Osamenor
Staff member
Leo is a very sensitive sign, especially sensitive to what others seem to think of her. The outgoing Leo stereotype is a personality that depends on being admired by others and gets that admiration. But not all Leo people get that admiration, and not getting it, or not perceiving it, tends to result in timidity. It isn't always even a need for adoring crowds. It can just as easily be a need to be quietly appreciated by one person.It's probably because I've never had friends, so I never learned how to defend myself. Probably stems from childhood memories of not having any support, but rather the exact opposite. I don't know. All I know is, for some reason, I don't have any emotional strength, I'm not confident (Leo rising is a joke in my case, maybe I appear normal and confident, but I'm really far too sensitive), and I am way too easily offended and hurt.
Leo is like a cat. Cats are very sensitive creatures, usually need some stroking, and vary a lot in their approach to people. Some cats will approach anyone and demand to be petted. Others are very shy. But even shy cats usually want one or two particular people to pay attention to them.
That sounds like a perfect description of Pisces sun with Leo rising. Sun and Leo both represent ego and its need for development. Pisces is so profoundly sensitive, especially to the responses of others, that it sometimes shuts down completely. Pisces sun with a colder and tougher rising sign--Capricorn or Aquarius, for instance--probably would retreat and deny its sensitivity. Leo rising doesn't allow for that, because Leo is so attuned to the approval of others and so sensitive in its own way.It honestly doesn't take much to offend me and make me feel belittled. On the one hand it hurts my pride and a part of me wants to take revenge and put the person back in their place and really, really hurt them emotionally ...but also, it makes me feel anxious and nervous. Then I end up feeling mad at myself for not being confident and strong or having any ability to be own soldier.
I wish I could be cold, emotionless, and mean. -_-
But I'm always this weak, easily wounded, fearful baby with an overly fragile ego.
Ego growth is important for everyone, but when Leo is a key player, its importance is magnified. Sun in Pisces underscores a need for emotional growth, for having your ego nurtured in a way that respects your sensitivity. Pisces is also about the development and dissolution of consciousness. Therapy and meditation are both examples of ways that might be achieved.
Just because weak, easily wounded, fearful baby with an overly fragile ego describes you now, doesn't mean it always will. That's one way for those sign placements to manifest, but their manifestations can change through growth and healing. You'll always have the messages of Pisces and Leo as key parts of you, and key parts of what you need in order to grow and develop and live happily. The state you're in was probably created by your sensitive personality getting run over roughshod. Nurturing it instead would change how those signs play out for you.
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