Libra - Leo Compatibility?

topic posted Mon, October 5, 2009 - 10:10 AM by  Aminah
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I've been hearing about this infamous compatibility between Libra and Leo, and truthfully, it sounds like it would be a distaster. I think it would go like this:

"Who's the biggest diva? Find out next week... on The Hills!"

I mean really, if you take your average materialistc, attention-loving, people pleasing Libran, and pair her with a demanding, egotistical, tantrum throwing Leo... i think it would quickly become a competition between the two. Both display "Divaesque" qualites, libra is vain and leo is prideful.

Personally, i could never see myself with a Leo male. I know Leo men "Like" to be the boss... but I AM the boss, there ain't no changin' that, i dominate everywhere i go. Hey, maybe it just wouldn't work for me because i'm not willing to submit to leo's pride, and a leo male wouldn't be willing to submit to mine, which is a must for me.

Are there any Libra-Leo partnerships in the house? Is there firey, passionate chemistry at first? What is the actual relationship like? But most importantly, how long does it last?
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Aminah
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  • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

    Mon, October 5, 2009 - 10:45 AM
    There are all kinds of Leos. You might meet one that works for you. Generalizing about sunsign compatibilities is dicey at best. My sister's a Libra, and she is definitely not a people-pleaser. She has a thing for Capricorns!

    I like to keep myself open to all the sunsigns in this regard. I think it's safe to assume I can learn something from everyone. The right degree of conflict can be very arousing, hehehe.
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      Wed, October 7, 2009 - 5:51 AM
      I also am a Libra that goes for Capricorns
      But I really really like Leos... just never had one around for the timing I guess
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        Wed, October 7, 2009 - 9:28 AM
        Man, what's with the Libra-Capricorn thing? My roommate's a double Libra and has frequently professed an interest in Capricorns.
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          Wed, October 7, 2009 - 10:51 AM
          It really is counter-intuitive, but Venus and Saturn have been known to gravitate towards one another.

          Going against my own policy of sun sign generalizations, I think Libras like how Capricorns are introverted enough to keep a friendly balance in social situations, but extroverted enough not to be complete bores.
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            Wed, October 7, 2009 - 12:00 PM
            As far as Sun sign generalizations go, that seems like a solid observation! And I wonder if their, um, Cardnality is a part of it, too.
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              Wed, October 7, 2009 - 12:08 PM
              "And I wonder if their, um, Cardnality is a part of it, too."

              I couldn't think of a way to say just that, lol. Maybe Libras gravitate towards Cappies because Libras see Cappy energy as what they need to be self-balanced. It seems in tune for the justice/balance seeking Libra native to want someone to balance them out rather than someone to nod in agreement to everything they say.
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    Mon, October 5, 2009 - 10:46 AM
    "Personally, i could never see myself with a Leo male. I know Leo men "Like" to be the boss... but I AM the boss, there ain't no changin' that, i dominate everywhere i go. Hey, maybe it just wouldn't work for me because i'm not willing to submit to leo's pride, and a leo male wouldn't be willing to submit to mine, which is a must for me. "

    Sounds like a typical Aries Moon/Sun. Just checked. Yup, your moon! It's also the focus of your bucket chart. You also have Sun square Saturn and Mars square Saturn. It's not the most 'easy going' or nonchalant chart. Perhaps in your case this fiery energy supersedes the more aloof easy going nature of a Libra sun?
    Certainly the notion that "a leo male wouldn't be willing to submit to mine, which is a must for me" sounds like this.

    Leadership 'rivalry' can often be a sore spot for Aries. It wants to be Number ONE, the man/woman at the top. The one in charge. How irritating that all those people are then flocking around that smiling, charming Leo with the good teeth and L'Oreal advert hair!
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      Mon, October 5, 2009 - 12:22 PM
      Yeah, between any Scorpio in me (My Mars and Pluto in particular) and my Aries moon, my Libra Sun does get shut out. But, they always say that your Sun makes up 40% of your astrological personality. I think that's complete bullshit, but i guess thats relative from person to person.
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        Mon, October 5, 2009 - 2:54 PM
        "But, they always say that your Sun makes up 40% of your astrological personality. I think that's complete bullshit, but i guess thats relative from person to person."

