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Gemini New Moon: Join the Greater Conversation

By Simone Butler

When I inherited the family home two years ago, it came with the phone number my folks had acquired in 1951. It just felt wrong to dispose of a line that had represented my family for so long, even though keeping it means paying two phone bills each month. So I’ve retained the land line despite the fact that telemarketers are my most frequent callers. Meanwhile, I’ve resisted the smart phone revolution, clinging to my dumb Neanderthal cell phone. Call me a Luddite, but there’s a certain sense of pride at refusing to fall under the spell of the latest techno-gadget.

But now we’re on the verge of a Gemini New Moon, with busy Mars and adventurous Jupiter also in that savvy, chatty sign. And I can no longer deny it: I’ve become an anachronism. While everyone else is taking pictures, checking email and saving the world on their cell phone, I’m still struggling to send a text. So yesterday, while Mercury made good aspects in the heavens, I upgraded to a snazzy new Samsung Galaxy SIII with a pretty pink case. We can blame the planets for my capitulation: The approaching New Moon features pushy Pluto and insistent Uranus making hard angles to quicksilver Mercury. The revolution calls.

Irish poet David Whyte would say I’m merely “joining the Greater Conversation.”  By this he means exchanging energy with other people and the environment, as well as reweaving the web of life in the places where it’s grown tattered. Whether we do this by telling stories around a campfire, keeping in touch via the latest devices, raising money for good causes through Internet campaigns, recording our personal histories to share with our grandchildren or planting heirloom seeds in the backyard, it’s vital at this New Moon that we stay connected rather than retreat. Yes, technology can isolate or overwhelm us–but it doesn’t have to be that way.

Are you feeling the need to share an important truth, ask for help with something or upgrade your technology? Do it now, before Mercury slows down mid-month prior to its retrograde on June 26 (though I’d avoid buying new equipment this weekend when Mercury engages with erratic Uranus and Pluto.) Gemini is the perfect energy under which to lighten our baggage and learn new things. Next up for me: taking a class on how to use my new-fangled phone. And after that, maybe I’ll even muster the courage to finally cut the cord and let that land line go.

If you need help embracing your truth, check out this New Moon ritual from my book, Astro Feng Shui: Making Magic in Your Home and Life. At the bottom of that page you’ll also find a fun little video I made showing how one man spiffed up his Knowledge gua at the Gemini New Moon.

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About Simone Butler

Simone Butler is the author of Moon Power: Lunar Rituals for Connecting with your Inner Goddess. She's been a professional astrologer for 30 years. In addition to a worldwide consulting practice on astrology and Astro Feng Shui, Simone offers New Moon collage classes, and writes for The Mountain Astrologer. She also wrote for and edited the Starscroll for many years. Simone’s book Astro Feng Shui: Making Magic in Your Home and Life fuses Western astrology and Western feng shui into one unique, transformative system. Sign up to receive her entertaining, informative bi-monthly blogs and learn about her monthly rituals and tips.

Comments

  1. Karen says

    Jun 8, 2013 at 11:52 am

    I always enjoy your pieces!!

    Landlines are more reliable than cells. Plus, cost $6 a month to keep? Who knows, maybe someone will “call home”! Put number on Do Not Call list.

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  2. Dawn says

    Jun 7, 2013 at 1:46 am

    Well I am going on a slight retreat. Away from the hussle and bussle but will be around others. I am sure it will be fun and friendly!
    When I inherit my folks home I too would have a hard time letting go of that number. We have had it since 1970.
    Enjoy your phone Simone! You’ll get the hang of it. I learned mine intuitively but it did take time to get used to it. You have one of the best though next to the i Phone…more new and just as advanced and maybe better phones are coming out.
    Funny I just realized…I have Juno in Gemini in the 7th and am a Receptionist in a law firm. We desperately need a phone system up grade. May be we will get one after the New Moon!

    Great post Simone : )

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  3. Lois Gaylord says

    Jun 6, 2013 at 10:54 pm

    When we sold my parents house after they were both gone, it felt so weird to let their old phone number go. I thought about trying to call the number a couple of years later to see if it had been given out to someone new, but never did. And Simone, I can relate to the stupid cell phone, ours makes phone calls, period. I also have and use an old rotary dial phone in my studio!! I love it, the sound quality is great, the only downside is sometimes if I know I’ll need to deal with a phone menu, I have to go upstairs and use the touch tone phone. I enjoy reading your new moon posts, thanks!

