Hello Sunshine. Our Leo energy, ruled by the Sun, is here to stay for 30 days. We should all just sit back and relax like the male Lion. The Leo personality has come to act and perform. These people love to be their creative selves and keep us totally entertained if they are really expressing their true inclinations. Leo is a fixed sign so they are hesitant to change unless it can help them to express themselves stronger. They are also very fiery and as a result they can be intimidating with their energy flowing at you.

Leo's can be very talented when they are young and express them selves dramatically, but as they mature they can be even more expressive, as a producer behind the scenes but always take a bow at the end of a production. They are really fun to be around if you don't make them feel like they are not the center of attention. Leo can be very appealing as they really express love from the heart in everything that they do.

Leo's job is to express life's drama through producing, directing, and acting, demonstrating life's richness. These loving souls are very generous and give the best gift's. They just know what it is that will make you smile. So much fun to be around if you don't need to be king. Leo is sensitive sporadically and spiritually and also very tough/strong deep down. They are more ego sensitive than they are composition sensitive. A Leo always have what in Italian is called “bella figura,” rarely would they ever cut anything but a “good figure” profile in any situation.

Leo is a natural leader. They seem to know this intuitively, even as a child, that they can be the leader of the pack. This seems to allows them to spark in others the great in all the rest of us. They really become the great person when they know that their talent doesn't come from themselves but from a higher good. This energy that flows through all of us … Leo can bring that to the forefront in the rest of us, if we allow them to show us how to do this within ourselves.

Leo is the sign of the conscious self. This emanates from the heart center, which governs Leo. They have tremendous energy and can use it to conquer the rest of us if we do not see them as the vital person that they are. They really have a hard time accepting authority. This is the greatest stumbling block in life for them. On the other hand they are fiercely loyal and their love is so strong that they cannot conceive anything less in others.

Leo has a hard time delegating authority to others. They seem to give it with one hand and take away with the other. If they do not learn this basic rule to allow others to take charge, then they seem to have heart problems. Remember that Leo is ruled by the heart and if they do not give authority to others they will be taken down, one way or another.

Leos play for keeps and can be so impassioned that they can lose their heads when it comes to love. Love, ego and expression are their strengths and their weaknesses. Leos make the world interesting by their presence but you can’t ignore them or leave them alone without nurturing because they love attention and learning. Let us all enjoy this summer, and bask in the sunny nature of Leo.

Some famous people born in Leo are:
Madonna, Alex Trebek, Loni Anderson, Lucille Ball, Sam Elliot, Timothy Hutton, Robert Redford, Christian Slater, Connie Chung, Danny Glover, Kevin Spacey, Dorothy Hamill, Peggy Fleming, Arnold Schwarznegger, Wesley Snipes, Tipper Gore, Jerry Garcia, Martha Stewart, Antonio Bandaras, Lisa Kudrow, Carroll O’Connor, Billy Bob Thornton, David Duchovny, Danny Bonaduce, Matthew Perry, Kyra Sedgwick, Woody Harrelson, Jacqueline Kennedy, Whitney Houston, Monica Lewinsky, Delta Burke, Charlize Therone and Deborah Norville.

Some famous places ruled by Leo are:
Bath England, Bombay India, Bristol England, Northern California, Chicago Illinois, Damascas Syria, France, Italy, Madagascar, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Portsmouth England, Prague Czechoslovakia, Northern Romania and Washington State.

What the Planets are Doing...

The Sun moves into Leo July 22nd getting us ready for the beach to lounge around and enjoy the Sun energy.

July 23rd Jupiter stations and turns retrograde. Think about what you wanted to do for the last six months, but did not get around to, and get it done in fine style. Jupiter is the largest planet so do it in a big way. The next day (7/24) Jupiter squares Pluto, a big deal in the cosmos. Hang on and flow with the energy as it can be powerful if you decide to fight while it comes your way, or is hitting your astrological chart.

July 25th Full Moon. This will bring us into a state of awareness so that we can pursue our goals by the next Full Moon.

July 26th Saturn opposes Uranus for the last time. These two large planets have been doing this for over a year, and its about time that it ended. It's called breaking up all our fixed ideas etc. So get it right now.

July 27th Mercury moves into Virgo, one of it's rulers. It is very happy here as it can just have fun getting things right. Virgo needs to have order and can make it happen if we don't stand in its way.

July 29th Mars moves into Libra. Mars is not very happy in this Venus-ruled sign as he cannot express his virulent nature easily. He seems to go one way then another rather like a Willow tree.

July 30th Mars opposes Uranus. This unstable energy brings to mind chaos. Take it easy as we often feel like we can take on more tasks that we in reality we can handle. This leads to a rather unstable climate.

July 31st Mars conjuncts Saturn. Have fun. It will be hard going but please take it easy on those people that you have to interact with, as we will all think that we a have the right answers and have little patience for the other person. This goes for all of us humans.

August 1st Mercury begins it's retrograde cycle. It isn't actually retrograde however the cycle begins now and really ends when it hits it's retrograde degree. This explains why the retrograde cycle feels so much longer than the three week period. Call me if you don't understand and I will try to explain it to you in a better way.

August 3rd. We have a great aspect day. Jupiter and Mars squares Pluto, a lot of harsh energy to contend with. Also Mars opposes Jupiter. A very big t-square in the sky that can cause a disruption in many of our lives. If you have these action points activated in your chart, then you can feel this energy quite powerfully, as it can cause changes in your present pattern of existence. Try not to do too much to aggravate this in your life. You will definitely feel this one.

August 6th Venus moves into Libra. Now she is happier. Her artistic nature can come out and be recognized. A breather day for all of us to enjoy.

August 11th Ramadan begins. August 13th Uranus reenters Pisces for it's last journey for several years. Pisces can begin to feel it's feathers being ruffled again. Just hang in there … you need to finish your ideas about whatever is challenging in your life. Uranus will remain in Pisces till March of 2011.

August 16th Jupiter is in opposition to Saturn. A big business aspect.

August 20th Mercury stations and turns retrograde until September 12th. Do not buy electronic equipment or a car or sign a contract. This is a great time to clean out closets and get organized!

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