2025-01-29 Leo New Moon – Southern Hemisphere

Editor: Robin Armstrong

2025-01-29

Leo New Moon

Southern Hemisphere

About this Newsletter:

All of the symbols in this newsletter refer to the  moment of the New Moon.

Twelve hours earlier or later and most of these symbols will change.

Each symbol reveals something relevant to the meaning of the moment.

The moon phase and pattern type will have a longer span of influence,

but their effects will still be profound for that day.

This is a beautiful example of the scope and depth of astrological insights.

The effects of the moment of the new moon will be expressed across the entire month ahead.

The new moon represents the seed moment of the month.

If you can tune into or capture the implications of the seed moment,

You will be powerfully aligned with for the entire month ahead.

Most of these symbols have great depth with significant personal implications.

Tuning into them will allow you to master the month.

These symbols come from a degree of the zodiac and a line of the I Ching hexagrams.

There are 360 different sets of symbols.

In the newsletter the symbols apply to the meaning of the New Moon and the degree it is in.

A similar compilation of symbols can be done for the position of each planet or sensitive point in a horoscope.

There are 360 degrees in the university of life.

The New Moon

When your feelings about the past, memories, and your sense of security

conjunct or meet up with

Your confidence,  purposefulness, and your hopes for the future

A profound impression is made.

A note on the harp of the soul.

A seed moment in celestial manifestation.

The Horoscope for the New Moon is for the exact moment of the New Moon.

There are no houses in this chart because the Moon is in all 12 houses at the same time when viewed globally. So this is the true New Moon chart for anywhere on earth. You can add the houses to it according to where you live.

Most computer printouts will draw the horoscope with the houses as appropriate for where you are on the planet. This was not done here in order to focus on things valid for everyone on the planet.

New Moons are the peak  points of subjective impressionability in the month.

Receptivity to core insights and to God, are accentuated.

Chanting (or even drumming) on a New Moon will give an extra vitality to your efforts over the following month,

until the next New Moon.

A holy  environment and spiritual companions are a great blessing.

The New Moon accumulates and reflects on all of the experiences of the past month. On the New Moon the conglomerate of experiences past, creates a high tide of intuitive impressions. At the moment the Moon meets the Sun, light is  shone on these impressions creating a new sense of purpose. It is the Sun than effects the Moon.

From our worldly consciousness we cannot see the combination or aggregate of memories, but we can certainly feel it.

Unfortunately our habit patterns are too gross or physical to allow us to attune to this phenomenon consciously, but we certainly can feel it.

Only the initiate or one established in spiritual disciplines can clearly witness the New Moon within.

For all of the symbolism and associations given here for the new moon, there are also equivalent symbols and associations to each planet or factor in an individual horoscope.

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Zodiac Pattern Types

THE BOWL TYPE:

All the planets on one side of a chart, within an opposition. One half to almost two thirds of the chart is empty.

The Bowl Type has a deep sense of being separated from one half of existence. Half seems to be with you and the other half not. Because this pattern is based on the op­position there is an inherent awareness of duality. You will embrace your concerns strongly. You will also be powerfully aware of what does not concern you. You clearly see who you are, and who you are not! You tend to champion causes and will usually go out of your way to give to others on one level or another. Your sensitivity to duality will find you questioning the purpose of existence.

WANING CRESCENT MOON PHASE

45° – 0°, 3 1/2 to 0 days before the New Moon.

            This is the last phase of the lunar cycle before the new moon. It is often called the balsamic moon phase and it lasts for three and one half days from the crescent to the new moon. The light finally disappears into the mystery of silence and darkness. Completion becomes important. Your own projections seem to disappear in the vastness of all that is happening around you.

            You are searching for something new but are unsure of how to end the old attachments. Your awareness of others begins to lose relevance as you approach renewal. Try to understand what needs to be left behind. This should be a daily meditation. You have the uncanny ability to know when anything is ending or about to fall apart. Unfortunately it is not usually wise to tell others about it. They would probably consider you to be too negative. You need to learn why things come to an end. It is important for you to mind your own business or you will keep seeing everything that is going to collapse on everyone. Learn to look within for the new vision. Trust silence. Take steps to move towards your vision. Be very selective. Listen and wait.

            Often people will not appreciate you until you have gone. Try to insure that your influence is a positive one. Watch what you say. Often you will seem overwhelmed by useless or futile commitments. Do not try to save face. Be honest and let go.

