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Gemini - "Gemini" is the Latin
translation of the Greek Didymoi,
"the Twins." Many potential
candidates were suggested as
Gemini's original twins, but many
ancient sources attribute them to
being Castor and Pollux.
Pollux and Castor were twin
brothers. They were the twin sons of
a mortal woman Leda – however they
had different fathers. Pollux was a
son of the chief Olympian god Zeus,
and thus Pollux was immortal and
would live forever. Castor was the
son of a mortal man, and he could
die. Their love and devotion for one
another was legendary, and they
never separated from one another.
The two brothers, Pollux and Castor,
took part in many adventures (i.e.
they were involved in the Jason and
Argonauts Golden Fleece thing). One
day in battle, Castor (the mortal
brother) was about to die. So Pollux
asked his father, Zeus, for the
permission to die along side of
Castor. It was Pollux's great desire
that the brothers might remain
united even in death. Instead of
allowing Pollux to die, Zeus decided
the two brothers would now share in
the immortality of Pollux and remain
together forever. However, in order
for this to happen, Pollux and
Castor would have to forever
alternate between the light and the
dark. For the rest of eternity, the
brothers would spend one day on
Olympus and then the next day in
Hades.
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"That only which we have within, can
we see without. If we meet no Gods,
it is because we harbour none. If
there is a grandeur in you, you will
find grandeur in porters and
sweeps." - Ralph Waldo Emerson, Sun
in Gemini
Gemini - ruled by the Roman
messenger god, Mercury - is
associated with communications.
Hermes is the god of speech, and he
is the god of silence. He is the
eternal youth, puer aeternus; he is
old man senex messenger to the dead.
He is the talisman of the slick
talking, road savvy, travelling
salesman who is continually chasing
down the virtues of the farmer's
virginal daughters. He is the
protector of merchants and tavern
owners. He is the patron and
benefactor of pickpockets, highway
bandits, thieves, rogues, liars,
hucksters, and scoundrels. He is
jester, joker, fool, trickster,
magician, genius, shaman, and psycho
pomp.
Mercury is lighter than air
itself... Gemini’s quick-witted
changeable energy may at times
appear to others as being scattered,
disorganized and chaotic. But
there’s usually method to Gemini’s
madness! (Although, truthfully,
sometimes even Gemini’s constantly
active right hand doesn’t know what
his/her constantly moving left hand
is up to.) And with the Sun in
Gemini, you may also have a
maddening tendency to "bend" the
truth at times. Gemini energy also
tends to be more than a wee bit
sceptical of "eternal truths." Like
Pilate (in the Gospel of John), your
slogan might be: "What is truth?" In
fact, I like to call Gemini "the
great sceptic."
The Gemini Sun is located in the
element of air... Air signs are
stimulated mentally and tend to have
a detached perspective... Air is
motivated and recharged by
intellectual concepts, social
interchanges, and the communication
of ideas and/or ideals... The
element of air (barring other
factors) tends to produce a fairly
active mind. The world is approached
with reason and everything
(everyone) is open to analysis.
Gemini is communicative, versatile,
can be talkative, and is very
curious. Curious, curious,
curious... I’ll say it one more time
- curious. Gemini energy loves to
know how things work. And Gemini
energy thrives on knowing what makes
other people tick. And when
curiosity gets the better of Gemini
energy, Gemini may even say
scandalous, shocking things or
perform outrageous acts for no other
purpose or reason than Gemini was
"curious" and wanted to see what
would happen.
Gemini enjoys knowing a little about
everything, and Gemini can be the
penultimate "jack of all trades,
master of none..." Now, of course, I
also know that Gemini can get a bit
upset over this notoriety and their
alleged expertise in skimming the
surface of subjects. But tell the
truth... We both know it’s a
reputation which has been honestly
earned (don’t we, Gemini)? C'mon,
you can't kid a kidder!
And one more important thing to know
about Gemini... Hermes (Mercury, the
ruler of Gemini), by some accounts,
was the god who originally owned and
wore the "Helmet of Invisibility."
This Helmet happens to be the very
same Helmet of Invisibility more
typically associated with the hidden
god of the underworld Hades (Pluto,
the ruler of Scorpio). Apparently
Hades was merely borrowing the
helmet from Hermes. So Mercury (the
ruler of Gemini), like Pluto, revels
in (and loves) working silently,
invisibly behind the scenes. So,
while Scorpio is the sign most
notorious for being secretive,
Gemini is certainly no slacker in
the area of being secretive and
keeping things under their hat.
Your birth Sun is the hero of your
mythic journey through this
lifetime. So Let Your Light Shine!
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Regardless of whether you're a male
or female, the very first love of
your life was your mother (or if mom
was absent, then another mother
figure in your environment). The
Moon symbolizes the unconscious,
instincts, and what you need to feel
nurtured in your life.
