The New Moon occurs in Leo on August 9th at 11:08 pm (Eastern time). The lunation itself (the Sun/Moon conjunction) makes no aspects to any other planet, which suggests that the power of self-expression can act forcefully, unencumbered by any other influence. This is a wonderful time to start a new creative venture, or a program to market your business. Anything that puts YOU on center stage is appropriate with this New Moon.Leo is about celebration and joy, but there is a dark side as well. On the Astrodynamics Facebook page, when the Moon went into Leo I wrote “It’s all about ME now.” A reader responded, “”You’d think, with leo sun, leo asc, leo mars, leo uranus & leo in my 2nd house I’d love it when it’s all about me. But I don’t. This whole day has had me feeling trancelike, lost, sad and sort of pointless.” Reading this I pondered the way in which Leo’s focus on Self can make us self-involved and cause us to lose sight of the Flow, and sure enough this reader later added: After thinking about it some more last night, it seems to me I actually WAS making it all about me, even if it wasn’t positive/power/confident thinking, I still was pointedly aware of myself all day 
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Everything astrological has both a positive and negative manifestation. We like to think of Leo as representing the celebration of life; the Divine Child whose innocence and joy lights up the path of everyone that surrounds him or her. But the dark side of Leo is Self-involvement and egocentricity. In this New Moon the power of the conscious mind (Sun) and the instinctive emotions (Moon) combine with the full force of Leo’s potential. You can make this experience exactly what you want it to be!
Venus has just entered Libra and is currently sandwiched between Saturn and Mars, not the friendliest of planets! Venus governs relationships between people and shows the way that we connect with each other, and Venus is happiest in its own sign of Libra where it can balance and harmonize and keep everyone happy. But the limitation and restriction of Saturn can be lonely for Venus, and the irritation of Mars can be very uncomfortable for the Venusian urge for peace and serenity.
Our personal relationships may become somewhat more difficult from the 7th to the 9th of August when Venus is challenged by Uranus (rebellion), Saturn (isolation), Pluto (rejection or obsession) and Jupiter (freedom) at the time of the New Moon. These stressful Venus aspects only last for a day or so, but with the New Moon being in the self-oriented sign of Leo, any interactions we have with others that limit our self-expression will be felt as problematic at that time.
The alignment of cardinal planets is embedded in the chart of the New Moon, so this is not a time of easy success. That New Moon in Leo is determined to shine, but before we can get there we have to walk a tightrope between the force of change and the necessity for discipline and creative intelligence!
posted August 9, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Lynn – you are a busy woman! Just went back to bloglines to finish up my reading and here’s a nother post from you!
I have moon at 0.38 Libra, 23 Gemini rising – this new moon falls in my 3rd house of communications – job interview today – and I ***think*** it went well. As for the gang ganging up on my poor Moon – I’m using the energy to change my habits and laying low for now on any but my established relationships.
Diane
posted August 10, 2010 at 5:38 am
lyn i don’t feel to good these days io don’t drink i take pain killers for my back there really bad oxycodone 15 mg clonazapham i’ve been taking for 7 yrs. i curse the day i took one and it made me feel so much better…… feel like i’m surrounded by nothing but hate,when i was younger i always tried to help my family but now all i get is hate and i always tried to help my sisters i’m only a waitress i didn’t have a dime to my name but i would give them 20 cents all her babies i considered to be mine now they don’t even give me a call i love them so much i’ve been married for almost 30 years and i don’t even feeel love or trusted by him it’s like i’ve forgiven him for what he has done to us but he doesn’t forgive me or teust me i would rather be dead than to fell like this doctors won’t help they say cash pay that they lose money .what happen what did i do .no matter what i always smiled always found good in something no matter how gloom thingd were i wish i had money for a through reading buti take clonazapam for 7 yrs. i curse the day i ever pop one in my mouth if the doctdr would of told me how hard it was to get off them my chest feels like an elephant on it,i take oxy for a couple of months i ‘m i an addicted my back hurts so bad and i feel like i’m going to die where is my streagth my b=day is 9-29=1964 jacksonville fla.7.58 p.m husbaaaaand washington d.c. 3-12-1960 3.33 am yes i knowi wish i had money just to put me on track my heart hurts whats going on in the world and here i’m feelimg sorry for myself but how can i help mother mature but believe i pray so hard for the world and i believe in the power of prayer so that is the one thing i can dfo and i always tell everybody to pray it works.but i think that they hate me but i’ve always prayed and i always will mmy angels watch over me but i dom’t feel them right now i think its where i live in pahrump nevada 89061 shes passsed now and i want to go home which is questa new mexico 87556 my baby girl had a baby girl 1 year and one day after she passed i know i sound so confusing but i’m also scaring myself im just like mother natuer need love i make no sence please help whats wrong i need to be strong i need positive energy like when my prayers worked now nothing i just want to die die help please so i can help also do send good energy but now its bad HELP no sense
posted August 11, 2010 at 6:46 am
Betty, I am sorry that you are going through such a bad time but it sounds like you need professional help. Find a counselor in your community and begin making changes in your life that will help you to get back on your feet. THEN we’ll talk about astrology.
posted August 11, 2010 at 1:33 pm
should i let my partner of 6 years know that im aware he is cheating on me with the same person he swore not to see again? he begged me to come home and promise to be committed, but this lasted for only 1 month.also is it wrong for me to check his cell phone bill, thats how i know he’s cheating? after all i am the one who set the account up, he removed her number form his cell phone contact list(im stupid)as if to say to me, see there is no number so im not calling her.why would one continue to chase someone they can’t have a future with(she has children)he broke off the relatioship because he could’nt committe,but yet by his behavior he has not committed to me either.what’s a girl to do? wait it out or give him his walking papers.