Mindfulness

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On June 10 our capacity to communicate our thoughts and feelings was given a booster-shot when Mercury, cosmic messenger and artful-dodger, buoyantly bounced into Gemini accelerating our thoughts, activating our feelings, and challenging our nervous system to micro-manage the whirlwind of new stimuli coming at us from all directions. Mercury in Gemini harbors the gift of a golden tongue and an adroit mind neither of which are adverse to tricking us into believing that we are moving forward when we are moving backward.  Mercury as celestial shape shifter and Gemini  as zodiac butterfly guarantee a shifting shape to reality in the coming weeks, and one sure footed method of navigating unfamiliar terrain without a reliable compass is being mindful of where our thoughts, feelings, and actions are taking us.

Mindfulness is certainly one theme of the Gemini New Moon. The Moon is the fastest moving celestial body in our solar system making it the translator of the zodiac inscribing our psyche with every planetary archetype. For this reason each New Moon is seeking to nourish new growth in self-awareness.  A Gemini New Moon promises to nurture our curiosity and feed our appetite for new experiences.The luminous face of Gemini reflects our open mind poised in wonderment of all that life has to offer. The dark face of Gemini reflects a world-weariness that comes from having done and seen it all. Gemini is that mischievous aspect in each of us that conjures chaos and instigates instability for the sheer pleasure of being a provocateur. Under a strong influence of Gemini our right hand never seems to know, nor rarely cares, what our left is doing, consequently there is often a laissez- faire quality to Gemini that belies a deep vein of cynicism.

The numinous glow of this Gemini New Moon is reflecting individual and collective boundaries that must be recognized and honored before we can heal a wounding to our common humanity. The first aspect Mercury made after entering Gemini was a square to Chiron in Pisces highlighting a wounding to our collective feelings; quickly followed by a square to Mars in Virgo challenging us to act with modesty and in humble recognition that our actions are in service to the needs of others. The last aspect Mercury will make before leaving Gemini is a square to Saturn in Virgo, which may well trigger our discomfort at having to take personal responsibility for improving the problems that structure our life.  Saturn in Virgo delivers a sober reminding that the buck stops with us.