Venus in Leo

There is a music video that holds great resemblance to Venus in Leo archetype, especially her energy during this period of time. Let’s watch Bad Liar by Selena Gomez.

In the form of a short movie, the story is about an American family in the 70s with a teen daughter who just started high school. The girl has a crush on her beautiful gym teacher. As the story unfolds, she witnesses the office tryst between her crush and another teacher. Turns out the other teacher is a flirt and happens to be her father (we’re not sure whether he is her biological father). Then we see her mother, a very attractive, refined woman acting cold toward her husband and shows her total disapproval of his unsophisticated manners. A teen girl trying to shimmer down her feelings for her crush, an alluring woman failing to be cherished by her man, a ladies’ man who failing to charm his woman… Each one of them has their own problems but they share a common point: pride.

Venus in Leo is a self-conflictual configuration. Venus, the goddess of beauty and sensuality feels somewhat uncomfortable in the presence of Leo the King. If Venus is prominent in one’s chart, Venus in Leo will manifest her essence in an extremely attractive physical appearance and natural charisma. It screams royalty: big hair, big eyes, big smile, sweet voice with good manners commanding respect. She is virtuous and prideful, yet covertly fierce and sensual. Being in a Fire sign, she has a temper, though not rambunctious as when in Aries. Both in life and in love, Venus in Leo can suffer greatly because of her pride: she is too prideful to admit what she likes and wants, and too haughty to pursuit her happiness even if it is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Interestingly enough, she can also be extremely relentless when showered with attention and praise (oh, Leo the lion and his vanity!).

Venus in Leo delivers some serious questions of which the answers you may need to be brutally honest about:

• In which area of your life you need to release unrealistic expectations?

• Do you tend to be self-absorbed?

• What needs or outcome do you feel insecure to admit even to yourself?

Oftentimes we all have at least a couple of things we really hope for but too prideful to admit, and as a consequence, we feel too high-and-mighty to make it happen. It can be money or material achievement for some people. For others, it can be love. It can be simple as admitting that we know very little and need to learn from people even when they do not seem to be more knowledgeable than us (this is a very common issue for people with Venus in Leo in the 9th house, for example).

Fun fact: Selena Gomez was born on July 22, 1992 at 7:19 AM in Grand Prairie, Texas, U.S.A. She happens to have Venus in Leo in the 1st house. Venus in Leo gives us a lesson about the importance of following our hearts and living our best lives. Isn’t it much less agonizing to just listen to one’s heart and be one’s self? Quite so!