If you have your natal Venus in Leo, you are a diva. This Venus sign enjoys attention, it loves to stand out and be admired. Venus takes up the role of the queen when in this sign. You are artistic, elegant, dramatic, positive. You have a big heart. You are extremely generous and love giving without expecting anything in return.
You have a powerful presence, and you hate to be ignored. Being applauded is one of the best things for you. Your self-esteem can be tied to getting enough positive feedback.
Needless to say, a Leo Venus wants the best, and the best only. This Venus sign loves everything glamorous and luxurious. People with this placement enjoy beautiful things no matter it is a spectacular piece of furniture or a high quality dress fits you well. You pay a lot of attention to your appearance.
Venus is one of the most significant planets in the natal chart. We all need love and fun. These two are represented by the . Your Venus sign speaks about your love style, your way of creative self-expression, about what brings you joy.
Keep reading to learn more about the meaning of Venus in Leo in astrology!
Meaning of Venus in Leo in the Natal Chart
What does it mean if Venus falls in this royal sign in your birth chart? What is the Venus in Leo personality like?
This placement occurs if you have your Sun in Cancer, Leo, Virgo, or Gemini or Libra. Venus is never more away from the Sun than 47 degrees (from our perspective on the Earth).
When in Leo, planets are under the Sun’s influence. Venus here taps into the creativity and lust for life of the Lion. It appreciates romance, pleasure, fun, and it likes to surround itself with things that reflect the beauty of being alive. Venus in Leo values creativity, art, passion. People with this placement strive to become a better version of themselves.
For people with this placement, there is a bit of magic in the air even on the dullest day. If your Venus is in Leo, you are creative, funny, optimistic. A Leo Venus is highly appreciative of art. This is a very artistic placement. You enjoy expressing yourself in many ways. You can be good at acting or dancing, you can paint or draw beautifully, or you might be drawn to poetry. People with this placement are often talented writers if Venus in Leo is accompanied by a strong Mercury in the natal chart. Self-expression is one of the greatest delights for you. If others appreciate it, even better.
Venus in Leo suggests a magnetic presence. It indicates a regal demeanor, when you enter a room, you love it when all eyes are on you. People with this Venus sign want to be noticed. They are sweet, loving, charismatic, and they thrive on attention. Actually, they can be too dependent on external approval, what can make them vulnerable. The Leo Venus loves being complimented, it can even be fishing for compliments if it has a bad day.
They have a strong desire to be famous for how well they do something. They want to be the best, and they want others to notice and appreciate their greatness. And this is indeed the case often. The Leo Venus is usually quite popular. The love of others energizes you.
In the natal chart, Venus shows what you love. In Leo, it loves to be admired. If afflicted and the chart points into this direction in general, Venus in Leo can even display narcissistic behavior. If you live the lower octave of this placement, you can act arrogantly and be egoistic. In this case, you can be quite selfish in your relationships.
You are drawn to all things luxurious. Getting the best of everything is a core theme of this placement. The Leo Venus is high maintenance. This position of Venus suggests that you enjoy spending on high quality fashion pieces, and it is important to you that you always look near and put together. This Venus sign loves jewelry, in particular gold and diamonds. It loves being complimented on its taste.
You also enjoy participating in exclusive events. It is a bad idea to ask you out to a walk date. I you want to win over a Venus in Leo person, you have to make them feel special. They are happy when they get exclusive treatment. Venus here is interested in people who impress her.
You are a generous person and appreciate generosity in others too.
Venus in the sign of the Lion enjoys gifting. This placement suggests that you love sharing. You often surprise your partner with expensive, thoughtful presents (without expecting them to reciprocate). You enjoy spoiling your partner and being the giver in the relationship, at least in the material sense of the word. If you feel happy with your partner, you can even give too much.
Venus in Leo suggests that status is quite important for you. It can be one of the strongest motivations to become socially more influential and appreciated. Venus in Leo craves fame and success. Sometimes you achieve this through your relationships and significant other.
