For Leo, the eclipse is still unfolding through you, because the Sun has only just passed the centre of the story and the new Leo Aquarius nodal cycle is beginning to reveal what must change. This is especially striking when the world itself looks so intensely Leonine, with extreme heat and enormous fires across Europe and beyond, including Belgium’s largest recorded wildfire, while the solar environment remains disturbed and a CME from 14 August is making its predicted encounter with Earth this week.
The Perseid stream is also still being crossed by Earth, although its spectacular maximum has passed, leaving the image of fire moving through darkness particularly strong. For Leo, the question now is what to do with your fire: the eclipse has challenged the old idea of leadership and authority, and Pluto in Aquarius with the North Node newly in Aquarius points towards a collective future in which personal brilliance must become something that serves more than the self. The Sun entering Virgo on 23 August begins the shift from vision and drama into practical work.
The way through is to keep your fire alive without adding to the flames, and let your courage become the warmth, leadership and creative intelligence that helps the living world find its way forward.
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