2015 Venus Retrograde Conjunct Mars in Leo – Acknowledging The Light That Wants to Shine

Yesterday, Tuesday 1st September 2015 at 10:04p PDT, Venus Retrograde made exact conjunction with Mars in the sign of Leo (14.92°). This conjunction has a lot to do with partners allowing and encouraging each other to shine fully self-expressed in the spotlight of life. Let’s discuss each of these components separately before explaining how they come together.

Venus Retrograde in Leo may find us standing in the light of our companions and partners. There are a few questions which arise under this influence:

• Are you shining your own light, or are you simply reflecting your partner’s? Is your partner shining their own light, or are they reflecting yours?
• Is your light being hidden, drowned out, outshined, or overwhelmed by your partner’s light? Is your partner being overwhelmed, drowned out, outshined, or hidden by yours?
• Are you being encouraged by your partner(s) or companions to shine your unique creative self-expression? Are you encouraging your partner’s creative self-expression?
• Are you being pushed to express yourself in ways that make you known or stand out to others? Are you pushing others to express themselves more fully?

With all of that being asked, Venus Retrograde in Leo asks you to recognize your role in your relationships, and you may find that your role is or isn’t in alignment with you True self. If you find you are being inauthentic or repressed in any relationship in any way, that is an indicator that you may want to reassess the relationship.

Mars in Leo is passionate self-expression. Mars in its own right is assertive and initiative. Leo is bold, courageous, and creative. Mars in Leo is a strong and passionate fire – a creative and expressive force to be reckoned with.

When Mars in Leo combines with Venus Retrograde in Leo, this conjunction is a sure sign that if your unique self isn’t getting its stage time, it will probably fight for it. You may notice yourself standing up for yourself more than usual in your one-on-one interactions and relationships of all kinds. This is especially the case if you feel like your talents and contributions are not able to shine forth – you’re more inclined than usual to make sure that your creativity and uniqueness are seen and known under this influence.

The 2015 Leo New Moon – To Boldly Create…

There is a promise of a fresh start with this 2015 New Moon in Leo, and as New Moons always hold the power of new beginnings, this one opens energetic doorways to bold creative self-expression.

At 7:53a PDT, Friday August 14th (21.52) the 2015 Leo New Moon will be at its newest, allowing you to light a fire for any creative endeavors or projects that you have been thinking about. The energy of Leo has a flair for the dramatic – so this is a great opportunity to spark your inner flame and to let it be known – in a dynamic way! You may find yourself in positions to become much more visible to others during this time. You may also be feeling the pull to share your creative ideas and have them acknowledged by others. Trust that what you are expressing at this time honors and reflects your TRUE self.

 

On the flip side – others will be feeling this energy as well and as result, everyone will want to be noticed in some way. Many of us will want to be King or (Queen) of the Jungle, so there is a chance you’ll encounter a few other strong-willed personalities in this time.

The Six Retrograde Planets of Summer 2015 – Seeing Yourself and Others Clearly

 

There’s a lot of planetary energy in retrograde motion right now. In fact, we have 6 bodies in retrograde motion at the present time, and they will all be in retrograde motion for the remainder of the 2015 Leo Sun and well into the 2015 Virgo Sun period.

Here’s all of the players in order of station to direct (or change of direction):

 

• Ceres is retrograde in Capricorn until 4th September (retrograde in Capricorn since 3rd August).
• Venus is currently retrograde in Leo until 6th September (retrograde in Leo since 31st July).
• Pluto is currently retrograde in Capricorn until 29th September (retrograde since 16th April).
• Neptune in retrograde in Pisces until 18th November (retrograde since 12th June).
• Chiron is also in Pisces, and is retrograde until 28th November (retrograde since 24th June).
• And finally, Uranus Retrograde in Aries until 25th December (retrograde since 26th July).

2015 Venus Retrograde in Virgo & Leo and Uranus Retrograde in Aries – Seeing How We (and You) Are

As some of you already know, I am an avid current events junkie. As often as possible, I go online and read the news from various news sources (both mainstream and alternative) and I read both the articles and the comment sections. I am fascinated by the events themselves, and by public reaction and opinion to them.

I love to see the current astrology transits in action, and often look to what is happening in the world to better understand how the transits are playing out and what we may expect in days, months, and years to come as result. I love to witness the build-up and release of energies – to pay attention to the seemingly little things which, when considered en masse, paint a larger picture of things to come. I look to the news and comments to learn and incorporate free will into the picture. As humans are often predictable, though occasionally, we’ll surprise ourselves.

Back on 25th July, Venus began retrograde motion in Virgo. As Virgo is the sign of practical and purposeful function, in retrograde, we receive feedback from our environment about which relationships are contributing to us.

Yesterday the 28the July, Uranus began its retrograde motion in Aries. As Aries is an indicator of initiative action, individuality, and leadership, in retrograde, we receive feedback as to how the collective whole of humanity defines us and reflects its beliefs through how it responds to individual actions.

Some of us are looking at the big events and taking them at face value. Yet these retrogrades have me looking a bit deeper at these events for what else is being revealed.

A few things that are happening here in and/or involving the U.S. –

The “Musical Chairs” of the 2015 Leo Sun Period – Embracing Your New Normal

More and more people are being called into their unique and individual self-expressions right now, and the upcoming 2015 Leo Sun period will be a pretty confrontational time for many as result. Some of you may be a bit scared as what you are being called to create, reveal, and express and you may not have a precedent in your life experience or in anyone else’s for that matter. By acting on your creative spark, you may be the originator of a new service, product, endeavor, or approach. What you bring to light may never have been brought forward by anyone else before you – you may be the first and only one to do it your way if at all…and this can be a lonely place to be.

Yet if you can move beyond being “the only one” and can embrace being “the first one”, you may discover that the light within you is more brilliant than you ever knew it (or yourself) to be. This could be a very exciting time for you and those around you.

Usually I reserve this type of detailed breakdown of coming events for The Life By Soul E-zine, which comes out monthly with the next edition being sent out in 2 days (register here for the mailing list – shameless plug). However, I’ve had so many people asking me about what is going on that I decided to put this bit of it out now as a blog article.

The coming month of the 2015 Leo Sun period (22 July-23 August) has more sign and direction changes than I’ve seen in a long time. There will be 7 sign changes and 2 retrogrades in the next 4.5 weeks! These changes are a major part of the rollercoaster we’ll all be on over the next few weeks.

If you though the last few months were crazy, wait until this month starts. I don’t say that to scare you – I say it to prepare you. Changes are coming, and if you want to make sure you have a seat to sit in as the ups and downs occur, be sure to listen closely to and keep up with the music.

Here’s a big part of the playlist for the next few weeks: