Leo Full Moon Guide: The Weight of Being Seen
Full Moon in Leo | February 1, 2026 | 13° Leo
The Full Moon lands in Leo at 13° on February 1st, and it's asking us to balance our individual expression and being part of a collective that's fighting for something that matters.
This lunation lands in the second decan of Leo, which corresponds to the 6 of Wands in the tarot. In the Rider-Waite-Smith deck, we see a figure on horseback, wreath-crowned, moving through a crowd of supporters. Victory. Success. Being seen and celebrated for what you've brought to the table.
The 6 of Wands shows us the relationship between the individual and the collective. Sometimes we're the one being celebrated. Sometimes we're in the crowd, cheering someone else forward. Both roles matter. Both are sacred.
When we bring our gifts to our people and are welcomed for what we uniquely offer, the celebration belongs to everyone. Your victories serve the greater good. The community's celebration of you is a celebration of what's possible when we all show up with our strengths.
The 6 of Wands: Jupiter's Gift
In traditional tarot correspondences, the 6 of Wands represents Jupiter in Leo. Jupiter is the planet of expansion, abundance, and faith. Leo is the sign of creativity, courage, and heart-centered leadership. Together, this combination asks us to believe in our creative power, to trust our inner authority, to lead with heart.
There's a beautiful synchronicity here with our collective energies of the year. In Chaldean numerology, 2026 is a 10/1 year (2+0+2+6=10, 1+0=1), ruled by the Sun—Leo's ruling planet. And in the tarot, Jupiter corresponds to our collective archetypes of the year, the Wheel of Fortune, a card of cycles, destiny, and divine timing. Everything is connected. Everything is turning toward something.
This Full Moon is asking: What are you ready to expand into? What expression of yourself is ready to be seen?
The Leo-Aquarius Axis: Individual and Collective
With the Moon in Leo reflecting the light of an Aquarius Sun, we're working with the polarity of self-expression and collective belonging. Leo says, "I am unique. I have something special to offer." Aquarius says, "We are all unique. We all belong to something greater than ourselves."
When this axis is balanced, we use our individual gifts in service to the community. We shine not to dominate, but to illuminate what's possible. We lead not to accumulate power, but to empower others. We create not for personal validation, but because our creativity contributes to the collective imagination.
Your gifts are meant to be shared. Your visibility is meant to inspire. Your success is meant to open doors for others.
The Weight We Share
This Full Moon also connects with Dubhe, the brightest star in Ursa Major—the Great Bear constellation that's been a navigational anchor for millennia. Dubhe sits at the back of the Bear, and in traditional star lore, it's associated with carrying weight, holding position, maintaining orientation when everything else is shifting.
Being visible comes with responsibility. Being celebrated comes with expectations. Being the one others look to for guidance can feel like carrying the weight of the world on your back.
And right now, many of us are carrying a lot. The collective weight feels heavy. The work ahead feels enormous. The pressure to show up, to resist, to keep going can be relentless.
But the 6 of Wands offers us another way to think about this. When we come together as a collective, as a community, we have more strength and more resilience than any of us has alone. We can take turns carrying the weight of the world. We can show up with our gifts in the ways we're able, and we can trust that when we need to rest, someone else will step up.
Think of it like a relay race. You don't run the entire race yourself. You run your leg with everything you have, and then you pass the baton. Someone else takes over. You catch your breath. You recover. And when you're ready, you pick up the baton again.
The only way we sustain the movement—whatever movement you're part of—is by remembering that we're in this together. Your visibility, your contributions, your victories belong to the collective. And the collective's strength belongs to you when you need it.
Are you allowing yourself to be supported? Are you trusting your community to carry what you can't right now? Are you showing up with your gifts when you're able, and resting when you need to?
Edges and Electricity
This isn't a soft, gentle Full Moon. There's intensity in the air.
Leo is the sign of creativity, courage, and heart-centered leadership. This Full Moon wants you to move with your power, to embody the inspiration you're feeling, to trust your gut wisdom. But it's also asking you to examine where you might be performing rather than being authentic, where you might be fighting battles that don't actually serve your deeper purpose, where you might be seeking validation instead of creating from genuine inspiration.
The astrological landscape right now is activating change, asking us to recalibrate how we show up and where we show up. Where is your attention going? Where is your power going? This Full Moon is both preparation and invitation. The question is: How will you channel it?
Personal Perspective: My Leo Rising
As someone with Leo on my Ascendant—my 1st house, the house of identity and how I move through the world—this Full Moon feels particularly personal. It's illuminating outdated narratives I've been carrying about what it means to be visible, about what I owe when people look to me for guidance, about the relationship between my personal expression and my responsibility to my community.
I'm being asked to release old stories about needing to earn my place in the saddle, about proving my worth through constant output, about maintaining strength as performance. And I'm being invited to embody my power more fully—not as a role I play, but as a truth I live.
Everyone has Leo somewhere in their natal chart. Find where Leo falls for you—that's the house this Full Moon is activating. That's the area of life where you're being asked to shine more authentically, to release what's dimming your light, to step into greater visibility or creative expression, to understand your relationship between individual contribution and collective belonging.
Working With This Moon
This Full Moon is kicking off what will be one of the most significant astrological months of 2026. The planetary movements ahead are going to ask a lot of us. This lunation is both preparation and initiation.
It's asking you to get clear on:
Where you're seeking recognition vs. where you're creating from the heart
What gifts you're ready to share more boldly with your community
Where you're carrying weight that needs to be redistributed
How you can celebrate others while also allowing yourself to be celebrated
What outdated narratives about your power or visibility are ready to be released
The 6 of Wands doesn't just arrive—it's earned through showing up, doing the work, bringing your gifts to the table. But it also reminds us that victory is sweeter when it's shared, when it's celebrated by people who genuinely care about your contribution.
Sometimes you're in the saddle. Sometimes you're in the crowd. Both matter. Both are part of the cycle.
Can you hold both? Can you be celebrated without shame? Can you celebrate others without diminishing yourself? Can you lead with heart while also acknowledging where you need support?
The Bear constellation has guided travelers for thousands of years. Not because it's the biggest or brightest, but because it's steady, reliable, oriented true. This Leo Full Moon invites you to be that kind of presence—for yourself and for others.
Reflection Prompts
For Journaling
Where in my life am I being called to step into greater visibility or recognition?
What weight am I carrying that isn't mine to carry?
How can I balance my need for individual expression with my connection to community?
What outdated narrative about my power or worth is ready to be released?
Where am I in the saddle right now? Where am I in the crowd? How do I feel about both?
For Tarot
Pull the 6 of Wands from your deck and place it in front of you. Then pull three cards:
What victory or recognition is available to me now?
What weight or responsibility comes with this visibility?
How can I stay grounded in authentic expression rather than performance?
Want to go deeper with this Full Moon? Inside Kindred Club, I'm sharing an accessible ritual for working with this Leo lunation, plus a 10-minute guided meditation for embodying your power. Join us here to access the extended guide and connect with a community that celebrates your unique magic.
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Meet the High Witch
Erin Harker
I'm Erin Harker, a practitioner of ancestral magic and student of Druidry whose path weaves together Irish, Scottish, and German heritage with modern spiritual practice. My journey began in childhood with candlelit spells and family traditions, growing into a devotion to sacred hospitality and community care. Today, I serve as a bridge between worlds—helping others reconnect with their own magic through Magick Makers community, workshops, and spiritual guidance. Whether you're just beginning your journey or returning to a practice long forgotten, you'll find a welcoming space here where ancient wisdom meets modern needs.
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