S3E145 Leo: The Fire That Remembers Itself

In this radiant episode of To The Spirit, Beck and Rachel step boldly into the golden realm of Leo, the fifth sign of the zodiac and the Sun’s proudest expression.

Leo isn’t just a performer. Leo is a leader of light, a guardianof joy, a sovereign soul remembering its divine flame. Ruled by the Sun and tied to the heart, this episode explores Leo’s legendary courage, creative spark, soul contracts, and the emotional legacy of being “too much” in a world that often dims what shines.

Inside this episode:
-Strengths, shadows, and Leo’s soul-level mission to lead with love
-The sacred inner child and reclaiming your light after shame
- Mythology of solar deities like Sekhmet, Apollo & the Sun King
-Leo's connection to heart health, posture, and emotional burnout
-Crystals, rituals, and herbal allies to ignite the inner fire
-Channeled message for the Leo soul + listener stories of lionhearted loyalty

Whether you’re a Leo sun, moon, rising, or you’ve ever beentold you’re “too loud, too much, too bold” this episode daresyou to remember: You are the flame.

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Episode Transcript

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You're listening to to the Spirit podcast.
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(00:33):
Welcome back to to the Spirit where we dig deep, sore, high
and sometimes just stand in the spotlight and roar.
I'm your host Beck, joined by myluminous Co host, the Queen of
heartfelt zingers and quiet power.
Rachel. Hey.
Rach, hey, hey. You ready for today?

(00:54):
I am boring. In Oh that's great because today
we step boldly into the 5th signof the Zodiac, Leo.
If Cancer was the emotional tide, Leo is the radiant flame
that follows, burning bright, bold and unapologetically alive,
ruled by the Sun, Leo brings us into the heart of the summer and

(01:16):
asks US one thing. Do you remember who you are?
This episode is for the creatives, the leaders, the
inner children who never stoppedperforming in the mirror, and
the old souls who came to lead with love.
Leo basics element, fire modality, fixed ruling planet,

(01:40):
the Sun, body, rulership, heart,spine, upper back circulation.
Leo energy is warm, generous, and charismatic.
They radiate like the sun itself, and when in balance they
bring light to every room. But Leo isn't just flash and

(02:01):
flare. Leo teaches us to lead from the
heart. Rach, don't you feel like Leo
sometimes gets a bad rap for being dramatic when really it's
about authentic expression? But Leo's are really true.
They are, but they're artistic. They're artists.
I feel like an unchecked Leo is a little dramatic.

(02:24):
I think they're all a little unchecked rage.
And no, we can say this because I personally know a lot of Leos.
In fact, I love Leos. So when I say these things, it
is not out of any kind of maliceor anything like that.
No, I I vibe with Leos like really good.
They get a bad rap. They do, but then I think Leo's

(02:46):
they end up repressing a lot. Some of.
Them some of. Them repress because they can't
authentically express. Well, let's talk about their
strengths and shadows. Strengths.
Courage, confidence, natural leadership, generosity and
warmth. Creative brilliance and

(03:08):
self-expression. Loyalty and protective
instincts, that one for sure. 100% that matches up with a Leo.
The lion shadows ego traps and attention seeking.
Pride that resists vulnerability, Need for
validation or external applause.Rare insight.

(03:31):
Leo rules the heart, not the egoin its highest form.
Leo doesn't crave a stage, it offers one.
True Leo energy says if I shine,so can you.
What's something you admire about Leo energy that might
surprise people? They can be quite entertaining,
like just being out there, beingbold, unapologetically

(03:55):
themselves. I have to completely 100% agree,
and as a Piscean is a little more internal, emotional,
empathetic, it's hard for me to be able to step outside that
boundary like the Leo's can. They can just go up and bum a
cigarette off someone that they don't know or go ask a question

(04:16):
that I'd be afraid to ask or return a meal.
You know what? I mean, yeah, they just, they'll
just say it. They'll say whatever the thought
in their head. And I don't know, probably
because we're water, so fire is just so opposite.
It's intriguing twice you admiretheir boldness and I do too, but
I really admire their loyalty. I feel like when they love you,

(04:41):
when you're theirs and and that could be familial, that could be
relationship, friendship. They really stand for you and
that is a rare thing. Usually in friendships and
relationships they. Are very loyal.
They're not as quick to sell youout.
They're going to get your back, and to me, that's special.

(05:04):
So Leo is forever linked to the inner child.
This is the sign of play, theatre and imagination and
golden dreams. But many Leos have their light
dimmed early, being called too much, having to earn attention

(05:24):
or affection, or even being shamed for their gifts.
Shame on them for shaming them. Yeah, their sole mission often
involves reclaiming their voice,not for fame, but for
authenticity. Some healing practices for Leo's
are creative journaling or storytelling, re enacting,

(05:46):
childhood joys, and sacred play and performance.
Leo's often Incarnate with a legacy mission.
Their energy is tied to leadership through visibility,
creative contribution to the collective, healing self worth
wounds through embodiment. They may be soul contracted to

(06:11):
teach others courage by example,raise children movements or
ideas, inspire authenticity by being fully themselves.
Leo is often tasked with showingothers that true royalty leads
with the heart, not hierarchy. Do you think some people are
destined to lead without ever having to fight for the crown?

