For The Love Of Leo
With the Moon near wise asteroid Hecate in Leo, what better time to honor the most potentially self-actualized sign of all? Leo the Life Enhancer, Leo of the Noble Demeanor, Leo Of Love, Leo of Light.
Seriously. Leo is ruled by Apollo – the Sun God – and around whom other other planets/deities revolve. The symbol for Leo is the Lion – King/Queen of the Jungle. Try to subvert that regal paradigm and you’ll know all about in a hurry. And yet they can be unbelievably kind to creatures smaller or less powerful than them.
The renowned Leonic glamor is not something they do out of desperation to be accepted or liked – it is pure raw primordial life force – their signal to a sometimes hostile world that they’ve got it together no-matter-what, that they are fuqing fierce and not to be fuqed with, that they respect beauty and shizz all over drab mediocrity. A Leo does not insult a gathering by turning up anything less at full fab throttle; Leo makes an entrance, all brazen heat & dazzle, raising the Qi of the Whole Room.
Leos know that it is an insult to life to be anything other than at maximum Awesome and they’re as generous and forgiving re your faults as they are of their own. And unlike some people, the reverence and love Leos have for the Arts, Music, Cinema, Theater etc is deeply felt, in every nano-fibre of their being. As Leos finally shake off the final vestiges of any Love Zombie coma (1997 to 2012 was a hard era for our Leo) we declare today RESPECT FOR LEOS day.
See also my Leo Category for more on awesome Leos, famous Leos, inspirational Leos & info re Leos…
Image: Salvador Dali
Salvador Dali .. comic genius in action!
(sorry, i digress, from the Leonic topic at hand)
.. I love leos!
Two out of three of my beautiful brothers are Leos.
They both inspire my Aries style .. I feel revived in their presence!
Leo Rising and I agree that 1997-2012 was a terrible love era for me but am over all that now.
“A Leo does not insult a gathering by turning up anything less at full fab throttle; Leo makes an entrance, all brazen heat & dazzle, raising the Qi of the Whole Room.”
Do you know what a woman once told me? “You need to lower your vibrational frequency, it makes other people uncomfortable. It’s too much.”
Only weak people get uncomfortable standing in another person’s light and power. They fear it, even as they crave for it and are angry and jealous.
On the other hand, people in their power recognize a kindred spirit and appreciate the pleasure of witnessing another soul expressing their full glory.
A person in power can’t get threatened by another’s power.
I think Leos definitely cop a lot of this jealousy from insecure peeps who try to bring and stamp said Leos down, just for their own insecure comfort.
“Only weak people get uncomfortable standing in another person’s light and power.”
This is something my Leo-ex with Venus in Virgo would say coaching me through a shoe purchase.
Yes! It’s taken me decades to recognise / realise the extent that insecurity and jealousy can drive people to fuq with someone else whom they see as outshining than them in some way (gets more attention, is taller, more physically attractive in some way – although attractiveness is a slippery quality imo, richer, happier, ‘better’ job WHATEVER).
It takes time to learn to recognise what’s going on inside us and just fricken make an effort to step up, instead of try to tear down. e.g. instead of “I hate her, she;’s so beautiful and her boyfriend is soooo hot it’s not fair. I bet he’s sleeping with three other women” or some crap, why not “She is so beautiful and her man is a honey. What a yummy couple.. boy.. looking at her I am glad I just started that outdoor fitness class and took the time to see a therapist last year. One day I can see myself in a relationship like that. ” I don’t know. i mean sure, laugh at that cheesy inner monologue, but this is the sort of psych turnaround I made myself do after reading a thing. you see something good, you think “that’s for me. I can do that.” rather than thoughts that make you smaller and more separated from joy and life.
hope this makes sense
also 12hv, totally support your leo ex’s shoe shopping counselling methodology
NB. not that I ever made a habit of slagging off someone else for no good reason. just so we’re clear.
I don’t think it’s cheesy at all. Whatever works to help us remember that it’s never about anyone else but ourselves and whatever effort we put in towards that end is always admirable. Not many even bother to try.
Agreed, most of my love life was that era.
Thank you for a great profile of Leos, Mystic.
Thanks Mystic. That made me feel my awesome. We sometimes get maligned but it’s just that often we’re misunderstood. I love being a lion – it’s a daily celebration of everything beautiful and wonderous. x
FUQ YEAH. Pampering a wounded Leo bestie this weekend and devising FU strategies to wayward lovers. My little flat has been turned into a femme Leonic den of glitter nail polish. little black dressups and feline power force set to stun for besties quiet drink with her wayward and my subtle finger to the my wayward as he shows his lack of respect for my awesome.
Thank you mystic! I really needed the ego boost today!
