About Leo / Sravana Full Moon
The Leo full moon festival is one of the 4 important festivals which the Lord Sanat Kumara conducts in relation to the Earth during the year. It is the festival of Sravana full moon, where the moon is in the lunar constellation Sravana or Dhanishta, and Sun is in Leo or Virgo. We normally call it in the West the Leo full moon festival. Sravana is a name of the Kumara as Saravana. Master Kumar explains that Sravana occultly bestows mastery over the five senses, the five sense organs and five pulsations. It enables extra sensory perception.
⭐This year, Leo or Sravana full moon is on Friday / Saturday 8 / 9 August 2025.
Sri Kumar called it the new Vaisakh Festival, recommending contemplation on the Hierarchy via Lord Krishna, Lord Sanat Kumara and Lord Maitreya.
At the January 1998 Guru Pujas in Visakhapatnam, the Master mentioned that also Guru Purnima – the full moon festival of the Teacher, which is traditionally celebrated on Cancer Full Moon – will be celebrated at Leo Full Moon in the future.
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⭐At a question-answer session during the Merry Life Teachings of 2 October 2021, Master Kumar gave the following explanation about Cancer Full Moon and Leo Full Moon:
“Question: Once upon a time, that is 1998 Visakhapatnam Guru Pujas, you mentioned that Guru Purnima will be celebrated on Leo Full Moon or is being celebrated on Leo Full Moon since 1995.
Does this mean a specific Aditya assumed more responsibility? If so, are there any indications of such changes that can be sometimes interpreted for better understanding?
Answer: Yes, I mentioned that the Guru Purnima, the Teachers’ Festival, which we have been doing in Cancer Full Moon will be gradually shifted to Leo Full Moon. This is a saying in the teachings of Master Djwhal Khul.
At the advent of Kali Yuga, Guru Purnima was set for Cancer, in the month of Cancer. Vedavyasa is the teacher who presides over this Full Moon to give presence to all those who are on the path of Wisdom to gain better understanding to relate to Teacher and relate to Wisdom. It is relating to Teacher and also relating to Wisdom which is contemplated in the month of Cancer.
Master Djwhal Khul, in his Teachings, if I remember well, in Esoteric Astrology, he said that in future, this festival will be shifted to Leo. This is for some specific reasons. To bring down the Hierarchy into greater manifestation through the fixed cross and that has taken place in a greater measure from 1995.
That is what I have mentioned. So, 1995 means, it is already 25 years over and we are in the 26th year.
The year of manifestation is to make sure that the humanity falls in order with the plan so that the evolution which is obstructed by humanity is cleared. For that, Leo is picked up and Leo is the ruler. So far, the work is shifted even to the planes where governances take place. Leo. We have so many nations with Lion as their symbol. Leo is the principle of rulership and therefore, governances are being touched by the energies of Hierarchy besides touching various groups of aspirants. More and more leonine work is being manifested from Leo Festival. And in recent times, all Masters also have manifested in the month of Leo. Leo has its specialty.
The reason why I said was it is already said in the books of Master Djwhal Khul so that we pay attention to Leo festival as much as we pay attention to Cancer Festival. The idea is, responsibility is always there for personalities. We are all personalities in which the Soul is imprisoned. This is the normal state. When Soul mounts the personality, it is a state of Initiation. When Soul presides over personality and conducts work, it is a Knower at work. When Soul is subservient to the demands of personality, we are still in discipleship or studentship. So, we have to rise to the Leonine to rule our personality. Each one of us has a responsibility to set our personality in order and rule it. For that, the best month to relate to is Leo and the best day in the month is the Full Moon of Leo where you get that energy. That is why I suggested in 1998. From 1995, this work is picked up.
In fact, in 1995, if you remember well, we did one Leo Full moon seminar or group life in Central Germany and for the entire group life it was raining. Meaning, that we are not really prepared to receive that energy. The entire group life it was raining, raining, raining, raining. Nothing. It only shows that we are not yet ready to relate to the Full Moon of Leo but nevertheless, we should try to attempt to work with the qualities of Leo which gives you that keynote of ‘I rule myself. I let others rule themselves.’ That is the keynote of Leo. I rule myself. I let others rule themselves. I don’t let others rule me in as much as I don’t rule them. People are anxious to rule others. But they are seldom fit to rule themselves. A man who cannot rule himself how can he rule others. It is a nuisance to the other. Therefore, Leo is picked up as a basic platform upon which the self-rule system has to be established and make sure that you don’t rule others. You can be friendly to others. That is why teachers also have taken to different state of functioning.
Those in Hierarchy from long, long time, they did so. They remain friends.
Sahanav avatu. Let us be protected.
Sahanau bhunaktu. Let us enjoy together.
Saha Veeryam karavaavahai. Let us work together. Let us learn together. Everything is in togetherness- even between teacher and student.
These authoritarian teachers, they are Piscean. People who are authoritative, they are all very Piscean. They do not go very far. Therefore, this dimension was given at that time. I mentioned it but it was mentioned long ago by Master Djwhal Khul.
So please note that the person who raised this question- he should mind ruling himself first. If others want to be ruled by them, yes, be friendly and guide them. Don’t rule them because ruling is seen as a beastly quality in the path of Hierarchy. No one should rule the other because every soul is as much a Son of God as every other soul. If someone wants advice from you, give advice. Otherwise, remain friendly. Don’t try to impose yourself. Don’t try to impress yourself. Don’t try to influence others. Just live happily and if someone feels comfortable with you, share your wisdom with them. That is the way.”
