The Heart of The Leo Matter, Astrologically!
by david on May.05, 2009, under Astrology
Individuation is the key to understanding the next step in the unfolding of the human drama. The Fifth sign of the Zodiac is the sign of the Lion, Leo. Under the sign of Leo ruled by the Sun we discover the real heart of the matter, especially when it comes to us our self, the ego and identity. This is the point where we express our individual need. This is the place where we project outward the image we have of our self and hope to impress others who will recognize us and gravitate to us for whatever reason, usually to fulfill a need. Here is where vitality is transformed into personality and where soul is focused through the lens of ego. The strength of the ego is forcefully radiated in the sign of Leo like the roar of the lion. That is usually enough to inform the creatures of the environment, the King/Queen is here.
When I said above,” The heart of the matter “, I was letting slip the esoteric secret of the sign of Leo. The heart of the solar system is the sun. IT is the animating force and the source of all that is seen to be the human “body” in relationship to the cosmos as a whole. The solar system, as we are discovering it ( step by painful step ) is the super man, the cosmic man, the form of our being in as broad a context as we can ever objectify. In a way it is the One God of the Piscean Age or Gods if you will. It is our environment, our identity and our source. I once remarked in a discussion on World religions, ” Humanity worships itself in the form of the Sun of our solar system and has never had the intelligence to break through that illusion into the realm of the true Creator.” The heart of the solar system and the heart of our own body are one and the same. They even function in a similar manner as pumps, however this is only the surface of the Mystery of Life in this part of the Galaxy. It is the radiant power of the Sun which engenders Life as we know it in its many forms on the earth and through out the system. Leo is the heart of the Zodiac as the Greeks learned it from the earlier civilizations and the esoteric systems encoded in all of the ancient Zodiacs made the fixed cross ( Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius ) the foundation of the human being as Cosmic Man.
When you are following your heart you are being driven by the radiance of the Sun, your Ego is being illuminated by the radiance of the Sun and you will be recognized by others as greater than yourself. Humility is the stance of one whose identity is being recognized as beyond ego and representative of the power of the deity. You are seen as selfless and the selflessness in others is being reinforced by the selflessness you are projecting and thus not seen as ego. Leo’s at their greatest are heart people and they draw other people like the Sun draws water from the Earth to form clouds. The Leo represents the perfect form. The Ideal Form. It is because of the mere presence of an open mind and an open heart. Warmth, generosity,congeniality and compassion for all is the pure Leonine stance. It is the most positive of the positive signs of the entire Zodiacal matrix. I will look at the down side or Leo and more ESOTERIC qualities in part II of Leo, the Heart of the Matter, Astrologically!
