Like Cancer you too are feeling passionate and …well…horny, but then that’s hardly new for a Leo. At the very least you will be a lot more energetic, passionate and enthusiastic about life. You are on the rise again, just like your ruler the Sun and will be blindingly bright and all pervasive.
It’s usually just a matter of time for you; you simply sit out the down times and wait for your day in the sun to roll around again, just like it has now. You know that it is inevitable because it’s just not in your character to accept anything but success.
The new moon in your house of love and fun on the weekend should let the genie out of the bottle and bring real pleasure and fun back into your life for at least six months.
One caution here, just make sure that your passion doesn’t translate into any passionate discourses directed in the wrong quarters, like a boss or some other inappropriate target; as there is a strong likelihood that you will go head to head with someone in your life towards the end of the week. You’ll more likely to be disagreeing with a key person over a financial issue – someone rescinds an offer or a agreement – or you may receive an unpleasant surprise by way of an unplanned for expenditure. Tax office or the Amex bill?
Don’t fret the light is not only shining on your love life and pleasure areas, but in your working life. Whilst there does appears to be more taxing times and a lot more effort and commitment being required, there is also a wonderful opportunely for you to step up to the plate and seize a promotion, a new and great job, or get pleasing recognition for past work.
From next Monday onwards expect less roar and more purr.
In All Night Long, Lionel Ritchie sings “we’re going to have a party tonight” and just in case you weren’t sure of the message he repeats it about half a dozen more times…
You have just inserted yourself into his landscape as a month long period of serious fun has just arrived in your world. Fun means different things to different people. Geeks for example might enjoy playing with computers but if you’re a typical Leo then you’re going to have a ball travelling, fine dining, socializing at the best parties, showing off and being the consummate showman/show-woman.
As Shakespeare said in As You Like It “The world is stage and we are merely players, with their exits and their entrances and one man in his time plays many parts”. So you can decide if you’re going to be Casanova, Romeo, Rhett, La Belle Dame sans Merci, Delilah, Salome or even Jessica Rabbit!
You will be feeling VERY romantic and keen to have fun – not just this week but for the next few weeks - and others will be drawn to you like moths to a flame. Expect declarations of love and desire - yes really – even from your existing partners of 50 years! Single Leo’s will have lust and love at first sight – hardly a novel experience for you – but it may be clandestine.
I could prattle on about work and health but truthfully your universe revolves around your heart, performing – horizontal and otherwise - and being “on stage” so I’ve said enough to have captured your interest!
Underlying it all though the Cosmos may be asking you in a veiled fashion to dig deep and really focus on what is truly important to you (and why) and the answers may provide you with an incredible insight into your own needs and motivations.
The Greek Aphorism “know thyself” (often attributed to Socrates) are words of eternal significance and indeed matchless advice for you right now.
Who are you not seeing eye-to-eye with right now? Is it family, friends or at the workplace. Something to do with your sense of self worth or status is under the spotlight and you feel that you have yet to convince certain parties of your bona fides. It appears to be partnerships of sorts, so business (or even in personal relationships) but you can’t seem to covert them over to you way of thinking.
But that’s not exactly a novel feeling is it? This chasm between what you want to convey and what others seem to take away from the interactions with you has been going on for half the year. One step forward and two steps back and all of your efforts thus far appear to have been quite ineffectual.
Thankfully this passage when you felt like you were living in times of Babel and talking in foreign tongues to everyone is soon to pass. Venus will be moving on in a couple of days and will remove her negative impact on your career zone. In fact from now on is an ideal time to launch that idea or get those who were not “convinced” over to your side.
In the area of love this may still take a little longer, but by next week you will have demonstrated your worth and ardor so even the most skeptical of suitors will be swayed to your side and your sex life will be cracking up a number of notches.
After the full moon on Sunday you will be thrust back into the limelight and be called upon to take charge of some project or area of responsibility so make sure you put your best foot/face forward! You may receive a job offer or an appealing opportunity that relates to either your career or your home or other significant property and there will be more support for you - especially financial - and this could very well come from a family member or someone you work with closely.
There is every sign of a significant boost to your finances this week (and your love life for that matter!) although as usual most people don’t know the half of what goes on in your romantic world. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, or Hong Kong, or London, or….
I would think that you’re not exactly sad to see this year slowly roll to a finalé. Cancers, Capricorns, Pisces, Leo’s and maybe Scorps have not had a sublime year to put it mildly.
So you are doing more retreating to your den these days as you take stock of your situation rather than strutting your stuff out in the wilderness. You’ve incurred a few war wounds and had your claws clipped more often than you would have cared. Still you’ve enjoyed the foray into family life and you’ve reconnected with and enjoyed warm vibes from siblings, kids and kinfolk.
But you are an irrepressible Leo so there is still energy and enthusiasm; you’re just a bit more reticent than usual about how to harness it. You know that the home thing can only last for so long, so if you’ve left some carnage out there it might be timely to do some restitution. If you do re-entry the fray, please tread softly as there are still open wounds (that you may have caused!) that requires a deft touch.
Life HAS been on shaky ground for a long time, but you no longer get dizzy by all the job, relationship, home and lifestyle changes that have abounded in your life.
Good news is that your love life (which you ALWAYS manage to keep afloat and vital), is blossoming and you are much admired, wanted, loved and adored. Even those Leo’s who’ve gone off and had politically incorrect (or just plain crazy associations a bit too close to home) will be enjoying their associations unfettered by outrage or criticism. Your audience has progressed from “I can’t believe they did that” to “oh well that’s so-and-so for you”.
Don’t offer your two cents worth, keep your counsel and remain upbeat and positive and you’ll find that this is returned in spades. If however you wade INTO any festering situations, then you will not come out unscathed and remember this: four things don’t come back and one of them is the spoken word. That would be a shame, especially now because if you have spent this down time productively, it’s an ideal moment to unveil the new project you have under wraps.
