Leo Season 🦁 2025

artist: Peter Carrington

July 22 – Aug 22, 2025

Your sun sign is just one planet in your star soup. Curious about the rest? Contact me for a natal chart reading ~

Happy birthday to all the fierce lions, tigers, ocelots, kitties, jaguars and leopards ✨

Welcome to the Kingdom of Leo, prowling emperor of the savannah. Leo is ruled by the sun, so the sun is “at home” for this cycle. This is auspicious. It’s why everyone loves Leo Season. It simply feels good, feels right.

Leo celebrates the unique individual within all of us. Leo is also associated with play and recreation. The lion loves art and creative expression. “Work hard, play hard” is definitely something that applies to Leo, with an emphasis on play. Leo represents childhood, the inner child, and the importance of being playful as an adult.

Leo rules the ego but it’s not all flames and fury. Balanced Leo channels the heat into healthy, productive trajectories. Before Leo can fully harness his power, he has to reckon with himself. Indeed, Leo is his own worst enemy. If he can move out of his own way, his will power is unstoppable.

Where’s the block? How to open up?

Reflect on creativity, expression, and pride.

In Ayurvedic medicine, Leo belongs to the pitta dosha. Pitta individuals are loyal and ambitious. Their character is like the fire element: assertive, active, decisive, and determined. Pitta types should avoid nightshades (peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, etc) and oily/fried foods as these increase internal fire (agni) and therefore make the individual more aggressive or impatient.

During Leo Season, try eating cool foods like melon, cucumber, mint, basil, and raw foods. There are free, legitimate tests you can take online to determine your dosha. Search for “dosha test” or “prakriti test.” I highly recommend finding out your dosha – this is a HUGE help in deciding which foods are best for you.

***Heads up: Mercury will be retrograde in Leo from July 17-Aug 11***

July 24: Sun trine Saturn + Neptune, both retrograde in Aries + New Moon in Leo. Fire on fire on fire! The trine to Saturn is incredibly stabilizing. Long term plans are coming to fruition. But with moon and sun both trine Neptune, the vibe remains hazy and confusing.

July 25: Sun opposite Pluto Retrograde in Aquarius. Power & control dynamics reach a boiling point. Jealousy & darkness. Tread lightly.

July 30: Venus transitions to Cancer 🦀

July 31: Sun conjunct Mercury Retrograde in Leo. Miscommunication and misunderstanding abound in conjunctions to Mercury Retrograde. If possible, wait until this fiery moment has passed before responding. We are more likely to be reactive under the influence of Leo’s impulsive fires.

Aug 1: Quarter Moon in Scorpio 🦂

Aug 6: Mars transitions to Libra ⚖️

Aug 9: Full Moon in Aquarius 👽

Aug 11: Mercury Retrograde ends ✨

Aug 15: Quarter Moon in Taurus 🐮