The other day,during a conversation about the rain, someone told me I was solar powered because I said I felt depleted without the sun. Too many grey days in a row (like 2) and I lose my shiz. I love all seasons and embrace what each has to offer, but I truly mourn the end of summer. This is happening right now. By reading your ” Leo of light” I realised, in a very leonic way that I store sun in my hair ( it is always more golden and is at its lightest at the end of summer, full of sunny days, and I have a lot of hair, a lion mane precisely ) I use it up over winter, like stores of sun rays and then by the end of winter I’m in need of more supply. Seriously, no one should first meet me in August,I’m more “Leo of dulled light,” but I still try and be sunny, obviously, it wouldn’t be very Leo if I didn’t.
I hate grey days need my Vitamin D!
I’ve turned into a sun worshipping.
I GENUFLECT.
“Leos know that it is an insult to life to be anything other than at maximum Awesome and they’re as generous and forgiving re your faults as they are of their own.”
This is so true. Leos may seem attention-seeking or shallow on the surface but they have such huge hearts. My best friend in childhood was a Leo and we were literally opposites in personality and astrologically (Sun opposite Sun @ 14 degrees Aqua/Leo)…huge personality, super loud and full of life compared to my neurotic introspection. But we were inseparable.
I was going to pull this same quote. Mystic – you are gold. It captures haute Leo perfectly.
Leo is my 12th house ruler, where my sun and venus in Virgo live. All the loves of my life have had strong Leo. My ex husband, and a childhood friend who returns to me every mercury retrograde are both Leo. Plus, the best friend I broke up with last summer is a Gemini Leo-rising. She came to me in my dreams last night, jumping on a pogo stick, as a Gemini-Leo-rising would. My soul mates never give birth times. Fuq those Qi Vamps, lol. The ones I know and live with are Leos. I think the fire in Leo burns up my air. Hecate knows, I have air to burn with a Libra Stellium and loads of Mental Mercury.
All the astro of late, fuq, I was doubting Mystic on the dailies. But its true – I am in a power position in my life right now. Virgo-Ms.-Fix-It doesn’t like negotiating power. But I have to negotiate. I verbal accepted two verbal offers tonight. Awkward and confusing. But honest. I have to be a competitor. Leo forgives competitors their faults. Sunshine is the best disinfenctant. Thank Mystic for the reminder.
Love Leos.
“I am easily satisfied with the best”
I know leos who adore that quote. my mars and rising in leo certainly relate. I love the best form of all I am passionate about! How could it be any other way?
“Love Zombie coma (1997 to 2012 was a hard era for our Leo) ”
This time frame is totally resonating with me. Must be my Leo moon. Thank goddess I’m post-apocolyptic now. The King is dead, long live the Queen.
definitely a terrible love zombie era ishhhh!! 2013 send me true love!! leo rising
Aww! It’s like you channeled a Leo to write this post MM!! Lol.
Am a Leo fan as well as being a Leo. Most of the guys I have dated were Leo’s – except the ones that really mattered in the end (Sagg and my Gem partner).
I really do love the Leo warmth and I find when they get self-centered they often just need a gentle shove in the right direction to refocus their lens more broadly (like onto me ‘cos I am Leo too!! lol).
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know it andy. it def . I’ve been on my throne this weekend “counselling’ a LZ who has it bad,
its like LZ Boot camp here.
serious took her phone off her last night and it worked, She is leo gal too so it quite a weekend so far
btw
i told my stupid leo man to go stick his head up his a hole and have a good think. feelin fine
Go girl giving yr leonine toastiness & support!
Kick that LZ tendency outta the ballpark..with nonchalance & subtlety.
What’s up with yr Lion?
Got a fur ball in his gullet?
My son is on the cusp of Leo / Virgo – closer to the Virgo side. So far (he is 7) I can see more Virgo than Leo. I hope he develops some more of his Leo as he matures, sounds fun to be Leo.
Thank you MM. My leo sun thanks you for your kind words. My struggle sometimes lies in being thought of as prideful when in reality I truly want the best for all. Nature and art always bring me back to self and how everything we do is a reflection of our soul and I am forever checking in w/my higher self to make sure I am coming from a place of truth and beauty and life-affirmation. BTW, got divorced in 97 and came out of the stupor last year. I can see clearly now….xo
Leos are so great to have around at parties. So glam and such beautiful hair. Yes everyone needs one at their parties..
my favorite leo in all the world is of course my utterly charming and radiant little daughter, who, when she enters her preschool in the morning, stands in the doorway until all eyes are on her, then, with a flourish, removes her jacket to show off her beautiful outfit which she has gloriously approved for its beauty by checking it out from every angle in the mirror. but oh! if she has to wear the khaki overall skirt which she dislikes… the EPIC mope. once her sister cut her hair (from long “princess hair” to a mullet, mind you)- she was devastated for weeks- at 3 years old already. but she is the kindest, warmest, most loving shining sun you could ever hope to meet. i think we are borne haute and then life just kicks us lower, maybe.
what is the technical term for a group of leo women? they deserve their own special one! i too always have leo besties and leo heavy lovers. i have a group of lioness friends right now and whoa. do they blow the roof off the place when together! how can you not love them? everything they do is love. occasionally i do feel like one of those weak people in their presence, or like the mouse… but ye gods they are amazing!