How to sort the wheat from the chaff? There are good and not so good things about this week. The work front appears to be not so good, or a bit like a mirage, promises much but delivers little. I think you’re having a bit of an identity crisis and feeling a bit more sensitive than usual but there is no real basis for this mood. Yes, people have let you down or been less than supportive, but that’s just human nature and “nothing personal”. If you don’t shrug off your atypical feelings of doubt you’ll miss some of the opportunities the Cosmos is casting your way and like a self-fulfilling prophecy fall short in your career and finance areas.
Your routine at your place of work will vary to such an extent that will not only will it leave you feeling uncomfortable you may have to make a stand, not only to protect your integrity but your job satisfaction. Whilst your romantic life is picking up conversely your friendships and associations do appear a bit strained. It could be long festering jealousy or real feedback on what their thoughts are – you will be the best judge of that one. You’re a Master/Mistress at the game and won’t hesitate to let others know now and then which might be part of the problem…
It’s not a question of putting your best foot forward but your best face forward right now. You are supremely magnetic and charismatic and super attractive to all. You can virtually take your pick at the moment. That’s about all I need to write in your forecast really, because Leo’s love, to be admired and wanted. But wait, there’s additional good news..…
Your relationships at work, with bosses or anyone in authority is on the upswing. You’re often “offside” with authority figures because you sometimes tend to push the envelope, but right now you can do no wrong. In fact you could sell snow to the Eskimos so use this power to silence any opposition and strut your stuff in the boardroom (or by the water cooler).
You’ve got so much love to go around, there will be new encounters for those eligible and for those in existing relationships you will be exuding warmth and offering support and a big warm shoulder or…. You will have invitations literally coming out your ear and will be highly popular. In fact you will be literally run off your feet, your favorite thing!
There’s much movement back at l’ranch, celebrations of some kind or at least warm and fuzzy get-togethers. Perhaps you’re introducing a significant other to your folks? A lot of romantic and in love Leo’s do have “nesting” on their minds, but when the real fun and partying cranks up in a day or two you’ll be back on centre stage and “Lord/Lady of the Jungle” again!
Although Buddha said “Peace comes from within” which is very true, peace is not just the absence of conflictbut the ability to cope with it.
When I mentioned last week that you have swapped one set of problems for another, you’ve certainly been bombarded with a few of late which has left you feeling rather flat, not your innate confident and outgoing self.
There is heightened drama and an unsettled landscape in your vista of relationships and you are very close to offloading a hanger-on or someone that you’ve just figured out doesn’t have your best interests at heart.
It could be a scurrilous boss, or a current (or even past) lover but your personal radar is now telling you it’s time to back off or take a different tact with how you deal with them. If you do have to cut the tie, you will do so without too much (if any) recrimination as you’ve mentally and/or emotionally reached that defining moment of necessity.
You want and need to surround yourself with supportive folk who can further your aims in life, not blood suckers who want to pull you down. Some may even be considering taking formal action as a result of some of the “happenings” of yesterday.
2011 will be filled with a profound romance so if any of the above relates to matters of the heart you can “take heart” from this knowledge.
The remainder of this month will provide you with some very clear clues as to what lies ahead so keep your eyes open for the signals from the Cosmos…although I doubt you’ll miss them.
All work and no play won’t make you a dull girl or boy (and frankly you have no choice on the matter!). You have to pay the bills and live but you’ll agree with me that things have improved a lot and is no-where near the struggle it was a few months back.
But in typical Leonine fashion, your immediate working environment is not your cause célèbre right now. Whilst the Cosmos has placed much emphasis on ongoing toil, there is something else that is rattling your cage, most likely a passionate love affair – but it could equally be travel, another job - or whatever dreams of fun, frivolity and greatness that you are conjuring up for the future. Whatever it is, some other issue from work has your attention.
Irrespective you will need to help someone this week and not just because they need your help, but because you very much want to help them. Be a bit cautious in this area as there may be someone taking financial and/or emotional advantage of your interest in them or vice versa.
I feel that you’ve recently exchanged one set of circumstances for another – could be job, could be relationship – but all you’ve done effectively is swapped one set of problems for another. You might feel better, but everything else has stayed the same and there could even be some additional hurdles this week, such as the “previous” set of problems. The will be especially true if you have recently separated.
There is heightened emotional drama, and everything is “up in the air” so stay the course and maintain equilibrium for the foreseeable future and do not neglect your working responsibilities - until you get more favourable Cosmic aspects.
Does it feel as if the pace of your life has picked up? Or is it more a case of its running more smoothly and only appears to be faster.
At the present time there is an indication of change in many different areas of your life and you could well be coming up the rear as opposed to instigating them. Whilst it’s not a runaway train per se, it doesn’t feel like a particularly relaxing passage all the same - but it is a necessary process. You are connecting again, which is paramount and although you are probably not back to throwing extravagant parties just yet (like of old), you are reminding your wide circle of friends why they love you.
The Cosmos really wants you to concentrate on brushing up on your communication skills – you are a born entertainer and should be the focal point of any occasion – but also in a deeper more profound way that you have been doing. It’s crucial that you convey your deepest feelings, connect and share. Hear what others have to say as opposed to just listening…
If you manage to relate in the way that the Cosmo’s wants you to, then you will see that those key people that you really want to connect with, will finally “get you” or see you differently. It’s very important to you so keep plugging away. You know what you have to do.
Well it’s true to say 2010 hasn’t been one of your best, which is good news in itself because that signifies that others to come will be better and secondly, this year is heading towards the end.
You’ll be feisty and a bit aggressive this week, especially towards the weekend but arguments aren’t exactly novel to Leo’s are they? It’s more likely to be you being reactive to someone else’s mood rather than you being the source initially but you have the choice of course how your respond or manage the situation.
You most likely will be the butt of “constructive” criticism, something you really detest! It’s most likely related to your working life especially if you either started a new job within the last few months or a project that you began around that time. If it’s the former it could be a performance review, the latter it may be up for scrutiny or revision. At any rate what is said to you now will have ramifications for your future so pay attention.
I suggest that you don’t focus too much angst or concern over any matter this week because the Cosmos suggests that no matter what “goes down” it will all come out quite well in the end, so save your emotional energy for another day.
