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Understanding Your Life's Purpose: Leo in Your Astrology Chart

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♌️ You've got Leo in your astrology chart and I wanna teach you how to understand that generous, heart-centered, playful and royal energy of yours and what it reveals about your life's purpose.

🤓 Even if you don't have a single planet or your rising sign in Leo, you have Leo occupying one of the houses in your chart.

❤️‍🔥 If Leo falls into one of your career houses (2nd, 6th or 10th or MC), the planetary ruler of one of your career houses is in Leo, your north or south node is in Leo, the Sun is in one of your career houses OR your moon or rising sign (AC) is Leo, pay close attention because you're on this planet to be a heart-centered leader.

Not sure and wanna know ALL the things about your purpose? Book a Purpose Astrology Reading with me.

Reminder: I practice astrology using the Whole Sign house system, which means every sign occupies one of the 12 houses in your chart.

🤓 If you're ready to learn all about Leo, its struggles and superpowers and how you can use it to live your life's purpose, let's dive in.

🧐 Let's get to know Leo

♌️ Leo is the fifth sign in the zodiac.

Quality: It is a fixed sign, which means it comes at the middle of a season. Fixed energy is the energy to improve and perfect what has already been initiated. 

Element: It is a fire sign, which means it's physical. Fire signs are action oriented, willful and energetic.

🥰 Leo's supportive expressions: optimistic, heart-centered, playful, creative, regal, loyal, successful, ambitious and child-like.

🤪 Leo's sabotaging expressions: dramatic, attention seeking, prideful, dogmatic, over-the-top, childish and extravagant.

Planetary Ruler: Sun

Planets in Leo: Each planet behaves differently in different signs.

Check your chart to see which planets you have in Leo. Then, scroll down to read all about how that planet acts in Leo AND what that means for your life's purpose.

Also...any aspects to a planet (lines on your chart connecting it with another planet) flavor that planet's expression, so if you feel less Leo-like, this may be why.

☉ Sun: The Sun rules ego, core sense of self and greatest expression of purpose.

The Sun loves to be in Leo. It's at home here.

With your sun in Leo, you're here to shine, especially in the area of life (astrological house) your Sun is in.

Build your confidence. Be generous. Take on leadership roles. Bring fun and play into all your interactions. Shine that light of yours.

☾ Moon: The moon rules emotions and intuition. It let's you know what you need to feel safe + secure to do your purpose work out in the world.

With your moon in Leo your intuition speaks to you through visceral feelings in your body. You may even feel hot when intuition comes in.

If you feel physically excited by an opportunity, that's a YES. If you feel nothing at all, that's a NO.

To do what your purpose requires of you, you need to surround yourself with people who celebrate you for who you are and all you do.

Leo moons need positive attention. It makes them feel seen and appreciated and fuels their fire to keep doing their purpose work.

☿ Mercury: Mercury is all about thought and communication. 

Mercury hates being Leo. It's at its fall there. Mercury is mental. Leo is physical.

With your Mercury in Leo, a big part of your purpose is using your words to inspire generosity, playfulness and heart-centered leadership in others.

You desire attention for your thoughts, words and ideas. Don't make yourself wrong for this.

Instead find the people who get you and appreciate you.

Just be mindful not to create drama just to be the center of attention.

♂Mars: Mars rules action, courage and bravery. 

With your Mars in Leo, you're motivated to be a generous, heart-centered leader, but only at things you're most passionate about.

Your purpose is inviting you to be brave, take bold action and put yourself out there.

♀Venus: With your Venus in Leo, you're a true romantic at heart.

You show your love to others in a big and over-the-top way and want others to do the same for you.

You make and magnetize money through creative endeavors that feel fun and playful to you and invite others to connect with and love up on their inner child.

♃ Jupiter: With your Jupiter in Leo, you've got charisma.

You're a larger than life personality who draws opportunities to you by sharing your heart-centered wisdom with others.

Fortune favors the bold was a statement made for Leo Jupiters.

Be confident and optimistic and put yourself out there. Opportunities to align with your purpose path will be drawn to you.

♄ Saturn: Saturn is the planet of discipline, responsibility and hard work.

Saturn doesn't like to be in Leo. It's in its detriment. Saturn is serious and practical, while Leo is fun and creative.

With Saturn in Leo you're a natural authority figure who draws others in with your charisma.

You've got goals that seem big and impractical to others, but you've got the stamina to see them through, as long as your goals are coming from your playful heart.

♅ Uranus: Uranus brings change, disruption and innovation. 

Uranus doesn't like to be in Leo. It's at its detriment. Uranus wants change and Leo is nostalgic for the good ol' days.

With your Uranus in Leo you're here to be an unconventional and innovative heart-centered leader.

Your purpose is to usher in a new paradigm of leadership led by love and generosity.

♆ Neptune: Neptune is the planet of spirituality, fantasy, compassion and unconditional love.

With your Neptune in Leo, you're here to bring compassion and unconditional love to the planet through your heart-centered generosity.

♇ Pluto: Pluto is the planet of transformation and energy alchemy.

With your Pluto in Leo you're here to be a transformative leader whose not afraid of traversing all things considered dangerous or taboo.

Whether you do or don't have planets in Leo, check which house Leo occupies in your chart to see the area of life your soul is here to shine as a heart-centered and generous leader.

🏠 Leo through the houses:

1st house: personality, self-image, physical body and perspective

2nd house: relationship with money, values, self-worth, material possessions

3rd house: mindset, self-talk, self-expression, writing, education, local community/neighborhood, communication, automobiles 

4th house: home, family of origin, ancestral lineage

5th house: passions, hobbies, inner child work, children, romance, casual sex, dating, fun and play

6th house: work routines, service to others, daily habits, health, work environment

7th house: partnership, marriage, close relationships, 1 on 1 work, contracts/deals/agreements

8th house: death, rebirth, transformation, other people’s money, debt, taxes, manifestation, occult practices, sex, anything considered taboo

9th house: long distance travel, adventure, higher moral beliefs and life philosophy, wisdom, big picture goals, publishing, teaching

10th house: career, public reputation, legacy, authority figures, impact on others

11th house: friendship, community, connections, groups

12th house: subconscious, dreams, spirituality, mysticism, rest and retreat, karma, connection with unseen beings/realms

🦁 That's all I have to say about Leo.

❤️‍🔥 Be bold, courageous, generous and heart-centered in pursuit of your purpose!

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