The Gemini Full Moon spotlights duality, movement, and communication. Gemini is a flexible and dexterous sign; with the Moon here, we may be able to attend to several projects at once, without losing a beat. The Sun and Moon are nevertheless making a t-square to Neptune, which adds potential confusion into the mix, so we need to be wary of getting our wires crossed. There is also the possibility of going down a path, believing that it is uncharted territory or ours alone, only to discover that someone else has been working in parallel to us. This could relate to an interest where it seemed important to prove ourselves, but we realized that we must partly rely on others to get the end result we seek.

Neptune’s ability to soften hard boundaries could also allow creative forces to be channeled more freely. The combined creative and intuitive qualities of the Sun and Moon can be beneficially brought together, despite their polar positions at the Full Moon. We may need to be open to compromise with others, though, if we are to avoid squabbles or blowups. Square aspects often represent internal conflict, so it might help to gently self-talk ourselves through any difficult patches. It may also be helpful to borrow techniques from subtle, Neptune-themed spirituality and lifestyle models which link the mind and body, such as those in some of the Eastern traditions, particularly meditation and massage practices.

The Gemini Moon is governed by Mercury in Sagittarius, a placement which traditional astrology classifies as “ill-dignified” — another way of saying that the planet is a little lost there. Sagittarian thinking tends to be wide-ranging and visionary, encompassing the bigger picture. The Mercurial mind can be scattered by so many options at hand, and may prefer busy, immediate engagement to the lofty aims of rainbow-reaching expansiveness. Mercury trines Chiron in Aries, however, offering personal healing. The lesson here is to trust our own intuition and ideas. Even though someone may seem to have a finger on the pulse of something “big,” we should remember that it does not mean that their entire assessment is automatically, completely accurate.

A speculative deal can be inflated to seem promising, but the reality turns out to be far from the goal we seek. A key to success, therefore, is to stay connected with how the mind functions, particularly when we are faced with ideas and agendas that are distant from our own. For example, it might be easy for us to think that another view is “wrong” when it merely poses a “different” approach. Jupiter is almost as far out of its most favorable places as Mercury is, since Jupiter is said to be in its “fall” in Capricorn. Jupiter rises to the heights of exaltation in Cancer, but in Capricorn, it can fall to earth with a resounding thud. We can only hope that, should this occur, we witness no broken bones!

Any threatened tumble could be softened through redirection to a “safety net.” With Jupiter trine Uranus, this could manifest as a last-minute option or an unexpected development which somehow saves the day. But we can take advantage of this only if we spot the opportunity and run with it. Jupiter in Capricorn tends to feel restricted, whilst the trine to Uranus appears to offer breathing space. Musician Steve Winwood famously sang, “If you see a chance, take it!” In other words, do not hesitate to grasp an opportunity to breathe more easily within any situation that has come to feel too confining.

The Moon is also quincunx Venus, Saturn, and Pluto in their Capricorn stellium, suggesting the potential for missing something in our peripheral vision, perhaps because our sights are so closely set on a current target. Where this represents illness, it might have been a slow-burning development. Whilst we may not have spotted its arrival, we may nonetheless still be able to take positive action. Since Venus is involved, contact with and support from others may be invaluable

This article is from the Mountain Astrologer, written by Diana Collis.