GEMINI Horoscope for Libra Season (September 22-October 22, 2021)

GEMINI
Let all the ideas swirling
settle. Hold them with curiosity and care
but don’t rush ahead with anything
until everything says YES.
Your creativity is reaching a
high point and you are very powerful now.
Self-awareness is the key to
sustaining your energy and attending to
all the very important details of your dreams.

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Hello, Gemini! Welcome to your Libra season horoscope. Libra season begins on September 22, which is the equinox. But as I'm tuning in with the astrology, I actually want to start a couple of days before that, on the full moon, which was September 20. So if you keep a journal or are an astrologer, or follow astrology, you might want to kind of check back with that full moon or look back at your text threads or something like that. And just notice what was going on that day or around that day. Because it feels like that full moon brought in some kind of awareness that feels important in Libra season. And for some of you, it might have been very subtle, for some of you, it might have been quite profound. But this awareness feels like it has a lot to do with your direction, in life, and maybe some of the ways that you are working to be in your life, what you are trying to build. Sometimes I think of people's lives as monuments that they build to their spirits, and everything that you bring into being starting with your body, but then including anything that you manifest, right? Like, anything that you tend to with your energy, anything that you catalyze, anything that you literally build, all of it combines to become the monument of your life. If you have a family, you know, it's all part of your creation. And it feels to me like the full moon on September 20, which is a full moon in Pisces, brought in some important energy that has to do with the monument of your life—with what it is that you are here building.

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And then as we move into Libra season, there's more and more attention in what it is that you are creating and your creative energy, and not so much the monument as the birth—what you are birthing into the world. Now for some of you, this may be quite literal, some of you might be birthing babies or thinking about it, or you have children already, and they may be a focus for Libra season. And for some of you, including those of you that have children, and are birthing babies, there may also be other projects or ideas or something that you're doing where you know, this is something that you are giving birth to this is a creative project of yours, right? So when I'm talking about the monument of your life, you are creating that monument, and throughout Libra season your energy and attention is going into your creative energy—however, you're thinking about that creative energy, but what you are creating. Your self expression, your inspiration, your ideas, and how they're taking shape in the world. And my sense is, is that you are feeling your potency and your potential reality and really new ways. 

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Over the course of the last year or two years, I think your body has been infused with new nervous system patterns, new synapses firing and that means new places of awareness, new belief systems, new ideas, and it also means letting go of old ways of being and old ideas. And over the next 30 days, or depending on when you're listening. Libra season is bringing opportunities for you to realize these new ways of being in different ways. So the first couple of days of Libra season, and if we started that full moon, feel like a little bit of a knock on the door and it's like "Hello, you know, why don't you try this out?" Or new ideas might be kind of percolating. And then on September 26th, Mercury will station retrograde and it'll be retrograde for a good chunk of Libra season. Now, Mercury Retrogrades are also sandwiched between what some astrologers like to call the retro shade or the shadow of the retrograde which is when Mercury is moving in direct motion either before or after the actual retrograde but it's over the same degree range that it will retrograde on. And retrograde in case you don't know, is not the planet actually changing its orbital direction, but it has to do with apparent speed between the planets and so earth is further away from the sun than Mercury. Mercury is traveling faster than earth and about three times a year, we have retrogrades, or mercury appears to retrograde. And this is a visual phenomena similar to if you're driving in a car next to a faster moving train. And then at some point, it kind of feels like you're moving backwards or something like that. 

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So, Mercury is a symbol for the mind, the intelligence and cognition. And before we get into the mind and the mental aspects, we need to think about perception. And perception happens through all of your sense organs. There are many more sense organs than five, definitely even more than six, I believe, some scientists have named up to like 50 some sensory capacities in the human body, there's probably more than that. But I read that 70-94% of communication is nonverbal, and that means that we are picking up information all the time through energy, through inference, through magnetism. We're noticing gestures, we're feeling vibes, and then we're talking to each other. Right? And you've had the experience of talking to a person and feeling like the things that you're saying are clear and you know what they mean, and then that person is completely perceiving something else, right? You know, that experience. So the way that we communicate with one another, has so much to do with so many things, and not just language. And when Mercury is Retrograde, and again, this is the symbol of language, of communications, of perception, of cognition, then we are really invited into some kind of period of reflection, or backward movement in how we're processing, integrating, and absorbing information and what we're doing with it—how we're sharing it with others. 

