This year's Leo New Moon is tightly square Uranus in Taurus, which configuration suggests a potentially abrupt feel to whatever might be commencing for us at this point. I get the impression things have lately felt rather stagnant for a good few of us, so you might feel a bit of a jolt as they get moving again. Hopefully it'll come as a relief all round.
Without further ado, here is your horoscope for the approaching lunation.
This Monday, 7th August, is another of the cross-quarter days among those pivotal moments in the turning of the seasonal wheel when profundities tend to make themselves more apparent, just for a whisper.
The one in question is known to some in the north of the world as Lammas or Lughnasadh, the first fruits harvest (its equivalent in the southern hemisphere being Imbolc). It's usually celebrated around the first of the month, but astrologically it occurs when the Sun reaches the midpoint of Leo - exactly halfway between the Cancer solstice* and the Libra equinox**.
In astrological symbolism, the solstices and equinoxes occur as the Sun enters each cardinal sign. Cardinal signs represent initiation, pioneering, leadership - the first to set foot in new territory. Thus at these moments a new season commences. At the cross-quarters, the Sun is in the middle of a fixed sign. This indicates continuation as well as manifestation: the culmination of the seasonal forces in action.