The Moon is now in Gemini! This is a sign associated with the mental faculty, thoughts & ideas, communication, technology, humor, and the trickster archetype.
What does the Moon want to bring about while she is in Gemini? On a general level, there is often a ‘frenetic’, busy energy in the air while the Moon is here. Think of the atmosphere of the local marketplace—pre COVID, of course!
Let’s look at what the Moon’s host, Mercury is doing. Mercury is almost in an exact opposition to Uranus, the planet of liberation, revolution, reversal, sudden / shocking occurrences, lightning, genius, & the avant-garde. At a broad level, Mercury signifies thoughts, communication (this includes postal/delivery services) & technology. The opposition goes exact tomorrow, October 7th.
What might this bring about?
– Unexpected news or communications
– Wires getting crossed
– Technology problems (specifically electrical problems)
– News or developments regarding technology and finance (i.e. bitcoin)
– Developments regarding the US Postal Service situation
– Delays with packages
– Journalists/writers being in the news for unexpected or shocking reasons
Mercury being in Scorpio also brings in an additional layer of meaning. Scorpio can represent that which is hidden, themes of death, transformation, passion, desire, intuition.
In my family, in the past couple of days (the energy of the opposition starts comes into effect within 10 degrees or so), we have received news of the death of a family member, as well as another family member being diagnosed with cancer.
Signs being most affected by this transit are:
– Gemini
– Scorpio
– Taurus
– Virgo
Anyone can be affected by this, based on your natal chart and which house (area of life) Gemini occupies in your chart.
Mars is also applying to a square with Pluto, which will go exact October 9th.
Mars is associated with drive, ambition, aggression, anger, the armed forces, & men in general. Pluto has similar significations to the sign of Scorpio, in fact, many modern astrologers say that Pluto is co-ruler of Scorpio, which is a topic for another post. Pluto intensifies (to put it lightly) whatever it comes into contact with. So we’re seeing the themes of war, anger, the armed forces etc coming together with themes of death, secrets, corruption, purgative action, things coming to a head, etc.
I’ll write more about this as the date approaches.
Share your experiences in the comments!