Okay, well these are a lot of charts to cover... lets start by looking at the position of the sun and moon during this upcoming cycle, shall we?
July 26th new moon places the sun and moon in 4 leo. Here is the shortened version of the symbol, taken from Dane Rudhyar's "An Astrological Mandala". To read the symbols in full, visit this link:
http://www.mindfire.ca/An Astrological Mandala/An Astrological Mandala - Contents.htm
"A FORMALLY DRESSED ELDERLY MAN STANDS NEAR TROPHIES HE BROUGHT BACK FROM A HUNTING EXPEDITION.
KEYNOTE: The masculine will to conquer his animal nature and to impress his peers with his skill in performing the ancient traditional power rituals.
This symbol may be interpreted at the strictly social level –the hunter’s trophies, his pride in showing them to members of his high-class club, etc. But if one refers to the higher spiritual-mental implications of the sign Leo, one can see in this picture a reference to man’s capacity to overcome the animalistic tendencies of his bio-psychic nature according to certain traditional procedures."
It is interesting that this symbol mentions masculinity and the sun represents the Father archetpe, the Eternal masculine. As i type this on a nice breezy morning with the sun shining down on my back, I am inclined to say that the moon will be picking up the energetic qualities of the will to arrive at a more skilled display of traditional forms.
So, with the idea that the new moon represents the start of the process of involution, that would be the decent of a cosmic energy into materialized form, we can say that this process is all about bringing the will power into materialization.
Now lets look to the waxing half moon as the process takes shape.
The waxing half moon places the mooon in the 12th degree of scorpio:
"AN OFFICIAL EMBASSY BALL.
KEYNOTE: Group-consciousness, as it flowers at the highest level in cultural interchanges between representatives of the elite of the ruling class.
At present the largest unit of social organization is the nation. The symbol pictures the ruling class of such national wholes displaying at least the superficial forms of a concern for establishing permanent relationships in peaceful cooperation. What is evoked is the value of meeting other people at the highest possible level of cultural interplay (i.e. in "full dress"),rather than with an everyday type of consciousness and behavior.
In contrast to the natural spontaneity of the rescue operation shown in the preceding symbol, we have here the image of a ritualized DISPLAY of power, prestige and wealth. Relationship has been made hierarchical and is institutionalized."
This happens to be the symbol for my natal mercury and i wont lie when i say that its always perplexed me a bit but the very last line of the symbol holds quite a bit of meaning.... "...this too is an essential feature in the development of rhythmic give-and-take in order to achieve global peace."
....though these symbols so far DO SEEM to have some political-economic associations, i will refrain from talking about that and focus strictly on the individual (and thus collective) spiritual implications.
So the moon is in a place where group consciousness is flourishing in accordance with displaying that will power that is beginning to materialize.
Here is the symbol for the sun at 12 leo:
"AN EVENING PARTY OF ADULTS ON A LAWN ILLUMINED BY FANCY LANTERNS.
KEYNOTE: Group-relaxation in fashionable surroundings as an escape from work routine.
While the preceding symbol dealt with the simple and spontaneous pleasure of children, this one refers to the more or less standardized and fashion-dictated relaxation of adults who have left behind their day's work and are exchanging pleasantries and gossip..... The great Tradition has become reduced to a mere social fashion.
This second stage symbol contrasts with that of the first phase. We have now reached a stage of SOPHISTICATION and involvement in externals and superficial intellectuality or wit."
Hmmm... interesting...
If we look at this in regards to its most spiritual applications, we can say that WIT and intellectual cunning is needed in order to more proplerly display ones traditional skills. (I encourage you all to read the symbol for pisces 14... a lady wrapped in a large stole of fox fur.)
So we see that some level of superficial intellectuality was picked up through the square (remember squares are action-oriented aspects) so that this process of materialization of the conquering the will can take place.
These symbols are really something else, ptv...... quite shocking... (or not!)
.,.next to look up the symbols for the full moon and waning half moon during a process of evolution...