The Sun is at home in Leo

When political parties are jockeying for power at the expense of our already-strained personal resources, it tries the patience of a freedom-loving populace. Since Uranus entered the fire sign of Aries in March, 2011, he began delivering the lightening bolts of rebellion that aim to help us break through restrictive limits. The wars that rage outside us are simply a macrocosm of our inner conflicts. What does it mean to be free?

Now the Sun, in it's home sign of Leo, joins Uranus in an easy flow of dynamic energy which triggers our passion for a new way. Leo adds dignity, fixed purpose, and a regal dominion of the will to rule your own life. Stir in a stressful push from transformative Pluto, and we get pressure to be an agent of change.

Mercury, the messenger planet, is also in Leo--aiding with completion of our deals and contracts. Mercury briefly enters hard-working Virgo just in time for the Leo New Moon this Saturday, July 30th, at 11:40 AM PDT. Venus joins this New Moon party, bringing playfulness and a childlike wonder to the enjoyment of who we truly are.

On August 2nd Mercury goes retrograde, necessitating a re-working of the details of any communications made from that time until August 26th, when Mercury is direct again, back in Leo. Time to go inside, take another look around, practice your roar, and make your voice heard. Major innovations in thought processes, like A Course In Miracles, found their inception in one simple phrase--there must be a better way.