Welcome Season of the Sun Itself: LEO

Each sign of the zodiac is ruled by a particular celestial body and for LEO THE LION it is the bright, warm, life-giving SUN.

At one of Steven Forrest’s Evolutionary Astrology Apprenticeship immersions years ago, I remember Steven inviting us into the essence of LEO by having us close our eyes and imagine a young child on a swing at a playground. The child is gleeful as the swing gets going higher and higher and excitedly calls out to their parents who are standing nearby, “Look at me, look at me!!” The parents’ faces light up, and with huge smiles they exclaim, “Wow, honey! How fun! You are amazing!! Way to go!!” We can imagine the child’s whole being filled with joy, confidence and warmth, like that of the Sun, at having been fully seen, affirmed and celebrated in their aliveness and glory.

Ahhh, yes, this is what the LEO energy within all of us needs! And it’s important to note that in order to get it, a risk must be taken: the bid for connection, the call to be seen, the authentic/creative expression revealed to others.

Now, of course, not all attention will necessarily be loving or positive as we put ourselves out there into the big, wide world, allowing our creative, soul expressions to be witnessed by others. So, part of the LEO process is to find our solid peeps, community who see into the heart of who we are and abundantly praise our existence (knowing this is not meant to be a one-way street as LEO energy is wired to offer this same kind of lion-hearted love and celebration to others too).

Through these genuine relationships of reciprocity, a felt-sense of belonging can emerge, becoming a source of self-confidence, open-heartedness and joy that is essential for LEO creation energy to unfold into all of its splendor and radiance.

Artwork above by: Alex Albadree (they/them)
"WE ALL deserve to BELONG"

To read more, please visit my 2023 Leo Season Newsletter.