Leo Full Moon

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Leo Full Moon
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Why are we here?
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All is Energy!
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Leo Presentation

• The Sign of Leo
• The Labours of Hercules
• The Full Moon Chart
• - Short Break -
• Meditation

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The Sign of Leo
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Which sign is the Sun in?

• The Sun is in Leo.

And which sign is the Moon in?
The Moon is in Aquarius.
The exact full moon is Saturday, August 16th at
417 PM
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Why should you learn aboutLeo if you are not one?
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What element isLeo associated with?
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Fire
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What do we know about Fire?
Raise
Fire cannot truly be confined
Associated with spirit
Raw energy
Sun and Stars
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What about Fire people?
vitalising energy
High Spirits
Enthusiasm
Freedom
Honesty
Consumed
Openness
Why they must do what they must do!
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What else about Fire people?
they are generous but egoistic
assertive
the most daring and capable inspiring natural
leaders
energies can stimulate others
but they can also overpower and exhaust them
that they fail to notice the powers and abilities
of others
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What mode isLeo associated with?
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Fixed
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What do we know about theFixed mode?
Leo wants to keep its personal power.
maintaining something, changing things so they
are the same as before, or stabilizing things
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So what happens when we put the element of fire
together with the mode of fixed?
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We get Leo!

• As the fifth sign of the zodiac, Leo represents
  the fifth stage in the evolution of man and his
  place in the universe.
• The Leo need is
• to develop mans creative urge.
• Creativity is not entirely an emotional urge in
  Leo, it is also an expression of ego. The mind
  and heart are united in Leo to represent mans
  ultimate individuality.

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Leos are stubborn and impervious to changes not
of their own making.
They are however, able to accomplish things in
life because of their tenacity in sticking with
projects when others lose patience and stamina.
Unfortunately, stubbornness in the Leo
personality is dictated more often than not by
their ego.
Attempts to back them into a corner, or demanding
that they change their thinking or behavior will
quickly reveal the extent of their intractable
nature.
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Leos react physically to everything they
experience.
Their penchant for exaggeration and overreaction
works well in the theater, advertising schemes,
and other situations where a bigger than life
approach is desirable.
Leos are often guilty however, of habitually
turning a mundane problem or fairly routine
situation into an overblown crisis, much to the
confusion and annoyance of those around them.
Leos tackle projects others would not attempt,
though they cannot help calling as much attention
as possible to their efforts.
Before they assess the practicality or worth of
what they are doing, before they sort out their
true emotions, and before they take time to
reason things out intellectually, their tendency
is to shoot first and ask questions later.
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Leos Astrological Symbol

• The majestic lion, the King of the Beasts, is
  Leos symbol. Throughout history, the lion has
  symbolized sovereignty, rulership, and courage.
  The lions size and strength have captured human
  imagination since ancient times.
• Leos, like lions, are thought to be strong
  leaders. They generally have a regal quality to
  them, and possess a noble manner that is hard to
  miss.

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Leos Astrological Glyph
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• The glyph for Leo represents the mane of the
  lion. 

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Leos Constellation
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Leos Constellation
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The Leo Myth
The medieval legend of Parzival.
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Parzival
Parzival is the epitome of the hero on the quest.
Our mythical hero, like many other heroes, is
fatherless at the beginning of the story
He decides to become a knight.
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Strangely, Leo is often fatherless, or has a
difficult relationship with the father. It seems
as though the deeper significance that underlies
the sign requires a kind of search for a true
Father, an inner self or spiritual core. And the
call to leave what is known and comfortable for
the sake of a dangerous but shining future is
also characteristic of Leo. Often he must rebel
against authority or social mores to begin his
quest. No matter where you find him, Leo always
has his eye on becoming bigger, better,
greater. There is always something beckoning him,
more attractive than the place hes in. 
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Parzival begins his adventures
There is a sick old king
There is an enigmatic and beautiful woman
a sword and an object which comes to be known
in later Christianized legends as the Holy Grail
Parzival
Parzival stares, bewildered at this drama, but
does not say anything
What does this mean? 
a great angry voice speaks and tells him he has
made a dreadful mistake and failed
Parzival has a vision in a forest when he finds
himself in a mysterious glittering castle
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Parzival awakens from his vision cold and alone
in the wood. He realizes that he has been blind
and ignorant, and resolves to find the Grail
Castle again one day. The second part of the
legend concerns the process of his slow
maturing. Eventually, a man and a true hero, he
rediscovers the castle after much pain and
suffering and the passage of twenty years. This
time he remembers to ask the question. And he
discovers that he is really the son of the Grail
King, and becomes the new King and custodian of
the Stone of Life.
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If we remove the later embellishments which
Christianity has placed over the tale, we can see
in it the pattern of Leos life. For the quest of
Leo is the quest of the Self Who am I? What does
my life mean? What is it that makes me different
from others?  It is a deeply introverted and
profound quest. Many Leos are not aware in any
way that this is their road but they follow it
nonetheless. 
The creative process doesnt really have anything
to do with the audience. It is between Leo and
himself, the think within him that creates. It is
this discovery that an Other, a Something inside
is capable of offering creative ideas and images
through the medium of ones own mind and hands
that is Leos most important discovery.  Thats
the road to the Grail Castle. The Leo who is
courageous enough to pursue this road will come
eventually to his own centre.
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For this reason too, Leo is self-centered. He has
a kind of constant self-consciousness, a sort of
watcher that is always watching himself watching
himself, that never really allows him to be
totally aware of the environment except in
relation to himself. It is almost impossible for
Leo to detach from himself.  Nor should he. His
whole journey is about discovering who that
watcher is.
Leos tendency towards self-centeredness can be
irritating to other signs.  But it needs to be
seen for what it is  a powerful drive towards
self-recognition.  Leo also needs to understand
it, because otherwise he can make the mistake of
assuming that its the little me thats the
object of all that energy.  Then he really
becomes insufferable.  He can inflate, and think
hes the most wonderful thing in the world. 
Gods chosen son to whom all the world owes
obeisance. But if Leo ever understands that the
Other is not him, but his source, then he has
truly come to the vision of the Grail, and
becomes a light which illumines the lives of
others not by what he does, but by what he is -
the true hero who has found his journeys goal.
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Well now mention some of the challenges of Leo.
Remember though we are talking about the energy
of Leo and there are many types of energy.
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LeoNon-Challenging Energies