        The Sun is usually more apparent on the surface, and not necessarily what is within. It also depends on how strong the Sun is in a person's chart and what planets might get in the way of its energies. The Sun is one of my weakest planets, and is more a mask than anything else. If the Sun is in hard aspect to Pluto or Neptune, for instance, the person may also be good at hiding their personality from others or just being hard to read or understand initially.
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          Mon, October 5, 2009 - 7:13 PM
          <If the Sun is in hard aspect to Pluto or Neptune, for instance, the person may also be good at hiding their personality from others or just being hard to read or understand initially. >

          Hmm. My 12H Sun/Pluto conjunction seems to think that it is about revealing the hidden rather than about hiding itself. Almost as though a secret is no good until it is no longer a secret......

          I haven't had much experience with Libras, to my knowledge. Perhaps that alone says something. LOL!
        • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

          Tue, October 6, 2009 - 3:37 PM
          How can you tell how "strong" or "weak" a planet is? I feel like my sun is weak, or should I say the sign it is in...I definitely relate more to my ascendant-leo rising. I am a cancer sun and honestly I reject all traits of a cancer except the mother role to my children...
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            Tue, October 6, 2009 - 4:06 PM
            That is a big "except," Sarah. Maybe bigger than you think. And what about caring for your parents if they are still with you? Who will be doing that?

            I have Venus in Cancer, and I have the caregiver thing in spades ~ more of my life than times when I have not had that sort of role. I wasn't finished raising my son before I had to transition into taking care of my mother. With Saturn in the 3rd House in Scorpio sextiling my Venus in the 10th, it is now a quasi-occupation that I seem to be able to do acceptably well. Yet, I don't really sense my Venus as being that "strong." Perhaps the problem lies in my assessment and not in the actual strength of its influence.
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              Tue, October 6, 2009 - 4:24 PM
              I have venus in cancer as well and have saturn in my 3rd house. Ok so maybe the cancer is in me but its strange because I don't like to cry in front of people, I like to always appear strong and not emotional, I guess I like to be "detached" about emotional situations. I totally am a caregiver and I feel like sometimes I take care of my mom more than she ever did for me...I have uranus in the 4th house go figure.

              Yoda is always telling me cancers are not the weak creatures I think they are...
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                Tue, October 6, 2009 - 4:30 PM
                One I know is very successful and weathering the economy as though there is nothing wrong. Another I know has had his share of setbacks, but keeps on chugging along. Another I couldn't stand ~ constantly dredging up woes and blabbering about personal problems and things I really did not want to know, then turning out to be a total snake at the end of the day. Not everyone is going to fit either a positive or a negative stereotype, and you will see a range of expression from each sign that will be mitigated by whatever else is in the chart. You are not the weepy kind of Cancer, which is a good thing, but you are still a Cancer. Look at how you are for a while and not how you aren't. The more subtle attributes may become clearer to you then.
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                  Tue, October 6, 2009 - 5:00 PM
                  Considerate Defensive
                  Supportive Moody
                  Nurturing Self-indulgent
                  Intuitive Selfish
                  Mothering Smothering
                  Good with the public
                  Sensitive Overemotional
                  Tenacious Clings to people and things
                  Conservative Negative
                  Traditional
                  A homebody Withdrawn

                  ok here is a description of a cancer I am everything but smothering, negative, cling on, homebody, conservative, and I am not sure what Tenacious means...
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                    Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

                    Tue, October 6, 2009 - 5:13 PM
                    Tenacious means a persistent, go-getter vibe.

                    The rest of your points in your natal chart, as well as your transits, will make yoiu feel more or less of those things at different times. I always say this, but making generlizations about sun signs is treacherous. I have never met a "normal" Leo, or a "normal" Cancer, or a "normal" Pisces, and I'm sort of happy it tends to work out that way. People are all so splendidly unique and interesting...
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            Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

            Tue, October 6, 2009 - 7:52 PM
            "How can you tell how "strong" or "weak" a planet is? I feel like my sun is weak, or should I say the sign it is in...I definitely relate more to my ascendant-leo rising. I am a cancer sun and honestly I reject all traits of a cancer except the mother role to my children... "

            Sarah, there are free programs you can download off of the internet to help show your planetary strengths/weaknesses. Most programs will rank the planets based on house placement (angular houses are strongest, especially at an angle in the chart), dignity of the planet, and aspects. The experienced astrologer can pin point the strongest and weakest planets by sight. If you would like me to rank yours for you, just let me know.

