closer to fine: horoscopes for today's new moon in gemini
good morning bbz,
blessings for the new moon in gemini.
today, at 3:01 am PT, the moon meets the sun at 12º gemini.
the lunar cycle concludes & begins again.
Before launching into the vibes, the astrology, the feelz,
I just want to quickly note that today’s new moon in gemini
marks three years of moon missives!
Celine & I sent out the first moon missives vibe folder
(“a meditative fun cool email every new & full moon”)
on june 4, 2016.
(oh what a world that was then)
whether you have been tuning in since then,
or you recently found yrself in this email-sphere.
Thank you ZO much for making this lil gift in yr inbox a part of yr routine.
Ok, so.
This new moon in gemini. In a screenshot?
To be very clear, this new moon IS a new beginning, but it is ALSO: a last call.
In the rest of the sky,
Saturn, Pluto, & the South Node
continue to slowly grind through Capricorn.
Our systems, our rituals, our traditions become holy or burn to the ground.
Whatever doesn’t work must go.
This configuration is currently being opposed by Mars in Cancer.
A difficult crab insists on negotiations.
We are being forced to test every possibility before saying goodbye.
This dynamic will only intensify during Eclipse season in July,
as the Cancer / Capricorn axis, of all that nurtures and all that contains,
continues to be ignited.
This work must be done.
But today’s new moon has nothing to do with all that struggle and all that decay.
Thank goddESS.
It’s on a different axis.
In a different area.
A separate place.
Someone else’s house. GoodBYE (for today), decay!
We can close the door for just a minute and breathe
before we face the work again.
Because, to do what needs to be done,
we must face the work with curiosity.
Today’s new moon is an opportunity to gather that curiosity.
Today’s new moon is for pooling our knowledge.
Today’s new moon is for getting to the bottom of something
so we can get on TOP of everything.
It’s time to allow ourselves to be surprised by tradition.
It’s time to forget whose idea it was.
It’s time to just go for it:
to ask the question, or
give the show, or
write that thing
& run with it.
It’s time for the chicken party.
Both the sun & the moon are applying to hard aspects with Jupiter (the great exaggerator) & Neptune (the great (dis)illusionist). What we feel, what we say, what we make today is destined & required to be (more than a bit) extra. Honestly, no dream is too big, and no idea is too dumb.
Because there simply isn’t time to develop the perfect idea.
There is no time.
But there is time to try something.
And to try something with enthusiasm,
with wonder,
with hope.
Just go.
Wide eyed leaver, always going (a lyric I seem to always invoke on the Gemini new moon.)
Go go go go
And grab what you need.
Beg, borrow, steal (kindly), join, sprint, tear the mint leaves, plagiarize (sweetly), honor, obey, discuss, celebrate.
Do what inspires.
Return to the work.
We’ll be (closer to fine).
xoxo I love you so,
Jaime
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what follows are horoscopes for each sign.
if you know your rising sign, please read for that.
& read your sun sign as well.
if you don’t know your rising sign, reading for your sun sign is totally fine.
there’ll be something there <3 (there might be something in all of them)
these are meant to be nuggets to chew.
hopefully, there’s some bite.
these horoscopes are meant to be found.
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Aries
Tell the story again.
Everyone is listening with an eager heart.
Articulation escapes you,
You have too many ideas,
and you want to cast this chart for the next right spiritual moment
etc etc etc
because all that you’ve read in the heftiest books you own, and studied abroad
points you in that direction
(the direction of this moment not being the moment for a debut)
(AND that would be correct)
(on ANY OTHER TODAY.)
(because) TODAY is the day to tell the story.
Again.
Today is the day to write that thing.
Today is the day to codify your crafts.
Today is the moment to paint yr bike gold.
Worship small things.
Take a lil trip to yr favorite nostalgia vessel.
Drink that special pint.
(You might have to move for your job!
Or at LEAST reconfigure yr “home base” whatever that means to you)
so enjoy yr special spots.
tell the story there.
Taurus
Now’s the time to scheme on yr next play to get rich quick.
Who do you know who wants in on yr vibe?
Whose dream complements yours?
Whose wish is your command? (And vice versa)
You are struggling with the fine line between nihilism & sentimentality.
