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.

For those of us cut from a more prosaic cloth we can experience the  weightless and boundless movement of Pisces as an unwelcome unmooring of our well anchored life. While decidedly not a comfortable feeling for most of us the current celestial-line-up of planets suggests the cosmic theme of washing free with this New Moon strategically sandwiched between Jupiter, the archetype of expansion into the unknown, and Uranus, the archetype of emancipation through electrifying change. It seems certain that the cosmic stage has been set for us to take a quantum leap into the unknown, or at the very least to put our big toe into the oceanic  waters of the collective, and break free of self-imposed limitations.

Mercury and Uranus, one degree ahead of the New Moon, conjoined in Pisces guaranteeing an unexpected awakening of an illusive truth in life.  Mercury in Pisces is the dreamer in each of us and conjoined Uranus is saying that each of us is dreaming to the beat of a different drummer. This New Moon is not  about planting the seed of conformity, on the contrary, it appears to be awakening human diversity in spite of our Piscean distaste for difference. In the Northern Hemisphere this New Moon is the gateway to a new beginning at the Equinox and with it the opportunity for a fresh, new beginning by letting go of our old ways of perceiving reality. This coming year we can merge our individual dreams and begin to heal the rupture of humanity if we take a quantum leap in  consciousness and imagine world unity embracing human diversity.

There is a discordant restlessness, a frothing of fear and greed, reflected in the glowing warmth of this season’s Harvest Moon, threatening to lay waste to our annual sharing of prosperity with one other. This is the first Full Moon of the Autumnal Equinox; that time of year when the Sun in Libra, radiating grace and beauty in the northern hemisphere, demarcates a conscious shift in our self-awareness signaling the time to share ourself with others. When we are under the influence of Libra we are seeking peace and harmony not war and strife. This is one reason why the Libra Full Moon poignantly illuminates the awkward transition we humans make from self -determined actualization to conciliatory diplomatic negotiation, hopefully not sacrificing the one to the other. The Moon in Aries, promoting emotional courage and independence to assert our needs, also garners impulsive reaction often triggered by our unconscious motives, which, if not tempered with a modicum of judicious measure can backfire causing harsh reactions from others. This Full Moon is urging each of us to create balance  within ourself and in our relationships with others. Remembering that this is the Full Moon phase of a New Moon in Virgo may help each of us to work on improving a difficult relationship requiring our patience and acceptance of what is.

The Moon in Aries and Mars in Cancer seem to be working, at least at the moment, hand in fist creating an atmosphere of steamy self-defense and moody sensitivity upsetting the delicate scales of social justice. This Aries Moon is illuminating the powerful impulse of regeneration having made a square to Pluto in Capricorn a few hours before opposing the Sun. Pluto intensifies what it touches and when it is the Moon we can expect a transformation to occur at our deepest roots. This month we may discover that taking direct action in care of others regenerates the meaning of family.  This is the month to shed our crustacean armor protecting our vulnerability at the cost of intimacy. The Moon-Mars mutual exchange stimulates emotional courage and independent daring that can propel us beyond circumscribed tribalism that restricts the nourishing and protecting of our universal family.

The Mars-Uranus trine foretells of free spirited individualism upsetting the status quo and acting on behalf of humanitarian justice. The Mars-Neptune quincunx warns us against being duped by false sentimentality and nationalism used as a deceptive ploy to confuse or erode our decisive action in service of humanity. It is important  during this month to travel the “high road” and not get bogged down with distracting innuendos that diffuse the bigger picture. Venus in Virgo quincunx Jupiter Rx in Aquarius is warning against exaggerating our personal discontent and dissatisfaction to such grandiose proportions that we loose our equilibrium.

Our equilibrium is further challenged this month as Mercury, recently stationed direct in Virgo, opposing Uranus in Pisces and quincunx Neptune in Aquarius sets off an electrical current turning our perception of “self and other” topsy – turvy. Be prepared for the tried -and- true in your daily life to be disrupted in unexpected ways  bringing a combination of flashes of keen insight and radiant illumination along with muddled conversations and ruptured communication. When Mercury is in Virgo our attention is directed toward the precision of our thoughts and feelings allowing the exactitude of language to clearly define our intellectual parameters. When Mercury opposes Uranus  those parameters tend to explode into a prismatic vista of unfamiliar sensations  forcing us to embrace the unknown by opening our head and heart to unimagined possibilities. Aries is our impulse to “be” and this month under the Full Moon illumination we are encouraged to explore hidden aspects of our “be-ing-ness”  that if brought to conscious light and placed upon an alter of courageous action may balance the scales of human love.

