hello friends and readers :) i am posting the lunar insight on this very interesting new moon in gemini on the public astrology blog. typically this is members-only content but i am posting on the public astrology blog so all can see and benefit from the information. for more info on how this relates to your personal chart- check the weekly horoscopes (read for sun sign and rising sign).
blessings on this new cycle we are all calling in!
~dh
the new moon in gemini is exact on wednesday may 28th at 11:40am PDT- commencing a new lunar cycle. as i write this we are in the dark moon energies- which is a time of release, retreat and introspection. the new moon is a time for new beginnings and planting seeds- but each new moon cycle is birthed upon the ending of a previous one. so right now and until the new moon is exact midday on wednesday, we would do well to take time to process, release and let go of anything that does not serve so that we have space to create anew in our lives with the new moon energies.
this new moon is a polarity moon. on the one hand a new lunar cycle commences, so we have the initiation energy typically associated with new moons. with a new moon in gemini- we are supported in starting new things related to communication, information sharing, travel, technology, ideas and mental patterns. to add to this the new moon is trine recently stationed direct mars in libra- bringing a fiery, willful energy into whatever we are seeding or intending. wherever the new moon falls in your natal chart is the area of life you have new energy coming in (check the weekly horoscopes for more info).
yet this new moon/mars energy is opposed by two other energies that are quite opposite. first of all this new moon is square neptune (almost exact)- bringing a confusing, illusory, deceptive energy into the mix. we want to start new things and we think we know what we want- but along comes neptune to throw up some neptune fog that is hard to see through. this can be lovely for inspiration, idealism, fantasy, creativity and spirituality (or anything we are trying to start related to those themes) but when it comes to being grounded and practical, this new moon definitely is not. we need to watch out for delusion, deception, denial and avoidance- from ourselves and certainly from others!
the other thing that adds to the confusion is the fact that the ruler of this lunation is mercury in gemini- who is currently transiting in his shadow, set to go retrograde on june 7th. mercury is in slow-mode right now AND he is out of bounds- which means he resides beyond the boundary of the sun. when planets are out of bounds they can be strengthened and focused in their energy IF and only IF they are being used wisely and consciously. on the other hand, out of bounds planets can be like rogue planets that are doing their own thing- and considering mercury is also known as the trickster, the tricks and illusions he can bring can be amplified right now.
so what do we do with this new moon? on the one hand we are driven to start something, embark on a new path- go somewhere! but at the same time we have something slowing us down, even putting us into reverse- forcing us to revisit areas of life that we thought we had figured out already.
the best thing we can all do is GO WITH THE FLOW. yes the flow may seem like it comes to a stop- or it may seem to reverse and take you back to the beginning. the key is to know that if you are stopped mid-stream OR if you are back at the beginning- there is a reason for it. there is something you need to do- tie up lose ends, complete something, or redo it altogether. in the long run this will serve you, but in the next week or so you may feel like all it is doing is dragging you down. the key is to get some Higher Mind perspective- and the best way to do that is in meditation or the dream time. so take time out of your busy schedule to meditate, reflect, introspect and retreat. all signs can benefit from this but particularly the water signs- as they all have this new moon and much of mercury’s retrograde playing out in the water/Shadow houses of their chart.
another key point in the new moon chart is the fact that mercury is at the last degree of gemini and he is in aspect to venus at the last degree of aries. both bodies move into new signs in the next 24 hours (first venus moves into taurus, then mercury moves into cancer). the 29th degree is a very important degree- it is karmic and it speaks of culmination, completion and trying to really wrap things up and move on to new lessons. with the ruler of this new moon in the 29th degree i get this sense of major karmic lessons being wrapped up- deep, entrenched ones we are truly done with and are ready to let go of. yet this new moon is not the typical raring to go new moon- so we have to do a lot of reflection and introspection around just what it is we are wrapping up and letting go of. this karmic clearing work takes effort on our part- we have to work for it. yet the possibilities right now of really letting some aspect of the past go- be it attitude, karmic contract, belief, etc…- is HUGE right now. it’s definitely something to work with consciously so you can make the most of it.
in the background of this new moon we have a saturn/juno opposition which is exact later in the day on wednesday. saturn is the Lord of Karma and Father of Time and in opposition to juno, the asteroid Goddess of partnership and relationship, we have a lot of karmic stuff coming up to complete and release when it comes to significant relationships in our lives. the asteroid atlantis is parallel to both juno and the south node, and juno and the south node are also parallel. i am seeing HUGE karmic/past-live relationship stuff up for lots of people right now. the big question is how to clear the decks so relationships today can be operating from a conscious, present day place- rather than Sourcing from/staying stuck in the past? saturn/juno is bringing reality checks to relationships, financial situations and our attachments to safety and security at the expense of our growth. this is heavy but also necessary- and major growth can be Sourced once we have cleared the remnants of the past.
involved in this saturn/juno opposition is asteroid lilith and dark moon lilith. dark moon is conjunct juno and asteroid lilith is square to both saturn, juno and dark moon. a T-square formation between these potent placements brings in a lot of unprocessed anger and rage, as well as old patterns of playing the victim and the disempowered one. the whole lesson of lilith energy is to not give away power and become a victim (asteroid lilith), or lord it over others and become a tyrant (dark moon)- but to stay centered within ourselves, grounding ourselves in our own deepest power and sense of Self. with juno involved with the Dark Goddess- confrontation with the Unconscious aspects of ourselves in all manner of relationships is possible right now. it’s not going to be easy stuff, or even fun- but it can be very cathartic and transformative!
as you can see this seemingly easy-going, breezy new moon in gemini has a lot going on underneath the surface of it all. that will be the case in the coming month- as some potent astrology comes mid-june to end of june as mars reactivates the uranus/pluto square (june 14th-25th to be exact). this is not a mild mannered lunar cycle we are entering into. so in the coming days and weeks- take time to tune into your heart and let that guide you. things may not be what they seem- be we can only be deluded or deceived (by others or more importanly ourselves) if we allow it! this is a great lunar cycle to take down the rose colored glasses- or the sack over our head- so that we can see what is really, truly presenting itself. only from that place can we really implement change from the ground up.
dark moon/new moon blessings….
~divine harmony