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So you are an air sign, Gemini is an air sign, and so is Libra, and the movements with the planets over the course of Libra season are very stimulating to the air triplicity. And that includes the sign Aquarius. And so as a Gemini identified being the air signs are so important for you and in your chart. And they describe very important access for you, which is the axis of self. And the axis of self includes your identity, your self expression and the ways that you actualize in your body. And it also includes your reasons why. And so everybody has their own reason 'why', right? We're all on our own heroic journeys and we're trying to figure out the point of our lives. And this month and Libra season, there is a kind of palpable feeling in your chart, that it feels like you're coming into some kind of new alignment in this axis of self, how you're understanding yourself, how you're feeling, your creative energy, what it is that you want to create, and why. And your 'why' will change throughout your life. So the 'why' is about right now, it might not be forever, although you may be having some very clear and direct long term visions and goals and desires.

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As I mentioned, Mercury stations retrograde on the 26th of September and the following couple of days into the beginning of October, bring some planetary movement that I think for plenty of people, they might feel pretty activated by this movement, there could be a lot kind of like going on in your chart, it feels like there may be a lot of details, you might be pretty busy around this time, or there might be a lot of mental energy that's occurring for you. And it feels exciting, it feels like regardless of whether you experienced this excitement as like, "Yay, excitement," or some version of anxiety, it does feel like again, there are there are new neural pathways or new synapses that are being created for you, new opportunities that you are trying to create for yourself. And potentially some really significant lead different ways of being that you are easing into and practicing and orienting with. Now, I do want to say that it—for some of you, there may be very specific projects that are in the works. And if you are a person, as many Geminis are who is working with transmission of information, or if you're working in the realms of the social, whether that's in like HR or communications or you're a teacher or you're an events planner or hairstylist or something, it's like if what you do in your day to day is quite social, or if you are giving and receiving information, it feels like you might also be turning over new ideas about how you want to engage this work. 

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Some of you might literally be thinking about shifting jobs right now, or taking a new direction with your current work, or how could you elaborate on what you're doing and then bring it into like its next iteration or something like that. And these couple of days around Mercury station might be bringing in a lot of ideas for some of you. For some of you, this might feel like a confusing time where things aren't making sense. Or you might be having situations come up with other people, collaborators and such, that feel a little confusing. And I want to give everybody including myself permission, during the three weeks of Mercury Retrograde to really go slow. And this is definitely a time to not force anything. And if things feel funky or off in any way, don't move forward with them unless you absolutely have to. And if you absolutely have to move forward with certain things, make sure that you double, triple check the fine print. If possible, work in negotiation periods or reflection periods in anything that you're agreeing to. So if you're starting a new project, and you really need to get it off the ground, then talk with whoever it is that you're working with, or working for. And ask them to give you until early November to be in some kind of experiment, to feel things out. You don't know exactly how something is going to go right now. And you won't know until early November until Mercury gets out of its shadow period. 

