Weekday: Thursday - Jupiters Day

Event: Full Moon in Leo

Chakra: Solar Plexus / Heart / Throat

Element: Fire

At 19:16 (UK time) this Thursday 28th January, the Moon will peak in the zodiacs fiery and passionate sign of Leo. Full Moons are an opportunity for us to let go of unwanted feelings or thought patterns and release negativity or self-doubt. By doing this, we open our energy and our space to receive new opportunities and life experiences.

The element fire rules the first Full Moon of 2021; this proud Leo Moon amplifies Leo traits with its core elemental motivation - to shine brightly.

When working with Leo energy, consider its traits and how you can align your intentions to the cosmic significance of this Moon. Leos are all about self-expression, identity, confidence, children, courage, issues around not being recognised, or ridiculed. If any of these themes are coming up in life for you, use this time to release any negativity or old thought patterns around them. 

Try a Full Moon releasing Ritual, or some simple intention setting around letting go; Uncovering what holds us back and releasing it is our contribution to the moment’s collective energy.

Although this Full Moon presents us with a whole heap of Leo traits to work with, we must also consider the hub of planetary activity going on in Aquarius. Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury are all nestled in next to the Sun in this sign. This planetary cluster amplifies the Aquarius energy and reiterates the season’s message; think outside the box and look for new and innovative ways of doing things - Oh, how very "Aquarius Season" of us!

You’ll be surprised how a new perspective in these areas, at this point of time, can give you answers to questions you didn’t even know you needed to know. All it takes is a little consideration of the energy at play and approaching some of life’s challenges in a wholly new way. This can be a bit scary, but don’t worry, the confident Leo energy will help bolster your conviction in whatever fresh approach you take.

With the Full Moon landing on a Thursday (Jupiter’s day) and Jupiter showing up in the busy sign of Aquarius, it’s worth looking at the significance of this planets prominence and how it works in connection with Saturn and Mercury, also in Aquarius.

Jupiter is the planet of expansion and broadening our thoughts and beliefs, and this energy plays nicely with Mercury, who rules negotiation, links and thought processes. However, watch out, as Saturn has the potential to throw us off course with its rules, limits and controls. 

So the message here is; you will have obstacles, but don’t give up, get your negotiation hat on and find a new way of doing things; with the pride and confidence of a Leo.

So the message here is; you will have obstacles, but don’t give up, get your negotiation hat on and find a new way of doing things; with the pride and confidence of a Leo.

 

People with a lot of Leo and Aquarius activity in their chart will likely feel the energy of this moon more intensely, especially if either sign features as your Sun, Moon or Rising signs. Check out our article Moon Magic for tips on how to get a free birth chart online and identify your moon sign.

Every Full Moon is different, and we each have a unique gravitational pull towards the growth opportunities within them that is dependant on our own cosmic make-up. When we become more aware of this energetic ebb and flow, we enhance our cosmic connection, and this is where magic happens. 

One last thing about this Full Moon! It’s happening at quite a convenient time for us over here in the UK. These events often occur in the middle of the day or night, making it hard to work with them at their peak. Tune yourself into some moon energy either on or after the moon enters its fullest phase at 7:16 pm this Thursday and take advantage of what it has to offer. 

We have put together a selection of ritual tools designed to align with this Full Moon's Leo energy in our Full Moon in Leo Ritual Box - 28th January. Or you can shop our ritual tools by this specific Moon here.

For more inspiration on cleansing during a Full Moon, check out this article here.