#AstroProTips
Thursday, May 25th
Venus in Aries square Pluto in Capricorn, both at 19°
12:44 PM – New Moon at 4° of Gemini
Sunday, May 28th
Mercury in Taurus sextile Neptune in Pisces, both at 14°
Mars in Gemini opposes Saturn in Sagittarius, both at 25°
Life is equally inspiring as it is painful. Equally full of truths as it is deceit. Equally as loving as it is brutal.
This week the new moon in Gemini asks us to understand the importance of witnessing life in all its diversity. From every side. Angle. Dimension. It reminds us of the wisdom we miss out on when we forget to investigate a situation.
Pain can be prohibitive to our education at times. Biology tells us to recoil when an open wound is touched, and our psychology often follows this formula. However, we must learn to push past the survival brain’s signals sometimes so that we can get to the deeper meaning that a situation holds.
This week gives us plenty of opportunities to put this kind of reasoning to use. On Thursday, the day of the new moon, Venus squares Pluto. As the planet associated with love, beauty and cultivating connection lands in a tense square to Pluto, the planet associated with the underworld and long-lasting transformations, we catch a glimpse of what heartbreak can damage when left unhealed. This is a quick transit, but the sometimes hellish realms of Pluto have a lasting effect. Deep feelings arise with this transit, feelings that may have been unconscious until this point. Feelings that may be overwhelming in their intensity. Feelings that can be destructive to react to, but extremely constructive and informative to pay attention to.
When we transform our relationship to something, the very nature of the partnership changes.
As Venus goes through hard times, so too does its current ruler, Mars. The weekend ends on a particularly tough note as Mars opposes Saturn late Sunday night. As the two planets that tend to cause us the greatest pain, as well as help us to achieve the greatest productivity, come to a stand off, we are asked to balance the meanings of both. Mars is the red hot planet of movement, courage, and bravado. Saturn is the cool-headed planet of tradition, austerity, dignity and discipline. Mars says go. Saturn says stay. Mars interjects. Saturn rejects. Mars inflames. Saturn calcifies. When they come into a hard aspect with one another the tension is tremendous, as are the contradictions.
But both planets together have the ability to teach us an invaluable amount about being determined enough to stay the course of our lives, no matter the challenges we face on it. Both planets together ask us to conjure up a conviction that cannot be countered. Both planets together ask what is worth this kind of mighty effort.
Building the world as we know it could be, glorious and free, takes an act of defiance so great we need to know that there is no other option for us. Mars and Saturn help us to clarify the importance of each struggle, making it impossible to ignore our mission and clearly foolish to fight for anything less.
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Aries & Aries Rising
Thursday’s new moon wants to remind me that my schedule might be a little more chaotic than it needs to be. It reminds me to pair back what is non-essential. It reminds me that roadblocks need to be respected. It reminds me that detours need to be dealt with.
If I am being rerouted I know it’s for the best. If I am being stopped completely I know it’s time to rest. If I am being challenged to let go of some activities for the sake of my health, I know it’s a temporary adjustment to respect.
I’m not in the business of burning out just to feel important. Busy isn’t boss if it’s just running around because I have been asked to. I take charge of my schedule for the benefit of my entire life. Work. Relationships. Emotional, physical and psychological health.
This week my relationships might need a little extra attention. This week I might need a little extra support. This week my moods might make it important to give myself a time out. Getting to the heart of an issue can be like that. Getting to the core of a partnership dynamic is hard work. Getting to the underlying emotional issues that influence my ability to experience intimacy in all of my relationships is intense. It’s cause for reflection and may mean I need a little time for recuperation. I’m channeling energy that wants to delve deep into relationship dynamics and I respect the need to balance that with light-hearted, self-loving activities.
*This Thursday’s new moon in Gemini is the perfect new moon to learn how to use astrology as a tool for living life in accordance with the universe. I’ve got astrological readings and new moon rituals specific to each sign in New Moon Manifestations: The New Moon in Gemini & the Astrology of the Lunar Cycle from May 25th – June 22nd.
Taurus & Taurus Rising
Care is my greatest currency. I generously spend it. Cultivate it. Allow it to seep into every aspect of what I do, who I am and how I live my life.
Even when life feels a little ruthless. Even when abundance seems to evaporate. Even when there is no proof that life cares for me back. I remember that with care I can create anything. With care I create everything. Without care I can win things, but I will carelessly spend the prize, leaving me feeling emptier than when I started.
