Leo Leo
February 12 ~ February 26
“It takes a tremendous amount of emotional and spiritual maturity to witness in full force the collective shadow of humanity while keeping your heart open” (wildwomansisterhood). But dang, leave it to you, Leo, to do just that. This planet would be in serious trouble if your heart was no longer in the game. This world needs you more than ever. An evolved Leo reminds me of the Goddess Tara, a female Buddha, who energetically symbolizes the ruler of the heart chakra, along with Venus. The reason being is that Tara is the goddess of compassion and vowed to return to planet Earth until all Souls were enlightened. She is a symbol for Bhakti; true devotion and unconditional love. So too is your sign when operating at your highest vibration. You, Leo, are all heart. Loving Venus entered fellow fire sign Aries on Feb. 4, gifting you with not only more passion to influence all that you do but more time to feel the heat of your own flame. Venus is on the slow-down already as she prepares for a retrograde on Saturday, March 1 ~ April 12. Venus will back out of Aries and into Pisces on March 27, and then return to Aries on April 30. She will not clear the shadow from the retrograde until mid-May. A slowing down of Venus in Aries, along with her retrograde that follows, will have the effect of turning UP the heat within you, giving you more energy and impetus to love and live with all of your heart. We love it when you are on fire, and so do you. Currently, action Mars is still retrograde in water sign Cancer, which has us all moving through space with greater feeling sensitivity, and for you it can feel as if you are working to find closure in some old emotional themes. Mars is finally preparing to station direct on Sunday, Feb. 23. It will take some time for Mars to pick up speed again as well as to recover his lost steps, so Mars will not re-enter your sign until April 18. It may very well feel as if, between now and then, that you are straddling between two worlds. On the one hand, there may be some unresolved emotions that you are working to shore up, but on the other hand, there is a strong spirit burning within you, inspired by the hope of what’s to come. We all need hope to hang on, and we all need hope for anything to ever take flight. The old Italian Proverb says Hope is the last thing ever lost. But I would say it this way; Hope is the mother of miracles. And speaking about L.O.V.E. Mercury enters Pisces on Valentine’s Day, Friday, Feb. 14, and will ultimately form a water trine to Mars in Cancer on the same day that Mars stations direct, Sunday, Feb. 23, energizing far more hope in you than you have felt for quite some time, and for very good reason. You can find the gold you are looking for within.
It flows and sparkles from there!
Photo: Chris Osmond