How’s your creative FIRE and Love for Life these days?
Do you Live the Life you Love?
Do you Love yourSELF fully?
Are you in your Heart or in your ego?
How does the Power of Love transform & replace the love of power, and power games with others?
Do you stand in the Light and Radiance of your Being? BE the King / Queen of Hearts!
And express the Light & Love to the World!
Central questions / themes for LEO – the central Summer Zodiac energy!
The centers of the fixed signs, TAU, LEO, SCO, and AQ – also centers of each season – are the Gates of Power. For LEO, it’s of course the Power of Love.
Love is infinite... circling back to 08-08. We ARE now in the Heart of Summer, and in the Heart of the Lion – LEO Central.
Some Winters ago, I saw SIRIUS through a friend’s telescope, and felt immediately connected to the bright blue star.
SIRIUS is not only the brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, ‘the Dog’, but the brightest star in the night sky(!). Yep, the ‘Dog Days of Summer’ also have to do with the Rising of SIRIUS.
Please find excellent descriptions of SIRIUS here and here.
Feline / canine LEO – SIRIUS friends on a walk, in the LEO season, when SIRIUS the Dog Star rises!
From the perspective of the West Coast, SIRIUS will literally rise at dawn, about 2 hrs before the sunrise.
SIRIUS’s yearly rising before the SUN is called the ‘Heliacal Rising’ (Helios = SUN in Greek).
Spiritual Sun SIRIUS
When SIRIUS, the brightest star in the night sky, re-appears before the SUN at dawn it’s the time for the ‘Spiritual SUN’,or Heart of our physical SUN to be REborn. Well, always a good time to RE-connect with the Spiritual SUN…
Ancient Egypt honoured the yearly reappearance of SIRIUS, announcing the flooding of the Nile as the Goddess Isis, heavenly sister / consort of Osiris, and Mother of Horus.
Egyptian Goddess Isis
May the Waters of Life & Love return on Planet Earth!
May physical and emotional drought, and the thirst of all Beings for the Living Waters be quenched, from the Heart!
Blessings for the SIRIUS Initiation to our Spiritual SUN!
08-08 at 8:08 am or / and 8:08 pm is a powerful time to join forces in meditation.
Perhaps focusing on transcendence of the Corona (= Crown, so apropos LEO) pandemic / pandemonium crisis humanity has been plagued by, for at least 2 1/2 years now! What would you like to SEE and experience as an effect of this collective catalytic phenomenon? What else is close to your Heart, and would bring Love & Light back?
And of course, it’s a wonderful time to meditate without any ‘agenda’, and notice the effects.
Speaking of Leonine Celebration… One of the best OFFERs of the Year is ON now: Client Appreciation Month of August! At the occasion of the 22nd (yep!) anniversary of my professional Astrology practice, this month. Giving back to YOU, dear clients, with 11 – 22 – 33% discounts on ALL consults! Treat yourself to an update at a great rate – or come as a newbie!
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with Melanie Lichtinger 22 Years Professional Experience Serving You In Victoria BC and Worldwide
Serving you with astrological guidance and perspective, pointing you to Your ‘Inner Cosmic Compass’. I’d love to inspire you to be in alignment with, and smoothly ‘ride’, those ‘auspicious’ or ‘challenging’ waves of cosmic energies that present themselves at a given time, and, similar to climate and weather, affect our human energy field.
Which can lead to eye opening awareness, growth, healing, release, transformation, and you can feel more connected with yourself and with all-that-IS, in the bigger on-going evolution. Ultimately, you dwell in a witnessing place in the ‘Hub of the Wheel’ where you are less & less affected, more & more liberated, and self-realized.
I welcome you as a client who is not seeking an ‘old school reading’ from me (“What’s going to happen TO me?”, “What am I supposed to do?”), but to be supported in accessing your own wisdom source, especially in times of a challenging transition, stuckness, transformational crisis, for new perspectives at a crossroad or dilemma, and for important choices.
This is to empowered and liberating ways of working with the ancient and timeless gift of Astrology!
Feeling called to explore your own Cosmic Map, and how it can guide you on your Earthly Journey? Come over / let’s meet online, for Your private Astro session!
