Leo Sun, Aquarius Moon

You want to be at the front, and you believe nobody should be in charge of anybody. Leo and Aquarius sit opposite each other, and you’ve got one in each hand.

A full moon’s argument

Opposite signs for Sun and Moon usually mean you were born around a full moon, and that gives you two themes to keep reconciling. Leo wants to lead, warm and personal, with people who love it. Aquarius cares about everyone’s freedom in general, and it wants nothing to do with the duties of being adored. To lead well, you have to get deeply involved with your people, which leaves little room for your independence.

You’ll often solve this by leading people toward their own liberation, which is a very Leo-Aquarius way out. You’re popular, often a little odd in a way people enjoy, and you can sometimes see where things are going before others do.

Friends first, truly

You share your beliefs readily, and you want the person you love to be someone you can talk with about everything. A romance that doesn’t start as a friendship can feel slightly fake to you. The creative puzzle of your love life is how to have grand passion and easy companionship with the same person, since you want both and they use different muscles.

You may also keep someone at arm’s length while saying you just aren’t ready, sometimes for quite a while. Partners can find this confusing, since you’re also the person who turned up with an extravagant, imaginative gesture only last week. Once someone’s been patient and you’ve settled, you’re capable of great faithfulness, provided nobody tries to shut you in.

Bringing your ideals home

It can be easier to care about humanity than about the one person who wants you home by seven. Try applying your ideals on a small scale. If you believe everyone deserves to be heard, listen to your partner’s complaint as though they were a cause you believed in. And be clear about the space you need, in specifics, so that they don’t have to guess whether your silence means anything.

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