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  4. Ron Deming says

    Jun 6, 2013 at 5:39 pm

    269-6112! My moms house takes me back to the early sixty`s. Lots of conversations, lots of wisdom and gossip! Ups and downs laughs and cry`s. Mom moved in with sister! So that # lives on in our memories! Nice website Kristine! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Kristine says

    Jun 6, 2013 at 9:03 am

    You can port your landline number to your cell phone!

    Reply
    • Simone Butler says

      Jun 6, 2013 at 11:06 am

      I know, Kristine, but then I’d get all those telemarketers calling my cell! The idea was to keep a separate business line…

      Reply
  6. Christina says

    Jun 6, 2013 at 5:44 am

    Nice piece, Simone. VERY. Thank you.

    Reply
  7. Grace A Blair says

    Jun 6, 2013 at 12:00 am

    While visiting Scotland(sitting in Edinburgh airport) discovered
    Family tartan, crest and history. I had distanced myself
    From family name of Hunter but chose to embrace the mystery. Serendipity

    Reply

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m  Conjunction:  Like peas in a pod, planets in conjunction tend to come from the same place. They act together, but it’s also hard to tell them apart. This aspect can increase talent, focus, and intensity (“two are better than one”). Or one planet can disappear as the other dominates. Their connection feels so natural, it’s easy to think everyone blends these planetary energies just as you do—but mostly, they don’t!.

p  Sextile:  Planets in sextile are compatible, though without any fireworks. This aspect doesn’t demand your attention. It quietly presents an opportunity. You can join these archetypal forces. Donna Cunningham has called this the “Oh, that!” aspect, because that’s generally what her clients say when she describes their benefits.  To get the most from sextiles you need to actively work them.

q  Square:  Squares are wild and wonderful—but difficult too. The power struggle between these planets was likely defined in your youth, when they were impossibly challenging. People are usually aware of their squares. They force the issues that make you to grow. And that’s their gift. They ensure you learn your lessons. When you rise to the occasion, they bless you with energy, action, and success.

r  Trine:  Michael Munkasey has dubbed this the “goddess aspect” because it’s so lovely. Identifying talents you may have perfected in a previous life, trines can bring you joy. There’s a nice flow of energy between planets in trine. They support and reinforce each another. But without any struggle, you might take them for granted—neither using nor developing their gifts. An unattended trine can sometimes trick you into negative behaviors.

t  Inconjunct/Quincunx:  Your quincunx planets are innately incompatible. Bringing them into harmonious expression requires constant adjustments. This can be stressful, also motivating. You’ve got to keep changing your process, opinions or attitude—which promotes highly creative solutions.

u  Opposition:  They say opposites attract—and planets in opposition are never far from each other, though they’re constantly bickering. You may be triggered into awareness of this aspect by other people who seem to resist or undermine you.  An opposition can make you feel uncertain, insecure, or discontent, until you can accept and see yourself in both energies. Typically people find it easier to identify with one side and project the other onto unsuspecting others in the outer world.

First House: Personality, physical body, beginnings. Includes the Ascendant and rules physical appearance, the image you project to others, your general outlook on life, how you start things; may describe your role in your family system, often guides your first impression of immediate environment.

Second House: Money and personal finances, sense of self-worth and basic values, personal possessions, talents.

Third House: Communication, thoughts, language skills like writing and speaking, early schooling, siblings and neighbors, short trips, coming and going around town.

Fourth House: Your home, psychological foundations and roots, family, parents, domestic life, instinctive behavior, ancestry, your connection with the past, sense of security, domestic life, real estate. conditions at the end of life.

Fifth House: Children, creativity, romance; pleasure, entertainment, self-expression; all forms of “play”, speculation, gambling, and attitude towards taking risks; hobbies, attitude towards romance, lovers as opposed to partners, attitude towards having fun.

Sixth House: Work and job (as opposed to career), daily life, attitude towards service and coworkers, helpfulness, pets, attitude towards routine and organization, how you refine and perfect your skills.

Seventh House: Partnerships, one-to-one relationships, marriage, the first marriage, the “significant other”, business partnerships, competitors, open enemies, lawyers, mediators, counselors, contracts, negotiations, agreements. clients/the public.

