Leo, on the other hand, is the fifth sign of the astrological year, represented by the lion. It’s a fire sign, the only sign ruled by the Sun, and is one of four fixed signs. As astrologer Molly Pennington, Ph.D., tells mbg, Leo and Gemini can be very complementary, with a certain ease or flow to their relationship. “They have an aspect called a sextile, which is not as strong as say, something like a trine—but it can be powerful,” she explains. In particular, she adds, these signs find connection through speaking and communicating, feeding off each other’s energy, and offering each other camaraderie and cooperation. “They have a way of connecting that’s not confrontational. Even though they’re very, very different, they really show us how very different signs can complement the other and work together,” Pennington notes. “Leo is geared for the spotlight. It feels good for them to be looked at, or to lead, or to be onstage in some way,” Pennington explains, adding, “Gemini can naturally provide the back-and-forth—the mirror or the reflection—that Leo’s looking for.” And Leo, she says, “would be the perfect conduit for whatever Gemini is up to.” This kind of dynamic is excellent for a supportive friendship and professional relationship. Pennington says she imagines this relationship almost like a playwright (Gemini) and an actor (Leo), for example, with Gemini setting the stage and Leo performing on it. “There’s this real ability for each [sign] to help the other—both with creating and then expressing and sharing, either with each other or with the whole world,” she says. Also, given that Gemini is mutable and Leo is fixed, she explains that these signs can balance what the other lacks in terms of planning and structure. Leos, for instance, can help Geminis get a job done, while Geminis can help Leos be more adaptable. And that “spreading,” Pennington says, would be more likely because Gemini and Leo aren’t competitive with each other. “So Gemini is not going to want to trounce Leo’s fire. It’s going to want to feed it,” she explains, adding again that their mutable versus fixed qualities can also benefit each other. “Gemini’s mutability helps Leo be adaptive and flexible, and then the fixity of Leo helps Gemini settle down and be grounded,” she explains. For instance, Gemini is built for intellectualizing, trying everything they can, and being self-sufficient. Leo appreciates attention and affection, so it’s possible they may feel slighted when Gemini’s attention is elsewhere, according to Pennington. “I wouldn’t want Leo to feel like they weren’t being paid attention to, but something like that could potentially arise,” she tells mbg, adding, “And then on the other side, Gemini could feel that what they’re up to is so awesome, so why is Leo always getting all of the praise and attention?” Leo is also very concerned with loyalty, and no Gemini slander here, but “loyalty” doesn’t always hold the same importance to them—or at least, they don’t think about loyalty in the same way. Not to say they’re inherently disloyal, but Geminis tend to have more scattered attention spans. This can disrupt Leo’s need for recognition. If these two signs were at a party together, for example, Gemini would likely be the one bouncing around the room having tons of stimulating conversations with a variety of people. Meanwhile, Leo would probably be entertaining a circle of people with a performative monologue or story, wondering where Gemini ran off to.
