---
id: 9639
name: "Leo"
type: grail
category: zodiac
description: "Lion skull with heart in hand — Leo rules the heart"
---

# Leo

![Leo](https://assets.0xhoneyjar.xyz/Mibera/grails/leo.webp)

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## Cultural Context

Leo is a fire sign ruled by the Sun, symbolized by the lion. In astrology, Leo governs the heart. The Jahangir coin references the Mughal emperor Jahangir (1569–1627), who issued zodiac coins featuring a lion for Leo. Cancer and Leo share the same Bicycle Day blotter art as their background — Cancer takes the moon side, Leo takes the sun side.

## Visual Elements

Lion skull. Jahangir coin earring. Heart held in hand — Leo rules the heart. Sunflowers in the foreground. Albert Hofmann Bicycle Day blotter art in the background, sun side.

## Justification

Every Mibera carries three zodiac placements (sun, moon, rising) as modifier signals in the identity hierarchy. The 12 zodiac grails each represent one sign as its own identity.