Eighth House: Transformations and crisis, your ability to meet and rebound from crisis and change, sexuality; sex, death and rebirth, rituals and personal growth, your partner’s resources, addictions, psychology, other people’s money, taxes, divorce/alimony, inheritance.

Ninth House: Attitude toward expanding horizons, religious beliefs and personal philosophy, higher education, long-distance travel, morals, foreign languages and cultures, personal truths, publishing, commerce, advertising, your sense of adventure.

Tenth House: Career and profession, your contribution to society, social status, public reputation, material success, how you carve out a public identity for yourself; attitude toward authority figures, parents, caregivers, bosses, governments, attitude towards responsibility, desire for achievement.

Eleventh House: Friends, groups, organizations; hopes, wishes, aspirations, personal goals; your philanthropic attitude, concern for the collective, humanity; like tenth, can bring recognition and honors for fulfilling hopes and dreams.

Twelfth House: What’s hidden beneath the surface, karmic dustbin, limiting childhood/past-life messages, self-undoing, hidden enemies, hidden weaknesses, dreams, secret affairs, lost items, hospitals and prisons, hidden strengths, spiritual studies and soul growth.

A  Sun: Our vitality and magnetism; self-identity, ego.
Roles: The Self, the Hero, the Performer, the King.

B  Moon: Intuition, emotion, nurture.
Roles: The Mother, the High Priestess, the Child.

C  Mercury: Mind; physical dexterity and mental agility.
Roles: The Thinker, the Communicator, the Student, the Trickster, the Merchant, the Thief.

D  Venus: Our capacity for pleasure, receptivity, creativity, and social connection. Also indicates our relationships, self esteem, and financial abundance.
Roles: The Lover, the Seductress, the Artist.

E  Mars: Desire, initiative, anger.
Roles: The Protector, the Athlete, the Warrior.

F  Jupiter: Luck, opportunity, expansion, higher learning, religion.
Roles: The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Traveler, the Monk, the Professor.

G  Saturn: Hard work, commitment, focus, inadequacy, leadership, suffering, loss.
Roles: The Task Master, the Grim Reaper, the Wise Old Man, the Builder, the Cynic, the Boss.

H  Uranus: Change, breakthroughs, upsets, discoveries.
Roles: The Revolutionary, the Humanitarian, the Visionary, the Snob.

I  Neptune: Imagination, spirituality, idealism, addictions, deception, compassion.
Roles: The Artist, the Romantic, the Guru, the Addict, the Martyr, the Victim.

J  Pluto: Transformation, power, psychological dynamics, helplessness.
Roles: The Terrorist, the Detective, the Psychotherapist, the Dictator, shady people.

a  Aries: Pioneering, competitive, selfish, impatient, courageous, reckless, independent, dynamic, domineering, “Me first!”

b  Taurus: Patient, stable, lazy, dependable, practical, sensual, stubborn, artistic, possessive, greedy, gentle, loyal.

c  Gemini: Intelligent, curious, adaptable, quick-witted, restless, clever, scatterbrained, lacking follow-through.

d  Cancer: Nourishing, intuitive, protective, moody, sensitive, maternal, domestic, childish, cautious, creative.

e  Leo: Proud, dignified, vain, expressive, romantic, generous, childish, overbearing, self-assured, creative.

f  Virgo: Perfection-seeking, practical, methodical, petty, critical, studious, discriminating, cautious, never satisfied.

g  Libra: Charming, sociable, peace-loving, refined, diplomatic, artistic, indecisive, apathetic, easily deterred.

h  Scorpio: Passionate, secretive, penetrating, resourceful, suspicious, manipulative, jealous, sarcastic, intolerant, determined, aware.

i  Sagittarius: Freedom-loving, philosophical, optimistic, enthusiastic, careless, impatient, talkative, a know-it-all, broadminded, athletic, honest.

j  Capricorn: Serious, responsible, practical, hardworking, stubborn, brooding, inhibited, status-conscious, domineering, unforgiving.

k  Aquarius: Progressive, individualistic, unpredictable, cold, intellectual, artistic, eccentric, shy, impersonal, scientific.

l  Pisces: Compassionate, intuitive, ungrounded, romantic, impractical, self-sacrificing, seductive, musical, artistic.