SALTKEEPER: New Moon In Leo July 24, 2025
- Cheexie ✨
- Jul 23
- 2 min read
Thursday, July 24, 2025 | 3:11 AM EDT
A Cosmic Ritual of Radiance & Return!
Leo season never asks you to dim.
This New Moon is a homecoming.. for your joy, your boldness, your core self.
Ruled by the Sun and seated in a fire sign that governs the heart, creativity, and performance, this lunation invites us to write our own spotlight moment. But unlike a loud Leo stereotype, this moon isn’t demanding attention, no no, it’s asking us to remember our light. To step back into radiance not for applause, but for alignment.
With the Sun and Moon conjoined in Leo in the early hours, we begin a fresh cycle that centers worth, self-expression, and devotion to the life you want to live out loud. What have you been afraid to declare? What secret part of you is begging to be adored.. not for show, but for truth?
For me (Sagittarius rising), this lunation activates my 9th House of belief, travel, higher knowledge, and purpose. It’s a stunning time to rewrite personal mythologies, enroll in creative education, or dream bigger than I’ve let myself in years. Spiritual expansion meets main character energy here. No pressure.. right? Ah.
🔥 Correspondences:
Element: Fire
Planetary Ruler: The Sun
Body Focus: Heart, spine, upper back
Herbs: Rosemary, calendula, cinnamon
Crystals: Sunstone, garnet, pyrite
Colors: Gold, orange, warm red
Tarot Card: Strength
Goddesses: Sekhmet, Aphrodite, Brigid, Oshun
Magic Focus: Self-love rituals, beauty magic, heart chakra activations, solar deities, glamour spells, artistic confidence
🌞 Saltkeepeers Table: Scallops & Gold for the Solar Heart
Crafted by our in-house kitchen enchantress Jenn (@the_wiseowl_), this Leo-season ritual meal is rich in flavor, flair, and symbolism. Scallops! A heart healthy luxury! Pairs beautifully with garlic butter and angel hair, while gold-dusted strawberries crown the night with sweetness and sensuality. I’m drooling already. We live on the coast, and will be picking up fresh scallops IMMEDIATELY!
Jenn chose this recipe as a nod to Leo’s royal taste, solar rulership of the heart, and associations with Aphrodite. Make it for yourself or a lover.. but either way, make it with love.
🦁 Leo New Moon Journaling Prompts:
Where have I dimmed my light to stay safe?
What does “radiance” feel like in my body?
What truth have I been too afraid to share?
How can I romanticize my own life without needing an audience?
🎶 Album Pairing:
Jagged Little Pill– Alanis Morissette
This isn’t a gentle return to self.. it’s a scream into the void that you deserve more! Alanis gives Leo voice to rage, heartbreak, pleasure, and reclamation. Let this album rip you open and stitch you back together in velvet, eyeliner, and fire. Play it loud, sing every word, and remember: softness isn’t the opposite of strength. It’s just the part that comes after survival.
Final Note :
This moon asks you not to perform.. but to believe in yourself again. Trust that your light, unfiltered, is enough. And if you feel lost, cook something beautiful. Light a gold candle. Put your hand on your chest and whisper: “I am still here. And I’m not done shining yet.”
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