A handwritten letter floats in the air above a sunlit path lined with wildflowers, as petals and leaves swirl gently in the breeze.

The Magic of a Mind Made New: Gemini Season 2025

Two golden twin figures standing back to back, surrounded by cosmic light and symbols of duality, glowing with ethereal illumination.

Gemini Season has arrived like a breeze through an open window, carrying late Spring perfumes, poems, and possibilities. The Sun now shines in the sign of cleverness, curiosity, contradiction—and connection. And under this sky, the story you’re telling yourself is not the final draft. And the winds of change are blowing through the air like spells. We’re restless. We’re suddenly full of ideas we can’t quite wrangle.

While Gemini is often thought of as just a light flirtation with ideas, the sign actually goes much deeper. This particular Gemini Season is a sacred invitation to rethink the beliefs that bind you, rewrite the inner scripts that might have been keeping you small, and to rise into a new rhythm of self-expression. And this year, it’s personal.

Something essential is stirring—something in you, something in the wind, in the rhythm, in the light of longer days. And Gemini knows how to catch that breeze and translate it into words, ideas, and connections that take flight.

Gemini is mutable air. It shifts. It thinks. It flirts. It dances. And this season invites us to do the same—with our thinking, with our language, with our self-concept.

Gemini Season says:

  • Let’s choose a story that grows with us.
  • Let’s speak in fresh, living languages.
  • Let’s breathe into beliefs that sparkle with vitality.

This is the season for curious re-evaluation, for unlearning with love, for letting our thoughts take wing.

What must also be known is that the Sun entered Gemini in a precise trine to Pluto in Aquarius. This is rare. This is electric. This is transformation through thought—alchemy through language. While Gemini brings agility, adaptability, and dazzling multiplicity, Pluto adds depth, power, and an unflinching gaze into the soul of our mental patterns. We’re not just having new ideas—we’re entering soul-level editing.

This is the time to remember that your words hold power—and that they can empower. You can choose to speak in ways that shape your relationships toward evolution.

Your words, both thought and spoken, tune your frequency. You get to choose what that frequency feels like, and the direction you take.

In a Gemini-ruled world with Pluto present, language is a spell.

  • So be curious about the spells you’re casting.
  • Be attentive to the metaphors you live by.
  • Be playful with how you speak to yourself.

The twins of Gemini, Castor and Pollux, remind us that duality lives in all of us—the immortal and the mortal, the visible and the hidden, the speaker and the one who listens. Pluto’s trine to the Gemini Sun shines light into the places we’ve kept mentally compartmentalized, forcing open the doors between parts of the psyche we thought we had to keep separate.

The twins teach us that there’s never just one truth. There’s never just one version of reality. There’s always another perspective. Another voice. Another curiosity waiting to be followed.

A softly lit, enchanted workspace featuring an open journal, glowing candle, fresh flowers, and ethereal details like magical sparkles and gentle morning light. This image evokes the feeling of personal spellcraft, quiet reflection, and the sacred power of language. It captures the heart of Gemini season’s invitation to rethink, rewrite, and rise—starting right at your own kitchen table.

And when Mercury is active (as it always is during Gemini Season), our minds are extra tuned into all that’s moving.

This is a good time to:

  • Journal your questions instead of your answers
  • Read something you normally wouldn’t
  • Rewrite the About Me page of your life
  • Reconnect with the part of yourself that loves to think, to speak, to connect, to learn

Add to this the grounding presence of Mercury in Taurus, still holding the reins of the season’s ruler with slow, sensual thoughtfulness. Mercury in Taurus reminds us to think with the body, to speak with the breath, to choose words that build rather than break. He is trining the South Node in Virgo and sextiling the North Node in Pisces—a cosmic invitation to release perfectionism and control in favor of compassion, fluidity, and trust.

This is the beauty of cosmic choreography.

You may feel the pull to rewrite an old story. You may feel the itch of an outdated label that no longer fits. You may suddenly find yourself speaking words that feel more like spells than sentences.