ASTRO~EXPERIENCES via Courses, Workshops, and Embodied Astrology
Our experiential and embodied Astrology groups have over time ( I’ve been facilitating them since 2005) become quite potent and catalytic. The intimate Astro hubs (max 6 participants) are a treasured way of being personally seen and involved – more commitment, a personal sense of community, and deeper effects. Come join us, if deep synergy in a circle speaks to you!
Blessings for the sacred season of central Summer, dear ASTRO~NEWS Reader!
Central LEO is ‘double LEO’ (in the centre of the fixed sign, fiery energy concentrates) – Solid Summer Heat & Glow! In alignment, we had a nicely hot early-to-mid LEO week, here on the West Coast.
Celtic Wheel of the Year, with the cardinal Turning Points of the Equinoxes and Solstices, and the fixed ‘Gates of Power’: Beltane, LAMMAS / Lughnassad, Samhain / Halloween, and Imbolc / Brigid’s Day
LAMMAS / LUGHNASSAD is traditionally celebrated on Aug 1.
Exact mid (15°) LEO is actually a few days later, Aug 7 / 8.
Which is the 08-08 Lion’s Gate!
Celebrating the Rising of SIRIUS before the SUN which has been honoured for eons, esp. in Ancient Egypt as the harbinger of the Nile flooding, bringing fertility to the land again.
SIRIUS was associated with the Goddess Isis (and ORION with Osiris).
Back to Lughnassad – it’s the festival of Lugh, or Lug, the great Celtic Sun King and God of Light. And at Lammas, the Goddess appears in her aspect as Grain Mother, Harvest Mother, and Harvest Queen.
Grain is ripe to harvest, and traditionally, harvest festivals are starting now. I grew up in the Bavarian countryside, and vividly remember the golden glow of wheat fields, and harvest festivals of August…
In celebration of CERES / Demeter the Grain Goddess…
Demeter / Ceres Relief
Asteroid Goddess CERESeven changed signs this LEO / Lammas season.
On July 24, she entered also LEO (until Sept 29) where She currently travels not far from the SUN.
Clearly a Goddess energy! Let’s celebrate being Children of the Earth Goddess, and honour our Earth Mother, with dance, art, and all kinds of joyful creative expression & play!
SUMMER painting by Italian Renaissance painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo
With the SUN now in passionate, creative LEO, and in the build-up week to the 08/08 Lion’s Gate on Aug 8…
…I trust your creativity – and AQ co-creation – are radiating, as you RE-connect with, and from the HEART, and Live Life Lovingly (the all-time LEO motto)!
Access the LEO solid warmth-of-heart, and creative power in the area of life where Central LEO is in your chart!
1st House How you show up. Celebrate and BE Yourself!
2nd House What you have and value – Own Your Radiance!
3rd House Your environment – Celebrate in the City!
4th House Your home – Be the King or Queen – and generous Host/ess!
5th House Your creativity – You’re the HEART-ist!
6th House Your work and health – A warm Heart is the best health insurance, and good for your business too
7th House Your significant others – they are special, as is your relationship! Celebrate Life & Love together!
8th House Your deep involvement and transformations – perhaps from ego investment into the pure Heart?
9th House Your travels and worldviews – Travel with joy, and put your creations out there into the World!
10th House Your calling and purpose – is LOVE!
11th House Your community – A Celebration! Where everyone’s a Star.
12th House Your oneness with ALL – the ‘True Gold’…
Happy Lammas, LEO & Midsummer Times to y’all!
Melanie
Lioness Friends
A very special ASTRO~Experience awaits, and invites you: Medicine Horses & Chiron Astrology Gathering on Aug 7, @ Chiron Medicine Horses in Coombs BC You’re welcome to join us! Let me know if you have questions or would like to register (by emailing to licht@islandnet.com).
Speaking of Leonine Celebration… One of the best OFFERs of the Year started today(!): Client Appreciation Month of August! At the occasion of the 22nd (yep!) anniversary of my professional Astrology practice, this month. Giving back to YOU, dear clients, with 11 – 22 – 33% discounts on ALL consults! Treat yourself to an update at a great rate – or come as a newbie!
