Four Degrees of Fire and Air

I’ve been excited for a while about the astrological shifts happening this summer, and how the second half of the year will feel very different from the start of 2026. Within the span of just a few months, we will have gone from having the reflective, introverted, and routine oriented water and earth signs of Pisces, Cancer, and Taurus highlighted to suddenly having the more extroverted, adventurous, and playful fire and air signs of Gemini, Leo, and Aries amplified.

Right around the middle of July an interesting aspect configuration will form across the longer planetary transits of Jupiter in Leo, Uranus in Gemini, Neptune in Aries, and Pluto in Aquarius. All four of these planets will be at exactly four degrees of their respective signs, aspecting each other. Jupiter will sextile Uranus, which will sextile Neptune, which will sextile Pluto, which will round out the semi-circle as it opposes Jupiter.

Because these planets will all be in either fire or air signs, they will be working together harmoniously, inspiring one another. Over the course of the next few weeks, you may feel like you’re coming out of feeling tired, more in your emotions, or simply confused about what you need to be doing next in life as you start to enjoy experimenting, tapping into your creativity again, and finding ways to be more playful in your everyday life. Depending on what houses these planets are transiting for you will speak to where you’re putting these qualities into practice, which we’ll get into throughout the second half of this newsletter.

First, I want to dig deeper into the symbolism of how these planets are all aspecting one another right at four degrees, which falls in the first decan of each of these signs. For this, I turned to my favorite book on astrological decans, Temple of Stars by Martin Goldsmith. Let’s look at the meanings of each sign’s first decan before we get into how these planets are working together as they transit your own chart.

• Prioritizes fun and entertainment

• Developing new outlets for self expression

• Wanting to bring creativity and a childlike approach to whatever you’re engaged in at this time

• Not afraid to take on a leadership role or be more direct about what you want, but because of this can also be pretty competitive

• Makes a strong statement, lives a more colorful life

• Having Jupiter here may have these above themes feeling larger than life for a couple of months, or you may want to find ways to get creative with travel, education, writing, teaching, or a spiritual practice

• Favors quick communication and leaning into social interactions

• Has an ability to zero in on specific skills needed to develop a craft, artistic practice, or work

• Wanting to concentrate on one interest and learn the various facets of that topic

• Enjoys jumping between different subjects or skills at once, but may get distracted by how many different directions your thoughts end up going in

• With Uranus here, you may be taking a unique approach to how you communicate, write, or present what you know to people. You may also end up surprised with what you’re suddenly interested in learning about.

• The first decan of Aries is the very start of the zodiac, so it presents and beginning of something completely new

• There is a desire to act on impulse and what is coming to you in the moment, instead of bogging yourself down with detailed planning

• Is also more adventurous and willing to take risks

• Can easily simplify a plan of action and work quickly to develop something new

• This is yet another decan focused on personal creativity and playing around with who you are and how you want to express yourself

• With Neptune here, you may be allowing yourself to dream bigger with new ideas and plans that you want to pursue, or maybe you’re acting on developing your creative or spiritual interests

• Similar to the first decan of Aries, with this one too there’s a willingness to try out something completely new

• Likes to follow where inspiration leads, and acts on sudden whims and intuition, not so much logic or practical details

• Is aware that there’s so much we don’t know yet, so is willing to explore different possibilities that others haven’t conceived of yet.

• Doesn’t like to get stuck or tied down to one specific way of being and is very comfortable with change

• Again the theme of experimentation comes up here

• Having Pluto here shows that deep, internal transformation will come through embracing change and trusting your instincts more

You may have started to notice a common thread across all of these signs, which are these themes of creativity, leaning into experimentation, and beginning something new. Based on your birth chart configuration, let’s look at where you may be encountering these themes the most…

After a more work or mental health focused last couple of years, these bigger transits will be activating the houses of your chart that pertain to relationships, creativity, and self exploration. Over the coming months, notice how you may be more interested in developing a greater sense of community or how you could be open to dating or entering a major new chapter in a current relationship. You could simply feel closer to certain friendships, especially if your social life hasn’t been a major focus recently. Greater growth will be coming through partnerships of all types, whether that’s new business collaborations, inspiring friendships, or a romantic relationship.

In addition, there may be new subjects or techniques you want to learn about, and you could spend the next year or so deepening your knowledge on a specific skill or subject that will later help you advance in your career or another area of your life. Also, if you feel like you’ve been holding yourself back creatively, these next several months will ask you to care less about what other people think and put yourself out there in new ways. If you want to post more on social media, do it. Or if you want to inject more of your personal voice into your writing or a work project, there is a lot of supportive energy to do so. This is the time to lean into whatever is piquing your interest and explore it further, because you never know what that will initial interest will turn into at a later date.

After focusing on community, travel, and being more public about what you know over the last couple of years, your attention will begin to shift to how you can better nurture yourself and find deeper meaning in the work that you do. If you’re starting to feel burned out or like you need some type of reset, you may want to take time to be by yourself to tend to a solo hobby and rediscover what inspires you in the coming months.

In addition, you may want to bring those themes of deeper connection and creativity into your work. For instance, if you’re self employed, you may realize that churning out content isn’t doing it for you anymore, and you would rather prioritize work that speaks to you in a more meaningful way. Or maybe you’re looking to pivot in your career to enjoy more of what you do on a daily basis. You could also be moving past fears or mental blocks of not being good enough to express yourself creatively, especially through your work. Outside of your career, your health will start to be a bigger priority. You may be experimenting with new wellness practices, and by taking care of both your mind and body, you could feel reenergized. Finally, spirituality may be something that you’re turning to more over the next year or so, as you gain greater trust in your own intuition or a connection to something bigger than yourself.

Let me know in the comments what your rising sign is and if you’re already starting to feel this shift coming up. And for a more in depth look at what all of these individual transits of Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto mean for your specific rising sign as well as key dates of when you’ll feel these transits more intensely throughout the year, you can always revisit your 2026 yearly horoscopes.