KEY LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Free Moon Phase Compass (start here): laurakusto.com/guide

• Moon Map course (find your active life area each phase): laurakusto.com/map

• Moon Chat membership (personalized phase emails + prompts): laurakusto.com/membership

Sometimes changing your mind is the bravest thing you can do. In this week’s episode, I walk through a situation you may very well be in during this Gemini Last Quarter - - how to say no after saying yes. The bonus here? This is right in the middle of eclipse season! And with the Sun in Virgo and Moon in Gemini - the 2 signs that Mercury oversees - Mercury themes of analysis and communication are front and center.

You’ll learn a clear, compassionate process to evaluate what’s draining you, map the lunar pattern that led you here, and communicate a values-aligned “no” that actually serves everyone (including you). We’ll use the lunar gestation cycle (with exact dates), Mars-in-Libra action, and the South Node’s call to release past patterns—so you can let go cleanly and with integrity.

What you’ll learn:

- A 4-step script for how to say no after saying yes without guilt

- The exact dates in the lunar cycle to review (New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon)

- How Gemini/Virgo + Mercury energy sharpen self-honesty and communication

- Why Mars in Libra helps you act fairly—and why that matters during a Last Quarter

- How to connect your “no” to showing up better for the people you love

Timestamps

00:00 — Theme: Sometimes changing your mind is the bravest thing you can do (Gemini Last Quarter overview)

02:15 — Eclipse season context: between Sept 7 Full Moon eclipse (Pisces) and next week’s New Moon eclipse (Virgo)

03:40 — Sun on the South Node: releasing past patterns and karmic commitments

04:40 — Mars in Libra trine the Moon: balanced, fair, relationship-aware action

05:40 — Step 1: Radical honesty — identify what’s draining you (contrast exercise to feel the difference)

08:00 — Step 2: Track the lunar pattern (lunar gestation cycle around ~22° Gemini)

10:40 — Bonus lens: Which life area does Gemini activate for YOU? (Moon Map + Moon Chat options)

12:20 — Step 3: Formulate your story first (Mercury: analyze self + emotion; name the true cost)

15:30 — Step 4: Communicate the “no” — a values-aligned reframe that serves others better (Mars in Libra)

17:10 — Example: modeling healthy boundaries for kids; why “yes then no” can be leadership

18:40 — Recap of the 4-step process + dates to review

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