Happy Birthday, Leo! Artistic and aesthetic, your presence transform most activities into something unique, bold, and entertaining. Depending on your mood, you may be dramatic and regal, seductively powerful, or even hysterically funny. The face you show to the world is notoriously disarming. Because you have the heart of an artist, you are more sensitive than acquaintances or peers often realize. You seem so self-assured, accomplished, and together that others may forget you are filled with vulnerability and yearning just like they are. More people envy you than sympathize. No matter what your state of mind, your presence telegraphs enormous self-confidence. As a result, others may push you to the edge of despair, always assuming you can take it . . . . Periodically, you hunger for total privacy away from the rest of the world and its nagging demands. You may hole up in a cabin and cut yourself off from outside interference or intervention. These cloistered moments of solitude are excellent for producing creative and emotional breakthroughs. You cannot function optimally if you feel smothered or overwhelmed by others' needs. Navigating through the overstimulation of crowds, noise, and other intrusive externals tears you apart by inches. For the sake of your health, soul, and effectiveness, YOU NEED PERIODIC ESCAPE - or at least a decent annual vacation. Moodiness could be a problem, along with disillusionment when people and circumstances are disappointing and emotionally deflating. Ideally, you'll create a blissful environment that boosts your comfort level and encourages self-expression. Besides your emotional and professional needs, you are a diehard romantic. Physically passionate romantic love is essential to your happiness. Without a fulfilling love life, you tend to drift, sometimes into self-destructive patterns. You need a loving, loyal partner. Even if you make a concerted effort to not be alluring, sexy, or controversial, you'll fail miserably. You are an enticing, exciting individual, born to shake things up and revamp the status quo. Embrace the fullness of your incredible personality and talents, then get to work reinventing the world. Your method of communication and self-expression touches a primal need in others. Your presence stirs thoughts, feelings, and visceral memories that make you unforgettable. Competitive, resourceful, and generally difficult to control, you activate passion and intensity in even the most mild-mannered souls. Others may fight over you, lose their tempers and patience, and proclaim that you either changed (or ruined) their lives. You are an agent provocateur, sent here to wake up and force people to face their proclivities, weaknesses, and powers. Although some will thank you for the striking impact you have on them, others may resent the obvious power your actions and words command. Very few like to admit that anyone can have such significant impact on their lives. But you, dear Leo, repeatedly act like a house of mirrors, teasing others to look at themselves from many unexpected angles. You're karma personified. Although you're extremely determined and ambitious, you've also got a short fuse and little patience for delays, stupidity, or weakness. You test people and situations as far as they'll let you go, pushing boundaries farther and farther - often to the point of explosion. A brash, bombastic side of you coexists with a cerebral, secretive, quietly powerful side. Until people know you and your situation very well, they may underestimate your considerable power and influence. As always, he who has the last laugh wins - and you're likely to have a long, luxurious last laugh. You were born to interact with the world in a big way. Your personality and skills are so distinctive and exceptional that others can't help taking notice. You'll probably be asked to reveal or explain yourself to insatiable admirers. Your best tactic is to make peace with your popularity and controversy. Try
