Leo (सिंह)

Leo – the sign of royalty, regality, and the beginning of one’s ego. After accumulating the powers of discrimination and imagination, one is able to create and manifest something, and the basic nature of manifestation through creativity lies in Leo. The Sun ruling over Leo, with no planet exalting or debilitating here, shows one developing ego upon self-realization. Leo natives are dominating, as no other entity can get closer to the Sun's heat; thus, Leo natives make great leaders among men. Kings, rulers, and those who command possess the energy of Leo. The Sun being the Atma (soul), and Leo naturally lying in the spiritual trine, shows the deep spiritual aspect of this sign, hence the word Agni (spiritual fire) is associated with it.

Leo is the beginning of attaining siddhis (spiritual powers) through fire rites, where mantra chanting and focusing on a single deity with a single purpose can help attain powers of great value. Magha, the first nakshatra (Ketu), represents this energy. Magha is the nakshatra whose ego for attaining powers through divinity is immeasurable, and so it falls in the sign of Leo. Next, the Purvaphalguni nakshatra (Venus) can blind Leo natives to any other matter than their own concern, taking them to the great heights of their desires without any inner distraction. Venus has a certain heat due to constant close proximity with the Sun, where the combined energy of Leo’s Sun and Venus helps one attain name and fame. The person becomes social and sophisticated in front of the public to showcase and show off to fulfill one’s ego. The higher the ego, the blinder the individual becomes in their actions and thoughts, explaining why the nakshatra of Venus (an enemy to the Sun) falls in this sign. Uttara Phalguni (Sun) brings out the material manifestations rising from the energies of Leo. The lion representing Leo is of prime importance, manifesting courage and kingliness along with the responsibility to maintain balance and discipline in one’s own kingdom.