You are struggling with the fine line between defeating yrself and fulfilling yrself.
It is such a delicate task to honor yr traditions while claiming the larger picture.
You know what you think, and you must integrate with care.
Have fun while yr mindset sous vides. Cozy up to what you wish to inherit.
Notice how much surrounds you, and further how much you can still draw towards you.
You are the product of so many ideas, so many efforts, so many voices.
You do so much, but you didn’t learn in isolation.
If you haven’t recently, share yr wealth -
Whether that be yr favorite recipe, or a larger donation to a cause you care about deeply.
Glow up by giving back.
Glow up by listening.
Glow up by marveling at all that you contain.
Gemini
Don’t let yr lover’s grand entrance,
or an intriguing opportunity
to present yr collages at a festival abroad
(there WILL be cardamom buns)
distract from today’s most important vessel:
YOU.
You are a vessel, and only you can deliver yr message.
Yes, you must deliver it to others.
Yes, you must deliver it to “the world.”
But celebrate yr goddamn self.
Wrap yrself in the softest linens and silks.
Drink the tea of seraphim.
You are currently winning in yr own game of
“Who has the power?”
But you will soon learn that having all the control is just as isolating as having none of it.
You will soon learn how impossible (and necessary) it is to share.
Before you negotiate,
build yr fortress.
Make yrself as grand as yr lovers’ entrance.
Make yrself as delicious as an artist pass & a cardamom bun.
Cancer
It is wise to explore that distant cave of intellect,
to listen to the so(u)l(dier) within,
and most importantly to keep searching.
It is wise to keep searching forever.
At least today.
You love to categorize mysteries.
You love to spend midnights collecting vibes and polishing hunches.
Whether following a unicorn, or a psychopomp, you have always been curious
about what is beyond.
As you submit to how much you are changing
(yr face, yr hair, yr energy)
as you let go of some commitments and hold tighter to others,
don’t lose your sense of wonder.
The space you exist in has gotten much smaller,
but you have more elasticity within it.
Everyone at yr chosen school of thought takes hallucinogens together,
and sorts through the card catalog with glee.
Fantasy, inquiry, and duty work together.
“What a terrible mistake to let go of something wonderful
for something real.”
Leo
It’s time to send everyone you admire a DM.
Stoke the fires of collaboration.
Invite who want into your world, and who needs to join, will.
It’s impossible to belong if you’ve let to land.
And you’ll never know when to land.
So be your own crash landing.
Take the risk while you are both too worried and not worried enough about control.
Take the risk as your creative powers are timed to bloom.
Belonging is always a crash landing,
And you’ll always be you.
You’ve accepted that to continue down this path or any path,
You must work for it.
You must put the ideas out there even if you think they suck or you didn’t work “hard enough”
Because just saying one thing is half the battle.
Soon you’ll have to consider all of the paths,
All of the modes of inquiry,
Every way to go about this idea.
You’ll want the right people on yr team as you fall into the void.
And most likely, they’re already there.
They’re waiting for you.
So send the DM.
Virgo
Beauty will lift you and surround you and make sure you can say your piece.
I promise.
You are set to go dancing in the public eye.
You are set to sing.
You are set to dye your hair.
You are set to dye your hair ONLY to be noticed.
Today, feel comparison as only haze, and yrself as only multitudes.
You must publish that essay.
Or at least make a post about it.
Or at least submit with a fascinating cover letter.
Don’t wait until the next time it seems right
because you’ll know too much then,
and now you know just enough.
You are where you belong in the world.
Trust that.
Exist here if only for a minute.
As you sort through your pleasures,
and resist the appeals of friends to keep going to that bar,
accept your spot as their leader.
Summer is coming.
Pick the best pool.
Make the first move.
Libra
Remember how you studied for exams when you were a teenager?
Remember going to the coffee shop, ordering yr chai,
Sitting at the too-big-for-you table, or cozying up in the dirty comfy chair?
Remember writing notes until yr hands felt like they would fall off?
Remember how nice it was to people watch as you let yr mind wander
away from the subject at hand and back toward it again?
Imagine continuing like this,
but truly engaged.
