Permission to be Ourselves
Full Moon in Leo, February 1, 2026
The Full Moon in Leo invites us to ask ourselves:
Where do I seek external validation instead of offering love to myself?
What part of me yearns to be seen right now?
Where can I invite joy, playfulness, and creativity into my life?
Leo’s energy flows with the intention of illuminating our inherent worth and radiance.
A Full Moon in Leo shines a light on how to love and be loved for who we truly are and how to allow ourselves to be seen without performance or the need for applause. What is required is the courage to see where we are seeking external validation and ask ourselves, why? How does looking outside ourselves to affirm our worth protect us? What happens if we drop our masks and allow ourselves to be truly seen? This is deep emotional work. It’s hard to be authentically ourselves without concerns about the judgment of others. Yet, it is far worse to imprison ourselves in fear and not live into the possibilities we dream about. The message of this Full Moon is Be Yourself!
Leo energy is also the energy of playfulness and joy. This Full Moon nudges us toward reclaiming the lightness of childhood. We’re invited to remember what it was like to live in a world of our imaginary games, daydreams, and total absorption in the moment. We don’t have to ask permission to be joyful. We can decide for ourselves if joy is still possible for us as adults. This Full Moon in Leo is an opportunity to choose joy again, to appreciate the unexpected moments that take our breath away, to appreciate the people in our lives with whom we can play, and to seek out places that inspire expansiveness.
We can allow joy and authenticity to inform our creativity. If applause and recognition are removed as motivators and replaced by the power of authenticity, our natural creativity will flow.
The Full Moon illuminates our emotions. What was unconscious becomes visible. This is a time to focus on how we want to love and be loved, how we want to express ourselves, and how we might surrender to joy. Let’s be ready to release anything that stands in the way of being who we are meant to be.