Leo Full Moon Jan 23 2016 -Illuminating deeper truths & visions for self fulfillment

This Leo full moon will be exact on Jan 23 2016 at 5:45 pm PST. 3 deg Leo. This breaks open the emotional tension that has been building since the last new moon in Capricorn asking for some kind of change in circumstances for the next month, especially when it comes to feelings, and the area of life you have the sign Leo ruling and the area of life you have Aquarius ruling (houses). The Leo moon is ruled by the sun which is in Aquarius and Aquarius points to Uranus which is in Square to Mercury Rx conjunct Pluto! This tells me that this full moon has a lot to do with the tension that has been building from the deep hidden feelings, thoughts and or communication that has been surfacing this last week or so and is a culmination to the energy and tension building around certain thoughts you've had around a subject or area of life this past couple months that has been somewhat uncertain and a little troubling, as we wait for more information to fully figure it out. This has a lot to do with self and long term plans and achievements.

If you haven't had any new deep hidden feelings/thoughts or information surfacing this last week or so then it's likely this full moon will trigger that release of energy and bring more awareness to these deeper hidden truths about yourself and others trying to surface out of the shadows of your consciousness this next several days. Leo is about the self, creativity and what makes your heart feel fulfilled. Six months ago we had a Leo New Moon where intentions were set for finding greater creativity and happiness in your life. Now as that Leo New Moon has become Full we experience full illumination to what it is we need in order to feel that happiness. You can expect new revelations around what your heart desires the most at this time in your life to feel happy with yourself and more creative. The kicker of this full awareness is that what you learn about yourself might be troubling or hard to accept as Mercury is with Pluto. We are being asked to change our long term perceptions about our self and how we see our unique place in the group/world in order to truly find more joy, happiness and creativity in our life. Aquarius is the world, friends,the group and future dreams and visions so gaining more awareness about your unique special place within the group context is possible with this full moon.

This is a release of creative energy that's been bubbling under the surface for awhile. It's ok to break some rules now and try something unique, expressing yourself in new creative ways as long as you keep the need for rebellion in proper perspective and not let it create too much drama in your life by what this full moon wants to reveal. If you can try and balance your Leo house with your Aquarius house (areas of life) giving both equal attention, letting go a little of one or the other for greater balance then you will feel a sense of release and relief the next few days as the dramatic emotional energy starts to wane.

Any relationship tension you might have felt recently will also start to release this next several days which is reflective of Venus changing signs into Capricorn at the time of this full moon. This is relationships, desires, values and money energy changing from Sagittarius which has had peoples desires uplifted for something beyond mundane, dreamy, adventurous and idealistic this last several weeks into Capricorn which is more grounded and logical, mature and responsible. The goddess of love is no longer in a dreamy state, she wants something real and solid, and so desires will start finding long term needs and achievements attractive on multiple levels including long term relationship commitments. In fact as Venus aligns with Pluto this next couple weeks, relationship, desires and values changes drastically. Love and money issues get intense and most people will discover what has control over them, even from under the surface. This could be in any context - other people, habits, desires, etc. You will gain awareness to what or whom has control over your Venus energy which will give you opportunity to continue with another year cycle of this power dynamic or let it go for good. Regardless, the universal desires will be for personal long term achievement to what it is we each want on a personal level, especially in regards to the area of life where you have Capricorn on the cusp, along with the area of life you have Saturn in. This also means, in general, that the feminine will be more attracted to the shy, reserved mature guy that takes care of business. You would do well to keep date nights somewhat traditional now, ie: opening doors, paying her way, conservative music, environment, situations, etc..basically, treat her old school as Venus transits old school Capricorn while understanding and respecting her position as a modern woman. Venus (women) will be attracted to people with authority now, a little more so than normal.  Mars being in Scorpio gives the masculine the upper hand, a very aggressive and dominating placement so the masculine side of the love union needs to act like a man, loving, but firm with the feminine showing her that he knows how to take care of business...on multiple levels, if you know what i mean...

Expect big power and control issues to surface as Venus gets closer to Pluto peaking Feb 5th and 6th and there will be significant relationship changes around that time, renewing or ending. This could be true for your personal desires, values, money and attractions as well. Mercury will start to move forward again but still with Pluto and covering these deep feelings and thoughts trying to surface so intense, unusual and unexpected communication could arrive any day from now through Feb 5 and 6 at which time all this energy we have been dealing with the last couple months will finally find resolution.

So, just continue to ride the intense waves of change...gracefully, if at all possible.

I wish you all a happy Leo full moon.
Rik
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