            You are right that the Sun isn't comfortable in Cancer. The Sun is more easily expressed in its signs of domicile (Leo), exaltation (Aries), and triplicity (Sag). The Moon and Jupiter are most comfortable in Cancer.
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              Tue, October 6, 2009 - 8:02 PM
              Well, I am sort of into the intuitive angle of this stuff and frankly will only use the generalized things as a starting point. Ultimately, the real work of knowing what it means (for oneself) comes through the process of self-observation and making the connections. Rank ordering, imo, is rather meaningless since at one time or another one's life will emphasize one area over another, and then the strength or weakness of a planet will make itself known.
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                Tue, October 6, 2009 - 8:11 PM
                I think it's usually fairly obvious which planets are strongest and weakest, to yourself. I didn't need a program to tell me, but it is strange how it usually correlates with what you already intuitively feel is right.
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                  Wed, October 7, 2009 - 12:48 AM
                  "I think it's usually fairly obvious which planets are strongest and weakest, to yourself. I didn't need a program to tell me, but it is strange how it usually correlates with what you already intuitively feel is right."

                  I agree, but I don't think I could just pick ONE planet and say, that's my strongest.
            • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

              Wed, October 7, 2009 - 12:07 PM
              Teresa,

              That would be great if you could tell me what you think about my strong/weakest planet and I noticed you recommended astro123 to download? I will find it and check it out. I actually have been reading up on dignities so like you said my Sun probably doesn't like being in cancer so that could be a huge reason of why I lean to my ascendant I feel more comfortable there...do you think a lot of people will lean towards acting like their strongest planet?

              Sarah
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                Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

                Thu, October 8, 2009 - 12:10 AM
                Sarah,

                I think our strongest planet is often the planet that has energies that we most easily express and often relate to the most. It can also be the planet that we are striving to become. For example, my strongest planet is Mars in Aries in the 10th (my strongest house). I had only really started to harness my planet's energies when I reached young adulthood, and I think I am still not at the level that I want to be, but my ambitions are pretty high. Our weakest may be a planet that we don't relate to as much or have a lot of difficulty with. I have a weak Venus, and I have always had the most diffculty in my life relating to lack of money and personal relationships (things of Venus). But it's usually easier for us to recognize ourselves why planets are weak or strong.

                According to Astro123:
                Planet
                MERCURY 14.2%
                SUN 13.2%
                JUPITER 10.6%
                VENUS 10.6%
                URANUS 10.2%
                MARS 10.0%
                NEPTUNE 9.8%
                SATURN 9.7%
                PLUTO 6.4%
                MOON 5.3%

                I find this to be more accurate - Point Value According to William Lilly (the ancient astrologer):
                (strongest) MARS: 18
                SATURN: 15
                VENUS: 10
                JUPITER: 1
                MERCURY: -2 (debilitated)
                SUN: -3 (debilitated)
                (weakest) MOON: -5 (debilitated)

                Part of Fortune has a +15 value, which is excellent.

                Essential Dignities of the Planets:
                Peregrine – Sun, Jupiter, Moon
                Domicile - Mercury
                Exaltation - Saturn
                Triplicity - Saturn
                Term – Venus, Saturn
                Face - Mars

                Mixed Reception (sign/exaltation) - VENUS-JUPITER MOON-VENUS
                Under Sun's Beam - MERCURY
                All of your planets are slow, expect the Moon, Venus and Mars.

                Arabic Parts
                03 TAU 08 P of ILLNESS
                19 LEO 30 P/DEATH-trad.
                24 PIS 09 P of MARRIAGE
                24 SCO 30 P of FATALITY
                11 SCO 43 Point of DEATH

                Sign
                LIB 18.1%
                GEM 17.6%
                CAN 15.0%
                LEO 9.3%
                SAG 8.6%
                SCO 8.1%
                PIS 5.9%
                TAU 5.1%
                VIR 4.0%
                ARI 2.8%
                AQU 2.8%
                CPR 2.7%

                House
                11 (25.4%)
                3 (12.1%)
                10 (10.7%)
                2 (10.0%)
                1 (9.3%)
                5 (8.6%)
                4 (8.1%)
                8 (5.9%)
                9 (2.8%)
                7 (2.8%)
                6 (2.7%)
                12 (1.5%)

                Air 38.5%
                Water 29.0%
                Fire 20.7%
                Earth 11.8%

                Cardinal 38.6%
                Mutable 36.1%
                Fixed 25.3%

                Masculine 59.2%
                Feminine 40.8%

                East 34.5%
                North 25.4%
                South 24.6%
                West 15.5%
                • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

                  Thu, October 8, 2009 - 11:34 AM
                  Teresa,

                  I don't understand everything from the post for instance where it talks about illness, death etc...what does all that mean? Also, you say you agree more with the william lilly breakdown? Where it says the Mars and saturn are my strongest planets? How come they are so different?

