Happy Birthday, Leo!! -- It's time to celebrate your time of the year! -- Part 2

enchantedspirit (66)in #astrology • 6 years ago (edited)

King of all he surveys
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Leos are not subtle.

Leo wants to be a hero, and he is not an especially gracious loser. He'd often like to be magnanimous to the other winner -- if only for the sake of whatever image he can salvage from a bad situation -- but lacking a lot of subtlety in his very public character, the disappointment usually shows.

Part of his downfall, too -- and it usually takes Leo a long time to snap to this -- is that so much of his drama is self-aggrandizing rather than altruistic.

When he belly-flops, it's his excessive pride that's showing -- not his impossibly high ideals. Sadly, this can rob him of even the chance to claim status as the Tragic Hero -- the one who made a noble attempt for a noble cause and failed.

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He knows how to win over an audience.

But a Leo who can weave a fair amount of benevolent intention for others also into his ambitions -- that Lion becomes a showman Lady Luck, the members of his spellbound audience, and even The Divine Source Itself ... can root for and boost onward to success.

That's a lesson Leos would do well to learn as early as possible in life. (And the Leos with Sun in 12th or 7th House often succeed admirably at this assignment.) They've got a step-up then on their ambitions for leadership positions. That, too, is a status Leo craves -- the ability to make a difference in life and be appreciated for it. Still, Leo is a sign born to give orders -- not take them.

Any of them will tell you so.

This is Cecil the lion. He was killed for sport after being lured out of his
protected sanctuary by an American dentist who has way too much fucking money.
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The killing of Cecil the lion.

Leos are born to lead.

Leos are born to be out in front of Life's Big Parade ... the fringe on their epaulets dancing, their medals and other evidence of past victories on display, the sunlight streaming down like a blessing -- and a flourish of horns to announce their arrival. When they've got their act together, they do extremely well in this high-visibility position. It is, indeed, a show to behold.

Then, too, Leo himself is in his best position to let his natural magnanimity and generosity do its magic. When he's got his priorities right and is getting sufficient amounts of ego-food for himself, Leo can be an extraordinarily benevolent and rousing leader. He can be Raoul Wallenberg (born August 4, 1912) whose remarkable courage takes your breath away, instead of the more notorious, strutting, and arrogant Benito Mussolini (born July 29, 1883).

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Always entertaining

Leos! As a group they strut and fret their hours onstage -- for the amusement and bemusement of the rest of us. And they are always uniquely themselves. In everyday life, sometimes you just gotta love 'em. Other times you just want to strangle them. They don't seem able to walk much of a middle ground, either. You're either on one polarity or the other ... with a lot of no-man's-land in between. You can get whiplash changing sides.

Mostly, though, Leos know how to have fun. They enjoy playing the game of life, and they enjoying having others watch them do it. They know how to take a risk ... and how to "bet it all" on one turn of the card, one spin of the wheel, one throw of the dice ... and trust their renowned, phenomenal luck to somehow, somehow bring them out on top, winners all with a spring in their step and a happy tune to whistle on their way out the door with their pockets abulge with their winnings.

No kidding, the Leos do know how to entertain ... themselves and everyone else in the process.

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Always the star of the show

And when it comes to romance ... oooh, la, la ... there is nothin' like a Leo with courtship on his mind (or her mind)!! When you have a Leo lover on the line ... you are in for one first class adventure. Everyone should do it at least once. (I myself have done it three times now. I even married two of you. Most of the time, it was -- and is -- worth the aggravation.)

Again, when you're dealing with a Leo, you're in the company of someone whose Inner Kid is usually right there on the surface, ready to flash that patented show of tooth enamel and come out to take a few bows. Leo is renowned for the way he likes to frolic and amuse himself. That's how it is when, in Life's game, you are the star of the show.

And no matter how old he or she gets to be, you can always see in a Leo's exploits the outlines of the little scrapper they once were ... shouting, "Hey, Ma, watch this!!" as they prepare to do something heart-stopping, often involving heights and with no net below. Sometimes it's a wonder any of them grow up -- let alone grow old.

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