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We have a lot to say and think about this new moon. There are some significant decisions that we’re trying to get clarity on. These involve others, with whom we’re working through some important relationship dynamics right now. The whole past few months have been a big rite of passage for all of us, individually and collectively. Now we are picking up the pieces and trying to decide where to go from here.
Because there are four planets in Gemini for this new moon, there will be no shortage of ideas and options you are contemplating. And because you are a multi-faceted, dynamic, and intelligent person, you can easily see the pros and cons of the different ideas, potentially increasing the difficulty of the decision-making. This is where we need to view life as a game right now. Let yourself play with different scenarios, without making a commitment to any one of them until you’ve allowed yourself to explore. One of the reasons that commitment can be difficult for Gemini energy is that they need to explore and experience life to learn and grow, so locking into one path can feel limiting. However, when you find the right balance for you of commitment versus exploration, you reduce mental churn and anxiety.
Given that we’ll all be unpacking the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the weeks, months, and years to come, please be patient with yourself. Your job right now is to explore options as it feels good to you. When it gets overwhelming/overstimulating, stop. Then it’s time to integrate and synthesize inner promptings with your outer vision.
I don’t know about you, but my approach to decision-making has changed radically in the past year. Part of this was due to moving across the country with my beloved, and making decisions as a couple when we both have very different approaches to them. Another part of it was due to embracing a more feminine approach to work, and allowing my heart and body to guide me to what feels like the next best thing versus efforting through to a goal and attempting to control the situation.
Before this, I used to agonize over what the “right” decision was. This entailed endless analysis and research, picking tarot cards, conversations with friends and healers, etc. Part of me felt like I had to wrestle a decision to the ground and that I owed it to myself to explore every last nook and cranny so I could be sure I was making the “right” call. I then got a wonderful reframe from a dear friend who asked the question, “what if there is no “right” decision?” My mind was blown. Plus, now that I’m a working mom (I wasn’t then), I simply don’t have time to agonize over decisions like I used to! All of this is to say, if you feel like your current process isn’t very straight forward, you aren’t alone. While part of you might like to have more to go on, we all simply need to take the next best step, see what emerges and adjust as we go.
In our relationships right now a good guideline is to clarify when you are mentally exploring versus wanting to move to action. It can be confusing/overwhelming for those that care about you to be led down a potential scenario without knowing if you are in “explore” versus “do” mode. They also may be unnecessarily protective of you and even shoot down an option completely if they are thinking you are actually planning on doing something versus exploring a potential path. In improv comedy, there is a rule that you have to accept whatever someone says and build on it (“Yes and…”), which is a lovely way to channel the fun-loving and option-seeking energy of this new moon when you are talking with others.
Intentions: I enjoy thinking of life as a game. I value a non-linear, exploratory approach. It’s always an option for me to be easy about any decisions I’m contemplating.
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