Let them rise.

Let the mind make new myths.

Gemini Season isn’t here to help you master a message. It’s here to remind you that you are the message. That you are allowed to grow, adapt, shapeshift—and speak from the spark, not the script.

  1. Write your contradictions. Make a list of all the seemingly incompatible truths about you. Then ask: what if none of them are wrong?
  2. Speak out loud to the mirror. Choose one thought you believe about yourself. Say it out loud. How does it land in the body? Shift it if needed. Say it again.
  3. Walk and talk. Go for a walk and speak to yourself as if you’re speaking to your future self. Let the movement stir the words. Let the wind carry what no longer serves.

Remember: this is Mercury’s realm. Language is sacred. Thought is magic. And curiosity might just be the key that unlocks your next becoming.

Gemini says: Ask it. Try it. Say the wild thing.

You are not here to be consistent. You are here to be true.

And if you need permission to change the story? Gemini offers it freely.

Think of it as spring cleaning—but for the self.

Rethink. Rewrite. Rise.

Let this season be a flirtation with possibility. Let your words open doors. Let your thoughts lead you somewhere new.

Happy Gemini Season, my loves.

🖋 Michelle Gregg
Counseling Astrologer | michellegregg.com

A mystical raven holds prayer beads under a glowing cosmic mandala—symbolizing resilience, sacred wisdom, and spiritual grounding in times of change.

Join Us for Cosmic Resilience: A Class to Ground, Regulate & Empower – 6/15/25

Cosmic Resilience: Grounding & Thriving in a Chaotic World

With Saivite Wilson & Michelle Gregg

Sunday, June 15, 2025
2:00 – 4:00 PM ET
The Phoenix & Dragon Bookstore
5531 Roswell Rd NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30342
$35 per person – RSVP at 404-255-5207


In a world swirling with uncertainty, how do we stay rooted?
How do we move through chaos with grace, insight, and embodied strength?

Join Saivite Wilson and Michelle Gregg for Cosmic Resilience—a nourishing 2-hour in-person class designed to help you ground into your center while connecting with the greater cosmic rhythms unfolding around us.

Through the integration of astrological wisdom, universal energetic understanding, and simple, actionable spiritual practices, we’ll explore how to regulate the nervous system, return to presence, and build emotional and energetic resilience.

This class is designed for anyone feeling overwhelmed by the current energetic climate—astrologically, politically, or spiritually. You’ll leave with grounded tools, conscious insights, and renewed confidence to navigate your world.

Together, we will:

  • Explore the major astrological energies currently shaping our lives
  • Learn regulation practices for body, mind, and spirit
  • Reclaim our ability to act from a clear, empowered inner space

Let’s make space for clarity.
Let’s root into what’s real.
Let’s remember: resilience is a practice, and you don’t have to do it alone.


Secure your space: $35 per person
RSVP at 404-255-5207 – The Phoenix & Dragon Bookstore
For more information contact: astrology@michellegregg.com

We can’t wait to welcome you.

A woman holding a mirror gazes into a glowing full moon reflected in a still forest pond beneath a starry sky.

The Beauty You Heal – A Full Moon in Libra Reflection

As this luminous Libra Full Moon rises and Venus shifts forward in the sky, you may find yourself caught between the ache of old wounds and the longing for grace. On April 12 at 8:22 PM EDT, the Libra Full Moon 2025 rises as Venus stations direct in Pisces, ushering in beauty, balance, and hope. Opposing the Sun conjunct Chiron in Aries, this lunation reveals relational wounds and inner truths. A powerful time for contemplation, healing, and choosing peace over perfection.

The Moon opens to the perfection of her Sun’s reflection just forty minutes before Venus begins her forward motion. This is no ordinary moment of lunar fullness. It is a cosmic sigh. A letting go. A hopeful love letter to beauty and balance, delivered right as Venus herself turns her gaze forward again.

