Leo Season

♪♪ Leo season soundtrack: CODA (Deluxe Edition) by Led Zeppelin ♪♪

Leo season marks mid-summer in the northern hemisphere. Everything is poppin’ from zucchinis and tomatoes to booties. If you’ve got it (and you do), flaunt it. Leo is here to light up the world and build a legacy that will last until the end of time. Be your own honorable, noble, divine flame and light the way for those around you. Love yourself so deeply that it inspires love in all. Know your worth. Make art. Bask in the sun. Make your passions known. Tame your inner beast and wild your inner human. Be unabashedly you and don’t let anyone else’s opinion harsh your vibe.

Sign: Leo (July 22-August 22)

Symbol: the lion

In Greek mythology: Another of the twelve labors assigned to the demi-god Hercules in lieu of atonement for the murder of his family (the back story is pretty intense and it involves Hera driving the product of her husband’s infidelity insane out of anger and frustration) was to slay the Nemean Lion. It’s pelt was impervious to Hercules’ arrows, but he did manage to take it down by strangling it with his bare hands. To complete the labor, he needed to bring back the beast’s pelt, which seemed downright impenetrable. He was assisted by the goddess Athena who suggested using the lion’s own claw to skin it. Hera, seeing that Hercules still lived, was not happy, but honored the lion’s efforts by placing its image among the stars.

Ruled by: the Sun signifier of spirit, the higher self, fathers, kings, knowledge, wisdom, clarity, illumination, vitality, spirit, the soul of the native, ambition, the future, direction, ascension, spirituality/the transcendent, authority, power, recognition, visibility, fame, transparency, radiance

Yin/Yang: Yang (assertive, creative, direct, focused, active)

Modality: solid/fixed/stabilizing

Element: fire (passion, spirit, creativity)

Season: mid-summer

Characteristics/Personality Traits: bestial, quadrupedal, terrestrial, semi-vocal, barren, single, free, lewd, broken, well tempered, intellectual, notable, good, unchangeable, just, hating work (lazy), insubordinate, despising flattery, puffed-up with intentions, beneficent, possibly tyrannical or kingly, imperious, irascible, noble, regal, creative, willful, stubborn, beautiful, desirous, pleasure-seeking, indulgent, popular, talented, theatrical, artistic, creative, brave, big-hearted, loving

Body parts: diaphragm, heart, spine/upper back, spleen

Famous people with Sun in Leo: Carl Jung, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Virgin Mary, Andy Warhol, Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Plant, Napoleone Buonaparte, Jackie Onassis, Coco Chanel

Reference: 

Ancient Astrology in Theory and Practice by Demetra George

The Astrology of Fate by Liz Greene