How Leia Used The Force In The Original Trilogy Explained Officially By Star Wars

Leia Organa used her connection to the Force in Star Wars long before she trained to become a Jedi. While Leia wielded the Force in order to sense Luke throughout the later part of the original trilogy, she wasn’t seen using the Force in a grander and more tangible way until she saved herself from the vacuum of space in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. That difference in use and strength no doubt resulted from the training Leia received from Luke, even though the Force has always been flowing through her just as it had her brother.