This month begins with the sun joining Uranus—planet of mystery, rebellion, and collective consciousness—in Gemini. Gemini energy can be characterized as both trickster and innovator, and the illumination of Uranus this month by the sun will quicken the pace after Taurus’ deliberate slowness. The full moon in Gemini’s sister sign Sagittarius will have hit on May 31st, launching us with its fiery mystique through new doors we might have never known existed. These opportunities could be small-scale, like a new job or a new idea—or they could lead us toward something that contributes to a collective goal. Uranus will be transiting the mutable air sign for seven years, and this transit could provide ample opportunity for us to creatively subvert the aggressions of our oppressors. Mercury’s movement out of Gemini into Cancer on the 1st will set a tone for us to build emotional fortitude through meaningful communication, as it joins Jupiter for the last month of its own transit through Cancer, conjuncting on the 9th. Venus will then leave Cancer for Leo on the 13th, followed by the new moon in Gemini on the 14th. These three summer signs will work together mid-month to build excitement about all of our potentials, much in the way that our gardens fill with flora as the summer proceeds. The solstice on the 21st will act as a culmination of our preparations, and the sun’s movement out of mutable Gemini and into cardinal Cancer will shift our focus from planning and dreaming to taking action. Uranus in Gemini will bring unexpected twists and turns, and this month will act as initiation to new ways of creating resistance and fighting The Man.
ARIES
Gemini and Aries are natural collaborators and friends, and this month you might find that your Gemini friends provide you with the kind of play that you’ve been missing by spending the last two months trying to lock in for your new cycle around the sun. No matter what age you turned recently, Gemini will make you feel young at heart. Your ruling planet Mars will enter Gemini on the 28th, meeting your innate power with the positivity required to maintain it.
TAURUS
Gemini’s rulership of your 2nd house is an interesting alignment, as your earthy nature might expect the sun’s transit through a house that concerns itself with material and physical stability to provide additional security. However, too much focus in this arena can make life dull. Gemini’s influence here and the sun’s and Uranus’ transits will highlight when and how to innovate and take calculated risks that benefit both you and your fellow man.
GEMINI
Happy You season, Gemini! This month might feel like the most Gemini Gemini season you’ve had in a long time, as Uranus’ new impact on your chart will begin revealing the fruits of your labor. Uranus’ transit through your 12th house over the last seven years has impacted your material karma—on a very basic level, what has happened to your body and your money, and what changes did you learn that need to be made? This is a month to take a deep breath and release the past while working to build a future out of joyful resistance.
CANCER
Your cycle around the sun is coming to a close, and Gemini’s rulership of your 12th house sun transit points to a need to release emotional control and allow some detachment, critical thinking, and perhaps a crash out or two to help you process all the lessons of the last year. Cancers tend to bottle things up, and Gemini wants you to release that tension before your new cycle around the sun begins on the solstice on the 21st.
LEO
The 11th house shares themes of friendship and community with your sister sign Aquarius, and Gemini’s influence here indicates that you can find a sense of belonging when you decide to loosen up a little. By no means does this mean changing your standards or boundaries, but perhaps the mission this month is to invite in the kind of ego death that only a Gemini can playfully tease out of you. Show up for your community without defensiveness, and see what happens when you trust the air to strengthen the fire.
VIRGO
Gemini and Virgo share Mercury as a ruling planet, and its movement into Cancer on the 1st could alter your communications to be more heart-centered than usual. The sun will be transiting your 10th house of career and reputation until the 21st, and you will need to rise to the occasion by integrating some demanding emotions into your creative and professional goals. The new moon in Gemini on the 14th could be particularly impactful—do what you can to release anxiety through physical movement that embraces your new future.
LIBRA
Your fellow air sign wants to teach you about freedom this month. Where you prioritize relationships with others, Gemini is more prone to prioritize their relationship with themselves, and its rulership over your 9th house brings a self-actualizing edge to the beginning of your summer. Your ruling planet Venus’ movement out of fellow cardinal sign Cancer into fiery, fixed Leo on the 13th could be quite seductive, and you will be tasked with balancing your passions and emotions. Integrity is key here, so act accordingly.
SCORPIO
Scorpio is not necessarily known for being the life of the party, though your loving heart certainly knows how to bring people together. This month, trust (or perhaps distrust) could play a major role, as Gemini’s quick-witted and analytical nature illuminates your 8th house, a place of secrets, commitment, and some of the most painful aspects of the human experience. Keep your wits about you, and trust Gemini to guide you toward the truth.
SAGITTARIUS
Your sister sign Gemini rules your 7th house of relationships, partnerships, and collaborations, and the short-term sun transit and long-term Uranus transit here will be switching things up for you. If this aspect of your life has felt stagnant, it is possible this month could feel like a breath of fresh air. The new moon on the 14th could be a good time to open up to a new relationship that lifts your spirits.
CAPRICORN
Your health might be something you are prone to putting second, and this month you will be asked to reduce stress through play and adaptability (as opposed to your usual rise and grind). Though it’s unlikely you’ll take major risks with your time, try to make room for rest, intellectual exploration, and honoring yourself by reconnecting with the body that has carried you through so much.
AQUARIUS
This is your month to shine! The sun’s illumination of your Gemini-ruled 5th house indicates opportunities to be creative, romantic, or just plain silly. Your fellow air sign wants to encourage you to take things less seriously for a bit by dancing in the park, making art, or basking in the sun—if only to preserve yourself for a demanding future.
PISCES
The 4th house concerns itself with home and family, and this month could prove a bit more intense than the last. Gemini will still provide you with plenty of time to goof off, but you might find that some jokes sting a little too hard or you are generally a bit more moody. Try to keep good spirits, and also feel free to cry when you need to.
illustrations by Anneliese DePano