Hdq! You are so beautiful!
aw, thanks! *blushes*
I agree!
go girl
born haute – hell yes
& then we spend a lifetime getting back to that state!
Your daughter sounds so amazing (and cute)!!!
oh she is! i am so blessed and honored (and awed) to be her mother.
Know that they would never want anyone to feel like a mouse on purpose and that many a Leo have felt like a mouse themselves and they understand that you have to let your light shine.
oh, absolutely. it is entirely a reflection of my own insecurity. the instant it is noticed by the beautiful lionesses they do everything in their considerable power to build me up. in fact, all of their energy seems to be devoted to building others up, to sharing and growing the light. the selfless self! i’m sure there are awful leos out there, but i have to say i have honestly never met one.
Data what I beend doin all weekend with my Loe gf. She has gone now and I am exhausted but she helped me too in many ways, so it was leo love in minus stooopid men.
A group of Leos–definitely a pride of lions
I’ve always heard that Leos don’t do well around other Leos because they all want the spotlight, but we always seem to get along so well with each other, much in the way lionesses all do.
Yes! Yay Leos! *cheerleaders run out into stadium, go crazy*
my boyfriend has Jupiter in Apollo and when I’m around him the sun never stops shining.
Thank you for your kind words to all us Leos, dear Mystic. But what is the planetary configuration that lead to all these years of hardship?
Neptune in Aquarius, so lots of transits to anyone with stuff in Leo.
YAY!!!!!
My Merc and Mars cheering there. Go-go Leo!
A beautiful Leo friend passed away last year.
He could light up a room just by walking in and had a gift of making every person feel like they were his sole focus. He never let anyone feel alone or left out. He genuinely cared. Loved unconditionally and is profoundly missed.
Leo’s you make the world beautiful.
1998-2012—OMG! —– Aqua rising sat/pluto in leo7th cusp.
The King is gone–LONG live the Queen (moi)
long llive all he queens. I curtsy regally to you all
Love you MM…RAWR!!!
It will be so much fun when your
prog. moon catches jungle fever.
I think Leo’s are magical creatures, full of joy de vire, blessed with a fire which translates into easily identifying the barriers and obstacles how to break them down and max out their wellbeing, happiness, health and those in their family-cub circle. Its natural for others to want to stamp out fire but this is not a deterant, it’s just another barrier!
Unfortunately my life has not been graced with many Leos but the ones that have do definitely vibe the above.
They definitely have the pieces of the puzzle that I don’t and go insane trying to find!
Yup, I love Leos. My fella is a lively, loving Lion. LOVE his heart and warmth, and fun and loyalty, and I totally respect leonine creativity – my female leo friends admirable from hair, to clothes, to interior and gardening style and cooking. And very good at their job.
(occasionally astounded at the obstinacy)
Yay! *Leos* The gracious felines of Heavens
I understand my Leo mother better since my progressed Sun has moved into Leo. My Sun is Gem, I used to flit around the chores a lot and she kept harping “Why do less, when you can do spectacularly better?” A classic Leo sign..
For my progressed Sun, it is too early to master the haute Leo signature. I am now learning to lash my tail under the dignity of an afternoon sun
Mystic, you are the best. Way to warm my heart. Sometimes I feel ashamed to be a Leo only because I let others dim my light through disapproval. This post made me think: ‘Not anymore!’ Thanks, for the encouragement to be my Leo self.
Yes! Don’t be a scaly cat – be a rampant lion (soz scaly cat makes me think of an animal with a skin disease).
Ha Ha! That’s the best. But the ‘scaly’ is for the scales of my libran moon. But you are right- maybe the moniker needs a rethink.
I wonder why leos get always such fabulous description. Maybe because everybody got used to flattering leos, with anything less they are turning histeric. Maybe that is becouse they are so brilliant at hiding their dark side. But, there is a dark leo side too. A bully, narcisst complexed, control freak can’t look at other people in other ways but as extention of themselves. They are not that genuinely and unconditionally generous, all leos I have met go ahead for using other people up to their limits, with no shame. I call it godfather syndrom.
Believe me, there are some important leos in my life, whom I love more than anything else. Leos can be brilliant as distant friend or a soul of a party. All I mean, leos deserve some bad publicity for what they authentically are, people should get warned, when leo is, or i just about to be in your closest cirlces. There is a way to deal with leos, and it’s all in beign determined, persistend and don’t give in with their bullying. They actually love and highly respect when other people oppose them and don’t submit to their whims, they consider it part of the play, game and the fun. All that matters is to stop astrologically to lick their asses. Because, then people start doing it in real.
Dear Cucumber, what is your Sun?
And why are you so worried that others will be happily trundle off with shiny clean-licked asses?
