Sunday, June 12 at 4.13am EST
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The Sun in Gemini squares the moon in Virgo. The moon will rise at noon, peak at dusk and set at midnight.
The week between the first quarter and full moon (June 12-20) is the most potent of the lunar cycle. We need to think assiduously about where we are going. Quarter moons prompt definitive change. This is a checkpoint. According to CafeAstrology, quarter phases represent a “crisis of consciousness.”
On the Gemini path: a mystical encounter with the earthy virgin. Both Gemini and Virgo are ruled by the planet Mercury. The purpose of this first quarter moon is examination (Mercury) of our communication and mental processes (Gemini) to improve work and health-related sectors of life (Virgo). Some examples: quality of relationships with co-workers; general communication in the workplace; personal feelings/mindset towards exercise and nutrition. Any event at this juncture will likely be work-related. It’s always about work when Virgo comes to town. So just be mindful of any conflicts you’re having here and make any necessary changes before the phase hits. Prepare for an abrupt change in direction if one is needed 🙂
Virgo demands responsibility and discipline; Gemini demands absolute freedom to change anything and everything. Gemini is the thinker of the zodiac and Virgo his dutiful mother, patching interminable cosmic tears in the rippling fabric of externality. How can Virgo help the twins get out of the mind and back to the hands which work and mend, back to the landscape? Both signs have a habit of nitpicking and getting lost in the mind-labyrinth. And yet Virgo exercises a ruthless practicality that the twins often lack. Even when she falls into states of neuroticism or over-worrying, the virgin returns to the surface again and again.
However - the difference between a healthy and unhealthy Virgo is stark. When imbalanced, Virgo rejects her beloved routines and rituals. Without these, she is dragged along by the currents of her mind, at times submerged, face down, not even trying to right herself because she’s tired of caring, tired of attempting to fix her life and failing repeatedly. She finds sweet relief in being out of control after working for so long to cultivate principles which have proven to be perpetually just out of reach. Virgo surrounds herself with good company. Inevitably these well-meaning souls come along and start to dig her out, only to discover that Virgo is an intransigent goddess when she’s flailing. The thing about Virgo is that all her battles are with herself. When she’s lost, she sits up in the mind and rarely comes down. She is a unique soul with a vivid inner world. Each Virgo is specially molded by widely varying interests. The earthy goddess risks everything when she no longer recognizes her own brilliance.
Mercurial types have unmistakable presence. Perhaps this is the key to the First Quarter in Virgo – cultivating presence. Resist the urge to sink below, as do the twins; stay behind your eyes to observe the world around you. I suggest twisting yoga poses to generate new blood flow in the intestines, ruled by Virgo. See Virgo Yoga for more ideas.
To ascertain your personal Moon sign, click here.
Mantra: clearheaded