Gemini is about quick, light movement

It doesn’t have to be thoughts or brain activity. It is the movement of communication between at least two beings, through sound, look, body movements, and any other creative way you come up with; contact, brief, where the initiator and the receiver are equally important, the speaking and the hearing, the giving and the accepting.

This is a very Gemini New Moon - Mars, the driving energy, has entered Gemini for six weeks or so, and Jupiter is still in Gemini until 26 June. So we continue to receive encouragement for new and expanding ideas, and the Uranus connection to Mercury suggests a blast of surprising inventiveness - let’s make the most of it!

Safe boundaries for the inner child

However, our communication when it happens this month is likely to be somewhat emotional, as it has been since the beginning of June (Mercury and Venus moving into Cancer) - family issues arise, issues of caring, nurturing, and the gaps we hold onto from perceived lack of those things in our past. Lately, the emotional results of what you said may have shocked and surprised you, perhaps there have been misunderstandings (or maybe correct understandings of your unconscious intentions!). Or you may have been the one responding to someone else’s ‘unthinking’ comments; hurt or angry feelings rising from way back in the past. (Mercury trining both Saturn and Neptune).

We react from a place inside (our instinctual emotional part) that still feels like a child in the face of adults or other children. Those of us who have been learning to give our inner child the love it craves sometimes go a bit too far and give ourselves materially what our child seems to be wanting - a whole box of chocolates in one afternoon? or to say the hurtful thing because ‘they’ were unkind? What is needed is some wise inner guidance which, as an adult, we do know. And this month we have a perfect opportunity to connect with that place in ourselves to guide the child into more present-time appropriate behaviour (Saturn guides from experience, while Neptune connects with spiritual guidance). In this way, the inner child feels secure within sensible boundaries, and we can deeply relax at last.

A chance to BE your own Guide

The New Moon chart suggests this sensitivity, and reactivity, will continue in all our close relationships (Venus also trining Saturn and Neptune). The attitude that works during such times is to be as conscious as possible moment to moment, and treat what arises with respect. When we do our best during testing times, the universe meets us with huge support, and our learning can be much greater than usual. So situations, where difficulty at last shows itself from where we’ve been hiding it, can be understood and resolved at last. Patience, being prepared to admit where we’ve made a mistake, hanging in there, persevering (Saturn) - all these ways are rewarded, as is sensitivity to others’ feelings, empathy, and surrendering to one’s spiritual process (Neptune).

The ‘wild card’ keeps coming up . . .

As if to accelerate our growth this month, we will probably be experiencing wild-card situations (Uranus squares Mercury in the New Moon chart). They will require us to be very open minded, inventive in a crisis, breaking out of our habitual thinking mode. Let the way you’ve always thought about someone drift into the past: ‘I used to think that they . . ., but now I realise I don’t really know’. Allow suddenly changed arrangements to wake you up with interest, rather than complaining and trying to go back to habit’s dream of comfort.

The effect on communication could be a vacillation between not saying enough, and suddenly blurting out more than you chose. Rather than thinking you should have kept your mouth shut, remember that the truth needs to be known to allow stuck relationships to unfold, and everyone move into correct alignment. When in doubt, ask for inner guidance, and for the way to be made clear - our ‘personal angels’ are in close contact just now!

Slow down, get into your body, and adjust

In terms of movement, we will need to be more than usually conscious of our surroundings; in driving or any physical activity, we will need awareness of our own movement while being ready to react to changes around us. Allowing more time for journeys and making them leisurely gives more room to manoeuvre when it becomes necessary. Rushing, hurrying, feeling pressured and late, are all likely to meet hold-ups you were not expecting. Take time handling equipment, letting yourself enjoy what you do (Venus is in this mix) - if you mis-step, if something flies off at a strange angle, or a handle breaks, simply pause, and adjust to the new circumstances. Above all, get into your body!

Perhaps most importantly, our thinking may be a little odd this month! There may be gaps in your memory of plans you’ve made, events you knew about until the moment they are due and then forget completely, timings you were sure of and then find you wrote it down differently. Sometimes it may feel as though your memory boxes are being shaken up and all sorts of odd thoughts may rise up from the past: own it as yours, maybe examine it for learning - then let it disintegrate.

Think, imagine and say what you do want, not what you don’t

This is a time to be sure that you think and say what you want, rather than what you don’t want. Say what you mean rather than habitually not creating waves - or habitually creating waves when that’s not what you really want to happen. I listened to someone the other day, looking at a newly created water area, bemoaning the ‘fact’ that people will be throwing rubbish into it - please let’s not imagine the worst or we’ll be creating the worst!

The Full Moon on 23 July

In the chart for the Full Moon (also on my ‘youtube’ page) it is clear that the energies are much more harmonious. The wise guidance will be impacting our caring hearts, a sense of compassion for our human plight, and listening to what is really needed personally, locally and globally.

So, take comfort in knowing that others are having similarly strange experiences - sharing the craziness can be a lot of fun. And also know that this particular effect is passing through.