The New Moon in clever Gemini sets off a million and one ideas and opens lines of communication with all kinds of people. However, this lunation is a Solar Eclipse that reminds us to turn inward, tap into our emotions and reconnect with the past. There’s unfinished personal business that needs completion before new projects can be pushed ahead with full confidence. Dreamy Neptune’s squishy square to this Sun-Moon conjunction softens Gemini’s intellectual acuity, triggering misstatements and allowing imagination to transcend the limits of logic. Feelings count more than facts now, which is uncharacteristic of this cerebral sign. Yet emotion and gut instinct bring sensitivity and awareness that inspire faith which cannot be found in mere words alone.

False starts are possible as the jittery Gemini New Moon eclipses the Sun. This is a good time to be a window shopper who patiently examines a wide variety of items without committing to buy any of them. The real cleverness of this lunation is to catch egos in the act of self-inflation so that we can counter misplaced pride with humor and detachment. Stepping back to take a second look will ultimately be more productive than impetuously pushing ahead with plans and projects that aren’t ready for prime time.

-Jeff Jawer

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The speedy messenger’s presence in this fixed sign slows down thinking and concentrates minds. We can focus on the basics now, helping to put ideas on a more realistic foundation. Mercury in Taurus isn’t the most creative position for this intellectual planet because it’s rooted in facts and eschews fantasy. It may also take additional time to digest new concepts that require thorough chewing before we’re ready to swallow. Trust, though, can be built with down-to-earth conversations that are grounded in simplicity and expressed with clarity. Changing others’ minds is challenging, particularly if people feel pressured to do so. Encountering resistance to new ideas from individuals or in our own minds is best overcome by subtly working around conflict rather than trying to force issues. A calm voice and easygoing approach connects more effectively than heated conversations.

-Jeff Jawer

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The hungry Scorpio Moon opposing the contented Taurus Sun challenges us to be clearer about our values. It’s time to let go of objects, people and situations that don’t satisfy our emotional needs. Financial crises are one way in which this tension may be expressed yet relationships may also teeter on the edge between acceptance of the status quo and a desire for deeper connections. Powerful feelings may boil over in frustration if we’re ignoring unmet needs, leading to provocations meant to extract more from current allies or, in some cases, to push them away. This Full Moon reveals habits that need to be broken. Going to emotional extremes could produce negative behavior, but might be the critical step we need to take before we finally eliminate undesirable patterns.

-Jeff Jawer

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When you don’t lose yourself, a fly can fell you
When you lose yourself, elephants fall before you

When you don’t lose yourself, you’re a cloud of grief
When you lose yourself, mist and fog parts for you

When you don’t lose yourself, the beloved turns away
When you lose yourself, the sweetest wine comes your way

When you don’t lose yourself, you’re as dispirited as autumn
When you lose yourself, your January is like spring

All your restlessness is out of your desire for stillness
Just desire restlessly, then, love will fill and still you

All your unhealthiness is out of your desire for health,
Just abandon health, then, even poison will heal you…

-Rumi
(Translated by Nilou Mobasser)

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