Full Moon in Aquarius, Breaking Free

The full moon on August 3 falls in the sign of Aquarius which brings an energy of breaking up the old in order to welcome in the new.

Aquarius is associated with the Scientist Archetype and helps you to see things from a very logical and practical standpoint. This energy is great for clearing up confusion or separating your emotions from your logical mind in order to see reality with clearly. After experiencing the sensitive and deep emotions associated with Cancer season, this full moon in Aquarius will feel like a “leveling-out” of the energies which will bring more balance to your emotions and mind.

With the sun being in Leo, opposing Aquarius, this will give you the courage needed in order to admit the truth to yourself, as well as to others.

Both Leo and Aquarius are compassionate and have humanitarian qualities which play out differently with each sign. With Aquarius, these qualities can become more self-sacrificial whereas with Leo, they can become more egoic. So you may feel a push and pull between your ego mind and your heart, or soul, when it comes to seeing things as they really are. This is why the Aquarian “superpower” of detachment is beneficial because it can help you to stay honest with yourself.

I call it a superpower because it’s often a misunderstood trait of Aquarius which can actually prove to be quite helpful.

Being able to temporarily separate yourself from your…