At the heart of this lunation is a provocative opposition between the Moon in Libra and the Sun conjunct Chiron in Aries. Here, Libra’s deep longing for harmony is mirrored and challenged by Aries’ raw need to assert individuality—especially where wounds have been left untended. A balance between cooperation and self-motivation is the a-ha! that Libra quietly craves, and Aries boldly insists upon.

Chiron invites awareness of where you’ve been hurt in relationship. Libra asks: “What if you could move from that wound with more grace than you thought possible?” Venus’ return to forward motion in Pisces lends a subtle spiritual influence—she forms a semi-sextile to the Sun and Chiron, hoping you’ll opt to create a compassionate bridge from self-healing to reconnection. But the Moon’s quincunx to Venus suggests it might not be entirely comfortable. Some readjustment is required. It’s an invitation to realign your values, not just in romance, but in all the ways you relate.

This Full Moon asks:

  • What wounds are still shaping how you show up with others?
  • What inner beauty do you still withhold because of those wounds?
  • And are you finally ready to release the mask of harmony to live in true peace?

Identify your Muse, and allow yourself to breathe gently into their arms. Not to start something new—but to return to what you’ve always known. That beauty begins in relationship with your own soul. That balance is not stillness, but movement in rhythm. That healing is an art form.

Tonight, under Libra’s golden gaze and Venus’ forward glance, allow yourself to become the art. Let go of the pretense. Keep the beauty. Forgive the wound. And choose peace—not because you have to, but because you finally can.

Just below is a link to a guided imagery meditation I created for this incredible Full Moon in Libra. I hope you enjoy it, and please, follow me in Instagram!

Aries Season! The Art of Renewal: Spiritual Growth and Purifying Shadow Work at the Spring Equinox


Happy Spring! Each Spring Equinox offers its own unique energy to mark the beginning of the return of warmth, life, and light. And while the hours of daylight and darkness may be equal, sometimes the energy of the moment may not feel quite as balanced as the hours. The astrological chart of the moment the Sun moved into Aries at 5:03 AM Eastern on March 20, 2025, ushered us into themes both light and dark for the duration of Spring. This Aries Season offers influences of spiritual growth, beauty, self-reflection, and also the opportunity for intense transformation. With intense transformation, balance is often hard won, but is absolutely the goal.

This year our initiation into re-burgeoning life is unhurried and the threshold between Winter and Spring may not feel entirely clear. This new season also arrives with an infusion of the potential for spiritual awareness and the desire to reach for the Divine. The Sun (our conscious awareness), newly in Aries, conjoins Neptune (divine inspiration, compassion, beauty) blurring the edges between Self and Other. Besides the spiritual, other ways of living through this Neptunian lens include exploring our artistic gifts, opening our imaginations, or offering something that inspires others. Still another way is to feel like hibernating in our internal fantasy for just a little while longer…

There are some fiery energies to tap into, with the Aries Sun, Venus and Mercury being in an easy conversation with the Moon in Sagittarius, which lends itself to an expansive and excitable emotional environment. But even this fire is more like firelight than a blaze of glory, since Mercury and Venus are both Retrograde in Aries. They are encouraging us to retreat to our internal world to analyze and evaluate our patterns of communicating with our loved ones. And they’re encouraging us to suss out whether our relationships support and uphold our values. If they don’t, these Retrograde planets beg the question: what are we going to do about it?

There’s also a very intense undercurrent to all of this via Pluto, who is at large in this year’s Spring Equinox energy. His transformative presence is felt through our relationships, the way we think and communicate (how’s your self-talk?) pulling at our deepest emotional yearnings. There are potentially obsessive leanings with this dark presence, further holding the normally straightforward fire of Aries in check. But the purpose with Pluto is to get to the truth and to purify those areas of our lives he’s touching. So as we evaluate ourselves, our thought patterns, the ways in which we communicate (including with ourselves), and our relational values, we must be honest about what we find. And then we must take the path of the Spring caterpillar. Without dissolving in her chrysalis, she’ll never become the glorious butterfly. So, this year, in order to meet Spring in right alignment, we must go into our depths before we fly joyously into the sunlight on the fragrant breeze of Spring. But when we do, we’ll have done a little purifying shadow work, and will feel even lighter and happier for having done it.

