{"id":72653,"date":"2013-12-16T00:01:37","date_gmt":"2013-12-16T05:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=72653"},"modified":"2013-12-16T11:37:35","modified_gmt":"2013-12-16T16:37:35","slug":"gemini-full-moon-being-spiritual-not-just-talking-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/astro-daily\/gemini-full-moon-being-spiritual-not-just-talking-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Gemini Full Moon: Being spiritual, not just talking about it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tomorrow (Tuesday), Dec. 17, is the Gemini Full Moon at 4:28 am EST. This is the Sagittarius Sun opposite the Moon in Gemini, asking, how do you go from just talking about being spiritual to actually doing it? And what exactly is \u2018it\u2019?<\/p>\n

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A section of ephemeris listing from Serennu.com<\/a> showing Quaoar conjunct the Sun and opposite the Moon. The Galactic Core is at 27+ Sagittarius. View a full chart for the Full Moon here<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Gemini Full Moon, especially at Full phase, can translate into talking a lot without really saying much. Talking about what, though? That\u2019s where the topic of spirituality comes in, through the Moon\u2019s opposition to the Sun and the Galactic Core. <\/p>\n

The GC represents the \u201cspiritual homing signal,\u201d in Eric\u2019s words; a message or vibration related to the mystery of our origins and existence. The GC is too big, too far away and too obscured by the stuff of the galaxy to be observed directly by astronomers. As such, it makes the perfect metaphor for the deep, essential mysteries astrologers assign it.<\/p>\n

Just because something is mysterious or ineffable doesn\u2019t mean that it doesn\u2019t matter, though. Entire philosophies, religions and schools of spiritual exploration have endeavored to figure out \u2018what it all means\u2019 — or at least offer practical tools for the search.<\/p>\n

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So does philosophical or religious study count as part of \u2018being spiritual\u2019? How about inner soul-searching and meditation? Doing kind deeds? Always striving to speak honestly and act with integrity? What about championing a cause and volunteering? Or traveling or studying with a guru? What about getting into therapy and healing one\u2019s emotional and psychological wounds? Or helping others to heal theirs? Is it possible that at different times along a person\u2019s spiritual path certain of these things might be crucial to engage with, and at other times not? <\/p>\n

How exactly does one go from simply talking about being spiritual to living spiritually?<\/p>\n

Conjunct the Sun in Sagittarius is a trans-Neptunian object (meaning that its orbit crosses that of Neptune) called Quaoar. Quaoar was named after a Native American creation deity who sings and dances the other gods and goddesses into existence. Eric wrote of Quaoar in Small World Stories<\/a> (an annual edition from a few years ago) that, <\/p>\n

\u201cQuaoar\u2019s placement in a natal chart gives an intimate portrait of the dance of the family\u2019s emotional process and its impact on us. Quaoar speaks to the rhythms and choreography into which we were born, as these manifest within the family pattern going back generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eric has suggested that Quaoar conjunct the Sun and the GC for this Full Moon brings in the element of family, fellowship, the tribe of humanity and one’s personal creation myth. He asks, \u201cDoes your tribe connect you to source?\u201d which is another way to describe being “really spiritual.” If you are connecting to and investing in people who are themselves connected to their sense of soul-purpose, and the understanding that we are all part of something much greater than ourselves, you will be supported in your own journey.<\/p>\n

If these ideas resonate with you, but most of the people closest to you are not people with whom you can talk about \u2018spiritual stuff\u2019, just how supported do you feel? This Full Moon configuration is asking you to consider the ideas of \u2018family of choice\u2019 or \u2018spiritual family\u2019, as opposed to \u2018family of origin\u2019. Some people are lucky enough to be born into biological families that are on the spiritual wavelength and support their kids in their respective journeys. Even when that\u2019s the case, at some point, most people do create some \u2018intentional family\u2019 of peers along the way. For many, it\u2019s the only way we\u2019ll ever get to experience a sense of belonging to our true tribe.<\/p>\n

The Moon in Gemini, an image of a child or children, facing the Sun, the GC and Quaoar is saying: grow up and participate. Being spiritual isn\u2019t passive, but you have to figure out for yourself what it means for you to live in connection to your Source.<\/p>\n

With Eric Francis<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tomorrow (Tuesday), Dec. 17, is the Gemini Full Moon at 4:28 am EST. This is the Sagittarius Sun opposite the Moon in Gemini, asking, how do you go from just talking about being spiritual to actually doing it? And what exactly is \u2018it\u2019? A Gemini Full Moon, especially at Full phase, can translate into talking … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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\/72653"}],"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=72653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72653\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}