                  Sarah
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                    Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

                    Fri, October 9, 2009 - 12:49 AM
                    Sarah - The Arabic (or Arabian) parts were used in ancient astrology to pin point certain areas of a chart (I think they were used most in transits). You can take it or leave it. I find those to be entertaining more than anything.

                    The Astro 123 program seems to have a different scoring system than tradiitonal astrology, and I wonder if they base it only on aspects rather than dignity and house placement.

                    Lilly point scores are complex, and take into account a lot of factors, including essential dignity, aspects, conjunctions to important fixed stars, house placements, movement (slow or fast planets; retro, direct, etc.), and even where planets are in relation to the Sun (oriental/occidental), etc.:
                    www.skyscript.co.uk/dig5.html#liltab
  • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

    Mon, October 5, 2009 - 12:32 PM
    Since when is Libra materialistic? I have a strong Libra presence in my chart and I basically don't give a *bleep* about money - for the most part. And as far as Libra needing the spotlight - not really. They just need partnership and to socialize with other human beings.
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      Mon, October 5, 2009 - 12:34 PM
      "Since when is Libra materialistic? I have a strong Libra presence in my chart and I basically don't give a *bleep* about money - for the most part. And as far as Libra needing the spotlight - not really. They just need partnership and to socialize with other human beings. "

      Libra's ruling planet is Venus - a planet of materialism. Libra can be concerned about appearance and can be quite vain. I guess that's where this notion is coming from.
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        Tue, October 6, 2009 - 12:36 PM
        "Libra's ruling planet is Venus - a planet of materialism. Libra can be concerned about appearance and can be quite vain. I guess that's where this notion is coming from."

        This is the first time ever in my life hearing that - usually the stuff about materialism and status is linked to Capricorn.

        Venus is usually linked to the arts, beauty, diplomacy, stuff like that. So the vain link I can see, sure.
  • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

    Mon, October 5, 2009 - 12:36 PM
    One more thing to add! I can't speak on the compatibility between two people, but Libra and Leo prominent in one person is a bad thing. It sucks, they're HORRIBLE people. *cackling*
    • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

      Tue, October 6, 2009 - 8:33 AM
      Aw, my roommate's a Leo Sun with Libra Rising and a Libra Moon and she's fantastic! She also has some serious Saturn and Pluto aspects, so she's very hard-working and sometimes-intense for such a Libra-y person.

      I actually know a couple of people with significant amounts of Leo and Libra, and they're both lovely people!
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    Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

    Mon, October 5, 2009 - 3:00 PM
    Amihan, you should try to get more of his birth info so that you (or we) can do a better compatibility analysis.
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      Wed, October 7, 2009 - 2:45 AM
      "Amihan, you should try to get more of his birth info so that you (or we) can do a better compatibility analysis."

      There's no one in particular. I was just inquiring as my cousin is a Leo male, and he can be such a diva when he wants to. He can be "Bossy", but it's in a very demanding, bitchy, tantrum-throwing way. It gets very annoying, thinking he can boss me around like that without getting slapped! I wanted to do his birth chart, but he was adopted, so unfortunately we don't know his birth time.

      Teresa, can you direct me to some programs that tell you your Planetary strengths/weaknesses? Or can you rank mine for me if it's not too much? I always felt like my Sun was my weakest planet, especially since i have NO other libra planets to back up my sun, and like Sarah i can identify more with my Rising Sign of Scorpio rather than my Sun sign of Libra, so maybe this is the reason why my cousin and i don't have that "Magic" chemistry most Leos and Librans do.
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        Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

        Wed, October 7, 2009 - 4:14 AM
        Aminah, one program I recommend is Astro123. It’s free and downloadable on the web (easily searchable with Google). I’m not sure exactly what this program uses to calculate strengths/weaknesses, but I think part of it has to do with something they call “harmony” and “disharmony” of the planets, which I take mainly to be aspects, but should also include dignity and house placement.

