New Moon in Gemini - May 2020
I want to share with you some thoughts on the New Moon in Gemini, which occurred Friday May 22nd at 10:38am Pacific time / 1:38pm Eastern. Above is the chart for the New Moon.
A New Moon occurs when the Sun and Moon are at the same place in the sky. This month that's the area of the sky designated to the sign of Gemini. This conjunction of the Sun and Moon, "the lights" as they are called in astrology, emphasizes something new to the themes of the sign where the new moon occurs (this month Gemini), and this new moon chart sets the tone for the month ahead.
Gemini, the sign which emphasizes our thinking and communication, is "ruled by" the planet Mercury, in mythology the messenger of the gods, which also happens to be in its home sign of Gemini and in a conjunction with retrograde Venus. In short, this lunar month will be heavily concerned with thinking and communication and with the mind, but particularly where those things are playing out in our relationships, our finances, and our values - retrograde Venus.
Many astrologers are saying this is likely to be a stressful month for those Venus ruled areas of our lives. We will be doing some kind of review in those areas, and probably talking about it - a lot! As we move from emphasis on the sign of Taurus to Gemini, the overall tempo of life is likely to pick up too. Developments and information will be coming at us very rapidly. There are some nicely supportive aspects to this New Moon from the planets Saturn in the sign of Aquarius and Jupiter at the end of Capricorn - shown by the long blue lines in the chart - which are helping us expand our awareness and create new structures in our lives.
There is some potent "cognitive dissonance" indicated in this chart though, illustrated by squares (red lines) from Neptune in its home sign of Pisces to the Mercury/Venus duo and from Mars, also in Pisces, to the Sun/Moon. In their highest expression Neptune and Pisces give us compassion and unconditional love, and even the most elevated mystical consciousness, but with the squares, there will be temptation to fall into the challenging expressions of deception, illusion, confusion and escapism.
I'll address the dual nature of astrological features in a future video, but in this instance, we are being asked to choose, and perhaps demand, the highest level of clarity, honesty and integrity in our communications, relationships, values and finances. This will vary from person to person, and the collective will be working on these issues as well. It's a time to face our illusions, let go of outdated or no longer functional ways of thinking and relating, and perhaps even face our shadow selves. We may be asked to get very clear on our values. The chart suggests that the integrity and commitment we bring to these clarifying processes is the key to those new, expanded structures we might want to create.
One final observation I'll offer about this chart is that it also seems to emphasize issues of mental health. It's a good month to attend to your own mental health. It's also a good time to see and attend to stresses and issues which affect mental health, whether that's personally or collectively. Understand that people may be under far greater mental and emotional strain than is outwardly visible, and err on the side of prudence and compassion this month.
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