Pallas Astrology

Archetypal Astrology, Tarot & Counseling by Maud Gemmeke

Summer Solstice & Out of Office

Artwork by Lisa Ostapinski

The Sun has entered Cancer. This marks the Summer Solstice: the ingress of the Sun in Cancer. The longest day of the year (here on the northern hemisphere). And for me, this also marks the time to take a break.

This Cancer season I’m taking some time off.

I first published an article on my website in February 2020. Since then I’ve been publishing articles for every lunation, twice a month. I’ve written horoscopes almost every month. In the past year and a half I’ve shared my insights on pretty much all major transits on my Instagram account, almost daily. Behind the scenes I’ve done much more work on my business than people probably suspect. I’ve studied a lot too.

I’m in high need for relaxation. However… I have a deadline end of July for a paper that I’m working on for an international academic journal. I also need to move houses at end of July. I still need to deal with the passings of my father and grandmother. I have a side job that I need to do some stuff for (but hopefully I can take a short break from that too, soon). I’m going out of office… Not so much to relax, sadly. But to give myself the time to deal with all other stuff. I’m juggling too many balls here. I’m simply not able to write inspiring articles at the moment.

I don’t have an exact date when I’ll be back. I plan on taking the first week of August for myself. To settle in my new home and to hopefully relax a bit too. I want to start writing for my website again in August. You can book consultations from the second week of August onward. My calendar is closed for June and July (except for the clients that have already scheduled sessions with me; the Book Club will also continue). Thus, I probably won’t be posting articles and/or horoscopes in July. I’m also taking a break from posting on Instagram.

The zodiacal sign Cancer is ruled by the Moon. The Moon is the Mother. Cancer always makes me think of the Womb.

This Cancer season I’m trying to be a good mother for myself. I hope I inspire you to do the same. Care for yourself. Feed yourself. Love yourself.

Love, Maud

Annular Solar Eclipse in Gemini – Cleaning out Mercury’s closet

Photo (Incarnation 2) from a series made in 2014 in Mali, by photographer Joe Penney (New York city, United States) and actor and artist Abdou Ouloguem (Bamako, Mali). I picked this photo because the sign Gemini is related to the hands and arms of the human body (all signs are related to certain body parts).

The New Moon arrives on June 10th 6.52 am ET / 12.52 pm CET at 19 degrees Gemini. This New Moon is an annular Solar eclipse. 

The New Moon is under the ruling of Mercury retrograde in Gemini. Who’s very close to the Sun, at 20 degrees Gemini. Mercury cazimi (the conjunction of Mercury and the Sun) takes place only some hours after the New Moon on June 10th 9.12 pm ET / June 11th 03.12 am CET. Mercury cazimi marks the midpoint of the Mercury retrograde period that started on May 29th/30th and ends on June 22nd/23rd. Mercury cazimi often comes with insights as to what the Mercury retrograde period is about. This New Moon Solar eclipse and Mercury retrograde are closely connected with each other. How do we understand these transits?

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Total Lunar Eclipse in Sagittarius – Welcome your life lessons

Photo by Henrik Bülow https://henrikbulow.com

The Full Moon arrives on May 26th 7.13 am ET / 1.13 pm CET at 5 degrees Sagittarius. The Lunar Nodes are at 10 degrees Sagittarius and Gemini, which means that this Full Moon is an eclipse. 

Eclipses occur when the New Moon or Full Moon occurs within 18 degrees of the North Node or South Node of the Moon. Every six months the New Moon and Full Moon align with the nodes. So every six months there is a set of eclipses (either two or three Solar and Lunar eclipses). The North Node and South Node are the points where the Moon’s orbit crosses the ecliptic.

A Solar eclipse occurs during a New Moon. The Sun and Moon are conjunct, together in the same sign on the same degree. When a Solar eclipse occurs the Sun and Moon are aligned from our viewpoint on earth; the Moon blocking the light from the Sun. The Sun disappears (partially) from our sight. A Lunar eclipse occurs during a Full Moon. The Sun and Moon are opposite of each other, in signs opposite of each other at the same degrees. The Earth is in between the Sun and the Moon. During an eclipse the Earth blocks the light of the Sun that wants to reach the Moon. Thus the Moon doesn’t reflect the Sun’s light and disappears (partially) from our sight. 

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Horoscopes for Gemini Season

Art by Salvador Dali, Couple with Their Heads Full of Clouds, 1936

These horoscopes are written for Gemini season (mid May – mid June).

I advice you to read the horoscope for your rising sign. The horoscopes are primarily written for the rising signs. You may also read the horoscope for your Sun sign for extra inspiration. These horoscopes are meant to offer you support and inspiration. You can leave the things that don’t resonate with you.

If you don’t know your rising sign, follow the instructions on this page to figure it out or book consultation with me. 

The horoscopes are listed from Aries – Pisces. 

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New Moon in Taurus – The calm before the storm

Photo by Imdad Barbhuyan, New Delhi based visual artist https://www.imdadbarbhuyan.com

The New Moon arrives on May 11th 2.59 pm ET / 8.59 pm CET at 21 degrees Taurus. The Full Moon in Scorpio from two weeks ago was an intense one. We’re approaching eclipse season with the first eclipse of this Summer arriving at the end of May. This New Moon in Taurus is the calm between two storms. 

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Full Moon in Scorpio – transformation; death and rebirth

Art by Juul Kraijer http://www.juulkraijer.com

I often use the word intense, when it comes to describing transits. Maybe I use it too much, because now I’m afraid the word intense has lost its meaning. This Full Moon is intense. The Full Moon in Scorpio arrives on April 26th 11.31 pm ET / April 27th 5.31 am CET at 7 degrees Scorpio. There’s a LOT that goes on in the heavens above when the Full Moon arrives.

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Horoscopes for the New Moon in Aries

Art by Hanako Mimiko

These horoscopes are written for the New Moon in Aries (April 11th / 12th).

I advice you to read the horoscope for your rising sign. The horoscopes are primarily written for the rising signs. You may also read the horoscope for your Sun sign for extra inspiration. These horoscopes are meant to offer you support and inspiration. You can leave the things that don’t resonate with you.

If you don’t know your rising sign, follow the instructions on this page to figure it out or book consultation with me. 

The horoscopes are listed from Aries – Pisces. 

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New Moon in Aries – Go go go!

Artist unknown, picture found via Pinterest

The New Moon arrives on April 11th 10.30 pm ET / 12th 4.30 am CET at 22 degrees Aries. This is an active New Moon. The Moon is under the ruling of Mars. Mars is in Gemini, the sign of the ever moving twins, separating from a conjunction with the North Node and supported by trine by Jupiter. The Moon is also connected with Jupiter, by sextile, and connected with Mars, also by sextile. In other words, there are some supportive connections here, which is nice. The Gemini and Aries vibes make this an active New Moon (and the North Node adds some activity too). Hence the title of this article: go go go. There’s lots of stuff going on. The Moon is digesting a lot of input. This Full Moon wants you to go out and achieve. This is a New Moon ‘to do’, not one to relax. This is a good New Moon for work, sports, debating. This is a New Moon to work on your goals.

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