The Astrology Podcast

Gemini 2026 Year Ahead Horoscope

Host: Chris Brennan
Guest: Leisa Schaim
Date: December 23, 2025

Overview

This episode offers an in-depth annual astrology forecast for those with Gemini rising (or Sun) signs, focusing on the planetary transits and configurations that will shape the year 2026. Chris Brennan and guest astrologer Leisa Schaim explore how long-term shifts, eclipse seasons, and notable retrogrades will influence Geminis' friendships, career, self-identity, finances, family, and communication. Heads up is given for periods of opportunity, times to set boundaries, and noteworthy windows for personal growth or caution.

Key Themes & Transits

1. Saturn-Neptune Conjunction Moves to Gemini's 11th House: Friends and Social Networks

(00:18–04:45)

• Major Shift: After years of Saturn and Neptune transiting Gemini’s 10th house (career), both planets move into Aries and the 11th house (friends, alliances) in early 2026.
• Career Pressure Eases: Relief follows heavy and confusing energies in career matters since 2023 (Saturn) and 2011 (Neptune).
  • “The departure of both of those planets...should be an alleviation both of the heavy, somewhat oppressive energy of Saturn...but also the nebulous energy of Neptune, basically so that you should have a sudden sense of greater clarity and direction and purpose.” – Chris (02:07)
• Social Sector in Focus: Attention pivots to social connections, with possible dissolutions and new structures forming in friendships and communities.
• Boundaries & Idealism: Need for discernment, and possibly setting boundaries or reevaluating social alliances.
  • “You may have to start putting in better boundaries when it comes to some of your friends. If you feel like some of your boundaries are being pushed in different ways that don't feel good to you...” – Chris (02:07)
• Reality Distortion: With Saturn-Neptune conjunct in February, a possible “reality distortion field” can make it tricky to discern true from false social situations.

2. Eclipse Seasons: Major Endings and Beginnings

First Season: February–March
(05:01–09:29)

• Aquarius Eclipse (9th House):
  • New beginnings/endings in worldviews, beliefs, higher education, long-distance travel.
  • “Could be a time of opening up greater travel opportunities for you. Or just generally the theme is kind of like bigger picture energies, greater exploratory energies and newness or endings surrounding how you view the world.” – Leisa (05:32)
• Virgo Eclipse (4th House):
  • Ongoing themes around home, living situation, family, ancestry.
  • Possible moves, changes in housing, family events, or shifts in the relationship with parents.
  • “In other instances, it can have to do with your parents...ending one chapter of your relationship with them and starting a new one for some reason...” – Chris (08:34)

3. Uranus Enters Gemini: Liberation and Radical Self-Discovery

(09:31–14:36)

• Long-term Transit: Uranus completes its passage through Gemini’s 12th house (solitude, hidden matters) and enters the 1st house (self, body, identity) in April.
• Time of Experimentation: Profound opportunities for reinvention, experimenting with appearance, lifestyle, outlook.
  • “Having Uranus going through your rising sign...can represent themes of radical change and liberation and a greater drive for freedom, self individuation...” – Chris (10:44)
• Liberating New Chapter: Potential tension in relationships due to changing self-identity, but overall a push towards authenticity.
  • “It's a time where you're supposed to be like, no, what do I want? And maybe more than at other times in your life.” – Leisa (13:01)

4. Jupiter’s Benefic Influence: Finances and Communication

(14:36–17:35)

• First Half (Jupiter in Cancer, 2nd House): Financial growth, increased income, improved personal resources.
  • “Can be a time where you earn more money than usual. Or...you can ask for a raise, that's a great time to do that...” – Leisa (15:16)
• Second Half (Jupiter in Leo, 3rd House):
  • Expansion in communication, learning, neighborhood and sibling relationships.
  • Great for taking up a new language, starting a writing/speaking project, smoothing over issues with siblings or neighbors.
  • “It can be a good time to take up a new language or start learning how to communicate better in different ways...” – Chris (16:04)
• Positive Local Ties: Increased community involvement and positive dynamics in the local environment.

5. Mid-Year Highlights: Auspicious Venus-Jupiter Conjunction & Electional Astrology

(17:35–18:59)

• Venus-Jupiter Conjunction in June: Especially lucky for financial and personal ventures.
• Electional Astrology Report: They recommend using most-auspicious astrological dates for major events—marriage, business starts, etc.