At the time of the Full Moon Mercury, Uranus, Mars, and Neptune, each in a different sign, are at 24 degrees. I thought it worth examining the Sabien Symbols for that degree and sign to gain a deeper understanding of our potential growth in self- awareness during this lunation cycle.

Mercury, the universal principle of thought and communication, 24 Virgo : “Freshness of viewpoint un-inhibited by social intellectual preoccupations. Vibrant simplicity.  Spirit – born imagination.

Uranus, the universal principle of shocking change, 24 Pisces : “Adaptability and inherent creativeness of man. Extreme of surety in self-expression. Centralization of supernal forces.”

Mars, the universal principle of willful action, 24 Cancer : “”The three “souls” in man – actional, emotional, mental – “exiled” in the body. Potential fulfillment. Sense of being lost in life.”

Neptune, the universal principle of union and oneness, 24 Aquarius : “Utilization of experience and passion by the intelligence that remains un-involved. Self-conquering. Genuine dispassion.”

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The first day of July gives birth to a frisky family of “wandering stars” bracketed between a Mercurial transit to Neptune trine the first day and opposing near the last. We begin the month  communicating our visionary ideals with increasing awareness and end the month in creative negotiation and compromise by merging our idealism with our pragmatism. Made all the more electrifying by two erupting eclipses during the month and a third accompanying the next. Mercury is at the ending degrees of Gemini making a lovely trine to Neptune then Jupiter sparking our creative imagination to expand beyond the familiar and envision our “global family” as one. The Moon in Scorpio is approaching a waxing trine with the Sun in Cancer emphasizing our emotional need to feel that we belong with those whom we call family. Together Sun and Moon bring us a sense of future fulfillment if we nurture our life vitality with a creative investigation of our inherited past and deepen our relationship with ourself and others. The big gun for the day is Uranus stationing Rx giving the universal principle of “boundless freedom” a radical rotation shifting our focus from an external to an internal  viewing of  humanity that can induce innovative changes in our compassion, empathy, and universal understanding. Venus in Taurus square Neptune in Aquarius is asking us to evaluate personal resources that are contributing to our attitudes about humanity, spirituality, and global consciousness. If we are truly interested in breaking free from past dogmas, this is a month when we can dissolve the boundaries of reality that are preventing us from collectively attracting abundance for our global family. Our only hesitation is our fear of scarcity and change.

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From the perspective of Earth the Sun is in Gemini joined today by the dark face of  the Moon and embracing as one, the Sun and Moon initiate a new lunation cycle enthusiastically declaring, it is in the voice of Gemini after all, the potential birth of a new aspect of ourself. At each New Moon the radiant light of the Sun sleeps swaddled in the cool darkness of the Moon  while our evolving self-awareness illuminating a new birth in our consciousness lies momentarily challenged by the inertia of the past mired in our habitual reacting in the present.  The monthly cycle of the Sun and Moon reminds me of the wisdom learned from Jiddu Krishnamurti teaching that knowledge is born of the past and that what we think we know aborts the  creative birth of both the present and the future. If we truly want to experience life without bias or preconceived ideas we need to open our mind and heart with a fresh perspective by dying to the known.

If this is sounding dark and ominous it need not be  if we consider the celestial gift given each month to consciously resist the pulling of our past by creatively birthing something new and unknown within ourself. Every New Moon impregnates the collective unconscious seeding the potential evolution of individual and collective consciousness. When we are under the influence of Gemini our inquisitive nature perks up and we want to experience more than we experienced before. Gemini, ruled by Mercury, is that aspect in each of us enthralled in the activity of learning and flitting from one subject of inquiry to another leaves little time to consider either the past or the future. When we are dancing in the cosmic arms of Gemini we are inhaling the life breath of the present, and for those of us feeling shackled to our past this is a wonderful week to set a personal intention to die to the inhibiting influences  that we inherited from our early learning environment, remembering that Gemini abhors inhibited  communication of any kind.

This month is guaranteed to bring new insight to our conscious experiencing of our immediate environment and with the invent of the Internet that which was once our local neighborhood has miraculously expanded into el mundi. For those of us wanting to be heard and understood this is a great month for launching our thoughts and feelings out into the universe, and whether we receive comments back from others or not, we are assured a fresh experiencing of  our perception of life. On the other hand, and with Gemini there is always the left handed approach to experiencing life, many of us may learn more about who we are by asking questions rather than seeking answers and listening to the thoughts and feelings of others rather than speaking of our own. This coming week as the dark face of the Moon brightens with a delicate crescent smile we are reminded of the slow arising of our self-awareness demanding a more inclusive quality of communicating.