In fact you (should) eventually reach accord on whatever major issues are pushing your buttons, including back at the ranch. You are a sign that functions best when you have a running mate, so keep that in mind throughout. Whatever appears blocked or non-functional will force you to be creative and think outside the box, which you are actually very good at.
If need be take time out and have your mane stroked….
Ultimate highs and ultimate lows, that’s your life although of late it was more “low” than high. This must have been particularly galling because you were born to enjoy life and be at the top of your game all the time. But that was then and this is now, wow, bounce back time.
Your joie de vivre has returned in bucket loads and you are prancing around town looking for running mates to play with. It’s party time! What is causing all this frivolity of spirits, well you’re in love again (Leo’s are always in love with someone) or at least looking for love and even better you seems to have some money to burn as well.
How did that happen? It seemed like only yesterday that life was quite bleak and you had to (gasp) scrimp and save in order to get by. Well truth be known whilst you are no longer living a financially pernicious existence, you are not exactly flush yet either; not yet.
Just keep on going and this situation will change soon also.
But for all the merriment there is a somber note. You become aware of something later in the week that is either quite profound or upsetting to you in some way. It could relate to a loved one where you become aware of a less-than-ideal agenda or an errant work colleague but whatever it is the revelation will literally stop you in your tracks.
If you are one of those Leo that I referred to last week who were getting their personal and business lives inappropriately entwined (or at least allowing their personal life to impact upon their career) then unfortunately you are in for some anguish.
Just hold tight to your sign motto “I will therefore I am” which is pretty close to Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am” and I’m suggesting for optimum outcomes you consider combining the two.
I seem to recall some weeks ago suggesting in non delicate terms that you don’t “shit in your own nest” and yet how many of you did just that! For some it caused an absolute ruckus and for others it just added an extra wonderful dimension to their working life – the same warnings apply though…
Speaking of working life, you have to focus on this dreary aspect of your existence in order to maintain the lifestyle that you so want to preserve. That means trying to find unity and détente in enflamed situations and/or changing your mindset about the situation . What’s that dreary line (but accurate) that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% of how you react to it. It’s true that to your chagrin you’ve had to curtail your roar just to keep the peace and fit in. You’ve felt lesser because of it, and it won’t be long before you will absolutely bellow….but not this week please when your magnanimous efforts are actually finally paying off.
Your self esteem should get a timely injection so long as you don’t go and spoil it all by boasting afterwards about whatever rewards you received. Right through until November you will be in a healthy position to call your own shots and virtually name your own price and this could mean a raise, job offer or just a better working environment. But watch your discretion and essentially keep your mouth shut at all times.
If you are one of the earlier referred to Leo’s who by necessity need to change your living arrangements or if you are simply wishing to fine tune (or even reshuffle) your domestic scene, then is week is an ideal time to start.
This week starts the big transitional process that you will be undergoing for the next couple of years. There is a very strong possibility that another person figures in that restructuring – everything from a partner in a joint venture, a boss who is like a mentor, a child, or a new love. It is unification as opposed to a lone wolf scenario and you will definitely not be making decisions with just you in mind.
Relocation, if not to another country then certainly from where you live is likely and it would be quite surprising if you are still in the same zip code by this time next year. You’ve emerged from financial quicksand and are now definitely on the road to recovery so long as you can maintain good relations with everybody i.e. no prima donna routines or hissy fits at l’office.
You’re quite the pugilist when you are fired up but usually can get away with it by others finding your indignation dramatic and almost colorful. Not for the next few weeks though. You have to find middle ground with everyone or else whatever dealings you have with them will backfire on you (personal and business). Frustratingly you don’t hold the same sway that you did at the heights of your power but it won’t be this way forever. Good planning (especially financial), good conduct and good will are the key.
All Leo’s are giving their future and next steps in life quite a bit of consideration this week along with a fair bit of self analysis. How much of a role do you personally play in your successes and failures and what do you really want to accomplish over the next few years (in some cases you are assessing if the person you are currently with is “the one” or not).
You are one of the truly class acts of the zodiac and deserve your rightful position on the top of the mountain but that hasn’t been reflective of your situation for seemingly ages. Blame it on a couple of years of struggle under Saturn who thankfully switched houses last July which should begin to improve your situation slowly. It doesn’t help right now that Mercury is in retrograde so don’t hold out great hopes for fantastic breakthroughs or wonderful luck that you used to be accustomed to happening in the next couple of weeks.
From then on you should begin to get your old mojo back and start being the exuberant entrepreneur and showman/woman that you are cut out to be.
The one thing that keeps you buoyant – at least on the surface – is your unquenchable optimism although it is wearing a bit thin now.
For many your love lives remain full of drama, and some of your key relationships are hidden and covert. I’ve been using the indelicate phrase “don’t shit in your own nest” which of course translates to having an affair at the office or with a neighbor, family friend and so on…
Some are confronted with a real dilemma of an “either/or” scenario, and it will not be an easy decision but if you go with your heart (or gut feel) not your head, you will come up trumps in the long run.
Life is too short not to be authentic and full of meaning – you’ve learnt that special lesson over the past couple of years. Leo’s love to be adored (and love to be in love) and when in the throes of love will really blossom. Don’t deny yourself that. You are on the edge of an abyss but there is a safety net and you have the most courage in the zodiac.
The next few years will find you changing where you live, where you work and in many cases who you love. If it’s not any of the former, then you will certainly be travelling A LOT. The underlying theme though is that by next year you probably will never have another really anxious moment over money or your way of life ever again and your standard of living should be quite a few notches up than it is now.
What a dramatic life you lead. It’s either ultimate highs or ultimate lows and nothing in between. Like a graph your life over the past couple of years has been way down from the highs of earlier times. Did you make bad choices, was it bad luck or did you shit in your own nest?
Moot point now really, it’s more a case of what are you going to do with the rest of your life and you’re not the kind of sign to dither for too long. Lie on a beach for a while and soak up the rays while you dream of how to rule the world by all means but remember you’ve still got to pay the rent. The only thing worse than that is to be still slaving away unappreciated at some dreary job and going no-where fast.
