[writeyourownstory]

This lunation in the dual-coded sign of Gemini is urging us to reignite our joy after a period of wanting to give up or losing hope. This is a transitional period, a moment to try new hobbies or meet new people. Get outside of our comfort and patterns to make new ones that steer us into a new direction.

It is true- life’s only constant is change and what we do with that change or how we react to those changes is where the power lies. Life is not something that happens “to you”. It’s just happening and it’s what you make of it.

The Gemini new moon is a chance to turn the page instead of getting stuck re-reading the same lines over and over. In fact, throw the whole book out. Peruse a new one. This moon does touch deeper than going towards what excites you. It is more about going towards the things that you fear. The things you tell yourself you can’t do or perhaps, they were told to you…and you’ve chosen to hold on to sentiments that were never yours to begin with.

The best stories are the ones you tell yourself. They may not be a fairytale but that’s because they are real and far more interesting. Write your own story instead of subscribing/submitting to the ones given to you. Remember: Uranus in Gemini energy is coloring this lunation. This energy is here to buck the system. Change the rules. Subvert authority to create something better— a future that is more substantial than the one promised to us.

[where is this affecting you in your chart?]

Check your rising sign. These are based off of Whole Sign Houses.

Gemini- 1st

Cancer - 12th

Leo - 11th

Virgo - 10th

Libra - 9th

Scorpio - 8th

Sagittarius - 7th

Capricorn - 6th

Aquarius - 5th

Pisces - 4th

Aries - 3rd

Taurus - 2nd

This month’s Lunar Muse: Miles Davis

A revolutionary within the realm of jazz, Gemini Sun Miles Davis was avant-garde. Sharp tongued and head-strong, a pioneer within the genre although he disliked the label of being a “jazz musician”. He found it derogatory and preferred his music to be referred as “black music” or the blues. It was the efforts of him, his nature alongside the many talented collaborators he worked with. He drew from different sounds, different worlds. When questioned, he acted as though he couldn’t understand why people wanted him to be put inside a box. Why he needed a label in the first place…

“I have to change. It's like a curse.”

Because what was “normal” or standard? He may have studied at Juilliard and definitely knew theory but he threw it out the window for something that felt more profound. More authentic. The real knowledge for Davis was found in the streets. Within experience. Within doing.

For him, there was just sound and how you bent and twisted them into something interesting. There were no boundaries. This is how you create one of the best selling albums of all time— KIND OF BLUE— a rule-breaking jazz album of its time that now nearly 70 years later still captivates.

It is timeless because it was boundless.

He went on to create more genre-bending works as he lived. He lives on as one of musics greatest experimenters, having set a new standard to live by— that there is no standard. Just you and what you choose to bring forth into this world.

“I know what I've done for music, but don't call me a legend. Just call me Miles Davis.”