“Dark of the Moon,” chalk pastel by Maria Theresa Maggi
The moon is new at 26 degrees Gemini of the tropical zodiac on June 17, 2023 at 9:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time.
Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, and the first air sign. Its domain is the conscious mind and the present moment. The symbol for Gemini is the twins, and it rules over the parts of our bodies that come in pairs: the hands and the lungs. Gemini is the site of the crossroads. It’s where two things come together and a decision must be made. Sometimes making that decision is hard for Gemini energy. It likes the new, the diverse, and entertaining and the witty, and doesn’t want to choose. It’s comfortable with variety and even sometimes duplicity. It might insist that whatever is happening at the moment is the truth, and not look farther than the flashiness of what shines.
On the other hand (remember the two hands) it is the messenger energy of Gemini that teaches us there is more than one way to learn or to be active with our hands or minds. It reminds us of the neutrality of the messenger. It brings us keen and witty interest in our immediate environment and the curiosity to explore the world with our siblings. It gives us that filial kind of bond—the mystery of how we can be different and yet the same.
Gemini makes the mind sharp and alert. It likes to use words and apply them to describe the moment—whether in a news flash or a diary—and is quick to talk about feelings—sometimes as a distraction from feeling them. Gemini also hates to be bored, so this new moon may find us feeling emotionally restless or wanting to “change clothes” in the emotional department. Or we might feel interested in sending an emotional message to those around us or to a sibling.
This new moon and sun are also conjunct the asteroid Juno, the righteous and chronically harmed wife of Jupiter, Roman King of the Gods (or in Greek mythology Hera, wife of Zeus), so a sense of exacting self-righteous justice or a desire to speak up to or protect a sibling or neighbor is fused into the Gemini new moon’s emotional instinct at this time. Whether the victim or the victimizer (or both) this Gemini moon might be infused with the spectacle of seeking justice for those who have been unfairly wronged (and that will depend on who is doing the accusing).