The Moon entered its most recent Full phase in the sign of Gemini at 9:39p PST on Thursday 22nd November 2018. Gemini, whose Zodiac symbol is the Twins, represents the dual nature of information as something which first must be communicated in order to be learned and/or understood, then applied or shared in order to be effective and to enable communication channels to remain open and flowing.
I recently traveled to Egypt, so the photo I chose was one I took of the near-Full Moon next to one of the two Luxor obelisks. The one in the photo is the one remaining in Luxor, while its twin was broken off its base and given to France in the 1830s and now stands in Paris at the center of the Place de La Concorde. I found it an appropriate photo to use for the twin energy of Gemini, which in its own right holds a tale of two.
With the 2018 Gemini Full Moon, our intellectual and emotional dualities come to the fore. This is especially clear in our current self-expression choices. Opposite the newly-arrived Sagittarius 22 Sun, there is a call to show up as our True selves in and for our communities. This call puts us in a rather challenging position as it pushes us to either 1) have our two (or more) self-expressions come into balance and/or to blend together to communicate our inner Truths effectively to othes, or 2) choose the self-expression which best aligns with our inner Truths.
The tendency is for us to play mind games with others, using distraction, miscommunication, and changeability in order to confuse those we perceive to be opponents or adversaries. Yet there are times when we think we’re competing or messing with others’ minds – we may think we’re outsmarting others, but if we’re focused on trying to outsmart or out-intellectualuze others, what we’re really doing is playing mind games with ourselves in order to rationalize the irrational or to justify the unjustifiable. Especially under the influence of Gemini Moon energy, we may find ourselves more eager to explain our intellectual rightness, even when our rightness may not be factually or logistically correct.
The greatest challenge of this Full Moon is making sense of our duality… which is distinctly different from duplicity, and herein lies the rub. It’s one thing to have to handle or present yourself differently in varied roles and circumstances, but it’s an entirely different circumstance to say one thing then say something completely different a short time later.
Duality reveals two or more different self-expressions which may need to exist in order to navigate the day-to-day of your chosen lifestyle. If you can handle these role interchanges well, the energy of this 2018 Gemini Full Moon can support you in learning to effectively and positively balance these necessary variations of your authentic self. The key here is remembering that each of your self-expressions is rooted in a single, cohesive self-identity.
Duplicity, however, is confusing, complicating, and quickly becomes convoluted. It’s beyond acting in differemt role consciously – it’s more about unconsciously and therefore, irresponsibly communicating information and ideas to others. This often occurs when we are uncertain or unclear about who we truly are at our core, and our insecurity and uncertainty get the better of us.
As result, we toggle between our various self-expressions, creating unclear communications and spreading information impulsively and irresponsibly. The credibility of the information also becomes questionable, not so much because of what is being communicated, but because of who is doing the communicating and how they are communicating. An unstable and inauthentic source often generates more doubt and fear than trust and reassurance.
This is especially important considering the numerology of this 2018 Gemini Full Moon. For most of North America, this Full Moon reaches max phase on a rare 44 universal day – an energy in which stability and security are deeply valued and sought-after qualities. It’s a day to look at the state of our individual self-expression and collective environment to see how what is happening within us is reflected around us. This is a rare opportunity to recognize that if we are experiencing chaos, there’s likely chaos within ourselves or within those we are choosing to defer our power to. If there is calm and stability, there’s likely calm and stability witun ourselves or within those we are choosing to defer our power to. If you aren’t feeling good about yourself or your life, it may be a call for you to look within yourself to figure out which of your self-expressions is best aligned with your True self OR to look at new ways of empowering yourself by balancing your various role responsibilities.
However, for the majority of the world, the Full Moon reaches max phase on a 9 universal day of fulfillment, completion, and endings – a great day to decide which of your self-expression(s) best align with your inner True self, then to consciously choose to discard the expressions which no longer serve you well. This may result in some interesting choices, yet the choices which are ‘right’ for you will put you on a path toward personal growth and expansion through larger and more adventurous experiences. This may find you saying goodbye to roles which no longer align with your inner Truth and possibly never really did align with your True self. This could be an opportunity for you to set yourself free of all that prevents you from being your fully expressed, fully authentic self.
