New moon in Leo now. I always quote my amazing Astrology mentor Daniel Giamario founder of Shamanic Astrology, when it comes to Leo. Daniel describes one of the main elements of Leo as the capacity for radiant, radical self love. Now this is something that I’ve explored deeply. What does it truly mean to radically love oneself? For me, it is the kind of love where you look in the mirror and even though what you’re seeing may not be perfect, your love for yourself is still there. It’s the love that is beyond liking things, or romantic fantasies. The love that accepts everything as it is because things can only change and evolve once we have reached genuine acceptance.

I’ve had this topic come up quite a bit with clients lately…how do we accept things that are bad? For me acceptance is not a practice of giving 

This full moon is in Capricorn, Capricorn represents the Elders / Ancestors / Grandmother and Grandfather wisdom / Government. Pluto is squeezing this. It is an interesting combination that reminds me personally to know my inner Elder wisdom and to trust it...totally. Grand father/mother wisdom can see the bigger picture and knows a deeper level of love. It is the kind of wise love that knows the power in sometimes letting the young ones make mistakes so they can learn for themselves. This allows inner authority to begin to develop and as this develops we learn and become more familiar with knowing how to respond rather then react. It is a reminder to know our personal power and not give it away unwisely.

It is knowing that ultimately we do not need external authorities to tell 

This is for the ones that are feeling the intensity right now…Pluto aspects are strong at the moment…Pluto demands change at a core level and is symbolic of those moments in life where things feel as if they are out of your control…these are the moments when we most need to surrender, not give up, not let go, but surrender.

What are we actually surrendering to though?For me it is not a surrender to something outside of me, a fate out there or a destiny that is already in place. I have come to realise that what I am surrendering to ultimately is myself, my integrity, my intuition, my ability to work on myself at the deepest level possible. I surrender to my own willingness to be a kinder, wiser, more compassionate person and from there the teachers, teachings, answers, alignments appear.