Do you have the nerve to be you?

BY GARCIA AKUA

Happy August soul family and happy birthday to our August Leo’s!  Hope you’re all staying safe and healthy. We are still in the midst of the pandemic with everything else we have going on in our lives.

Over the course of the last year and a half we have seen the collective energy shift and move in various ways.  It started with an initial shock and fear with the onset of the first lockdowns. The lockdowns highlighted the deep isolation many face in our communities.  We then saw a rise in collective focus on wellness, particularly mental health. There was a shift to self-reflection and tending to the needs of our family, loved ones and children. With the economic impacts, we then saw collective support for local causes and businesses, especially when the frustrations rose as the lockdowns continued.  The mantra was “We are in this together.”

This year with the roll out of vaccines, we begin to see the collective divide. We are now skeptical of each other; the vaccinated against the unvaccinated, those who trust science against those that question it, what happened to being in this together?

Leo season is about expressing your heart’s deepest desires.  It’s about having the courage of the Lion to choose our destiny. However, in a society where our choices are judged, being courageous is a loud statement. Do you dare to be you?

July challenged us to face our emotions. We were called to look at areas of our lives that we needed to extend: more self-care, more nurturing and in some cases reparenting of ourselves.  It is often in our childhood we begin to become afraid of our desires. The influence of our home, environment, parents, family and friends have a huge impact on how we see ourselves and what we desire. It shapes how we see the world and how we choose to engage and show up.

Our past Full Moon in Aquarius opened a channel of energy of owning our individual gifts to share them for collective healing. The more we own our energy, it inspires others to own theirs. This allows us to shine authentically and brings us together with other like-minded and like-spirited people, it helps us find our tribe.

On August 8^th, we will have a New Moon in Leo. New Moons as discussed before are for setting new intentions. We are being called to set intentions around expressing our heart’s desire without fear. We are being called to silence the voices of judgement and stand boldly in our truth. The New Moon also aligns with the Lion’s Gate portal. This is an alignment of the star system Sirius that brings heightened enlightenment, abundance and healing. We can use this energy to enlighten our goals, access our abundance and heal the fears and doubts we have accumulated along the way.

Whatever choice you make in life, own it. You have to live with the consequences or blessings that result from your actions. Your desires may be very different from someone else’s, that does not make your desires wrong or right. Living courageously in your light will attract the people that support you, you won’t feel the need to hide or be judged for who you are.

I dare you to stand in your truth. I dare you to express your deepest desires. I dare you to shine your authentic light. I dare you to be you and own it!  Will you dare to be you?