LEO AND GEMINI ARE ON A JOURNEY OF SELF-EXPLORATION THIS YEAR
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Along with Aries, Leo and Gemini are two strong energies that we are working with this year (and beyond). If any of your “Big 3” (Rising, Sun, Moon) or the ruler of your rising sign are in Leo or Gemini, then you are on a journey of self-discovery and transformation. Pluto gets associated with “transformation,” but all of the planets have the opportunity for transformation in their own way, Jupiter and Uranus, which will be the focus of this post.
Gemini energy was sparked last year in 2025 when Uranus changed signs for the first time since 2018 and moved into Gemini from July 7th to November 2025. In late April of 2026, Uranus will move back into Gemini and take up residence there for seven years. So, the Uranus in Gemini transit is a longer-term one, but when a planet first ingresses into a new sign or goes back into it, it makes a loud splash! This year begins a radical journey of self-discovery for people with prominent Gemini in their chart, particularly Gemini Risings, Suns, or Moons.
Leo’s will begin their year of self-discovery when Jupiter moves into their sign on June 30th, 2026, and will stay there for a whole year until July 2027. This will be most potent for Leo Risings, Suns, and Moons. Jupiter in Leo is bright, bold, courageous, and confident. Jupiter in Leo is helping Leos expand and grow within themselves, and take courage to pursue what they truly desire in life. We also have eclipses beginning in Leo this year that bring major beginnings and endings for folks with prominent Leo in their chart.
If you’re Leo or Gemini Rising, then you are experiencing this self-transformation the most since your Rising Sign is the most personal part of you that represents self, personhood, your body, and how you identify. If you are Leo or Gemini Sun, you will also experience this transformation as the Sun represents your identity, mind, and how you shine. If you are Leo or Gemini Moon, then your home, living situation, environment, needs, and what nurtures you is going through a transformation. Also, if the ruler of your Rising Sign is in Gemini or Leo, then you will experience at least one of these transformations as well.
Jupiter expands. It’s also the big picture. When Jupiter is transiting your Rising Sign, it expands your perspective of yourself and how you identify. It inspires you to think beyond yourself as well and look at yourself in the context of the bigger picture of life. Jupiter invites you to connect more with who you are on a soul level. How you identity and who you think you are can go through a transformation because Jupiter is expanding the horizons of your personhood.
For Geminis, this transformation began back in June, 2024 when Jupiter moved into Gemini and was present there for a year. For Geminis, Jupiter was expanding your sense of self so that when Uranus moves there, you will feel ready to live a completely different life. Uranus shakes up the old ways of doing things. It’s a disrupter, an earthquake shattering what you thought you knew, how you thought you were going to do things, or what you thought you wanted.
Come late April 2026, Geminis will feel like doing things very differently in their lives, and some will be desiring to live an entirely different life altogether. For Gemini Risings, especially, you will not be the same person you thought you were in seven years when this transit completes its cycle in your sign. While growth is never easy, this is an exciting time for Geminis. Its *your* time to revolutionize yourself and your life.
For Leos, opportunities for deeper, self and spiritual growth is beginning. For Leo Risings, your self, identity, physical body, and the next direction of life will expand and grow. For Leo Suns, your vitality, how you’re recognized or want to be recognized, where you shine, as well as how you identify, will be in the focus of your growth over the next year. For Leo Moons, your physical body, home, environment, family, living situation, or what you need to feel nourished and nurtured will go through a period of expansive growth.
If Leo or Gemini occupies your 10th whole sign house or it’s where your MC/Midheaven is, then your career will be going through a growth spurt. If you’re looking for new career opportunities, then this year is the time to take advantage of that. You might even find that you want to go into a new direction entirely with your career as the year progresses. If you’ve been bored or unfulfilled with matters of your career, then this year is definitely the time to shake things up!
It’s no surprise that many of my clients this year have prominent Gemini or Leo in their chart! They have been feeling this new growth journey on the horizon. Are you one of them? T
hen, I invite you to book an astrology reading with me to learn more about this significant time in your life. I’d love to go over your birth chart with you. Book your reading HERE.