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Today is the waning phase of the New Moon in Pisces and the Moon in  the last degrees of Sagittarius offers a time of still repose and quiet contemplation so that we can integrate our physical, mental, and emotional activities of the past three weeks. A waning Moon is a Moon in conflict with the Sun suggesting that something in our unconscious is fighting for conscious awareness and that the ensuing battle is taking place within ourself reflecting emotional behavior that is preventing us from expressing our authentic self. A Sagittarius Moon stimulates emotional restlessness and discontent with the familiar which is one reason why this is a good week to reflect upon less familiar aspects of ourself in anticipation of the New Moon in Aries, March 26, heralding a new birth in self-awareness.

The Moon moves faster than any other celestial body in our solar system translating one celestial conversation to another. Prior to making a square to the Sun this Sagittarius Moon entered into a Mutable Grand Square with Mercury, Saturn, and Uranus directing our conscious awareness toward the boundaries we created in the past that now need a discriminating eye to discern which are worth preserving and which need reinventing on our journey into the future. This is definitely not a good day for taking action, the Moon is void-of-course and nothing comes to fruition during a void-of-course Moon; yet, it is for that exact reason that today and the remaining week of the waning Moon demand our undivided attention in animated conversation with the desperate aspects of ourself. Next week is our call to action and we can use this week wisely to see our authentic self more clearly than in the past.

What a celestial line up above our head this morning rising: the Moon in Sagittarius leading the pack followed by Mars getting ready to enter Capricorn; Pluto, the Sun, Mercury, and Jupiter in alignment in Capricorn; and the North Node, Chiron, Venus, and Neptune in Aquarius. This unusual clustering of planets is sandwiched between the Saturn- Uranus opposition with the singleton South Node in Leo hinting that our shinning light must resonate with self-respect and confidence if we are to achieve the lasting changes in our life that will improve the quality of all life on Earth. And so it seems among our many blessings this year is our ending the year with the bright promise of lasting change! Mercury and Saturn have been in mutual exchange since December 12 and today they make a loving trine together insuring that we will end the year giving concrete form to something a long time on our mind. Whatever it is comes just in time, that is just before, both planets station retrograde in early January giving us a celestial nudge to “get our act together” in the New Year.

Taking concrete action certainly is the focus today as Mars in exalted dignity enters Capricorn to temper our impatience and sober our rash, brash enthusiasm so that we can actually instigate a plan of action with the serious intention of achieving our goal. Hallelujah. Establishing the foundation for taking action is the Moon-Pluto conjoining in ambitious Capricorn strengthening the depth of our emotional commitment to make the necessary changes in  how we assert our will to get what we want in life. The Capricorn face of Mars is deadly serious, determined, and cautious; which is blessed news considering that the first aspect Mars in Capricorn makes is face to face combat with Pluto igniting a brute force of will that if not tempered with prudence could turn into a harsh ruthlessness. The planet disposing Mars this month is Saturn stationing retrograde on January 1 and delivering a cautionary message that if we do not want to turn that brute force within we need be mindful to begin our New Year in victorious self-awareness.

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Today, the Sun is born anew and with each new day gaining  in light  as the Sun journey’s toward the Vernal Equinox we on Earth are gaining in conscious awareness. Yesterday, Mercury made a sweet sextile to Uranus stimulating our self- conscious awakening to speak in the voice of our truth. Chances are the experience of speaking our truth with others was unexpectedly contentious and definitely not a meeting of like minded friends. Fortunately, the experience gave us the celestial gift of self- differentiation and clarity of intention just in time for the Moon to make a jolting T-Square with the Saturn-Uranus opposition triggering an emotional discontent  hidden deep within and in chronic need of forgiveness. We are under the influence of a waning Virgo Moon flashing neon bright “self-forgiveness” and today, held in the loving embrace of the Moon and Venus, we are promised the emotional distance necessary to expand our view of what we need to feel safe and secure in relationship with ourself and others.

This week garners unavoidable change in the air tempting us ever closer to a new awakening in consciousness. We were ushered into a new Epimetheus awareness with the Sagittarius Mercury-Sun superior conjunction along side a cycle of inevitable changes accompanying Pluto’s entrance into Capricorn and Uranus stationing direct in Pisces. All three celestial events guarantee that something in our life is changing direction and even if the change seems insignificant at the moment it will eventually be recognized in time as a meaningful shift in our conscious awareness. Rest assured that whatever is percolating within each of us at this moment is penetrating to the deepest depths of our humanity.