You’re a big kid now. You can make yr own curriculum.
Design the path of study that you want to follow.
You know what ideas you want to explore so explore them.
As yr heart insists on making The Hudson Yards of yr reputation
(take the elevator up up up to the top of the “vessel”)
And tears you from yr home in the process:
Refresh yr soul by remembering how you got here.
Be a generous cartographer.
Don’t leave yourself off the map.
Scorpio
Allow a new debt to enter yr life.
Carve out a space to owe something and make it holy.
Speak to yr collaborators with exuberance.
Let someone new into yr vibe.
Things don’t always have to be so heavy.
Eternity only lasts a lifetime,
and not everyone is as aware of their mortality.
When you take a loan, you let go of something too.
Trust someone else to handle the burden,
and trust yrself to repay it in yr own time.
Indulge while you can and while you have the cash
(what I’m saying is: don’t skip the algae ice cream).
What came to you naturally as a child has not been coming so naturally now.
You are facing a dilemma as you erase sections of the map.
You cannot return there, but you must return here.
You are more attuned to the big picture when you are less concerned with becoming effective.
You are effective.
Let someone treat you to a new path.
Look ahead.
Sagittarius
It has been far too easy to be mystified by yr own story these days.
It has been a delight to escape into being dans le milieu.
Home is where the heart is and also where the confusion is.
The heart is confusing.
Thankfully, you aren’t doing this alone.
Ground yourself by expanding yourself by challenging yourself to speak the truth.
Tell who needs to know.
Honor who you love by telling them what you need.
You are getting to the bottom of something called value.
You are learning you only need some to feel like you contain all.
In a loud voice, you are reminded of yr debts.
Hoarding it all for the future no longer works when you need to choose now.
What you owe blossoms
as you own what you are.
It isn’t time to commit to a single track,
but it is time to be who you are by being with who you love.
Listen to yr loves’ opinion.
Slurp it up.
Keep warm beside their fire.
Capricorn
It seems ridiculous to remind you now, but:
you came here to wash the bowls.
You came here to bake the bread.
Remember how much stuff you were planning to get done?
You had a whoooooole agenda of things to achieve in the void.
This place is not necessarily an occultist fantasy, or a romantic mystery.
It has become one, but it certainly isn’t.
(and you keep returning and returning and returning)
You can’t see yr own mystery in the mirror though.
You can’t see it in yr lover either.
You can only feel it when you get yr hands dirty.
Return again and again to the magical mystery tour of the mundane.
Today’s new moon encourages you to get involved with yr mind,
And to make physical challenges fun.
You are learning who you are even while caught in a salad spinner / comparison trap.
You will keep learning.
Find relief in the routine.
If anyone can find beauty there, it’s you.
Aquarius
What you create now is only the start of something.
An inkling of an idea.
Soon these sparks of joy or sorrow or innovation will cement into a denser foundation
(all that we will eventually reflects our core,
and again creates it.)
Ask everyone you know to help.
Ask everyone you know to donate.
If you’ve failed before, it’s okay to start again.
Like I said, this is the start.
You’re building now, no need to scream that you exist.
In the big picture, yes, you are facing the impossible task of organizing the void into a routine.
You are being asked to conquer what is unconquerable.
You are required to suggest what is fleeting, and suggest again.
It’s time to give birth to a tiny ball of light.
Hold that light in your hand.
Watch it grow,
And watch it fade.
You’ve set something on its path.
Follow that something home.
Pisces
Take a look into the past.
Open up an old journal to a random page,
or slowly pore through some ancient google docs.
Find a book you ignored, with a bookmark to decay,
and begin again.
Feel the sparks in yr mind as you remember.
Feel the sparks in yr mind as you absorb.
Give yr old hat a new day.
(Wear a big hat is what I am saying.)
Express yrself clearly as you take messages from yr gut.
Try not to yell,
Or too run too fast,
Or to forget to take yr vitamins.
You still need yr body.
You still need to be embodied.
As much as yr gut and yr golden crown may be carrying you,
you must drink water too.
How you collect friends,
collect pastimes,
collect favorite things,
has been under renovation.
You have no one else’s outfit to copy,
but you have your own beautiful linen bag.
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