The Full Moon is always created by an exact opposition of the Moon and the Sun. However, there are a few other important astrological transits occuring at and shortly after the 2018 Gemini Full Moon’s maximum phase:
– Sagittarius Jupiter is ahead of yet within 3° conjunction orb of the Sagittarius 22 Sun and opposite the Gemini Moon (3.26°). This reveals the growth and expansion available to each and all of us when we choose to align with honest and authentic expression rooted in intuitive and/or factual Truth. In other words, we already know what is True, and whether we like that Truth or not does not make it untrue. This is a call to align with that Truth of inner knowing, even if we don’t like what it reveals or how it makes us feel in the moment. The short-term pain of getting honest with ourselves and doing the cleanup work in the various areas of our lives is worth the long-term gain of living a life of integrity and freedom from the fear and stress of being found out as a fraud or liar.
– A weak GRAND TRINE/KITE of Pisces Chiron Retrograde, Cancer North Node, Sagittarius 22 Sun, and Capricorn Vesta conjunct South Node (26-0°). Vesta is in aspect with 3 of the 4 other bodies and points involved which is why I’m including it… and it makes a difference. This configuration was at its strongest a few days ago while the Sun was still in Scorpio, yet with the Sun in Sagittarius, there is an element of Truth being brought to light which makes this configuration more poignant now. The emotional pain of not achieving societal success may be due to a perpetual emotional-spiritual wound which both individuals and collective bodies continue to reinjure and allow to be reinjured. This continued reinjuring is often the result of an unwillingness to acknowledge painful truths and emotions at the root of the wound. Sometimes, we believe we are protecting others from pain or responsibility by not addressing the root issues and causes of these individual and collective wounds. Yet more often than not, we’re really protecting ourselves from the pain and/or responsibility of our own choices or our choice to align with others rather than thinking for ourselves and honoring our inner knowing of Truth. It can be challenging to let go of what we’ve been societally conditioned to believe are goals we must achieve in order to experience happiness or for acceptance from others. This configuration provides an opportunity to acknowledge that the standards of societal success are indeed changing, despite resistance by those determined to cling to the old standards. Acceptance of the changing societal tide gives you relief from the emotional burden of having to achieve a now-elusive and unrealistic dream, enabling you to heal yourself and all around you by now being able to align with what you know in your heart and your mind to be True.
– A T-SQUARE configuration of Aries Uranus Retrograde square the Nodes – Cancer North Node and Capricorn South Node (28-29°). This powerful cardinal modal energy sparks action, and it would be wise to recognize that the actions are likely to be individual acts of rebellion or rage influenced by social or societal pressures. The dilemma will be for individuals and communities to find a balance between healthy emotional expression and the “responsibility” of achieving the generally-accepted benchmarks for societal success (which are undergoing major transformation right now). Because those benchmarks are shifting right now, many people are havjng to face the state of their personal emotional wellbeing, only to find that their relationships with others may or may not be as supportive as they believed. Those who feel alone may then choose to believe they have nothing left to lose, while others may find that in their worst or darkest moments, they are not as alone as they thought.
– The above-mentioned T-Square configuration is part of a soon-arriving GRAND SQUARE with Libra Venus, which will be within 3° orb of the other involved bodies and points within the next 24 hours (26-29°). Once Venus locks into place, it also brings Capricorn Vesta into the fold. These energies find us really seeing the Truth we’ve known yet resisted in many ways, and it challenges us to make the hard admissions and tough decisions we may have been avoiding for a very long time. With no where else to hide and no ways left to deny facts, this configuration brings forth a rather confronting question of whether we’re really invested in learning, knowing, and sharing Truth… or if we’ve simply been invested in having our personal truths validated and agreed with. This may be the trigger which activates individuals to act out in alignment with the T-Square energy, or it may activate the acceptance and healing power of the Grand Trine.
We will feel the effects of this 2018 Gemini Full Moon from 19th through 25th November. Use this energy to recognize which you is your Truest expression of you, and choose to step into that expression fully.
Thank you for reading and sharing Signs and Numbers. Until next post…
~ Light, Love, and Blessings,
Grace
