Leo

Esoteric Leo: Key To Happiness

Suggestion: our power to fulfillment.

Suggestion is the inner psychic energy that we send to our subconscious mind as a response to our reactions to living and loving, with its resulting antagonism that that involves.

The Sun: our Ruling Planet.

The Sun, (besides the Moon) is the only planet we give “the” to (we don’t say the Mercury). This implies the dignified quality we identify with as being ours. The Sun has a dual quality and purpose in influencing our ultimate outcome as a human. It influences us “to be” someone really special, to express our unique talents and to develop our ego in a way that brings acknowledgement and appreciation. Yet, what if that is not forthcoming? Its highest potential is living from the heart, a level of humanity consciousness of caring more for others than the self, where our radiations guide and encourage others, by acting as an example without any pride.

Jupiter: our Good Fortune

Jupiter, the ruler of the next fire sign Sagittarius, after Leo, magnifies all of our propensities. Its dual influence causes expansion both physically and spiritually. Its beneficial influence expended merely physically can lead to excessive pride, optimism, superficiality and self aggrandizement — all contributing to your ego-related behavior and your rousing joy of life. Spiritually its influence imbues you with a sense of supreme confidence, allowing you to share your joy of creativity and generosity without the braggart shadow — truly serving others by expressing through a humanitarian cause, thus making for the proper attitude for the enjoyment of all luxury — which has truly been fashioned just for you!

Mars: our Ruling Planet

Like all planets, Mars has a dual effect, and for Leo it arrives after the Sun-building qualities of royalty and the bombastic influence of Jupiter. The first of its dual effect is to drive you to rule passionately with great self-importance but with short-lived showmanship.

The need for admiration from others (especially when motivated by the desire to be loved and admired), can only result in disappointment (for the frail human nature cannot supply you with the spiritual quality of love) but is a necessary frustration in order for you to become the supremely confident person you need to be. The second effect is in the hope that the frustrations caused by self-adornment will lead to a more inclusive sense of expression, resulting in love expressed outwardly to others.

To act like the Sun, guiding and encouraging love in others is the way the paternal aspect of The Sun radiates its guiding light. THAT suggestion causes a turning of the Mars force as it begins the transformation of personality, toward the wondrous fulfillment of union with the One Self — True Adornment!

Exalted Planets:

Neptune exalted in Leo: When the solar radiant energy or electric vital force of the Sun (Leo — humanity consciousness) is united with the water of the cosmic mental energy (Neptune), the self-love energy of the heart (Leo) is transformed into full awareness. We become an expression of the Universal Mind — the Real Suggestion! — united, and at One.