Melting Heart pose is perfect for a New Moon in Gemini. New Moons are exquisite times to rest and surrender into a more yin-like space, to pause and look inward, and to plant good wishes/goals/intentions for your body, spirit, and behavior in the 28 days ahead. The power for healing at this New Moon comes from the concentration of the Sun and Moon in Gemini. Let this draw … [Read more...]
Your Gemini Ink Blot Test
When you connect the dots, it's easy to see the fraternal spirit of Gemini in its stars. Here are the twins, Castor and Pollux, holding hands, and engaged in lively conversation for all eternity. Yet this month you can't lie back and watch this pair stroll across the night sky. The Sun is in Gemini. That means this constellation is currently veiled by our closest star's bright … [Read more...]
Gemini New Moon: On the Path to Mastery
Most of us don’t remember learning to speak in our native language. We may not recall, exactly, how we picked up reading and writing, tying our shoes, or riding a bike. Somewhere along the way we learned other skills, too, like how to get a library card, put on makeup, drive a car, flirt. Some of these we learned from brothers and sisters, some from neighbors and classmates, … [Read more...]
Gemini New Moon: Stretch Your Mind
Jean Houston often took her dog on after-school walks down Park Avenue in New York City. One day, distracted by grief over her parents’ divorce, the 14-year-old girl accidentally knocked down a frail old gentleman. But he just laughed as she helped him to his feet, and thus began an extraordinary friendship. As she relates in her autobiography, A Mythic Life, Houston and the … [Read more...]