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So on October 6th, we have a new moon and this is a new moon in Libra. This is a powerful new moon. For you, it feels like something is landing for you. Again, this could have a lot to do with something that you're birthing or trying to birth. And I mean that along the spectrum of possibility for what you could create. Some of you, this may be a period of time when things are really changing for you in terms of romances and intimacies. And this is a little bit of an aside, but I do want to just bring that in, because your creative energy is also your sexual energy, it's your friend energy, it's the energy that you put into, again, anything that you're creating. And if you're creating relationships with people, as we all do all of the time, there may be points of awareness that you're coming to where you're recognizing the cost of those relationships, and potentially also the benefit. But there may be something shifting for you in terms of how you're working with your own energy. In general, your chart feels really oriented towards self-development right now. But the self doesn't exist in isolation. We're always in relationship. And so it also feels like the ways that you're navigating relationship and intimacy. And with intimacy, I specifically mean, sharing of your energy and sharing of your vital life force. And for some people, that happens very profoundly with sex. For some people, it doesn't, but it happens, you know, really profoundly when they share a secret or something like that. So I don't know what it is for you. But it feels like you want to notice how you're using your energy right now. And if it feels like you might be coming to some kind of new places of awareness, again, with how you want to use your energy, but also the the cost and the benefit. So if you want a certain kind of experience, you may need to invest more of your time, energy, attention, willingness, openness, etc. You may also need some boundaries, it's going to be different for different Gemini identified folks. 

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But then after that full moon, there are basically—I mean, it'll take us all the way out of Libra season and into Scorpio season, but especially from the 6th of October through the 10th or so—there's a lot of activity in the astral plane. And then after the 10th that activity continues. And it's like things are falling into place. Things are clicking, things are making sense in different ways. In this period of time, there's also some significantly new energy that comes into your relationships. Again, when it comes to how you're using your energy and how you're sharing your energy with others, there may be some new opportunities coming in—some new people, some new ideas for how you want to be with old people or new people, etc. So keep coming back to this idea of, what are you building? What will be the shape of the monument that you are building? And what are you contributing in this period of time to this monument? Are you going off on a tangent like building a little side alcove? Are you shooting up towards some kind of zenith? Are you digging deeper foundation? Are you putting in some amenities or something? All of it is fine. But I think that it could be really useful for you throughout Libra season, to remind yourself every single day that you're creating your life, and that you to whatever extent you possibly can, in any given moment, can say 'yes' or 'no'. And that includes, you know, with relationships, with agreements, with ways that you are with yourself, to some extent, how you are in the world, there's a lot that you can't control, but where you can remind yourself that you are creating your life. And what are you wanting to create right now? You have so much creative energy at your disposal, it may not always feel like that. During the season, you might actually feel remarkably uninspired or tired. And if that is your experience, then I really want to tell you that sleep and rest, help integrate. And sometimes when we get big new influxes of energy, how our systems respond, while we're getting the new energy is to get really tired. And so if you are feeling this Mercury Retrograde as a, like, oh my gosh, like a confusion, you don't know what to do, you don't know which direction to go, you're feeling really tired, let yourself rest. Know that you will integrate in rest. And a lot of your best ideas will come when you're in a state of rest or in some kind of retreat. And for those of you that you're doing your Gemini thing, and you're having like off the wall, ideas 24/7, check in with all of those ideas and notice how they make you feel and consider you know, what are you building in your life? What do you want to build? No, you're a Gemini. So you want to build something that is prismatic and multi-dimensional and floats above the ground and probably has some roots into the ground, but also has like a lot of patios to catch the breeze or something like that. So it's fine if you're holding a lot of things, and it's part of your nature to juggle a lot of things. And also Libra season is bringing, I think some opportunities to synthesize and combine some of your interests or to see where there are bridges between one piece and another. 

