Gemini Brings Delightful Playfulness and Social Interaction

THE SUN ENTERED Gemini, the sign of the Twins, on May 21. Following the grounding and stabilizing influence of Taurus last month, Gemini brings delightful playfulness and exuberant humor to a full social calendar. While the sun is in the mutable air sign of Gemini, communication is highlighted, friendships are made, and information gets disseminated. Ruled by the planet Mercury, Gemini people create the linkage among us, spreading knowledge, connecting people and events, and sharing information for everyone's benefit. People with the sun, moon, or rising sign in Gemini are knowledgeable, articulate, charming and entertaining, but would do well to become more goal-directed to counteract their tendency to fritter energy away. Once Gemini finds its creative passion, they can be some of the most productive people among us, and they keep us laughing while doing it!

Positive Planetary Flow Supports Extreme Output of Energy

On May 31, we had a full moon in Sagittarius, opposite the sun in Gemini, adding heightened energy and a sense of excitement to the first week of June. Coupled with Jupiter, and in a favorable aspect to Mars, this full moon sets off fervor of activity, bringing great energy to bear on for tackling the mounting responsibilities of early June. Luckily, we have a very favorable triangle for the first one-half of June between busy Mars, expansive Jupiter, and down-to-earth Saturn, providing the energy needed for extreme out-put of activity along with the more grounded and practical element needed for success.

New Moon Puts Energy in High Gear but Retrograde Mercury Slows Us Down

Mid-month, we have a new moon in Gemini anchoring a grand triangle that is joined by transformative Pluto, as well as a mystical rectangle involving Saturn, Jupiter Chiron and Neptune. This June 14 event will be significant for all of us, but particularly significant for anyone with planets in their natal astrology chart in the later degrees of Gemini or Sagittarius. The new moon starts a new 28-day cycle of activity, and this one is focused on communication, expansive growth, determined productivity, social activity, and spirituality. We do, however, have a Mercury retrograde (apparent backwards motion) beginning on June 15. Although Mercury is favorably positioned as it begins its' three-week review cycle, it will tend to slow things down a bit, and with all other planets in high gear for mega activity, this may feel somewhat frustrating. We want to fly; yet we are required to slow down while we are taxiing on the runway to check our systems one more time! The "systems check" is about making sure we are in alignment with our Higher Self guidance as we begin to allow our creative energy to soar.

Summer Solstice Highlights Tremendous Activity and Creativity

On June 21, we have the Summer Solstice as the sun enters the sign of Cancer, initiating the summer season. The Solstice initiates a pause for reflection, a time of gathering our inner resources, and opening ourselves to inspiration, creativity, and higher guidance. The solstice is a catalytic point for new creation, and, when used consciously, can provide the energetic matrix for all that we desire to manifest in our lives in the coming season. Meditation and focusing of creative intent at this time will help to manifest our heart's desire. As the sun completes its cycle in Gemini and moves into Cancer, our attention becomes more focused on home and family matters. The sun in Cancer brings our attention to what is needed in our lives. We look at what truly nourishes our bodies, and nurtures our soul, and may make decisions that bring greater balance between work and play.

Honest Evaluation of How Well We Live Up to Our Principles Brings Clarity

The last week of June will be a time of great productivity during which it may be difficult to maintain balance in the various arenas of our lives. Mercury continues, as it is in retrograde motion, to stimulate a review of the state of our home and family lives, and for Americans, since it is a Cancer nation, a review of the state of the USA. Venus and Saturn come together in Leo, opposing Neptune in Aquarius, stimulating a look at how well we are doing in living up to our higher principles and values as they relate to our personal lives, especially in matters of love and finance. The full moon in Capricorn, opposite the sun and Mercury in Cancer, follows on June 30, bringing to light the themes of heightened activity that were initiated at the Summer Solstice and which we will experience as our reality in the coming three months. If we have been clear in our creative visualization, by staying in tune with our hearts desires, and following our inner spiritual guidance, our lives will feel like they are unfolding in a perfectly orchestrated manner.