I let care guide my recovery. Thursday’s new moon asks me to remember my worth. Regardless of who proclaims their love for me. Regardless of how much I am still working on manifesting, healing and revealing. Diamonds are made from pressure. I use whatever pressure I am under to focus on the brilliance of what it can produce within me.
This new moon is asking me to recognize the way in which I might devalue this process, making it harder to appreciate its process and eventually accept its riches. This new moon is asking me to purge the ways of relating to my life that keep me feeling disempowered. This new moon is asking me to truly value my contributions, without need for outside approval. This new moon is asking me what pressure I need to apply to some of my life goals going forward, so that I feel the urgency of rising to their challenge.
*This Thursday’s new moon in Gemini is the perfect new moon to learn how to use astrology as a tool for living life in accordance with the universe. I’ve got astrological readings and new moon rituals specific to each sign in New Moon Manifestations: The New Moon in Gemini & the Astrology of the Lunar Cycle from May 25th – June 22nd.
Gemini & Gemini Rising
I have learned from my elders, peers and companions not to enter into a debate about my right to exist. I have learned from my elders, peers and companions not to beg for acceptance, but to accept myself as a work in progress. I have learned from my elders, peers and companions that the only gaze I should be trying to catch is my own unconditionally loving one.
I have learned that it is better to relentlessly strive towards the most authentic expression of myself than to try and be like anyone else. Therefore I take Thursday’s new moon as an invitation to recommit to that marathon. Endurance is a greater gift than a single success, so I commit to cultivating more of it during this new moon. I am not afraid of the work of becoming. I do not expect only praise and ease along my path. I know that there are moments in life that seek to thicken my skin. I know that there are moments in life that seek to soften my heart. I know that there are moments in life that can do both simultaneously.
This is one of those moments.
I thank all of Creation that I am psychologically ambidextrous. I can learn to let negativity roll off me, while letting the appreciation sent to me sink in deeply. I can let the lessons of my life be just that, lessons, not life-long penalties for the growing pains that I must go through. I allow myself time to sort through what feels challenging. I accept the call to use the challenges I face to get a better grip on my ability to meet them and stay focused on my pursuing my goals. Great things lie ahead, no matter the obstacles in front of them.
*This Thursday’s new moon in Gemini is the perfect new moon to learn how to use astrology as a tool for living life in accordance with the universe. I’ve got astrological readings and new moon rituals specific to each sign in New Moon Manifestations: The New Moon in Gemini & the Astrology of the Lunar Cycle from May 25th – June 22nd.
Cancer & Cancer Rising
My greatest strength comes from within. It comes from an ability to know how to listen to my life and learn what I can from the signs that I receive. Knowing when to act is as important as knowing when to slow down and be patient. Knowing when to push myself to my limits is as important as knowing when to back off before I burn out. Knowing when I am not fully conscious about what is bothering me gives me the opportunity to check in, instead of acting out.
Thursday’s new moon wants to help me manifest better self-care strategies. So I cultivate ones that help me to reach and exceed the goals I have set for myself in my work. I cultivate ones that help me to remember the things that I need to have in place in order to reach and exceed those goals. I cultivate ones that help me to acknowledge the psychological strength that it takes to redefine my story for myself.
Thursday’s new moon wants to make sure that I am not carrying forward any unhelpful tales about my weakness or my invulnerability. I am resilient and impacted. Durable and sensitive. Structurally sound and susceptible to the instability of emotional earthquakes. I am earth and I am light. Thursday’s new moon reminds me of all the ways in which I am now able to take care of my body, mind and spirit. I have survived a lifetime of lessons. I value them by making sure I take extremely good care of myself so that I can integrate their wisdom in all I do.
*This Thursday’s new moon in Gemini is the perfect new moon to learn how to use astrology as a tool for living life in accordance with the universe. I’ve got astrological readings and new moon rituals specific to each sign in New Moon Manifestations: The New Moon in Gemini & the Astrology of the Lunar Cycle from May 25th – June 22nd.
Leo & Leo Rising
Thursday’s new moon initiates my friendships and partnerships into a new cycle of growth. What I want to manifest in this area of my life needs to be met by my ability to understand the limits, boundaries and contexts of each partnership. Each person. Each hope and dream I have for these collaborations.
The dreams that I want to make manifest must be met with an uncompromising courage and a sense of relentless patience. This is a moment that calls for an incredible strength of character. This is a moment that calls for my commitment to the process. This is a moment that asks me if I am willing to fight with all that I’ve got, for what I want, knowing it might not come about in my lifetime. Can I be that generous? Can I have that kind of faith? Am I able to sacrifice my immediate gratification for my long-term ideals?
