The lazy days of summer are upon us as we merge with the sign of LEO. You always see lions lounging around and that's what we do during this time. Leo's are proud and it is no accident that we call a group of lion's the pride. This wonderful fire sign is very loving and loyal. They came here to perform and act out their life's expression.

LEO is the most extroverted fire sign; the lion constellation; the king of the jungle part. They are physically attractive people with bright smiles and lots of hair. A Leo rarely has an issue with baldness. The women are hot in a high maintenance kind of way. They are fun, smart and totally involved in life. They can be selfish and self absorbed at worse and at best they are very generous, loving and wonderful. They love nice things and they have to share them with anyone they have affection for. Leos are super in business and sales or anything that requires vision with a creative/analytical mix.

LEO is sensitive sporadically and spiritually and also very tough and strong deep down. They are more ego sensitive than they are composition sensitive. Leo is a natural leader if they are the magnanimous type and not self absorbed. A Leo always have what in Italian is called "bella figura," rarely would they ever cut anything but a "good figure" profile in any situation. They do like to be bad occasionally too though because of their happy façade, otherwise they appear too good to some. They really are good souls and are so much fun that they are very popular and always busy. They work hard for stature and prestige and respect and the money is sort of second to them.

Leo's have a well developed sense of who they are. Self confidence is their right. They have a strong need for self expression.

LEO's love danger and adventure. It arouses their passionate nature, which they thrive upon. They will fight for their principles forever as this allows them to see themselves as very strong and idealistic.

They give the best presents as they think about their offering with respect for the person receiving them.

(OLYMPICS … 8/8-24 in Bejing China)

Some famous people born in Leo are:

Madonna, Alex Trebek, Loni Anderson, Lucille Ball, Sam Elliot, Timothy Hutton, Robert Redford, Christian Slater, Connie Chung, Danny Glover, Kevin Spacey, Dorothy Hamill, Peggy Fleming, Arnold Schwarznegger, Wesley Snipes, Tipper Gore, Jerry Garcia, Martha Stewart, Antonio Bandaras, Lisa Kudrow, Carroll O’Connor, Billy Bob Thornton, David Duchovny, Danny Bonaduce, Matthew Perry, Kyra Sedgwick, Woody Harrelson, Jacqueline Kennedy, Whitney Houston, Monica Lewinsky, Delta Burke, Charlize Therone and Deborah Norville.

Some famous places ruled by Leo are:

Bath England, Bombay India, Bristol England, Northern California, Chicago Illinois, Damascas Syria, France, Italy, Madagascar, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, Portsmouth England, Prague Czechoslovakia, Northern Romania and Washington State.

What the Planets are Doing...

The Sun moves into Leo on July 22nd at 3:55 am PST. Mercury moves into Leo on July 26th. At this time, our thoughts can become more centered on ourselves and our creativity.

August 1, there is a Solar Eclipse, which is also known as a New Moon. What a way to start a month. The energy of Leo will dominate us all for the next six months. Eclipse energy is quite powerful and dynamic, so wherever Leo falls in your chart, that is where the energy will show its manifestation … for the next six months.

August 6th Venus enters Virgo allowing her energy to highlight Virgo’s everywhere. The Sun will shine more brightly upon all you Virgo’s.

Mercury moves into Virgo on August 10th. Our thoughts can become much more organized and structured. Clean out our closets and cabinets. Organize that scrapbook. Our minds will naturally love to put everything where it belongs.

Mars moves out of Virgo and into Libra on August 19th. Virgo, you have just caught a break, for the time being.

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