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Nothing quite like an eclipse to stir things up and this New Moon Solar Eclipse at 0° 21′ Gemini on 20 May at 4:47 PM PDT is sure to do just that! Given Gemini can carry on both sides of an argument all by themselves and with an already polarized atmosphere, everything from mild spats to knockdown drag out fights may occur.
Whilst there is a possibility the square from dreamy Neptune in Pisces to the New Moon will promote peace and goodwill, I can’t help but think there is a far greater likelihood half-truths and outright lies will add fuel to the fire. Better double check your facts and figures before using them to support your argument nor will it hurt to validate your opponent’s information too. The biggest problem is Neptune is very, very good at creating marvelous, plausible illusions. Those with planets and Angles from 0° to 3° in the mutable signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces) may catch the brunt of both their projections and other people’s on them.
Aspects to Mercury, Gemini’s ruler, are critical to this lunation and this time Mercury conjoins Jupiter in practical, fixed Taurus. It forms an awkward inconjunct to restrictive Saturn in Libra and is semi-sextile Libra’s ruler, Venus – now retrograde in Gemini. None of these aspects are particularly supportive of open, productive communications. My vote for the last topic to bring up is money matters and that will likely be foremost on people’s minds. Taurus rules the second house representing personal finances and what we value. With Jupiter present encouraging risk taking and seeking to make really big deals, there may be a lot at stake. However, the combination of Saturn trine retrograde Venus will be urging caution and looking for compromise, something Mercury-Jupiter in Taurus is not at all interested in. Those two want everything their way. Yeah . . . lots of hard-hitting, unpleasant conversations are possible.
One interesting side effect of Venus in Gemini at a virtual standstill and trine Saturn in Libra is it seems to have slowed speedy Gemini down some. Gemini folk can get to moving so quickly, they lose track of all their different trains of thought, so slowing them down is beneficial to the rest of us!
In the chart of the last lunation, Full Moon in Scorpio, there was a Grand Kite in earth and water and there is another one in this chart. The only difference is Ceres in Taurus is replaced by Vesta in Taurus; all the other planets are the same – Mars in Virgo, Pluto in Capricorn and opposing Mars, Chiron in Pisces. Vesta has a focused purity of intent and in Taurus she remains well grounded in reality. For those people living through the intensity of Pluto in Capricorn grinding away on one of their personal planets, this pattern offers a unique opportunity to finally identify the source of their pain and possibly begin the healing process.
We can’t overlook that pot stirrer Uranus in Aries either because it is now squaring Pluto in Capricorn, is inconjunct Mars in Virgo and is the apex of a mini-triangle between Chiron in Pisces and Vesta in Taurus. Yup! Every one of those interactions is irritating! The best thing that can be said about this situation is procrastinating dealing with your issues is pretty much out of the question. If you’ve been out walking and got a pebble in your shoe, you know how much you wanted to get the darn thing out, right? At this point in time, it will be those folks with planets and Angles from 7° to 10° who will feel the greatest impact, particularly in the cardinal signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn).
Solar eclipses are often uncomfortable because they expose the undercurrents in our lives and beings. This one could be exceptionally effective in that regard so it is extremely important to be as kind as we can to others and our selves. I realize it is going to difficult to ignore the rhetoric and diatribes hitting us from all sides on the news but do your best. We’ll be sorting truth from lies for some time to come both on a personal level and in the collective. Usually the New Moon is a good time to initiate something new but not this one because we can’t be sure we’ve got good information to work with.
On a personal note: This New Moon is in my seventh house with the Jupiter-Mercury conjunction in Taurus very close to my Descendant and my poor Venus in Sagittarius completes a T-Square with Neptune in Pisces. I probably will figure this one out in retrospect as is often the case when Neptune is involved. Right now my Aries spouse is being very sweet towards me for no obvious reason, at least I don’t feel like I’m doing anything differently than I usually do. LOL
Mars in Virgo is heading back towards my Midheaven and since it is getting plenty of support from that Grand Kite, my tenth house will be energized as will all three of my earth houses. In the past I’ve noticed Mars transiting my tenth house usually keeps me very busy multi-tasking like crazy. What would be lovely would be increased income!!