I seek out futures that will make me proud to have lived in pursuit of them. I seek out the people that persist towards the same kind of destiny. A destiny that has a longer road than we can travel across in this lifetime, but a road that leads to a life of fulfillment, meaning and purpose nonetheless.
*This Thursday’s new moon in Gemini is the perfect new moon to learn how to use astrology as a tool for living life in accordance with the universe. I’ve got astrological readings and new moon rituals specific to each sign in New Moon Manifestations: The New Moon in Gemini & the Astrology of the Lunar Cycle from May 25th – June 22nd.
Virgo & Virgo Rising
Thursday’s new moon is an invitation to refresh my relationship to my career. It asks me what I am willing to work for. Work really hard for. It asks me what I am willing to give up for my career, and what I am not. It asks me to pursue what I have an intense desire to accomplish and has me pausing to contemplate what is more work than it is worth.
Thursday’s new moon makes clear the kind of passion that I need in order to move through the obstacles that stand in my way me. Thursday’s new moon reminds me to call on the power of the accomplishments of my elders, ancestors and trailblazers in my lineage. It reminds me that I am not in this alone and that I do not do this for myself alone. Whenever in doubt I must remember to call on their memory, surrounding myself with their words, their stories and their encouragement. Incredibly difficult things have always been accomplished by incredibly strategic minds and incredibly determined hearts. I call on that kind of strength to guide me. I call on that kind of wisdom to walk with me. I call on that kind of vision when I have a hard time imagining ways forward. I don’t have to know how I’ll live this out. I just have to know that it’s my destiny to do so.
*This Thursday’s new moon in Gemini is the perfect new moon to learn how to use astrology as a tool for living life in accordance with the universe. I’ve got astrological readings and new moon rituals specific to each sign in New Moon Manifestations: The New Moon in Gemini & the Astrology of the Lunar Cycle from May 25th – June 22nd.
Libra & Libra Rising
I ignore the gravity of expectations, giving myself the freedom to fly my way. I honor the effort that it takes to live my life my way, never underestimating the energy I’ve got to give out in order to do so. I refuse to have my life’s path dictated to me, I’ll find my own way, honoring the stamina I need to succeed.
I use Thursday’s new moon to recommit to the plans that can stand the test of time. I use Thursday’s new moon to appreciate the fact that not all journeys are meant to last, but the one’s that are take a tremendous amount of determination. I acknowledge the fact that Thursday’s new moon is inviting me to get clear on what I am focused on bringing about, and what I actually don’t want to put forth that much effort for.
Who accompanies me along this journey becomes a sacred part of it. The relationship lessons that come up for me now need witnessing. They contain kernels of truth that I don’t want to pass by. These heart-sensitive issues make themselves known so that I can understand the work that needs doing. I willingly release myself from needing to get relationships right, and instead do my best to get as sincere as I can about how I show up for them.
*This Thursday’s new moon in Gemini is the perfect new moon to learn how to use astrology as a tool for living life in accordance with the universe. I’ve got astrological readings and new moon rituals specific to each sign in New Moon Manifestations: The New Moon in Gemini & the Astrology of the Lunar Cycle from May 25th – June 22nd.
Scorpio & Scorpio Rising
I start the movements that I most want to join. I collaborate with folks that respond to these calls to action. I work on what I know I need to, whether the powers that be have given me pessimism or permission. I give myself the authorization I need to succeed.
Anything less would be blasphemy.
Thursday’s new moon resets the potential of my partnerships. I can give myself permission all day long, but if that kind of freedom doesn’t extend past myself, I’m left without a system of supportive souls to work with. I am interested in collaborating with those that are invested in evolving. I am interested in collaborating with those that are invested in a future built on mutual freedom. I am interested in collaborating with those that are invested in sustainable growth and expansion.
I use Thursday’s new moon to address any difficulties that come up with with my current collaborators. I do this to be fair. I do this to be honest. I do this so that I can be clear about who is here to build this movement with me and who here is unable to do so.
*This Thursday’s new moon in Gemini is the perfect new moon to learn how to use astrology as a tool for living life in accordance with the universe. I’ve got astrological readings and new moon rituals specific to each sign in New Moon Manifestations: The New Moon in Gemini & the Astrology of the Lunar Cycle from May 25th – June 22nd.
Sagittarius & Sagittarius Rising
I put effort into the relationships that can commit to the unending effort it takes to build and sustain progressive partnerships. Any union worth its weight will demand a rigorous effort. Any union worth its weight will call on all parties to come to the problems they face with hearts ready to search for solutions. Any union worth its weight will keep me feeling held by the fact that honesty is a necessity.