• Confident
• Expressive
• Romantic
• Enterprising
• Clever
• Gracious
• Noble
• Friendly and Fun

• Loyal
• Warm-hearted
• Cheerful
• Determined
• Encouraging
• Energetic
• Courageous
• Born to Rule

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Leo Challenging Energies

• Arrogant
• Pushy
• Stubborn
• Dogmatic
• Jealous
• Lofty
• Brash
• Haughty
• Temperamental

• Smug
• Vain
• Cunning
• Proud
• Over-ambitious
• Patronizing
• Lustful
• Controlling
• Bossy

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Who are some Leos?

• Amelia Earhart
• Zelda Fitzgerald
• George B. Shaw
• Karl G. Jung
• Mick Jagger
• Peggie Fleming
• Jacqueline Kennedy
• Dag Hammarskjold, Mevin Belli, Benito Mussolini,
  Henry Ford, A. Schwarzennegger, Milton Freeman,
  Wesley Snipes, Frances Scott Key, Jerry Garcia,
  Queen Mother Elizabeth, Yassar Arafat, Andy
  Warhol, Neil Armstrong, Herbert Hoover, Fidel
  Castro, Napoleon, Bill Clinton, etc.

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The Exoteric Rulerof Leo is the Sun
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The Esoteric Rulerof Leo is the Sun
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Leo Rays 1 and 5
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The Labours of Hercules
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The Labour in Leo
The Slaying of the Nemean Lion
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Hercules completes his task
afraid yet unafraid, alone yet not alone
Hercules faces the lion
the lion and serpents must be slain again and
once again
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Interpretation of the myth
This fifth sign of Leo is significant, for the
number five is, esoterically speaking, the number
of man
What does the lion represent?
Hercules, symbolising the lion of the Self or soul
the Nemean lion, the co-ordinated dominant
personality of the lower self
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Further Comments
The culmination of the previous four labours
covering the path of Probation
As marking the beginning of the path of
Discipleship
The lower reasoning mind must be sacrificed to
the universal mind and the lower self of
individual self-assertion conquered
the time has come when the lion of the soul must
prevail over the lion of the self
group conscious and working towards the good of
the whole.
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The Full Moon Chart

• Leo Full MoonSaturday, August 16, 2008
• 417 PM EST

• Virgo Full Moon
• Monday, September 15, 2008
• 414 AM EST
• Virgo Full Moon Meditation
• Monday, September 15, 2008
• 630 PM EST

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Though Venus trine Jupiter does not guarantee
wealth and worldly success, it does imply a great
attraction for these things, and more than a few
opportunities in life to attain them without too
much effort or worry. It also implies
intellectual success and perhaps talent for art,
music or drama. Even if these individuals are
moderate in some things, there is bound to be
some area of great lavishness, self-indulgence,
or extravagance.
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The strength of will power, emotional intensity,
and physical stamina of those with Mars square
Pluto are usually enough to get them out in
front. What may cause them to fall behind again,
however, is being too aggressive or threatening.
They are apt to have incisive minds, and know
exactly what they want and how to get it. For
their own growth as individuals they learn to
avoid giving in to revenge, jealousy and
possessiveness.
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Sun opposite Neptune indicates that no matter how
successful these individuals may be in some areas
of life, accomplishing their true goals is very
difficult. They may be able to capture public
attention but it may be for the wrong reason.
Their message may be heard but misinterpreted. If
they gain wealth and status, they find these
things do not satisfy them. No matter what
success they make of themselves in the eyes of
the rest of the world, they are nevertheless
attracted by goals that are illusive or
unattainable.
Moon conjunct Neptune indicates those who can
become victims of their own emotions. Their
imaginations can be the source of remarkable
creativity or the means of irrational fears that
cripple their actions. They may be totally
insecure but also capable of being oblivious to
danger. Idealistic and intuitive, perhaps even
psychic, they may also be foolish enough to let
discouragement or self pity impede personal
growth and progress. Much will depend on the
strength and maturity they develop as individuals.
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Mercury conjunct Saturn indicates those who may
be too formal and structured in their thinking to
give credence to possibilities that dont fit
their preconceived ideas or plans. They are
ambitious and want their ideas to be looked upon
as authoritative. Most of them have very little
disposition for engaging in tact or idle
flattery, or perhaps in some individuals, it is
lack of understanding of how to go about more
personal and seductive ways of communication.
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There is no certain indication of the depth of
intellect in individuals with Mercury conjunct
Venus but they are sure to have humor and charm.
They are good talkers and are apt to possess
remarkable communicative or artistic talents.
Their pleasure in learning can mean research and
serious scholarship in some of them and fondness
for gossip in others.
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Why are we here tonight?
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Seed Thought for Leo

• I am That and That am I.