So what is your escape clause going to be because whatever it is you are doing (or have recently done) drives you up the wall and you’ve got to something about it pronto. This is however the one time that you can’t be a dramatic Leo, a prima donna or a pain in the arse for whatever reason. Save your histrionics for another day, when you are in a position to flaunt and strut your unadulterated self, but not now. This is not the time to engage in arguments of any kind even to defend your honor or someone else’s.
The Cosmos is sending power in your direction over your prosperity so use this influence to get your finances in better shape rather than the opposite. That means less out than in. I need to point out the obvious because you could also be on a spending frenzy or being cavalier with your assets.
Take a holiday, change your routine or job or better still just bow out and stay at home for a while. Immerse yourself in a water tank or lie on a deserted beach.
Of course at some point you have to knuckle down and get back on the (no so) merry go round but this week give yourself a break from life if you possibly can. Obviously this might not be feasible for 90% of you, but at least you can dream about it because at the moment nearly every day seems like a struggle.
You are back to fretting about your money situation – either your job, your budget deficit, or how you are going to fund an outstanding expenditure. At the same time few seem to be “getting” you and you feel more tired than usual.
A tip this week: act as if the Cosmos has your best interests at heart and basically do what you want to do and hang the consequences (within reason!). Throw your destiny to the wind and step outside the box and you might be pleasantly surprised by the outcome.
Some are confronted with a real dilemma of an “either/or” scenario, and it will not be an easy decision but if you go with your heart (or gut feel) not your head, you will come up trumps in the long run.
You will find your niche and no matter how you are feeling now, you are one of the most buoyant signs and will have your groove back in no time.
It’s so much easier to play ball when it’s back in your court. Every Leo I know sounds happier is looking fantastic and appears to be enjoying life again.
Most of them are either in pretty much the same circumstances as they were before (or a slightly improved), so it’s not a great change of fortunes that has bestowed this enlivened spirit but a huge change in optimism. It’s a wonderful energy the Cosmos has directed your way, and with it will bring good times, windfalls (job offers?), romance and all things enjoyable.
Now that you’ve got an emotional clean slate of sorts, it’s important to present an accurate reflection of yourself, be genuine and real and you will build faith in others. There are “partnership” arrangements in place, either in business or your personal life that demand open and sincere exchanges for them to continue and flourish. In either case if there are shared assets or joint ventures of some kind, trust is paramount.
If you want people to really “get you” and fully appreciate your true worth you have to act legitimately. Don’t oversell yourself or blame others - instead consult with your partners and exchange ideas - particularly if this is a new start for you
Well now that the ground beneath your feet feels solid again and not the moving and shaking unknown quantity that has been your landscape you are starting to make plans. And of course being a Leo they are not small plans, they are grandiose and you will have lots of them going on at once.
Sure you slid down a few rungs on the ladder of success but you are one of the zodiacs best climbers (along with Cappy’s) so you are already eying off your next mountain. Once you get going there is little stopping your rise to the top.
You are feeling enthused and positive and relishing the wonderful opportunities that you just know are out there for you to locate. Everyone is basking in your renewed warmth and the light has been turned back on. There is no point in dwelling on the past and being bogged down with regret over the “what ifs” and “should haves”.
This new state of mind might find you still ensconced in a job that doesn’t marry with your renewed ambition and that is a conundrum you will have to deal with. You may decide to cut your losses so that you can pave the way for the next adventure or you may decide to throw your all into the existing role and see where it takes you.
For those of you who are drawing a line in the sand and moving on, your move could be to an entirely different environment altogether. The world may have become too small for you where you are and it’s time for fresh vistas and the making of new memories.
The one piece of advice this week: while you are in this hyper state, strive for appropriate action at all times, stay within the rules and remember there are regulations for a reason!
Don’t you just love it when life goes your way? It’s about time as you need to be in the winner’s circle and for months you’ve had to settle for second, third…or last place.
Is it that the cosmic climate has changed or was it your state of mind? Which ever one it is, it’s working for you and you are in sync with the world again (and it has a clinking ring to it which signals more cash!). You’ve scored the job, restructured the finances, paid off the debt or maybe even lowered your sights - whatever it is that has smoothed the way for you, you are no longer fretting about your financial affairs.
Whilst this week is certainly no picnic, you are on more solid ground that you have been for a while and finally things have turned around and the ball is back in your corner. This is really a week to watch how you relate to others as the potential for breakdowns in all areas of your interpersonal relationships is very high, especially in the work arena.
Try to look past this week or use it productively to plan for future travel or any other ideas that provide you with an injection of freedom and fun. Whatever you do try to avoid travelling for work this week or if you have to try to minimize your contact with colleagues as fireworks are in the air (I have warned you…)
At the other end of the spectrum don’t avoid necessary communication – that is contacting those that you know you should for whatever reason – social or work. Failing to send the crucial message could cause a significant problem with a friend or a work colleague.
If you could only put aside your omnipotent need to be loved by everyone then you would not put so much pressure on yourself. The past few years have pretty much shown you that no matter what you did, it was thrown back in your face. It was akin to pearls before swine, you busted a gut and performed only to be demeaned and ignored.
Every time there was a hint of victory, you slide down a greasy pole before you could get a foothold. Your career has been so unstable, amongst Leo there have been retrenchments, sackings, demotions, dressing downs, even legal action – you name it, you’ve experienced some aspect of it.
All your old freedoms to roam as you please virtually came to a standstill and you were at the beck and call of all. Your ability to travel or move around as you so love to do was dramatically curtailed and you have felt hemmed in for as long as you can remember. Like the circus Lion with everyone the Circus Master cracking their whip at you.
Even if you are self employed business has been tough and juggling your affairs and attempting to deal with others hostility and unreasonableness has worn you down.