You know there is enough ass licking in the world to go around for all of us!!
Take a break & get your ass licked! You’ll feel better, your ass will feel better & maybe the godfather syndrome infection you have will clear up too!
Xx.
Look, I have to agree with you cucumber… The dark side of leo is as you say…. On a previous post about Leo I posed the theory that maybe it is so dark in the shadow of leo because their light is so bright! to be put in the dark by a Leo is a dramatic shift from their loving adoration and vital need….
Very few people get to see the dark side of my Leo ex, Mars in Aries pointed at my Mars in Libra. He always is on show. I’m glad to be on the other side of the curtain now. He has an ethic for behavior that is easy to engage, so long as you don’t live behind the scenes. His pride always rules.
ANOTHER Qi V!!
Hi Cucumber,
I get what you’re saying and I appreciate your comment. everything can’t be love and lollipops after all. Lord knows, every signs has its negatives.
I think people with a lot of or strongly placed fire signs in their chart tend to come off more extroverted and the world values that more compared to introverted personalities/signs; so fire sign people are seen as being more warm, assertive, etc. and are more readily accepted by the public and rewarded by society because of it.
Depending on gender, even the negative aspects are considered desirable. Men get away with all sorts of behavior. Bossy, insensitive, braggart? You’re a natural born leader! Such are social constructs, what can you do.
I Love my Leo (Sun and Mercury) mate and he really is all of the things mentioned above. The only problem sometimes is that he thinks/knows he’s all of the things mentioned above. Sometimes he needs to be taken down a bit. As much as Leo loves their compliments, I think they also do respect honest feedback as long as it’s still delivered with a dose of sugar.
He’s even told me this. The Gem moon in me just wants to say things because it’s true/fact and he goes, “couldn’t you have said it nicer? I mean you’re right but…” And this coming from a man with a Capricorn moon!
I figure truth is truth but I have learned that I have to be careful with his ego. Leos are warm and they really do think they are kings, and queens, but with that said, they do tend to treat those close to them very well. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do me for his family.
They generally treat others (those close to them) so well that you can’t help but reciprocate and this of course fuels their egos.
They are well thought of because they treat those close to them well.
Just my $0.02
Gah, it’s supposed to read: “do for me and his family” not “do me for his family” … Freudian slip, lol
Hi Cucumber, Hi Gem Crab,
I appreciate your both comments, I also get tired of all this positive fame Leo has, which may not necessarily be all. I am thinking of how wonderful signs such as Scorpio, Capricorn or Virgo can be and since I am working as interpreter and business consultant and I see them as the most brilliant in the business scene, yet they are not as popular in astrological literature as Leo.
Don’t think that introverts have less assets, I think it has changed to the exactly opposite. I witness that overy explosive people (such as me
are not being percieved as very trustworthy. I have been interpreting meetings where a Crab would quiet the whole boardroom by beggining a sentence with something similar to ‘excuse me to say that’ or a Virgo ‘I am not sure’.
I think that inroverts have much more power that they imagine and it all comes from their humility. It is unbelivable how much carisma comes from these self-contained and quiet cool people.
I find it is a myth of leaders needing to be bossy. What matters for businesses today is that the employees are feeling nurtured, safe and looked after. Then the manager has to provide the best example by working equally hard, working on equal basis. Imagine Crab-Gemini-Virgo blend as a perfect boss.
I am myself in a relationship with a Leo boy-and yes, I agree, he would put my coat in front of other ppl but be completely violent in private. I went through all astrology had to write about Leos, not being able to figure out how to deal with him.
In a Sag style, I have left the situation many times, and being together started to work little by little after every separation. Today we can declare ourselves deeply in love, and hate-now and then.
I found a way to deal with Leo-bossines by saying yes, then doing whatever I wanted. I found that they like strife, conflict, they like to tease, which not necessary need to be confused with bossines. I took the fun of it and just did the same.
Advice to all the Leo coupled-never run round when they say, honey, go and get me this and that. Doesn’t matter you would like to be just nice to him/her, they will just not respect you. When teasing, answer them, turn their commands into jokes. Leo who goes too far with you is difficult to repair.
I suspect Mystic wrote this post because on a recent post commentors requested advice on how to work the Sun in their chart. Leo is ruled by Sun, and Mystic did a good job describing the positive qualities of Sun/ego expression. We all know the ego has a shadow, but the Sun must shine. How do you relate to the Sun in your chart? That’s a more empowering question for you to consider. Why concern yourself with taking Leo’s down a peg?
Hi Cucumber. Sounds like you’re a bitter little pickle.
so funny lal
No Leo wants their ass licked.
“deserve bad publicity for what they authentically are ?”
I would be concerned only with my OWN authenticity,
takes a lifetime to figure it out really.
You sound bitter.