            The quality of ending will directly effect the nature of the new beginning just about to come. So be wise. No doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. It may not make sense to others but if you trust your conscience, you will see the way. Hold on to your principles. Do not make promises that you cannot keep, especially long term promises.

            You have the tendency to lose yourself in others only to be left very insecure when they do not have the answers. You want to become completely involved with someone. You will constantly search for or wonder about the ultimate love of your life. Often you will feel that what you have is not enough, and then you will wonder why you bother to stay within it.

            You are looking for completion and fulfillment and are not likely to embrace freedom comfortably. You want to burn your past for future goals. It is amazing though how long you can procrastinate and wait. You want to help but often do not know what to do. You will probably not bother until somebody else cares.

            A little encouragement can have profound effects. To attract positive feedback you must be positive towards others. If you must end a situation, it is important for the reason to be correct, otherwise your problems will reoccur in the new arena.

THE WAXING NEW MOON PHASE

O°- 45°, 0 to 3 1/2 days after the New Moon.

This is the beginning of the lunar cycle and lasts for three and one half days. The light is emerging gently. From the depths of the darkest moment up to the first slim crescent of light, and a little farther until the crescent is smiling brightly.

            This is a highly intuitive time filled with deep impressions and new beginnings. This is a time of seed moments and powerful insights. There is a predominant undercurrent of anxious anticipation. A new moon cycle is born.

            Born under this phase you need to feel that your life is just beginning to open up. The challenge is subjective: are you prepared to advance your own cause? You should readily adjust your lifestyle to support any new sense of direction that you feel is emerging within you. You will be constantly having to make new starts in life. You will be sensitive to new beginnings and uncertain about your present surroundings. You are inclined to leave old attachments and memories behind. You want to move forward towards your goals and will be frustrated by any setbacks.

            When you begin a project it is important to advance with care and gentleness. Make sure that you nurture and protect the germinating seed; ie. the new you. It is usually easier for you to do things than to talk about them. Remember that you do not have to achieve everything right away, but it is important for you to feel that you are advancing toward your goals.

            You are the kind of person who plants ideas in the minds of others. You will reach out and impress others subtly. You will always be able to sense the new path that should be taken. As long as you are moving along this path you will feel relatively secure. Worries and problems will surface when you crystallize or stop growing. Do not look back or hold on to the past. Nurture the light within. Protect your own development and do not throw your good ideas out to fools who will not appreciate them. Neither should you follow the dreams of others. Trust your own inner sense of direction. Whenever you can make the effort to be creative, you should. Do not try to explain the process, just do it! Consistent effort will accumulate. Reach out. Rely on your instincts. Grow. Break out of old patterns. Move on. Move on. New beginnings always seem small against the vastness of life around you, none-the-less every journey starts with one small step. Try to find friends who will support and acknowledge your efforts. Always be cautious about what you say. Words can come back to haunt you.

            You will always be trying to start something. Make certain that you take time to water the flowers and plants in your garden of hopes and dreams. The end does not always justify the means so make your daily life creative. Take time to smell the flowers along your path. You will be able to draw encouragement and inspiration by listening to birds singing.

DAYLIGHT IS DECREASING     =          Momentum towards responsibility

MORE DAYLIGHT THAN DARKNESS  =  Individuality predominates

FIXED                                      =       Resists change, determined, (stubborn)

FIRE                                         =       Needs to burn energy, enthusiastic, proud.

MASCULINE                          =       Projective

RULED BY                              =       SUN: Creative confidence, self-esteem, sense of purpose.

KEYNOTE:                             =       “I will”

PART OF BODY                    =       Heart,  spinal column,  marrow, and spinal cord.

COLOUR                                 =       Yellow.

GEMS                                       =       Ruby, (diamond), hyacinth, carbuncle, and cat’s eye.

METALS                                 =       Gold

HERBS                                     =       Sunflowers, chamomile, marigold, saffron, cinnamon,

                                                            bay tree, rue, mistletoe, and St John’s wort.

Some Leo Considerations:

Leo is a fixed sign. It is where Cardinal and Mutable energies meet (at 15º Leo).

The first half of Leo is Cardinal or assertive and driving. There is a tendency to make things happen and to get attention.

The second half of Leo is Mutable and will be inclined to adapt or adjust their perception rather than push forward. Cardinal is assertive. Mutable is perceptive. Leos have one foot on Cardinal ground and the other foot on Mutable ground.

