Sign compatibility
Leo and Aquarius Compatibility
Leo and Aquarius face each other — an opposition. A mirror: each side has exactly what the other lacks, which is why it attracts and irritates in equal measure. The strongest pair in the zodiac, once it stops competing.
How Leo and Aquarius Meet
Leo and Aquarius are opposite signs, and this is the opposition of the individual and the group. Leo wants to be the one; Aquarius wants to be one of many and different from all of them. Leo is warm, personal and proud; Aquarius is cool, impersonal and principled. Each has exactly what the other lacks — Leo the heart, Aquarius the perspective — and the pull between them is strong and a little bewildering.
Both are fixed, so both hold their ground. Leo wants Aquarius to be warmer; Aquarius wants Leo to be less demanding, and neither is going to happen on request. The pair works when Leo accepts that Aquarius loves from a distance and Aquarius accepts that Leo needs the distance closed sometimes. Aquarius gives Leo a wider world; Leo gives Aquarius a personal one. When it works, it is a partnership of equals who see each other clearly.
The Chemistry, by Element and Pace
Fire and air: air gives fire breath, and fire gives air a direction. Conversations into the night, ideas, journeys. The weak spot is anything that needs patience.
Two fixed signs: loyalty, staying power and two heads that will not give way. What this pair promises, holds — and so does what it does not forgive.
What Works
- Opposites: the attraction is built in and does not fade with familiarity.
- Aquarius gives Leo ideas and perspective; Leo gives Aquarius warmth and a reason.
- Both are loyal in their idiom, and both admire the other's independence.
Where It Rubs
- Leo needs attention; Aquarius needs space, and both hold their positions.
- Aquarius argues on principle; Leo takes it personally, because Leo takes everything personally.
- Leo wants the personal gesture; Aquarius is busy with the general good.
As Friends and at Work
As friends they are a pairing of the heart and the mind that both benefit from; at work, Aquarius innovates and Leo champions it, and the combination can move a room.
What Each Sign Brings
Two Sun signs are where a reading starts
A Sun sign is one placement out of ten. Two people can share a Sun sign and disagree about nearly everything, because their Moons, their Venuses and their rising signs do not match. The real version of this reading is synastry: two full charts laid over each other, contact by contact. Torvii Plus reads two charts together in the app; on the web you can start by drawing your own.
Today, for Each of You
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