Saturn in Leo

Saturn in our charts shows us where we limit ourselves due to fear or insecurity. It can be difficult to express or identify with your needs for approval or attention with your Saturn in Leo. You may hold some disdain for people who seem to need personalized care or need to distinguish themselves as unique and special. You may deny your own needs for things like showing off, enjoying feedback and attention, and expressing your playfulness, for example. You may go out of your way not to call attention to yourself, but then you feel unacknowledged or overlooked and resentful for it, so there can be a vicious circle involved.

You may also have problems with people who seem to want to control or direct you. You believe that people should be their own authority. You may not want to admit to others or perhaps even to yourself that you want to win or come first. You may worry more than most about your role in a group or setting. You’re proud but insecure, and this combination can limit your opportunities. You, more than most, require that others treat you with respect, and you might take jokes or ribbing seriously. With this position, it’s hard to let yourself go, and you may even convince yourself that you don’t want or need to express yourself openly and without self-consciousness, but doing so can result in denying yourself pleasure.

You may take fun and games quite seriously. Of course, this can also mean you’re very talented at turning a hobby into a business. You’re exceptionally skilled at organizing and management. Health issues sometimes associated with this placement relate to the heart and back–domains ruled by Leo.