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THE LION Ruled by The Sun Masculine, Positive, Fixed Fire Sign

Your birth under the fixed sign of Leo suggests a magnanimous and proud nature. In the zodiac, Leo symbolises the individual's struggle for personal development--specifically in the house where Leo starts (the cusp). Leo is a fire sign, and it is ruled by the Sun--the provider of life-sustaining energy. It is the Sun's duty to give warmth, light, and life. In our solar system the Sun is the hub for each of the orbiting bodies of planets.

You like to be at the centre of everybody's attention, and while you radiate your energy outward, you love to receive admiration or affection. It is therefore easy to flatter you and for you to have favourites. You can be quite faithful and honourable, but at times vain and bossy. A position of power may heighten your self-confidence even further. You may come into a position of leadership, which might require much responsibility on your part. As a fixed and active fire sign, people born under this sign show a tendency to adopt the dominant role in partner relationships. Leonian women who defend their children can be as vicious as a lioness defending her cubs.

Home life and personal independence are always important issues for you. You need to be creative, both on a spiritual and a physical level. The sign of Leo is assigned to the heart. This means that you can give with both hands: your time, your money, and your knowledge--without sparing a minute to think of yourself. Your guardian angel seems to appear just when the need arises. New opportunities open up for you in exactly those moments when you feel no solution is in sight. Just as the Sun brightens the darkest corner, you are pulled out into the light.

You are intensely drawn to the opposite sex. However, it is advisable for you to keep your fiery, love-thirsty temperament under control or you could get hurt. Quite subconsciously, you may tend toward an opinion in which the outcome justifies the means. Wealth is important to you as a means of getting closer to what you have in mind. Be careful not to appear too trusting, since you tend to believe that others are just as honest as yourself. If this is the case, try to develop your intuition.

You do not like repeating things. When you have grasped what a conversation is about, you may become very stubborn without due consideration to other people's needs. You may also have a highly developed sense of drama, so great that the disguised role you initially played gradually becomes a reality for you. Self-esteem is an essential ingredient in your life. On a higher level, you are probably prepared to do everything in the manner that you feel is correct, even if this means foregoing public applause. If you are drawn into a restrictive situation, you run the risk of denying or neglecting your job. You are courageous and prepared to take risks, but you never go about things in an unfair way. If success is on your side, you are omnipotent, but you may have difficulty in admitting any inferiority. If you have not yet learned how to be humble, it is very important for you to do so.

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