For those of you interested in diving into the astrology chart for the Spring Equinox 2025, here you go! If you have any questions about what you see, feel free to be in touch! astrology@michellegregg

Spring Equinox Chart drawn for March 20, 2025 at 5:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time from Decatur, GA, USA

Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Virgo – Perfecting Your Vision During this Time of Uncertainty

In the hushed hours before dawn tomorrow, March 14, 2025, at 2:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time, we collectively experience a Total Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in the late degrees of Virgo. This marks the first Eclipse this year, and it is made quite powerful by very close alignments with:

  • The North and South Nodes of the Moon which are about balancing Karma and Dharma – your past and your future – your comfort zone with what you’re meant to be stretching toward, which probably feels a little scary.
  • Saturn who symbolizes building a new solid foundation, your ambition, and your absolute AUTHENTICITY of Self.
  • Chiron who asks “where do you belong now?” And who let’s you know it’s time to heal your past and move on to a wiser, more integrated version of you.
  • Uranus, who requires you to live out your one-of-kind unique characteristics, and insists that it’s time for a huge paradigm shift. If you haven’t offered up your quirky, outside-the-box talents, the rest of us are missing them and need you to bring them forth.
  • And Neptune, who fuels your imagination, your inspiration, your connection to beauty, and who pushes you to reach for the Divine in Self and Other, all with unconditional love and acceptance.

This Lunar Eclipse is a powerful moment of culmination and release, in anticipation of birth and renewal heralded by the New Moon Solar Eclipse in Aries on March 29.

This Virgo energy invites you to enter this Eclipse Cycle by evaluating what is being illuminated for you right now. Is this glowing reflected light bringing clarity and consciousness to something you’ve been envisioning or dreaming about for some time? Is your dream coming into clearer focus? This full-moon moment of culmination is about celebrating what has been achieved and what WILL be achieved, and releasing what no longer serves. This practice creates a psychological and emotional gateway to new beginnings.

Virgo Glyph
Glyph for Virgo

One of the beautiful things about the energy of the Virgo/Pisces Axis (the Full Moon is in Virgo, opposing the Sun and many other planets in Pisces) is the potential to bring balance between the dream and reality – helping to push the vision in your head into tangible reality. Virgo energy assists you in pulling the seed from your imagination and planting it into the fertile soil of earthy manifestation. And she loves doing that. Virgo’s focus is to serve.

Part of the energy of this Full Moon Eclipse is the connection between Uranus and Saturn, making it clear that you are inhabiting a time when your foundation isn’t as solid as you’ve believed. And this uncertainty leaves you open to all kinds of possibilities that you probably haven’t encountered or thought about before. As long as you can be flexible of emotion, spirit and mind, this can be an incredibly fertile place to occupy, showing you multiple avenues of potential as you process the best ways to move forward.

The Virgo Moon and South Node asks you to call on previously honed powers of discernment and analysis, so that you can make sense of all the possibilities that are lining the road to the future. All those planets currently in Pisces are opening you up to so many visions of possibility and inspiring you toward so many dreams! But with this Lunar Eclipse, the Virgo Moon and South Node also lend you the capacity to say “yes, this” and “no, that.” Virgo’s energy is naturally aligned with reality, and with the capacity to judge what’s useful now. Virgo energy inherently knows what is most likely to grow and ripen to maturity so that it can be harvested when the time is right. The Virgo Full Moon can help you choose what to plant and grow, and she will direct you to the most nourishing choices for your body, mind, and spirit. Choosing wisely means that your health and well-being will be maintained and honed to perfection – or as close to perfection as possible. Once again, Virgo functions in service to who you are.

