace for transformational shifts.
It provides a fertile, energetic space, especially for the early degrees of Fire and Air signs,to build a better future.

The trines to retrograde Saturn and Neptune in Aries are especially supportive, showing that through faith, vision, and disciplined effort, long-held dreams can begin to manifest.
They offer divine inspiration and encourage us to transform pain into sacred purpose, to initiate new paths grounded in spiritual clarity and inner commitment.
This moment is ideal for reconciliation, forgiveness, compassion, and for building relationships on mature and meaningful foundations.

Simultaneously, the sextile to Uranus in Gemini aligns us with a new timeline and consciousness,one filled with fresh experiences and heart-centered possibilities.

This influence brings unexpected developments, revelations, and daring risks that lead to freedom, demanding flexibility and the willingness to revise plans.
You may feel the impulse to shine in ways you never dared before, to experiment and try something new. This is fertile ground for a bold, creative approach that could yield spectacular results.

Collectively, this may signal the debut of something new in the realms of education, entertainment, media, and technology, a development that redefines social trends and inspires future direction.

Mercury, however, is retrograde in Leo, suggesting that an old passion may long to be reborn, this time, with a new shape.
It’s also a time to release what no longer serves, to make space for something more aligned to take root.

Relationships and creative projects may be reignited under this energy, with the retrograde period supporting revisions, reconnections, and reconciliations, possibly through a shift in the way we express and relate.

The square between Mercury and Black Moon Lilith in Scorpio, impacting the Fixed signs of the second decan, brings forth deeper psychological layers.
It speaks to those who have experienced suppression, manipulation, or silence in relationships.
This energy opens a dark, alchemical dialogue, stirring up unresolved traumas, obsessions, and hidden truths masked by pride, calling for cleansing and purification of toxic thoughts and words.

The square between Venus in Gemini and Mars in Virgo, affecting the third decan of the Mutable signs, adds another layer of intensity to personal relationships and self-worth.
It may highlight conflicts between desire and duty,heart and logic, the need for freedom and the impulse for control.

As Venus and Mars also form a T-square with the Lunar Nodes, this tension reveals the necessity for change, inviting us to evolve the way we express our desires and values.
You are being called to release outdated patterns and to make courageous decisions in love and self-esteem, with awareness and self-respect.

If you are born at the beginning of the third decan of the Mutable signs (Gemini, Sagittarius, Virgo, Pisces), this is your moment to explore your inner contradictions around love, pleasure, body, discipline, and partnership.
Remember: enthusiasm needs grounding, relationships require compromise, and clarity comes through gradual redefinition of roles.

The Sabian Symbol for this New Moon is “A Woman with Very Short Hair”, a powerful symbol of liberation from roles, expectations, and fears.
It represents the courage to break free from cultural and social conditioning around femininity, appearance, and self-expression.

It is a symbol of feminine revolution, independence, boldness, and role transformation, urging us to shed anything that no longer represents who we are.
It speaks to behavior patterns held out of fear, or entire belief systems around gender, age, value, and beauty.

This archetype underscores the sacred power of release, the feminine voice and sovereignty, and the boldness to renew.
It may also reflect collective shifts in gender dynamics, identity, life choices, and the rise of women who break societal molds.

On a personal level, this New Moon whispers:

You don’t have to fit into molds that suffocate your soul.
From today, you can cut away what you are not, and dare to renew your identity, not to impress, but to express your spirit.

Take off the mask. Love what others cannot yet understand.
Cut away symbolically or literally whatever no longer reflects your truth: a habit, a belief, a role, a relationship.
Remember the child within who once painted with colors of the heart. And say out loud:

I choose to be seen. Not as I was taught, but as I was born to be.
I show up like never before. Not waiting to be accepted. It is enough that I accept myself.
I recognize the fire within me. The fire that creates, that births, that remembers!

This New Moon opens a sacred circle, an invitation to return to your center.
It is the birth of your truest self, not the “perfect” or the “right” self, but the most authentic one!

Wishing you a blessed and radiant New Moon!✨🌙💎🕊☮

With love💓💓💓

Sofia Semeli