On this Gemini new moon on May 26th at 11:02 PM CST, you can shift your entire paradigm simply by using the power of your mind. Begin by asking yourself, “What stories do I tell myself and who wrote those stories?”
Are the stories that determine your beliefs and actions ones which you have consciously chosen, or are you sailing on auto pilot under someone else’s programming?
Gemini is an air sign and ruled by Mercury, who holds special influence over the mind. Mercury is the planet of communication, intellect, and information exchange.
Mercury is quick and speedy. It only takes the planet 88 Earth days to orbit the Sun. Moving without hesitation, he calculates his next steps without slowing down to wonder or doubt.
Like Mercury, Gemini is quick, adaptable, and curios, but also brings the risk of scattered focus and intellectual inconsistency. Gemini is a sign deeply attuned to the flow of thoughts, words, and ideas—always seeking stimulation and connection.
There’s an innocence to Gemini, who rules siblings, our local communities, early education, and socializing. Gemini is like the child prodigy or the wiz kid, who, despite being young and inexperienced is highly intelligent.
He can take a computer apart and put it back together again. She can recite the entire periodic table of elements from memory. Gemini can explain to you how electricity works, even if they don’t yet know what it means to pay the electric bill.
There’s something special about this child-like wisdom. In the absence of experience, there is no fear, worry, or doubt. Just sheer optimism and excitement about the magic of life.
This is the naked faith required for the paradigm shift you desire. In the energy of this new moon, there is not one shred of self-doubt, no self-defeating reasoning, and no hesitation to hinder your self-actualization.
What makes this New Moon especially potent is Mercury’s conjunction with the Sun and Moon, a rare celestial alignment that amplifies our mental clarity and focus. With Mercury sitting just four degrees away from the luminaries, we receive a clear, unfiltered channel for divine insight and personal reinvention.
The last time that Mercury joined the New Moon in Gemini was in 2019, but they were not in a conjunction. This year, the alignment is intimate and intentional. Mercury, as the divine communicator, is whispering possibilities directly into our subconscious.
This new moon also forms a harmonious trine with Pluto, the alchemist of the zodiac. Pluto rules the deepest depths of the underworld and brings to light what has been hidden.
Pluto’s placement during this lunation supports us in deep and sustainable transformation. Pluto assists us in exploring the deepest depths of our consciousness to find out where the unhelpful stories we tell ourselves are rooted so that we can effectively remove them.
The subconscious mind is what steers the ship of our life. Have you taken charge of the algorithm, or are you stuck in a feedback loop that you didn’t consciously choose?
This new moon is an optimal time to rewire these mental patterns through carefully chosen mantras and focused meditation. The transformation we desire to see will begin from the small shifts we make in our inner world.
Uranus, the great awakener, adds to this galactic symphony. Conjoined with the Moon and Mercury, Uranus shakes us out of complacency, catalyzing us to reroute the course of our lives.
Uranus remains in Taurus until July 7. Its presence in the sign that rules money and earthly possessions reminds us that sometimes the very uncertainty we resist is the spark pushing us to evolve.
Uranus rules innovation and technology, so the ideas you receive during this new moon may be groundbreaking. It will be important to believe in ourselves enough to try things we may have never considered “realistic”.
At 27 degrees—a Gemini degree—Uranus underscores the theme of mental agility and the capacity to shift perspective instantaneously by using the power of our thoughts.
Meanwhile, Mercury’s position at 2 degrees—a Taurus degree—serves as a cosmic echo: the disruptions in our material world are not obstacles, but messages. Every shake-up is a divine nudge pointing us back to ourselves, to our core values, and to the internal beliefs that shape our outer reality.
With Uranus’ and Mercury’s energies combined during this new moon, you may experience a flash of genius. A solution you’ve been seeking may come to you like a bolt of lightning. It may be an unexpected solution, so try to remain open to the possibilities.
While we enjoy this new moon in Gemini, Saturn and Neptune are conjoined at the early degrees of Aries, both forming a sextile with the Moon, Sun, and Mercury. This is a unique combination of personalities.
Saturn gives us structure and holds us responsible while Neptune represents formlessness, intuition and spirit. Aries is the young warrior and rules the self-image and our unique expression of self, while Saturn is like a wise old crone.
These energies combined are about having the spiritual courage to not only begin the things that we aspire to but to make them last. They also encourage us to hold ourselves responsible for our self-concept—understanding that the way we view ourselves often determines how we live our lives.
Our paradigm shift will happen when we shift how we perceive ourselves. It might be helpful to ask, “What is my self-concept and does it align with the life I see for myself?” or “Does my energy match the life I wish to attract?”
If the answer is no, let that be your starting point. As quantum theory teaches us, we don’t attract what we want, we attract what we are.
Which brings us back to the theme of this new moon: shift your mind, shift your paradigm. The paradigm shift we desire will not come from the outside. It will come when we shift our self-concept, what we believe we deserve and how we perceive ourselves. These beliefs are rooted in those sneaky stories on repeat in our minds.
This may seem challenging, and it is. However, it’s also liberating. Instead of waiting for an external change, we hold the power in our hands to initiate that shift ourselves by going deep within and consciously rewriting the stories that we tell ourselves.
Benevolent Jupiter is also in Gemini for a few more weeks before moving into Cancer. Jupiter expands whatever it touches and rules the 9th house of belief and opportunity. If you’re finding it hard to believe in yourself, ask Jupiter for a little boost of faith.
Though 20 degrees ahead of the New Moon, the influence of the gentle giant is undeniable—especially as it forms a T-square with the North and South Nodes. This configuration speaks of tension, friction, and the evolutionary pressure to grow.
The North Node, also called the Dragon’s Head, drives the expansion of collective consciousness. Being in Pisces, it directs us toward spiritual sensitivity and emotional depth, urging us to trust our inner compass over pure logic and rationality. With the South Node, or the Dragon’s Tail, being in Virgo, what we’re leaving behind is analysis paralysis.
Finally, the trine between Venus in Aries and Mars in Leo reminds us to stay rooted in our personal values and allow those values to serve as our motivation. Desire and will are aligned now, so long as they are in service of what is authentic to you. As you plant your seeds of intention, let them grow from the soil of your truest longing, free from the expectations of others.
Take some time to tap into your deepest authentic desires when choosing your new stories this new moon, no matter how “unrealistic” they are. Remember, what is meant for you is realistic for you, even if it’s not realistic for someone else.
Once initiated, these changes will happen very swiftly. During this new moon, all of the major heavenly bodies, except for Uranus, are currently in fire and air signs. Fire and air are boundaryless and cannot be easily contained. And fire feeds on air, making the energy of this new moon highly combustible.
So whatever it is that you seek to shift, hold on to your seat because your request is backed by fast acting energy.
This Gemini New Moon is not just an invitation—it is a summons—a call to return to the mind as a sacred tool for transformation. Remembering that our outer world is simply a reflection of our inner world, we are being offered a moment of rare clarity where our thoughts can become lightning bolts of change and our words can reshape our reality.
The paradigm shift we each seek is not somewhere out there—it begins within. Shift your mind and your world will follow. Let our stories be ones we intentionally choose for ourselves, rather than just repeating what others have told us. Dare to write a new narrative, by you and for you.