Humanity has inherited through the DNA of the collective unconscious a deeply intuitive understanding of the cycles of the universe and the cosmic rhythms of change which continually arise in our conscious awareness of “self and Self” as an intrinsic part of a greater whole. Of the many gifts offered astrology none seems more important than the guidance we are given to navigate the inevitability of change in our life and to decipher the meaning of that change when it happens. While there are many celestial cycles governing insight into the meaning of what we experience in life, the most familiar, and the one directly influencing our perception of the totality of what we experience, is the Mercury retrograde cycle. We experience this cycle three times a year making it the model upon which we experience all other cycles. Unfortunately, many of us anticipate a Mercury retrograde with dreaded apprehension because we fail to understand the purpose of the cycle which is to facilitate our fullest participation in realizing who we are and what we are experiencing in our life. Mercury’s orbit around the Sun determines the rhythmic patterns of the retrograde cycle giving us two distinctly different but related phases: the Prometheus phase of attention punctuated during the direct period and the Epimetheus phase of awareness punctuated during the retrograde period.

Ancient astrologers defined the Prometheus phase when Mercury was moving away from the Earth into the light of the Sun and rising as the morning star; likewise, they defined the Epimetheus phase when  Mercury was moving away from the light of the Sun toward the Earth and rising as the evening star.  In astrology the Sun is  the illuminating principal in human consciousness and the Prometheus phase heralds a time of our active participation and conscious attention to a separate but shared relationship with the events in our life, while the Epimetheus phase heralds a time of contemplative participation and unconscious awareness that we and the events in our  life are one. Another way of saying the same thing is that in order to appreciate the entirety of our human potential we need both a profane and a sacred experiencing of our life, which  fortunately for us is offered in every retrograde cycle.*

Yesterday, Mercury and the Sun shared a superior conjoining in Sagittarius which simultaneously announced the  ending of the Prometheus phase of our activity in conscious attention with our environment; and the beginning of the Epimetheus phase of our contemplative consideration and unconscious awareness of the significance of all that has just passed. This week, in the sign of Sagittarius, we begin a new cycle of Epimethean awareness suggesting the necessity to integrate the prosaic conditioning of tribal rituals with an expanded view of the world. If we add the change in direction of Uranus in Pisces we can expect upheaval and disassociation from certain events in our life which can be blessings in disguise helping us dissolve rigid  attitudes and a prescribed world view. Uranus is entering a phase of Promethean attention propelling us into a conscious relationship with our environment that when coupled with the Epimethean awareness of Mercury’s cycle, speaks in the voice of our creative change in consciousness.

Admittedly, whenever Uranus changes direction it can feel as if our world is turning upside down and inside out.  But what is more deserving of our attention  than a drastic changing of circumstance, and attention paid to our relationship with our environment is crucial if we want to successfully navigate an unpredictable sea of change. Uranus is that aspect in each of us that is wholly unpredictable and defiant of outside control preventing personal freedom. This Uranus cycle is prodding our conscious attention to accept our common humanity and admit that we need the help of one another to fulfill our life potential. Uranus in Pisces opposing Saturn in Virgo tells of our opposing attitudes; wanting to dissolve the boundaries that separate us from others but unwilling to let go of all the hard work and human effort that created the separation in the first place.  In the first week of December Mercury in Sagittarius will square this touchy Saturn -Uranus opposition possibly triggering moral indignation, self-righteous resistance, even fanaticism directed against social change. Whatever the external circumstances of our life as adults we have the freedom to choose how we respond to them. Especially now it is worth remembering that one treasure of Uranus is expressed in our collective concern for all of humanity .

* My thoughts on the significance of a retrograde cycle are inspired by astrologer, Erin Sullivan, and her insightful book, Retrograde Planets.

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When the Sun enters Sagittarius our nights are growing longer than our days and our conscious attention in tandem is seeking an expanded meaning of life beyond our daily toil. The wisdom of our ancestors honored the cycles of the seasons choosing to awaken the story-telling of their life experiences during the lengthening nights when human activity is beckoned inside. In the decreasing daylight of the fall season we find our self spending more hours indoors than out appreciating this time for exploring  unfamiliar territory within our self, and expanding our consciousness we set upon an inner journey home to the source of our creation. For the ancient Maya Civilization this home was found at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, the World Tree rooted at the crossing point of the Milky Way along the ecliptic in Sagittarius. In Roman mythology Juno, the wife of Jupiter, is responsible for the birth of the Milky Way Galaxy born from the milk of her breast spilled from the mouth of Hercules. More recently, in the 20th century, the astronomers discovering the Galactic Center, a black hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy located along the ecliptic at the same place as the Maya World Tree, believe it to be the source of everything in our galaxy including human consciousness. When we are under the influence of Sagittarius we instinctively understand the evolutionary calling of cosmic consciousness expanding our perception of life beyond the contours of our ordinary experiencing taking us to a place different than our material self.  Taking our cue from the symbol for Sagittarius, half man and half horse shooting an arrow to the heavens, when we are under the influence of Sagittarius we aim our sight for the stars.