Ruled by the Sun, Leos are willful and proud.

They are inclined to lead or be best at what they do.

The first half of Leo is affected by the Moon and will act on their feelings and instincts.

The second half of Leo is influenced by Mercury. They will have to learn to adjust their ideas about themselves and others.

It is the middle of Summer. It is warm but getting cooler.

The darkness is increasing. Every action will have repercussions and will affect others. Responsibilities are increasing. One wants to do as much as one can before the colder days arrive. Daylight is still greater than darkness and Leos will do their own thing as long as they can. They like to play and lead and win! There is a need to be proud of oneself and to maintain a high sense of self-esteem.

In Leo two trigrams meet at the fifteen degree point. They are The Gentle, the Penetrating, Wind and Wood; and The Abysmal, Water. Leos have the ability to penetrate to the centre of any group or situation, and they also are vulnerable to the dangers of delusions of grandeur.

Two of the Eightfold Paths meet in Leo.

They are Right Concentration and Right Mindfulness.

If one is too focused on oneself, one will be a hindrance rather than a help.

If one is not alert to one’s effect on others, great errors can be made.

How can one be properly aligned and champion the right cause?

On what does worthiness and nobility depend?

Pentans

Pentans are five degree divisions of the Zodiac in which the zodiac repeats itself creating a sub-level  of meaning. Sub-pentans divide each 10 degrees of the zodiac into 12 sub-sub-signs adding a third level of meaning. The Zodiac sign is the Main Theme, The Pentan is the Special Focus and the Sub-Pentan is the Intimate Detail.

To Understand Pentans watch this video: (Click on the title Pentans)

Zodiac Faces

Today we see

the Face of Investment

Aries:   You will be outmaneuvered today. Someone will be smoother, more practical and could make gains at your expense. Don’t push beyond your capacity. Some of the most successful investors have many faces.

Taurus: You will make the best investments today, through indirect means. If you take a direct approach you will lose. Do not put everything in one basket. If you help others along the way, you will be rewarded in due time.

Gemini: If you wish to make gains today you will have to scramble. If you become impressed with yourself, you will make errors. Some things are not as they seem. Reliable information will be hard to find.

Cancer: This will be a good day for investments. Choose quality over quantity if you make any purchases. Avoid involvements that are not socially conscientious. If there is a right way and a wrong way, take the right way.

Leo: You will not get a good return on your investments today. People will hold out for what they want. You wont get an easy deal. If you show that you want something, it will work against you.

Virgo: Good taste will prevail today. Many people will want the same thing. Not everyone will be up front about it. You can expect some underhanded moves that work against you. Do not speculate or invest.

Libra: Discretion will be the better part of valour today. You will be tempted to invest, but you will but unable to stay focussed. You will be prone to making wrong alignments.

Scorpio: Offers and opportunities will come your way. They will look promising. Take a deeper look. Do not invest. Glamour will work against you today. What you see will not be what you get.

Sagittarius: Good investments will not be worth your time if you have to compromise your principles along the way. There will be too many schemes and too many dreams. Do not take risks today.

Capricorn: A sense of style and a certain amount of finesse and you will secure a significant return on your investments. A little bit of generosity on your part will go a long way.

Aquarius: Obstacles will stand in your way today. You will not get what you want without paying through the nose for it. All that glitters is not gold. Do not invest on your first impulse.

Pisces: Your insights will look bright. One eye for true value and the other for social perceptiveness, will work in your favour and insure rewarding investments.

Hexagram Degrees

09 Leo 52

Main Theme:

LEO  09°-10° (IC)  WORK ON WHAT HAS BEEN SPOILED: W.18, Line 4: Passive.

Special Focus:

09° 50’-09° 60’ Leo (Ta  IC-lvl2)  WAITING (FOR NOURISHMENT): W.5, Line 1: Firm.

Intimate Detail:

09° 50’ 00”-09° 51’ 40” Leo (Pi IC-lvl3)  FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN: W.13, Line 6: Projective.

Main Theme

18. WORK ON WHAT HAS BEEN SPOILED

(Alternative Name: 25. Weeding the Field)

THE SEQUENCE:

Zodiac:………06° – 12° Leo

Calendar:……..Northern Hemisphere: Jul 29 to Aug 4 approx

……………….Southern Hemisphere: Jan 26 to Feb 1 approx

House 8:……..144° – 138° setting to IC

Time of day:…02:24 to 02:48 PM (Local Mean Time or Sun Dial time)

Aspect:………..144° – 138° Waning

Moon Phase:.. Waning Full Moon Phase (180° – 135°)

……………………(0 to 3½ days after the Full Moon).