One of the greatest challenges of this placement is being attracted to people who are in the center of attention. At the same time, you want attention for yourself. You can feel that you are in the shadow of your significant other.
When under stress, the Leo Venus can become domineering, bossy, arrogant. It can fail to recognize its own responsibility in things going wrong, and blame its partner. You are very proud, and if immature, your ego can be more important to you than the well-being of your partner and the relationship.
This is a good position for creative careers, people working with children, actors, but also for any job where you are required to be in the spotlight. You are talented at public speaking and you are also good at acting.
The house of your Venus refers to the life area where it expresses itself the most intensely. Learn more about Venus through the houses here. Planets in aspect to Venus color its energy in your chart.
How Do You Know If a Venus in Leo Likes You?
You know that a Venus in Leo is interested in you when they invite you out to exclusive places, write you love poems, give you special gifts. This is one of the most romantic positions of Venus in the natal chart.
What does this placement reveal about your love life?
Venus in the sign of the Lion is romantic and passionate. People with this placement enjoy courtship, romance, the chase. Risk-taking energizes them. They find the first periods of a relationship the most fun.
This is not to say that they are unfit for long-term relationships, but there needs to be some excitement in the relationship. If the spark goes out, the Leo Venus leaves the relationship. Especially men with this placement like courting their dream girl. The love language of this Venus sign is gifts and quality time. It likes expressing its emotions in an artistic way. A Leo Venus personality likes love poems, paintings, music, songwriting.
Leo enjoys both drama and dramatic expressions of love. Venus in Leo is very passionate, and it enjoys it when emotions run high.
Venus here is attracted to people who bring excitement into her life. People with a natal Venus in Leo dream of movie-like romance. They don’t want to sit at home watching a movie, they want to go to high-end restaurants, theater, fancy vacations, doing extraordinary things that make them feel special. This Venus sign is a VIP and it expects to be treated as such.
When it comes to relationships, a Leo Venus goes for its equal. It needs someone it can respect and look up to. Sometimes people with this placement choose partners who are of higher social standing, and they elevate themselves through their relationships.
People with this placement often have a firm idea about what they want in a relationship. Their partner can feel that it is not their personality what is the most important, they have to fill up a space that was precisely determined already before their arrival into the Leo Venus person’s life.
Is Venus in Leo Loyal?
In general, it is. Once you say yes, you are loyal and committed. You take relationships seriously, and your loved ones can count on you (Leo is a fixed sign, Venus here is quite stable). Unless your partner loses your respect or humiliates you, you are a ride or die kind of person.
It takes quite some time for a Venus in Leo to move on after a breakup.
However, this Venus sign can be quite jealous if they feel that they have to share your attention with someone else. Leo wants to be the one and only, and it gets deeply offended if this is not the case. It might be too proud to explicitly show it, but rest assured that they are deeply hurt. Don’t flirt with someone else of you want your Venus in Leo person to be happy.
Leo Venus Woman
When the Venus in Leo woman enters a room, all eyes are on her. She is magnificent, charismatic, and energetic. In the birth chart, Venus signs have to do with a woman’s physical appearance as well. Venus in Leo suggests that you enjoy wearing expensive pieces, luxury fashion, and gold, and you have great hair which you enjoy styling. A Leo Venus woman loves to invest in her appearance.
When it comes to love, the Venus in Leo woman is romantic in a dramatic way. She dreams about grand romance. Her ideal partner is someone who is confident in masculine energy, passionate, and does everything for her.
In a relationship, the Venus in Leo woman expects to be pampered and be treated like a queen. She loves to receive gifts.
What Is the Venus in Leo Man Attracted To?
In the chart of a man, Venus is said to describe what kind of feminine energy he is attracted to. It describes the girl she falls in love with in case he is a heterosexual man but it generally shows the energy that is romantically attractive to him.