The motivating force of Sagittarius is our quest for the quintessential meaning of life requiring the full immersion of our mind and senses in a broad experiencing of life. In Greek and Roman mythology  centaurs were creatures born of raw instinct with an unbridled sensuality often expressed in human form as a fun loving and robust sexuality not mired in the tribal mating rituals of either fidelity or commitment. On the surface of life this behavior appears lacking in respect and sensitivity to the feelings and needs of others, yet, if we reach beyond the surface we encounter the unconscious motivate; sensitivity to a stultifying tribal view of reality that compels us to break through the “chains that bind” into a more universal perspective that is respectful of the source of all life

Chiron, half brother to Jupiter, and progenitor of the race of Centaurs, was a wise teacher and healer of gods and humankind alike who himself suffered an incurable wounding which only his death could absolve. He arranged with the Olympian gods to exchange his immortal life for the release of Prometheus, the giver of fire to humankind, by entering Hades and freeing Prometheus from his chained bondage to a rock. The planetary body discovered in the 1970′s and named after the mythological Chiron orbits between Saturn and Uranus offering us on Earth a mediator between our bondage to traditional authority  and our ability to unleash our full creative potential. When we are under the influence of Chiron we are made aware of a wounding we inherited from  the collective experiences of humanity which can only be healed by dying to an aspect of our individuality which has inhibited our conscious awareness. The necessity for our healing is made all the more urgent with the insistence of the current Saturn-Uranus opposition.

Yesterday the Sun entered Sagittarius following Mars and followed today by Mercury. This celestial trio is offering a period of cosmic expansion broadening our perception of what our life can be. Mars our impulse to be, the Sun our essential life force, and Mercury our interpreter of reality, are under the influence of an evolutionary growth in consciousness that can shift our focus from what we do, our achievements in life, to who we are, the discovery of the essence of our life. Admittedly, this journey  is an elaborate odyssey taking the entirety of our life before reaching our final destination, but this month we are given extra guidance from a potent cluster of planetary ruler ship with Jupiter and Saturn at the helm.

Sun, Mars, and Mercury in Sagittarius are disposed by Jupiter in Capricorn, the sign of Saturn’s ruler ship, and in trine to Saturn in Virgo, the sign of Mercury’s ruler ship. Uranus in Pisces is under the  shared ruler ship of Jupiter and Neptune, and Neptune is in Aquarius along side Chiron  and the North Node, all disposed by a Saturn and Uranus shared ruler ship. Venus in Capricorn and Pluto’s ingress into Capricorn cement this cosmic union of an extended celestial family which mirrors the potential unity of the extended family of humanity on Earth. This cosmic flurry of activity promises that we can  manifest an inspired vision for the future if we reach beyond the perceptual box of what is and fully participate with all of humanity to create what can be.

This will be made more clear to us later in December when first Mercury, then the Sun, and lastly Mars square the Saturn – Uranus opposition alerting us on earth that certain structures created to serve society are ready to be fully integrated into the service of a greater humanity; the only caution being that we do not encourage those in authority to “throw out the baby with the bath water”. At the same time it is essential that we clearly understand the nature of the social policies presented in service to society and who exactly in society they serve.

At the end of November Venus in Capricorn dances in harmony with a newly directed Uranus in Pisces before joyfully falling into the arms of Jupiter. Tradition holds sway that when the two beneficent planets, Jupiter and Venus, are in joyful harmony that which we call luck springs eternal. Uranus in Pisces, the sign of exaltation for Venus, further suggests a universal awakening in what we value in life. The only advisable warning is to make sure that we do not become complacent observers expecting the change in our future to come from the efforts of others.  Jupiter and Saturn are telling us that our efforts are an essential component for doing the work needed to accomplish the goal.

Pluto, our celestial ambassador having recently conjoined the Milky Way Galaxy adds a sobering mood to this months celestial euphoria when entering Capricorn; insuring that evolutionary transformation is on our horizon but not before we experience a significant death of an aspect of our self which we have held dear to our heart. This is not a time to fearfully cling to our past if we sincerely want a better future for our self, our tribe, our species, our Earth.

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