Sun in Gemini, Mercury retrograde, Saturn Re-enters Scorpio



The current of a river flows down from its source towards sea level. Rivers themselves move in one particular direction, but the water that makes up the river moves in a complex and intricate dance. Water molecules on the surface are heated by the sun, and evaporate upwards. Water winds its way around land masses, whirls around rocks, settles in pools, and forms eddies that swirl at various speeds. These myriad motions set everything astir, causing the cooler water below to rise up and mingle with the sun-warmed water above. Animals traveling within and through the water introduce further layers of unpredictable and changeable motion. In one sense, there is no constant direction to a river.

There is, however, constant and irresistible movement in a river. Anything that enters the river is subject to its motion. One either actively resists or succumbs to its flow. This month, seek out those pools of rest, and see if you can notice the motion hiding within the still points of your life. Listen for the music that fills the silence. Catch your breath, and notice whether you have been fighting or flowing with the current.

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Sun in Gemini: 5/21/15 - 6/21/15
The Sun’s transit through Gemini marks a time of transition from spring to summer. At this point in the year, we have fully awoken from winter’s dream. Our minds are alive and curious, and there is much to be curious about - nature is active, exploding in color, life and movement. We want to explore every little bit of the world we encounter. We say, “YES,” to life, to people, to new things, and under normal circumstances, we are not so concerned - yet - with how it all fits together.

This year, however, Gemini is somewhat inverted and sideways. We enter this flitting-about time with Mercury, the ruler of Gemini, just barely moving backwards after his recent retrograde station on 5/18/15, and with the Sun in a tense T-square, conjoined with impatient Mars, square dreamy and dissolving Neptune, and opposite Saturn, the planet most associated with delays and a slow pace. Hence John Muir nicely summarizes the wisdom of 2015’s solar month of Gemini: “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.”

How do the pieces of your life reflect the whole?
What is the “ocean” the river of your life is flowing towards?
Which elements of your life - the “water” of your river - are dissipating, evaporating, caught in eddies?
How can you surrender to these various flows -
- the overarching movement to the ocean?
- and the losses along the way?

Mercury Retrograde: 5/18/15 - 6/11/15
Mercury begins his retrograde motion close to the Moon and sextile Jupiter. This ties our heart and our beliefs into the questions Mercury poses during this Gemini retrograde, which underscore the ways our perceptions shape our life.

How do your perceptions color your feelings?
How do your feelings color your perceptions?
How do your perceptions shape your beliefs?
How do your beliefs shape your perceptions?
What is the flow of your mind? - dissipating, directional, swirling in vortices?

Mercury completes his retrograde motion in sextile to Venus. Meanwhile, the Sun sextiles Uranus (illuminating & energizing insight), and Neptune stations retrograde (exact on 6/12/15).

What do those sticky moments in relating with others reveal if you let go of the need to be right?
How does compassion influence your perceptions?
How does forgiveness influence your ability to relate with others?
How will you integrate the insights of the past few weeks into your life, relationships, & art if you’re an artist?

Saturn re-enters Scorpio: 6/14/15 - 9/17/15
Saturn - the planet that teaches us our true responsibilities by showing us our limitations; the planet that pushes us to try harder and find our grit by imposing setbacks; the planet that rewards our efforts and reminds us of that which we’ve neglected; the planet that insists that boundaries are freedoms in disguise - re-enters Scorpio shortly after Mercury moves direct. Scorpio implies some kind of death-and-rebirth process, so you can be sure you’ll be letting go of something. It won’t be easy, but it will come with the reward of rebirth into something truer, more appropriate to who you are now, and ultimately more sustainable.

Saturn transited through Scorpio from October 2012 through most of December 2014. Now that he’s retrograding, he’s dipping back into Scorpio until autumn of 2015. You may notice a revisiting of themes that came up for you in December of 2014 over the next few months. This is your opportunity to resolve those issues.

What in your life - relationships, careers, projects, places, etc. - is in a stage of death?
What renewal do you foresee following those losses?
What is your core truth - the “source” of your river? How can you be truer to that “source”?

The river flows to the sea, but the water that makes it up may become mist, fog, a cloud, enter a lake, or recede into an aquifer before it ever reaches the sea. Once that water does finally reach the ocean, it may enter through another river. In the words of the great healer, Hippocrates, “There is one common flow, one common breathing. All things are in sympathy.” This is the time to surrender to that flow.

Coming Soon:
Next month’s report on the solar month of Cancer will offer insights into the overall thrust of the summer. Feel free to like and repost this report as you see fit. Until next time, wishing you a heart-ful month. Thanks for reading,

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