Symbol: The Lion              Perfume: Olibanum

Element: Fire               Quality: Fixed

Planetary Ruler: Sun        Colour: Golden Yellow

Gems: Amber, Ruby              Metals: Gold

 Keywords: Creatively, authoritatively, dramatically

Rules

The Fifth House (self-expression, creativity, children, love, pleasure, speculation, recreation).

Mythology

 The constellation of Leo commemorates the Nemean Lion- A ferocious beast snt by the goddess Hera to test her enemy, Hercules, in the first of his twelve labours. Arrows proved usless against the animals thick hide, so Hercules trapped the lion in it lair and chocked it to death with his bare hands despite losing a finger. Afterwards he clocked himself in the Lion`s skin as a protection against all future enemies.

Positive Traits

Creative, generous, enthusiastic, good organizer, broad minded, expansive, dramatic.

Negative Traits

Vain, proud, bullying, pompous, snobbish, intolerant, dogmatic, stubborn, patronizing, egotistical, conceited.

The Leo Body

Parts of the body ruled

Heart, upper back, spleen, spine, circulation, aorta

Acupuncture Meridian

Heart meridian

Leo Ailments

Backache, palpatations, fainting, blood disorders, fevers, dizziness, heart problems

Benificial Foods

Oranges, Peas

Leo Associations

Herbs and Plants

Almond, angelica, bay, celandine, chamomile, frankincense, juniper, lemon, marigold, mistletoe, orange, poppyrice, rosemary, saffron.

Objects

 Cut glass, designer clothes, fireplaces, gold jewellery, limousines, luxuries, perfume, trophies, wood-burning stoves.

Professions and Trades

Actor/Actress, astrologer, chairman, charity organizer, commissionaire, dancer, farmer, hairdresser, jeweller, managing director, professional sportsman/woman, teacher, youth worker.

Sports and Hobbies 

Athletics, amateur dramatics, giving parties, interior design, opera, painting, sculpture, showjumping.

Leo And The World

Leo represents a nation`s creative activities, its art and culture. It has ties with all forms of sport and entertainment, ceremonies, children, the birth rate, the stockmarket and national lotteries.

Countries ruled by Leo

France, Italy, Romania.

Cities ruled by Leo

Bath, Bristol, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Prague, Rome.

The Archetypal Leo

Mr Toad, whose stubbornness and extravagant, boastful behaviour cost him his beloved home... and nearly his friends too!