This Total Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Virgo is truly a cosmic reset, urging you to release what no longer serves you and align with your higher purpose. It’s a time to TRUST YOURSELF, trust the process, embrace change, and step into a new chapter with clarity and intention. Use this Virgo energy to bring your dreams and visions into tangible reality so that your creative imagination serves us all. We need you, and the world will be better for your offerings!

For those of you interested in seeing the actual chart of the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Virgo, here you go! This one is drawn for March 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time in Decatur, GA, USA.

The Autumn Equinox and the Moment of Balance – September 22, 2024

(This is a repost of an article I wrote in 2017, updated with the astrological energy for this Autumn.)

Balance.

This is the word we reflect on at the Autumn Equinox. As we see and feel the shifting of the light and the crisping of the air, the Sun, just entering the astrological sign of Libra, continues its descent across the Southern sky, gradually weakening in light and height. This day is the day of equal day and night hours, when light and dark are not battling for the sky, but equal in strength. The equinoxes, both Spring and Autumn, are the only times when the Northern and Southern Hemispheres are equally illuminated. In the Northern Hemisphere we are now in-between the extremes of the heat of Summer with its long, languid days just past, and in anticipation of the short, dark, cold days of Winter. We are betwixt and between… a time of equilibrium, a time of balance. A time of transition. It is as though we are between a deep inhale and a powerful exhale, where the moment hangs shimmering and poignant, before it passes away.

Before we started buying our food at grocery stores and super centers, the Autumn Equinox was a celebration of the harvest – the time when, both exhausted and jubilant, we’d successfully brought in the fruits of our labors, preparing and storing them for the winter. It was a time to mark the importance of working together for a common cause, a time to revel in our community as the stronghold of our survival together. This is an idea that is central to the energy of Libra and to this time of year: equality, balance, community, peace, beauty – the peace and beauty of the dying sun, of the vibrancy of the trees in their final blaze of glory, of our relationships and what we create when we are equal together, honoring all sides, balancing all views, and coming to diplomatic solutions that strengthen and protect us all.

Equinox is from the Latin aequinoctium, meaning equal night.” Today the night is equal to the day, yet as we move through time away from the Equinox and toward the Winter Solstice, the days become shorter and and we have less light to live by. What was known to our ancestors, before technology gave us permanent days with electric light, is the part darkness plays in the work of spiritual transformation. The darkness, to which we are absolutely heading as each day passes, is a place that restores us, a space where we germinate, and regenerate. But before we reach the full darkness of the Winter Solstice, we have the opportunity to learn from the harmony and symmetry of the Equinox. We tap into the beauty of internal balance, that sense of equilibrium we

The glyph for Libra represents both the scales and the Autumn sun setting over the horizon, a symbol for equilibrium and peace.

need in order to start preparing for the darkness. In this space of anticipation, when the light is gorgeous, the air is temperate and cooling to the skin, and the riotous, rich colors of ‘Nature in her Fall’ imbue our spirits with gratitude, with generosity – and because we are feeling externally delighted – we find it easy to extend ourselves in love, open to both giving and receiving. The crispness of the season is reviving to the spirit, and for as long as we dare, before the dark and cold drive us inside, we strive toward company among others, pleasures, beauty, harmony, and love. This is the message of Libra.

The particular message of this Autumn Equinox, found in the astrological chart drawn for the moment the Sun moves into Libra at 8:44 AM Eastern on September 22, 2024, carries a call to change; transitioning into a brand new paradigm of how we see ourselves as we are mirrored by others.

The feeling tone of this Equinox is compassion, empathy, and recognizing that we are all one – subtley, yet powerfully connected. With the influence of Neptune, this is a time to explore your deep spirituality, and to live through your imagination, through your creativity, and to put forth effort in powerfully visualizing a future that supports your purpose. There is a dynamic of curiosity, and stepping into the Unknown. And there is also a call to action regarding balancing the Self with Others.

