At the peak of the Gemini cycle, Sagittarius offers a breath of fresh air, an escape from the city, an expansive view. It’s a moment to pause and take it all in. An opportunity to grasp the bigger picture before going back to the details and business of it all. As we talked about two weeks ago, this lunar cycle is about stories, and how the stories we tell shape our world and experience. Sag helps us to glimpse what world we are creating, whether intentional or not.

Gemini’s great gift is as storyteller--the one who weaves the cloth of cosmos through word, who literally creates worlds--not in a grand scheming overarching theory-of-the-universe kindof way, but through shooting-the-shit. Through good-ol’ back-porch chat. And through myth, and jokes, and fairy tales, and long yarns, and tall tales. Through all the ways of sharing story.

Some of us love to suffer. We’ve grown so accustomed to our pain that we come to like it, on one level--at least it’s familiar--at least it confirms our understanding of the world--at least we have the validation of being right. The thought of giving it up can be terrifying. Not only would it mean visiting its source, but it would mean being in an altogether different way.

The New Moon in Taurus falls at a time of year when, where I live, the air is lush and thick with lilac and scents of blooms and every shade of green bursts forth everywhere as life returns, and we tune our bicycles, turn our soil, and plant seeds in readiness for summer. We are reminded of the rich abundance offered by Earth.

But this Taurus season may feel different from those before, now that Uranus is here.