THE LEO SIGN
A masculine sign ruled by the Sun, its element is fire, representing the fullness of the summer season, vitality at its peak, the harvesting of ripe fruits, satisfaction, the pride of full maturity, and success. Its archetype is the Sovereign, symbolizing the moment in the hero's journey when one takes full responsibility for their life.
The Lion is unmistakably characterized by its pride: the Leo's ego is strong and tends to excel in every circumstance, always placing itself at the center of attention. A sign of power, will, moral rigor, and determination united with kindness: from its regality, the Lion can afford to be generous, or even magnanimous. However, it will never waste any resource, especially life itself: everything must be devoted to the highest possible yield. In this sense, the Lion is always searching for its own and others' secret potential to engage it productively. Additionally, the Lion is extremely courageous but never takes risks just for the thrill it brings: in its generosity, it is always ready to sacrifice itself, but never its "kingdom," always seeking harmony and managing conflicts effectively.
Natives of this sign instill a sense of confidence, often excelling and not liking to win too easily as they prefer conquest. They are aware of their own worth and enjoy being appreciated, which makes them highly susceptible to flattery. The Lion's great pride, its optimistic, trusting, integral, and honest side, can sometimes lead to a certain naivety. After all, the life of this sign is linked to majesty and regality and struggles with the trivialities of the world!
However, its strength can turn into dominance and authoritarianism, satisfaction and merit can risk becoming boasting and ostentation, warmth can easily transform into anger, the joy of giving can become prodigality, security can turn into exhibitionism, pride, and authoritarianism. Excesses are the greatest risk for this sign!
MALA FOR LEO
If you are a Leo, tiger's eye is the key to unlocking your regal potential. This crystal emanates warmth, encapsulating the sunlight, perfectly in tune with the sign's solar nature. It resolves mental conflicts, particularly those related to Leo's pride, offering a broader perspective without losing sight of the details. Tiger's eye pushes to distinguish between what is desired and what is truly useful, amplifies willpower, reveals inner resources and creativity, allowing desires to be transformed into reality. But there's more: tiger's eye teaches to use power wisely and therefore to achieve goals through self-control, not through commanding others.
Yellow jade helps the Leo dissolve blocks related to pride, allowing them to maintain their strength and magnanimity without curling up when their pride is hurt. This jade is the perfect companion for a Leo seeking new projects and adventures as it pushes to surpass their limits, attracts the help needed from the Universe, and therefore enables the recognition this sign deserves.
The vigor and vitality typical of Leo find new lifeblood with this mala, which stimulates creative potential and guides in recognizing inner riches. It will therefore be a precious companion that will illuminate the path of Leo, bringing wisdom, strength, and success to the regal life of those born under this sign.
LEO'S STONES
STONE OF LEO: TIGER'S EYE
Tiger's Eye is a royal crystal that emits warmth as if it encapsulates sunlight: it is the stone that best represents those born under the sign of Leo. It increases willpower, allowing one to manifest in reality what is desired and pushing to distinguish between what one wants and what is truly useful for oneself. It is also an excellent stone for promoting hidden talents and unlocking creativity. This stone leads to using power wisely, teaching to recognize and exploit inner resources to achieve one's goals, helping to develop power through self-control and not through commanding others. Tiger's eye also helps resolve mental conflicts, especially those related to Leo's pride, and helps see situations from a broader perspective without losing attention to detail.
LEO'S TALISMAN: MORGANITE
The task of the Leo sign is to exercise power by listening to one's heart and remaining humble. The energy of morganite (pink beryl) opens the heart to unconditional love and dissolves the selfishness that can block Leo's spiritual path.
STONES THAT HELP LEO: YELLOW JADE
Pride is among the most important characteristics for this sign, and also the greatest danger: if hurt under this aspect, a strong and magnanimous Leo can risk curling up. Yellow jade helps dissolve blocks due to wounded pride. Furthermore, the Leo sign is famous for its vigor and vitality, however, it needs to be stimulated to engage in new projects and adventures. Yellow jade has the ability to promote overcoming one's limits by helping to obtain the recognition one desires; it stimulates creative potential and leads to recognizing inner riches by attracting the help needed from the Universe.
