Annular Solar Eclipse/New Moon in Gemini: New Pathways of Thought

 

'Awaken' by Cameron Gray

Annular Solar Eclipse/New Moon in Gemini: New Pathways of Thought

Moon conjunct Sun- 6/10/21 @ 5:52am CDT

 

The cycle of the Mead Moon begins while eclipsing the Sun in the northern latitudes.  Along parts of the mostly arctic path of this ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse, this lunar cycle has been known as Hunting Moon.  For our Northern friends, the Moon near her apogee will show a halo of sunlight around her for a few minutes as our luminaries join together.  And though many of us will not be in that path…we’ll all feel the effects of New Moon near her North Node. 

'Annular Solar Eclipse' by Richard Bizley

A North Node Eclipse brings the unfamiliar shadows of our future into our immediate present.  This is the opposite of the familiar shadows of the past that confronted us during the South Node Eclipse of May 26^th.  Now a glimpse of our future is revealed…confronting us with more choices for accelerated change.  Dispatches from the next eclipse of this Saros Series 147 (on June Solstice, 2039) are calling us to choose from the many possibilities our future holds.  And the only way we can do that is to move beyond habitual thought patterns to create new pathways.  It is a shift into unknown territory.  And though the Mind is most comfortable with what it knows, it needs new ideas to grow.  It’s time to explore our possibilities through imaginal ideas we’ve yet to understand. 

The strongest aspect to our luminaries is a conjunction with retrograde Mercury, the ruler of Gemini, relaying the messages of this season.  Less than 15 hours after Moon conjoins Sun and MercuryRx, the Interior Conjunction of Sun and MercuryRx begins a New Mercury cycle.  At New Mercury (8:10pm CDT), we all receive a thoughtseed that grows throughout the Mercury cycle.  This thoughtseed is planted in our Gemini house, and it is potent with curiosity and a fascination for ideas.  So as we rise from this Eclipse Season, we head toward new pathways for the Collective Mind. 

But these initiations in Gemini are in a square aspect with Neptune and Pallas in Pisces.  We’re pressed to negotiate our differences between what is thought (or said) and what is felt.  Pallas Athene, showing us the patterns and shapes of our mindscape, weaves her wisdom through intuitive strategy.  Neptune guides us through his otherworldly realm where seemingly disparate parts dissolve into one another.  Together they speak with inspired, big-picture vision…all while challenging the influx of information in Gemini.  A square is an aspect that demands change, and the vibration of it can be used creatively or destructively.  There’s never an easy fix, which is why negotiations worldwide feel blocked but imperative.   Within yourself, a stalemate will also need to be moved through.  There is an invitation here to take action and move forward into the new, no matter how uncomfortable it may be at first. 

 

Sabian Symbols of the Solar Eclipse

 

North Lunar Node in Gemini 11:  ‘A New Path of Realism in Experience’

'Pathway' by Kalfy

The head of the Nodal Dragon, whether it ascends in the Northern Hemisphere or descends in the Southern Hemisphere, leads us to our unknown future…where destiny calls.  In this degree, the Collective Soul is avidly incorporating an influx of new pathways to future potentials.  So much possibility is open to us, it might feel overwhelming.  Currently, we are learning to trust that the experience of something new will ultimately lead to our growth.  Behaviors, attitudes, and thought patterns must change in order to embrace a new way of being.  This future orientation is full of opportunity to realize our potential.  An uncharted step requires a choice within us to take the leap…so the shadows of this eclipse will confront us with that choice.  You might ask yourself, ‘what am I afraid will happen if I choose this new path?’.  Because a revelation is within your response.

Moon-Sun in Gemini 20:  ‘A Cafeteria’

When we look at food as energetic information that we digest through our bodies, we may understand the cafeteria symbol as an abundance of information from many different parts of the world.  Prepared for our consumption, many varied ‘Thought Cuisines’ are available to us.  The thing about a North Node eclipse is that it tends to amplify both the energy and the appetite for it.  We may be more prone to overloading our plates…or taking in more information than our systems can handle.  Take time out to empty the mind for a spell.  As we move through this collective shadow of Overabundance and Waste, we’ll need to temper our desire to know it all.  And if we fill ourselves too full with other people’s ideas…we don’t leave room for our personal piece of Mercury’s message.

MercuryRx in Gemini 21:  ‘A Labor Demonstration’

Nurses strike in New Zealand
for fair pay and safer staffing

In the same degree where Sun and MercuryRx will meet several hours after the eclipse, Mercury is highlighting an important conflict that inspires the action of this new beginning.  That which has previously been ignored arises in this energy to confront our consciousness.  The demand, for all of us, is essentially that something must be done to address our future.  For some, it may be very personal…like the need to replace an unhealthy habit with a healthy one.  For others, it may be expressed in the social sphere…a strike or a protest, for example.  Either way, the thought or idea comes into form as a response to the conflict.  And, through its demonstration, it encourages more response and more consciousness to address it. 

 

Love and Gratitude,

Felina Lune Kavi

"I'd rather meet the Me down the road, to lead me through the fog...wouldn't ask for more." -Brittany Howard, 'Future People'