Learn to honor the
King or Queen and all will go well. The desire to be respected, to stand
out, to shine, to create, to love is all you ask. Is that so unreasonable?
The answer is, “Not really.” You are so warm, affectionate,
and talented and bring so much to the party that it doesn’t really
get started until you get there. An important part of your makeup is
the strong desire for more, for greatness, to achieve excellence
and to be appreciated. The capacity to risk emotionally, physically, in
gambling or investment speculation, in sales, promotional activities and
entertainment opens the possibility for reaching the heights of success.
There is an equal chance of a fall from grace.
It is easy to love
you because of your happy, playful and sunny mood. You were born to feel
you should lead and had the ability to get family and playmates to agree
in order to keep you happy. As you grew older, people often chose you
as the leader. Even when you were willing to wait for someone else to
volunteer, if no one came forward you would accept the responsibility.
Hopefully, your parents recognized that their Leo child needed to be taught
early that leadership and respect must be earned; otherwise a little tyrant
was in the making. An inner pride will often cause you to limit unruly
behavior.
Combine intelligence
with confidence and a need to dramatize your ideas and it isn’t surprising
that you love to teach. You enjoy helping others straighten out their
lives, or run their business, or take charge of the fundraiser. Political
power is heady stuff and a Leo will work tirelessly to achieve public
office and positions of trust. Another opportunity to use your dramatic
talent is as an actor, journalist/commentator or musician. You may be
content to shine in your own family and community, especially if other
factors have dampened your self-confidence.
A complete birth
chart may reveal that Mercury is in the sensitive sign Cancer or ahead
in the self-critical sign, Virgo. (Mercury is the planet associated with
the way you think, communicate and process information). It is important
to remember that a passion for life and romance is at the very heart of
your nature. You need a partner to adore you and reflect your brilliance;
you need an audience. You are an excellent host and make everyone feel
they are being entertained at the palace. When you work you give it your
all, when it is time for fun you play with equal zest. You can be as lazy
as a cat stretched out in the Sun, in fact you have definite feline qualities.
It is no accident that the symbol for Leo is the regal Lion.
It is important to
organize your life in a way that offers unquestioning support from key
people in your life. It could have been a Grandmother or Grandfather that
had complete faith that you would one day be President or perhaps head
your own successful company. Or it could have been a parent that worked
hard to provide opportunities for you to shine. It could have been a sister
or brother who taught you everything they knew from how to ride a bicycle
to helping you study for your algebra exam. If something like this did
not happen you have some repair work to do.
Fortunately, it is
never too late to identify your talents and begin to develop them. If
you have always wanted to be able to speak before a group, check with
your local school and enroll in a public speaking class. No matter what
secret desire is unfulfilled, rest assured you have the ability to be
the best. You just have to find someone who will be your champion. A
best friend, a partner or mate, a boss that encourages you to gain the
skill you need to become the confident Leo you were born to be is the
antidote to the failure to link up with this feeling when you were a child.
Once you have a sense of your leadership ability there is no stopping
you!
All of the Signs
except Leo have a ruling planet that can be in a different sign than their
Sun sign. Leo is “ruled” by the Sun. The Sun is the Star that
all of the other planets circle around. It is the center of our Star system
or Solar system. It is the source of Life Energy for the Earth. Leo is
the sign that carries the pure Solar Energy. It is a symbol for your Ego
center, so you can see how important it is to be in touch with your true
stature. The planet Mercury can modify your perception of reality when
it is in Cancer or Virgo. You need your birth date and year to determine
the location of Mercury on your birthday.