This can be true, but interestingly I’ve found Aquas to often be extremely narcissistic — whereas instead of an exalted sun as w Leo the sun in Aqua is in detriment. I wonder sometimes if its because of this that Aquas can tend to be narcissistic…because when we are insecure we feel a compulsion to identify and make sure we have a solid self.
In my experience w Leo’s it’s the opposite; they are SO sure of who they are that they do not question it…and so while they can be big personalities and attract a lot of attention they’re not threatened by others as much as they want them to join in!
yeah we want everybody to party. we are the 24/7 party people who wants everybody to be happy.
,” leos deserve some bad publicity for what they authentically are” wtf? we are not aunthentically evil. The hi leo is autthentically wonderful and warm. Every sign has a hi and lo side and none is better or worse than others, i have been on the wrong side of a scorpio a lot and it is hideous. I think when peeps are lo there are many others forces happening and no one is authentically bad.
My dear poor Cucumber, it is “hysteric” not “historic” – from the Latin “Hysterus” or womb. There are other spelling errors in your obviously heart felt “comment” but it is worth getting this particular word correct.
Godfather Syndrome? Yes i often go around gunning down people who don’t do analingus properly. Seriously what you been smoking dude?
me too LS. I always have a muff pistol handy
Thanx Mystic! Love you! Xx
Oww, darling ‘socia-elite’. Thank you for your comment, you are the dearest proof of what ‘leos’ really are about. And you know very well that the astrological descriptions about you are designed to cater your empty soul. Nobody would write anything nice about you knowing that the only reason you turn to astrology is to steroide-pump your egos. That’s why you waste your time to read ‘fantastic you’ comments all the way down.
Also, I understeand you take really care to pronounce the ‘hysteric leos’ words right, and because it got onto you so hard, you know it is true. So, you know that you will bump into this description of you again and again.
Remember, most of the decription made about signs are coming from pre-leo epoch, namely baby-boomers generation and the Regulus that has been in your sign for a long time. Right now is hard to see any leo-values as valid in the world to come. You are a skeleton in the closet. You are out and you know it, else, you wouldn’t be angry.
All the pumped-up statement about you all over astrological publications meant to give exactly what you want and keep you as a customer.
You, are THE perfect example of a Qi Vampire….THANKS for sharing so all can learn ;D
Never a good idea to hit the cooking sherry and go online duckie.
fyi mystic has done some HORRENDOUSLY anti Leo posts on here.
i am a skeleton in the closet? But i have come Out?
Hey i’m happy you noticed I lost weight and yes, i am bisexual, c’est moi!
You should start a business called Empty Soul Catering
Posts like these confuse and disappoint me.
they actually make me laugh.
i’m positive that leo values like joy, creativity, and love are still valid, even in this virgoan regulus era. perhaps saturn is transiting your 5th house and you are struggling with these, playing it cool as a cucumber? it’s understandable- it’s a damn hard transit- but surely somebody in your childhood once told you that nothing is gained by putting others down. if not, here it is: attempting to suck the soul of others only sucks your own. break the cycle.
Hi Dragon Queen!
Your kind post made me realise that there is many of you sweet and compassionate guys and definately I was wrong.
Everybody: Take it as my apology.
Lol, no transiting saturn, but that was a mars-uranus outburst after one particular Leo gave me a very hard time. Ok, one whose pluto sits on my Sun-Jupiter and Mars by conjunction.
We give each other hard time sometimes, but even hard times are necessary. No other ppls than leos are able to give a positive inspiration. You are one of them.
Thumbs up for you Dragon Queen.
All the best for all you safari folks.
LOL!
Well, at least you tried. Maybe hit a few more sites then finish the bottle. Or head to your english class, you might need a refresher.
I do understand and appreciate your comment Cucumber. Having lived in the shadow of my Leo sister, everyone knew who was on top of this litter. They naturally possess a position of power in all settings, which is not necessarily a negative.
Hurray!! What a lovely post. All hail Queen Leo – & Mystic!!!
PS I have Leo Rising, no duh
PPS I hope you can do a post like this for all the signs sometime. It would be lovely to see one on Gemini…
9/8/68 & owning it…hair I am!…as my aqua moon looks sideways & practices ‘detachment’
Ah, you have the same birthday as my bf!
Leo IC and S. Node!
Yes I like making an entrance and making a statement for occasions.
” As Leos finally shake off the final vestiges of any Love Zombie coma (1997 to 2012 was a hard era for our Leo) we declare today RESPECT FOR LEOS day.”
I’ve been really fed up with my guy lately…I am so ready to tell him he is full of it, and that I can’t take him seriously anymore.
Doing a jazzercise class this morning. First time.
Thank you for posting this…my super fab crush and hopefully soon to be more is a fabulous LEO man…looking forward to the commencing of fun!
Mars/Moon conjunction in Leo in the 5th!
Always felt more connected to my Moon than my Sun (which has hardly any aspects at all; the solar aspects I do have are *all* out-of-sign, to boot).
