New Moon in Gemini: Reframing the Vision

The New Moon at 24° Gemini on June 14, 2026, arrives during one of the most dynamic years many of us have ever experienced.

Before we dive into this lunation, I want to take a moment to appreciate the recent Venus-Jupiter conjunction in Cancer. Underneath that beautiful transit was a challenging Mercury-Saturn square, and many people took to social media to talk about delays, frustrations, and things not going as planned. Yet Venus and Jupiter delivered in many ways.

One example was New York City. The city has a 25° Cancer rising chart, and the Venus-Jupiter conjunction landed right on that ascendant. Despite setbacks, frustrations, and political distractions, the city came together. The New York Knicks regained momentum, people rallied around their team, and there was a palpable sense of community. Venus unites. Jupiter expands. Cancer rules homeland and belonging. It was a Venus-Jupiter conjunction to remember.

I was also recently quoted in a Huffington Post article discussing the president's solar return chart and the year ahead. There is a link to the article below if you'd like to read more.

The Gemini New Moon

New Moons are times to set intentions. Plant seeds for what you wish to grow.

Gemini is a mutable air sign. It is curious, adaptable, inquisitive, and endlessly interested in learning. This is one of the best lunations of the year to read a book, take a class, start journaling, learn a new skill, reconnect with siblings, or simply become more curious about the world around you.

This New Moon arrives as Uranus continues to square the Nodes, creating a collective crossroads. Many people feel they are standing at a choice point. One path represents the familiar. The other represents the unknown. Two roads diverged …

Despite your fears, where do you need to walk by faith and not by sight?

Chiron, Healing, and a New Chapter

This New Moon is its sextile to Chiron at the final degree of Aries.

Chiron entered Aries in 2018. Since then, we've collectively been working on wounds related to identity, independence, courage, self-assertion, and the right to exist as our authentic selves.

As Chiron prepares to leave Aries and enter Taurus, this New Moon offers an opportunity to reflect not just on the last eight years but Gemini topics like childhood, learning, and early experiences.

Journal Prompts

• What messages did I receive about who I was allowed to be?
• What part of myself have I worked hardest to reclaim?
• What childhood story am I ready to rewrite?

As Chiron enters Taurus on June 19, the wound moves from identity to security.

Taurus governs resources, money, food, agriculture, land, housing, self-worth, values, the Earth, and the physical body. Over the next seven years, humanity will be grappling with questions about what truly creates stability and security. Who has resources? Who doesn't? What institutions can we trust? How do we care for the Earth and for one another?

One of the stories I have been watching closely is the screwworm outbreak affecting cattle. Last year, the screwworm became a growing concern in Mexico, and I predicted it would eventually become a United States story under Chiron in Taurus symbolism. Taurus rules cattle, agriculture, food production, and physical resources. A wound to livestock becomes a wound to the systems that sustain us.

As reports continue to emerge, this may become one of the first visible examples of how Chiron in Taurus highlights vulnerabilities in our food supply, agricultural systems, and collective sense of security.

It's also noteworthy that Chiron enters Taurus on Juneteenth.

Juneteenth commemorates the day enslaved people in Texas learned they had been legally freed years earlier. It is a holiday rooted in liberation, justice, delayed recognition, and collective healing. The symbolism is striking because Chiron often exposes wounds that must first be acknowledged before healing can occur.

I hope this timing is simply symbolic. However, we are living through a period where Pluto in Aquarius continues to expose divisions between groups, while Jupiter in Cancer can amplify nationalism, tribal identities, and questions of belonging. We are already seeing increasing hostility between political, racial, religious, and ideological factions. Belfast is currently in a state of upheaval.

If you are attending large public gatherings on June 19 or June 20, trust your intuition, be aware of your surroundings, and prioritize safety.

Most likely, this ingress marks the beginning of a longer conversation rather than a singular event. Chiron works slowly. It reveals where healing is needed, often by exposing vulnerabilities that have been ignored.

Mercury Retrograde: A Sacred Portal

Mercury enters its retrograde shadow shortly after this New Moon and will station retrograde in Cancer from June 29 through July 23.

This retrograde is particularly noteworthy because Mercury stations retrograde at a Full Moon, amplifying the stories associated with communication, media, transportation, paperwork, family, home, and emotional processing.

Retrogrades are sacred portals. They invite us to slow down, reflect, revise, reconnect, and reconsider. They are not designed for rushing forward. They are designed for integration.

Because Mercury is retrograding through Cancer, this is an especially powerful time to revisit family stories, childhood memories, ancestral patterns, and emotional habits.

You may find yourself reconnecting with people from your past, reviewing old journals, revisiting long-term goals, or discovering that something you thought was finished still has more to teach you.

Be prepared for delays.

Build extra time into your schedule.

Double-check appointments.

Back up important files.

Leave room for changes in plans.

The reward for slowing down now may become apparent later. One of the most encouraging signatures in this cycle is Mercury eventually reconnecting with Venus after turning direct. The emotional work, revisions, and reflection you do during this retrograde could produce meaningful benefits in relationships, finances, creativity, and communication.

Reframing the Vision: A Mid-Year Astrology Check-In

Because 2026 is such a significant astrological year, my astro besties Tiffany Harelick, Sara LH’rar, and I are coming back together for a special mid-year forecast event:

Reframing the Vision

June 30, 2026 • Noon Pacific

We'll discuss:

• Jupiter's entry into Leo
• Chiron entering Taurus
• The upcoming Aquarius-Leo eclipse cycle
• Mercury and Venus retrogrades
• The biggest themes unfolding during the second half of 2026
• How to work with these energies intentionally

If you can't attend live, you'll receive the recording.

This year is simply too important not to pause, reflect, and recalibrate.

A Final Thought

I was recently delighted to be interviewed by Modern Mystic about my relationship with the Moon and how lunar cycles shape my work as an astrologer. I'll link that article below as well.

Links

Register for the Mid-Year Astrology Webinar 

Huffington Post Article

Modern Mysticism Interview