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Leo Dragon and Virgo Snake

firstwest and secondwest may take a while to get past their differences, but the resulting bond may be hugely rewarding here, supported by the naturally harmonious connection between the firsteast and secondeast.

Western Zodiac sign, Leo
Western Zodiac sign, Virgo

Western Zodiac

Leo and Virgo

Compatibility overview

Western signs that are next to each other, as firstwest and secondwest are, sometimes have a difficult reputation. Conventional wisdom says that, much like real-life neighbors, these two can be nervous about each other, and keenly aware of their differences. Over time, however, these two have the potential to develop a powerful bond, one especially well suited to creativity and emotional security.

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Adjacent signs in the Western zodiac share a Semi-sextile aspect. This is one of only two minor aspects (with the Quincunx), which means that from the beginning the energy between these two is somewhat equivocal, offering both freedom and uncertainty.

Often Leo and Virgo keep their distance early in a relationship, their thoughts focused on how very different they are. After all, Leo is a true Fire sign, and their element typically endows them with extremes of burning enthusiasm and smoldering disappointment. Earth sign Virgo, on the other hand, tends to pride themselves on being much more middle-of-the-road: steady, dependable, and dutiful. Early interactions may well be awkward, even uncomfortable. Leo can find Virgo to be quite dour or boring, a threat to their prized freedom of thought and action. Virgo, meanwhile, may be destabilized by Leo's bold drive to action, which for Virgo could seem overly dramatic or attention-seeking. The passage of time can work wonders here, however.

Leo's Fixed modality motivates them to achieve visible, real-world outcomes, which is a lovely match with Virgo's more reflective Mutable nature, with its emphasis on consequences and implications. Collaborations that survive the initial standoffishness of this Semi-sextile combination can thus harness the contrasting elements of these signs into stunning results. Creative pursuits are especially favored, but any kind of work that gives both parties scope to pursue their individual direction may prove highly successful. What's more, although emotional stability between these two may be unexpected, and take a good deal of time to develop, it can prove durable and nourishing in the best way possible.

All in all, the Leo/Virgo combination is a true diamond in the rough, and may ultimately make an invaluable contribution to the lives of both signs.

Celebrity Leo/Virgo Pairings*

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Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig
Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig (click for attribution/s)

Greta Gerwig (8/4/1983, Leo Pig), Noah Baumbach (9/3/1969, Virgo Rooster) : Actor/screenwriter/director Gerwig and director/screenwriter Baumbach worked together on the film, Greenberg (2010). They later became romantically involved, and have one child together. They continued to collaborate multiple times, including the films, Frances Ha (2013), Mistress America (2015), and White Noise (2022). They have also achieved notable independent successes during their relationship—at the 2020 Oscars, the films, Little Women (2019, written and directed by Gerwig) and Marriage Story (2019, written and directed by Baumbach) were each nominated for six awards. In 2019, Baumbach described, "I think the pleasure of writing for us is that it seeps into everything. I’d show [Gerwig] a cut of my movie, and then a few months later, I’m watching her movie. I don’t want to sound sickeningly happy, but it’s a truly great thing to watch someone you love make something and love the thing they make. I don’t know how else to say it without saying great a lot."

Audrey Tautou (8/9/1976, Leo Dragon), Jean-Pierre Jeunet (9/3/1953, Virgo Snake) : The actor Tatou and director Jeunet, both from France, memorably collaborated on the films, Amélie (2001), and A Very Long Engagement (2004). They have also worked together on a series of commercials for the perfume, Chanel No. 5. In 2018 joint interview, Tautou described: "[Jeunet and I] just need to look at each other on set and we understand. We always agree about a take." Jeunet said, "[Tautou is] the perfect actress because now we know she can do everything from drama to very light comedy. That’s pretty rare. She has a great sense of timing. And, of course, she’s very special with her face, like an elf...I made one or two mistakes on Amelie and she told me and I didn’t believe her but in the editing room I saw that she was right. Now I always listen to her."

Dustin Hoffman and Lisa Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman and Lisa Hoffman (click for attribution/s)

Dustin Hoffman (8/8/1937, Leo Ox), Lisa Hoffman (9/1/1954, Virgo Horse) : Celebrated actor Dustin Hoffman and businesswoman Lisa Hoffman have been married since 1980 and have four children. They have known each other for a lifetime—his mother is friends with her grandmother—and got together as a couple when he was 38 and she 22. Lisa Hoffman described in 2017: "We work hard at [our marriage]. I knew I was going to end up with Dusty, and that my life would be traveling around with him. I say in Hollywood it is like dog years, so you have to multiply [our 37 years together] by seven." In 2016, she said, "That was an obstacle to overcome, that this is not a celebrity brand. I am so far from a celebrity, I just happen to be married to an actor."

Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas
Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas (click for attribution/s)

Antonio Banderas (8/10/1960, Leo Rat), Salma Hayek (9/2/1966, Virgo Horse) : Mexican actor Hayek and Spanish actor Banderas have been friends for over 20 years. They have collaborated multiple times, including the films, Desperado (1995), Frida (2002), Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), Puss in Boots (2011), and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022). Describing a love scene in their first movie together, Desperado, Hayek said in 2021: "One of the things I was afraid of was Antonio — he was an absolute gentleman and so nice, and we’re still super close friends — but he was very free. It scared me that for him, it was like nothing. I started crying, and he was like, ‘Oh my God. You’re making me feel terrible.’ And I was so embarrassed that I was crying." Banderas described in 2022: "[W]e practically started together in the industry here in America. We were coming from our own countries, so we met each other at the beginning of this road...[Hayek is] a real friend. Every time that we’ve been working together, immediately there is a chemistry that is very difficult to explain. I don’t want to intellectualize it. It just happens, and it’s great."

John McCain and Barack Obama
John McCain and Barack Obama (click for attribution/s)

Barack Obama (8/4/1961, Leo Ox), John McCain (8/29/1936, Virgo Rat) : The 44th US President and longstanding US Senator were opponents for the presidency in the 2008 US election. Months before he died in 2018, McCain invited Obama to speak at his funeral. In his eulogy, Obama described: "We didn’t advertise it, but every so often over the course of my presidency, John would come over to the White House, and we’d just sit and talk in the Oval Office, just the two of us – we’d talk about policy and we’d talk about family and we’d talk about the state of our politics. And our disagreements didn’t go away during these private conversations. Those were real, and they were often deep. But we enjoyed the time we shared away from the bright lights. And we laughed with each other, and we learned from each other. We never doubted the other man’s sincerity or the other man’s patriotism, or that when all was said and done, we were on the same team. We never doubted we were on the same team."

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Chinese Zodiac sign, the Dragon
Chinese Zodiac sign, the Snake

Chinese Zodiac

Dragon and Snake

Compatibility overview

It may have a flying-under-the-radar quality, but the combination of firsteast and secondeast is in fact a potentially terrific combination. There is no shortage of compatible energy surrounding these two signs. The many synergies between their characters mean that finding common ground should be effortless, enjoyable, and nourishing.

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The four Trine Families of the Eastern zodiac (like the elements in Western astrology) naturally divide into pairs, with each pair of families sharing harmonious, kindred energy. The Dragon's family (with the Monkey and Rat) shares such a kindred bond with the family of the Snake (with the Ox and Rooster). As a result, even though the Dragon and Snake pairing is often overlooked when it comes to the Eastern zodiac's most ideal matches, they are in fact surrounded by very fortuitous energy.

One of the most obvious indications of compatibility here is likely to be an earnest and deep respect. The magnificent Dragon tends to have a lodestar quality, inspiring and lighting the way ahead for all the signs. Hence the Dragon is likely to find the Snake's wise counsel invaluable for their audacious ventures. The Snake, on the other hand, may be enormously impressed by the Dragon's fortitude and bravado, which they (and many others) are likely to see as complementary to the Snake's own brand of more muted, mystical magnetism. Speaking of magnetism, there is every chance these two will share a profound physical admiration or attraction, for they are two of the most famously visually appealing of all the Eastern signs.

In time, this duo may find there are some limits to the closeness between them. The Dragon, who is famously independent in thought and action, may sometimes tire of the Snake's tendency towards arrogance or jealousy. The Snake may feel that the Dragon is occasionally too distracted by conquering the world to provide the close attention they crave, for beneath their many gifts the Snake can be surprisingly vulnerable. These cautionary notes are one of the reasons why this combination can function especially well in family or professional relationships, or contexts where each party has plenty of space. Irrespective of the situation, however, the Dragon and Snake can expect to find they communicate easily about even difficult topics. Given their excellent foundation of admiration and respect, and bearing in mind the abundant talents they share, the sky is really the limit for this underrated pairing.

Celebrity Dragon/Snake Pairings*

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Chris Henchy and Brooke Shields
Chris Henchy and Brooke Shields (click for attribution/s)

Chris Henchy (3/23/1964, Aries Dragon), Brooke Shields (5/31/1965, Gemini Snake) : The actor and screenwriter have been married since 2001 and have two children together. In a 2023 interview, Shields recalled a short break-up prior to their marriage. She described: "I was calling [Henchy] all the time, and he said, 'You broke up with me, this is the way it works. You don't get to call me every day, because you broke up with me. So don't call me every day.' [Smiling] But I want to talk to you...[I thought] I don't want to lose this person, so I better behave...[Henchy is] good at leveling me. Every time I finish with my therapist, Chris is like, 'Are you fixed? You're good? We're good?'"

