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As an introvert, with a cluster of vulnerable Cancer planets assembled all around my Mid-Heaven (MC), I doubt I\u2019ll ever feel comfortable in the spotlight. Yet my\u00a0progressed Sun, and MC, my evolving self and \u201ccalling card\u201d, respectively, in the extroverted, notice-me sign of Leo, has impelled\u00a0far more\u00a0charisma\u00a0from me than even I thought possible. <\/span>So, as\u00a0my progressed MC moves into Virgo in little over a month (a once every thirty-year shift), I honestly feel something akin to relief. Like Brigitte Bardot,\u00a0the French actress, model and singer who\u00a0decided to turn her focus from acting and showbiz to animal rights projects…\u00a0I\u2019ve already begun hanging up that Leo costume.<\/p>\n The Mid-Heaven comes with a set of expectations, even projections, from others about the contributions you are here to offer the world. At times, I\u2019ve felt dreamed into a star role, urged,\u00a0reluctantly on my part, toward an ever-shifting bright spotlight. It\u2019s been a fun, often celebratory, ride. But despite all her panache, being<\/strong> the performer<\/strong>, isn\u2019t something I deeply enjoy.<\/p>\n Yet it\u2019s been life-changing. Without having taken the fierce risk of sharing my creative self, all of my books and writing would remain as they had begun: in journals. Without Leo urging my Cancer imagination to \u201cput it out there<\/strong>\u201d, \u201chave fun with it\u201d<\/strong> and \u201cshow the world what you\u2019ve got\u201d<\/strong>, I\u2019d never had started my very first full moon mailing back in 2002. Without allowing myself to playfully explore astrology in new and experimental ways, I wouldn\u2019t have taken the\u00a0chance\u00a0<\/strong>of starting this website. Without the thought, maybe it would feel good to have an audience…<\/em> I\u2019d never have found the audacity to publicly share my creative enthusiasms<\/strong>, my self<\/strong>, with you.<\/p>\n Even if, looking back, I cringe at some of my over-the-top-and-brimming-with-enthusiasm writings, I thank Goddess that I didn\u2019t stop too long to second-guess myself, because that just isn\u2019t in the spontaneous spirit of Leo. \u00a0Excruciating self-consciousness is a dimmer switch for the Lion’s light. Only in an atmosphere of generosity and playfulness can\u00a0we discover the breadth of our talent, our largesse.<\/p>\n Sure, there are plenty of people who obtain notoriety based on charisma and style over substance; that\u2019s certainly a shadow of Leo, but I\u2019d say an even bigger shadow of Leo is our tendency to sell our selves short, to accuse our selves of getting too big for our britches, to\u00a0even to deny our self the right to have thoughts, opinions, and abilities\u00a0we believe are worth sharing\u00a0–\u00a0particularly as women. If a shadow of Leo is unearned bravado, the bigger one\u00a0is feeling we don\u2019t deserve<\/em> to take up the space.<\/strong> After all, if its those with the largest mouths and egos (not largest talent, creativity or intellect) who are dominating the world stage right now… Why are you\u00a0waiting for permission to shine?<\/p>\n Leo New Moon presents the invitation to each and every one of us to be far more audacious, and far less perfectionistic, about sharing our unique genius\u00a0with the world.<\/strong>\u00a0Maybe the first step to doing so involves something small, like changing up our hair style, painting our nails a vibrant notice-me color,\u00a0or singing karaoke– despite what we think someone else might think\u00a0about us. \u00a0Leo magic only works\u00a0when we\u00a0risk looking silly! <\/strong>Trying to look cool\u00a0tends to dampen the fun.<\/p>\n Steven Forrest once wrote, “To perform for the world is to trust it. That unquestionable trust in life is Leo’s Holy Grail.” Some\u00a0funny things I learned about being on the stage: Not only do you learn that you will not die<\/em> from stage fright- you learn the world really is a friendlier\u00a0place than you thought. Despite the endless chatter of criticism and judgment we tell our self, and project onto others, performing and expressing has a sort of alchemy to it. You learn people actually want to see you succeed; that you don\u2019t have to be perfect, just real; and that you, just as much as anyone else, deserve to take up space and shine. (And ooh, the\u00a0outfits, the costumes! Every performer needs to be well-styled for their role, and my\u00a0natal Venus-MC conjunction loves\u00a0showing off her style).<\/p>\n Lately, I’ve been having a hard time contacting the radiant, playful spirit\u00a0of Leo. This makes sense;\u00a0Mars’ long sojourn through\u00a0Scorpio has been grueling. Psychologically-oriented\u00a0Scorpio is square fun-loving Leo, by sign. Mars moves from Scorpio to Sagittarius at this New Moon!\u00a0We are ready to let go of private emotional struggles, crisis, death…\u00a0and get on with living<\/strong>. Let’s say sayonara to any grief, loss and regret, do our best to forgive any tortures we\u2019ve endured at our own hands or that of others’, and celebrate life again with the renewing power of a fiery New Moon beginning. As our energies shift to exploratory, enthusiastic Sag, adventures await. And\u00a0with\u00a0Leo, when we risk stepping out on the\u00a0stage and sharing our self with the world,\u00a0life smiles warmly back.<\/p>\n \n The post Leo New Moon: Goodbye… and Hello<\/a> appeared first on Moonkissd by Jessica<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As an introvert, with a cluster of vulnerable Cancer planets assembled all around my Mid-Heaven (MC), I doubt I’ll ever feel comfortable in the spotlight. Yet my progressed Sun, and MC, my evolving self and “calling card”, respectively, in the extroverted, notice-me sign of Leo, has impelled far more charisma from me than even I thought possible. So, as my […]<\/p>\n The post Leo New Moon: Goodbye… and Hello<\/a> appeared first on Moonkissd by Jessica<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n