Auntie Moon

Playfulness is one of those things always attributed to Leo because of the childlike quality involved. We watch children on the playground, making up games, laughing, having fun. Children do belong to Leo, but playfulness and fun are actually the territory of both Venus and the 5th house.

The “play” that Leo and the 5th house refers to is gaming ~ games that involve a risk or wager of some kind, like poker or other betting games. Casinos are also ruled by Leo and the 5th, and so are palaces. The Palace in Vegas is all Leo. 

How’s your poker face? Do you have the strength to hold out for the high stakes, or do you fold under the pressure and get out before you lose everything? Are you a good winner, or do you go into diva mode, pouting or accusing others of cheating? Plato said, “You can learn more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” He probably wasn’t talking about playgrounds games, although you can tell a lot there, too.

We play so many games in life. The work game, striving to get ahead, dominate our field, or just hold onto a job. The popularity game ~ all about self-confidence, the Sun’s domain. The intellect game, the sexy game, the power game, whatever game we play ~ they all involve risk, demand self-confidence, and are ultimately a way to assure our importance in some area of life. It’s a way to shine, a way to be a star. And we all need that to some degree. Everyone has ego needs; very few have overcome it. And so we take that chance again and again, gaining confidence and self-esteem or losing them. It’s all part of the game of life.

Love is also a part of “playing the game.” It’s really the easy one to figure out as belonging in the Big Book of Leo Games. It has the thrill factor and there’s always a risk involved ~ risk of rejection, risk of looking ridiculous, risk of abandonment, even the risk of acceptance, the risk of endurance. Can you go the distance, fight the good fight? Saturn will eventually come to your 5th house, bringing some tests to your love affairs, and then it will move into your house of duty, and test you again in your 7th house of long-term commitment. Can you know this a sure thing? Can you bet on it? The odds are mostly against us, but I’ve never met anyone yet who ~ deep in their heart of hearts ~ wouldn’t jump in feet first if the odds were on their side, and plenty with the odds completely stacked against them. 

Here’s Meryl Street in Mamma Mia! singing The Winner Takes It All. All about love, leo, and the 5th house. Listen for all the keywords in this song:

I’ve played all my cards, no more ace to play,
the winner takes it all, the loser has to fall,
victory, dice, no self-confidence, spectators of the show,
the game is on again, a lover or a friend?

The performance itself is quite dramatic, heart-wrenching. Streep has Leo rising, and Pluto in Leo in the first.