Understanding the Full Moon in Leo
The Full Moon in Leo ignites your creative fire and calls you to shine your brightest, most authentic light. This radiant lunar phase illuminates your capacity for joy, self-expression, leadership, and heart-centered living. It's a time to celebrate yourself, share your unique gifts with the world, and let your inner child play freely. On the Leo-Aquarius axis, this moon highlights the balance between personal creative expression and service to the collective, between being seen as an individual and belonging to community.
Ruled by Sun, this Full Moon typically occurs in January/February.
Emotional Energy & Themes
The Leo Full Moon brings emotions to a dramatic crescendo. You may feel a strong need for recognition, appreciation, and being seen for who you truly are. There's warmth, generosity, and heart-opening available, but also potential for drama, wounded pride, and attention-seeking behavior. Creative energy runs high—you may feel inspired to create, perform, or express yourself boldly. Romance and passion are heightened. The core emotional need is to feel special, valued, and loved for your unique self. Honor this need while staying humble.
Shadow Work for This Moon
The shadow of the Leo Full Moon reveals ego, arrogance, and excessive self-focus. Ask yourself: Am I seeking attention from a place of wholeness or emptiness? Is my need to be special causing me to diminish others? Do I throw tantrums when I don't get my way? Am I so focused on being the star that I can't celebrate others? This moon may also illuminate where wounded pride prevents growth, or where you've confused your ego's desires with your heart's truth. The invitation is to lead with love rather than ego.
What This Full Moon Illuminates
- ✨Creative talents and authentic self-expression
- ✨Your relationship with recognition, praise, and appreciation
- ✨Matters of the heart—romance, passion, and love
- ✨Your inner child and capacity for play and joy
- ✨The balance between personal desires and collective needs
What to Release
Full Moons are powerful times for letting go. During the Full Moon in Leo, consider releasing:
- •Hiding your light to make others comfortable or to fit in
- •Excessive need for external validation and approval
- •Creative blocks, performance anxiety, and fear of being seen
- •Taking yourself too seriously and forgetting to play
- •Pride that blocks connection and receiving feedback
Full Moon in Leo Ritual
Focus: Celebrating your unique gifts and opening your heart
Light a gold or orange candle to honor the Sun's radiant energy
Put on music that makes you feel alive and dance freely without inhibition
Write a love letter to yourself, celebrating your unique gifts and qualities
Create something—draw, sing, write, or craft—without judgment or expectation
Share something you've created with someone you trust
Place your hands on your heart and feel gratitude for who you are
Journal Prompts
What creative gifts am I hiding from the world, and what would help me share them?
When do I feel most authentically, joyfully myself?
What would my inner child want me to do more of?
How can I lead with my heart rather than my ego?
What recognition do I need to give myself rather than seeking externally?
Body & Health Focus
Areas to pay attention to during this moon:
- ♡Heart and cardiovascular system—literal heart opening
- ♡Spine and back—standing tall in your power
- ♡Hair—expression of identity and vitality
- ♡Eyes—the light you shine into the world
Best Activities
- ✓Creative projects—art, music, writing, performance
- ✓Playing and doing things purely for joy
- ✓Romantic dates or expressions of love
- ✓Sharing your work or talents with others
- ✓Dressing up and celebrating yourself
- ✓Spending time with children or your inner child
What to Avoid
- ✗Drama for drama's sake or attention-seeking behavior
- ✗Comparing your creativity or success to others
- ✗Dismissing praise or deflecting compliments
- ✗Overworking and forgetting to play
- ✗Making decisions purely from ego rather than heart
How This Moon Affects Your Sun Sign
Leo Sun/Rising: This is your personal full moon—creativity and self-expression peak. Aquarius Sun/Rising: Focus on balancing individual expression with community belonging. Taurus/Scorpio: Look at tensions between creative desires and shared resources. Fire signs (Aries, Sagittarius): You'll feel inspired and ready to create. Water signs may need to balance emotion with creative fire.
Guided Meditation
Sit tall like royalty, shoulders back, heart open. Take three deep breaths into your heart center. Visualize a golden sun glowing in your chest, warm and radiant. This is your inner light, your creative fire, your unique essence. See it growing brighter with each breath until you're glowing like the sun itself. Ask this inner sun: What am I here to create? How can I share my gifts? What would bring me joy? Feel the warmth spreading through your whole body. Know that you are worthy of shining brightly. Affirm: I am a radiant being of light and love. I share my gifts with joy and generosity. I am worthy of being seen.
Moon Correspondences
Crystals
Sunstone, Citrine, Tiger's Eye, Pyrite, Golden Topaz, Amber
Herbs
Sunflower, Saffron, Cinnamon, Orange Peel, St. John's Wort, Calendula
Colors
Gold, Orange, Royal Purple, Bright Yellow, Burnt Orange
Element
Fire
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