Leo New Moon, Total Solar Eclipse - 12th August 2026

Wednesday 12^th August at 18.37 BST is the Leo New Moon Total Solar Eclipse 

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The last Cancer new moon came to help us to step into New Earth and birth a new civilisation. Then, to help us to vision a new reality and future collective destiny was the Aquarius full moon. Now, to help us to harness our energy, frequency and power is the Leo new moon total solar eclipse.

With this South Node eclipse in Leo, we are looking at leaving behind the need for approval, praise and permission from the outside world and looking outside of ourselves for validation and a sense of self-worth. All old ego stories of doubt and lack need to be shed.

This is going to be amplified by Pluto’s opposition to Mercury, and you may find your ego running a bit wild with worst case scenarios and all of your deep-seated fears coming to the surface for you to face them and free yourself from them. 

Please, please, as hard as it may feel, look at all of these things under this dark/new moon. These are what have been getting in your way and stopping you from fully shining and right now we truly need your light.

As Mercury gets closer to Jupiter, you’re going to find these fears lifting, as though the light shows you that the scary thing in the corner was just a shadow and was never anything to be really afraid of. You’ll find a new understanding around what your fears have been showing you and with this South Node energy you’ll truly be able to leave many of these limitations of your mind behind. 

You may find new ideas dropping in out of nowhere or a nudge to go in a direction you haven’t considered before or the urge to go bigger and make a really bold move. You are being expanded beyond what your human mind ever thought was possible into all that is not only possible but meant for you.

This is a time to just say yes, make the move, start the thing, be courageous. You don’t need to logically understand it, your mind may take a while longer to get on board, but your soul already knows and is asking you to trust and follow where you’re being called to go.

Our energies, our frequencies have been upgrading and it’s now that you may finally feel strong enough to go after what you truly want. You’ll feel supported, guided and ready to make the move.

This new moon marks a new beginning, and I truly want you to be able to look back at this time and know that this is when you made the change, initiated the new beginning, found your self-belief, took back your power, had the hard conversation, made the decision and stepped into a whole new timeline on your journey.

Take the first step here, now. You are so supported and once you take the first step you’ll be guided to the next one and the next one and the next one.

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