Balance is always the key this time of year, and the focus of our balance this year must be that of seeing and honoring others – those we love and humanity at large – while also clearly seeing ourselves. It is the classic Aries (Self) / Libra (Other) dichotomey. How do we honor our own will, and also that of others, while creating well-being and harmony? This is the question to find answers to this Autumn.

Enjoy this transitional season! It is filled with beauty, in the light and in the shadows.

(Sun in Libra, trining Moon in Gemimi and Uranus in Taurus, trining Pluto in Capricorn, opposite Neptune in Pisces, conjuncting South Node in Virgo and oppositie North Node in Aries.)

Astrology Chart for the Moment of the Autumn Equinox / Sun in Libra / Sept. 22, 2024 / 8:45 AM EDT

Reminder – Autumn Equinox Workshop happens this Sunday at 2 PM Eastern on Zoom. Join me!

Harvesting Transformation:
An Autumn Equinox Celebration of Light and Shadow

Sunday, September 22, 2024
2 – 4 PM Eastern on Zoom
$30 via Zelle or Venmo

Join me for this evocative 2-hours of magical communion together! We’ll explore the profound connections between Astrology and Nature-Based Spirituality.

Here’s what you’ll experience:

  1. An Illuminating exploration of the Astrological Energy available during the Autumn Season. Includes the Eclipses on September 17 and October 2.
  2. The beauty of an Autumn Equinox Altar.
  3. The classic & empowering Autumn myth of Persephone, Hades & Demeter
  4. A beautiful and provocative Gratitude & Release Candle Ritual
  5. An Autumn Guided Imagery Meditation
  6. Prayer of Thanksgiving  

This workshop fosters a deep connection and understanding of the natural cycles of Nature, as well as personal growth and holistic well-being. I invite you to honor the changing of the season in this lovely and grounding celebration of balance, light, and shadow.

Be enchanted with me! 

Registration is Simple

Send an email to 
astrology@michellegregg

Send $30 payment via Zelle (astrology@michellegregg.com)

or Venmo (MichelleGreggAstro)

I’ll email you the Zoom link and password right away! That’s it! Then you’re registered!

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Place: Zoom
Cost: $30

Surrender to the Beauty of the Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces – Sept. 17, 2024

I’m having so many feelings about this Full Moon Lunar Eclipse in Pisces tonight at 10:34 PM Eastern. I suppose that’s very appropriate for a lunation that’s super infused with the energy of Neptune.

Many are talking of the dramatic transformative energies of this Eclipse. Some see it as a portal. Others mention a paradigm shift. And while all of that is quite true, I’m feeling this energy as something shimmering and intangible that allows us a glimpse of the Sublime. A glimpse of something that is so filled with beauty that it inspires Awe. This is the highest possible vibration of both Pisces and Neptune, the planet that rules Pisces. This Eclipse can offer, if we open ourselves to it, at least a fleeting recognition of Self and Other as perfectly Divine.

Eclipses accelerate and intensify the energy that we occupy; the goals and achievements we’re working toward or longing for; the changes we want to make. I want to suggest that, if only for one night, we fully step into the dream and flesh it out to such tangible reality in our minds that it feels real. Because, as some of us have been taught, and others of us have certainly heard, that what we focus on becomes our reality.

If that is true, then this balancing act between the Sun in Virgo and the Moon in Pisces at this Full Moon Lunar Eclipse, is all about bringing whatever is in your imagination, as a dream, or as a longing (Pisces & Neptune), into the tangible, earthy realm that is our everyday, practical lives (Virgo).

Virgo, where the Sun is now, is about analysis, compartmentalizing, and perfecting, and it is grounded earthy energy that functions best in the reality of the material world. Pisces, where the Moon is now, is about everything that is opposite to that – it is the urge to blend and merge into One with no distinctions. It is beauty, compassion, empathy, and spirituality. It doesn’t exist to make sense of the tangible; it exists to transcend the tangible and enter a state of Bliss. And this Pisces Moon has Neptune sitting right beside it, in Communion with our feeling natures, deepening us, opening us, priming us for Beauty.

