Leo ♌︎ Sun in the Natal Chart
Symbol: Lion
Element: Fire
Key Phrase: I will
Ruling Planet: the Sun
If you have a Leo Sun sign in your natal chart then there is a definite solar quality to your being. Your symbol is the lion and you demonstrate this through your charismatic and amorous personality. A Leo’s energy tends to be irresistible to others if not somewhat overpowering.
You have natural leadership qualities and enjoy filling the roles in life you need to play. There is a feeling that you are acting out the circumstances of your life in a never ending drama of creativity and spontaneity. There is a courageous confidence about your personality. Other’s will fall loyal to your causes and you find you can be quite influential.
The element associated with Leo is fire giving you a leg up in sports or competitions. There is passion behind everything you do and sense of gallantry in life’s pursuits. You are naturally likable and that can get you far in life. With many friends and an active social life you feel you are playing out your identity just as you should be.
The ruling planet of Leo is the Sun. This luminary speaks to your attraction to enlightenment movements. The Sun symbolizes insight into consciousness giving you added layers of wisdom.
5th House
Keywords: The keywords associated with the 5th house include love affairs, romance, sex, sexuality, creativity, art, dating, play, playfulness, children, spontaneity, fun, diversity, and the spotlight.
Succedent House Type: The Succedent house type is ruled by a fixed sign. Leo is the fixed fire sign ruling the 5th house.
The 5th house in astrology is symbolic of creativity, sexuality, and children. The reason all of these themes come together in the 5th house is due to the fact that they all of them are related to making or creating something outside of oneself. Creativity brings forth something new and imaginative. Your relationship to sexuality or how you express your sexuality can be a creative act or viewed as the reproductive act that creates babies.
Having an emphasis of planets or lack of planets in the 5th house speaks more to what you make and create in life and less literally to how many children you will or will not have. When you are playing in the 5th house it is all about finding your creative spark, what enlivens you, and how you can bring your true identity forward.
The focus of the 5th house is what unique experience do you want to share with others, what makes you special. The 5th house is also associated with affairs, flings, and romance due to the playful and often spontaneous nature of this area of the chart.