Great news, Saturn is departing (the reason for all this) and of all the zodiac signs the one able to bounce back faster than anyone else is you. The comeback kid to end all comeback kids you will roar back into the picture over the next couple of months and show everyone what stuff you are made of. You will be hell bent on getting results and you will emerge as winners and the results will be astounding, this I can promise.
You know exactly who you are and what you can offer to the world, period.
It won’t be up for debate anymore as it was previously. No more over extending yourself because you have a very good handle now on what you are capable of and what you are not, and more importantly how far you are prepared to go.
All the uncertainty of the past few years will evaporate and you will be your old self-assured dynamo again.
If siblings or anyone else tries to hamper your progress or intrude in your life in any unwanted way, they had best watch out. You will brook no resistance to your plans and the fallout could be intense.
Can you roar if you tried? I actually think you do have a “sort” of roar especially when you’re in a rage. Well you may as well go ahead and roar now because you are “so fed up!”
Doesn’t anyone get the fact that you’re tired and overworked and underpaid and not going to take it anymore…
I see you being very distressed about your money situation and/or your business environment. If you are an employee it’s rocky times, if you are in business you are having all sorts of dramas with colleagues and the “powers that be”.
As I told you last week, money can’t buy happiness so head off into the sunset as soon as you can – if only for a few days if you can swing it. It’s true you are in a mindset to put yourself first at the moment so this is timely and it will help you to replenish your psyche.
To be honest I think you’ve almost reached a stage when you’re going to say “stuff it I don’t really care anymore” as the whole financial arena is beginning to send you a little nuts. This will be good for you as not only won’t you sweat the little things as much, it will rearrange your thinking pattern and put certain aspects of your life into a different perspective.
For some lucky Leo’s something will be taken away from you will actually be to your benefit! It’s akin to removing an impediment to your progress and will make your life less complicated, a silver lining. You’ve certainly restructured your approach to your finances over the years and this year in particular they have undergone quite a metamorphosis. That said, it’s put you in a better position as you’ve done the hard yards and will be in an enhanced frame of mind as you exit this financially trying passage.
The good news is that it will be soon behind you (end of next week!) and you’ll be back to your entrepreneurial Leonine mindset raring to go – and roar for all the right reasons!
Don’t focus or fret about money. Buddhists and others firmly believe that money can’t buy happiness and yet the very things that make you happy require substantial amounts of the folding stuff. In fact the whole world is madly materialistic, not just you, and it does cost a lot to stay in 5 star hotels and fly business class and buy….
But you are watching your money very carefully these days, being frugal even which so goes against the grain of your generous Leonine nature.
The bulk of you are worried that the supply source is not reliable and what’s coming in is insufficient to your needs. It makes you feel inadequate and a failure and your self esteem is being affected. There are a few (lucky?) Leo’s who fret about how others perceive them because of their money.
All Leo’s have experienced jealousy and resentment (especially the latter ones) – even undermining - which has been hurtful and unbeneficial to your interests. If you look on the bright side it’s more a reflection on them than you, but it doesn’t that knowledge doesn’t help you any right now.
It’s been a rollercoaster year, one step forward, two steps back that you’re not quite sure how to proceed. That wonderful MY LIFE plan that you envisaged panning out has yet to materialize and that is a frustration in itself. You need to get serious about what you want to do when you grow up stuff, no more playing around and side games if you really want to succeed big time and play with the big boys (girls).
Which path will you take and who will you turn your back on? You will have to mutiny in some areas (try not to tell them where to stick it….!) and follow your own personal destiny. If you dig deep and give it a lot of thought you’ll know where to head next.
In the meantime, please take care of yourself – overindulgence and burning the candle at both ends does catch up with you eventually.
This is going to be your kind of week. The spotlight is on you and boy will you step up to the plate to strut your stuff, centre stage no less.
The past few months have been crazy, either bad crazy or chaotic fun (but a problem) crazy - but this week is fun, fun – the kind of fun that Leo really likes.
If truth be known you’ve been trying to “find yourself” over the past few months. Does that make sense? Well it’s more of a case of trying to ascertain what is it that’s really important to you? Being able to truly determine what you really want to be doing, where and with whom.
Your fortunes have been on a roller coaster ride, right up, right down, right up… that you’ve begun to fear where the next dollar is coming from. Even if you have loads of dough you may still be feeling somewhat conservative as a result and not feel confident that you have enough.
Not only that, depending on how you’ve been behaving there is every possibility that you’ve gotten yourself into some pretty “sticky” situations (read into that as you may….), maybe even potentially - or actually - opening yourself up to some legal problems or even accusations of wrong doing.
It may not be anywhere near as menacing as that, but a lot of your issues have been self inflicted – some because you strived too hard for success - or you were simply misunderstood? Whatever the reason, a consequence may be a sense of humiliation or discomfort by the outcome.
If you’ve gone too far down one path, there is nothing preventing you from pulling back or changing it especially if you sense that the direction you are taking will be ultimately futile.
So, is it any wonder then that you’ve probably thrown in the towel and hopped on a plane for some serious fun, or decided to make the best of a bad situation and invested yourself wholeheartedly in the system OR you’ve succumbed to the current energy and decided to be hung for a sheep as a lamb.
Which ever decision you’ve made, grab this energy with two hands (it will be around for the next few months) and work it! You’ll be back to your rightful place as Ruler of your Domain even if it is on a long white beach.
You’re feeling lazy and lethargic and unmotivated. You know you should knuckle down and concentrate on work as there are bills to pay and luxuries to buy …but it all seems a bit overrated and you really wish you were somewhere else. While there is so much fun to be had out there and the world is beckoning, back on home turf you are obliged to keep on with the mundane hum drum of life.
What’s worse the less you feel like doing stuff the more that people seem to demand of you and greatest insult of all, with less reward! You begin to wonder if you are developing an inferiority complex (you a Lion – never!) or just being paranoid thinking that you are being taken for a ride.
You are also grumpy with the fact that you genuinely sense that you are not being appreciated and have to draw on every last ounce of dignity not to let your feelings show. In fact no-one will be the wiser as you have perfected the art of being charming, magnetic and debonair.
