Gemini NEW MOON 2019  

By Tracy Cook

Where should my focus be during this next 29-day cycle? 

When we draft a chart for the new moon we can get a sense of the energy that will be up for processing for the next 29 days.  

Okay what is this cycle about? There is power in being adaptable.  Do you know how to pivot on a dime?  Now would be the month to learn this valuable skill.  

Sabian symbol: 

PHASE 73 (GEMINI 13°): A FAMOUS PIANIST GIVING A CONCERT PERFORMANCE.

KEYNOTE: Individual fulfillment in the performing of a social function to which some prestige is attached.

Please note all times in Pacific.   

Gemini New Moon 

June 3, 2019

3:01 am PDT

12 Gemini 33

We have just wrapped up the earth bound Taurus lunar cycle where we slowed things down and got super practical.  Our psyche connected with our values and told us where to put our energy.  Now in the Gemini lunar cycle we lighten and mix things up. 

Gemini is the most adaptable sign.  It can move left, right, up, down, in, out all in a split second.   This is a wonderful skill, ask Darwin.   Adaptability for weather, environment or landscape all in order to escape predators make Gemini a survivor, which is a good thing. The bad news is too much versatility can breed shallow experiences and miss the joy of digging in and building roots.    During this 29-day lunar cycle we will find moments where we have to change a thought, idea, approach on a dime.  That ability to pivot is critical not just for the event that needs the adjustment but also the exercise of pivoting is important.  Like a muscle, our flexibility needs to be strengthened because there could be a time down the road where we will really need it and know how to work it.    Exercise your ability to pivot now during Gemini and you will remember it later.   

Gemini’s ruling planet is Mercury the ultimate communicator and the connection to our mentality.    Gemini can out think pretty much anyone; the problem is when Gemini tries to outthink self and then like an old MacBook Pro –freezes and is locked into a beach ball bounce.    If you find yourself stuck, mix things up.  Get up, go out, make a phone call, get some air, after all Gemini is an air sign. Do not stew on anything.    Do a power pivot.   Gemini is associated with neighbors and siblings and people around our local world.  Gemini is associated with gossip which one does have to take note of during this cycle.  But really it is about the chit-chat of humans talking to other humans about their day.    A moment here and a moment there can be a whole experience.  There are some people who can go to Europe for a month and come back and talk about their trip and bore everyone in about five minutes.  And then there is the Gemini energy which can walk to the market see a couple neighbors, observe a utility truck, swing past the post office and then tell someone about this little one hour adventure and it would be the most riveting story ever told.   Observe your world during Gemini 29 day lunar month, there are so many stories going on around that you will learn the greatest skill of Gemini and Mercury: Celebrating the ordinary.    

In this particular New Moon chart the Sun and Moon are in opposition to Jupiter in Sag.  This is interesting because there is a teeter-totter relationship between Sag & Gemini.  Gemini wants to keep everything light, maybe a bit chaotic at times but not too intense.  Jupiter in his home sign of Sag wants everything to be meaningful so he can talk about it like a sermon from the mount.   Finding balance in our thinking and communication will be challenging for 29 days.  At one point we may be small and detailed focused or in the weeds and should probably get out of our way and try for a bigger picture.  Or we could be the opposite and everything that comes out of our mouth is righteous or know-it-all-ish where we sound like a professor who has not been out in the field and updated his or her research.     You will probably find yourself going back and forth and trying to figure your way through situations.   This is the gift of Gemini- real world adaptability.    At the end of this process you will could find yourself looking in the mirror saying, “I don’t know what I don’t know but somehow I get through it.”  

Neptune Retrograde 

18 Pisces 43

June 21 

7:35am PST 

Neptune spends a little less than half of every year retrograde. So, on one hand Neptune retrograde is ‘ho hum, you again?’   As we know Neptune moved into Pisces in 2011 and will remain in Pisces until 2026.  The Neptune in Pisces era speaks to our humanitarian, faith and artistic natures.  Matters of the greater heart, meaning issues beyond a loved one are pronounced.   Not for profit, charity and health Care are all Neptune in Pisces.   So, is oil and oceans and flooding.   Okie dokey.   Of course, Neptune’s greatest asset is faith and spirituality and greatest downfall is deceit or delusion.  What is interesting is that 2019 has only two aspects of the outer planets and both involve Neptune.   Jupiter is squaring Neptune and Saturn sextile Neptune.   The first round for both aspects was in January.   Now we do round two and this time it is right before Neptune turns retrograde.   On June 16 Jupiter squares Neptune and on June 18 Saturn sextile Neptune then on June 21 about an hour before the summer solstice Neptune tells the world, “Hey I’m going backwards to deepen my understanding of all things Pisces”.  

