#41: leo full moon lessons

write a love letter to yourself!

this leo full moon took me OUT! i was exhausted, moody, and generally not feeling the sunshiney energy of leo (also—it’s been raining for days so there’s that…). but honestly—not super out of the ordinary for full moons, and with this one being so transformative at that. there’s a lot to PROCESS here, and sometimes it comes through fatigue to help us slow down to integrate. luckily, slowing down as never been as easy as during this (seemingly endless) mars retrograde! ha! but that to say, trust the shifts are happening, even if you aren’t necessarily howling at the moon and creating boisterous pieces of art in luna’s favor (but if that’s the vibe you got—all the power to you!)

this leo full moon started off with a therapy session that led to SUCH a helpful reframe. i was reflecting on how loud my inner critic has been lately, beating me up for not doing more, being more, moving more. (yes, even astrologers who are keenly aware of mars retrograde can still get hella frustrated) i felt like a gloop, essentially. but i realized, that what made this perceived stagnancy feel so unbearable is that there is a louder truth at my core that is stronger than my inner critic: i believe i am worth something. i believe i am deserving of my dream life. i am a creator to my core.

if i didn’t have such a deep conviction in the peaks i am meant to reach in this life, then my inner critic wouldn’t really care enough to put doubts in my head. it is the belief in myself that in turn dredges up the fear, probably as a way to protect myself from failure. and as i’ve spoken on much before—fear is a powerful conveyor of showing you what you really want. i realized i don’t have to keep being as hard on myself, but that the function of this self-criticism actually comes from a place of knowing my potential, and feeling dissonance between that version of me and the current version of me.

the lion is brave, courageous, and strong. it doesn’t just expect what they want to be delivered to them. they get out and hunt. it takes facing your fears, accepting that you might fail (and that it won’t kill you), and diving headfirst into uncertainty to make palpable changes in your life. not every day will be easy, nor are they supposed to be. but the same is true for what’s difficult. the more you do anything, the better you get at it. leo wants us to practice being ourselves. fully, completely, authentically.

now yes, there’s the side of leo that is about showing up, being seen, letting your glitter inspire those around you. so put yourself out there! go for it! but the lesser talked about component of leo’s authenticity is learning to still feel your worth even on the days where you don’t want to be seen, where you don’t feel confident or even deserving of what you want. like how i felt yesterday. it’s unrealistic to think we would be 100% all the time. instead of feigning a façade of having it altogether, instead let others in on the vulnerability. share, even when you don’t feel glammed up and ready to go. be yourself even when you’re not getting any positive response around you. take breaks, but remind yourself that you aren’t any less just because you aren’t feeling like a 10 on any given day. we are meant to fluctuate (the wavering moon), but that doesn’t mean our trust in ourselves has to (the consistent sun).

little lucy squint smiling!

finally, no lunation is more connected to the inner child more than leo’s. remind yourself of who you were and what you wanted to do before societal expectations stamped you down and try to normalize your path. what kind of play can you incorporate in your life? do what you loved when you were little, when the passionate fire of the heart was easy to access and follow. if you were to leave behind judgment or expectations of being “good” at something, where would your excitement lead you?

how to keep harnessing this energy, as we enter the day dedicated to LOVE tomorrow?write a love letter to your inner child—what you love about them, what inspires adult you, what feels the most authentic to who you are.

as your neighborhood venusian, i must admit, valentine’s day is the besssstttttt!!! rather than a time for single people to feel lonely, i find it to be a time where the vibration of love is centered collectively—what a powerful feeling! let love ooze out from all directions—to yourself, your friends, your loved ones, your lovers. love is infinite!!!!!!!

you are worthy!

you are deserving!

you are doing exactly what’s right for you!

xoxoxoxo

Lucy