Full Moon in Gemini
Tonight's full moon marks the halfway cycle of Mars retrograde in Gemini as Mars (passion, raw desire, heat, conflict and direction) exacts its opposition to Sun in Sagittarius, tension is high.
This full moon is especially potent since it marks the highest point of the Mars retrograde cycle. The moon will conjunct Mars in Gemini as it exacts on Sun in Sagittarius in a tight opposition that’s expected to bring tension specifically if it has been dormant or hidden for a long while. We can simply expect tension to arise and passion to explode over the upcoming couple of days as the moon highlights emotions that have been either unspoken or simply fostering in the background of our psyche.
Mars is a heated planet and it represents all the heat that comes with passion, assertion and the need to move forward. Mars, out of all the planets in the solar system has its own unique cycle and direction and similarly, in our human lives, it manifests itself as a maverick that needs to break free from all convention and submission to embark on its own chosen journey.
While the courage and passion of Mars often pay off well, it is inevitable that we meet challenges on our way to live our own personal myth or story that Mars shapes and pushes us to do it. It’s absolutely no secret that it is very easy to frustrate Mars with inaction or simply conformity. When Mars is frustrated, we find it difficult to move on, take action or find excitement, joy or even encouragement to move forward.
The Mars cycle around the Sun is especially unique and its orbit is very close to the earth’s orbit around the sun and that’s why Mars completes a cycle every 2 years and 2 months. Last time Mars was retrograde, it was in 2020 in Aries and while every Mars retrograde cycle is unique in what it brings up and the movement\action and excitement it highlights needs to exist in our lives, every new cycle is closing old patterns of stuckness that started in the previous one. We are experiencing a culmination related to personal will, liberation and fear whether releasing fear, recognizing it or on the other hand, giving into fear which could either feel like experiencing defeat from life or an explosion or emotion that overtakes logic and simply slides us into self destructive attitude if not honored or recognized rightly.
The Sun-Mars opposition in the middle of the Mars retrograde cycle is the universe’s way of say “This stops now!” whether it is a deep feeling of defeat, fear of moving on or even fear of opening up to new possibilities because they involve risks. This cycle is unique for Mars in Gemini since it signifies a lot of issues coming to the surface, here are areas where confrontation or endings are expected:
-Siblings:
Mars is no stranger to drama, however Mars in Gemini represents siblings, cousins and peer groups. Mars in Gemini highlights and intensifies sibling rivalries and conflicts specifically those that have been long standing or based on favoritism from parents, living in one sibling’s shadow or hidden jealousy between siblings. This full moon highlights the frustration of sibling dynamics especially the black sheep of the family and can be an incredibly powerful time to speak up about certain patterns that have been long normalized in the family dynamic. This could also speak to codependency between siblings and this full moon could be the last straw.
-Stagnation or frustration:
Mars rules purpose. It is the fuel in us to overcome that’s precisely why Mars retrograde is much like Mercury retrograde in rethinking our direction, momentum and areas we have been stagnant towards approaching whether in fear of letting go, criticism or loss. The intensity of the build up started in October. This usually spells frustration with work, power dynamics and herd mentality. Mars in Gemini in particular is tricky since it affects young adults and their social groups the most, there could be repeated or relived experiences with feeling outcast or picked on by others in power. This full moon represents a huge emotional release especially of fear and confrontation to speak up the truth to power.
- Truth Coming Out:
Mars in Gemini is known to be controversial. Since this transit began with a square to Neptune last month, there is a general experience of not knowing the truth or accepting lies. With this full moon, the truth about what needs to be done and what took place a month ago will be coming out especially in the context of family.
-Back to where we had to give up:
The effect of the heightened emotion the full moon is doused by the fiery Mars energy. There’s a function of Mars retrograde that brings back the memories of where we had to give up. Usually, the return to passions, places and situations where we felt defeated can be incredibly psychologically intense and it is likely that this will be accompanied by an intense emotional expulsion of inner frustration and defeat. Today’s full moon is an emotional time sensitive bomb of accumulation of shame and fear that still lingers around since 2020
-Fire in My Throat:
While it is not wise to launch an attack during Mars retrograde, this transit activates the need for self expression especially the need to speak up your truth to power, your bosses and family. The string of events expected to arise are intense enough to push what you want to say out and if pushed, it could be unfiltered and shocking.
-Frenemies:
Connection dynamics where there’s hidden jealousy or competition are expected to come to a head today even resulting in severing ties with people whether family or friends or even lovers who are holding us back by bringing distracting competition to our lives, envy or jealousy. Mars doesn’t shy away from difficult situations and especially Mars in Gemini. Frenemies or people in our lives that attempt to compete with us, make us feel bad about ourselves or indirectly\directly compete with us which brings them to act in an emotionally destructive way comes to a halt or even revelation today.
-Mind Games:
Mars in Gemini can speak to the “enemy” often thinking they are sneaking, unseen or attempting to bring you self doubt by either gaslighting, going behind your back or using gossip to ruin your reputation. Opponents usually think they’re smarter than you or more disarming. They often will rely on social pressure or your fear or panic. Getting fed false information is very possible right now, so be careful who you trust.
-Taking Action:
While in the first half of Mars retrograde, we could have been attempting to overlook competition, sabotage and even power wielding over our heads especially getting micromanaged or censored by others. This full moon marks the bringing of this frustration and the refusal to succumb to pressure to the forefront of our minds. It makes the frustration conscious and the need to act on it even more pressing. The need for a change is very intense at the moment. At the heart of these events, the universe is pressing us to return to the authenticity of our mission and journey.
-Reliving Teenage-like situations:
This transit could feel like a return of struggles we went through during our teenage years especially related to love, competition, self esteem, confidence and independence. This time could be triggering to deep seated conflicts with family, friends or lovers that we have attempted to overlook or keep the peace or the grief under the cloak of denial. This also seeps very intensely into love and intimacy whether coming to terms with unhealthy mechanisms and patterns in our relationships with letting go or with recognition that we might be chasing a fairytale made in our subconscious.
-Trust and the foundation of relationships:
The domain Mars rules over in relationships is related to trust. While Mars in Gemini can speak to fixing cracks in our relationships by coming to a mutual agreement to work on it, the more likely outcome is looking back on where our trust was betrayed. This is specially true for relationships that have experienced infidelity in the past. This full moon could be the tipping point of those dynamics. re-assessing trust and excitement in relationships.
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