I’m getting to that point in my astrological journey where I find joy in the changing of every season. No matter what sign the sun leaves and what sign it enters, I feel happy knowing that I will be receiving a new kind of energy. It feels as though it were only a week ago that I was acknowledging the beautiful transformations that Taurus season would be bringing us. Then here we are, one day into Gemini season.

I often reduce astrology to it’s more mathematical uses, writing general readings for my blog or keeping track of the current transits on my phone. Yes, I paid $4 for the Time Nomad current chart widget and I do not regret it. But there is something more magical about astrology that often gets undermined by how impressive its calculations are. What is missing is even more magic than the magic that has invaded pop culture. It is the way that the signs make us feel.

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GEMINI a poem

the honeysuckles are as ripe as they’ll ever be,

one moment safe and the other moment free.

the joy of june is the energy

that moves between you and me.

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i have given a lot of thought

about yellow lights on the porch getting me caught,

about the games kids play in old parking lots,

about the way i feel when i’m lost,

and it feels a lot like gemini.

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the greenest grass is growing in.

the time won’t last, it’s growing thick.

no running signs and bloody thighs

when jumping in the deep end.

the fireflies can’t live forever

they’ll dry out in the mason jar if you let ’em,

keep them like little presents

like death isn’t scary, it’s really pleasant.

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everyone will fall in love but they’ll never fall out.

a whole world of eyes on gemini manifesting doubt.

but no plant can sprout without going through a drought,

and we act like the end of the world is here

the streets are filled with humans queer

and the fear of what we hear is no longer near.

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it’s gemini season so you need no reason

to fill the spaces between your person

with facts and feelings that are real and wholesome

and sinking through your hands in one motion,

because you understand the overall notion.

it’s time for understanding your emotion.

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I am not someone who prepares very far in advance for upcoming transits. Full and new moons and changing planets are all that really catch my eye, and usually just a few days before. Gemini season feels intensely stimulating just one day into it and I anticipate using it the right way. Right now is a time for information. The word itself seems boring but information is just any factual knowledge of a subject. Personally, I’m diving back into astrology. I experience the spiritual journey like layers of an onion. Some people take longer to peel their journey apart because they’re crying a lot. Unfortunately for me, I do not spend as much time as I need to crying so I think I’ve got a head start. I learned a base knowledge of astrology, but I am ready to transcend into full-time witch. This is the perfect season to study.

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It’s interesting, because I stated two differing perspectives in this post already. I said, “[Magic] is the way that the signs make us feel,” but I also said I wanted to dive into my study of astrology and feelings cannot be studied. I just noticed that as I was writing this and I thought maybe that would be a great place to start. I think this goes without saying, but these are simply my thoughts. I may incorporate information about astrology into my posts, but that information is often subjective and poetic to an extent that may not be relatable to everyone’s experience with the stars.

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The Difference Between Feeling & Knowing

This is a complicated topic to dive into and it’s almost inevitably subjective. Here’s the way that I’ve experienced it throughout my journey. Knowing represents the mathematical pursuit of astrology, used for manifesting desires and anticipating future events. You can see what already is astrologically in practice and you can use that data to alter or understand reality. Feeling represents the more philosophical pursuit of astrology, used for understanding the spiritual experience as a human better. When you guess a placement in a friend’s chart correctly, because you felt it to be the case, you are experiencing intuition-based connection. These experiences are not inherent, we do not have to relate Gemini to sunflowers… I just do because I think they’re bright & beautiful.

Neither are better or worse, of course, because as we know there is no good or bad. It’s simply two sides of the same coin, much like the symbol for our current season. I follow many astrologers who teach systems of knowing astrology, which I know very little about. I am incredibly excited to be able to learn and teach what I find about it. For now, I enjoy greatly my preference of feeling astrology. It helped me write that poem. It’s also what is vital in reading for others because in readings you cannot always determine the exact details as intuition allows.

