Gemini Full Moon Eclipse – December 10
Eclipses are turning points; we come to a fork in the road, a veil parts, and suddenly we have an opportunity to take a different route,
make a new choice, or see things from a fresh perspective. The Sun is in exuberant Sagittarius, the sign of the quest; these are the philosophers who see the big picture and ask deep questions. The Moon, in brainy Gemini, gathers and distills information. This polarity asks us to examine our thinking and reminds us that whatever we think about, we speak about; whatever we speak about, we bring about.
Mercury is the planet of the mind; Uranus is said to the higher octave of Mercury; it is the divine mind. Brilliant Uranus, retrograde since July 9, turns direct on December 9; like a sleeping giant, this distant planet awakens with renewed energy and force. Mercury moves
out of retrograde on December 13. These two planets make a positive trine, adding electricity to this Full Moon eclipse.
“The universe is made of stories, not atoms.” Muriel Rukeyser
Is there a story you keep telling yourself or others; a story that defines you and keeps you stuck? “I’m too old to start over; I don’t have enough money; there are no good men, women, jobs.” You get the drift. Do you have the courage to change your story? This Full Moon Eclipse has the power to break old, limiting patterns, expand our horizons, and inspire us to speak our truth. Stay alert to signs and omens. Teachers and tricksters appear (disguised as strangers, taxi drivers, and baristas) to bring us messages from the future and remind us who we are and why we have come here. What begins as mischief may turn into magic.
I will return later this month with an Astrology Cafe newsletter including the Winter Solstice, the sign Capricorn, and wisdom for from the crone in the tower. In the meantime, enjoy this beautiful season. You are loved, all is well, Virginia
"I prefer winter and fall, when you feel the bone structure of the landscape - the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of winter.
Something waits beneath it, the whole story doesn't show."
- Andrew Wyeth
I will return late December or January. In the meantime you can always visit me on Facebook,
or on my blog: www.youarenevertoolate.com
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December 2011 Astrology
Note about the above spectacular photo:
"Sometimes it's worth getting up at 3:30am and driving over to San Francisco just to make a photograph", says Howard Brainen, creator of Two Cat Digital in San Leandro, CA. This is a "stacked" image made up of 13 different exposures done over a one hour period. Howard and his wife, Marsha, spent a lot of time planning this out in terms of where to be in order to get the eclipsing moon over the bridge.They ended up against the seawall just west of the St. Francis Yacht Club. This is next to the Crissy Field center on the San Francisco bay. Enjoy!
