Hurtful Words
Have you ever had endless replays of conversations where someone attacks you with hurtful words but you weren't quick enough to say something clever back? Then 24 hours later, you come up with a million different comebacks but it's just a tad late. The torture continues as you replay the original scene and those hurtful words enter your mind over and over again.
A Buddy's Anecdote
I have a friend with a Gemini stellium in the 12th house (including the luminaries and Mercury), who shocked me with her confession that she had been suffering from these verbal replays. She always appears to be so positive and cheerful, so I wouldn't have thought she would be one of those people. She said that she would mentor herself and then arrive at the conclusion that, for example, 'XX said this to me and it made me mad, it's just their opinion and it really need not affect me.' When I first heard it, I was utterly impressed by its simplicity - how Gemini! I'm the worst at these verbal replays and since then, I began to put it to the test and learned to develop the resilience to shrug off any negativity thrown my way. Transmute it to love and return it to the sender.
The New Moon in Gemini on 15th June at 24 degrees 03:54 BST/10:54 HKT makes me wonder what the lunar goddess wants us to learn in this cycle?
Transits for New Moon in Gemini
Mercury is the ruler of this new moon. Mercury placed in Cancer is not strong at all. At first glance, we see Mercury is in a wide conjunction with Jupiter, the greater benefic. However, I'm sad to report that Mercury will never catch up with Jupiter in an exact conjunction. The closest distance between them is just under 5 degrees. After that, Mercury will go retrograde at 26 degrees and by then, Jupiter leaves Cancer. Additionally, Mercury is in a separating square with Saturn.
It is interesting to see that this new moon makes no major aspects with any other planets. It is purely a standalone conjunction, with no other interference to affect its expression.
Main Theme
In Gemini, the mental faculties are highlighted. This new moon asks us to have fresh beginnings in how to be solution-focused (Gemini) rather than taking everything personally (Cancer). We are also reminded to be mindful of how our words (Gemini) can impact our listeners' emotions (Cancer). Be on 'Gemini-mode' and process emotionally-charged words in a logical way. Their words do not define the real you.
As my friend puts it, 'Life is a journey of self-improvement'. Perhaps I should thank those nasty peeps who hiss those words at me so I can grow spiritually...
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