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	Your lofty, inspired goals are undergoing a bit of a reality check this month, but do not let that discourage you, simply learn what is necessary and continue to bring your inspiration into the world. The new moon on June 14 highlights communication with relatives or people in your everyday life. Honest and forthright sharing will be catalytic, clearing the way for an easy, open flow of creative energy that can be used to accomplish your intentions.
	What you wish to create with your career meets with the facts of objective reality and clashes with yours, or your family's, need for stability. Opening your mind and heart to spiritual inspiration lights the way so you can see clearly the choices that will lead to the greatest benefits. The mid-month new moon highlights financial realities that become a catalyst for transformation of the way you manage shared resources with partners. You are inspired to create a plan to bring more stability into your life in the future.
	You continue to wrestle with important philosophical questions in your search to find meaning in the puzzle of life's paradoxes. If you will relax, allow and trust in life's essential goodness, realizations will come to you. Stimulated by positive influences from friends, lovers or colleagues, the mid-month full moon highlights an important transformation that brings higher, spiritual inspiration, changing the way you see yourself in relation to your life's goals.
	Recent efforts to ground your inner, spiritual understandings by altering your values and changing the way you respond to life's pressures have met with mixed results. Keep working with it, but you may need to go even deeper to address your core principles. The May 14 full moon illuminates all the spiritual principles you are striving to embody, and points the way to essential changes in your daily habits that help you to embrace the higher ideals that lead to greater fulfillment.
	Your two-year-long "crash course", in self-development is nearing its end. As you review your accomplishments, you may find that the necessary focus on yourself has left your primary relationships in a bit of a neglected state ... but you are loved, valued and appreciated so it won't take much for you to bridge the gap. The full moon highlights friendship, adventure, and travel, or new learning experiences. Include your loved ones now and make them the center of attention.
	New career goals occupy much of your time and attention mid-month, and this may lead to some strain in your most intimate relationships. Your heightened level of activity is actually necessary, so you might not be able to relieve the strain, but sharing your motivations by communicating them with honesty and humility will help. You will also need time alone to process some very deep, inner emotional and psychological changes, but remember that doing so will free your energy for future creativity.
	For many months now you have been trying to bridge the gap between what your heart and soul longs to do, and the realities of your current responsibilities and commitments. What is required now is surrender, not so much of what you want, but rather of how you think it should look. Let the universe bring you exactly what your soul has called forth. Friends and loved ones play a key role in helping you manifest your desires.
	The past two-year's focus on manifesting your life's purpose and developing your career is finally beginning to bear fruit. Amidst considerable changes in your home and family life, significant doors are opening, and opportunities present themselves to develop and expand your work, which will result in greater influence and financial flow. The mid-month full moon highlights creative endeavors, along with substantial career and investment opportunities.
	After a few years of intense review of your philosophy and spiritual beliefs, you are finally finding comfort with your own truth. The May 14 full moon opposite your sun highlights intimate relationships and partnerships, bringing transformative changes that require you to let go of "the customary" in order to allow something new evolve. Creative energy runs high this month, and you find much satisfaction in bringing your inspired artistic expressions into the world.
	No matter how much life presents evidence that there are others in it to share the responsibilities, you still tend to take the world on your shoulders. For the past two years, you have been working overtime to carry more than your share, and it just hasn't been fruitful. The mid-month full moon highlights necessary changes in diet and daily habits, and, in unexpected ways, brings to manifestation so much of what you have been visioning and working toward. Let go and enjoy.
	For the past two years, you have been working to release old dynamics in personal relationships and develop positive, healthy and supportive relationships in your life. This has required letting go of self-defeating patterns of projection that stem from old self-image problems. The mid-month new moon sparks creative energies that can now successfully be communicated to friends, associates, or those closest to you. You are filled with artistic inspiration and positive visions for the future.
	The June 14 new moon ignites changes that have been rumbling under the surface for some time now. Like the proverbial snake shedding its skin, you are letting go of old identities, and finding yourself anew. Transformation is occurring in your values, finances, health and daily habits, and in your career direction. Simply allowing the changes will reveal their higher purpose in your spiritual evolution.

© Carola Eastwood, 2007

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Carola Eastwood is a professional astrological consultant, counselor, and teacher with over 22 years experience providing insight and guidance for clients throughout the world. Carola has appeared on national TV, hosted radio shows, spoken at national conventions, and presented classes and workshops to numerous audiences.

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