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ASTROLOGY YOUR PLACE IN THE STARS VENUS IN LEO LEO is by far the noblest of the signs and brings out the best qualities of Venus. Venus in Leo is not so passionate as in Aries, but she is loyal and warm-hearted. She becomes capable even of that highest virtue of self-sacrifice without which all is in vain. She becomes that Charity of which the apostle Paul waxed eloquent. This however, depends as usual upon aspects; and attack of Saturn (for example) may undo all the good and transform it into evil; yet this is not so easily accomplished as when she is in a more passive and sensitive sign. However fallen, she always retains some memory of her ancient dignity. Thus we find many of the greatest-hearted people born with this position. Alexander of Greece is a fine instance, and so is Cicero, if we remember him as the author of “De Senectute” and “De Amicitia.” In more recent times we have Colonel Olcott, one of the kindest-hearted men that ever lived, Tolstoi, George Sand, and Maurice {273} Maeterlinck. One will note the flavor of humanitarianism in its best sense in all these. It is to be observed, with some care, that three of the most popular British statesmen of the generation just passed—Balfour, Chamberlain, and Asquith, all have this position. They were of very different types, yet all acquired popularity in a way that hardly any others have done. Their positive qualities are in each case ill-fitted to inspire affection; it is something deeper in their natures which has attracted the love of their fellow countrymen. In the middle ages, who stands more for the ripe, kindly spirit of generous love than Cornelius Agrippa? It is not openly apparent in his writing, but it gilds the whole. The same remark, with necessary modification, applies to Bernard Shaw. Venus in Leo is not self-assertive and blatant; it lurks hidden, its abiding glow warming the hands of life, but never scorching them. There is no better position for Venus to attract warm feeling on the part of others; even where respect is not given to the native, he yet acquires sympathy and kindly consideration because he is such a good fellow. Barney Barnato was decidedly the most popular of the South African Millionaires, because it was recognized that, for all his roughness and his questionable methods of business, he had a real human heart. The geniality of former President Taft was very characteristic. His bitterest political opponents never said a word against him personally. Another very good example is Irvin Cobb; Venus in Leo is very well characterized by his kindly, humanitarian humor and also by his personal characteristics. In a wider way, a more serious way, we see the same quality in Jane Addams; and the graciousness and good feeling of Dr. Felix Adler are almost equally well known. To return to the by-paths of history, we may cite the great-hearted and magnanimous Garibaldi, as illustrative of this position, while its nobility and good-feeling were also very clearly manifest in the character of Cardinal Richelieu. Curiously enough, his successor, Mazzarin, has the same position, but in Mazzarin, these qualities were by no means strongly marked. A glance at his nativity explains why Mercury is in conjunction with Venus, masking her warmth by his rational and calculating acumen, and she is {274} seriously afflicted by a square of Uranus on the one side, and of Saturn on the other. The position of Saturn, which dominates the horoscope from the Mid-heaven, emphasizes the selfishness of the native, and Uranus, being in bad aspect to Venus, hinders the emancipation and breadth which a friendly aspect might have restored to her. These aspects might not have been sufficient to destroy her influence, had not Saturn been so extremely powerful in the horoscope. Not only is he in the Mid-heaven, but Lord of the Ascendant. Saturn is, therefore, the key of the complex, and is sufficiently powerful to out-weigh the influence of Leo upon Venus. Nature presents itself to people with Venus in Leo as primarily an emotional phenomenon. There is not the materialism which we found in Taurus or the intellectualism given by her presence in Gemini. The native may acquiesce in the dictum of Schopenhauer, that the world is a reflection of will and that both the material and mental aspects of it are subsidiary. The following are the names of well known persons who have Venus in the sign Leo: John Wanamaker Gen. John Pershing George H. Lorimer Booth Tarkington William Howard Taft Dr. Felix Adler James B. Gilder Hamlin Garland Harrison Grey Fiske Charles Dana Gibson Mary Baker Eddy Gen. George W. Goethals Archbishop John Ireland James J. Hill Chauncey Olcott Cornelius Vanderbilt Mrs. C. Pankhurst Maurice Maeterlinck {275} For the benefit of those who are not in possession of Raphael’s Ephemeris, or who are not able to interpret the symbols contained therein, the years when Venus is in the sign Leo are as follows: From July 23rd through August 16th 1840 September 4th “ September 29th 1841 June 24th ” July 18th 1842 August 8th “ August 31st 1843 June 8th ” July 24th 1844 September 5th “ October 8th 1844 July 8th ” August 1st 1845 August 22nd “ September 15th 1846 June 11th ” July 7th 1847 July 23rd “ August 15th 1848 September 4th ” September 29th 1849 June 23rd “ July 17th 1850 August 8th ” August 31st 1851 June 9th “ July 18th 1852 September 6th ” October 8th 1852 July 7th “ July 31st 1853 August 22nd ” September 15th 1854 June 10th “ July 7th 1855 July 22nd ” August 15th 1856 September 3rd “ September 18th 1857 June 23rd ” July 17th 1858 August 7th “ August 30th 1859 June 11th ” July 12th 1860 September 6th “ October 8th 1860 July 7th ” July 30th 1861 August 21st “ September 14th 1862 June 10th ” July 7th 1863 July 22nd “ August 14th 1864 September 3rd ” September 28th 1865 June 22nd “ July 16th 1866 August 7th ” August 30th 1867 June 13th “ July 6th 1868 September 7th ” October 8th 1868 July 6th “ July 30th 1869 {276} From August 21st through September 13th 1870 June 10th ” July 6th 1871 July 21st “ August 13th 1872 September 3rd ” September 27th 1873 June 22nd “ July 16th 1874 August 6th ” August 29th 1875 June 18th “ June 27th 1876 September 7th ” October 7th 1876 July 6th “ July 29th 1877 August 20th ” September 13th 1878 June 9th “ July 6th 1879 July 21st ” August 13th 1880 September 2nd “ September 27th 1881 June 21st ” July 15th 1882 August 5th “ August 29th 1883 September 8th ” October 7th 1884 July 5th “ July 29th 1885 August 20th ” September 12th 1886 June 9th “ July 6th 1887 July 20th ” August 12th 1888 September 2nd “ September 26th 1889 June 21st ” July 15th 1890 August 5th “ August 28th 1891 September 8th ” October 7th 1892 July 5th “ July 28th 1893 August 19th ” September 12th 1894 June 8th “ July 6th 1895 July 20th ” August 12th 1896 September 1st “ September 26th 1897 June 20th ” July 14th 1898 August 4th “ August 28th 1899 September 9th ” October 8th 1900 July 5th “ July 29th 1901 August 20th ” September 12th 1902 June 9th “ July 7th 1903 July 20th ” August 12th 1904 September 2nd “ September 26th 1905 June 21st ” July 15th 1906 {277} From August 5th through August 28th 1907 September 9th “ October 7th 1908 July 5th ” July 28th 1909 August 19th “ September 12th 1910 June 9th ” July 7th 1911 July 19th “ August 12th 1912 September 1st ” September 26th 1913 June 20th “ July 15th 1914 August 4th ” August 28th 1915 September 9th “ October 7th 1916 July 4th ” July 28th 1917 August 19th “ September 11th 1918 June 8th ” July 7th 1919 July 19th “ August 11th 1920 September 1st ” September 25th 1921 June 20th “ July 14th 1922 August 4th ” August 27th 1923 September 9th “ October 7th 1924 July 4th ” July 27th 1925 August 18th “ September 11th 1926 June 8th ” July 7th 1927 July 18th “ August 11th 1928 August 31st ” September 25th 1929 Previous | Top | Index | Next Introduction | THE SUN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Sun | The Sun in the Signs | The Sun in Aries | The Sun in Taurus | The Sun in Gemini | The Sun in Cancer | The Sun in Leo | The Sun in Virgo | The Sun in Libra | The Sun in Scorpio | The Sun in Sagittarius | The Sun in Capricorn | The Sun in Aquarius | The Sun in Pisces | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Saturn | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Jupiter | THE MOON SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Moon | The Moon in the Signs | The Moon in Aries | The Moon in Taurus | The Moon in Gemini | The Moon in Cancer | The Moon in Leo | The Moon in Virgo | The Moon in Libra | The Moon in Scorpio | The Moon in Sagittarius | The Moon in Capricorn | The Moon in Aquarius | The Moon in Pisces | MERCURY SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mercury in the Signs | Mercury in Aries | Mercury in Taurus | Mercury in Gemini | Mercury in Cancer | Mercury in Leo | Mercury in Virgo | Mercury in Libra | Mercury in Scorpio | Mercury in Sagittarius | Mercury in Capricorn | Mercury in Aquarius | Mercury in Pisces | VENUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Venus in the Signs | Venus in Aries | Venus in Taurus | Venus in Gemini | Venus in Cancer | Venus in Leo | Venus in Virgo | Venus in Libra | Venus in Scorpio | Venus in Sagittarius | Venus in Capricorn | Venus in Aquarius | Venus in Pisces | MARS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mars in the Signs | Mars in Aries | Mars in Taurus | Mars in Gemini | Mars in Cancer | Mars in Leo | Mars in Virgo | Mars in Libra | Mars in Scorpio | Mars in Sagittarius | Mars in Capricorn | Mars in Aquarius | Mars in Pisces | JUPITER SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Jupiter in the Signs | Jupiter in Aries | Jupiter in Taurus | Jupiter in Gemini | Jupiter in Cancer | Jupiter in Leo | Jupiter in Virgo | Jupiter in Libra | Jupiter in Scorpio | Jupiter in Sagittarius | Jupiter in Capricorn | Jupiter in Aquarius | Jupiter in Pisces | The Effects of Jupiter on Vocation | SATURN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Saturn in the Signs | Saturn in Aries | Saturn in Taurus | Saturn in Gemini | Saturn in Cancer | Saturn in Leo | Saturn in Virgo | Saturn in Libra | Saturn in Scorpio | Saturn in Sagittarius | Saturn in Capricorn | Saturn in Aquarius | Saturn in Pisces | URANUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Uranus in the Signs | Uranus in Aries | Uranus in Taurus | Uranus in Gemini | Uranus in Cancer | Uranus in Leo | Uranus in Virgo | Uranus in Libra | Uranus in Scorpio | Uranus in Sagittarius | Uranus in Capricorn | Uranus in Aquarius | Uranus in Pisces | NEPTUNE SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Neptune in the Signs | Neptune in Aries | Neptune in Taurus | Neptune in Gemini | Neptune in Cancer | Neptune in Leo | Neptune in Virgo | Neptune in Libra | Neptune in Scorpio | 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