My Leo Moon aspects nearly everything in my chart, so I’ve always felt connected to it. Sunny weather – like today!! = Instant Joy for this lioness..
For all the primordial razz mattazzzzzzz that Leos possess, it seems to be very difficult for them to control it. I say this because I have yet to meet a Leo whose ‘razzz….’ is tolerable other than at a considerable distance. Close up, I have found their ‘life force’ as Mystic puts, is best described as self-absorbed, narcissistic, selfish, vengeful and a boat load of other unflattering terms. Outwardly charming, certainly, but it quickly deteriorates into a performance. The larger the audience the better. And then it progresses from boring to unbearable.
But maybe all that force power is more easily abused. The one positive I have found in all the negative Leos I have met is that they have been materially generous. Apart from that, I haven’t yet met a Leo that shortly makes me want to put a great distance between us.
ETA “….I haven’t yet met a Leo that shortly DOESN’T make me want to put a great distance between us.
Hear hear!
Interestingly (for me at least) today is the day I REFUSE TO BE GIMPED. As a sun, mars, mercury VIRGO with only mighty VENUS IN LEO I normally happily play the “there’s no I in team” peacemaker/martyr . Today is different.
My new management co Model Wrestle Management expected me to turn up for a shoot for a sum so meagre, I pay my cleaner more for an afternoon’s tidy up session. It’s not about the money. I’d have gladly done it for no money, as I have in the past, every weekend for 6 weeks. I’m a big picture entrepreneur type (sag moon,sag rising -in JUPITER) but guy. don’t gimp me. Offering me a measly fee means I have no rights going forward over te clip we shoot today. Errrrr ?
Sorry.
This clip is based on a youtube clip of mine that went viral and was feature in the ATLANTIC VINE by a famous Journo. “lift and carry, catsuit with tail, in heels, CATTIVA JONES -see google” It’s so out of character for me to decide to have a lie in today.
Normally I’d have been up at 4am and lugging extra wardrobe, hair and make up props for the team (last week I baked brownies for everyone) through the snow. Not today.
I’m not being guilted, I’m not being gimped.
I just called them, in response to a barrage of texts about how I had let them down by not being there 2 hours ago. I did message them yesterday saying I needed to talk to them. They chose to ignore that. They have flown someone over from Holland to shoot. Yeah? And?
Let’s face it, I’m the draw. Sure you have other girls but you’re restructuring the entire company based on me, you guys have told me that. Don’t insult me by offering me £50 for a shoot. They haven’t picked up when I called them. That’s cool. I’ve left a voicemail saying I’d have gladly done the shoot for no money and a share of the profits of the clip going forward. Or even just for no money. I’m a ridiculously generous person. Everyone who knows me will back me up here. Crazy generous. sending me a text yesterday saying “You have been selected to appear in the clip and will be paid £50″ is just a slap in the face. Not calling me back yesterday to discuss things when I’ve asked you to is another. No gimping of the dive.
MM as usual today’s post has struck such a deep chord in me.
It resonates through every fibre of my soul.
You are a true zeitgeist you GORGEOUS GENIUS.
Keep on keeping on.
And thank you, beyond what you realise, your work is helpful and necessary on so many levels.
Thank you
xoxox
Cattiva
you go GF. do it for your soul. ounds like you need a break. as any Leo and turean as well will tell you lounging about is very theraputic pref with face mask on and groovy music and no plans at all.
and omfg when I saw that image I almost fainted (drama queen that I am) it’s so beautiful… My dream hallway. I want it. YSL is my favourite designer EVER
oh and btw as I’ve said a million times I NEVER, EVER EXAGGERATE.
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under any circumstances
Exaggerate? That is so Sag, your Jupiter is showing
That fee is insulting in every way. Pay me my worth or not at all, i say. AND you were taking 20 times that fee worth of equipage with you free of charge..
The Pope asked Michaelangelo what he could do to help whit the painting of the sistine chapel. The artist replied ‘stand out of my light’. Apt for your situation, yes?
How to get to the top of your profession? Invent your own.
You have done that, congrats on brilliant photos.
Oh no, let’s not let this turn into a hate fest spitting contest that some other lesser sites are known for…That being said, I’m sometimes quite envious the leo’s high degree of personal self respect and self worth. I find it remarkable that they are able to hold onto that and do it radiantly through many difficult situations. They may sulk but do not either show it or get over it quickly. Thinking that is from the gift of the sun. I so admire that. My mother is a double Leo with her MC right on her Ascendant. We have always had a tumultuous relationship from very early on. My equal parts fire and earthy deviant nature always clashed with her overbearingness and smotherly lioness qualities. Power struggles galore. But, she is such a solid gold hearted person. One of the best. I like to think she has helped to bring forth my Leo north node to be more assertive and ebullient, less focused on the past, more on the future. Now I find myself attracting many leos and visa versa. My only quip is that I do kind of dislike the immature ones. My last ex I’d like to classify as being a little worship seeking and selfish. My bull did not yield, so there is still a bit of unfinished business I’m trying not to get too LZ bent out of shape about. Lastly all my leos have lovingly taken care of me the most when I lacked the desire to lift a spoon.
