LEO (July 22–August 23)
Is hyper-self-sufficiency a trauma response? This month’s eclipses will highlight your sense of trust in others and yourself. Oftentimes, those that think “people can’t be trusted,” really don’t trust that they, themselves, are worthy of support. They have false notions about which qualities are valuable, and so if they are lacking those qualities, why would anyone want to help them? It’s time to examine your attitudes about self-sufficiency and vulnerability. You may be forced to surrender to someone or something more powerful than you. This would be a fortunate, if uncomfortable, lesson about independence, codependency, and interdependency.
This article appears in September 2025.