ABOVE AND BELOW:

The mountain above, wind below.

Trees at the foot of the mountain.

Keeping still above, gentle penetration below.

Sensitive words will have a healing effect.

Gentleness may not move the mountain

But it will be able to influence it.

THE IMAGE:

Movement at the foot of the mountain.

Clear a path.

Cut the weeds, move the fallen trees and stones.

Change is eminent.

It is time to overcome inertia.

To prepare the way is noble indeed.

THE JUDGEMENT:

Patience without, sensitivity within.

To change the outer world

One must first work on oneself.

The way must be prepared within.

Inner determination will be needed.

One will have to be conscientious.

What can be said until the work within is done?

No one will listen.

The worthy will have nothing to say.

FAMILY RELATIONSHIP:

The first daughter to the third son.

She is persuasive. He will exercise restraint.

He can be influenced,

But she will have to show him what can be gained.

She is expressive and knows how to increase her influence.

He will think that she can be too assertive and bossy.

When she approaches, he knows there will be a hidden agenda.

She uses her time. He protects his time.

She is perceptive. He is selective.

ZODIAC CONSIDERATIONS:

06-12 LE: 18. Work On What Has Been Spoiled

Care of the garden.

One waits and measures the effect of the wind on the crops.

If there is damage one must repair what one can.

Remain attentive to the implications.

One cannot simply leave everything to nature

And rest content.

Results will improve if one helps.

THE LINES

Six in the fourth place: (09° – 10° Leo)

Calm in the midst of excitement.

One keeps aloof from fools.

Be dutiful.

Do not lose your composure.

…..The fourth place: 09° – 10° Leo:  5. Waiting For Nourishment

…..There is the possibility of opposition.

…..For the moment one must wait.

…..When one is inwardly clear

…..The right way will become obvious.

……….Six in the fourth place:

……….One runs into delays.

……….The way is blocked.

……….One has little influence

……….But is content to make progress in small matters.

……….Good fortune.

Technical Considerations of Line 4:

Broken in an even place

Appropriate receptivity

Yielding at the right time

(Astrological note: This place concerns the affairs of Houses 7 and 8)

Holding Together with appropriate energy below.

(Astrological note: Appropriate reinforcement from Houses 5 and 6)

No Correspondence

Trigrams of Influence:

Lower Nuclear           Upper Nuclear           Upper Primary

Upper Nuclear 

Upper Primary


Zodiac Considerations (Sub-Pentans) for the Fourth Place:

Special Focus

5. WAITING FOR NOURISHMENT

(Alternative Name:  58. Work to Stay Positive)

ABOVE AND BELOW:

Storm clouds above, heaven below

Danger above, strength below.

The use of force will increase difficulties.

Be discriminating about what you do and when you do it.

Wait for the right time.

You will not have long to wait.

THE IMAGE:

Dark clouds in the sky,

No rain.

To embark now will invite danger.

No satisfaction.

Control your temper.

Smile in the face of adversity.

Nourishment will come.

Wait for the rain.

THE JUDGEMENT:

Discontent without, creativity within.

Progress is blocked.

Too much freedom can be dangerous.

One faces difficulties.

To push forward will increase adversity.

One cannot get what one wants right away.

The voice of criticism will increase opposition.

One’s influence without will be delayed.

One can use the time for self improvement.

In this way one will be able to welcome the storms of life

And benefit from them.

Even flowers need rain.

FAMILY RELATIONSHIP:

The father to the second son.

The father is direct. The second son is not.

Any disapproval or discontent expressed by the father,

Will have an alienating effect.

The father wants the second son to solve his own problems.

The second son’s biggest obstacle is his older brother.

The father talks and laughs.

The second son analyzes and broods.

What is easy for the father will be difficult for the second son.

The father speaks freely.

The second son is critical

And will find more support from his mother.

ZODIAC CONSIDERATIONS:

24-30 TA: 5. Waiting for Nourishment

To think that one knows is sickness.

Only when one becomes sick of this sickness

Can one become free of it.

One must listen and wait for the right time.

