Leo is ruled by the Sun, and its symbol is the Lion. It is one of three fire signs. There are three signs in each of four categories: fire, water, earth, and air. The other two kindred fire signs are Aries and Sagittarius.
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Just as the lion, king of the beasts, is acknowledged as being a creature of regal splendour and pride, the people born with the sun in the constellation of Leo should have a natural grandeur in their bearing that tells others: "I am masterful, proud, ambitious." Characteristics that go well with the sincerity and generosity that a typical Leo is supposed to possess.
Indeed, if Leos are as trusting and as good-hearted as they're meant to be, it's understandable that they're also supposed to suffer from marked disillusionment and hurt feelings when someone in whom they had placed great faith fails them. Leos are said to give of themselves wholeheartedly in whatever they do, and so, naturally, they should expect the same level of loyalty and integrity to be shown to them in return.
It is said of Leos that they bring out the best in other people and that they should be able to thrive in adverse conditions. This must largely be because they're very practical, hard-headed, have the ability to get to the heart of a problem, are capable of long lasting efforts (unlike the members of the fellow fire-sign of Aries), and can therefore carry out ambitious schemes to their conclusion.
Leos are supposed to have strong will power, which translates easily into a marked degree of self-control. Add to this the ability to be exceptional organisers for whom setbacks merely spur them on to making greater efforts, and you have the recipe for the natural leader. Leos are said to be at their most effective when in command of others, but if they find themselves living under the kind of intractable conditions that frustrate their natural inclination to command, they can just as easily become sulky, lazy, and despondent, but, because of the natural sunniness of their nature, seldom to the point where they can't bounce back immediately when the conditions improve.
Leos are said to have a love of luxury and lavish good living and have an aversion to the ordinary and the routine. Consequently, they would naturally be inclined to seek out new stimulating situations and sources of excitement.
Like all of the other signs, Leo has a negative side. An overweening pride, arrogance, haughtiness, boasting, disdainfulness, and a tendency towards snobbish superiority are characteristics that have to be watched for, controlled, and ameliorated. There is also supposed to be a dogmatic tendency to be very obstinate in upholding traditional beliefs, and of subscribing with complete sincerity to what other people consider to be outdated beliefs or doctrines.
Because Leos are supposed to be such exceptional organisers, they should make superb managers, foremen, and businessmen. Any kind of occupation that is associated with grandeur, high style, and taking centre stage, should be up the right street for a Leo, such as being high-profile lawyers, orchestral conductors, or famous epic actors.
The health of a typical Leo is said to be good, but in ill-health their good eyesight can be adversely affected, and they are supposed to be prone to suffer from heart diseases, and pains in the back and lungs.
There is no shortage of famous Leos with most the above characteristics: the writer, Bernard Shaw, Napoleon Bonaparte (August 15, 1769), the Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini (July 29, 1883), President Castro of Cuba, Madonna the pop singer (August 16, 1958), the actor, Robert Redford (August 18,1936), the singer and dancer, Jennifer Lopez, the songwriter and Rolling Stone, Mick Jagger (July 26,1947), and President Bill Clinton (August 19, 1946) to name just a few.
The signs that share the same element are said to be most compatible. Hence Arians are generally compatible with people of the other two fire signs, Leo and Sagittarius. But people of the same sign, having broadly similar characteristics, which could be a source of friction or annoyance, might be less compatible together than people of signs that are more complementary. The air, earth, and fire signs are supposed to get on well together, because these elements can readily be mixed most of the time. Air fuels fire, fire is made on earth, fire can scorch earth, but earth can also smother fire. Water and earth make the very ground of life, but also make mud, swamp, or quicksand, so the water and earth signs can be far more problematic together, whereas earth and air are mostly neutral towards one another, but the earth can suffer badly from strong winds. Astrology was built up by determining the twelve signs of the zodiac and associating them with the four main elements, the interaction of which was used to determine broad affinities or incompatibilities that were then refined by the relationships of the planets (that are said to govern particular aspects and areas of life) and the twelve constellations of stars that make up the zodiac.
Astrology says that it is necessary to match the birth charts of people that have been drawn up using the time, date, year and place of birth to find out precisely how compatible they are. It is not supposed to be reliable to judge compatibilities by using just the sun signs that the people being matched have.
