Sun in Leo

Nobody has ever had to wonder whether you were pleased to see them. You cross the floor, say their name, remember the thing they told you last time, and for a minute they stand a little taller.

Praise, said aloud

You notice what is good in people and you say so, in front of others, where it counts. At work you lead by warming things up, and people work harder for you because you so clearly enjoy them. You give a presentation that gets applause in an office where nobody claps, and you give the credit away afterwards, loudly, to the person who did the dull part. You like to be the one who decides, and you are good at it, because you decide generously.

The owner of the house

The Lion’s heart is Regulus, the little king, one of the brightest stars close to the Sun’s path. Every planet but the Sun and the Moon rules two signs. The Sun rules one, and it is Leo. A planet in its own sign is the owner of the house rather than a guest who has to ask where the cups are kept, and your light does not wait for permission.

Making things

You make things, and you make them to be enjoyed: a dinner people talk about for a year, a birthday speech, a garden that is frankly showing off. With children, yours or anyone’s, you are the best company in the house. You make up the game, do all the voices, and let them win.

The private tally

Here is what you keep to yourself. You notice exactly who noticed. The colleague who did not mention your work, the friend who forgot, the one who looked at their phone halfway through your story: you file each one, and you say nothing, because asking for attention feels beneath you. When the audience goes quiet you go cold, and a small slight lands like a judgement on your whole self.

The Sun has nothing to prove in its own house. Its light does not depend on who is looking, and neither does yours: the people you warmed stay warm whether they thanked you or not.