Natal leo moon here and I barely slept last night.
Same here
I’m very glad to see this positive Leo post from MM. My late Leo mom must have gotten stuck in Low mode, because years of dealing with her left me with the belief that all Leos were, well, let’s just say that my opinions about them were entirely negative. It’s taken a long time for me to understand that Leos have an Haute side, too. Imagine my shock when I looked up my progressed chart recently and found a Leo moon!
I love Leos!! My lovely Mama is a Leo, so are both her sisters, my 3 closest female friends are all Leo rising and some of the best men I’ve hung out with have been Leos.
Obviously they all drive me nuts with their pomposity and pride and I annoy them with my bluntness (Aries rising, Scorpio sun) and acerbity. They’re all super loyal though and so am I so there’s nuff respect there y’know.
As friends I love Leo’s! They are a blast to be around and love a good time. As a taurus though I am romantically drawn to them and that is a very bad match up lol. Be careful other taurans out there it is a passionate yet volatile pairing.
So what’s the story with this full moon coming? its in Libra, and will be activating the zap zone… How will we see this play out in our personal lives… I have read my horoscopes on here but will again… must make a plan for the week…
Full moon on my south node as I am juice fasting…prepare for the shitstorm I guess?
Juicing is so good!…. Particularly in these challenging times… I had a carrott beetroot apple and two large limes juice yesterday…. In the arvo I had a banana yoghurt water spirulina hemp seed and maca smoothie…. Rad …. And I actually managed to cook dinner last night… I haven’t cooked for ages proper, so busy and tired and eating simple meals which are often not that delicious or nutritious… But I made roast sweet potato, pumpkin and a roast chicken, this will last all week… And had rocket from the garden toasted pine nuts and fetta… Man,that was good, and so grounding…
That sounds amazing!!! Man, I think I was born old. Are all Taureans that way? I just want my own home, with my own garden, to make my own awesome food with. Like proper nutritious but actually hearty and prepared food like you made!
My god. I’m turning into my multi-toro father. He never leaves the ranch and rarely leaves his couch-sized chair when he’s not working…lol
It will be conjunct my first house Pluto. I’m sure Mystic will keep us updated as it gets closer. I know in my life, I’m learning how to share my vision, and how to negotiate without being pass-ag or self-deprecating. Interesting times we live in…
Ah yes… what a great thing to practice…. I’m also wanting to polish up my self talk… I haven’t felt ready to articulate my vision to anyone, but was triggered to last week, when I was talking to colleague about how they were really pushing the excercise thing w our clients (which I love because I already do that With my clients) and I was saying how maybe we should all train as pt’s… He then said, well you should talk to ***** about that they have aspirations in that direction…. (omfg! this person they are talking about is a bully, who I initially did talk to about my experience in personal dev and bodywork,and they don’t listen, they just have to one upmanship me) there is no effin way I’m going to talk to her about her aspirations…. Maybe until I have the confidence and clarity to be ready for her abusive style of communication! Oh my god…
Double Leo xxSun and Mn Mother was both haute and low….more haute in her later years before she passed on…
Her heart was closed down by an abusive father in her younger years and she took that out on my Libran brother…(not that Librans are innocents of course…tho we have to not take things so literally! At a point, in the Super Conscious flash of God/Source Light, our egos are transformed…there are no archetypes in that light…hmm? There is no definition…lets not judge each other so harshly as far as what roles we are presently playing…We may just need this particular role to become enlightened..hmmm?)
We have to remember we/our Soul pick our family dynamics up until we’re about 15 yrs old and so we are programmed with all the shite to overcome…to wake us up..
And so Leo Mother did and Libran Brother did….
“As soon as you judge, you own it”…
Bob Fickes, my teacher…
Sent sweet Papa Aries his bday card today…is the 27th..his 80th…so precious and we are closer than ever.
Still feel sick with the virus..going on 3 weeks…talk about a spring cleaning lol..
BUT! Gemini Sun/Libran Mn son in law got accepted to Cal Poly to get his Masters in English…and, Kataka…Sun in 8th…/Scorp rising/Sagg Mn/Leo Mercury…got a new part time job at “Hush” cosmetics and is getting an Internship at…
~My volunteer work at the Gay and Lesbian center in LA has gotten me an intern position there, which means I will be taking on more tasks and projects over the next few months and into summer. Its a great path for me to hopefully gain employment with a non-profit and hopefully (fingers crossed) I can get in with the organization I intern for and get hired as a full time employee, but for that we will have to wait and see!~
Her words…copied and pasted from my email…hope she doesn’t mind..
But how 8th house is my child?
I love my girls and their hubbies so, so much.