If you can literally “grin and bear it” for the few weeks you will then enter your birthday month which will not only begin an expansive and happier time, it will continue right through 2011. I’m sure this knowledge will assist in summonsing up a whole lot more endurance – not that you really need it – and carry you through.
In the interim go and indulge yourself that always makes you feel better.
Well, now for the $64,000 question….do you want to be the naughty playful pussycat or the regal roaring King of the Jungle? That’s a rhetorical question, a fantasy as we live in a real world with real responsibilities and you have to get REAL. So as much as you’d like to just kick back and have some real fun (did you know that Lions mate up to a 100 times in one day….?) there is the intrusion of survival in a commercial and uncompromising world.
You have performed and given it your all, often to an unappreciative audience and with little return. Disappointment is a bitter pill when you’ve given it your best and still fell short and let’s face it, you are always hungry for recognition and a raison d’etre to keep on going in whatever endeavor to which you have committed yourself to wholeheartedly.
It’s reflection time: where to from here?
What is going to make you really want to get up in the morning? Do you hop on the next plane and start a “boys own” adventure somewhere exotic (with even more exotic fauna!) or keep on plugging away with the everyday as you die a little inside minute by minute? You sense, that far beyond the horizon of your everyday vision is a grand adventure far from the madding crowd.
Well guess what? If you open your heart and mind to endless possibilities, see the glass half full as opposed to half empty, consider yourself to be a sexy, vital and endlessly charming beast (or pussycat) then your vision will become your reality.
The cosmos is giving you the green light for putting that best foot forward, showing the world how glamorous you always were (and are) and to strut your stuff as only you know how.
You can also be the interpreter of your own fantasies and translate your wildest dreams into realities: whether that’s lounging in tropical sunshine with an exotic local (?!) or just kicking back with those whom you love and share in good times down at the local.
SB insists you see the good in your life, cherry pick the excellent and don’t even consider any negatives. To quote one of the best:
“….when there are clouds, in the sky, you'll get by
If you smile, through your fear and sorrow
Smile, and there'll be tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through
If you'll....
“Smile, what's the use of crying?
You'll find that life is still worthwhile,
Did you fall off your perch or were you pushed? Neither, you flew away? Either of the previous answers wouldn’t surprise me other than the fact that you are no longer on the same perch. That’s not to say you might not come back to it or you may have imagined the scenario in your currently very fertile mind that you flew away….
It doesn’t matter because there are LOTS of perches and you have really strong wings, wings that can lift you very high and all you have to do is change course and head towards new horizons. (Are you getting my analogy thus far?).
The really endearing thing about Leo’s is their un-satiated thirst for life, you just continue to want to suck the very nectar of living and squeeze out every last drop of fun. Sure there will be drama, excitement, uncertainty – scandals even - it’s all part of the fun and adventure and that’s what life is – AN ADVENTURE.
Whenever you fall over (or off a perch) and you do from time to time, you merely dust yourself off, shake out those wings and head off to new and unseen places and discoveries. And I haven’t even touched on your amorous adventures…
So even if you might be feeling a bit flattened or persecuted right now that won’t stop you in your tracks; it may slow you down for a nano-second before you swing your next grand plan into action.
Don’t lay criticisms at others even if well deserved, maintain your Leonine pride and rise about that nonsense, it’s beneath you and hopefully behind you. If it relates to your job don’t fret for all the above reasons because even if it is a bit of a struggle ahead (and I’m not so sure it will be), you will be a lot happier and enjoy greater peace of mind.
Whilst there are Leo’s who have been married to one person for forty years, there are some Leo’s who have had forty “relationships” in one year. Let’s just say the sexuality of a lot of Leo’s will be enjoying a broader form of expression shortly (if they haven’t already).
Well you’ve gone full circle and have reached or are reaching the end of an emotional journey and for some it’s a time of completion.
For all Leo’s it’s been unrelenting work and pressure, frustrating and hardly enjoyable and there have been numerous spats along the way.
You’re tired and frayed and probably a tad dispirited. You’re probably contemplating winding up any existing projects and doing something entirely different or starting afresh elsewhere because for all the effort you’ve invested, the progress has been scant.
It is not hard to identify the areas in which you are restricted, where your progress impeded or your personal satisfaction thwarted. Use the next week to assess all that has gone before and what steps you need to take shortly to ensure that your future is secure or at the very least stabilized.
Don’t despair the Cosmos is aligning to allow you to identify where you want to be and what you want to receive and will offer all the support to help you realize these aspirations. You will be keen to broaden your horizons, emotionally, spiritually and literally (planes, trains and automobiles). Foreign influences and overseas or distant shores figure prominently in the future.
Indeed new romances may have an international flavor!
The big news this week is Uranus entering Aries on or around Friday (depending on where you live in the world) which has not occurred since 1927 - so it is highly unlikely that you will have experienced its impact on your 9th house previously.
I’ll address the full ramifications of that in the June monthly horoscopes but know that Uranus is the planet of abrupt and unexpected change and although this won’t become obvious to you straight away (I’ll explain why next month) the time for change in the way you view the world in general is nigh.
I asked you previously if you had packed your passport. If you haven’t got one, get one. Be really to take off on a magic carpet ride to new and unseen (even previously seen) places over the next few years. You are like the chrysalis emerging from the cocoon, the bear from a winters hibernation, a blind person whose just been given new corneas “I can see, yes I can see!”
You always appreciate your freedom, but now you want - no demand - even more. Your outlook will change and may even appear odd to some and this may cause a ruckus with people from other cultures – especially if you are living in a different land - or anyone with different views to yours within that setting i.e. it could be around the corner but you are poles apart.
You will be wandering but soaking up knowledge as you go and living life really on your own terms. If you’ve had enough of trying to prove your worth valiantly to unappreciative buffoons, all that will become ancillary as you take to the road less travelled. If your views and actions conflict with others you don’t really care, you are conforming to your own set of rules.
The Leo of old needed to soak up admiration and respect but starting pretty soon, if you’re very honest you’re not really going to give a hoot what others think, you are going to judge yourself by your own parameters and that is that.