ASTRO~News Blog DONATIONS most welcome
If the Astro~News Blog with Astro~Weather & Astro~Medicine that I write about on-goingly has good value for you in your navigation with the cosmic currents you’re welcome to offer adonation, to help sustain this service, via e-transfer to my email address licht@islandnet.com. You can also donate directly via PayPal here. Pls get in touch via my email address if you’d rather send a cheque.
Received in gratitude! ♥
ASTROLOGY for SELF REALIZATION
Live Your True Self & Be Free!
Astrology and Voyager Tarot Consultations, Courses, Coaching
with Melanie Lichtinger 22 Years Professional Experience Serving You In Victoria BC and Worldwide
Serving you with astrological guidance and perspective, pointing you to Your ‘Inner Cosmic Compass’. I’d love to inspire you to be in alignment with, and smoothly ‘ride’, those ‘auspicious’ or ‘challenging’ waves of cosmic energies that present themselves at a given time, and, similar to climate and weather, affect our human energy field.
Which can lead to eye opening awareness, growth, healing, release, transformation, and you can feel more connected with yourself and with all-that-IS, in the bigger on-going evolution. Ultimately, you dwell in a witnessing place in the ‘Hub of the Wheel’ where you are less & less affected, more & more liberated, and self-realized.
I welcome you as a client who is not seeking an ‘old school reading’ from me (“What’s going to happen TO me?”, “What am I supposed to do?”), but to be supported in accessing your own wisdom source, especially in times of a challenging transition, stuckness, transformational crisis, for new perspectives at a crossroad or dilemma, and for important choices.
This is to empowered and liberating ways of working with the ancient and timeless gift of Astrology!
Feeling called to explore your own Cosmic Map, and how it can guide you on your Earthly Journey? Come over / let’s meet online, for Your private Astro session!
ASTRO~EXPERIENCES via Courses, Workshops, and Embodied Astrology
Our experiential and embodied Astrology groups have over time ( I’ve been facilitating them since 2005) become quite potent and catalytic. The intimate Astro hubs (max 6 participants) are a treasured way of being personally seen and involved – more commitment, a personal sense of community, and deeper effects. Come join us, if deep synergy in a circle speaks to you!
MERCURY follows the SUN (in LEO as of today July 22), as it comes out of the CANCERian Waters, to cross the ‘Creativity Point’ into LEO, on July 27.
For only 15 days, until Aug 11, yet with concentrated, almost daily planetary transits (and news?). No boredom in the next weeks!
Hopefully we’ve reflected and processed how we feel about all these CANCERian (home, domestic, family….) themes – and maybe it would have been premature to put it all into words… but it’s now. Say it with Love!
Beach graffiti with new addition – photo by moi, from last week
The cosmic / inner Messenger & Communicator, from July 27 – Aug 11 in LEO, wants us to show our true loving colours, as we speak, write, paint, dance, share.
To be naturally confident (hopefully inner confidence grew through Cancerian nurturing self care), expressive (after all those impressions during MERCURY in CANCER) in a joyfully-creative & playful way, and foremost: come from the loving Heart.
Lioness Goddess – artist unknown
With MERCURY in LEO, we know what we want (well, the mind / ego thinks it does), and let the World know.
The ‘only’ (yet potentially glaringly obvious) thing with MERCURY in LEO is that the Messenger Archetype is considered ‘in fall’ in LEO – while ‘exalted’ in the polar opposite vibration of AQ.
I.o.w., the mind ‘on LEO’ can get quite self absorbed – The world revolves around ME as a mental state, vs. in AQ, it can be more detached, a witness / scientist, interested in ‘the system’, group consciousness / humanity / the WE rather than the Self, and from that place be co-innovative, even revolutionary.
Better to channel the energy into warm-hearted creativity! Always, and even more so now is the time to be creative, show & shine…
Rose Vibrancy – even better together… – photo by moi, from last week
Everything LEO (Love, Passion, Creativity, yet also the Inner Drama or True Queen / King) is brought to mind, and wants to be communicated about (and sometimes from). Best avenue / higher vibe of LEO: Be the Artist and Heart-ist!
Esp if YOU have your SUN, MOON, AC, or Planets in LEO!
The Mini Generation of all you boomers with PLUTO in LEO (born 1939 – 1957) are called to alchemize the shadow of domination and otherwise purrsonalized power themes into true soul expression.