6. Second Eclipse Season: Careers and Communication

August–Early September
(19:59–23:08)

• Leo Eclipse (3rd House):
  • Turning points in communication, friendships, neighbors, transport.
  • Notable potential for new transportation (new car, bike), changes in sibling dynamics.
  • “Sometimes with eclipses in the third house, someone can suddenly get a new car or bicycle even, or things of that nature, changing your mode of transportation.” – Leisa (20:14)
• Pisces Eclipse (10th House):
  • Last major endings and beginnings in career/public reputation, closing a significant phase and starting another.
  • “It’s one last major ending and one last major beginning when it comes to your career and your overall life direction.” – Chris (21:10)

7. Venus Retrograde: Revisiting Work, Love, and Fun

October–November
(23:08–27:45)

• Switches from Scorpio (6th House: Work, Health) to Libra (5th House: Children, Romance, Creativity):
  • Revisiting old coworkers, work projects, health themes.
  • Possible return of romantic partners, children, or creative projects from the past (esp. those linked to 2018 Venus retrograde).
  • “Other times, because this is happening in the fifth house, it could also be a romantic connection that's coming back from the past.” – Chris (24:45)
• Reflection & Rethinking: Not always about rekindling; sometimes, more about re-evaluating past connections.
  • Tendency for social/relationship “snafus” in these areas.

8. Mars Shadow & Build-up to 2027 Retrograde: Communication, Home, and Family

September–December
(27:47–32:50)

• Mars slows in Gemini’s 3rd (Leo: communication, siblings, travel) and 4th (Virgo: home, parents) Houses:
  • Extra effort, possible conflicts, or tensions involving:
    • Siblings, extended relatives, and neighbors.
    • Home, family, parents, or house-mates.
    • Communication mishaps, travel delays, home projects.
      • “You could see some sort of conflict between your siblings and your parents, or your siblings and your living situation, or different combinations...” – Chris (29:54)
  • Tip: Especially for those with day births, Mars can bring intensity or conflict; for night births, themes might be more mild but still effortful/active.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “There’s been a lot of attention you’ve been paying to career and public reputation for the last few years...Now that attention is moving more towards friends, social alliances, social networks...” – Leisa (01:14)
• “There may be some setbacks or restructuring that you need to do when it comes to friends and groups. Sometimes there can be some friendships that leave your life during this time...” – Chris (02:07)
• “It can definitely be a period of experimentation...Because the first house is the house of self...experimenting with new ways of being in the world, new senses of who you could be in the world.” – Leisa (10:44)
• “Sometimes that can create tensions...balancing this new sense of you and who you’re becoming that may be radically different...But ultimately it’s usually for the best because it’s about getting a deeper sense of who you are and what you want out of life.” – Chris (13:19)
• “It can be a good time to get more involved in your neighborhood for some reason.” – Leisa (17:03)
• “With Mars retrogrades, they can be a little bit more tricky, and there can be a little bit more tensions in these areas compared to Venus retrogrades...” – Chris (29:54)

Timestamps of Important Segments

• 00:18: Advice on watching for rising or sun sign, year overview begins
• 01:14: Saturn-Neptune shift from 10th to 11th house, impact on friends vs. career
• 05:01: February–March eclipse season: 9th and 4th house themes
• 09:31: Uranus moves to Gemini, start of 7-year process of radical self re-invention
• 14:36: Jupiter in Cancer (2nd house), then Leo (3rd house) – focus on money, communication, siblings
• 17:35: Venus-Jupiter conjunction, most auspicious dates (Electional astrology)
• 19:59: August–September eclipse season: major changes in communication and career
• 23:08: Venus retrograde in Scorpio and Libra: work, health, children, love (October–November)
• 27:47: Mars enters shadow, focus on 3rd and 4th house tensions/build-up (September–December)

Conclusion

2026 stands out as a year of shifting priorities for Gemini risings, from career and public identity to community, alliances, and radically renewed self-understanding. The year is punctuated by powerful eclipse cycles, uplifting periods for finances and communication, and dynamic, if sometimes challenging, retrograde passages stirring up relationships, work, and family. The forecast encourages conscious boundary-setting, seizing windows for self-development, and staying open to surprising new chapters.

“For all the Gemini risings, it does seem like the third house of communication, siblings, neighbors, and short distance travel is a major recurring focus throughout this year and going into 2027.”
– Chris (32:50)

Wishing all Gemini risings a dynamic and illuminating 2026!