July 29, 2026

The Full Moon in Aquarius which occured on July 29, 2026, in conjunction with retrograde Pluto, was illuminated by the Sun in conjunction with Jupiter in Leo. And while some speak of a rare moment of prosperity, I speak of prayer or faith, of the search for meaning, and of a momentary sense of clarity about what is truly important, points to integrity, to the continuity of life and the safe coexistence of people. May we hold the right priorities. The theme will unfold in the next two weeks. However it maybe life altering, through important decision making.

So, what was illuminated for you? What did we realise and was revealed to us? What is the meaning, how themes around identity, ego, surface within group or sense of belonging. Where emotions escape and absorbed into other dimensions? And I am not speaking of creative or spiritual dimensions, which is the positive scenario — I speak of dimensions where one is driven to struggle with the elements, where one is forced or compulsively driven, where one turns away from truth and creates mechanisms of avoidance or easy escape, betraying roles and rules, and moves within a state of “anything goes”.

Leo is a sign of authentic leadership, and this concerns also those who hold or adopt roles, collectively and personally, — how worthily and authentically they represent them, how conscious they are in relation to these roles. We all have Leo somewhere in our charts. This is one of our vital area. How one may potentially disconnect, whether due to circumstances, whether by force or compulsion, external or internal pressures, but also without realizing it, lose all sense of measure. Mayeb it time to ponder on this. This is a Moon that was forced to move through its own shadows, in one way or another, and get in touch with other dimensions of feelings. Something was revealed, its heights and its depths, even though it was in trine (easy aspect) with Uranus and sextile (another easy aspect) with Neptune, also retrograde in Aries (which is why I speak of other dimensions). These are transcendental energies.

Collectively, and around around personal and interpersonal spheres, we may observe themes of potential hypocrisy, contempt, mechanisms of mobilization that operate transcendentally, artificial intelligence-other dimensions and their effects, addictions, scandals, potential sensitivity, numbness, apathy, denial, but also awakenings, sensibility, clarity, realizations, and revelations that will continue to surface, as eclipses approach in August and little by little, Jupiter too will move out of the Sun’s rays. Too much Fire, too much drama, action, some quest, but also the need to respond to some kind of internal or literal clearing about what structures and supports (mental or literal) are limiting or false. Something we have believed in, something we anticipate— all memory is awakened. We may sink into disappointment, into frustration, or feel intensely the necessity to free ourselves from something: from hypocrisy, or from what is presented to us as carrying meaning. For those of us that are affected by these themes, we need to lighten the load.

There is a wide range of manifestations: the heroes, the authentic ones, the true human beings who have courage, and those who have the audacity, crave power through intrigue, recycle toxic emotions, succumb to lawlessness, crimes, violate trust for the very things they themselves cannot bear to deal with.

The Full Moon illuminated that which has surpassed its limits, or has crossed boundaries. Nature and humans are one; The Full Moon revealed what is missing, and what is true. What is hypocritical and false within society, within networks, within collectives, within our relationships, within the world. We can actually control very little, and the meaning of life is authenticity — the real kind, that which shows respect.

The heartfelt truth of the firefighter who battles the flames to save nature, the animals, the people, and loses their own life, leaving behind children and loved ones. The heartfelt truth and the leadership spirit of the person who knows, in every moment, what is of uttermost importance in that moment. Who respects their fellow human. These have nothing to do with ego; they have to do with the fact that nothing can go on living, is cultivated, or grows unless we give it meaning, unless we show we trully care for it. Life itself cannot continue if every individual act is intended only for self-validation.

We have entered the evolutionary phase in which we collectively and individually learn to take responsibility for our actions and decisions, see the consequences of past actions, and this will engage with integrity, credibility and reliability. These themes develop with Jupiter in Leo until the summer of 2027, and through the eclipses and the shift of the Lunar Nodes in Leo/Aquarius axis.

© 2026 Eleni Kostika

Dipl IAA, Astrologer
Consulting Astrology / Astrology Lessons