Living with the Stars

  This blog post will probably get to you a little bit late. You know how it is, it's June and I'm marking student papers. You know how it is when you work in Education.  Early on Sunday morning, on the 18th of June, the Moon and the Sun conjoined in what is termed a New Moon at 26 degrees of Gemini. Gemini is the 3rd zodiac sign and is associated with communication, short travel and siblings. It can also refer to scholastic education - and maybe that's why I'm marking  papers at this time of the year. Although June usually marks the end of the academic year for most students, a new moon in Gemini is a very good time to sow seeds for the coming year. Usually it is seen as an excellent time to plan for the future. However, this new moon also contains a square (90 degrees) to Neptune, which we know is the planet associated with illusions and deceptions.  Let's look at it bit by bit....First of all, the New Moon squares that Neptune in Pisces at 27 degrees. That is the

  A Full Moon graces the skies in the early hours of Sunday 4th June at 5:41am. This occurs just before sunrise, and sets the tone for the next two weeks. Full Moons are usually seen as a time when the intentions set at the Full Moon bloom.  A Full Moon is, as another astrologer, Jessica Adams, put it, a full stop. it is time to stop and look back. This is the reason why new seeds are never sown at full moon time, but at new moon. Traditionally, astrologers never advised new plans to be implemented at that time.  A Full Moon in Sagittarius receives light from the Sun in Gemini, the zodiac sign associated with all forms of communication and also with siblings and short journeys. If you look at the chart for this Full Moon, you can see that the Sun was rising, making this chart ruled over by Mercury (which rules Gemini). Mercury is currently in Taurus and one degree away from Uranus, the planet representing innovation, eccentricity, revolution and inspirational thinking. Mercury itself i