Leo, the Lion, is the 5th sign of the Western zodiac. Souls who incarnate from July 22nd to August 23rd are born under the sign or constellation of Leo.
 Leo is a Fire sign and in the language of astrology the Fire element or quadruplicity traits include: energetic, creative, inspirational, motivational, aspiring, enthusiastic, and lively. However, Leos can be bold, domineering, rebellious, spontaneous, and hot-tempered. Fire signs include: Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius.
Leo's astrological statement is "I Shine" and/or "I Will!" Both statements are befitting of this sign. Leos are strong willed individuals and they love to shine (have all the attention on them), making this sign the #1 sign to be a movie star, celebrity, or entertainer.
Leos love and need to be in the limelight with the lights on them. They simply have to shine! This is why anything that allows Leo to shine, i.e. dancing, acting, giving orders, directing, or singing is right up their alley.
Pertaining to quadruplicity, Leo is a Fixed sign meaning Leos are rigid and do not like change. They can be very stubborn just like their Fixed sign brethren Taurus, a sign Leos have great difficulty in getting along with, especially in relationships. Other Fixed signs besides Leo and Taurus include Scorpio and Aquarius.
Leo corresponds to the astrological Fifth House - the House of Creativity, Pleasure (including sexual pleasure), Children, Love and Romance, and Fun.
"All the other houses up to this point dealt with staying alive. This is the first house that says, "Let's enjoy ourselves". This house shows romantic interests, but not marriage. That's the seventh house's job. Anybody who has ever been married can tell you that marriage and romance are entirely different things." Bob Marks, astrologer
Pertaining to polarity, Leo is a Masculine (yang, positive) sign meaning Leos are assertive, bold, expressive, and extrovert. Other masculine signs include: Aries, Gemini, Libra, Sagittarius, and Aquarius.
The pure Leo has a commanding personality and stands out from the crowd. This sign is a leader always seeking a position of command or authority. Leos are extroverts, outgoing, social and not afraid to bully. They find it very difficult and challenging to relinquish the dominant position.
Keywords that describe this sign are: endurance, ambitious, regal, courageous, enthusiastic, strong-willed, benevolent, positive, independent, self-confident, very generous, courteous, dignified, uncomplicated, humane, and opinionated playfulness.
Their negative traits include: arrogant, conceited, autocratic, hasty, ill-tempered, suspicious, jealous, cunning, self-centered, boisterous, boastful, bombastic, drama, and irritating.
In addition to their natural external beauty and attractiveness, the Leo female can be very materialistic and thus high maintenance so males of other signs of the zodiac should be mindful of this fact. This is a fun sign but it costs money in most cases to have fun, well, at least on a mundane or material level. Remember, Leo corresponds with the Fifth House which is the House of Fun and Pleasure.
"The Lion is a great poseur. Possessing magnanimity of spirit and an infectious love of life, Leo belongs centre stage and demands adulation as of right. This sign is a natural ruler, put on earth to rule over everyone else, whether they like it or not." Judy Hall
It is for reasons described above that Leos make great administrators, heads or leaders, and executives. Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers comes to mind here. On the court during his active days he was a great administrator and leader, leading the Lakers to 5 NBA championships, and now during his post B-ball days he's a great business head, leader, and executive. Because Leo's statement is "I Shine", Magic Johnson used to shine on the court, being the leader of Showtime! However, Johnson is still shinning off the court in his business endeavors. Magic Johnson is a true and bona fide Leo.
Pertaining to medical astrology, Leo governs the heart, upper back, eyes, blood, spine, aorta, myelin sheaths, and lungs.
Leos are prone to the following diseases, disorders, and injuries:
Heart disease
Pleurisy
Cardiac problems
Lower back pain/Backache
Fevers
Jaundice
High blood pressure/Hypertension
Eye diseases
Scoliosis
Excessive meat eating
Alcoholism
Dehydration
Stroke
Leo's cell salt (also known as mineral salt or tissue salt) is Magnesium Phosphate. Leos should be sure to get plenty of this particular cell salt in their diet.
The ideal sign for romance and marriage for Leo is its astrological opposite sign which is Aquarius. While any two signs can make it in a relationship, the astrological opposite offers the most conducive challenges for purposes of arriving at balance.
 As Leo is a Fire sign, Leos will do well in relationships with other Fire signs: Aries and Sagittarius. Signs that share the same element have more in common; they share many similar interests in life and thus have more compatibility which is very helpful for relationships, especially love or marriage relationships.
After Fire signs, Leos will fare well in relationships with Air signs which include Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius.
The farther away a sign gets from its element, the more difficulty it will experience with others signs of the element farthest away from it. Therefore, because Water and Earth are farthest from the Fire element, Fire signs such as Leo will have difficulty in relationships with the Water signs of Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces and the Earth signs of Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn.
A Leo-Aquarius union or relationship can be quite challenging considering the fact that both Leo and Aquarius are Fixed signs and are both Masculine signs. Both signs can be very rigid and fixed in their ways and both can be very aggressive, bold, and assertive. One of the two has to decide to play the passive role or they both will have to compromise pertaining to passivity in certain aspects of life pertaining to the relationship if harmony is to be experienced.
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Famous Sun sign Leos include:
Kobe Bryant, Bill Clinton, Madonna, Martha Stewart, George Bernard Shaw, Jennifer Lopez, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Robert DeNiro, Halle Berry, Stanley Kubrick, Lucille Ball, Sandra Bullock, Edward Norton, Sean Penn, Angela Basset, Vivica A. Fox, Dustin Hoffman, Kate Beckinsale, Michelle Williams, Woody Harrelson, Christian Slater, Charlize Theron, Robert Redford, Hilary Swank, Antonio Banderas, Mary Louise Parker, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, Mae West, Billy Bob Thornton, Mata Hari, Laurence Fishburn, Leslie Ann Warren, Steve Martin, Martin Sheen, Blake Edwards, Melanie Griffith, Loni Anderson, Kevin Spacey, Connie Stevens, Sally Struthers, Dave Chappelle, Cindy Williams, David Duchovny, Maureen O' Hara, Rosanna Arquette, Dan Fogleberg, Kim Cattral, Tony Bennett, Barbara Eden, Count Basie, Valerie Harper, Mick Jagger, Pete Sampras, T.T. Torrez, Norman Lear, Alfred Hicthcock, Whitney Houston, Neil Armstrong, John Huston, Jane Wyatt, George Hamilton, T.E. Lawrence, Peter O' Toole, Coco Chanel, Yves saint Laurent, Andy Warhol, Amelia Earhart, Annie Oakley, Malcolm Forbes, Henry Ford, Roman Polanski, Beatrix Potter, Jerry Garcia, Julia Child, Napoleon Bonaparte, Elizabeth Dole, Fidel Castro, Shelly Winters, William Bennett, Paula Miranda, Carl Jung, Maureen McCormick, Cecil B. DeMille, Sam Elliott, and Edafe Okurume.
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