December 2024: Tarot spread for the full moon in Gemini

Plus an astro-tarot forecast, release ritual, and The 2025 Visioning Workbook.

The December 2024 full moon falls in the sign of Gemini. The Gemini archetype is very curious, an excellent communicator, and a disseminator of knowledge. It is the sign of the writer, of those who tend to think deeply, are highly perceptive, and prefer to learn from experience.

Spiritually, the Gemini archetype is about courageous conversation, be it with another person or with the Universe. Gemini adds its vibration to the advancement of culture and civilization through dialogue, be that via books or blogs or letters.

This full moon also highlights our sense of self-worth and self-esteem, which are intrinsically tied to our finances, our emotions, and the things we value. This Gemini moon encourages us to reflect on our tangible and intangible possessions (our feelings and emotions, as well as our inner selves, needs and wants) and our values — specifically on the ways in which our material possessions are either harming or supporting us.

Ideally, our possessions should bring us a sense of well-being rather than a feeling of being surrounded by things that don’t feel like us. This leads us to question what we value (both tangibly and intangibly) and why, and to examine what we own, what we want to own, and why. Being mindful around purchase decisions around this lunation would be wise.

Astro-Tarot influences for the December 2024 full moon in Gemini

To throw some more light on the December full moon astrology, let’s take a look at the astro-tarot influences of this lunation. The Gemini new moon falls in decan 3, which is represented by the Ten of Swords. This is to be interpreted in conjunction with The Lovers, which is associated with Gemini.

When I was learning how to read the tarot, one of my teachers referred to the 10 of Swords as the “drama queen” card. That description has stuck with me through the years. It doesn’t take 10 swords to defeat an opponent, after all — one well-placed sword is often enough.

That brings to mind the phrase ‘death by a thousand cuts’ and how often we inflict those thousand metaphorical cuts on ourselves, and how often those metaphorical cuts are inflicted not just by social media but also by the dominant culture and the associated messages that surround us. The way it is all {social media, and especially the capitalist hellscape in which we live} designed to make us question our enoughness.

With everyone sharing their highlight reels and hot takes; with the editing out of the hot mess and the confusion; and the always put-together picture that we are fed in a never-ending loop of constantly refreshed feeds and a barrage of advertising, it’s easy to feel like we are the only ones flailing around in the dark, unable to make sense of our lives.

It’s enough to make us feel paralyzed, small, questioning our every decision. It’s easy to feel like we need to constantly re-invent ourselves, re-make our story, be in some way different, more together, more focused, more ambitious, more, more, more.

This constantly on stream of scrolling can make it easy to feel divorced from ourselves. Ungrounded. Unmoored. And I wonder, are the 10 swords driven into our back an indication that we need to mute the constant noise in our heads, the loop of not enoughness that we recite to ourselves, the messages from the dominant culture that we soak up like a sponge? Are those 10 swords perhaps a dramatic invitation, asking us to become more grounded into our own lives, to tune out the external noise and the societal expectations and focus on what matters to us?

What if we made it a habit to spend some time unplugged on the regular? Using our phone just for the essentials — making calls, staying connected with family and loved ones, but off social media? Maybe even off newsletters and articles, and most definitely off the news? What if we did this once a month? And slowly build it up to once a week, and then maybe every weekend?

What if we spent this time focused on the minutiae of our lives? On doing what brings us joy? Reading, creating, crafting, cooking, baking, gardening, catching up with friends, going for walks, dancing in the living room, working on the courses we’ve already purchased, journaling? Just making the space for the external noise to fade away. To sink into our own thoughts, our own ideas, remembering what matters to us?

With Neptune active during this lunation, we are encouraged to tune in to our deepest dreams and most secret visions, and to consider what we will need to invite in and let go of as we start to manifest our dreams. This is an excellent time to make a list of all that is heavy, all that is holding you back, and all that you want to release and burn it under the light of the full moon.

Sabian Symbol for the December 2024 full moon

The Sabian Symbol for Gemini 23 degrees is Carefree Children Skating On Ice.

There’s a sense of freedom associated with this symbol, of carefree days and untrammeled pleasure, of skating over difficulties and having a child-like sense of wonder. This symbol also reflects a general lack of concern around issues of personal danger, and therein lies the sense of caution associated with this symbol.

As Linda Hill writes in 360 Degrees of Wisdom: The Sabian Oracle, “Sharpen up your senses and your reflexes so that you can cope with any sudden surprises. Listen for subtle changes in the environment that tell you whether you are still “safe” in your surroundings. If you don’t acknowledge these fears and adjust yourself accordingly, you may be put at a disadvantage. Perhaps an avenue of escape should be set up in case cracks in the ‘Ice’ start to appear.”

While we don’t need to be overly cautious all the time, this symbol reminds us that we should be aware of our surroundings, of the signs and signals that we receive, and have a sense of how we can best maneuver through any difficulties that may arise.

Tarot spread for the December 2024 Gemini full moon

Here’s a tarot spread to tap into the energy of this full moon.

What message have I bought into that is no longer serving me

What one idea/mindset can I set down at this time

What is the medicine of the 10 of swords

A message from Mamma Moon. This is always an encouraging message

If you share your spreads on Instagram, please tag me @moderngypsy.in so we can connect with each other.

A simple release ritual for the December 2024 full moon

This Gemini full moon is a good time for a simple release ritual. Not only are the energies around this lunation conducive to letting go, this time of the year is too.

You will need:

Pen and two sheets of paper

A candle

Incense

Crystals: clear quartz and tourmaline

Small bowl of water

Directions:

Arrange the above materials in a manner that is pleasing to you. Use this time to breathe deeply and slowly become more present in this moment.

Light your candle and incense. Waft the smoke around yourself and your space to cleanse it.

Hold the crystals between your hands. Feel or sense the clear quartz’s bright, universal energy filling your body, and the tourmaline lending its protective, grounding energy.

When you feel settled, pick up your pen and paper and make a list of all the things that felt heavy this year, and the things, habits, people, places, that you wish to leave behind.

Take a few deep breaths. You can hold the crystals in your hands and feel their energy coursing through you once again if you wish.

On another piece of paper, make some wishes for 2025. List down the things you wish to call in in the new year.

Take a few deep breaths once again. You can hold the crystals in your hands and feel their energy coursing through you once again if you wish.

Now, look over your first list. As you look at each item, take a moment to reflect on the reasons why you wish to let them go, and how you will feel once you release them.

Hold the paper over the candle and let it burn. Take care while doing this; you don’t want to set the house on fire! You can also tear your list up and flush it down the toilet if you prefer.

Now, look over at your wish list for 2025. Take a moment to lean into how it will feel when these wishes come true.

Fold your wish list and place it beneath the two crystals on your altar for a few days.

As a final step, you can put that wish list into your 2025 planner or journal as a reminder of what you want to work towards in 2025.

Take this deeper: download The Visioning Workbook, my gift to you, and carve out some time over the coming weeks to reflect on the year gone by and plan for 2025.