Venus in Leo men don’t fall in love with just anyone. He wants the best in life and relationships are no exception. It is important to him that his partner makes him look good, and he often finds himself attracted to partners of higher social standing. These men are often with partners who receive a lot of attention, either because of their job (e.g. an actor, singer, media personality, influencer, etc), or someone who just attracts attention with their charisma.
The Venus in Leo man is attracted to elegant women who have a regal appearance. He appreciates sophistication, creativity, and artistic talent. Unconsciously, men with this placement can dream of a trophy wife and they want everyone to adore their partner. For a Venus in Leo man to be attracted to someone in the long run, the person must have dignity and strong boundaries.
When in a relationship, he likes making his loved one feel special, however, he can unconsciously do this to prove his own generosity and romantic sense rather than as a genuine appreciation of the individuality of his partner.
Venus in Leo Compatibility
Which signs are the best when it comes to Venus in Leo compatibility?
Venus signs are an important factor when it comes to relationship compatibility in astrology. Of course, there are many other factors that you have to take into account, but as the planet of love, pleasure, and relationships, harmonizing Venus signs definitely help. There is a lot of common ground in the relationship in this case, as Venus shows what we enjoy and how we show affection.
As a fire sign, the best match for this royal sign is other fire signs Venuses. It gets along well with air signs Venuses too.
The best zodiac signs for Venus in Leo compatibility in astrology:
- Venus in Aries
- Venus in Sagittarius
- Venus in Gemini
- Venus in Libra
- Venus in Aquarius
Meaning of Venus in Astrology
The ancient Greeks referred to Venus as both the morning star and the evening star. This planet has been known to humanity since the earliest days. It is one of the brightest celestial objects, the second brightest in the night sky.
Venus is one of the fastest moving planets with an orbital period of approximately 225 days. Its maximal distance from the Sun (as seen from the Earth) is not more than 47 degrees.
In the natal chart and in astrology, Venus represents the ability to attract to you what your heart desires.
Venus is the planet of femininity. Its energy is strongly feminine, the opposite of Martian energy. It rules beauty, grace, ease, elegance. This planet is all about pleasure and aesthetics. Venus governs art, fashion, cosmetics, jewelry. It also has to do with your values and self-esteem.
Venus is also the planet of relationships. It rules partnerships, marriage, committed relationships, unions, tact, diplomacy, negotiation. It strives to find balance and live in harmony. Venusian energy has an erotic aspect as well.
In the Zodiac, Venus rules two signs: Taurus, the second, ruled by nocturnal Venus and Libra, the seventh sign, ruled by diurnal Venus. It is exalted in Pisces, in fall in Virgo and Scorpio, and in detriment in Aries.
Zodiac Sign Leo
Leo is the fifth sign of the Zodiac. It is the sign of the Sun’s rulership, a sign full of life and energy. Leo’s glyph resembles the lion’s tail. The Sun transits this Zodiac sign from approximately the 23rd July to 22nd August.
Everybody knows that Leo is a royal sign. The Lion is the sign of creativity, life, joy, pleasure, fun, self-expression. It is all about playfulness and having fun.
Leo is proud, enjoys attention and admiration, generous, passionate, energetic, and has a big heart. Leo is ambitious, status is important to it, and it has a strong will. The negative traits of Leo include arrogance, selfishness, egoism, vanity.
By element, Leo belongs to the group of fire signs (along with Aries and Sagittarius). Fire signs are dynamic, motivated, courageous, open. They are masculine/of yang energy. Leo is a masculine sign by polarity.
When it comes to modality, the Lion is a fixed sign. The fixed quadruplicity is associated with persistence, holding on, resistance to changes. The other three fixed signs include Taurus, Scorpio, and Aquarius. These signs follow through and finish what the cardinal signs begin, however, they dislike changes unless it is their initiative.
In the human body, Leo governs the heart.
Leo Venus Celebrities
Some famous people who have this natal Venus sign include:
- Madonna
- Monica Bellucci
- Michael Jackson
- Amy Winehouse
- Daniel Radcliffe
- Coco Chanel
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Greta Garbo
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