Exact time of new moon: June 14, 2026 9:52pm Central
Sun/Moon Sextile Eris/Chiron
Uranus/Ceres/Sedna square Nodes
“In the beginning was the word.”
– John 1:1
Everything revolves around the Sun. Since it exists, we exist. We have consciousness. We are awake. Mercury is the first planet after the Sun. What’s the first thing we do when we awaken? We perceive the world. Whether it is the delicious scent of morning air, its coolness upon our cheek, or noticing the cerulean sky, once we come into consciousness, once we awaken in the morning, we perceive the world around us
“By our words we will be justified and by our words we will be condemned.”
– Matthew 12:37
Sometimes, we immediately review our calendar in our brain and jump out of bed, ready to engage the day, other times we pause and remember vague scenes and impressions from a dream we had. Other times we awaken with prayers of gratitude that we get another day. But it is that moment of observation, calculation, and discrimination that we astrologically call our Mercury function. Mercury is the planet most resonant with Gemini season. Our filter of perception, the way we perceive the world, the lens through which we perceive it, and our ability to communicate that perception is what we are to pay extremely close attention to over the next four weeks.
“There are three forms of lies; lies, damn lies, and statistics.”
– Mark Twain
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When we consider the archetype of the season of Gemini here on Earth, everything is branching out and extending to their maximum in the world. That’s what we do with our curiosity, questions, queries, conversations, and other forms of communication. Just the facts, ma’am, says Gemini. But what are facts? Reality starts to get a little murky once we color it with experience, opinion, prejudice, supposition, expectation, projection, societal rules, and misinformation, misunderstanding, misperception, and miscommunication. After a while, reality starts becoming exactly what we say it is. And if we’ve experienced enough fear, sorrow or anger, it can be easy to call those things reality, as well.
“Words to memorize, words, hypnotize, words, make my mouth exercise, words, all fail the magic prize…”
– Violent femmes.
So what is reality anyways? What is the truth? Moreover, what is intelligence, be it natural or artificial? What is the truth of our life; stabbed in the back five times so life is full of back stabbers? How can Democrats and Republicans ever agree if each of their truths negates the others truth? I just wanna wake up in the morning and smell the fresh air and see the blue sky, but I’ve got nothing but screens scaring me from that moment until sleep! Whose reality am I living?
“As one thinketh in their heart, so are they.”
– Proverbs 23:7
Therefore, it is incumbent upon us to remember how much more enlightened we were in the first year of our lives. Everything was new. We didn’t know what anything was, but we saw it. We picked it up and put it in our mouth to see how it tasted, and we quickly learned that chalk is not edible, but that bright orange mush from the shining stick is, not that I know what orange, mush, stick, or shiny is… We can barely remember it at all because we were simply pure awareness. Let’s bring that back.
“Words create worlds.”
– Rabbi Heschel
Set the intention to have that same field of perception towards existence, individually and collectively on the planet. Let’s get very curious about what it means for each of us to truly and authentically be happy; where we gaze in wild open eyed wonder at the magic of Nature, engage in the joy of sharing love with friends and family, and celebrate life. We get to have this amazing experience right now if we can choose to see it that way.
“Nature’s first green is gold.”
– Robert Frost
There. Isn’t it amazing? You’re alive! Joy exists right here in the present moment if we choose to open up to that possibility. What else is possible for you? Move in the direction of those things you are most excitedly curious about. Listen to a thousand other angles of perception than ones you are used to. Be grateful that you have an opportunity every morning to give thanks for oxygen and light. That’s beautiful! Start there, make the rest up as you go, happily dance and pivot like a butterfly with any changes or perturbations in the weather, and all will be well.
– Courtesy of Evolutionary Astrology with Ryan Evans. Visit ryanevansastrology.com for readings and classes.
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