5th sign of the Zodiac
Polarity: male
Element: fire
Quality: fixed
Domicile: Sun
Exaltation: –
Exile: Saturn, Uranus
Fall: Mercury
Anatomy: heart, spine, spine column, upper back
Everything that Leo as a sign symbolizes stems from the fact that it is the central summer sign and that it represents the part of the year when the Sun gives the Earth most light and heat. As such, Leo is the sign of the domicile of the Sun and the exile of Saturn, that is, the sign where light and warmth have the greatest predominance over dark and cold.
Character traits:
As a member of the fiery trinity, Leo is adorned with great energy and vitality, pronounced passions and desires, emphasized pride and dignity. In principle, they are very warm-hearted, noble and generous. They have a strong sense of personal worth, have great ambitions, strive to stand out, to be visible, to shine. Due to this need, they have a well-known tendency to impose themselves and show off, that is, they have a need to be in the center of attention. Whatever they do, they want to be the best in it and to be recognized as such. They are often in need of admiration, attention and flattery.
What distinguishes Leo from Aries, a sign in which the Sun is also strongly placed and in which Saturn is very weak, is its fixed nature. As with all fixed signs, where the energy is directed inward, Leo is quite self-absorbed, which can always lead to selfishness, but like all fixed signs, it is characterized by great discipline, stability, constancy and persistence. As such, he shows far more will and patience to finish what he started, which Aries usually lacks. On the other hand, the immutability of fixed signs is most often manifested in members of this sign as intransigence, stubbornness and a tendency to impose their views and principles on others, that is, to suffocate others with them.
A prominent trait possessed by most members of this sign is a sense of organization and management. As such, Leos are born leaders and that is why there are a large number of them among the directors and presidents of both firms and companies, as well as states and international organizations. They show their best qualities when they find themselves at the head of a team, because they approach the duties and responsibilities that such a position requires most readily and skillfully.
As the fifth sign of the zodiac, Leo symbolizes an orientation towards creative self-expression, so members of this sign can be found in large numbers among artists and entertainers. They are attracted to the scene and the stage, and as they are prone to pomp and theatricality and due to the tendency to make drama out of everything, they do best in the theater and on film, whether in the role of actors, producers, directors or costume designers. If they choose music, they are usually front-men of bands, that is, singers or main composers.
In a negative context, people born under this sign tend to exaggerate their value, can be extremely vain, arrogant, overbearing and in extreme cases overtly and malignantly narcissistic. The bad qualities that arise from determinants such as the exiles of Saturn and Uranus and the fall of Mercury, is that they are often unwilling to admit their mistakes, they lack self-criticism and modesty, so they are often unreasonable, refuse advice, do not pay attention to arguments and are, therefore, unable to change their behavior.
Various meanings:
sight, power, authority, rulership, kings, presidents, bosses, directors, fathers, fame, success, domination, conquest, gold, jewelry, quality, scene, stage, creativity, entertainment, show business, fun, theater, cinema, candle, lamp, chandelier, reflector, shine, beam, glow, glitter, sensationalism, popularity, mainstream, vanity, ostentation, boasting, bragging, arrogance…
