Full Moon Penumbral Eclipse in Gemini, 8:29pm November 30, 2020 AEST
Today’s Gemini Full Moon Eclipse is the second last of the year, and although it’s a more subtle event than the coming Sagittarius Full Solar Eclipse of December 15, it’s another of the critical gateways of the year.
Astrologers consider eclipses to be amongst the most powerful of celestial aspects. Their impact unfolds over long periods of time, influencing the course of events for up to a year, and frequently alter the trajectory of people’s lives. Lunar eclipses tend to be internal and emotional and correlate with family and home issues, the past, culminations and endings, while solar eclipses are associated with external events and the beginnings of new cycles. All eclipses tend to reveal truths that have been hidden before our eyes.
Today’s Gemini Lunar Eclipse is ruled by Mercury in Scorpio, the sign of transformation through deep psychic work and the tending of unhealed wounds. Difficult issues being triggered now ask for a re-examination of our beliefs in order to correct possible errors of perception. With the Moon quinqunx to Venus in Scorpio, our beliefs about relationships are specifically requiring transformation here. And with the Sun quincunx Uranus the dynamic between what we value and what we’re willing to sacrifice in order to achieve it is illuminated. Quinqunxes reveal our vulnerabilities, push us out of our comfort zone but inspire us to explore new possibilities.
This eclipse asks us to pay attention to and be conscious of subtle emotional realities. Gemini governs the transmission of intuition and insight into consciousness, and tuning in to percipient signals now could lead to epiphanies that allow us to draw more liberating and empowering conclusions. Today’s eclipse asks us to consider how we’re interpreting the emotional situations of our lives. Gemini is the data, Sagittarius the interpretation. Gemini north node energy expresses as a curiosity to understand vastly divergent perspectives without judgement whilst shadow Sagittarius expresses as an inability to listen to others and a blind assurance that one’s own views are right.
Curiosity is the magic we’re being encouraged to cultivate now, both for the mysteries of our own lives and those of others. The work we do in these areas between now and December 15 will determine the tone of the new cycle being initiated with that immensely powerful Sagittarius Solar Eclipse and could prevent issues from escalating to an intense climax around that time.
Nature will be a balm for intensely over-stimulated minds during this lunation. This is NOT a time for conducting rituals, signing contracts or making dramatic changes, although fast and unexpected changes often occur spontaneously during eclipse periods. It IS a time to focus our awareness inward, to allow the river of life to carry us forward as we pay close and curious attention to the extraordinary emotional landscapes, alert and responsive to what the journey asks of us.
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