Alright, let me walk you through how I landed on a tarot card for Leo. It wasn’t super scientific or anything, more like a personal quest, you know?
So, I’m a Leo myself, and I got into tarot a while back. Just casually pulling cards, trying to figure things out. One day, I got curious. I thought, “Okay, all these zodiac signs have their quirks and stuff, is there a specific tarot card that really captures the Leo vibe?” It just popped into my head while I was shuffling my deck.
My first step was pretty basic. I just started looking through my deck, the Rider-Waite one mostly. I was looking for cards that just felt… Leo. Big energy, maybe something with a lion, sunshine, gold, you get the picture. Obvious stuff first.
First Thoughts and Obvious Links
Naturally, the Strength card jumped out. It’s got the lion right there, and it’s about courage, inner strength, taming the beast within. Seemed like a direct hit. Very Leo, that quiet power, that confidence.
Then there’s The Sun. Another strong contender. It’s all about joy, vitality, success, being seen. That felt super Leo too – that bright, warm, center-of-attention energy. Can’t deny the connection.
Going a Bit Deeper
But just picking the obvious ones felt a bit too easy. So, I started doing some readings specifically asking about the core energy of Leo. I laid out a few spreads, just focusing my intention on “Show me the essence of Leo in the tarot.”
- I pulled Strength quite a few times, reinforcing that initial idea.
- The Sun also kept popping up, especially in positions related to outward expression or core identity.
- Interestingly, I also got some Wands cards frequently, like the Six of Wands (victory, recognition) and the Ace of Wands (new creative spark, passion). That made sense too, the whole performing, achieving, wanting to be recognized thing.
My Personal Takeaway
After shuffling, pulling, and just sitting with the cards, I kind of landed here: While Strength and The Sun are powerful symbols often linked to Leo, for me, the card that really resonated most consistently in my own practice was Strength. Not just because of the lion imagery, but because of the type of strength it represents.
It’s not just loud roaring; it’s that inner fortitude, the compassion needed to gently guide that powerful inner lion, the courage that comes from the heart. It felt more nuanced than just the bright spotlight of The Sun, though The Sun is definitely a close second and represents another huge part of the Leo experience.
So yeah, that was my process. Started with curiosity, looked at the obvious symbols, did some personal pulls, and landed on Strength as the one that felt most right to me for capturing that core Leo energy. It’s less about a definitive “this IS the card” and more about what clicked during my own time with the deck.