Remember, where we put our focus grows and becomes our reality. If, during this Eclipse tonight, and hopefully during the next two weeks until the second Eclipse on Oct. 2, you focus on what is loving, what is beautiful, and what inspires Awe within you, you may get more of that as your reality going forward. It will perhaps require letting go of personal doubts and fears, or seeing the path around obstacles, rather than simply seeing the obstacles themselves. And that is so very doable.

So, to answer the call of this very Neptunian Lunar Eclipse, I suggest that you surrender to your Spiritual Nature and engage in your Spiritual Practice, whatever that is. Surrender to the call to love, to beauty, to your Infinite Self. Meditate. Pray. Be willing to be porous! Go outside and commune with the natural world. Paint. Dance. Sing. Do that thing that always makes you feel closest to Source. If you don’t know what that is, this is an ideal time to find it. Open your heart to wonder. Let yourself feel the Awe of what it means to be Human. Let yourself be inspired to see life with open, compassionate, and loving eyes… even yourself.

Thank you so much for joining me for this Eclipse energy. And as always, may you bloom into the fullness of your cosmic promise. May the kindness that you give always be returned, and may you find peace and joy in the eternal dance of the Universe.

With love, Michelle

P.S. Think about what was going on in March/April and September of 2015. That year we had Eclipses in almost exactly the same place as these Eclipses tonight and on Oct. 2. See if you can find a thread or a narrative that ties then with now. Is there something that began then that it’s time to release? Time to let go of? Is there a way in which you’ve grown beyond whatever that was, and are now ready to embrace something new in its place? Give yourself the time and space to ponder this during this Eclipse Season.

An Autumn Equinox Workshop – Harvesting Transformation: An Autumn Equinox Celebration of Light and Shadow

As the air begins to cool, the leaves begin to change, and the days begin to grow shorter, I invite you to join me for an enchanting Autumn Equinox Workshop on Sunday, September 22 at 2 PM EDT on Zoom.

This special gathering will invite you into a magical moment of self-discovery and personal growth, as we celebrate the significance of the brief and delicate balance of light and dark.

In this workshop, we’ll delve into the Astrology Chart for the Autumn Season, exploring the celestial influences that will set the tone for the coming four months. They are truly transformational! I’ll share the beauty and symbolism of my Autumn Equinox Altar, a space filled with Nature’s miracles, intention and gratitude. We’ll explore the powerfully transformative Greek myth of Persephone, Hades, and Demeter, uncovering lessons that honor the cycles of life, appropriate timing, and the process of transforming into empowerment. Then, prepare to relax and breathe into the rhythm of the Earth during an Autumn Equinox Guided Imagery Meditation, where you will connect deeply with nature and your inner self. And finally, to honor the Earth Mother Goddesses, we’ll conclude with a heartfelt Seasonal Prayer of Thanksgiving, celebrating our connection to the Natural World.

This workshop is more than just an event; it’s a rich opportunity to deepen your spirituality and foster a profound relationship with gratitude and the cadence of nature. Join me for this unique blend of astrology, guided imagery, and mythology, all through a heart-opening lens that emphasizes self-awareness and self-enrichment.

*Just a note: You might enjoy creating your own Autumn Equinox Altar prior to our Workshop. Gathering symbols, nature’s gifts, and treasured objects that represent the beauty of this time of year can help you deepen your seasonal experience and make it much more experiential and meaningful.

Register for the Workshop: email astrology@michellegregg.com

Registration is simple.

Send an email to astrology@michellegregg.com and let me know that you’d like to attend (providing me with your email address), and then send your $30 payment via Zelle (to astrology@michellegregg.com) or Venmo (to MichelleGreggAstro). I’ll email you the Zoom link and password right away! That’s it! Then you’re registered!