In the mundane world during mid June we should look to the news for stories of hypocrisy. Jupiter in Sag will call ‘horseshit’ on anyone claiming to be something they are not and Neptune in Pisces will dissolve things that are not for the greater good even if everyone is shouting they are for the greater good.   The truth may set some people free but defining truth will take a little nuance.  

Saturn on the other hand will bring structure and discipline to those issues that better humanity.  Watch the news for stories that appear where people came together and improved a dire situation in a real way.  On a personal level anyone with planets around 15-18 degrees of mutable sign (Gemini, Virgo, Sag & Pisces) could find themselves pulled to do the right thing. A moral bell will go off, “This is not right, I gotta do something.”   Welcome to Jupiter and Neptune.  But the hard work of whatever that moral bell tells you will pay off knowing you were the right person at the right time and the concrete effort with concrete results will bring confidence.   “I got this one” will be your future comment knowing you have been here before.   

Some of us may want to watch our dreams around the middle of the month for some insights.  And of course our intuition could be very high.  If you gut is talking to you---Listen.    Let’s see where we all land with our gut radar when Neptune stations direct on November 27 at 15 Pisces 55. 

In conclusion: Gemini is super fun and exciting lunar month.  There will be plenty of novelty and no one should be bored.  Have fun running around and remember to listen to everyone’s story. You may see yourself in them.  

See you in Cancer New Moon. 

During the month Check out my blog 

http://tracyastrosalon.blogspot.com

Please note all times Pacific 

The 8 phases

June 3, 2019

3:01am  PDT  

12 Gemini 33 

New moon: Plant seeds, make calls, activate, start projects.   Activate something that will ideally lead you to more.  This is the phase where INTENT is critical.  Even if the results are not immediate, the intent is there.  You may not have all the answers or road map but you should put out your Intent.

This focus:  How are you nimble?  How can be flexible?  How can you pivot?  How can you adapt?   How are you communicating with others?  How are you keeping things light but still staying connected?   Can you find fun?    

Special focus:

6/4 Mercury enters Cancer 

Crescent Moon Phase

June 6, 2019

1:42pm PDT   

Crescent:  We will receive information, we will research a bit more, perhaps get feedback on stuff that we planted on new.  Perhaps get some information that will help down the road on a seed we planted a while ago.  We can collect some data now.  Even if you think you are not getting information, stop, and re-look at everything. Who called you?  Even the silliest things, when they come up during Crescent are note worthy.  A parking ticket?  An argument with a spouse?  A refund check from the phone company?  All of it needs to be considered a message from the universe.  How can this information help you?

Focus on: What information are you learning about your strength?  What are you learning about loyalty?  What are you learning about pride?  What are you learning about the power of creativity?   What are you learning about the power of being bold and out there? 

Special Focus

6/8 Venus enters Gemini 

First Quarter Moon 

June 9, 2019

10:59pm PDT 

First quarter: We do more actions based on the information that we just received. Or we feel our instincts guide us on something.  We pursue again.  We make another call or we see someone. We mail something.  We stir the pot again.  This can be a time when we realize that the goals we planted on New need more action from us, perhaps actions that involve breaking away.   Are there people who say they have our best interest in heart but fear us growing away from them?  Maybe we need to get help from others not the usual suspects. Some independence may need to be exerted. 

Focus on: What actions are you taking that dot I and cross ts?  How are you being diligent?  How are you getting in the weeds and taking care of business?   How is your schedule exhibiting your ability to be nimble and flexible?  How is your schedule showing your adaptability?  

Special Focus:

6/9 Sun square Neptune Facts and figures are at odds with intuition and spirituality.   Communication not exactly transparent. 