STONES THAT HELP LEO: ROSE QUARTZ
Leo is tied to the heart and experiences strong emotions that it hardly manages to hide, especially regarding sex and sexuality. Despite their character strength, if someone hurts them, they prefer to withdraw into silence and keep their distance. Rose quartz can heal a wounded heart: place it on the heart to let the pain flow away.
STONES THAT HELP LEO: JADE
The Sovereign often clings to material things and schemes and risks becoming a dry bureaucrat, rather than an enlightened guide. They must learn to renew themselves, to constantly embark on the Journey and return with new energy and enthusiasm. Jade helps to be clear, modest, and courageous, eliminates fear, and helps make the right decisions, always pushing towards positive renewal and open-mindedness.
STONES THAT HELP LEO: RUBY
As a sign linked to the heart, Leo experiences strong emotions, especially regarding sex and sexuality, and hardly manages to hide them. Despite character strength, if someone hurts one born under the Leo sign, they prefer to withdraw into silence and keep their distance. Ruby stimulates and opens the heart to feelings and defends against people who drain energy, so-called psychic vampires. Ruby also encourages the expression of leadership skills and revitalizes the emotional life, extremely important for a Leo, providing the enthusiasm necessary to engage in new relationships or renew an existing one.
STONES NOT SUITABLE FOR LEO
Black onyx is already a difficult stone and should be used with extreme caution in general; it is traditionally used to access our past to heal traumas, but this energy can overwhelm the lively Leo. Despite its powerful healing qualities, this crystal can sometimes drown in heavy energy and cause nightmares; this is particularly true for Leos.
As a water stone, aquamarine clashes with Leo's fire. For other zodiac signs, this crystal is beneficial for relaxing the mind and promoting calm, but for a Leo, who is naturally lively, passionate, and full of energy, aquamarine can instead dampen these great innate qualities.
Also to be avoided is hematite, which could curb the desire to shine. But it is extremely rare to find genuine hematite on the market; if you bought it cheaply, it is certainly synthetic hematite and will not harm you. Also, black tourmaline is an extremely protective stone but potentially limiting for Leo, who, as mentioned, wants to shine. Clear quartz, known for its clear and balanced energy, is also too neutral for Leo, who loves to be the center of attention, as well as selenite, associated with calm and tranquility, which could be perceived as excessively passive for the lively nature of the sign. I recall here again that clear quartz can still be used in combination with other stones to enhance the effect.
Finally, amethyst is connected to spirituality and meditation, which could be too introspective for Leo, who tends to be very extroverted. In this case, I would also advise against it as a balancing stone: it wouldn't work.
It is important to remember that these associations are based on esoteric beliefs (and experience), but they do not have a scientific basis. The choice of stones should always be personal and guided by individual preferences and intuition. The above list is purely indicative and general: if you feel very attracted to one of these stones, it is probably because it can still help you.
LEO RISING SIGN - ASCENDANT
Those born under Leo rising love to take center stage, to be the life of the party; with proud bearing, they often feel chosen among others, special beings radiating a golden splendor. It is not difficult to notice how they regally examine their surroundings and are often the center of attention like consummate performers.
However, this need to always be in the spotlight can irritate other people. Citrine is suitable for highlighting the benevolent, sunny, generous side of the sun in Leo rising, which is precisely the side that other people find difficult to resist. Leo rising makes even the most shy and less altruistic sign warm and generous; this stone supports sharing what one has, as well as increasing one's wealth and prosperity.
Beware that Leo's pride can cause some difficulties, especially when brought to more humble and shy signs: when their dignity is challenged, they could withdraw into a cold solitude far from the Sun. In this, citrine can be supportive by making them less sensitive to criticism, teaching them to laugh at themselves and their mania for greatness, bringing out the benevolent side of the Leo sign.
This stone also gives flexibility and openness to new experiences that Leo rising tends not to have, energizing every level of life and making those born with the sun in Leo a powerful attractive force that draws the help of friends and mentors.