        According to this program you have the following:

        Strength by planet (highest to lowest)
        VENUS 14.7%
        MERCURY 14.4%
        NEPTUNE 11.8%
        URANUS 11.4%
        JUPITER 11.0%
        SUN 9.7%
        MOON 8.0%
        MARS 7.2%
        PLUTO 6.9%
        SATURN 5.0%

        I’m not sure why Mars, Pluto and Saturn are so low on this list, when I’d take them to be your strongest! I think it is the negative aspects and house placements. Mars would be stronger if it wasn’t combust the Sun, in the 12th and in the via combusta (as is your Mercury). Pluto in Scorpio in the 1st stands out to me as the strongest, but perhaps Venus in the 10th conjunct Jupiter and with only soft aspects outweighs the fact that it had slow motion at the time of your birth and is in fall in Virgo (it does have dignity by triplicity, face and term).

        I tend to agree with William Lilly’s ranking (he was a traditional astrologer), and using Lilly’s point system Venus would be your strongest planet also, while the Sun would be the weakest by far. According to Lilly, your planetary ranks are (outer planets weren’t discovered yet):
        Venus
        Saturn
        Jupiter
        Mars
        Mercury
        Moon
        Sun

        Here are the rest of the program’s results:
        Strength by sign
        SCO (26.5%)
        VIR (18.0%)
        CPR (14.0%)
        LIB (9.3%)
        ARI (6.3%)
        AQU (4.9%)
        LEO (4.8%)
        TAU (4.0%)
        GEM (3.9%)
        PIS (3.1%)
        SAG (3.0%)
        CAN (2.2%)

        Strength by house
        12 (21.1%)
        10 (18.8%)
        2 (15.6%)
        1 (14.7%)
        5 (7.5%)
        3 (4.0%)
        7 (4.0%)
        11 (3.9%)
        8 (3.9%)
        4 (2.2%)
        9 (2.2%)
        6 (2.0%)

        Earth (35.9%)
        Water (31.8%)
        Air (18.1%)
        Fire (14.1%)

        Fixed (40.3%)
        Cardinal (31.7%)
        Mutable (28.0%)

        Feminine 67.7%
        Masculine 32.3%

        East 39.1%
        South 27.0%
        North 23.0%
        West 10.9%
        • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

          Wed, October 7, 2009 - 4:20 AM
          Teresa

          Can you run that program on my chart also please? Would be interested in seeing what it says.
          I would expect the water houses to be most key.
          I would expect Pluto, Mercury and Uranus to be the key planets (not necessarily in that order).
          I would imagine Scorpio, Aquarius and Gmeini to be the main signs.

          (I'm at work and can't download astro123)
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            Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

            Wed, October 7, 2009 - 4:34 AM
            Sure, Paul. it will take me a bit to format it (they have a bunch of extraneous stuff and I convert the "powers" to percentage rankings, which is the same thing just easier to understand).
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            Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

            Wed, October 7, 2009 - 5:27 AM
            Here you go Paul,

            Planet
            MOON 14.1%
            SUN 12.2%
            JUPITER 12.1%
            MERCURY 9.9%
            URANUS 9.9%
            MARS 8.9%
            PLUTO 8.9%
            SATURN 8.1%
            NEPTUNE 8.1%
            VENUS 7.8%

            I don’t agree with these rankings, but it works with my chart!

            According to Lilly’s points (I agree again here):
            Venus (+13!)
            Mercury/Moon tied (+6)
            Mars (0)
            Saturn/Jupiter tied (-2 = debilitated)
            Sun (-9 = debilitated)
            (Your Part of Fortune also has a +11 point value, which is pretty nice.)

            Another ASC in the via combusta. I should look up what that means for natal birth charts… Cool, and your Mars is conjunct Betelgeuse (that’s my favorite star)! All of your planets are slow, except for Venus, Mars and Saturn (which was retro but fast).

