Lion’s Gate Portal 2023

Astrology’s roots originate from the early Mesopotamia era and Ancient Egypt. In Ancient Egypt, the star Sirius would have an aligning position to earth that was said to signify the flooding of the Nile River. This flood would come, promising abundance for agriculture. Some say this was the beginning of the Egyptian New Year. The legacy of the story has carried down through many societies and cultures to come to mean what it represents today as The Lion’s Gate Portal.

There is so much hype around August 8th every year. The sun in Leo magnifies the potency of the alignment of the star Sirius, Earth, and the Orion Constellation. Today we use the energy of these celestial forces to manifest and call in more for our life experience. The alignment orbit begins on July 26th, peaks on August 8th and then closes on August 12th. August 8th in the Gregorian calendar gives more depth to this day, as the date is 8/8. The number 8 in numerology is infinite, blending heaven and earth. It is said to be a day that we step into our infinite power. The peak of potential is deep. This year, the Lion’s Gate Portal comes, bringing some additional offerings from the cosmos. Bare with me as we take a little side quest into the surrounding forces…

On August 8th, the moon will be in Taurus as a Last Quarter Moon. In this phase of the Lunar Cycle, it is time to take closing action on what you may have called in on the last New Moon. The last New Moon was July 17th in Cancer. This pairing with the Lion’s Gate Portal is a call to action; it is a time for attention to your pursuits.

On August 9th, Uranus Retrograde in Taurus makes a hard Square aspect to Venus Retrograde in Leo. This is personal. August 9th will be revealing what is shifting for you. With Uranus in the mix, it is sure to be surprising. When making your manifestations for the Lion’s Gate, be intentional. You may ask for something, and it may show up in an unexpected way. Be open to a different path appearing to take you to your callings and vocations.

On August 13th, Venus Retrograde in Leo will have a Cazimi, or perfect alignment to the Sun. This is the halfway point in the Venus Retrograde. This falls on the day after the Lion’s Gate Portal closes it’s orbit. This Sun soaked Venus Retrograde Cazimi will be the peak point of this journey that will fully expose your inner desires. We don’t usually have this level of potent energy surrounding the Lion’s Gate. In fact, shortly after this Cazimi, there will be more time to manifest leading up to the Leo New Moon on August 16th.

This is all adding to the strength of this powerful time. What is at the far edges of what you have been allowed to find pleasure in? How free do you really want to be? Are you sure? In what ways do you hold yourself back from your optimal life experiences? In this Lion’s Gate Portal, everyone is going to be pulling from their own inner power. Lean into all the ways you respond to different situations to find your authentic desires. Does this experience bring me pleasure? What creates pleasure here? Does this produce frustration? What is the edge of that frustration? Understanding these boundaries will create your true manifestation work. Find the joy and pleasure and call more of that in.  The first half of August is strong. Take advantage of this energy, because the second half of August will have a different story.

Here are a few tools for you to work with:

1. Write this prompt down in your journal and fill in the blank. Write it down as many times as you feel called to manifest all the things you desire. I use the notes app on my phone and read over it a few times.“I’m so thankful and I feel blessed now that I have _____.”

2. Don’t know what to call in? I got you besties! Here is a list of affirmations you can screenshot and read out loud to call in good fortune:

I am supported in all that I am.
I attract incredible abundance with limitless gratitude.
I am expansive and limitless.
I magnetize what I desire because it is already mine.
My deepest desires also desire me.
I have all the tools I need to be abundant and joyful.
I attract people into my life who make me feel loved and supported.
I am a magnet for indescribable wealth and good fortune.

3. The last one I will leave you with is what I call the Delightful Experience. As you move through the next few weeks, notice when you experience something that brings you joy. Claim it by saying, “delight!”. Some examples:

A cute butterfly flies in front of you, “delight!”
You have some time to do something that fills your cup, “delight!”
You hear someone laugh, “delight!”

If it makes you smile, it is De Light coming in to show you where your joys are. Let De Light come in!

For more information on LeeAnna Gregorio, Sound Healer, Certified Massage Therapist, and Astrologer, please visit her website at: www.cosmicleeintune.org and her Instagram: @cosmic_lee_intune

There are 6 major astrological events happening in 2023 and here’s what you can expect from the new year:

1. On January 12th, 2023, Mars stations Direct in the sign of Gemini. Mars moved into the sign on Gemini in August 2022, and has been retrograde since October 30th, 2022. After Mars stations Direct on June 12th, 2023, the planet will continue to move forward through Gemini until March 25th, when it finally moves out of Gemini. That’s a 7-month long story line that has been impacting our interpersonal communications both in-person and digitally as well. Mars is a hot and passionate, war-driven planet. Gemini is extremely witty, constantly in need of mental stimulation to avoid boredom. Have you been experiencing more argumentative debates over the span of Mars in Retrograde? Take note in this arena of what’s been happening since mid-August to late October, and what has happened from early November until now. The beginning of 2023 into late March will be a reflection of that time period. Imagine the time periods emulating Gemini: a twin looking at its twin.

2. Saturn enters Pisces March 7th, 2023. Strict Saturn has been in rebellious Aquarius since early 2020, teaching us the lessons around the idea, ‘you must know the rules before you can break them’. Now that we have all learned these lessons, we will really feel this shift in Pisces. It’s time to start feeling a world that blends fantasy and reality. This time will produce great art and expression emanating from the depths of our most vulnerable feelings after suffering collective traumas. We will be here with Saturn in Pisces from 2023 to 2026.