6/10 Sun oppose Jupiter.  Big ideas get lost in the weeds   Find the spot in between and communicate your observations. 

Gibbous Moon

June 13 2019  

9:57am PDT 

Gibbous:

We refine our information.  We pick and choose, we discriminate, and we organize to be ‘Virgo’ like.  We sort through details.  Have we missed something?  How are we sifting through the information?  Go back and make sure something hasn’t been neglected.  Refine our actions.  

Focus on:  How are you refining your ability to scrutinize?   How are you organizing your dead weight?   How are you coming up with a plan to remove the dead or debris so you can focus on the future?  How are you getting laser about what works and what doesn’t work?   

Special focus

6/13 Mars trine Neptune  Actions based on faith.  Putting intuition to work.  

6/14 Mars oppose Saturn.   Holding on to comfort  when perhaps responsibility in the world needs your attention  Or visa versa.  

6/16 Mercury trine Neptune.  What is spirit telling you?  What is your intuition telling you? 

6/16 Mercury oppose Saturn  cold communication.  Critical thinking is a bit harsh. 

6/16 Jupiter square Neptune  (see above) 

Special focus: 

Full Moon Phase

June 17 2019   

1:30am PDT 

25 Sag 53

Full Moon:  We make the needed adjustments on the things we planted. Usually emotions are up and running and for those people who perhaps did not utilize the new moon and the rest of the waxing moon, this is when emotions can get the better of us. There can often be a big emotional break, for no other reason than to get back on track.   Some partnership will offer up some balance.  The moon is bright and full and there is no room for shadows, what is reflecting on you?  

Focus on:  

What is the big picture?   Seriously can you go up ten thousand feet and get a bigger vision on whatever is going on?   Can you check in with your philosophy?  Is your opinion getting in the way of your ability to adapt?  

Go to blog for full moon report. 

http://tracyastrosalon.blogspot.com/

Special focus 

6/18 Mercury conjunct Mars.  Rushed thinking.  Harsh thoughts.  Sharp tongue. 

6/18 Saturn sextile Neptune.   Concrete hope.   Functional faith. (see above)

6/19 Mars oppose Pluto.  Power struggles.   Emotions versus responsibilities.   Out in the world versus family creates tension. 

Disseminating

June 21 

12:06am PDT 

Disseminating: Share information; find a teacher or someone who has more knowledge. Perhaps there was a big ol’ blow out on the full and one feels in need of support and help, this is the phase to reach out to one who knows more. This is when we find a rabbi or a minister or therapist who gives us more insight.  And of course, you too may be ready to teach and share your own information.  

Focus on:  How are your friends in sync with your adaptability?  Are they on the same page?  How are you shifting and your shifts resonate with your group(s)?  Are there new groups that line up with any new approaches you may have taken up? 

Special focus:

6/21: Neptune retrograde  (see above)

6/21: Sun enters Cancer 

6/23: Venus oppose Jupiter  love and money are at odds with philosophy and opinions. Values versus philosophy.   

6/24: Venus square Neptune.  Finding humanity in the middle of chaos and confusion brings out a different love. 

Last Quarter Moon Phase

June 25, 2019

2:46am  PDT 

Last Quarter moon:  Now we do the final adjustments to the seeds we planted on new. The final call, the final letters to send, we follow all the trails that came up that still make sense. And we let the other parts lay fallow. It is a time of action but wise action.  It is a time for living  “The serenity prayer” 

God, grant me the Serenity
to accept the things
I cannot change Courage to change the
things I can, and the
Wisdom to know the difference.

Focus on:

What actions are you taking that speak to adaptability but are very personal?  Where is the “Me” in a new approach?  Not family, not career but ‘me’?  Are you connected to your inner compass and direction?  

Special Focus:

6/26:  Mercury enters Leo  

Balsamic Moon Phase

June 29

12:01 am  EDT  

Balsamic:   We let go.  By releasing we can prepare for the new.  

Focus on How are you releasing your stubbornness?  How are you releasing your rigid thinking?  How are you releasing your blocks?  How are you releasing your ‘practical’ nature that gets in the way of real flexibility?  

Special Focus:

7/1: Mars enters Leo

Cancer New Moon July 2, 2019 12:16pm