Please try not to leave anyone in the lurch and if you do, try to convey as best you can the reasons why you are going AWOL.
You are Master of your own destiny. Say that enough times until it becomes a self fulfilling prophesy. The ball is in your court again so take back your power and steer your own ship. It’s much better (and safer) than relying on others and you have put far too much reliance or emphasis on friends and mentors to either bail you out or steer you in the best direction.
Right now you are worried about your finances. People are hitting you up for loans, partners (and your nearest and dearest’s) are draining you and putting further demands on your resources. It’s time to put a halt to your generosity and learn to say “no”.
Do not fret and think you are on the doorsteps of the poorhouse, you are not, but some adjustments need to be made in the way you approach business and your finances in general. For Leo’s there will nearly always be a shortfall between what you want (1st class travel, 5 star hotels…) and the reality of what you can afford.
Try to exercise discretion in both your personal finances and your personal life and employ that Leonine strength and drive to propel you over any minefields to success.
Doesn’t it just rot your socks when things don’t go as planned? Well a lot of planning goes on in the mind and you certainly had a fantastic future all mapped out but then the damned reality has fallen some way short.
Is it comforting to know that what transpired previously was in no way a reflection on you but rather as a sidebar to the situation and the outcomes were beyond your control? It did impact on your confidence though and made you a bit more reticent to push yourself out there all over again and be your usual outward and gregarious self.
This still may be the case even now although it’s no way nearly as significant to your situation and you can certainly handle any curved balls thrown your way – in fact very little can stand in your way these days.
You won’t be deterred because after all life is a journey and you have to go through the “process” until you reach success, because it is waiting there for you, of that you are convinced. You just need the right opportunity and in the meantime figure out “do you stay or do you go” and for how much longer?
There is disillusionment yes, but if truth be known you are far too wrapped up in another form of imaginings right now to really fret too much about your working life. You are still functioning and going through the motions but your inner world is something else…
You haven’t become tight just fiscally aware and this might be because you feel that you’ve been either been taken advantage of or that you given far more than you have ever gotten back.
This unjust sense most likely revolves around money but there is another form of currency in which you may feel like you’ve been shortchanged and that is emotional currency. If someone hasn’t appreciated you sufficiently or hurt you in some way, well you are most likely to go on out there and prove to the world what you are made of.
Alternatively it may be a job performance and you’ve been undervalued at company X so you are going to give in all in your new company Y.
Irrespective you are driven to prove yourself now, to a lover, boss, whoever you are going to PERFORM like you haven’t for a long time. Just remember that in whatever situation you find yourself in now, you will and do need people to support and back you. You can’t do everything entirely on your own.
Put your pride to one side if you can because you are going show everybody what you’re made of (that’s a promise) and it would be nice to receive some applause.
You’ve got a second wind (or third or whatever it may be) and you are raring to go out there and conquer the world again. It would be fair to say your ambitions have been reignited and you are quite happy to undertake any role or task to achieve that end AND are even prepared to fit in and work with others - as opposed to your usual assumed role of being in charge.
Between you and me that conciliatory demeanor merely masks the driving ambition to get out there and win. That said, there is no doubt you have been driven in another direction altogether one too many times in the past, the drive to distraction brought on by reneged deals, unappreciative bosses and recalcitrant work mates; and boy have been you been taken advantage of on a number of occasions.
Even in your own backyard your family has been less than understanding or cooperative and there have been numerous power struggles along the way. It’s enough to send someone nuts.
Now you are going to approach the whole shebang differently. You are going out there to work, achieve and build your fortune but without all the fanfare and trumpet blasts and especially you will try very hard not get into any sexual peccadillo’s even if you are surrounded by alluring and irresistible.….
Your drive to be one of life’s winners continues and you have a greater urge than usual to get that place in the spotlight. This has been the case for a few weeks already and another 6 more to go! So how are you handling it?
This influence can find you either charming the pants off all the authority figures in your life (you have the wherewithal) or alternatively pissing the pants off them and given the lack of planetary support and Mars stirring the pot for many weeks to come it’s more likely to be the latter.
It’s up to you if you can control yourself.
Mars can make you feisty and ready to let loose at a moment’s notice and it is a passage where it is oh so easy for the slightest aside or frustration to blow up in your face, so tread carefully.
BUT, the Sun in Taurus is also in the area of your chart that if you get it right, those in positions of power will notice you and be impressed. Partnerships or joint ventures of any kind auger particularly well and the rewards of any new union could continue well into the future.
Just be aware that you feel ready to implode at a moments notice and feeling very negative. Not much you can do about it other than be aware and fight against it.
Well I told you it was coming. That you would definitely be making definitive decisions about your life and that next year augers to be among the most successful yet.
So, what are you setting in motion now? What amazing consequences will come of it?
Put it down to Pluto transiting your 6th house of work (and health) which tells me that you will soon land yourself a terrific job or at the very least start to work like a fine tuned machine.
At work, you’ll have phenomenal endurance that continues against all the odds but your determination to prove this to yourself and to others can become obsessive, and destructive to other areas of your life so be careful.
Any job or career changes, no matter how distressing, are for your own good and will be viewed that way by you lateron when you have a better perspective of your needs.
You want to be one of life’s winners; you want material wins and let’s face it, a place in the spotlight.
Yes, it’s a Leo thing but you ARE materialistic and cannot do without the sophisticated trappings of success. If you want the very best of everything, five star travel and expensive clothes but can’t afford it, then the ball’s in your court.
Poor Cancer’s have had a tough time of it since about 2003 but the battering you received has made you tough. You always had a tough “outer shell” and a soft interior (read very sensitive) but the rigors of the past seven years or so have made you tough inside as well. And resilient.
Forget about formal education. This “education” was all about life and how to handle it and the good news is that you’ve now experienced one of the biggest “lessons” of all. It has served to make you stronger and more confident and will continue to do so well into the future.