But even with that qualification hanging over it, compatibility between people is an aspect of astrology that can be explored meaningfully if enough people return the information in the main submission form on this site - as truthfully and as accurately as possible.
A brief explanation of the astral factors with which astrology worksThe Twelve ConstellationsThe astrologer works with what is known as an ephemeris that tells him where the various planets will be in the heavens at any particular time. Astronomers use tables of the same kind, and so do all sea and air navigators. To the astrologer there are ten astral bodies, loosely called planets, which include the moon and the sun, that appear to move around the earth against the broad background of the Milky Way - our own galaxy of stars, of which our own sun is one. These astral bodies can be thought of as the ten hands of a giant and very accurate clock that provide information about the epoch, the century, the year, the month, the week, the day, the hour, the minute, and the second. The Milky Way is divided into the twelve constellations of the Zodiac - Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, etc. The horoscope for any given time is the astrological chart of the positions of the ten astral bodies in the Zodiac at that time, which the astrologer compiles and then interprets by using astrological methods and interpretations. The fire and air sun signs (Fire: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius - Air: Aquarius, Gemini, Libra) make up what astrology deems the active or masculine signs, while the earth and water sun signs (Earth: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn - Water: Pisces, Cancer, Scorpio) make up the passive or feminine signs. Here is an example of the signs involved in the birth chart of a typical Leo: Count of the planets in genders: Masculine Signs 7 - Feminine Signs 3 Masculine signs predominate, so this person is either a masculine man, or a women with a well-developed masculine side to her personality. The eight planets in the solar system plus the sun and the moon make up the 10 'planets' used in western astrology. Sun: Identity, Purpose (Individuality) - Moon: Feeling, responsiveness (Personality) - Mercury: Intellect, Communication (Mentality) - Venus: Attraction, Harmony (Affection) - Mars: Energy, Assertion (Initiative) - Jupiter: Enthusiasm, Adventurousness (Expansive) - Saturn: Caution, Restraint (Conservative) - Uranus: Independent, Intuitional (Originality) - Neptune: Inspirational, Mystical (Sensitivity) - Pluto: Regeneration, Obsession (Control) Very recently, there has also been the discovery of a new planet way beyond Pluto, which is really the size of a moon, that has been called Chiron. Astrologers have already incorporated it into the way they come to their various conclusions. Count of the planets in elements: Fire Signs 5 - Air Signs 2 - Earth Signs 1 - Water Signs 2 Five of the planets were located in the zodiac constellations of fire signs, two in air signs, etc. Therefore, although Leo is a fixed fire sign, each Leo has a mixture of the influence of other signs/elements in his or her birth chart, which can render a Leo untypical of the sign if the non-fire signs predominate. Another group of traits occurs among signs that are 90 degrees apart from one another. There are four signs in each group of Qualities, which are cardinal, fixed, or mutable. They are supposed to suggest the ways in which a person tends to behave in getting matters started, keeping them running, or steering them in different directions. Cardinal Signs: Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn. Initiating, enterprising, ambitious, domineering. Fixed Signs: Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius. Determined, conventional, organising, dogmatic. Mutable Signs: Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius. Adaptable, imaginative, tutorial, critical. Count of the signs in Qualities: Cardinal Signs 3 - Fixed Signs 7 - Mutable Signs 0 The above count in the chart of this typical Leo suggests that the individual has fixed and cardinal Qualities. The Twelve HousesThe Zodiac is also divided into what are known as houses. Different systems have developed that divide the Zodiac into twelve houses using different methods. For this interpretation, the position of the ten astral bodies in relation to the twelve houses of the Zodiac at any particular time and place is employed. It is far too complex a matter to go into detail here, but the main areas of life that each house covers are as follows: House 1: The individual whose horoscope it is - his or her outward personality and appearance House 2: Money, portable possessions, income and finances House 3: Intelligence, communications, and close relationships House 4: The home and the mother House 5: Creation and procreation, love affairs, children, sexual compatibility and pleasures House 6: Servants, conditions of employment, illness and recovery House 7: Marriage and other partnerships House 8: Death and inheritance House 9: Foreign travel, exploration (geographical and spiritual), the law, religion and philosophy House 10: Fame, notoriety, careers, the father, and mentors House 11: Long-term plans, hopes, dreams, wishes, social position, friends, and organisations House 12: Secrecy, the unconscious, the psychic faculties, intuition, hidden fears, phobias, and enemies |
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