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Now, especially when it comes to your relationships, because again, what you are building is relational in some way, you as a Gemini identified being have relational awareness and to some extent, you have relational competency. Not to say you hit the nail on the head every single time. But you have some kind of clue into how people work and how consciousness functions and how to be in conversation, how to be curious. And it feels like whatever it is that you are building right now, you are building with others in some way, there is some kind of, if not direct collaboration at this moment, then a desire for collaboration. And in this desire, there is increasing awareness of what you want, what you're going to bring into this dynamic. And this is so important, because any relationship is the sum total of the people and their energy that are in the relationship. A lot of us—and I'm not Gemini sun or rising, so I don't know what it is to be identified with Gemini energy in a very core way—but I tune in with Gemini a lot, and so I don't know if this if you would think that this is true for for you, but I think a lot of us when we're kind of dealing with the air element really have to be objective, right? It's like we have to kind of take a step back and look at the situation and formulate our own opinions. And for Gemini, I think it's important that in that formula there's not a lot of story that starts to get spun or like identification around the story. But a movement towards objective awareness and some kind of not heartless detachment, but an emotional detachment that allows you to be skillful and wise in the decisions that you're making. And for you, right now, I feel like you're able to see some patterning around how you've co-identified with other people, or how you may have not always brought yourself into the situation. It's like you might be listening to other people kind of bouncing off of them, following their lead or letting them think you're following or something. But it feels like something is clicking for you right now about the self. And again, this axis of self is what's getting very lit up for you in Libra season, something is clicking about how you want to be directing your own energy. That may or may not be a leadership call for you when it comes to other people. But at least it's a leadership call for you with yourself, that this really isn't a time for you to put your own, you know, insight away, like, you have to bring yourself into the equation, you have to bring your wisdom, your ideas, and you have to advocate for your own space in the dynamics that you're in. Now, you also have to be relational. And so if you're a person who is very confident bringing yourself and you talk a lot, and you assert your ideas all the time, this might be a time when you really need to kind of sit back and listen, and where relationships and what other people are bringing might heighten your creativity, like 1000 fold. On the contrary, if you're a person who is usually content to kind of just like let other people do what they do, and you kind of like do your own thing on the sideline, or you follow along or something like that, then I would encourage you to tune in with your directional force, your momentum and your desire. Because it does feel like you are wanting to create something right now, there is something you want to birth into the world and into your life. That is part of a larger picture for your life. And it is so important that you occupy yourself that you feel empowered in doing that. 

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So from the 10th, through the 22nd, till the end of Libra season, it feels to me like you're getting more green lights, things are integrating, they're landing, they're falling into place, you're understanding how you want to move forward. The full moon on October 20, comes two days after Mercury stations Direct, which is on the 18th of October. And this is a full moon that brings a lot of energy into the part of your chart that has to do with larger social experiences, friendships, networks that you're a part of, ideas that you have about being a citizen of the world. This is also the part of your chart that has a lot to do with futures, and especially the future of whatever it is that you create, whether that's your children's future, or the future of your art project or the future of the house that you want to build, the monument you want to build, etc. This is a full moon that potentially is bringing quite a lot of powerful inspiration and momentum for you to work towards whatever it is that you, right, like you want, not what somebody else wants, only, but you have to be in this. And if you are not in it and the other people around you are then you want to slow down and pause and give it some time and figure it out. So I mentioned that Mercury's Retrograde shadow takes us until November 3. And just to say it one more time during this entire period, please feel free to slow down. Please feel free to say, "Sorry, I don't know right now, can I get back to you?" If things are not urgent, if they're not essential, put them to the side, continue to attend with them through your imagination and ideas, but you do not need to rush ahead and in fact, you are definitely cautioned against rushing ahead especially when it comes to these new ideas, these new ways of being or these new chapters on ideas or ways of being that you've been cultivating for some time. 

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Alright, Gemini, I think I'm going to leave it there for now. I hope any or all of that is helpful for you. If you want more astrology with me, check out your 2021 year ahead report. That report details the major themes, opportunities, and challenges in 2021 for your sign. This year somehow is almost over and so those readings are now discounted by 50%. You can find them at embodiedastrology.com. On my website, you can also find information about my extended content subscription. I give worksheets and tools for learning about astrology through embodiment. And I also have a twice a month subscriber only meetup where I work through creative somatic experiential practices to practice astrology and learning astrology in relationship with our own charts. Would love to have you there, if you're interested. You can also follow me on Instagram @EmbodiedAstrology where I post regular Astro updates and musings. If you enjoy this work, please help support and sustain it. The number one way to do that is by sharing with your friends and networks. Subscribe, rate, and review on your favorite listening platforms. And of course, your financial donations are always so, so appreciated and so helpful. I'm wishing you all the best in Libra season and beyond. Bye for now.