Archetype: New Moons are associate with The Crone - she depicts death and the elder woman. As each lunar cycle dies away it makes space for a new one to be born. Just like conception and planting seeds occur in darkness, we too are encouraged to rest, recuperate and reflect on what we want to manifest and make happen in our lives. Develop your own inner world, your spirit and embrace your darkness. Set intentions here and focus on yourself.
Sign: Gemini is the sign of the twins. What polarities of thought, communication, learning and nuance do you ponder? What peaks your curiosity? You are invited to lean into this energy.
Gemini persons are ruled by Mercury - the messenger. They are chatty, quick-witted, versatile, and flirtatious with an airy, flighty, intellectual quality. Gemini loves to write, talk and share as they make sense of the world around them. Gemini is associated with the lungs, arms, and fingers. They have an active, yang, masculine, outwardly focused nature.
Season: Gemini ends the season of Spring. What are you noticing as you prepare to enter Summer? Do you feel lighter, wear looser clothing and appreciate more flowers, birdsong, longer, lighter days and warmer weather?
Element: Air. Air energy is conversational, intellectual, cerebral, logical and very interactive. Air energy connects you to the Heart Chakra. This speaks to love and compassion for yourself and others. It is located in the centre of your upper chest i.e. your heart space.
Bijan Mantra: chant YAM (“yum”) silently or aloud to connect more closely to the Heart Chakra.
Yoga asanas (poses): supported fish, high lunge, sphinx and bridge can be beneficial during Gemini season. If you practise yoga around a New Moon, be sure to use the least energy, the easiest expression of an asana, supported perhaps by cushions and pillows. Opt for more yin or restorative yoga at New Moons and more active vinyasa flow, kundalini, bikram etc around Full Moons or when you are at your highest energy/ovulating.
Astro Insights: The Sun and Moon met at 16 degrees of Gemini forming this New Moon. Conjunctions make the energies stronger, so your outward action focus is in alignment with your reflective, internal focus. The themes of Gemini allow you to reflect on your thoughts, your self-talk and how you interact with others: verbally, in writing, your body language and how you hold space. Think about what actions you would like to take so your thoughts and actions align in a way that makes you feel your best self.
There’s a lot of Gemini energy this New Moon. We have 5 planets here: Venus (love/values), Sun, Moon, Mercury (communication/thoughts), & Jupiter (expansion/faith). Jupiter is the big planet here that will stay for the whole year. Jupiter visits a sign every 12 years so this a special occasion to expand your mind, your learning and be open to opportunities that come your way.
Check in with Venus which may bring romance, loving energies and money; be discerning with Mercury’s input and have fun/find meaning when you connect with others. What’s the common ground? Are there differences that you can embrace too? Stay curious.
Venus, The Sun & Moon square Saturn in Pisces. Are you keeping up with your spiritual regimes or self care practices? There may be some delays or questions you need to ask yourself to ensure your intentions and the aligned actions you take through this lunar cycle have structure, that you are disciplined in how you achieve the outcome & that you are kind to yourself at each obstacle you encounter.
Squares bring challenges but often have the most meaningful rewards as the hard/smart work pays off. How are your boundaries? Remember that rest is as important as taking action. Too much action can cause burnout. Too much rest can make you lazy, fatigued and unmotivated.
Mars in Aries squares Pluto. Your motivations and energy likely surround exercise, standing up for what’s right, asserting your independence. What are your deepest, darkest desires? Can you safely work towards some of these and shed the ones that no longer serve you, so you don’t carry these niggles, anxieties or frustrations around with you?
Mercury trines Pluto in Aquarius. This allows you to express your fears whether this is in a trusted community or with a therapist. Your shared worries, insecurities and grief when addressed may be healing and transformative.
Pluto in Aquarius has a community focus, one of compassion and also may involve unusual or technology-inspired solutions to fears, chaos or pain. What needs to be brought to the surface to be broken down, transformed, healed or renewed for you? What feels uplifting or empowering in this moment to you?
Where Is This Lunation For You (By Rising Sign)?
Gemini Rising = 1st House - your identity, appearance & your body. “I love my body and my body loves me. I am imperfectly perfect inside and out.”
Cancer = 12th - dreams, self-transcendence & fears. “I consciously manifest my dreams into reality and it feels magical. I see the divine in and around me always and in all ways.”
Leo = 11th - friends, community & boundaries. “I maintain healthy boundaries and allow my connections to nourish & uplift me.”
Virgo = 10th - ambition, career & reputation. “I allow my ambitions to speak to me.”
Libra = 9th - travel, higher learning & faith. “I believe in me. I am learning, growing and evolving everyday and it’s exciting.”
Scorpio = 8th - life/death, shared resources & transformation. “I trust that life’s mysteries will shape my path in beautiful ways.”
Sagittarius = 7th - partnership, negotiations & harmony. “I love life and life loves me.”
Capricorn = 6th - daily routines, being of service & health. “I am happy, healthy, wealthy & wise” - Louise Hay.
Aquarius = 5th - romance, children & creativity. “I feel free to express my creativity daily each and every day.”
Pisces = 4th - home, family & ancestry. “I allow myself to feel my emotions fully, release these and come home to my best self.”
Aries = 3rd - communication, early learning & siblings. “I speak my truth freely, openly & honestly.”
Taurus = 2nd - money, values & belonging. “I attract money effortlessly. I love money and money loves me.”
Chakra & Crystal Suggestions:
Heart = Pearl is strongly calming, attracts abundance and has a protective quality.
All Chakras = Rutilated Quartz is strongly energising, boosts positive energy, helps to ease anxiety & expands your awareness/intuitive abilities.
Heart = Serpentine boosts sexual energies, fertility, assists in developing personal strength & opens your channels for spiritual expansion.
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Remember to keep manifesting your dreams into reality and take those daily aligned action steps in the direction of your dreams.
Emily - Lunar Pumpkin
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