(06:34):
Yes, and a perfect quote that fits with this is a lion never
has to announce that they're a lion.
Ain't that the truth? Yep.
Some people, I think, just have that quality.
Yeah, it just radiates. Hey friends, enjoying the

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(08:28):
Let's talk a little about mythology and archetypes with
the Leo. Let's Leo's myths are solar,
radiant, and lionhearted. Just made me think of the Care
Bear. Remember the Lion Care Bear?
That's funny. You just mentioned Care Bears,
because my mother just brought Care Bears up to me and that was
a little past my generation. I was 70s.

(08:51):
So I think the Care Bears came out in the morning, late 80s,
right? I think.
One of them was Lionheart. OK.
And I see them for sale on the on the not on the ticket the
Facebook marketplace all the time.
There's Do you want to buy them?I do I I have just one Care Bear
that was gifted to my mother when she was pregnant with me.
OK so I have one of the originals and I saw them all

(09:12):
and. It it's a so lionhearted Care
Bear. Yeah, Lionheart, back to the
mythology and the archetype. Apollo, the solar God of music,
prophecy and light. Sekhmet the lion headed goddess
of power and healing and good old Hercules.
Hercules. Hercules.

(09:34):
Hercules, Slayer of the Nemean Lion, embodying courage and
strength. Leo is also the Sun King.
Sun Queen archetype, not as a ruler over others as the
illuminated one who remembers the divine spark within.
Now a little bit about Leo in the body.

(09:56):
Leo rules the heart and the spine.
The message? Stand tall, love wide.
Common health themes of Leo's are heart palpitations during
emotional stress, posture issueslinked to confidence, burnout
from being everyone's light, healing tools are chest opening

(10:20):
stretches, yoga cobra and the fish pose.
Laughter is medicine, dancing and moving from the heart.
You don't have to do it in frontof people, just put on some
music and shake it. Now when we talk about health
herbs and crystals, the body focus for the Leo is the heart,

(10:43):
spine, upper back in circulation.
Common issues are heart tension,overexertion and energy crashes.
Crystals that can be used are Sunstone, it boosts the joy and
confidence. Citrine supports willpower and
manifestation and carnelian it fuels creative fire in vitality.

(11:11):
Herbs and allies are Hawthorne for heart support, Rosemary for
courage and clarity, and Calendula for solar warmth and
energetic cleansing. Practices Leo can do is mirror
affirmations, especially involving self worth.
And Rachel notes all about that mirror thing.

(11:34):
Oh yeah, look in the mirror. Tell yourself that you love
yourself and, you know, say those powerful affirmations
about yourself. Just don't call Bloody Mary.
Don't. Say Bloody Mary.
Yikes. And you can also do solar
rituals like sunrise intentions and golden light meditations.

(11:56):
Leo loves boldly with presence, passion and a deep need for
devotion. Best matches Aries, Sagittarius
Libra Gemini challenging pairings Scorpio power struggles
Capricorn emotional coolness Taurus fixed friction, love

(12:20):
style, grand gestures, loyalty, fierce protection.
Needs to feel seen, admired, respected.
May struggle when their light feels ignored or dimmed.
Do you think Leo's big energy sometimes masks a tender heart
underneath? Yeah, yeah, I definitely think

(12:40):
Leo's are actually big softies. Me too.
I think that's why I love them so much.
Yeah, because they can be real bad asses and at the same time
big teddy bears. They have a lot, a lot of
emotions going on underneath. Now I have some listener tales.
My Leo friend literally threw a birthday for her cat with a

(13:02):
theme and gifts. We should all do that for our
cats. Yeah, well, the Leos are cats,
aren't they? Big cats.
My Leo partner cried when I framed their art and hung it up.
They said it made them feel real.
I once saw Leo defend a total stranger in a grocery store.

(13:22):
They stood up like a lioness. Do you know someone whose
presence just fills a room like sunlight?
I definitely know somebody, a Leo, that's just very lots of
personality, lots of personalityand will take over the whole
room with it and the attention definitely goes on them.
They're like the center of the party, yeah.

(13:44):
Yeah, yeah. And it's just very, very easy.
And everybody can kind of get lost in whatever they're talking
about, yeah. That charisma, there's a comfort
in it. There's almost like a sly style.
Yeah, absolutely. So Leo just doesn't want
attention. They want acknowledgement to be

(14:06):
seen as they are, not as a performance.
Spiritual maturity for Leo lookslike them leading without
controlling, being admired without becoming addicted to it,
and creating for creation's sake.
Leo is the guardian of the sacred inner flame.

(14:28):
They teach us that the spotlightisn't just about the fame, it's
about illuminating truth. I have a channeled message for
Leo. Dear Leo, your light is not a
burden you were never meant to hide.
You were forged in joy, carved by fire and crowned by stars.

(14:51):
Shine not to be praised, but to remember.
You are the praise. You are the warmth others forgot
they needed. Burn gently, but burn real Leo
in vocation. I shine, I lean, I create, I
remember. I am the flame that was Leo, the

(15:14):
flame that remembers itself, thesovereign of the soul stage, the
lion who dares to love out loud.Whether you're a Leo Sun moon
rising or you've ever danced like nobody was watching and
hope someone was, this one's foryou.
Next time we descend into the golden fields of Virgo, the

(15:35):
sacred server, the quiet alchemist, the healer in the
harvest. Until then, shine with heart.
Lead with the truth. And stay sacred to the.
Spirit God has supernatural. Society, I'm ghosting.
Ghost. Thank you, Mystic.

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Spirit Divine Source in Heaven have.
The dead. It's magic.
Magic, magic. Magic, magic.