Mindset and Communication
“If you see yourself as a wild, roaring and raging success, the entire world can’t compete against your opinion.”
~Kathrin Zenkina
All air signs are concerned with matters of the mind, intellect and learning. Gemini is no exception. With an extra curious and talkative energy, it’s about all forms of communication. One of the main things to focus on this season is speaking your truth. It is important to communicate to others what is really in your heart, no matter how vulnerable it makes you feel. So often we say what we think others want to hear rather than what we really think or feel. But eventually it comes out, and usually in some sort of explosive way. I’m not saying you should go out and make sure everyone knows your opinion on people who wear socks with sandals, but I am saying you should be aware of when you are pretending to be someone you are not, when you are keeping quiet about things that matter to you, and when you are afraid to be honest about how something makes you feel. Speaking your truth is about sharing openly and honestly, and it begins with being honest with yourself.
Gemini is also a personal sign, so it’s time to look at how you are speaking to yourself! The things that you say to yourself directly influence the actions you take in your life. See, the conscious mind that you control is only about 5% of the brain. The other 95% is completely run by your subconscious. So most of what your brain is doing on a day to day basis is completely out of your awareness. And the main goal of the subconscious is to keep you safe by keeping you in the familiar, even if the familiar is actually terrible. Unfortunately, our conscious goals have no power over our subconscious beliefs. So if you find yourself trying over and over to make the same positive change in your life, and no matter what always end up right back where you started, chances are you’re fighting against your own subconscious beliefs around doing/having/being whatever that goal is.
There are many ways to access the subconscious, but journaling is one of my favorites for gaining clarity. When writing in a stream of consciousness you don’t have a chance to analyze what you are saying, so all your thoughts just end up on the paper. You get to find out what you really think before the subconscious thoughts are filtered by the conscious mind. I often surprise myself with how I respond to a prompt, and in those moments, it’s clear where the disconnect is between my conscious and subconscious. It’s important to be honest with yourself when journaling. No one else is going to read it, so it’s safe to say things in the moment that you might not feel later. This is the space to work through it. It’s like venting to your bestie, but better.
Once you gain clarity, you can then influence your subconscious by changing your thoughts. The subconscious is absorbing everything you think, say, and do and looking for patterns. It is responsible for turning those patterns into full blown habits. So, by becoming conscious of your thought patterns and altering them to what you desire, you can impress new patterns onto it. How do you do this? Repetition. Our brains are designed to learn by repetition, so in order to create a new belief we must repeat it to ourselves until it becomes solidified. We do this through affirmations. Specifically, “I am” statements are the most effective because they go all the way to your identity. Identity determines values, which determine beliefs, which determine behaviors, which determine environment. So the fastest way to make a shift is to work with identity at the root.
We also access the subconscious by writing our intentions each month. There was a study that showed we are 42% more likely to complete something just from writing it down. You think the intention, write the intention, and then read the intention. So your brain has now had the same thought run through several different pathways which helps solidify the new pattern. Even if you never look at them again, this simple exercise is highly effective.
One last note about taking control of your thoughts. Positive thinking does not mean you are not allowed to ever have a negative thought ever again. That is impossible and making yourself wrong for having negative thoughts will only make you feel worse. What you are looking for is the MAJORITY of your thoughts being positive. When this happens, you feel good. If you’re feeling bad, then the majority has switched over to negative thoughts and that’s okay too. Just tune back in to one of your tools to shift the balance back the other way.
Your challenge for this month is to repeat the affirmation every day, 10 times a day. You can do it all at once, perhaps after you finish the daily meditation or set a reminder on your phone. You can also create your own affirmation based on the intentions you set for the month. Just be sure to write them in a positive format, because the subconscious doesn’t hear word like “not, no, don’t” etc.
Resources for Gemini Season
Chakra: Throat – Communication, Speaking your truth
Crystals: Aquamarine or Turquoise
Essential Oils: Eucalyptus or Sage
Reading: Stop Saying You’re Fine by Mel Robbins
Challenge: Daily Affirmations
On The New Moon
Take some time by yourself to set intentions for the new cycle. Remember this is your practice, there are no rules. Allow yourself some freedom to experiment with what works for you.
Set the space for inner work.
New Moon meditation
Journal Questions
Gratitude List
Set Intentions
Closing Ritual:
Closing phrase: “This or something better manifests for me now, under grace and in perfect ways.”
Affirmation: “I am speaking my truth with grace and understanding.”
Meditation
Journal Prompts
What do you say to yourself on a daily basis?
What limiting beliefs are keeping you from creating the life you want?
Where did these beliefs come from?
What does your ideal self believe?
What does she say to herself on a daily basis?
How does she feel on a daily basis?
What can you do today to feel this way?
Gratitude List
At least 5 moments you were honest about your feelings.