Your understanding of others and especially your understanding of your “other half” will make your relationship stronger and better, albeit with quite a few power struggles along the way…
Thisweek you will be having one of those power struggles.
Are you on a plane? The pointy end of course! I told you last week that you were in the process of spreading those wings and flying either metaphorically or literally. Dream big (don’t you always) and go for it.
Every once in a while Leo’s need to head off into the sunset and do something very different and you are at that point.
Are you travelling light or taking some err baggage with you? Not all Leo’s are unencumbered so how are you going to swing leaving the family, job and other commitments like a pet?
You are not going through an unmanageable stage, so let’s just call it boisterous!
What you will definitely be doing is making definitive decisions about your life. Please ensure your immediate actions earn greater respect (something you ALWAYS crave) rather than lose respect in the process.
To help you in your decisions, know that next year augers to be among the most successful yet so what you set in motion now, will have amazing consequences.
Don’t try and take shortcuts, it doesn’t work for anyone - even a Leo. Happy Easter!
You’re so over plugging away at the same old wheel and it all feels so meaningless and SMALL. You want to do BIG things and achieve wonders out there in the world and at the very least change the status quo. You’re feeling fired up, angry with the world, volatile and intense and just about to explode.
Trouble is that not everyone can up and change their lot just like that. They have to keep their nose to the grindstone for longer than they would care to…so what is any self-respecting Leo meant to do? Perhaps channel that “fire” into some more …shall we say…pleasurable pursuits.
Leo’s love to travel and however you managed to swing it, you WILL be trading up, spreading out, or just plain travelling and “foreign affairs” appear in your chart.
Leo’s are OTT most of the time and you are larger than life, there’s no denying that fact. There is no stopping you when you are ON and at the moment you are definitely on. You are like an unstoppable force with an overwhelming need to be appreciated, seen, heard, and wanted.
Your great strength is your ability to completely alter course mid stream if you have to and you won’t hesitate if it turns out to be a dead end.
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
Like Cancer you are also on the move but it’s not going to be in the next couple of months, it’s more a case of any day now. You refuse to pause any longer, whether out of deference to others so as not to put certain noses out of joint (who knows you may need them again in the future) or whether you were just biding your time for exactly the right time to act.
Yes there are obligations you should fulfill but you are going to be able to offer more to everybody in the long run if you make the much needed change toute suite.
Go ahead and make that decision, you’ve been living on the precipice anyway so you had to push back n’est pas or else fall off. So long as you are honest to everyone about what you are doing and why and include those that you can take with you (not down with you that is) it won’t be too dramatic.
It is not necessary to change, survival isn’t mandatory. Did you get my drift?
Leo’s drive is to not only be noticed but also to leave an indelible impression on the world. It’s so frustrating at times though when you are so superior and yet you have to deal with all the ordinary folk who just don’t have your foresight, motivation and gifts.
The irritating thing about ordinary folk is that they often don’t recognize your superiority and just don’t “get it”. This in turn infuriates you and could cause you to present a façade to the world that might not be the real you in order to try to win them over somehow.
In reality they might not be questioning your worth rather you might be imagining that with your obsession about winning everyone over. If you are overly ambitious and obnoxious and don’t tone down your assertiveness, they may very well push back. Leos will always eventually win over the masses so roll with the punches in the interim and don’t let it impact upon your psyche.
Meanwhile in your drive to progress are you leaving someone behind?
You’ve not had a good time of it lately (since last December) but now you are entering a completely new phase where you can see the options laid out before you.
You can either remain where you are, complete with your groundswell of support or you can stretch yourself and proactively venture into new territory.
If you are an employee and wish to become self employed you are going to have to figure out how to support this bid for freedom. Just because it’s not what you’ve always done, doesn’t mean you can’t venture out on your own. Don’t let old fears or self doubt hold you back.
You have received a gift from the cosmos, a life line most likely in the form of money that will enable you to pursue your new ambitions. Think long and hard about taking this step as you have much to prove and lots to lose, least of all your free time, but you really want this and you want it bad.
It doesn’t comfort you to know that the frustrations and angst over the past few months are a passing phase.
What will help though is how you handle your anger management and how you deal with others during this passage.
Try to be more accommodating and flexible and not fight over every single thing unless absolutely necessary. Curb that temper of yours and if you are struggling, be guided by those closest to you (who have your interests at heart) as to how to act.
Suspend your ego (pride before the fall!) and try to go with the flow and be a team player otherwise your health will be adversely affected.
Yes, you are suffering and do need help but continue to hold onto your dreams and you will make it eventually.
By the way the “help” I’m talking about isn’t necessarily sexual healing unless of course you are a single Leo and then it could be substantial.
You are HOT right now so what are you going to do about it? Apply for a new job, enjoy the added richness this is brings to your love life with your other half or realise that secret fantasy…
If you’re in a commitment you know fully well you have to make real choices with real consequences. On the other hand if you’re in a new relationship, use this favourable astroscope to drop your guard and truly embrace that certain someone an share.
That could be sharing parts of yourself (not just your flashy persona) especially if you’ve been hurt before and are a bit gun shy.
A codicil here, don’t over promise or portray a situation that you have no intention of following through on which you’ve probably done quite a few times before n’est pas? Be careful of what you wish for….
Your hardest challenge this week is to relate warmly and genuinely to people as it seems that nearly everyone - including loved ones - are driving you crazy at the moment. The conundrum is that whilst you need people and depend on them, you are going to find yourself putting your own needs first and discounting theirs. (A Leo would do this would they?!)
You know you need to feel loved and admired and are happier if you have support from the group but in order to garner the support you need to show interest in the other person along with a dash of understanding, tolerance, kindness …
It’s pointless being frustrated by the vagaries of life, especially on the work front.Will you wring someone’s neck or pass them the olive branch?I feel it’s the latter as you’re trying VERY hard to please a certain someone or group at the moment.A considerate Leo?How does it feel and how long will it last? Compromise may be an alien concept but you must learn to deal with each other in the right way and learn to share and not push the freedom barrow so much.Hard but the rewards are worth it.