            Here are some of the Arabic “parts” that you might find entertaining:
            17 GEM 10 P of ILLNESS
            21 AQU 03 P/DEATH-trad.
            19 SCO 23 P of MARRIAGE
            16 ARI 04 P of FATALITY
            25 VIR 20 P of DEATH

            The rest of your stuff:
            Sign
            GEM 21.6%
            AQU 18.4%
            SCO 15.8%
            SAG 9.5%
            CPR 7.3%
            TAU 7.0%
            LEO 5.2%
            CAN 4.2%
            PIS 3.0%
            VIR 3.0%
            ARI 2.7%
            LIB 2.3%

            House
            8 (21.6%)
            2 (14.4%)
            4 (11.1%)
            1 (10.4%)
            3 (9.7%)
            12 (7.6%)
            6 (7.3%)
            10 (5.2%)
            9 (4.2%)
            5 (3.0%)
            11 (3.0%)
            7 (2.3%)

            Air 42.3%
            Water 23.0%
            Fire 17.4%
            Earth 17.3%

            Fixed 46.3%
            Mutable 37.1%
            Cardinal 16.5%

            Masculine 59.7%
            Feminine 40.3%

            North 28.0%
            East 25.2%
            West 24.8%
            South 22.0%
            • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

              Wed, October 7, 2009 - 6:27 AM
              Thanks Teresa!

              I'm really surprised that the Moon came up so high. I didn't think I was particularly lunar to be honest. I don't feel like I am. I am quite aquarian in a lot of ways so I can see why that scored so high, but I'm not very lunar. Or maybe I'm overly-associating the moon with Cancer. My mum is a HUGE influence in my life. We get on really well, more like friends nowadays than mother-son.

              Well the planets seem pretty accurate to me Gemini, Aquarius and Scorpio.
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          Wed, October 7, 2009 - 7:24 AM
          Thanks, Teresa! Yeah, i DO see Pluto and Mars as my strongest planets as well, only because i feel i'm the most ruled by these planets, because i take on most (if not all) of these planet's characteristics in my personality. Next would be mercury, because at times i do channel my Scorpion energies verbally, and though communication. Next would be my Moon, this is where the firey Arian nature in me rears it's (ugly?) head, but only directly after the Scorpio reacts, if that makes any sense. Then Venus, and i only put Venus last because i feel the effect of this planet in a very one-dimentional way. I do like beauty, creating it, and possessing it in my life (I think all the Scorp makes me very possessive about things, including beauty). I think these are the planets that i take the most energy from, and everything else comes after these main planets. All in all, i'm still more Scorpio than Libra, any way you slice it, whether it be Plutonically, Martianally, or Mercurially! ;)
  • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

    Mon, October 5, 2009 - 3:48 PM
    Hi Aminah.
    My asc is Leo, my boyfriends is Libra. Oddly - we're very similar in how we behave in public, and this was commented on very recently! Infact, we're just very similar, except for one thing - our style of arguing ;) !! Which I expect has at least something to do with the very different rising signs. He's a scorpio, i'm a taurus.
    • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

      Mon, October 5, 2009 - 8:37 PM
      My ex husband is a Leo sun and I am a Libra sun.

      We are very social people. He's a walking stand-up comedy and I have to say that most of his friends do appreciate my sense of humour too, although more begrudgingly among the wives and girlfriends of his friends, as a funny AND good-looking woman is rare, someone said.

      I think the reason why we split up, because my deeper Scorpio, Saturnine needs are not quite being met and it's definitely not about the tussle of egos of who gets the limelight, because we are both comfortable in it, in our own skins. The relationship became too based on what's on the surface than deeper needs. In synastry our contact points are mostly between Jupiter, sun and ascendant and 10th house contacts. Jupiter is in my 6th house, Leo.
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        Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

        Mon, October 5, 2009 - 9:10 PM
        I definitely think there's a lot more to compatibility than Sun signs, but it does help when they are in good aspect to one another (trine, sextile, conjunction, etc.). The reason why Sun signs get along when they are of the same element is because they are similar in a way, and are likely in trine to one another. It's just better all around for getting on with someone, but it can also lead to boredom. We need some challenges to make a relationship exciting and to grow as human beings in the relationship.

        Good Moon aspects are equally important, and it's especially good to look at the outer planets to see if they are too heavy to deal with - Saturn's burdens/urequited feelings/obstacles, Pluto's obsession/control/manipulation, Neptune's illusions/deceit/immorality, etc. Even aspects to each other's angles can be a binding force or inhibitory factor, especially the ASC/DSC.
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        Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

        Mon, October 5, 2009 - 9:22 PM
        "...as a funny AND good-looking woman is rare, someone said."