Where’s Your LEO House that MERCURY’s about to visit, and have a Message for / from?
MERCURY knocks at the door of the House LEO is in, for all of us – it’s got a message for us, and wants us to speak from Love in / from that realm. Access & express the solid LEO warmth-of-heart, and creative power, radiating from this area of life:
LEO in your…
1st House How you show up – Celebrate and BE Yourself!
2nd House What you have and value – Own Your Radiance!
3rd House Your environment – Celebrate in the City / Neighbourhood / with Relatives!
4th House Your home – Be the King or Queen – and generous Host/ess!
5th House Your creativity – You’re the HEART-ist!
6th House Your work and health – A warm Heart is the best health insurance, and good for your work & service too.
7th House Your significant others – They’re special, as is your relationship! Celebrate Life & Love together!
8th House Your deep involvement and transformations – Perhaps from ego investment into the pure Heart?
9th House Your travels and worldviews – Travel with joy, and put your creations out there into the World!
10th House Your calling and purpose – is LOVE!
11th House Your community – A Celebration! Where everyone’s a Star.
12th House Your oneness with ALL – The ‘True Gold’…
YES, communicating from being loving and proud of ourselves is totally in accord with MERCURY in LEO. Give yourself the Love you might miss from others, and tell yourself a new Love Story.
How about connecting with the Heart before / instead of roaring, or making it all about ourselves….?
How about ‘randomly’ making Heart connections with people around us, not ‘just’ your sweetheart?
But hey, why do we / they crave attention? Maybe ‘simply’ to be seen and loved.
What do you LOVE about yourself? What do you LOVE about LIFE? How can you Live Life Lovingly?
And what would LOVE say? Maybe….
What are MERCURY’s LEOnine Encounters with other Cosmic Players?
During MERCURY’s relatively brief (only 15 days!) visit in LEO, from just after the AQ – LEO Full Moon / Mayan New Year (on July 23 / 24 / 26) to shortly after the LEO New Moon (on 08/08, the ‘Lion’s Gate’),almost daily contacts with other Planetary Players occur.
MERCURY can be their Messenger. Ideally not as in: drama news, but straight from the Heart.
JULY 27 MERCURY enters LEO, and goes into quincunx with JUPITER retro in PI (on the cusp to AQ) Speak from the Heart. Roar as Needed. Show Yourself & Your Colours. Be the Heart-ist, let creativity flow, and share it out.
AUG 1 – Lammas MERCURY in LEO meets the SUN, and opposes SATURN retro in AQ. Which is also the ‘Inferior Conjunction’ between the SUN and MERCURY = midpoint between MERCURY retro phases. From that point forward, MERCURY will take the lead again, and the SUN follows – until the next M-r. Speak from the Heart – even though / esp. if there’s (inner!) judgment and fear about what other people might think / how you might position yourself as an outsider. Don’t let the ego mind run the show. Dare to be different, dare to be YOU.
AUG 2 MERCURY in LEO in Fire Trine with CHIRON retro in ARIES Find the Inner Medicine – which of course can be vulnerable and raw. But a chance to show others who you really are, behind the veneer. Give it creative expression, and find the Heart language.
AUG 3 MERCURY in LEO squares stat. URANUS in TAU (going retro on Aug 19) Both Planets are in their ‘Fall’ / ‘least favourable’ energy (MERCURY in LEO, and URANUS in TAU). Yet, URANUS is MERCURY’s the ‘higher octave’ (as in: liberation and breakthroughs, out-of-the-box ‘thinking’, flashes of insight). The MOON in MERCURY ruled GEM can save the day. Roar – perhaps up-roar? This combo can evoke unexpected / disruptive news / communicative clashes, yet is also primed for mental breakthroughs, and cathartic verbal expressions round freedom from attachments. Don’t break off the dialogue, stay curious, and ask yourself deep questions around the ego-mind and its ‘toys’.
AUG 7 MERCURY in LEO goes into quincunx with NEPTUNE retro in PISCES. A strange dynamic, purrhaps between standing out and getting attention, and being passive, anonymous, and ‘drowning’ in mass consciousness? Reconciling & upleveling these energies, by being open, receptive, and in faith & flow, while inviting Life to ignite our passion & love. Which can dissolve and transmute purrrsonal attachments to being seen & loved into bathing in Love-that-IS, and releasing all else – with Love.
