Of a sunny disposition, the pure Leo nevertheless has a commanding personality and always stands out from the crowd. He or she either dominates or, if resisted, endeavours to dominate, not being afraid to try a little bullying. A Leo is the pure extrovert, outgoing, sociable and determined to be the life and soul of the party. If there isn't a party, or the party wants to go its own way and avoid being bossed about by the Leo who wants to take it over, that Leo will either become bad-tempered or withdraw into a sulk. Once they are in a dominating position pure Leos find it difficult to step out of the limelight. They are the politicians who cling on to office long after their day is done, the industrialists who refuse to hand over to younger successors, even though their companies suffer as a result, and the ageing actors who still insist on playing the juvenile lead. In his or her heyday, however, a strongly Leonine type lives in a blaze of glory, leading others and illuminating their dull existence. Leos and Leonine types have included Louis XIV (the Sun King), the Emperor Napoleon; Bismarck; Robert Bums, Scotland's national poet; the dancer Isadora Duncan and the opera singer Maria Callas; and the novelist Aldous Huxley.

Sexuality and the Emotions
It is rare for two Leos to establish a really satisfactory relationship with one another, unless they come to some sort of demarcation agreement by which they map out their respective areas of authority. If they don't do this, they spend much of their time disputing which of them should be the decision-maker. Usually, Leos make loving and loyal partners, particularly if they are allowed to make all the important decisions. In general, the Leo likes to be the 'sun' of any emotional relationship, with the partner being the moon, reflecting the Leonine light.

General Character
It is difficult for a Leo not to take command or, at least, to endeavour to take command, for he/she is genuinely convinced that hislher capabilities are superior to those of almost everybody else. If you know someone who tastes a dish which you cook superbly and immediately tells you how much it would be improved by the addition of some particular herb, or someone who when given a lift rewards you by pointing out what an unsuitable route you have chosen, you are almost always dealing with a pure Leo. The infuriating thing is that more often than not they are right: the casserole is improved by the herb that has been suggested; the alternative route does save time and is scenically more attractive. The p!ain fact is that Leos are not only convinced that they should make the decisions, but that they are also very good at it.

Even when they have made decisions which seem to have been manifestly incorrect, the extraordinary good fortune of the typical Leo - Leo is perhaps the luckiest of all the signs - transforms the situation, and disaster is turned to triumph. As they are so good at commanding and directing others, it is not surprising that Leos regard it as almost perverse for others to attempt to command them. They resent such attempts and, if the attempt persists for long, can become extremely angry (and regally Leonine).

Normally this is the only occasion when a Leo will lose hislher temper. Usually they take a generous view of the faults and oddities of others and can be quite remarkably forgiving. This capacity for forgiveness allied with a warm and affectionate nature makes the average Leo a very pleasant person to know - provided, of course, you allow him/her always to stand in the limelight.

Life-Style
Leos have ambitious and energetic natures. On occasion, however, they will wish to relax and, like great cats, bask in the warm sunshine of life. If they don't get the opportunities to relax when they want to, they become irritable, apt to unsheathe their claws and scratch those nearest and dearest to them. So the ideal occupation for the Leo is one in which great energy is called for, but in which there are intervals for rest and recuperation. If such a job also allows a Leo to be the permanent centre of attention, then this is all to the good - acting, teaching and professional sports are all archetypal Leo occupations. Leos need the same sort of environment for their home lives: an admiring circle of friends and relatives

All pure Sagittarians (November 23 to December 22) have enormous potential, but by no means all of them fulfil the promise they display in early life. This is because one of the characteristics of the sign is a happy-go-lucky attitude, a carelessness about the consequences of actions, which sometimes results in the pure Sagittarian throwing away success when it is in hislher grasp. If, for example, you meet a brilliant young student who suddenly stops doing any work a few months before finals, there is a strong probability that he/she is a pure Sagittarian. The sudden and unexpected failure of a Sagittarian in some enterprise or activity in which he/she seemed destined to succeed is not always conclusive. Sagittarius is a lucky sign and destiny usually seems to afford pure Sagittarians more than one opportunity of achieving success; for them the old saying about 'as one door closes another opens' usually proves to be true. .

With the Sagittarian carelessness goes a freedom-loving personality and an open and generous-hearted attitude towards life. Curiously enough, this seems to repel some people; even the most agreeable Sagittarian finds that some people try to pick quarrels with him or her. The natural talents of the Sagittarians, combined with their tendency to throw chances away, result in pure Sagittarians usually achieving either great success and popularity or ending their lives as rather pathetic 'might-have-beens' . Sagittarian personalities include and have included Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Noel Coward, John Osborne, and performers Frank Sinatra and Gipsy Rose Lee.

Sexuality and the Emotions
Strongly Sagittarian men and women are both lovable as friends and desirable as long-term partners. As a consequence, they are much sought after by the opposite sex. And yet, paradoxically, they often only establish satisfactory long-term emotional relationships in the second half of their lives. This is because they have a tendency to reject, kindly but firmly, the love that is offered to them. This is not because they do not wish to take on responsibilities for others they will shoulder them uncomplainingly - but because they set an enormous value on their emotional freedom. Once they do settle down, however, Sagittarians make devoted husbands, wives and parents. In spite of this devotedness, Sagittarians are quite remarkably lacking in jealousy and possessiveness.

General Character
Sagittarius is a lucky sign, but in youth Sagittarians need every bit of their inherent ability to fall on their feet, both literally and metaphorically. For they are continually taking chances in a way that most people would regard as thoroughly reckless. They drive fast, engage in dangerous sports, are careless with money - pure Sagittarians like gambling and speculation - and seek every type of excitement, physical, emotional and intellectual. All these activities are spin-offs, as it were, from their search for personal freedom - an endeavour to escape from the restraints which bind us all to a greater or lesser extent. In later life this recklessness is usually somewhat diminished (although even elderly Sagittarians are ready to take risks which might make younger people blanch), and the Sagittarian quest for personal freedom assumes a more thoughtful and intellectual form. They seek a philosophy of life which sees each and every individual as unique and solely responsible for hislher own destiny.

The free-and-easy attitude of the Sagittarians extends to others as well as themselves. A Sagittarian is rarely the sort of bogus libertarian who expresses deep concern for his/her own freedom of thought and action but fails to defend the liberties of others or, even worse, endeavours to impose his/her standards of behaviour upon them. With the Sagittarian's love of personal liberty goes a certain unconventionality which, quite unwittingly, can cause deep offence - it is the Sagittarian who blithely assumes that it is quite acceptable to wear casual clothes at a formal social gathering or to take an uninvited guest to a party. It is, to some extent, the annoyance produced in others by the Sagittarian's free-and-easy manners that probably accounts for the fact that, in spite of his/her friendliness, the pure Sagittarian finds that others insist on picking quarrels.

These quarrels, which are sometimes responsible for unexpected reverses in the Sagittarian's progress through life, rarely end a friendship definitively - charm, genuine niceness and a certain amount of Sagittarian luck usually result in reconciliation.

Life-Style
Sagittarians are always versatile and it is quite common for them to change from one career to another that, on the face of it, calls for quite different qualities. But both careers will have in common freedom from dull routine work and will give the Sagittarian a chance to use his/ her versatility and intelligence. Challenge is important to the Sagittarian, and a job which does not offer problems will never be totally satisfactory to him/her, however well paid it may be.