About Me:
Łeo in love all the world's a stage What is love, if not a chance to stand center stage in a pool of flattering light singing a great aria all about yourself and how much you adore poor but beautiful young whosit, and how the cruel world must shift to make room for a love that is bigger than both of you? Leo rules the heart, so you always appear to be in love (especially with yourself); this is partly because everybody apparently loves a lover, and you need everybody to love you at all times, but mainly because you are the zodiac’s thespian and adore making grand theatrical gestures, like swearing to swim the seven seas, climb the highest mountain, leap through fiery hoops, die, etc. Note that you never promise to take out the trash or get a real job.
Leo is a masculine, fixed Fire sign ruled by the Sun. It is the fifth sign on the zodiac wheel, directly opposite Aquarius, and is named for the constellation Leo (the lion), which roars and preens behind the Sun at this time of year. On the Darkside, this makes you a vain, arrogant, condescending solipsist with imperial longings and an all-pervasive addiction to unconditional sycophancy. personality bossy, boastful, bombastic No doubt one of your lackeys has read to you all about astrology. (You may even have a court astrologer.) Your lackeys will have told you that, as a Leo, you are proud, loyal, courageous, generous, magnanimous, dignified, enthusiastic, splendid, bedazzling –all in all, a class act, Your Brightside Maj. Well, they would, wouldn’t they? Don’t you ever notice the fixed grins of your courtiers: the smile that doesn’t quite reach their eyes? And the way they back out of your presence with pleasing abasement? You think this is reverential; they think they have hit upon an almost foolproof way to avoid a knife in the back. History is benighted with dark lions –weak kings, bad kings, evil emperors, despotic tyrants. (And for the purposes of this book, all Leos are kings, in spite of the fact that large numbers of you are, technically and anatomically, queens.) Inside the hollow crown you know that you are an arrogant, intolerant, patronizing, pompous, self-centred bully; and a snob and a drama queen, too. You never really got beyond what child psychologists call the terrible twos, did you? And, just like the tyrant of the toyshop, you can’t really believe you are getting away with it. You remember that scene in The Wizard of Oz, where the fearsome all-powerful wizard is revealed as an insignificant little old man behind a curtain, pulling on a vast array of levers? That’s you, that is –scared that you will be found out and they will take away your crown.
Modality: Fixed Element: Fire Ruler: The Sun Season: Summer 5th Sign of Zodiac Metal: Gold Stone: Ruby Color: Orange, Gold Anatomy: The heart. Keywords: magnanimous, generous, hospitable, caring, warm, authoritative, active, open COMP AR I S ON WITH ITS SY MBO L, THE LIO N: The majestic lion, the King of the Beasts, is Leo's symbol. Throughout history, the lion has symbolized sovereignty, rulership, and courage. "The lion's size and strength have captured human imagination since ancient times"(1) Leos, like lions, are thought to be strong leaders. They generally have a regal quality to them, and possess a noble manner that is hard to miss. The glyph for Leo represents the mane of the lion. Sun in Leo (The Sun is in Leo from approximately July 21 to August 20, depending on the year). There's an unmistakably regal air to Solar Leos. These are dignified—even noble—folk. Leos have a reputation for being conceited, but think again. Leos do feel important, but this generally takes the form of wanting to change the world in some way—to make the world a better place. They are generally motivated by affection for people, and often have big dreams and plans to make people happy. Generally, Leos are hard-working. After all, they are attracted to the good things in life, and they know they have to wo
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