Zodiac sign · element: Fire · quality: fixed
Sign: Leo
Leo is a sign of fire and radiance. The tradition sees in it warmth, creative expression and the need to be noticed by others.
Strength
You can warm a room with your presence and give others the courage to show themselves too.
Cost
Radiance needs an audience. When recognition is missing, you may doubt what you do more than anyone can see from the outside.
Element: Fire
In Western astrology Fire is enthusiasm, courage and spontaneity. Aries, Leo and Sagittarius belong to it.
Quality: fixed
The fixed quality is endurance. Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius stand in the middle of the seasons, and the tradition links them with persistence.
Planets in this sign
Sun
The tradition considers the Sun in Leo especially strong, because Leo is its own sign. It links it with an identity that wants to create, shine and give others warmth.
Moon
The tradition links the Moon in Leo with a need for warmth, recognition and wholehearted attention. Calm may come when someone truly sees what you do.
Mercury
The tradition links Mercury in Leo with vivid, self-assured speech. You may be able to tell a story so that others want to listen to the end.
Venus
The tradition links Venus in Leo with generous, expressive and romantic affection. You may need admiration and be able to give it just as generously.
Mars
The tradition links Mars in Leo with proud, creative and generous energy. You may act most strongly when it concerns something you put your own name to.
Jupiter
The tradition links Jupiter in Leo with magnanimity, creative courage and the joy of sharing yourself. Your enthusiasm may open doors for others.
Saturn
The tradition links Saturn in Leo with a tension between the need for expression and the fear of judgement. You may build self-confidence brick by brick, through what you have managed to create.
Uranus
The tradition reads Uranus in Leo as a generational theme: creative freedom and the right to express yourself in your own way. You may value originality most in what you create.
Neptune
The tradition reads Neptune in Leo as a generational theme: a romantic dream of great love and fame. You may be drawn to the stage, film and everything that sparkles.
Pluto
The tradition reads Pluto in Leo as a generational theme: the power of individual expression and the wish to leave a mark. Creating may be a very personal and very serious matter for you.