When it comes to preparing for astrological events, this is more about knowing what to do with upcoming transit. During the astrological event itself, the experience is more about feeling your connection to the planets and signs and using that connection to manifest your reality as you desire.

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Upcoming Transits + What Will You Do?

May 23rd @ 5:19am SATURN RETROGRADE in ♒︎

Saturn is currently in Aquarius in the 4th house. Think of the themes of each of these things.

Saturn and it’s guardian role in our life, teaching us about the beauty of discipline.

Aquarius and it’s collective consciousness focus, creating the foundation of a better society.

4th house and it’s representation of both our roots and the home/family we will create in our future.

This energy now going into Retrograde means that it will be as though Saturn is telling us that we need to work harder to create a future where we feel like family with everyone in our society. Retrogrades are not inherently bad things, but rather introduce situations that are uncomfortable. This discomfort teaches us new things and we are always grateful for what we’ve learned when the retrograde ends.

So what will you do on this day to honor the arrival of this gift? Whatever you decide, consider doing it during a Saturn hour. You can find out which planet rules each hour on the Time Nomad app, if you do not already have a resource.

May 26th @ 7:14am FULL MOON TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSE in ♐︎

Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius in the 2nd house.

Full moons and their encouragement of self-expression, project completion, and collecting abundance (usually manifested on the last new moon).

Lunar Eclipses and the power they give to let go of old cycles, experience forgiveness, and cleanse oneself.

Sagittarius and their intellectualism about culture, the human experience through religion and beliefs, and travel.

2nd house and it’s fondness for material possessions, encouraging you to care about your ownership over things.

Ask yourself these questions: What are you willing to let go of that takes up space in your private sanctuary? Have you been earning what you deserve for the art and spiritual enlightenment you have given to others? How have you grown your spirituality in way that manifests wealth in your life so that you can do what you love?

May 29th @ 6:34pm MERCURY RETROGRADE in ♊︎

Mercury in Gemini in the 9th House.

Mercury and it’s acknowledgement of the balance of communication through all beings.

Gemini and it’s hunger for education and socialization with other living systems to enhance life.

9th house and it’s rulership over travel, philosophy, and spirituality.

I bet you’re already making the connections. You’re realizing that the retrograde added to this energy will create a discomfort that will change us forever in a beautiful way. What might we change our minds about as it relates to our personal belief systems? Hm? What would you do with that energy?

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Of course, a Lunar Eclipse is one night while a retrograde can be months at a time. Switching off between an astrological event that requires only one night of focus and one that requires months of introspection is difficult. Even the most temporary transits can be missed due to mental health, work, and other things we didn’t chose to experience. This is when I start drilling the urgency of keeping a journal, the way it allows you to capture the general energy without missing anything completely. Even if you spend a week straight working all doubles, the planets will still be there for you. You cannot lose the love and care this universe has for you.

Here are a list of things I’ve done to celebrate astrology events:

• take a bag of apples and a bat to a baseball field and express yourself through physical energy
• draw a comic of your alter ego and what they do with their day
• rearrange your entire room to create space for a new version of yourself
• have sex with a trusted lover and think about what you want to manifest during it
• write a list of what you want, what you need, and how you’re going to get them
• meditate with a single candle, trying only to leave your mind empty
• when you’re alone, in your car or in your room, scream a song as loud as you can
• cook something you’ve never made before and share it with your roommates
• paint a portrait of yourself that is completely abstract

This looks like a list you’d find on a psychologytoday.com article titled, “How to Not be Depressed!” Truly though, it’s amazing how small the gestures can be and simultaneously be so powerful. This is because these things are about feeling, like I said before. Now that we’ve mapped out what the uncontrollable energy of the astrological event is, we can decide what we want to do with it. It doesn’t require a witch den in the woods to get the magic started. Whatever you feel like you should be doing during these transits, whether it connects to the concepts of astrology or not, is absolutely what you should try. Trust your intuition, as always.

Thank you for joining me in this exploration of astrology and general spirituality. I appreciate you so much more than you could know! Until next time.