Under this week’s astrology, the unions that have no weight reveal their flimsy faults without fail. And that’s alright by me.
I side-step any wars that others try to wage by tackling issues that arise promptly. Not all people are able to deal with all problems, however. I do what I can with the people in question, but I don’t question the fact that some folks aren’t yet psychologically structured to cope with the truth. In those circumstances I do the work that I need to on myself, for myself. If I can’t get right with you, I start by getting right with me. I know that when I do my own healing it shifts everything that gets in the way of my progress. I trust that process. I listen for the cues to move and to pause. Pausing moves me inward, which is still progressive movement towards solution.
*This Thursday’s new moon in Gemini is the perfect new moon to learn how to use astrology as a tool for living life in accordance with the universe. I’ve got astrological readings and new moon rituals specific to each sign in New Moon Manifestations: The New Moon in Gemini & the Astrology of the Lunar Cycle from May 25th – June 22nd.
Capricorn & Capricorn Rising
My projects need my patience. My mental, emotional, and physical wellness need my caring commitment. My ability to strategize around difficulties I face in my work is a life-saving coping mechanism which I will generously employ this week.
I promise to not burn myself out by forcing solutions that don’t work. I promise not to punish my body by working past its limits. Especially when my work load feels punishingly hefty. I promise to be gentle with myself, especially if things get hard.
Thursday’s new moon wants me to reset my commitment to working through the issues at work that need a little extra attention. I patiently delineate between the opportunity to apply my determined ambition to a situation and the opportunity to refrain from using up all my energy in pursuit of what I don’t have enough passion for in the first place.
This week I awaken my steely resolve to put my healing first. I will watch for and interrupt any propensity to push past problems and force a solution. I commit to researching the issues that I face. I promise to gather the information that I can and I vow to be patient when I am not sure what to do next.
*This Thursday’s new moon in Gemini is the perfect new moon to learn how to use astrology as a tool for living life in accordance with the universe. I’ve got astrological readings and new moon rituals specific to each sign in New Moon Manifestations: The New Moon in Gemini & the Astrology of the Lunar Cycle from May 25th – June 22nd.
Aquarius & Aquarius Rising
My creative self-expression is not worth pursuing if I am not able to be authentically me. Being authentic takes work. It takes commitment to push back against the voices of conformity. It takes a commitment to myself to outshine the dullness of comparison. It takes a fierce commitment to myself to remain honest enough to move through the dishonesty of wanting to be respectable.
I might worry that I am never going to fit in. I might worry that I am weird. I might worry that I am different. I am all of these things, but I don’t need to worry about it.
I am my own kind of intelligent. I am my own kind of loving. I am my own kind of creative. I am my own kind of creature and I own that completely. I set myself free to see what being me might bring about. I choose to create a world where that kind of honesty is met with more of the same. I relieve myself of the pressure of having to create my life the “right way” and instead challenge myself to create it in the most genuine way that I can. I am grateful to Thursday’s new moon for helping to reveal some of what stands in the way of me pursuing my truth and for showing me how to relentlessly move towards it.
*This Thursday’s new moon in Gemini is the perfect new moon to learn how to use astrology as a tool for living life in accordance with the universe. I’ve got astrological readings and new moon rituals specific to each sign in New Moon Manifestations: The New Moon in Gemini & the Astrology of the Lunar Cycle from May 25th – June 22nd.
Pisces & Pisces Rising
Thursday’s new moon reminds me of the commitment that it takes to build and maintain the foundations of my life. Ground is easy to take for granted. My inner-life is easy to leave last on the list of important things to take care of but m roots need reserves of water and rich soil to draw from. I remember to offer these to myself.
I use Thursday’s new moon to get clear on what my self-care currently requires of me. I make peace with where I am at. With myself. With my life. With the deeper issues that are hard to resolve. I don’t have to be above any aspect of my process. I am not here to try and be fancier than my feelings. I don’t have to understand exactly why something bothers me, but accepting that it does is the first step to understanding why it does.
This week asks me to balance home and high hopes. It asks me to balance hard work and tough love. It asks me to work as hard on my inner life as I do on my outer success. And vice versa. This week asks the difficult questions that require my decisive dedication to the solutions that will help my family life and my career trajectory. I dedicate my energy and my heart equally to both.
*This Thursday’s new moon in Gemini is the perfect new moon to learn how to use astrology as a tool for living life in accordance with the universe. I’ve got astrological readings and new moon rituals specific to each sign in New Moon Manifestations: The New Moon in Gemini & the Astrology of the Lunar Cycle from May 25th – June 22nd.