The Full Moon in Leo awakens your inner child — your star sign’s tarot horoscope
The next Full Moon is on February 12, in the sun sign of Aquarius and therefore its opposing sign of Leo.
Full Moons always bring a pause in the month to reflect, ponder, contemplate, review, and release. More thought than action.
This Full Moon’s Leo vibe is a direct call to our inner child, the vibrant, authentic and unsullied-by-adulting version of us that wants to show off, play, be in thrall to new adventures, and feel loved.
What does this happiest child version of you want you to consider, reflect on, or receive as wisdom during the lunar illumination of this month’s Full Moon? Let the tarot reveal your inner child’s message…
Aries
March 21 to April 20
Tarot card for Aries for the Full Moon in Leo: The Chariot
Meaning: Your message from your inner child this Full Moon in Leo is delivered by The Chariot. This is a call to action to travel, go on a physical adventure to someplace new and uncharted, ideally someplace your inner child would’ve leapt at the chance to visit.
Maybe it’s overseas, maybe in this country, maybe even in your home town… but it feels like an adventure, and it will, I promise, awaken something else purposeful within you when you’re there!
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Taurus
April 21 to May 21
Tarot card for Taurus for the Full Moon in Leo: Queen of Swords
Meaning: Your message from your inner child this Full Moon in Leo is delivered by the Queen of Swords. Toughen. Harden. Put your strength into protecting your own interests and territory because other people can be predatory and challenging, and you deserve to have peace and space to build your own realm safely and without encroachment.
Do what perhaps your child self couldn’t, or wouldn’t, and put up barriers and blocks to those that don’t have your best interests at heart.
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Gemini
May 22 to June 21
Tarot card for Gemini for the Full Moon in Leo: The Hierophant
Meaning: Your message from your inner child this Full Moon in Leo is delivered by The Hierophant. This is like a total vote of confidence from your childhood self, you are now the sort of person they’d have believed in, relied upon, and trusted.
You are ready for a position of leadership, great expertise, authority and convention, you have become ‘the adult’ and can now be the kind of person who cares for, protects, and guides other folk. You are ready to rise.
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Cancer
June 22 to July 23
Tarot card for Cancer for the Full Moon in Leo: The Hermit
Meaning: Your message from your inner child this Full Moon in Leo is delivered by The Hermit. This is an invitation to return to a childhood version of you, a scene in a memory book, to understand more about what is happening in your life and emotional realm right now!
Something is playing out that is actually triggered and driven by a childhood shadow self behaviour or belief. So unpick the ties, loosen the cords, and liberate adult you from that childlike space and thinking. This will be a great leap forwards
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Leo
July 24 to August 23
Tarot card for Leo for the Full Moon in Leo: Seven of Cups
Meaning: Your message from your inner child this Full Moon in Leo is delivered by the Seven of Cups. This asks you to activate your creativity and imagination in the same ways you did as a child – be that via drawing, reading, imaginary games, dressing up, daydreaming etc.
Whatever games and play brought your fantasies and imagination most to life… reenact them now and you’ll be amazed at what flows. This practice will unlock a great deal of pent-up ideas.
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Virgo
August 24 to September 23
Tarot card for Virgo for the Full Moon in Leo: Six of Swords
Meaning: Your message from your inner child this Full Moon in Leo is delivered by the Six of Swords. This shows your inner child is eager for you to cut ties and move on from something which isn’t good for you, and hasn’t been for at least six months. And you know it deep down.
The ending is already halfway completed, so just finish it off and free yourself from this commitment/position/connection/self limiting belief/bad habit. Draw a line, liberate yourself, and move on with great hopes.
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Libra
September 24 to October 23
Tarot card for Libra for the Full Moon in Leo: King of Coins
Meaning: Your message from your inner child this Full Moon in Leo is delivered by the King of Coins. This is an invitation to be strong, create wealth and stability in your realm, act like a ‘parent’ to yourself and put down strong foundations and boundaries that make you feel safe and taken care of.
You are smart, worldly and knowing. You appreciate how the world works, but there’s still a more childlike, or naïve, part of you that wishes to just be taken care of. Provide that feelings for yourself. Do things that demonstrate you’re in control and making it all good.
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Scorpio
October 24 to November 22
Tarot card for Scorpio for the Full Moon in Leo: Ace of Cups
Meaning: Your message from your inner child this Full Moon in Leo is delivered by the Ace of Cups. This shows you’re ready to open up and share something vulnerable about your younger self with someone you love.
And this sharing process will deepen your bond, helping you feel truly understood and known, maybe starting or rekindling a ‘falling in love’ process. You can be very guarded and private, it keeps people at arm’s length. Let someone get closer.
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Sagittarius
November 23 to December 21
Tarot card for Sagittarius for the Full Moon in Leo: Queen of Cups
Meaning: Your message from your inner child this Full Moon in Leo is delivered by the Queen of Cups. This is a bit of a therapy card which hints you have some inner child homework to do.
Meditation and journalling are both useful tools here. Meditate to go back to childhood, observe yourself, and talk to child you – what do they like, want, feel, hope for, are scared of, wish were different? Journal the thoughts you have and reflect on it over the coming days. Enlightenment will emerge.
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Capricorn
December 22 to January 21
Tarot card for Capricorn for the Full Moon in Leo: Eight of Swords
Meaning: Your message from your inner child this Full Moon in Leo is delivered by the Eight of Swords. This asks you to not project ‘stuff’ onto your childhood or childhood self that is perhaps a re-telling of the story from someone else, or even yourself. Strip back to facts, reality, the core memories you can rely on.
Sometimes we make out things were different to how they were – stop investing energy into that pursuit. Let it be what it was. There’s something you will change your mind about, and it will unlock new growth and self awareness.
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Aquarius
January 22 to February 19
Tarot card for Aquarius for the Full Moon in Leo: The Wheel of Fortune
Meaning: Your message from your inner child this Full Moon in Leo is delivered by The Wheel of Fortune. This shows that life is about to get transformational and lots of new energies and events will arise, and maybe make you feel a little unsteady.
Your inner child was always pretty good at handling change, so let them hold your hand through this. Remember how much you enjoyed new stuff and felt brave or hopeful about changes. Embrace that same attitude now.
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Pisces
February 20 to March 20
Tarot card for Pisces for the Full Moon in Leo: Eight of Coins
Meaning: Your message from your inner child this Full Moon in Leo is delivered by the Eight of Coins. This links to a project, relationship, role, or task that you’re really tired of, but is linked to a childhood goal or dream.
Don’t quit. Don’t give it up. Your inner child is urging you on because there’s a major breakthrough just around the corner and everything will get better and easier. Keep going and the magic will happen! It’s about persistence. Do it for your younger self and reap the rewards.
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