Gemini Full Moon
Gemini Full Moon on November 27, 2023, at 2:16am MST, with energies perfecting at 04degrees Gemini.
The aspects to this Moon-Sun release are:
The Mars opposition at 02degrees Sagittarius, who is conjunct with the Sun.
Square with Saturn at 00degrees Pisces, whois also squaring Sun and Mars in Sagittarius.
And trine with Pluto in Capricorn at 28degrees.
Leading up to this Full Moon, and in the only way I know sometimes how to write about these things is to start with the personal experience. I almost did not write, but committed to my writing I add the caveat that if these words and the words I write going forward do not resonate with you and your experiences of my interpretations on these Astro energies- that is ok, I thank you for reading.
Grandmother Moon, please help me understand the energy around me and within me as I work to remove what blocks me from my real self in this Full Moon in Gemini.
What had occurred for me was the profound realization that I feel so far away from myself. Over the last number of years I had come back to myself enough to know what it feels like when I come away from myself. This time was different in that my body also hailed with a loud NO and I found myself unable to walk, completely frozen in pain. What that signalled to me was the path I was on, the one I once thought best was now unavailable. I couldn’t go any further this way, even though my mind said just a little more- my body was done with this direction.
The finer details of this experience are not necessarily what I need to unpack here with you in this Gemini Full Moon. I have done that with those close and mentors I trust. I am now able to use this expression and experience as a tool, a sharing, a teaching of one of the infinite ways this phase can come up for us.
We have the Sun and Mars close together in Sagittarius, opposing the Moon, who is reflecting Sun light back to us. I wonder too because we can easily see Mars in the sky if we are also receiving Mars-light reflected back from the Moon, when its this close with the Sun. Where I am going with these reflected lights is that in this case the Moon in the moving air sign of Gemini is looking back on its light source the Sun who is in their moving fire sign. So we have wind and fire moving- so based on the above experience the wind felt there was a bit more air to feed to the fire, and the fire stopped moving, there was nothing left for it to go onward on. Can you think of a time in your life when you felt in your mind you could keep going but your inner fire was disagreeing with you? And thus your body said “No more”?
The Sagittarius fire in all of us needs to keep moving, usually down a philosophical and intellectual pathway that breathes into the future wisdom of Capricorn, that form the innovations of Aquarius and so on. But what happens when this fire has exhausted that pathway? Gemini has been good to this fire by breathing wind to it from all sorts of angles, directions and perspectives that wrestle with every outcome imaginable that relate back to this singular Sagittarius pathway. I akin this feeling to that moment in an intellectual movie where the main character realizes this is a dead end, awe struck by how much time, effort and resource was spent to only end up here. The frustration one must feel through to be able to let it all go and decide where to pivot towards if one is to ever move from this place.
In these times you have to move your fire path in a new direction, a new purpose. Looking into your heart for courage to help lead your way, guide you to whats next. Maybe there is conflict you need to resolve. Mars wouldn’t be Mars if conflict wasn’t present to help us wrestle out what is deep in our hearts. Mars also does not always need conflict in order to successfully express themselves. The question maybe more about our courage- we need courage to wrestle out what is deep in our hearts that creates the foundational fire that moves us forward on one pathway- as it’s real hard, challenging, impossible to move forward on multiple pathways that pursue anything worth while. It seems at the moment like we are stringing multiple pathways, looming them together down into one functioning creation. In each of us we take that defuse Gemini instinctive Moon feeling we all have going on right now and bring it down to one focus of Sun in Sagittarius. Because I just made lemon shortbread, that seems like a good way to look at Gemini and Sagittarius- many ingredients blown together, then baked in fire to create something new. The inner conflict here maybe that believing courageously you have it in you to take all thats around you and make something new in order to get unstuck in this place you are in.
In our Northern hemisphere experience at this time of year, we have long began our path towards hibernation of winter. Laying low for a while is something our economy and world view just doesn’t want us to get behind. So I find myself in that moment of inner conflict and courage along with the startling realization that I physically cannot engage with Sun in Sagittarius the way I used too. Up in Canada- that season has become over run with Pre-Christmas fascinations. This direction I would normally be on would have me burned up, literally in parts of myself (physical, mental, spiritual, emotionally numb)- if I remain honest with myself on this that by the time Sun ingresses into Capricorn. Thankfully, Mars actually does have the grace to hold firm and friendly conversations that support my commitment to new ways of being. My Mars experience so far seems pretty comfortable to say no, allow the other to experience their emotions and hold my ground. Mars is an interesting teacher in this way. To hone in on the inner conflict- usually leading us to our denied causal emotion, the outer conflict becomes simple (not easy) series of actions that allow for healing. It also seems that Mars engages in help with those available via aspects- as the reality is all astrological energies seek to support the healing of our deepest wounds in their own way. This is where we can also add in that Saturn square helping us get clear, set boundaries, and create stronger foundations within ourselves.
So right now maybe your Gemini Moon is experiencing chaotic winds, blowing all about. That pushes the focus of the Sun Sagittarius all over the place- making it appear directionless- or attempts to blow it out altogether. Sometimes that is how I feel our pre-christmasy season gets us all undone, we run this way and that trying to make all these crazy-makings happen, feeling blown over by it all. And for what? When I look at my social media news feeds I see a lot of attempted conversations to move in a different direction, giving our minds fodder for something else as a holiday outcome. Bring this back into the body- the Gemini mind and the thighs of Sagittarius, the dance of our legs walking in the direction of our thoughts and minds. Usually we go where the mind goes- if its in chaos our direction is in chaos. Sometimes our legs get smart and refuse the mind. No more of this they say, I’m tired, fed up up with being burned up, I want to go somewhere else.
To give space to push pause on this moment allowing you to keep experiencing this Moon phase for you, I leave you with the reality that my legs work just fine again- in fact they haven’t move this good in a while after emotionally releasing what needed to go. I do attribute this to the bringing some calm to the mind and deciding where I am going next, pulling together my mindful winds. The tempering of chaotic stormy winds on what to do next has such a profound way of healing. Now that wind is blowing in a gentle manner, back to feeding my Sagittarius fire in a way that enlivens me with passions for a pivot in my pathway forward. Allowing me to be able to take in the recharging energies of Sun in Sagittarius instead of giving it all away.
As Moon drifts closer to the Tropic of Capricorn, I finally see her in my northern bedroom window. Airdrie, Alberta
Photo: Stephany Smith
With warm Love,
Stephany