Tomorrow evening, there is a Solar Eclipse (6:23pm CST) and a New Moon (6:47pm CST) in the 1st degree of Gemini. This is a very potent energy and it's effects last for the 6 months following it. Every New Moon is a time where an old cycle ends and a new one begins, but during an eclipse this initiation becomes even more powerful.
The symbol for the first degree of Gemini is 'a glass-bottomed boat in still water reveals undersea wonders'. Allow yourself some time tomorrow night to meditate on this symbol. Meditation will quiet the turbulent waters (emotions) in your mind and body, and as the murky sediment (confusion) settles, the still water becomes clear and reveals a clearer view of the life within. The glass-bottom of the boat suggests the mind's detachment (Gemini) from our emotions, so that we may see what we are meant to see with a more objective view.
But since this is an eclipse, there is an energy present that pushes us to break through barriers...and since it's in Gemini, that barrier is likely in our mind. Consider this symbol as it relates to a television. We can watch the world and all of its struggles and triumphs without ever leaving the safety of our homes...thus becoming detached from the world outside. But when we delve deeper into the inter-workings of our world by choosing to become a conscious and active part of it, we can have the greatest effect. It's no longer just a story playing out behind a screen as we go about our day-to-day lives...we become an integral part of the story and we choose to 'create our own adventure' rather than just accepting what is shown to us as if we had no power to change it. Now is a time where a blending of the spiritual and the physical becomes paramount to achieving the emotional and mental balance we're all hoping for. This new cycle sounds a call to the Sacred Activist within us all.
The keyword for this degree is 'curiosity', appropriately ushering us into all of the curious and communicative energy of Gemini that we've been discovering as Venus has been transiting the sign and will be even more prevalent once Jupiter moves into Gemini in June. This eclipse initiates us into a time when we are able to reveal hidden aspects of life. Even though Gemini energy is often content to just scratch the surface in communication, wanting to know as much as possible as fast as possible, this eclipse (as well as Venus still retrograding at a snail's pace through the sign) gives us all a chance to breathe and focus on what's underneath the surface of our view. The unconscious/subconscious mind stores a diversity of wonders that spark our curiosity for the next 6 months, and now is the time to quiet the mind so that we may look deeper into it.
The closest aspect to this new moon is a square from Neptune in Pisces (spirituality/transcendent love). Neptune reflects the water imagery of the symbol described at this New Moon. Now is the time that actions are taken to observe and better understand the depth of the emotional/spiritual implications of our previous actions. Dedication to the creative opportunities this presents is in the air as Saturn and Venus (both retrograde, and so focusing internally) are in a beneficial trine in air signs (activating the mental plane), while Pluto and Chiron are in an opportunistic sextile highlighting the healing that comes from transformation.
This is a chance to focus the spotlight of the luminaries within and find previously undiscovered truths about life, and about ourselves. Every eclipse offers us a new perspective. In a Solar Eclipse, the Moon occults the light of the Sun, showing only the Sun's corona. This sight represents the brilliance of consciousness that we don't see everyday because we are blinded by the glare of everyday life. In an annular eclipse like this one, we are able to see the outer ring of our consciousness by taking a step away from the 'core' of our lives (because, usually by this point, something in our 'core' has gone awry and we need a new perspective on life).
What's under the surface of how you've been presenting yourself lately? When you take away everything that is superfluous, not really you, or accumulated from your environment or social upbringing...what reveals itself as the clearest path to your true aspirations in this life? Remember that your circumstances, crises, and the stories about yourself that you've accumulated so far are not you...though they are likely representative of your previous actions. We are meant to learn from our past only...not to take it with us for the long haul. What is important is the NOW of every moment. The future will take care of itself, and the past is already taken care of. In the now, we can actively create the world around us. And this Eclipse/New Moon in Gemini suggests that co-creation and clear communication are the keys to restoring balance in our wonderfully diverse world.
Love and Gratitude,
Felina
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