{"id":40862,"date":"2011-06-29T00:01:31","date_gmt":"2011-06-29T04:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=40862"},"modified":"2011-06-29T12:30:25","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T16:30:25","slug":"attract-or-repel-gemini-moon-mars-and-venus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/attract-or-repel-gemini-moon-mars-and-venus\/","title":{"rendered":"Attract or repel? Gemini Moon, Mars and Venus"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today is Wednesday, June 29, 2011<\/a><\/strong>. The Moon is in Gemini all day. Gemini is a mutable sign, which means that rather than initiating anything new, or solidifying that which has been initiated, follow any urges to apply, adapt and distribute that which has already been made solid. <\/p>\n

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Through each of the signs, the Moon collects and distributes the light of the Sun. It has recently left a conjunction with Mars in Gemini and is moving toward a conjunction with Venus in Gemini (the occultation Len wrote about Monday). Imagine the Moon passing like a strong electro-magnet from Mars to Venus today, and you get an image to describe any strong attraction or repulsion you may be feeling.<\/p>\n

Venus and Mars are closest to Earth, and fuel some of our most intimate, immediate and personal responses to life. Within our psyches, when Venus finds something attractive or valuable, then Mars will spontaneously seek to meet or conquer the object of desire. Conversely, when Venus finds something repulsive, Mars will fight or draw a boundary against it. When operating on a healthy level, there is a synergistic energy flow and exchange between these two planets. <\/p>\n

Don\u2019t freak out if you feel a strong Venus-Mars aspect as something less than healthy, fun or sexy. These two are very strong opposites; the alchemical reaction from combining Venus and Mars can feel like pressure or an inner storm brewing. And while you don\u2019t want to batten down your hatches too tightly and bottle up all that energy, neither do you want to let it fly loose at innocent bystanders. Alternately, you may experience this reaction externally, through an intense person or experience that whirls in and out of your life, leaving your head spinning. <\/p>\n

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In both scenarios, the lessons we can learn have to do with desire. It seems simple, but we\u2019re told so often what we should and should not want, that many people can\u2019t even say what their own genuine desires are. Do you have secret longings you \u2018can\u2019t\u2019 pursue or have not given yourself permission to want fully? Innately we want to resolve our inner conflicts, rather than continue to feel torn, and the tension of Venus-Mars aspects can throw these struggles into stark contrast — \u2018consummate or conquer\u2019 \u2013 when often simply allowing desires the space to be is enough.<\/p>\n

Pay attention to your desires today. Any strong attraction or repulsion is telling you as much or more about yourself as the other person. Gemini is likely to bring an adaptive response to desires, meaning that old longings could take on an interesting twist. Keep a window open; if you can let desires that catch you by surprise feel special and welcome, they become a breath of fresh air letting you know you\u2019re still alive. <\/p>\n

Gary Caton with Amanda Painter<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Wednesday, June 29, 2011. The Moon is in Gemini all day. Gemini is a mutable sign, which means that rather than initiating anything new, or solidifying that which has been initiated, follow any urges to apply, adapt and distribute that which has already been made solid. Through each of the signs, the Moon … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":""},"categories":[1734],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40862"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40862\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}