        The same can be said of the other sex! ;) Especially when "smart" is in that mix. I guess it's more of a stigmatism for women though, since men don't walk around with T-shirts that say, "I don't need brains, I have these." Ugh.
        • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

          Mon, October 5, 2009 - 11:17 PM
          I second you in that moon and 4th house aspects are extremely important especially if you are going to move and live together. Bigger planets' aspects to personal planets are more important too than just sun signs.

          I would suggest to Aminah that she looks beyond sun signs and check out the other red flags. I'm sure there are some.
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            Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

            Mon, October 5, 2009 - 11:50 PM
            Very true about the 4th house and Moon indicating whether or not people will be able to live with one another! Saturn in the 4th usually shows difficulty there, or at least a very spartan living environment.

            I think Hand wrote somewhere (or maybe it was someone else) that the 12th house ruler often shows how the relationship will end. I've tried that on several composite charts of people I have known, and it pretty much always works. An example is a friend of mine that I had a falling out with via email and our 12th house ruler was 3rd house related.
  • Re: Libra - Leo Compatibility?

    Wed, October 7, 2009 - 7:20 AM
    I always thought that Aries are the "tantrum throwers" of the zodiac when a general horoscope is used.
    With Gemini (screaming stomping inner child Air), Taurus (the charging bellowing bull temper in earth)and lastly Pisces (slow and careful but very choppy water when stirred) trailing.
    But Aries are Self Ego+Fire+Cardinal...

    Tantrum not to be confused with sulkers, cruel and cold nitrogen schemer anger managements styles.




    ie
    romatic tips: "ARIES & ARIES: - Temper tantrums are quite likely to erupt into major wars with this combination. Remember only one party can win and neither one will accept defeat. Passionate but problems."
    artbase:Negative Matches for Aries

    An Aries, if falls in love with another Aries temper tantrums will follow them always. They will be passionate but at the same time the most fearful fights can take place between the two as none of them will think of giving up."

    Buckwalter: "Aries is not really a pioneer, for although people follow him, he is not interested in them or why they are following. It is the archetype of the wholly and totally selfish or self-absorbed individual who is very passionate about his personal freedom....
    There is a cultural myth that men should play the Aries function and women should portray the polar opposite, Libra. Women in Western society, at least until recently, are discouraged from being Aries-like. If they are, they are described in derogatory terms: tomboy, dyke, bitch, Ms. Macho, ball-breaker, nymphomaniac, and so on. Women should be sweet, dependent, submissive, and diplomatic. Men are supposed to be independent and self-sufficient.....To his credit, Aries does not sulk. Satisfaction must be immediate or it is forgotten. If there’s been a tantrum and it’s directed at you, he simply cannot understand why you’re still feeling hurt or angry two hours later. “It’s ancient history – what’s your problem?"

    Leos in anger are stiff critical and plain mean.. like a mouthy Virgo. Though can get flustered and disjointed in minor arguments as most fire signs do.


    But then comes astrology that takes in to account the combination of planets and house through aspects.

    I am a Libra Sun, but my sun & Geminii Asc traits in whole are rather weak. My Leo Moon has a lot of influence over my general appearance and behavior, especially towards family. I am over sensitive on occasion to give a cancer pause. Prolly my Grand Trine in water.
    I am very sure because my Mars, my temperment is rather Sagittearean in most aspects except romance- yet truly angry it is the Libra commanded by a Scorpion 6th& Neptune that takes command. Scorched Earth Policy - neutron bomb babeee.

    Leo+ Libra in positive mode is a mutual admiration society fulfilling each others needs for adoration. She a receptive venus hanging on his every word. he has a flashy styled attention that can make the inner "diva" happy. Of course then all those other planets have to come in a spoil things..hahaha!

    Leos are flamboyant and centerstage seeking.... libras are simply approval seeking, which they can get by default by having their Leo mate admired and being admired for hooking them. They have to bump each other aside in bed to see who gets the most preening time in front of the ceiling mirror or who gets to have bottom for view....LOL. Vanity is a negative trait they are supposed to share. And so far I have found that true in most cases. Leos are also more loyal by definition and reputation than Librans... or Ariens for that matter.

    Al the X's I talk to still had a Leo placed strong in their chart (ASC/Sun/Moon or a 3rd House Leo) Every single one. And Personal houses in Leo seem to gravitate to me.
    Unfocused Leos sure ain't marriage material without work, but they are always fun and ingenuous.

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