AUG 8 – Lion’s Gate, and Sirius Rising The Central LEO New Moon meets / comes with MERCURY. What a start into a gloriously creative, loving cycle! Just remember, it’s not about the show (and Selfie) but about the Heart.
AUG 9 MERCURY end of LEO in quincunx with PLUTO retro end of CAP What helps transform the dysfunctional, ‘narcissistic’ ‘Old Empire’? Self Love and loving Self Awareness of the Individual (says also C.G. Jung, as I just read in “The Undiscovered Self”). Yep, it’s a journey, it’s a process.
AUG 10 MERCURY end of LEO (Sphinx Point) opp. JUPITER retro end of AQ (Synergy Point) Know thyself, and hang out with people whom you truly resonate with – lots of gifts and potential for collaboration!
AUG 11 MERCURY enters VIRGO – one of its ruled signs. Following VENUS – since July 21 in VIRGO, and soon to leave – and MARS – since July 29 in VIR. Practice IS Perfect. Don’t make it complicated.
Mid- to end of AUG will be quite VIRGOan, with MERCURY (until Aug 11), VENUS (until Aug 15), the SUN (until Aug 22) and MARS (throughout).
These energies of these 3 Planets in VIRGO like things hands-on, get the job done. Back to work!
Journey through Space – beach art photo from last week
Striking effect of MERCURY in LEO: The AQ frame. The transits start with MERCURY in LEO opposing SATURN retro in early AQ, and end with MERCURY in LEO opposing JUPITER retro at the end of AQ.
‘Spacey’ AQ on the ‘other side’ holds space for humanity and group consciousness, that the sovereign individual (LEO) might see themselves sooo different from.
What’s the best bridge between these two‘worlds’, the individual and the humanity?
Rather than going into mental-verbal dramatic ego mode, and taking things so purrrsonally (which might be a temptation)…
Can you find the Loving Place in your Heart from which to speak and act, towards yourself and with others?
What are your desires, when it comes to friendship and community?
What would you like to tell Humanity, from the Heart?
“Share your smile with a stranger, and be excellent with each other”, is what our LEOnine Yoga teacher likes to say at the end of the class.
Looking forward to the re-start of the classes – soon!
In the meantime / always, let’s smile (authentically) more often, and practice Heart Language, Cosmic Strangers & Friends!
Sunny LEO Times to y’all! Shine your Love, straight from the Heart!
Melanie
Speaking of LEOnine Heart Expressions & Celebrations, two awesome things are coming up in AUGUST, and you are welcome!
Serving you with astrological guidance and perspective, pointing you to Your ‘Inner Cosmic Compass’. I’d love to inspire you to be in alignment with, and smoothly ‘ride’, those ‘auspicious’ or ‘challenging’ waves of cosmic energies that present themselves at a given time, and, similar to climate and weather, affect our human energy field.
Which can lead to eye opening awareness, growth, healing, release, transformation, and you can feel more connected with yourself and with all-that-IS, in the bigger on-going evolution. Ultimately, you can dwell in a witnessing place in the ‘Hub of the Wheel’ where you are less and less affected, more and more liberated, and self-realized.
I welcome you as a client who is not seeking an ‘old school reading’ from me (“What’s going to happen TO me?”, “What am I supposed to do?”), but to be supported in accessing your own wisdom source, especially in times of a challenging transition, stuckness, transformational crisis, for new perspectives at a crossroad or dilemma, and for important choices.
This is to empowered and liberating ways of working with the ancient and timeless gift of Astrology!
Feeling called to explore your own Cosmic Map, and how it can guide you on your Earthly Journey? Come over / let’s meet online, for Your private Astro session!
ASTRO~EXPERIENCES via Courses, Workshops, and Embodied Astrology
Our experiential and embodied Astrology groups have over time (the 15 years I’ve been facilitating them) become quite potent and catalytic. The intimate Astro hubs (max 6 participants) are a treasured way of being personally seen and involved – more commitment, a personal sense of community, and deeper effects. Come join us, if deep synergy in a circle speaks to you! Find upcoming events on myAstrology for Self Realization FB Page.
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