If you are the kind of person who resents Leo energy for its shine, splendor, power, and raw magnetism, you might just want to stay inside this season. Jupiter’s movement into Leo ensures the Leos will be Leo-ing at peak performance, and most fire and air signs will feel the boost as well. Leo’s bestie Libra also enters the chat as her ruling planet Venus moves into Libra on the 6th. Both of these signs are known to prioritize beauty, pleasure, and joy. Despite the eternal list of things keeping us sad, both of these signs will guarantee that our friends make us laugh! Or a flower makes us smile! Leo is associated with our inner child and the light that we all hold before The Matrix inundates us with insecurity and anxiety. Mercury will join the sun in Leo on the 9th, further encouraging us to live out loud and communicate directly. In contrast, on the 11th Mars will be leaving playful, airy Gemini for the intense and powerful waves of Cancer, a transit that will ground us in both our beauty and our power. The sun will leave Leo for Virgo’s earthy plains on the 22nd, followed by Mercury on the 25th. The full moon in Pisces will fall on the 27th, inviting us to find the depth in which our whimsy and faith are rooted.
ARIES
Aries and Leo have a lot in common—your shared leadership skills and hotheaded nature might not sound like they go hand in hand, and yet you both navigate these traits in ways that are surprisingly effective. Leo might ask you to lock in as a leader this month, and your ruling planet Mars’ movement into fellow cardinal sign Cancer on the 11th might poke some home-life bruises before galvanizing you to heal them.
TAURUS
Your ruling planet Venus has been transiting your fellow earth sign Virgo for the last three weeks or so, and its movement into fun and flirty air sign Libra on the 6th could have you feeling like you might get swept off your feet. If love’s been in the air, this season is likely the time it will harmonize in the ways you’ve been hoping for. Your fellow fixed sign Leo is rooting for your happiness—take the opportunity to put yourself out there!
GEMINI
Last month, your ruling planet Mercury asked you to excavate some difficult wounds around home, family, and care, and if you did so Leo season could be a delightful vibe shift. Leo and Gemini love to gas each other up, and Leo’s rulership of your 3rd house points to a sun transit that feels right in ways that are only secondary to your own season. Be carefree, bring light to people’s lives, and don’t let insecure people come for your shine.
CANCER
Last season was an opportunity to re-establish your sense of self and vision of the future, and this month Leo will ask you to stay firm in your boundaries around your self-worth. Someone doesn’t respect your sovereignty? Fuck ‘em! People taking your kindness for weakness? Fuck ‘em! Jupiter in Cancer’s transit over the last year taught us (among many things) to have faith and love ourselves. Make sure you don’t forget!
LEO
Happy You season, Leo! Your tenacity in the face of doom is one of your most sought-after qualities, for while other signs may be capable, you are the first to do it with pizazz and a smile. Radiating joy in a cruel world is not easy, and this month you will be celebrated for it. Jupiter’s transit through your sign has only recently begun, and over the next year will stay in your 1st house expanding your sense of self and purpose. Do not shrink yourself, but also be mindful of overindulgence.
VIRGO
Even if play isn’t always your top priority, surely you can see its value as a way to regulate your nervous system and find out more about your own wants and needs. The sun’s transit through your 12th house marks the end of your cycle around the sun, and Leo’s rulership points to a shadow or discomfort with visibility and self-expression. Letting go of control over what is seen or known can be terrifying, but Leo might teach you this month to feel more embodied and less self-conscious when you embrace your inner child.
LIBRA
Libras might carry some negative associations with shallowness or superficiality. What is often lost on this gleaming surface often exists in droves underneath—a deep reverence for humanity, a heart that puts friends and lovers at the top of your priorities, and an insistence on harmony are all deeply human traits that the world needs. This month Leo will encourage you to expose these parts of yourself, even if it makes you nervous. Be brave, and don’t let the bastards get you down!
SCORPIO
This month the sun will transit your 10th house of career, legacy, and reputation. Your fellow fixed sign Leo’s rulership of this house invites you to be bold, and though your scorpionic self might be more comfortable in the shadows, Leo will insist this month that you meet your higher calling of leadership with grace and tenacity. Be honest with others about what you intend to do in this world.
SAGITTARIUS
You might find that each year Leo season brings you prosperity, making you feel “in your element.” As fire signs, you and Leo are both adventurous and constantly seeking stimulation and inspiration. The sun’s transit through your 9th house will encourage travel, study, and perhaps a bit of your classic personal brand of chaos. Leo’s fixed nature can help you stay grounded if you are clear on why you pursue the things that you do.
CAPRICORN
Unfortunately, in the worst of our summer heat, this month you will face your yearly 8th house sun transit, wherein the sun illuminates the depths of your fears. The 8th house concerns itself with death, sex, betrayal, commitment, and other shadowy matters. You will need to rise to the occasion while regulating your body and energy—perhaps consider a routine cold shower or shutting your phone off for a while to take a break from whatever negativity might consume your emotional energy.
AQUARIUS
Many Aquariuses tend to shy away from romance because their fixed air nature finds the mushier parts of life to be less important than their societal goals. Your sister, Leo, is far more inclined to love out loud and prioritize romance. The sun’s transit through your 7th house will give this fiery lover a chance to inspire you to be mushy and prioritize your emotional and physical desires.
PISCES
Leo season arrives with the kind of clarity that can jumpscare many a Pisces, and the sun’s transit through your 6th house will indicate that if you’ve had any recent health problems or lifestyle changes you’ve been considering, this month is the time to take action and be consistent. You need not go zero to one hundred, but Leo will reward whatever consistent, self-loving action you are able to take.
illustrations by Anneliese DePano
