If I’m honest, I’m not sure what I expected the Leo full moon music to look like. I expected tech, experimentation, and futurism from Aquarius. I thought the moon might be brash, loud with the dramatic and fiery Leo.
The more I dug into these themes of the Leo full moon, the more I saw interesting tensions. It's all about being seen and being blinded, the heart and mind, the center and the outsider.
Aquarius, the observer
If you want one song and only one song to understand the Leo full moon, it’s Full Moon. Sure it’s in the name of the song but Brandy was born on a Leo full moon. The song is all about watching someone on the dance floor. Brandy isn’t just asking questions, she pursue what she wants.
Outsider: a blessing or a curse?
It’s not a coincidence that I chose two songs titled Outside, one by Calvin Harris and one by Megan Thee Stallion. Astrologers have long identified Aquarius as the sign of the margins. Aquarius is the middle of the winter in the northern hemisphere: we have a long way to go before Spring comes.
Aquarius carries both struggle and power in it’s distance. It’s Aquarian to hear the isolation and pain in Calvin Harris’s version. At the same time, Megan Thee Stallion embodies this sign’s power as she raps ‘And I'ma be outside 'til I don't wanna be’.
Emotional devotion
The Sun may be out in distant Aquarius, afraid of being blinded. However, the Moon is in emotional and fiery Leo. The song The Middle by Zedd, Maren Morris, and Grey highlights the hunger for connection. Leo finds emotional safety and comfort when its centered and seen.
As a Leo rising, I have to defend the sign as more than a drama queen, hungry for the limelight. Leo rules the heart and as a fixed sign, it’s incredibly devoted. That devotion is clear in both King and Lionheart as well as Hopeless Wanderer. For the moon in Leo, home is wherever love is.
From Journey to Harry Styles: Aquarian musicians
As always, I had to gather a few musicians that embody this moment. I couldn’t find too many musicians who were Aquarius Suns and Leo Moons. If you know of some, leave me a comment with their names, so I can use their music next time!
I did find Steve Perry (lead singer of Journey), Peter Gabriel (lead singer of Genesis), and the Weekend are all Leo risings with the Sun in Aquarius. Harry Styles has a strong Aquarius stellium including the Sun, Mars, Mercury, and Venus.
Grounded love
At the same time as the full moon, Venus in Capricorn is making a supportive trine to Jupiter in Taurus. This gives a sense of material comfort, a warm blanket. The song 26 by Caamp brings that tender quality forward. It paints a picture of building a simple life together. It gives a bit of sweetness, a bit of warmth I’m enjoying on another cold, wet day in San Francisco.
What do you think? Any songs or artists you think should have been part of this playlist?