It takes courage to be confused! It would be irresponsible of me not to discuss the New Moon in courageous Leo next to the destabilizing Uranus-North Node conjunction in Taurus both occurring in the same week. “Confusion” and how we navigate uncertainty have emerged as predominant themes across mine and my clients’ lives this week. Seeing hardly anything as “coincidence”, let’s unpack this pattern!

 
Among the four focused fixed signs - Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, and Aquarius - I would argue that Leo is the most flexible and resilient in uncertainty. This is a slightly oxymoronic statement given the Astrological permission given to the fixed signs to be anything but comfortable in the unknown. They’re obligated to make the implicit explicit by crafting theory, art, process, and methods that explain abstract phenomena. Just 2 days after the New Moon in Leo, outer planet Uranus - ruler of innovation, exploration, and discovery - forms a conjunction for the first time since 2007 to the North Node currently transiting Taurus. The New Moon asks for new ideas, questions, and intentions. Uranus asks for careful deliberation, revision, and curiosity. So the Moon and North Node are in a state of wonder and investigation, but they’re transiting zodiac signs that desire answers, commitment, and conclusions. Hopefully you can see this tension. And potentially you don’t have to look to far to see it because you’re currently experiencing it. 

 
Which brings me back to the point of the Leo ruled courage it takes to be in the Uranus-North Node confusion this week. Since the pandemic began, we have been given - in the beautiful words of fixed sign Scorpio Sonya Renee Taylor - “...the opportunity to stitch a new garment. One that fits all of humanity and nature.” Sonya writes, “We will not go back to normal. Normal never was.” In the opportunity to stitch a new garment, we are confronted with many questions that not only lead to confusion but decision fatigue. Like: am I meant to be this person? Am I meant to be with this person? Am I meant to be here? Working here -doing this? So what I’d like you to do under the New Moon in Leo is declare intentions that help you move through and navigate this normal confusion. What sort of personality strengths are helpful for this process? Vulnerability, creativity, intuition, faith, wonder, adaptability, and flexibility? 

 
Lastly, to be confused means you’re half a step ahead because as Salvador Minuchin says, “Certainty is the enemy of change.” So if you’re feeling unsure and need a moment to skillbuild the strengths that help you move forward in uncertainty towards the change you’re seeking, give yourself that time, space, and contemplation before the action and commitments required. Wishing you support, clarity, and resilience this week and always.