A Gemini New Chapter: Archetypes, Soul Maps and the Medicine of Self-Understanding
Jungle and Jungian wisdom, the crossovers
Dear Heart
As the moon prepares to renew herself in the sign of Gemini on the 26th/27th May, we are invited into the realm of curiosity, communication and new possibilities. This New Moon opens the door to seeing things differently. Gemini, ruled by Mercury, brings swift thoughts, duality and change. It’s a beautiful time to lighten up, ask better questions, and plant intentions that invite flexibility, truth and inspired connection.
Where have your thoughts been stuck?
Where do you need fresh air to circulate through your mind and words?
Join My Moon Ceremony Tuesday 27th May 7pm , Online, for Alignment and Reorientation
Gemini New Moon Manifestation Ritual
What you’ll need:
A white candle
A feather (or image of a bird)
Paper + pen
Lavender or peppermint oil (optional)
A mirror
Steps:
1. Prepare your space. Light your candle. Dab essential oil on your pulse points or inhale deeply to awaken the senses.
2. Breathe. Centre yourself with 3 full belly breaths. Feel your mind begin to open.
3. Write: “What am I ready to change in the way I think, speak or connect?” Write freely. Then ask: “What do I want to manifest that will uplift my voice or mind?” Write 1–3 clear, heartfelt intentions.
4. Speak aloud: Look into the mirror and repeat your intentions. Speak them as if they are already true. Gemini’s magic is in the spoken word.
5. Offer: Blow your wishes into the feather (or hold the image in your heart) and place it outside or on your altar as a symbol of lightening your thoughts and sending them into the winds.
If you want more ways to enhance the magic potential for this moon, and every new and full moon, consider joining my Patreon.
🌺 Bobinsana Gratitude – Thank You for the Journey
On Sunday we completed another beautiful Bobinsana dieta, and my heart is overflowing.
For ten days, a group of courageous souls stepped into deep listening with this heart-opening Amazonian teacher plant. As always, Bobinsana worked gently but potently - reminding us that softness is strength, and that true healing comes through emotional presence.
I witnessed transformations that brought tears - grief long held was finally released, ancestral wounds were softened, and new courage emerged. One woman reclaimed her voice. One man laid down the armour he had worn since childhood.
I am deeply grateful for every person who said yes to this sacred path. Thank you for trusting me and the plants. Thank you for showing up for yourselves.
Two beautiful reflections from our group:
“This dieta opened something in me that I didn’t even realise was closed. Bobinsana held me like a mother while I released and remembered who I really am. Nancy’s guidance was pure gold.” - N.
“I’ve done many healing journeys, but nothing has reached the depth this did. It was gentle, and wild. I feel clarity and an open heart I haven’t felt in years.” - B.
💙🌸 Solstice Bobinsana and Blue Lotus Dieta - A New Invitation
I’ve been guided to hold a special 10-day Solstice dieta with teacher Bobinsana and mystical Blue Lotus - two allies that can offer profound remembrance and transformation when combined.
Dates: 15-26 June - timed to align with the energy of the Solstice
Bobinsana, the compassionate heart teacher, brings emotional healing, softness and the ability to feel again.
Blue Lotus, and Ancient Egyptian mystical plant as a gateway to the divine! For lucid dreaming, sensual awakening, and expanded states of perception. She brings magic, mystery, and a deeper sense of the sacred.
You’ll journey in a supported group container with:
✨ An opening and closing ceremony
✨ A private 1-1 session to guide your personal path
✨ Daily audio/video guidance and space to reflect
✨ 10 days with these sacred plants
This is a dieta for deep self-discovery and remembrance, and for those ready to make a shift in perspective at a pivotal seasonal portal.
Weaving Inner and Outer Worlds
With the Gemini New Moon is upon us - a threshold moment of new ideas, fresh perspectives, and a call to speak from the soul. Gemini energy brings curiosity, duality, and the desire to know both ourselves and the world through many lenses.