When your heart is in the right place

You will advance.

Until then you must wait!

THE LINES

Nine in the first place: (29° – 30° Taurus)

One moves in a storm

And solves a problem before it arises.

Not everyone will be happy.

…..The first place: 29° – 30° Taurus:  13. Fellowship With Men

…..Great changes.

…..Many people.

…..Many paths.

……….Nine in the first place:

……….Independent and determined.

……….Storm clouds can be seen.

……….Resistance is increasing.

……….Not content to be patient,

……….One keeps busy.

Technical Considerations of Line 1:

Solid in an odd place

Appropriate action

Firmness at the right time

(Astrological note: This place concerns the affairs of Houses 1 and 2)

No Holding Together

Outer Correspondence: Approval and support from Line 4

(Astrological note: Approval and support from Houses 7 and 8)

Trigrams of Influence:

Lower Primary

Zodiac Considerations (Sub-Pentans) for the First Place:

Intimate Detail

13: FELLOWSHIP WITH MEN

(Alternative Name: 47. Visions of Freedom) 

ABOVE AND BELOW:

Heaven above, Fire below.

Great clarity that reaches to heaven.

Simple words of insight will have a powerful effect.

Secure your associations before you ask for anything.

Do not make promises that you cannot fulfill.

THE IMAGE:

Many footsteps.

Abundant opportunities.

One who hesitates loses.

If you are sincere

You will make great progress.

THE JUDGEMENT:

Strength without, clarity within.

One believes in oneself.

One acts on one’s conscience.

Great activity. Great change.

It furthers one to be sincere

And to follow through on what one starts.

One must know who to align with

To insure continuity and success,

And one must not compromise one’s principles.

FAMILY RELATIONSHIP:

The second daughter to her father.

She goes out of her way to win his attention.

He is strong. He likes to play and laugh, but he is not sensitive.

She will usually get what she wants.

He is the magnet. She is the nail.

She sees what she must do and will actively pursue it.

Sometimes she will do more than she should.

It is important that she take the right approach.

ZODIAC CONSIDERATIONS:

24-30PI: 13. Fellowship with Men

Great change in the light.

The dark will soon lose its grip.

One runs through the water.

Social obligations are weakening.

One rushes towards freedom.

One should be considerate of those who cannot rush

And of those who are not free.

The light of kindness will lead to greatness.

THE LINES

Nine in the sixth place: (24° – 25° Pisces)

One misuses one’s position

And goes against what is right.

One is up to no good.

One howls at the moon and is chased away.

…..The sixth place: 24° – 25° Pisces:  63. After Completion

…..The challenge is to be appropriate.

…..To accomplish this

…..One must be aware of the needs of others

……….Nine in the sixth place:

……….Many steps. Many directions.

……….One follows through on what has been started.

……….There is no time for special consideration.

……….Not everyone will be pleased.

Technical Considerations of Line 6:

Solid in an even place

Inappropriate action

Firmness at the wrong time

(Astrological note: This place concerns the affairs of Houses 11 and 12)

No Holding Together

No Correspondence

Trigrams of Influence:Upper Primary

Zodiac Considerations (Sub-Pentans) for the Sixth Place:

Aspect Hexagrams

Stars By Degree

Earth Zodiac

Light of  Qabalah in this Degree

Light of  Qabalah in this Degree

Light of  Qabalah in this Degree

Ancestors by Degree

Movement by Degree

Drumming by Degree

Drumming by Degree

This hexagram reveals the drum rhythm by degree.  Play this  on your own or in a drum circle for the New Moon. Tune into the seed moment of the month. The Base at the red dot should be played louder!

Melodies (Scales) by Degree

Each degree has a very special melody or scale. You can play this with any instrument and tune into the feelings of this New Moon.

Watch the video:


LEO  09°-10° (IC)  WORK ON WHAT HAS BEEN SPOILED: W.18, Line 4: Passive.

Chanting by Degrees

Chanting on the New Moon evokes a very special presence.

It is one of the most powerful and sensitive times to chant.

Chanting by Degrees

This is the Chant for the New Moon in Aquarius at 12Aqu32.  By chanting you will tune into the essence of this New Moon in Aquarius.

——— 5 minutes of call and response chanting

——— 1 minute of continuous chanting

Watch the video:

LEO  09°-10° (IC)  WORK ON WHAT HAS BEEN SPOILED: W.18, Line 4: Passive.

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