☆♥*♥☆Strong Ripe Berries Moon ☆♥*♥☆

By Lorraine Valente

In Native American Astrology, those born from July 22~August 23rd are born during the Ripe Berries Moon and belong to the Thunderbird Clan. Your plant totem is the Raspberry and their animal totem is the Sturgeon. Are you familiar with the sturgeon?

A sturgeon is a really big fish….actually…it's the KING of fishes! It’s a very old and ancient fish that surfaced around the years just after the dinosaurs. Beneath the surface, Sturgeon people are usually very sensitive. They hide this well underneath their great big smile. Leo's keen intuition and perceptions allow them to sense feelings of others.  As a result, they are easily hurt.

Sturgeon

The color for this sign is red, associated with the heart, blood and their gemstone, the Garnet. Garnet is believed to have the vibrational power to balance sexual energies. The color red can also symbolize erratic action, excessive pride, sensuality and sexuality, greed and selfishness for those less evolved Leo/Sturgeon folk, tending to develop nervous problems during their life.

Cute Cat Quotes:

* When the mouse laughs at the cat, there’s a hole nearby. ~Nigerian Proverb

* There is no more intrepid explorer than a kitten. ~Jules Champfleury

* I am more afraid of an army of one hundred sheep led by a lion than an army of one hundred lions led by a sheep. ~Charles Maurice, Prince de Talleyrand-Perigord, 1754-1838

* I want to be a lion. Everybody wants to pass as cats. ~ Counting Crows

* Anyone who considers protocol unimportant has never dealt with a cat. ~Robert Heinlein

*  A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. ~Mark Twain

* After dark all cats are leopards. ~Native American Proverb

* All I need to know I learned from my cat. ~Unknown

* A cat likes to be petted, anywhere, anytime. ~Unknown

* He pushed me off a building, just when I was beginning to feel good about myself. ~Catwoman

* Cats' hearing apparatus is built to allow the human voice to easily go in one ear and out the other. ~Stephen Baker

* Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want. ~Joseph Wood Crutch

* If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr. ~Martin Buxbaum

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☆♥*♥☆ Happy Birthday Leo~! ☆♥*♥☆

by Lorraine Valente

Happy Birthday Leo the Lion! For those born between July 22~Aug 23rd. The Key Phrase is: I ROAR…oops...only teasing ;-).

I WILL

Applause, applause!! Leo’s love an audience and usually position themselves to be the center of attention. They have a keen need to feel appreciated and accomplish something in life they feel proud of. Leo is a masculine, fixed (steady and determined), fire (intuitive, fiery) sign located in the 2nd quadrant (other oriented/inter-personal) of the Western Hemisphere of the chart.

Because Leo resides in the 5th house of the zodiac and is ruled by the Sun, our life force, ego ideal, the future, children, creativity, and romance are most important to Leo. Leo loves romance and shine brightly in most relationships…so long as they are viewed as “King”. They can be incredibly charming and possess a fun, child-like carefree attitude. Leo is recognized by their charismatic presence and a great big smile. When Leo enters a room, people take notice! Leo is also known for a warm hearted and affectionate nature. Naturally self expressive, Leo is the drama Queen or King of the zodiac and also King of the Jungle!! (or Queen of the office or hearth!) The luminary ruling Leo is our life giving Sun. The Sun shines brightly during the day sky with our Moon goddess absorbing his light to reflect back in the evening, once the Sun has disappeared from view. The glyph/symbol for the sign of Leo is associated with kundalini energy. Kundalini is coiled at the base of the spine and is our vital energy.

Ain't no other man, can stand up next to you.Ain't no other man on the planet does what you do.
You're the kinda guy, a girl finds in a blue moon.
You got soul, you got class.
You got style your bad ass - oh yeah!
Ain't no other man it's true - all right -
Ain't no other man but you.
~Christina Aguilera

Lioness photo taken at the Tiger Reserve~Harbin, China