Ginny Newhart (12/9/1940, Sagittarius Dragon), Bob Newhart (9/5/1929, Virgo Snake) : The comedian and television producer were married from 1963 until Ginnie Newhart died in April 2023. They had four children. In 2022, Bob Newhart described: "The marriages of comedians, no matter how stormy, seem to last a long time, and I attribute it to laughter. No matter how intense the argument you're having, you can find a line, and then you both look at each other and start laughing. It's over, you know? I think that sense of humor is very important to the longevity of a marriage."

Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman
Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman (click for attribution/s)

Chadwick Boseman (11/29/1976, Sagittarius Dragon), Viola Davis (8/11/1965, Leo Snake) : The two actors co-starred memorably in Boseman's final film, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020). They were both nominated for Academy Awards, and won Screen Actors Guild awards, for their performances. Davis described: "We have a lot of frauds in our business: people coming out of nowhere, having never done anything, and they want to be Meryl Streep in two seconds. This man was an artist, meaning you have to let go of your ego, your vanity; you can’t mistake your presence for the event, that you have to tap into a wellspring of pain, trauma, joy, all of that, and use that as fuel with your work. He was just one of those. You can have a 50-year career and never work with a Chadwick Boseman."

Maya Angelou (4/4/1928, Aries Dragon), Oprah Winfrey (1/29/1954, Aquarius Snake) : The media personality/actor and writer were friends from the 1980s until Angelou died in 2014. Speaking about the unveiling of Angelou's portrait at the Smithsonian shortly before she died, Winfrey described: "[H]ow blessed I am to have had Maya Angelou as a teacher, mother/sister, and friend since my 20s. I have learned more from her than from anyone else. Many of the most important things I know for sure were gleaned from conversations with her...No time with Maya is ever wasted. Whether sitting at her kitchen table and listening to her recite poetry (sometimes her own, but mostly others'—everything from lyrics by Paul Laurence Dunbar to a sonnet by Shakespeare) or watching her speak to an audience of thousands, as she did earlier this year in Texas, I always come away inspired to be more of myself."

Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender
Alicia Vikander and Michael Fassbender (click for attribution/s)

Alicia Vikander (10/3/1988, Libra Dragon), Michael Fassbender (4/2/1977, Aries Snake) : The two actors have been in a relationship since 2014. They married in 2017 and have one child. Vikander described in 2018: "Of course he'd done more films than me, but immediately when we started to work together he was so open to wanting me to chip in new ideas and thoughts...He would be like, 'I'm stuck; what should I do?' and I would say, 'You're asking me?' That was such a sweet thing."

Keanu Reeves (9/2/1964, Virgo Dragon), Alex Winter (7/17/1965, Cancer Snake) : The two actors are real-life friends who also shared an iconic on-screen friendship in the films, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991), and Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020). Interviewed together in 2020, Winter said, "I think of [Reeves] as my brother." Reeves described: "We enjoy each other's company and our thoughts and takes on the world. When we come together, it's like, 'What are you thinking?' 'I don't know, but this is kind of funny.' 'Yeah, that's kind of weird too.' ... I love the characters. I love the world and I love working with Alex. I'm grateful that we had the chance to play again."

Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock
Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock (click for attribution/s)

Herbie Hancock (4/12/1940, Aries Dragon), Chick Corea (6/12/1941, Gemini Snake) : The two celebrated keyboard players collaborated for decades, including as part of Miles Davis' band on the albums, In a Silent Way(1969), Bitches Brew(1970), and On the Corner (1972). In 1978, they began touring together, leading to the albums, An Evening With Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea: In Concert (1978), and CoreaHancock (1979). They reunited to tour as a duo in 2015. In 2021, Hancock described: "Chick was always playful; there was this kind of joy in his playing, and almost a childlike playfulness, like we’re playing in a sandbox, and it brought joy to me and then I would feed something and it would bring joy to him. We were like two kids. That was so inspiring and encouraging. There was never one hint of competition; it was all inspiration. So I could get inspiration from two [places]: I could get it from myself and from him. And I think he felt the same way."


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Final Words

The semi-Sextile energy between firstwest and secondwest is well-known for its initial nervousness, as these signs often need to reconcile their significant differences before accessing their full potential for creativity and devotion. Happily, the firsteast and secondeast attract excellent fortune and tend to be naturally supportive, even in the most demanding circumstances. With sensitivity and independence, this relationship is a terrific recipe for achievement, durability, and kindheartedness.

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