Gemini season is upon us, and her winds will be blowing intensely. On the 8th, Gemini’s ruling planet Mercury will enter Cancer, offering an intuitive edge to our intellectual pursuits. On the 9th, shortly before the full moon, the moon (Cancer’s ruling planetary body) will enter Jupiter-ruled Sagittarius, and Jupiter (planet of luck and expansion) will enter watery Cancer. During that time, these planetary bodies will be in what is called mutual reception, wherein each planet provides support to the other in beneficial ways. The full moon in Sagittarius on the 11th will bring these two expansive, oceanic influences together to catalyze massive emotional growth on and around this day. This full moon will hit hard, and our inner world will collide with our most powerful conceptual and spiritual capacities, spinning new webs of karmic lessons guided by the Gemini-Sagittarius axis and its virtues. The duality of Gemini’s twins and Sagittarius’ centaur will be highlighted this month, and the north node in Pisces will encourage the vulnerable, frightened beasts inside of us to fight the machines both within and without. The sun will enter Cancer on the 20th, marking the longest daylight hours of the year on the summer solstice. Between this date and the new moon in Cancer on the 25th, our spiritual, political, and personal lives could all feel demandingly intertwined. What could feel like a crisis to many is Gemini 101, and we would be wise to embrace Gemini’s wit, discernment, and clarity of intent to meet the challenges of this season.
ARIES
The warrior and child in you are not as different as you might imagine. Both have the capacity for a fierce, protective, and loyal love, but this can also lead to their downfall. This month, Gemini’s influence could have you vacillating between salty and sweet, and the full moon in fellow fire sign Sagittarius on the 11th will intensify whatever situation is closest to your heart. Your ruling planet Mars will enter calculating Virgo on the 17th, perhaps leading to some much needed resolution.
TAURUS
Material and spiritual sovereignty are often your top priorities, and the sun’s transit though your 2nd house this month could shake up pre-existing beliefs about wealth and individuality. Gemini is a social sign, and its rulership of your 2nd house offers a question: How does your relationship with your resources answer the political and social demands of your community? Venus’ movement into your sign on the 5th could help answer this question, but could also lead to some avoidant indulgence.
GEMINI
Happy You season, Gemini! Saturn’s movement out of your fellow mutable sign Pisces late last month could have you feeling unshackled and more committed to your long-term goals. Your ruling planet Mercury will be cycling through your sign until the 8th and Cancer until the 26th, when it will enter Leo. This month you might rapidly cycle through different methods of communication, and it could be hard to keep all the details straight. The full moon in your sister sign Sagittarius on the 11th will be a good time to really examine what it is that you want and harness this fiery sign’s energy to take practical steps toward your dreams.
CANCER
As your cycle around the sun comes to its close, the 12th house will ask you to slow down and reflect. Sometimes your pool of water feels smooth, and sometimes it feels agitated; the 12th house will offer a mirror for the lessons you learned last year. Mercury’s movement into your sign on the 8th will conjunct Jupiter, and the sun will enter your sign on the solstice on the 20th. This could be a very lucky time of year for you—doubly so if you can see yourself clearly.
LEO
You might find that you often ask yourself if you have “what it takes” to be an effective community member. To your benefit and detriment, ego issues might periodically take precedence over community needs. It is important to protect yourself, but it can also be harmful to take yourself too seriously. The sun will be transiting your 11th house of higher ideals and social change, and Gemini will encourage you to release some of the tension your community roles have caused as of late so that you can show up as authentically as possible.
VIRGO
Virgo and Gemini share Mercury as a ruling planet, and its power manifests quite differently for each. Gemini takes advantage of Mercury’s playful, exploratory nature, and Virgo is more inclined toward this planet’s refining and discerning gifts. Gemini’s rulership of your 10th house reminds you to not take everything in regards to your public image and legacy too seriously, and the south node in your sign is asking you—this month and all year—to release the perfectionism that stifles your growth.
LIBRA
Last month might have been heavy, but good news! Your fellow air sign Gemini is going to take the reins and guide you toward some exciting unknowns. This could look like new creative opportunities, new ideas, or a surprise vacation. Your ruling planet Venus will enter Venus-ruled Taurus on the 5th, and this transit will occur in your 8th house. This could manifest as additional accountability demands before you are able to enjoy the freedom and exploration offered by the sun’s transit of your 9th house.
SCORPIO
The 8th house shares many themes with your sign—sex, commitment, trust, and darkness. Gemini’s rulership of yours is no coincidence, for where others need to descend into their shadows during 8th house transits, your supernatural depth naturally seeks the light in even the most difficult circumstances. The new moon in Cancer on the 25th will provide opportunities to alchemize the full weight of your emotions using the lessons about detachment that Gemini has spent the month teaching you.
SAGITTARIUS
Your ruling planet Jupiter has been transiting your sister sign Gemini for just over a year, and you might have experienced a lot of luck in the realm of romance and partnership. On the 9th, this planet will enter watery Cancer and your 8th house of shadow and fear. While you might find that your day-to-day life this month remains focused on fun and beauty, you will also be starting a new year-long cycle of deep emotional inquiry. If you seek lasting stability, perhaps avoid getting swept away by your sister sign’s more wicked and impulsive leanings, and focus on what is to come for your heart and long-term growth.
CAPRICORN
Saturn’s movement into Aries late last month and the sun’s transit of your 6th house this month could upend your foundations. Saturn can be destructive when it enters your impulsive, rule-hating fellow cardinal sign Aries, and this three-year transit will occur in your 4th house of family, home, and security. The 6th house is associated with health and routine, and thus these combined influences will work to bring more play and action in realms where you usually act with caution or avoidance.
AQUARIUS
Air signs usually get along with one another—they are naturally social, approach with curiosity, and have boundless intellectual interests. The sun’s transit through your 5th house, ruled by playful (and sometimes immature) Gemini, will bring out the best of these parts of your nature. Your traditional ruling planet Saturn’s recent move into Aries will amplify these effects, so remember to still practice some caution socially and creatively.
PISCES
You are likely not a person who lives for structure and routine, and you’d prefer to live in a world outside time. Saturn, often associated with the concept of “Father Time,” has been occupying your 1st house and sign for the better part of three years, and its recent movement into Aries could feel like a weight being lifted. However, you are starting this new chapter with a sun transit through your 4th house, a place of family, mother wounds, and safety. Perhaps consider this month what your relationship with safety is, and how it impacts your relationship with time.
illustrations by Anneliese DePano
