Monthly Astro-Forecast; New Moon in Gemini

The new moon in Gemini, exact in the early evening of May 22nd here in the UK, carries energies of connection, with people, with ideas, with a wider network of consciousness which stretches further than we can imagine. We may be feeling fearful and isolated by the current global situation but we are also finding new ways to connect, After all, social distancing doesn't need to mean emotional or mental distancing. Some of my favourite moments since lockdown have been the increasingly familiar faces I greet on my morning run, the process of teaching and learning as I attempt to educate my children, the excitement on my son's face when we got a bunch of his classmate's faces on the TV screen for a Zoom birthday party. All Gemini energy. Our new reality calls us to awaken all our resources of flexibility and versatility as we adapt to these rapidly changing times. We are called to seek authentic rather than superficial connection, to choose our Zoom calls wisely and not overload ourselves with information. An authentic meeting of minds has the power to change us, however far apart we are physically.

Mercury meets Venus (the latter still retrograde) in Gemini the same day as the new moon and meets the North Node a few days later on the 28th May. The Sun is following behind, meeting Venus on June 5th and the North Node on June 20th. This is a strong dose of trickster Mercury and Gemini energy and we might be feeling restless, full of nervous energy and anxiety, minds spiralling off along all kinds of lateral or logical paths. Channelling that mental energy into something that will help the collective, for example, engaging with a local mutual aid group or simply calling a neighbour for a chat, brings us out of ourselves and helps us to avoid the traps of over-thinking or shallow thinking which can also be the flipside of Gemini. The new moon forms a trine with Saturn in Aquarius, reminding us that we are more than our one to one connections, we are part of a greater whole and everything we do contributes to that in some way. This is a powerful seed point for coming down from our ivory tower and putting our ideas into practice, for co-creating the world we want to live in.

Cancer energy is also beginning to flow, with Mercury moving into that sign on May 28th and the Sun on June 20th, marking the Solstice point. On June 18th, Mercury turns retrograde, pulling us down into the waters of our emotional selves and asking us to articulate our deepest feelings. Cancer energy is protective and even defensive and we may be dissolving away inner boundaries, set up to protect ourselves perhaps early in life. This is a time to rethink what we are protecting, to build a new paradigm of mutual care rather than defensive self-protection. The echoes the powerful flow of watery energy which may come on June 13th when Mars meets Neptune in Pisces, reminding us to surrender our actions to a higher power. Gemini season emphasises the conscious mind but our emotional selves are seeking attention too.