Peace to the world…it lookin’ like it fallin’ apart but just changin’, thats all…
xo SP
Keep the faith…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlCS-qf7yaM
I have a mostly wonderful big hearted Mum in Law who is Jupiter Pluto Leo (Mars Mercury Venus Aquarius) and she is possesses a very sunny almost comical disposition (Aries moon), facing third round of surgery (remission) and more than 6 operations survives it all, jokes sardonic wit…
We were bitter adversaries (Neptune in Aquarius was hard on my Sun for breaking through delusions) but we came through the other side; she is camp, grand, big and loud…with fantastic unusual glamour and outrageous rebellious spirit…Truly original sense of adventure and amazing spontaneous fun!
My own mother is multiple Gemini (5th) with a Virgo moon (8th) and dramatic Mars Pluto (7th) on her descendant…measured but stately, proud and discriminating but a maverick too with Aquarius rising
I have no Leo, however my Aries sun child has Leo Mars (12th), Leo rising (12th) and Neptune in Aquarius…
The legacies are fascinating…I always thought it was the Aries people I had karmic duty with, (natal Aries saturn 7th, Aries North Node 8th) however even my triple Aries husband has Leo rising, and I seem to be in the company of the Leonine folk…
Think big, be generous, live large and grand…The Leo pluto generation teaches and transform us much…Sometimes I worry about the excess of it all (Virgo stellium 1st, Jupiter virgo 12th conjunct Asc 12th) but I concede there is nothing like generosity of the heart…
Yes me too, as far as the Leonic peeps. Mother, as mentioned, and then the ex Pisces with Moon and Mars in Leo.
Gem daughter has Leo N or S node, I’d need to re-look at her chart, but crazy that her husband is Pisces with Moon in Leo like my ex. Like you say, some kinda legacy…karmic energy stuff/patterns going on there.
The only Leo I presently know is one of my male patients. He’s a Fed Ex (in his 50′s) employee and works very hard and he is hilar. We have a few good laughs. Nice when someone gets you hilar wise..
Leo’s are in my 3rd and so we never are at a loss for words with each other..lol
All spring cleaned ready for summer in the desert.x
Thanks for the perfect timing, Mystic. It was my ex’s birthday on March 23. I try so hard not to be a Love Zombie over him and your little pep talk is helpful.
I have a Leo north node and so I identify with Leo energy. Those years were very tough in terms of thinking of my life direction.
Every year my hair gets bigger and wavier.
One thing I’ve noticed with some of the Leos I’ve met is that they go through a LOT. Abusive families, physical illnesses, addictions, accidents, “interesting” life choices (my Leo friend has done just about everything from riding the rails to hanging out with the Hell’s Angels)… but they have the biggest hearts nonetheless. Said Leo friend I just mentioned considers me one of her daughters (she’s ten years my senior), and actually calls me more than my real mother does. She’s just so caring and generous.
I’ve got my moon in Leo and I’m dating a Leo rising. We’re both Caps; I think the Cap energy vibes reeeeallly well with Leo. He’s just such a genuinely caring and generous person, and would do ANYTHING for his friends. I’m a lucky one for sure.
Void Moons are not crash hot for playing music. Not sure what a void Leo moon is good for.
The pic on the Daily Horoscopes btw is a total HOOT. Hehehe.
Thank you for the glam Leo love! Truly heartfelt. The Leo women I shared this with all really needed this support; we’ve all been feeling a bit despairing. It’s good to be reminded of our haute Leo selves, because it is easy to forget, even when it feels we’re totally swamped bolstering everybody else.
I wonder, are we a pride, all of us Leo women in a group?
I’ve got two Leo men in my life, they don’t know the level of involvement I have/had with the other. They both have the same first name, even initials. They are exactly the same age distance from me 2 & 1/2 years older & younger. One is the roaring kind the other more introverted. One thinks he’s a great lover, the other one is the best I’ve ever had. One is sorta the past but still friends, the other is the now. I love them both, they fascinate me no end.
Thanks Mystic. Good to know that the LZ scene is finished. Don’t want to go there again ever!
This is all strange to me because I’m only 24 that era has been my only love era .. Must be my Leo moon but this is part of an all over rebirthing period
This Leo post has me missing my ex best friend of 30 years.
We parted company 2 years ago when she didn’t reply to a critical letter
i sent her & now her telephone number has been disconnected. Her daughter an Aries was my godchild as we were preggers same time, but i miscarried. Together we completed the fire sign trio.
Leo friend spent 20 years disputing her father’s will that only left her 1 million instead of 3. Even though she lived in a different state, i stood by & supported her through that time, then asked her to tell me my father’s name.
She didn’t know it and that is what caused the letter about it all being about her. It wasn’t an attack but what i thought a ‘summary’ of the relationship. OOPS, end of an almost life long friendship, and yes she had all the qualities Myst mentioned. Don’t regret the letter just regret she didn’t answer it….