Astrologically, 2016 has been the year of navigating the waters of uncertainty. We have been cast adrift in that sweet spot of ambiguity between the known and not yet know. This New Moon 
reveals a new layer to the uncertainty principle itself. The current T-square of Jupiter in Virgo, Saturn in Sagittarius and Neptune in Pieces is joined by this New Moon in Gemini at the apex, forming a tension-filled Grand Cross. (If you want to know what this energy means for YOU, contact me.)
- Do you feel pulled in a few directions, not sure which direction to take?
- Do you feel a bit lost, ungrounded and unsure?
- Do you feel confused, stagnant, or like you are swimming upstream but not getting anywhere?
- Do you feel afraid, anxious and uneasy?
- Are you extra busy and feeling overwhelmed with opportunities, choices and events?
- Are you being thrust right into the center of change and finding yourself immersed in uncertainty?
If so, you are feeling the uncertainty principle in action.
New Moons usher in the potential of new beginnings, and this New Moon is no exception. It offers a profound tool to navigate uncertainty. That tool is curiosity.
“Curiosity and fear cannot co-exist”
When we are curious, we allow our perspective to shift from fear to trust, from cynicism to skepticism and from control to allowing. An open mind cracks open the door to potential, possibilities and opportunities we might not otherwise see. It means we do not reenact habitual stories or spells from the past, deciding if something is “good” or “bad”, but instill a willingness to just be. We end suffering the moment we allow curiosity to take the place of our story.
The Gemini path is one of presence through uncertainty. It is about embracing the truth the universe gives us what we need to know on a need to know basis and right now we may not need to know it all. The Gemini path is one that allows us to move through uncertainty one lesson at a time, unlocking new doors along the way. It is not linear and confusion is expected. Yet, our relationship with that confusion can be our biggest block. Often, we try to control uncertainty with worry and anxiety by anticipating all possible future outcomes and then devising a myriad of probable exit strategies. We sometimes micromanage other areas of our lives, bodies or relationships in an attempt to feel secure somewhere. There are those of us who habitually attempt certainty through intuitives, psychics, crystals, mantra and tarot, trying to control and manage what is unknown in our lives.
This New Moon reminds us we must balance discipline, control, surrender, faith and trust with the guiding light of curiosity.
Along those lines, I want to share a story that exemplifies this concept. It is a Zen tale called the Taoist Farmer .
There was once a Taoist farmer. One day the Taoist farmer’s only horse broke out of the corral and ran away. The farmer’s neighbors, all hearing of the horse running away, came to the Taoist farmer’s house to view the corral. As they stood there, the neighbors all said, “Oh what bad luck!” The Taoist farmer replied, “Maybe.”
About a week later, the horse returned bringing with it a whole herd of wild horses, which the Taoist farmer and his son quickly corralled. The neighbors, hearing of the corralling of the horses, came to see for themselves. As they stood there looking at the corral filled with horses, the neighbors said, “Oh what good luck!” The Taoist farmer replied, “Maybe.”
At that same time in China, there was a war going on between two rival warlords. The warlord of the Taoist farmer’s village was involved in this war. In need of more soldiers, he sent one of his captains to the village to conscript young men to fight in the war. When the captain came to take the Taoist farmer’s son he found a young man with a broken leg who was delirious with fever. Knowing there was no way the son could fight, the captain left him there. A few days later, the son’s fever broke. The neighbors, hearing of the son’s not being taken to fight in the war and of his return to good health, all came to see him. As they stood there, each one said, “Oh what good luck!” The Taoist farmer replied, “Maybe.”
In the darkness of uncertainty, allow the light of curiosity to lead and the path will appear before you.
