Leo

July 23 – August 22

Being a fire sign, and Leo, you have a strong theatrical side to your nature. Even modest, softly-spoken Leos have a certain amount of style – and there are many – enjoy knowing that they create an impact when they walk into a room. As a Leo, you possess an instinctive warmth, and as a result, have an incredibly loving nature. You’ve a talent for giving attention and affection in your own unique way, one that’s very rare. And again, even those who are rather modest in their manner, have a gift for knowing just the right word, and exactly the right moment.

However, when it comes to your own life, you value stability. And, because of that, you’re sometimes uneasy about changes, especially if they’re sudden or unexpected,. Yet as you’ll discover as you live out the early days of the year of 2019, those changes aren’t just inevitable – they’re actually in your best interests. Perhaps one of the most important days from your point of view during the early portion of the year will be the Leo eclipsed Full Moon on January 21st. While there’s a Full Moon in your sign every year, eclipses are far rarer, and they’re all about a combination of surprising developments and breakthroughs. This alone would indicate a change.

But with Uranus, the planet of innovation and the unexpected, moving to accent the structure of your life about six weeks later on March 6th, you’ll find that here too you’re beginning a cycle not just of change, but a cycle during which the actual circumstances you’re dealing with are shifting. Which means that you’ll need to review what you’re doing, shift your perspective on existing arrangements in the here and now, and review or possibly even uproot some of your activities or your habits. Yes, this means shifting familiar elements of your life and, in some cases, doing things entirely differently.

Still, by no means will you have to make any of these changes or commit to new arrangements right away. Uranus moves into this portion of your chart in March, but for a very long stay, until 2025. It’s also worth noting that with Uranus having accented this portion of your chart from May until November of last year, of 2018, you may already have had a sample of this variety of change. And it may be that you dealt with what arose, and while you may not have welcomed changes at the time, after the fact, you realised many constituted actually long overdue breakthroughs. The trick to dealing with this year’s crop of changes is, first, to recall how you benefited from last year’s. But, also, pause and consider how even disruptive or unexpected changes could be of benefit, how they’ll add to your own life, how they’ll benefit the relationships that matter most. Consider how even the unexpected twists and turns these bring will add to the joy in your life.

Once more there’s an important focus on the balance between those joys – on what might be termed ’fire sign pleasures’ come with living well and the need to think about life’s practicalities. First, there’s Uranus, positioned in the earth sign of Taurus, from mid-March, and over coming years. But also, with both Saturn and Pluto, in the down to earth Capricorn, this is a significant, and lasting, theme. Then, during the first half of September, four of the planetary heavenly bodies move into the earth sign Virgo. While this influences every sign, for you the focus is on practical and financial matters, on reviewing existing arrangements and exploring new options, although you needn’t take action right away.

In fact, when it comes to these down to earth matters and the resulting decisions you’ll be making during this year of practical focus, you’ll find that this isn’t about a single day or a single plan, or even a single decision. It’s about looking at things from a new angle. But also because Uranus is about the unexpected and about change, it may well be that circumstances demand that you rethink elements of your life that either you organised with the idea they’d never change. But times move on and, on occasion, you must at least consider changes, if not make them.

Stability is important, but sometimes it’s better that you explore the new and unknown chances. And that’s exactly the theme for you for the year of 2019. And the hint from the planets is exactly that. It’s, first, to discover joys in new places. And second, to resist the temptation to over-plan – the more adventurous your approach to the year itself, to each month, and to each day, the more excitement, and joy, you’ll experience during each day of the year of 2019.

The trick to dealing with this year’s changes is, first, to recall how you benefited from last year’s. But, also consider how even disruptive changes could be of benefit,