Loving Leo Light
The lion heart, sun-moon synastry, loving your inner Leo, and working with Venus Retrograde
Leo season has arrived! Queue the karaoke, bold and vulnerable (courageous) shares, being loud and proud, summertime celebrations, and dramatic displays of the heart.
Though, with Venus retrograding the entirety of Leo into Virgo season, this Leo season feels like a time to deeply reflect on, reclaim, and liberate Leo energy, rather than just dancing in the disco party vibes Leo season typically brings us.
This Leo season is really asking us to reflect on our relationships (Venus Retrograde) and what we love, value, how we need to be loved, how our heart wishes to express, what are our truest and deepest desires, and what are we here creating in the world. We may revisit old creative projects, communicate with or release old loves, change our values, or find ourselves doing a relationship sweep to create space for the people truly aligned with our hearts, the people who really see us and love us the way we desire to be loved. You can look to what house you have Leo in to get more guidance (I wrote a key for you at the end of this piece).
I find Leo to be one of those signs people either love or love to hate. Leo is the sign that is ruled by the heart, and they love BIG, but not everyone is ready for the power and volume of their heart because most people have disconnected from their own heart’s field, courageous expression, and the passion that comes with it that Leo’s warmth can feel too hot. Of course, this devastates Leo. Leo wants everyone to love the way they do. They love so much and carry so much light and warmth that they want the same love and admiration in return to feel reciprocal in their connections, which isn’t always easy to receive because Leo's energy needs to be fully expressed to receive fully. Leo needs to be seen, to be heard, to be witnessed. They need a stage, a crown, and a mic. But if they don’t step into the right spaces, frequencies (internally AND externally), or relationships that have what they need, that give them the space to show up fully without conditioning or judgment, their lives may turn into a drama movie—the kind where it hurts to watch, but you can’t look away.
Leo is the sign that rules children, and the inner child and creativity are connected. Leo is the artist, the actress, the pop star, the queen, and the playwright. Their creativity knows no bounds. However, Leo must guard their innocence and playfulness so they can show up whole in the world and be the creators they were born to be, which I constantly remind myself of as a Leo-dominant person. There is no creative expression without the heart, and the heart doesn’t have the energy to express without the fuel that joy and play bring us. Leo teaches us the importance of the inner child in our roles as web-weavers and life storytellers.
Leo, in its maturity, also carries a regal strength and queen-like mother presence when they are embodying their truth. A kind of energy that beckons loyalty and generates bravery. You want to be around their glow. Leos are the leaders who lead with the heart of a lion and understand the courage required to protect your cause/heart’s desires. If ever you need to do something hard, get a Leo on your team to cheerlead you, remind you of your beauty and gifts, and embolden your auric field.
Learning to Love Leo
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