Reimagining Leadership and Influence with the New Moon in Leo in Gate 31

In this episode of the Inner Circle Podcast, we explore the Leo New Moon as a gateway for reimagining influence, leadership, and the energetic currency of trust. Rooted in Human Design Gate 31—the Gate of Influence—this lunation teaches us that real leadership is not self-appointed. It must be recognized, invited, and trusted over time. We move beyond performance and virality into the slow, relational work of becoming trustworthy.

This episode offers a deeper look at how lunar cycles—especially the New and Full Moons—act as threshold rituals for visionaries. Through these cyclical rites, we’re invited to listen more closely to what’s no longer true, release it with care, and attune to what wants to emerge through us with greater clarity. Leadership is reframed not as a position, but as a presence that builds trust through congruence and consistency.

Links Mentions:

• The Worldbuilding School, begins 8/5
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• Free Library + Audio Archives :: Archetypes, Soul Work, and Depth

Topics Covered:

• What Human Design Gate 31 teaches us about leadership and timing
• Why influence must be earned through consistent, trustful presence—not claimed
• How lunar rites offer a regenerative rhythm for creative and visionary practice
• Why virality doesn’t equal credibility, and what truly cultivates influence
• How to align your leadership with authenticity, timing, and collective invitation
• What the Pluto opposition reveals about power dynamics in modern leadership
• How to ritualize the New and Full Moon phases for soulful recalibration

• (02:18) - Exploring Lunar Cycles Through Astrology and Human Design
• (03:54) - Harnessing Lunar Cycles for Personal Growth and Transformation
• (08:40) - Exploring Human Design and New Moon Energies in Leo
• (10:37) - Leadership Requires Earned Trust and Humility Over Time
• (13:48) - The Invitation to Influence in the Digital Age
• (15:04) - Trust and Leadership Must Be Earned, Not Assumed
• (19:03) - Authentic Leadership Through Humility and Genuine Curiosity
• (21:11) - Embracing Authentic Leadership During a Transformative Lunar Transit
• (00:00) - Chapter 9

Creators and Guests

Host

Daje Aloh

Founder of Storywork Studio

Host

Storywork Studio

An Institute of Visionary Praxis

What is Soft, Earthen Futures?

Formerly known as the Inner Circle Podcast, Soft, Earthen Futures is for creatives, visionaries, and worldbuilders who are imagining new possibilities on the Earth.

Hosted by Daje Aloh—writer, teacher, and story doula—this podcast explores what it means to stand at the threshold between what has been and what wants to emerge. It's about tending the in-between, listening to what the Earth is dreaming through us, and building those visions into form.

Soft Earthen Futures is a design philosophy that awakens life-affirming potential in us. It champions design process that is listening, intuitive, grounded in nature, and centered on the embodied human experience. Design that brings out the best of what humanity can become.

Through reflections, seasonal transmissions, and conversations with other visionaries, this podcast offers frameworks for regenerative entrepreneurship, soul-led creativity, and visionary practice.

Topics include:

How to Shift Reality and Futurewriting
Visionary Entrepreneurship and Worldbuilding
Astrology as Divination Practice and Developmental Process
Creative Process and Weavership
Seasonal Rhythms and Regenerative Time
The Creative Rites and Visionary Rites of Passage