3. The Big Shift. Pluto enters Aquarius on March 23rd, 2023. Pluto takes anywhere from 8-15 years to move through a sign. Pluto has been in Capricorn since 2008. Here we are, 15 years later, finally starting this new generation of Pluto. It’s a bit of a sneak peak, though. Pluto’s time in Aquarius will be brief, as it stations retrograde and returns to Capricorn on June 11th. It’s uninterrupted, 20-year journey through Aquarius will start on January 21st, 2024, an exact year from 2023’s first New Moon in Aquarius. Pluto will stay in Aquarius until 2044. The last time we had Pluto in Aquarius was from 1778-1798!

4. Jupiter enters Taurus on May 16th, 2023 and will remain in Taurus until 2024! This year will be a year of expansion for Taurus placements. Jupiter, the big giant in the sky, offers opportunistic delights with extraordinary luxurious experiences with Taurus energy. After months of being in fiery, punchy, go-getter Aries, Jupiter will expand on our potentials for inner awareness by quieting our minds to create simple, quality pleasures in our personal atmosphere. Raw beauty soothes the soul. The other half of that coin is that people may appear more stubborn; no one will want to over-complicate their lives at this time, and there may be reservations among community members surrounding that.

5. North Node and South Node will move from the Taurus and Scorpio axis, and into the Aries and Libra axis on July 12th, 2023. As a result, we will have two Solar Eclipse Moons on the new axis this coming year. One will be in Aries on April 19th, and the other will be in Libra on October 14th. These will be partial Solar Eclipses that provide a sneak peak into what the 2024 eclipse season will feel like. The good news is that we are moving out of the Taurus/Scorpio axis, and the major effects of their eclipse energy has already taken place for us in 2022.

6. Perhaps the most dramatic astrological event of 2023 will be the Venus Retrograde in Leo starting on July 22nd, 2023 and lasting until September 3rd, 2023. This will be a long, drawn-out time for us all to feel and be a little extra. It’s all fun and games really, except that I’ve never met a Leo placement that isn’t competitive! It most certainly will bring our summer season to an end with a bang! This could apply to many different aspects of life; anything that calls your creativity out will be drawn out, looked-over and reviewed, and then pushed forward with new energy. I would like to know what that looks like for our Burners going to Burning Man next year, actually; Venus stations direct on the day the man burns. I foresee new art emerging as we progress though collective trauma.

All this being said, there are a few other interesting things to point out about next year. The moon phase pattern is poised in such a way that we actually won’t have a New Moon in Capricorn at all in 2023—wild! Mars and Venus are also offering us some uniqueness as they are both steering clear of Capricorn in 2023 as well; neither planet will make it to the constellation as they will both be recovering from their retrogrades. Lastly, as we begin 2023 with a Mercury Retrograde in Capricorn, we will also be ending the year 2023 with a Mercury Retrograde that starts in Capricorn but ends in Sagittarius. Capricorns might feel a bit of their energy held back. It’s just a bow pulling back it’s arrow; in early 2024, y’all will be taking over the show!

For more information on LeeAnna Gregorio, Sound Healer, Certified Massage Therapist, and Astrologer, please visit her website at: www.cosmicleeintune.org and her Instagram: @cosmic_lee_intune

Tonight is the Full Moon in Gemini—and it’s the last Full Moon of 2022. We tapped Sonoma County-based Astrologer and Sound Healer, LeeAnna Gregorio, to get her take on tonight’s celestial event.

“This Full Moon promises to pack a punch, leaving us with a bold message—conflict leads us to deeper intimacy.” says LeeAnna Gregorio of Cosmic Lee in Tune in Sebastopol, California.

“The Full Moon in Gemini peaks this evening at 8:08pm PST. At its peak, we will feel a release of energy that has been culminating by its inspiration from the Mars Retrograde that started back on October 30th. The two celestial bodies, the Moon and planet Mars, are making an almost perfect conjunction.” continues Gregorio.

“The impact from the potentially combative Mars, in the sign of talkative Gemini, means we may be experiencing more conflict in our personal relationships. The moon awakens our deepest needs and desires, and how we find ways to soothe ourselves within. When the Moon is full, it is being reflected by the Sun on the other side of the planet. The Sun, being on the opposite side of the planet, is on the opposite side of the zodiac wheel, and right now that means our sun is in brave and passionate Sagittarius. With Gemini being interested in taking in absorbing all the details and information it possibly can, and Sagittarius diving head first into the bigger picture, we are asked to strike a balance. The balance between the details and the big picture. Remember, conflict can be healthy for relationships of all kinds if approached with love and curiosity. In fact, conflict will bring forward a deeper re-connection.”

What can we do to nurture and assist ourselves this last Full Moon of the year? LeeAnna suggests: “Let’s be like the Sun, and reflect upon our inner needs and desires (represented by the Moon). Journal.”

“I know, I know,” she laughs, “journaling is always suggested for Full Moons. This Full Moon, try journaling about your relationship to people.”

Here are a few journal prompts from LeeAnna to get you going:

1. Have you been having relationship conflicts?
2. Are there feelings and emotions you can release to open up new doors within your connections?
3. What are your desires in relationships?
4. What needs to be said for healing to occur?
5. Make gratitude lists for everyone in your life, and don’t forget to make a gratitude list for yourself as well.

LeeAnna adds, “2022 was forecasted to be the year for lovers. Venus and Mars had a beautiful bond for the first few months of this year. It is all too appropriate that here towards the end, we must fine tune what is working for us and what is not. The Full Moon is traditionally a time for harvest and release. Get what you need and release what is not working. Also, don’t forget to put your crystals out to clear them under the moon light!”

For more information on LeeAnna Gregorio, Sound Healer, Certified Massage Therapist, and Astrologer, please visit her website at: www.cosmicleeintune.org and her Instagram: @cosmic_lee_intune