The Eclipse cycle is now completed and the intense wave of transformative energy, crisis and revealing is winding down and things are mellowing out. Thank the Gods!
This Fresh New Moon in the Air sign of Gemini will be a welcome change, like an open window allowing for a fresh stream of Air and inspiration: a word meaning "to breath in". Mellow, this moon may be, by comparison at least. Inactive it most certainly will not be.
GEMINI
The Gemini glyph, a roman numeral 2 "II" is easy to read. It means duplicity or "multiple". When there are two (or multiple) sides of an issue the mind is stimulated by the variables. A choice must be made and when it comes to Gemini types, the choice will be in favor of whatever is new, novel and interesting.
The II is also represented pictorially as the mythic Twins Castor and Pollux who were brothers, one was mortal and the other divine. Castor, the immortal divine twin, was a legendary chariot racer and Pollux was an equally legendary Boxer. Both Arts involve an active mind and dexterity, particularly manual dexterity of the fingers and hands. Gemini is this sparkling mental dexterity and the nimble physical dexterity.
Dexterity comes from the Latin "dexteritatem" meaning "readiness, skillfulness, prosperity," it rooted in from the word dexter which means the above but also the "right hand". For all but lefthanders (sinisters) we are more skilled with the use of our right handedness. That unconscious and natural skill is a part of the Gemini course: The threading of a needle, the plucking of a guitar... The skills of mind and body.
"The pen is mightier than the sword" and Gemini is knows a thing or two about good penmanship or at least the oral dexterity and rapier wit that makes for good writing and clever wordplay. Writing, communicating and idea-making are providential to Gemini and so this time period is suited to these endeavors or initiating a regimen of practice that can yield to a skill.
As you can see in the picure below Gemini has two sides: a male and female who bear the caduceus, the wand of the God Mercury. It is represents several ideas but at it's most exalted it is the spiritual anchor in humankind: the spine and Pineal gland upon which Kundalini or spiritual enlightenment can arise. It is born aloft by the polarity of Masciline and feminine. This is divine illumination and pure intelligence.
However, below the caduceus is a monkey holding aloft a globe. This monkey is the "ego mind" that can sometimes run amok and cause a lot of havok in our lives. Sometimes known as the "Ape of Thoth" and is attendant to Thoth, the Egyptian God who bears the identical features and virtues of the God Mecury and the greek Hermes. The ape of Thoth or "monkey mind" makes a great servant but a terrible master.
This combination of "higher mind" and "lower mind" is reflected in the duality of Gemini.
Dark Side
A dark side of Gemini is duplicity and capricious mutability. Gemini is a mutable sign and mutability and changeability can be an asset at times and very frustrating for others who might be depending on some measure of stability. Gemini even more so than some other mutable signs are known to be fickle and capricious. While in Pisces this can be inadvertent and as result of being ungrounded, with Gemini it often has to do with whatever is particularly interesting in the moment.
At it's worst and most extreme, Gemini can exhibit the quality of Dr.Jekyll and Mr.Hyde dynamic where a personality flips to it's polar opposite and the Dark Twin takes over. This can happen in brief moments or it can result in dramatic lifestyle and personality changes. The former is more common and the major lifestyle and personality flips will tend to occur during a major transit to the Sun, Moon or Ascendant.
The new Moon makes no significant aspects to other planets save for the inclusion of Jupiter in the later degrees of Gemini, this is a good sign and adds a lot of content and fullness to the new moon perhaps bringing communications, tasks or ideas to a realm of excess. Much will be happening or at least there will be a feeling of much activity even if it doesn't seem to amount to much.
I have written about Jupiter's detriment in Gemini in the past few articles. Jupiter is promise and Gemini, an Air Sign, relates to communicaiton and words which carry through the air. So, in many (but not all) cases the promise of Jupiter has been empty "castles built in the air"or there was someone who is/was overconfident in how soon that promise might be delivered. Jupiter will influence this New Moon in a gnerally positive way and some promises will certainly come true however things may not as great as it looks in writing, so to speak.
How is it effecting you?
Where this New Moon occurs in your chart will reveal what kind of activity will happening. For this you will need to look to your RISING sign. If you don't know your rising sign you can calculate it here: href
="http://www.cafeastrology.com/ascendantcalculator.html">Cafe Astrology: Rising sign calculator. As always, this is an exceedingly brief look at what is going on for
each rising sign and does not take into account a variety of factors that signify other evens in your life that can mitigate, exaggerate and modify these themes. (Email me to set up a consultation to get the real inside scoop on the astrological activity in your life at accomplice @ pantheonastrology.com)
Aries: 3rd house: The Mind, writing and communications, siblings and neighbors, errands and movement within your local area, plans, media.
Taurus:2nd House: Self worth, money, wealth and finances, personal assets and values.
Gemini: 1st House: Identity, self-assertion, selfishness, personal demands, the Face and outer appearance.
Cancer:12th House: Hidden issues, self-undoing, secret or private issues, retreat, cooperation, hospitalization, retirement, completing old issues, subconscious drives and issues which harm our conscious will.
Leo: 11th House: Groups, friends and Acquaintances, networks, cliques, Hopes, dreams, gains, personal and shared goals.
Virgo: Career, profession, position in society, public standing, reputation, authority figures, bosses, fathers, awards, responsibilities, desire for achievement.
Libra: 9th House: Travel, education, philosophy, teachers, foreigners, legal issues, courthouses, broadcasting and publishing.
Scorpio: 8th House: intimacy, sexuality, psychological and occult matters, shared resources, inheritance, credit, loans, personal power of regeneration.
Sagittarius: 7th House: marriage, partnership, close friends, rivals, open enemies and all important one-on-one interactions.
Capricorn: 6th House: health & illness of physical body, work, service, routines, habits, co-workers, hired workers and staff.
Aquarius: 5Th House: Love affairs, dating, games, fun, play fullness, entertainment and entertaining, performance arts, creativity, pregnancy and children.
Pisces: 4th House : Home &; family, houses, rentals, renovations and relocating, roommates and all who live in the home.
No comments:
Post a Comment