1215. Leo
Leo is the royal sign of the zodiac. Lion represents
the king among the animals. All the people born under
Leo are essentially noble, straight and loving. The sign
represents the conquest of obstacles and ‘ruling’ a
kingdom. There is the element of a fighting nature in Leo.
In the lower plane, it signifies a fighter for power. The
statesman and the ruler come under this sign. Heads of
institutions and leaders of parties, nations and ideologies
are governed by this sign. In the personality-level, the sign
represents fighting for ideology, justice and the
establishment of law and order. Fighting for law is
motivated by a nature to protect one’s followers as well
as the weaker. This means love nature. In the disciple,
Leo represents the fighting and conquering of his lower
nature. Establishment of order within and without,
continuity of purpose, fixed nature and expansion
through discipline are the key-notes of this sign. It is the
second of the fixed signs and second of the fiery signs.
The fixed sign represents fixation and stability while the
fire represents luminosity and expansion. The two aspects
usually coexist with discipline.
Leo governs the diaphragm and its activity in the
physical body. The seal of Leo or the glyph of the sign
can be seen in the depression below the region of ribs
which is the location of the diaphragm. The diaphragm
keeps the upthrust that brings about a balance between
the heart-centre and the solar-plexus. Respiration and