And in the spirit of this new chapter, I’ve been inspired to share something close to my heart…
For years, I’ve walked two deep paths: one rooted in the jungle, where plant spirits, dreams and soul fragments speak in their own wild language… and the other rooted in the quiet brilliance of Jungian psychology - a map of the inner world shaped by archetypes, myths and deep inquiry.
Today we begin a 12-part email series weaving Jungian and shamanic wisdom as a way to explore your inner landscape, reclaim lost parts, and meet your archetypes not as fixed identities, but as living energies that shape your choices, reactions, dreams and healing journey.
We’ll explore 12 archetypes — each with their own light, shadow, lesson and invitation for transformation.
Archetype 1 – The Innocent / Inner Child
You are not just one story. You are many stories, braided through your body, your bloodline, your soul’s longing. Archetypes are the mirrors that help us see where we are fragmented - and where we are ready to remember our wholeness.
True healing is not about becoming perfect. It’s about remembering your wholeness.
If you're feeling the pull inward, you might like to journal on this: “What energies or roles live within me - and which ones do I resist, reject or ignore?”
Reclaiming Your Light – The Innocent Within
Gemini, with its twin nature, teaches us that we are never just one thing, we are paradox, we are many selves. And we carry within us both the part that knows and the part that is still learning.
This is where our journey with the first archetype begins - the Innocent, also known as the Inner Child. This is the part of you that arrived in this world wide-eyed and soul-deep. The part that knew joy as a natural state, that trusted life would catch you, that felt the wind and called it friend.
🌱 The Light Side of the Innocent:
Joy
Trust in life
Curiosity
Spontaneity
Openness
A deep spiritual connection to the unseen
When the Innocent is alive and integrated, you allow yourself to feel joy - not the kind that depends on anything going right, but the kind that bubbles up from simply being alive. The Innocent teaches us to receive life without armour.
But most of us, somewhere along the road, had that innocence wounded.
🌑 The Shadow Side of the Innocent:
Naïveté
Denial of pain or darkness
Helplessness
Dependency
Passive hope, without discernment
When the Innocent is wounded, we may stay in harmful situations because we “just want to believe.” We may avoid responsibility, wanting someone else to take care of the hard parts. We might live from spiritual bypassing - pretending it’s all fine when our heart is breaking.
In shamanic practice, I often meet this part in soul retrievals. A fragment of your spirit still waiting in time, wanting to be seen, soothed and brought home.
In therapy, this archetype often emerges in attachment patterns, trauma work and in the quiet grief of never feeling truly safe.
🌀 The Invitation:
The Gemini moon asks: Can you hold both truths? That the world has hurt you - and that joy is still yours. That you are older now - and your inner child still lives.
This archetype is an invitation to reclaim your light without forgetting the lessons of your shadows. It’s not about returning to childhood. It’s about returning to yourself - the part of you who knew how to wonder.
🌸 Practice: A Gentle Ritual to Meet the Innocent
1. Sit quietly and place one hand on your heart, the other on your belly.
2. Say softly: “I see you. I hear you. I protect you now.”
3. Ask your younger self to show you a memory where you felt free.
4. Breathe into that moment. Let it live in you again.
Then ask:
What did I love most as a child? What brought me joy, without needing a reason? Can you do one small thing this week just for joy?
🌿 Shamanic Note:
In jungle traditions, we often say the laughter of children calls the spirits closer. When you return to your joy, you call your soul home. Your healing doesn’t need to be heavy. Sometimes, it begins with a swing, a song, or a smile no one understands but your heart.
Next time, we will meet the Orphan - the one who woke up when the world no longer felt safe.
For now, hold your Innocent close. They’re not gone, just waiting for you to reclaim that part. If you would like some help with this unique work, there are many things we can do to support you: 1-1, group ceremonies, plants and dietas.
Whether you join me under the Gemini moon for ceremony, reflect on your own journey, or feel the call of Solstice magic and plant allies - may your words be true, your heart open, and your vision clear.
Thank you, dear heart, for walking this path.
With love and gratitude,
Nancy (your jungle, Jungian sister) Xx