With the Moon in Gemini, you have a
strong need for mental stimulation
and communication. You have an
insatiable, irrepressible sense of
curiosity, and you seek answers to
many questions. Barring other
factors in the birth chart, you have
a strong tendency to be a
"chatterbox." In fact, your friends
would probably say you're one of
those people who could carry on an
interesting conversation with a
telephone pole. The Moon is the
"place" where we go for comfort when
scared.... and we tend to
unconsciously nurture ourselves in
much the same way our mothers
nurtured and cared for us when we
were very young children. As a very
young child, you may have expected
your mother to provide you with
plenty of stimulation,
communication, and mental activity.
As an adult, you now feel the safest
and most nurtured when actively
communicating and sharing
information with others. Therefore,
when involved in a close friendship
or an intimate relationship with a
lover - you feel the powerful,
emotional need to share and fully
communicate with the other person
regarding any (and all) of the
experiences of the day. Warning! One
of the most hurtful things your
partner or "significant other" can
do is impatiently, patronizingly
rush or hurry you along when you're
involved in a conversation with a
friend or even a casual
acquaintance. (Been there - and,
sadly enough, done that...)
Seeing someone new in your life?
Feeling especially emotionally
vulnerable immediately after the
first intimate "encounter" with your
new lover? You'll most likely find
yourself endlessly quizzing your new
lover on exactly how it felt and
asking them to communicate in vivid
detail what the experience was like
for them.
Stressed out by the events of the
day? Call up a close friend on the
telephone and tell them all about
it. Bored to tears? Learn how to do
something new, interesting, and
mentally stimulating. Here are a
couple of hobby suggestions for your
chatty self: Join a local amateur
thespian group and perform a little
Shakespeare in the evenings. Or how
about join Toastmasters and practice
up on your public speaking skills.
Where to go on a vacation? Is there
a special place which has always
piqued your interest and sense of
curiosity?
Question: How do you pique the
insatiable curiosity of a Gemini
Moon? Answer: I’ll tell you
tomorrow…
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Your Gemini lover wants to fall
desperately in love with his/ her
best friend. The primary motivating
factor behind the energy of your
Gemini lover is that of gathering
discordant, seemingly unconnected
information and then synthesizing
all of it together into ideas that
are new, unique, and interesting.
That's just a fancy way of saying
that in matters of love - barring
other factors in the chart - your
Gemini lover is going to be an
interesting, thought provoking,
humorous, friendly, and stimulating
conversationalist. The old saying,
"curiosity killed the cat" surely
had your friendly and ever curious
Gemini lover in mind. As such, your
Gemini lover is going to be curious
about "what makes you tick" - and
he/she will ask you all about it.
Further, the old saying, "jack of
all trades, master of none" surely
had mentally active and flighty
Gemini in mind. Your Gemini lover,
ruled by the planet Mercury, is a
born magician and mimic. Looking for
a loudly roaring lion lover like Leo
(try saying that five times in row)?
Gemini can do it. Hoping for nice
dependable stable Taurus? Gemini can
do it. Dreaming of an Aries warrior?
Gemini can fit the bill. Keep in
mind, though, that mimicry is never
quite the same as the "real thing."
Gemini is associated with the
element of air - and, as such, may
not be completely in touch and
comfortable with his or her body. So
your Gemini lover is not normally
going to be a "touchy," "feelie," "snugglely"
lover. Your Gemini lover may even
turn on and turn off his/her
sexuality like a light switch. And
after the "deed" is done, your
curious Gemini lover will very
likely want to talk about the
experience in detail.
Another thing to keep in mind is
your playful, friendly, and curious
Gemini lover probably has a light
side and a dark side. One moment
Gemini can be "skipping the light
fantastic," the next moment
"darkness abounds and there is no
goodness in the world." After a
while, coping with this Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde thing can get a wee bit
taxing on the nerves.
For a good look at Gemini, trying
reading up on the Greek hero,
Odysseus. Life was a journey for
quick thinking, quick talking
Odysseus. In Homer's the Odyssey,
Odysseus finally returned home after
many years of being gone and lost at
sea. Upon his arrival, he quickly
learned that his enemies had boldly
invaded and taken over his home -
and they all had their eyes on
claiming his beautiful wife,
Penelope. Odysseus quickly realized
that trickery and quick thinking was
the only chance he would have of
overcoming his many enemies.
Odysseus cleverly disguised himself
as an old feeble man, in order to
walk among his enemies without being
discovered. Then Odysseus went about
methodically planning and then
laying out a clever trap for his
enemies. The trap worked - and he,
his home, his wife, and his son were
all set free.
Shadow: Your Gemini lover has a
tendency to be a wee bit fickle when
it comes to matters of the heart.
Love 'em today, and tomorrow they
bore you to tears. Love 'em the day
after that, and the next day they're
boring you again. Another tendency
of some Gemini folks - due to having
dualistic tendencies - some Gemini
folks may give into and enjoy the
stimulation of dating more than one
person at a time. Often times, one
love interest will fit into the
nice, wholesome "girl (or guy) next
door" type, and the other one… well…
'nough said on that… Finally, your
continually curious Gemini lover may
at times say and/or do shocking
(perhaps cruel) things to you for no
other reason than Gemini was curious
about what your reaction would be.
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