Date: Sunday, September 22, 2024
Time: 2:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Place: Zoom
Cost: $30

About Michelle

Michelle Gregg is a professional Counseling Astrologer, writer, and personal catalyst. She has over 30 years’ experience working with clients from an astrological and Jungian model, helping them live more joyful, meaningful and fulfilled lives. Her forte is offering her clients new perspectives for moving through old patterns and issues that previously prevented them from fulfilling their true life-path and maintaining happy relationships. “In the proper hands, Astrology is one of the most profound tools available for finding insights and truths, and for learning how to best relate to our loved ones, and ourselves.  It is the spring-board to self-mastery and wisdom.”

Michelle has a thriving private practice with clients all over the world, blogs, and teaches a beginner’s astrology course annually. www.michellegregg.com, astrology@michellegregg.com

Mars in Cancer: Embracing Intuitive Action for Emotional Fulfillment

You may be feeling a shift in the energy around how we go about taking action in our lives. Mars is leaving the sign of Gemini, and moving into Cancer for the next nearly seven months. Anytime a planet shifts from one sign into the next, our focus around what that planet symbolizes shifts as well. And it’s especially true this time, as Mars goes Retrograde in this sensitive, indirect, and deeply loving sign.

Mars represents how we connect with our own will and how we go about taking action to achieve our will and to get our desires met. In Gemini, the focus was on gathering information and acting on the information we learned and collected. Now however, the emphasis for taking action shifts to being emotionally motivated, rather than mentally motivated, as was true while Mars was in Gemini for the past two months.

For the next several months we’re meant to take action more intuitively, from a feeling place. The sign Cancer is ruled by the lovely Moon, and she is all about our emotional responses to what’s happening in our lives. Cancer encompasses all things home and family and focuses our energy on what nurtures and nourishes us, and how we can nurture and nourish those we love. Cancer energy is also very connected to the past, so it’s appropriate to look to the past to see how it might inform what we’re doing now. 

The crab (Cancer’s familiar) scuttles about on the beach in circles, rather than in a direct line, in order to protect itself from seagulls. In a similar way, when Mars is in Cancer it’s good to find a circuitous route to follow, and to let our emotions rise to each occasion. Mars in Cancer is about taking indirect action… which doesn’t mean never making a decision, or never taking any action at all. Rather, it means a slower approach that is safety oriented, and that doesn’t go directly toward a goal, but circles it to understand the many ways in which something can be accomplished. It may be best to observe and hold back to see how things will naturally evolve, rather than pushing for an ego driven end. 

For those who have Mars or other personal planets in Water Signs natally (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) this shift of Mars into Cancer can feel very comfortable, like coming home. For those with Mars or other personal planets in Earth Signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn), Mars moving into Cancer can feel quite nourishing and supportive. If you have a dominant theme in your natal chart of either Fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) or Air (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) this shift might feel a bit more challenging for you. Think of it as learning a lesson around patience and care. Also, the Cardinal Signs other than Cancer (Aries, Libra, Capricorn) may also feel out-of-sorts with this shift, and again, learning patience and redirecting the will may help to navigate this energy.

Enjoy Mars in Cancer! Because it asks for higher sensitivity, we can be more imaginative and creative in the way we pursue our goals. We can feel our way into what we want, and take more time. We want to feel safe with Mars in this position, and we want to take actions to protect our families and loved ones. If you can, spend more time with them. Show them how much you love them in all the myriad little ways that make home and friendship beautiful. 

There are downsides to Mars in Cancer (passive aggression comes to mind), just like there are for every astrological energy… but recognize that we can choose, and that there’s always a higher vibration that we can reach for. Afterall, that’s how we learn, grow, and evolve.

As always, may you bloom into the fullness of your cosmic promise. May the kindness that you give always be returned, and may you find peace and joy in the eternal dance of the Universe.

With love, Michelle