Theme: “Radiance & Reclamation”
Aligning with the Leo New Moon
The Leo New Moon rises on Friday 25 July at 5:10 AM AEST, inviting you into bold self-expression, heart-led intention, and radiant self-trust. This lunation holds powerful energy for reconnecting with your creative fire and reclaiming the parts of you that may have been dimmed or quieted.
Leo reminds us that shining our light is not vanity, it’s a sacred responsibility. This New Moon encourages you to show up more fully as yourself, with courage, with love, and with joy.
Let this guide hold you through the New Moon and the days that follow. These practices are designed to be done on the day of the New Moon and in the days after. Use them to anchor your intentions, reclaim your radiance, and embody your inner fire.
🔮 Themes of the Leo New Moon
Radiance – Letting your inner light be seen and felt
Self-Belief – Trusting your worth, your voice, your magic
Joy – Reclaiming play, creativity and pleasure
Courage – Leading from the heart, even when it feels vulnerable
The Daily Rituals
Let these practices help you ground into presence, honour your voice, and reawaken your joy. Choose one each day or follow them in order. They’re designed to support you in holding intention and embodying it through mindful action.
1. Heart-Fire Meditation (25 July)
Practice: Sit with one hand on your heart and one on your belly. Visualise a golden flame in your chest expanding with each breath.
Prompt: Where in my life am I ready to shine brighter?
With Cacao: Sip with reverence, letting the warmth open your chest.
2. Joy Mapping (26 July)
Practice: Make a list of what brings you genuine joy — big or small. Highlight anything you’ve been denying yourself lately.
Prompt: How can I bring more joy into my everyday life?
With Cacao: Drink as you circle back to joy as a daily devotion.
3. Inner Child Expression (27 July)
Practice: Write a letter to your younger self or do a creative activity your inner child would love.
Prompt: What would my inner child love to feel, do or express right now?
With Cacao: Sip playfully, letting yourself soften and open.
4. Worth Reclamation (28 July)
Practice: Stand before a mirror, place your hands on your heart, and speak five affirmations of self-worth aloud.
Prompt: What truths about my worth am I ready to reclaim?
With Cacao: Drink as a sacred act of self-honouring.
🌑 Leo New Moon Ritual: Reignite the Flame
This is a special longer ritual to reconnect with the essence of who you are. Best performed on the evening of Thursday 24 July (leading into the New Moon), or the morning of Friday 25 July, when the New Moon’s energy is most potent.
Ritual Steps
1. Prepare Your Space
Light a gold or yellow candle to honour the element of fire and solar energy.
Gather a mirror, your journal, a pen, and your ceremonial cacao.
2. Grounding & Presence
Sit comfortably and take ten slow breaths.
Visualise yourself seated in a circle of golden light, safe and held.
3. Reflection & Reclamation
Look into the mirror and gently ask, “What part of me wants to be seen again?”
Free-write anything that comes. Don’t censor.
4. Set Your Intentions
Sip your cacao slowly, allowing your intention to rise.
Write 1–3 heart-aligned intentions that affirm your self-expression, creativity, or worth.
Speak them aloud like vows.
5. Closing Gratitude
Offer thanks for your courage, your heart, and your radiance.
Extinguish the candle, feeling the light remain within.
✍🏼 Reflection Prompts After the New Moon
Where in my life have I been holding back my light?
What does courage look and feel like for me right now?
How can I lead with more joy and heart?
What part of me is ready to be seen, loved, and expressed?
Bringing It All Together
This New Moon is your invitation to return to the flame within the wild spark of joy, play, courage, and self-worth. Let it reignite your vision. Let it move you forward not with force, but with love. Let it remind you of who you are when you’re not trying to be anything else.
Your ritual awaits. 🌑🦁💛
