The higher mind is the solution to our inner conflicts and limiting perceptions. But what exactly is it, and how can we access it? 

I have a confusing chart. On the one hand, my Gemini Sun likes to socialize and talk, but it’s in the 12th house, which makes me want to withdraw and be quiet. My Moon in Capricorn makes me emotionally detached, but with Cancer rising, I am all about emotions. These are just two examples of the contradictions I live with every second of my life. 

When I learned astrology and discovered the forces inside of me and the contradictions they pose, I could set myself free from them. I could enter a free will zone, take the wheel into my hand, and start stirring my ship. 

Before that, I used to be torn between the part of me that craved connection and the other part of me that wanted to be left alone. Astrology helped me observe them from the outside. Only then could I harmonize them. This is how you get an astrologer who speaks and writes (Gemini) about cosmic and spiritual topics (12th house). 

The Sun is in Aquarius now, and there is an Aquarius New Moon on Wednesday. Uranus, one of the two planets that rule Aquarius, represents the higher mind or the observer. While Mercury represents the ordinary mind, which has negative thoughts, positive thoughts, broken records, and brilliant ideas, Uranus represents the part of us that watches everything happening inside us and does not judge it. 

Once, I had a Gemini client who believed being a Gemini was the worst. It surprised me because I have always felt Geminis rock. The truth is, being a Gemini isn’t good or bad; it just is. 

You can not change your Sun sign, but you can change how you embody it. To enter the free will zone and make a choice, you need to stop identifying with the aspects of yourself that you don’t like and watch them through the observer. 

When you over-identify with your mind, ego, emotions, psychology, work, politics, relationships, or whatever it might be, you can’t activate the observer. You are sold out on a specific agenda. 

In her brilliant new book, I Don’t Believe in Astrology, Debra Silverman tells the story of a woman who suffered because her husband left her for another woman. She was caught up in the emotional pain of being betrayed and abandoned. With the help of an outsider, the woman realized that her husband had liberated her from a bad marriage.

The observer does not provide the new concepts – it just observes and makes us see things from a new, outsider, big-picture perspective, without judgment. With this new knowledge, we can activate our free will and wisdom and introduce ourselves with a new story. 

In my thirties, I was desperate for love. My friend once told me, “Your love is out there; he needs to mature or end a bad relationship.” She helped me step out of my pain and see that there was a grander picture. Things were already happening in the world to make my dream of love come true, even though I could not see or understand them yet. She activated my observer and gave me confidence and hope. And she was right!

This is why Aquarius is also the sign of friendships. Good friends act as our observers when we can’t do it alone. 

The observer is always liberating because when we step out of whatever we are caught up in (my Sun sign is the worst, my ex-husband ruined my life, I will never find love), we can enter the free-will zone and make a choice. We can adopt a new story that serves us better, cultivates joy, and promotes hope. This not only improves our mood but can also help us get what we want in life. 

It does not mean that the pain of our situation will immediately go away. It is painful to be cheated on or to crave love and not have it. A healthy observer recognizes the need to deal with the pain.

The big question is how to activate the observer.

I first came in touch with my observer through meditation. Before I started meditating, I used to identify with my mind (a typical Gemini quality). Through meditation, I learned to watch my mind. Then, through astrology, I learned to apply my observer to other aspects of my being, such as my emotional world and psychological patterns. 

This week is a great time to connect with your observer. 

Think about one aspect of your life that you feel bad about. It can be something you still haven’t manifested, like love, financial abundance, success, health, community, fulfillment, or anything else that comes to mind. 

Try looking at it from the outside, as if you were your best friend. What other perspective can help you enter the free-will zone and overcome the limiting stories? 

The New Moon in Aquarius is here to set you free through your observer. 

And if you want to learn more about the observer, pre-order Debra’s Book, I Don’t Believe in Astrology, and join our Applied Astrology School! See more info about it below. 

Wishing you a wonderful week,

With love,

Yael