I share this guide with you on the first full Sun Day with the Sun in Leo, where the vibrant, radiant Sun finds its home. I invite you to grow your solar relationship during Sun Days this season, because I find lived astrology the most memorable.
Once Cancer's nurturing waters recede, Leo's radiant warmth emerges, illuminating the playground of our inner child. The tender lessons of reparenting from Cancer Season, bloom into a vibrant understanding of our need for play. Like a sunflower turning its face to the light, our inner child, who was renourished and reparented in Cancer season, now yearns to stretch towards joy. Leo season beckons us to hand the scepter of self-expression to this younger self, allowing their laughter to echo through the chambers of our adult lives. It's a time of alchemizing care into courage, learning to follow our inner child's lead by allowing their unapologetic zest for life, curiosity of spirit, and generous sense of play to become our guiding light.
Leo season welcomes us into the heart of summer, one of many ways this Fixed Fire sign reflects its connection to the HEART. This is the time of year when the sun is blazing and inescapable, illuminating even the darkest corners and encouraging the tiniest wallflowers to bloom. I think of Leo as representing a Bonfire, generously inviting friends to gather to tell their stories, reminding everyone of their ability to illuminate a room and express themselves as their share in libations, merriment, and joy. The days are long, the nights are sweet, and in the words of Leo Queen Charli XCX, "Everything is romantic." Lana's Leo Moon echoes this sentiment: "Hot summer nights, mid-July when you and I were forever wild, the crazy days, city lights, the way you'd play with me like a child."
Leo's fixed nature anchors us in this golden peak of the year. We find ourselves savoring the last licks of summer, clinging to sun-drenched days whether poolside, on the pickleball court, or during the final vacation of the season. Suspended in this moment, we try to stretch out the endless summer before the inevitable march back to school and routine. Leo's steadfast energy encourages us to sink our claws into this vibrant time, holding onto its warmth, freedom, and romance with the tenacity of a lion.
Although Summer doesn't actually end until Fall Equinox greets us in Libra Season, the conditioning of "childhood summer" and its freedom often makes Leo season feel like the last sip of summer, especially if you're prepping kids to head back to school. The liminal nature of Virgo season blurs these seasonal lines – a topic we'll explore more in next month's Virgo Season Guide.
From Stereotype to Archetype:
Leo is often reduced to the zodiac's main character, who considers the world their stage and has great hair and outfits. I mean, I’m not saying this isn’t true from some Leo placements, but what a flat, stereotypical view of an extraordinarily dynamic archetype. At its essence, Leo embodies the courage to authentically express one's inner truth to the world.
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