Sun in Leo-August 17-Sept. 16- RETURN OF THE KING

The Sun and Leo: August 17th-September 16th: Complexities of leadership, ego, and independence.

The Sun is the centre of the Kala Purusha and everyone derives strength, vitality and health from its benevolent rays. The Sun represents courage, bravery, royalty, fatherhood, victory and success. The Sun finds comfort and strength in its own sign, Leo.

Leo is the sign of individuation, the sign of majestic light and power, the natural fifth sign of the zodiac, signifying the return of the cosmic creative impulse to its source. It represents the Son of God who impulsively plunges into the material world while holding the hand of the Heavenly Father. Leo is a materialistic sign, but always with its eyes on the heavens. The challenge for Leo, as seen in Leo rising people like Donald Trump, is that their egoism is so ingrained that they are not ready to give up material achievements and status in order to seek something higher for the earth.

The Sun has entered Leo August 17 With Regulus (Maga, Leo 0.00-13.20) in Leo Gandanta (Leo 0.00-0.40) there is an emphasis on a more material life and the soul is struggling with the decision to move forward now into a more successful material life and begin its material journey through the more tamasic signs of Maga-Jesta which will be dominant until early winter. The Sun has influenced this transit. It is in opposition to Saturn in Aquarius which is exact on September 8th and will be strongly felt September 5-11th. This aspect could increase tensions between leadership and people, bosses and supervisors and given the tensions around censorship and violence in the UK I wonder if that chapter is not over as we move into September.

Those born with the Sun in Leo have strong leadership abilities, ambition, big ideas, independence, liberalism, and great stamina. This transit will be largely unaffected, so the Sun will regain its strength after the summer eclipse.

This is a great time to work with your divinity. The key is to help others and not need praise or attention. You are amazing and you must acknowledge yourself, and others will too. Like the Leo lion, look in the mirror and see the great royal soul you are. In Christian mythology, the lion represents the king of God. Rise from the shadows of past experiences and move towards deeper spirituality by letting go of the past. You are amazing in your own divinity. Don’t get lost in the little ego. Jai Guru Dev. Victory to the big mind. And let go of the little ego that tries to keep us tied to the material world.

The Sun is in Leo, which makes you stubborn, independent, and very organized in your humanitarian efforts.

Leos will benefit most from this transit to come home and regain their leadership, confidence and vitality. The Sun will benefit most when it transits the 3rd, 6th, 10th and 11th house from your Moon or Rising sign, so if your Moon or Rising sign is Gemini, Pisces, Scorpio or Libra this transit will be most beneficial. Aries, Scorpio and Sagittarius will benefit especially from this transit due to the natural friendship between the Sun/Mars and Jupiter.

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