Home Contact me Articles Favourite Links News Gemini: May to 20 June Element:  Air Sign (Intellect) second Decan of the Air Triplicity Quality:  Mutable (Changeable, Flexible, Chameleon) Polarity:  Masculine/Positive/Yang (assertive and outgoing)  Symbology:The symbol for Gemini is the Twins, originally thought to be Castor and Pollux, or Romulus and Remus, the twin boys raised by a wolf who ultimately founded the city of Rome. They are also sometimes thought to be Cain and Abel, or the twins Good and Evil. Twins represent duality of personality, the ability of each person to choose good or evil. The names Castor and Pollux are also symbolic: Castor means "pure" and Pollux means "polluted". Gemini represents the transition between spring and summer (Northern), when the seeds have become saplings and it is a busy time of weeding and watering. Gemini is force of mind united with spirit and carried into physical manifestation by the mechanical use of the hands and the wise application of the word. The function of Gemini in the chart is to receive and impart information. It embodies the principle of selection - choosing the right ideas on which the soul will grow. Mythology: In mythology, Castor and Pollux were the half mortal sons of Jupiter, but Castor was more mortal and Pollux more immortal. Castor was killed during a battle and Pollux begged Jupiter to take his life instead. Jupiter refused and instead allowed them both to alternately but not together, live in the land of the dead and the living. This was just as intolerable to the brothers who were inseparable during their lives. Finally Jupiter released them from their misery for all time by placing them together in the sky. Castor and Pollux are the patrons of sailors and the twin brothers of Helen of Troy.  Glyph: The Gemini glyph represents two separate entities (shown by the two vertical lines), at the same time separate but held together permanently by the two horizontal lines. The house ruled by Gemini in the chart shows is where you will become aware of your environment and where you reason and communicate about your interaction with others and the situations within your environment. It is where your superficial thought processes work and where you translate experiences into useful knowledge.  The house ruled by Gemini shows where you are at your most extroverted and most adaptable. Gemini has an affinity with the 3rd house as both are concerned with communication and the mind. Gemini is ruled by the planet Mercury and is related with the sextile aspect.  Ruling Planet:  Mercury.   Colour: Light Green/Yellow. Gemstone: Alexandrite. Body Rulership:   Gemini rules the shoulders, arms and hands, the lungs, upper and the nervous system. It also generally rules the senses. Keyword: Adaptability.  Keyphrase: "I Think." Some other words to describe Gemini: Positive: Gregarious, intellectual, curious, communicative, funny, quick, vivacious, living in organised chaos, flexible, studious. Negative:  Frivolous, unreliable, superficial, erratic, slapdash, changeable, unpunctual, restless, long winded, needs constant stimulation, bores easily, take shortcuts, scattered, lacks persistence. Gemini constantly seeks knowledge and information, but the knowledge gained is superficial as he moves from one thing to another too rapidly to gain a deep understanding or depth of wisdom. One could liken it to trivial pursuit type of knowledge. Gemini's philosophy is variety and he needs constant new diversions, so he is often seen as changeable and superficial. He is sociable and enjoys meeting new people but is easily bored and very restless. He is a great talker and constantly needs to know "why?"   Gemini children drive their parents nutz with questions, trying to find out as much as possible about the greatest variety of subjects in the shortest possible time! Gemini loves to play games, physical, mental and social but his lack of empathy and understanding of feelings often causes him to hurt others. He didn’t mean to hurt-he was simply intent on the game he was playing and didn’t consider the consequence. Gemini lives almost entirely in the realm of the mind and places great store on his intelligence and quick wits. He is usually excellent at mathematics and languages and may be a very good writer or orator, but may lack  the creative energy of a good artist. His or her's most noticeable feature is their eyes, which are usually light, and dart quickly from one thing to another. He or she tends to be nervous, often thin, and very quick in his movements. They speak very quickly, often not finishing one sentence before starting another and they cannot talk without their his hands! He or she loves to have fun and is generally light-hearted. Allegory: "To you Gemini, I give the questions without answers so that you may bring to all an understanding of what man sees around him. You will never know why men speak or listen, but in your quest for the answer, you will find my gift of Knowledge." And Gemini stepped back into place. (c) Cecily Bazak Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces References: The above information was adapted from teacher’s class notes, some of which comes from “The Only Way to Learn Astrology Series”, (March and McEvers. Much of the information on Mythology is from the Encyclopedia of Astrology (James Lewis), Mythic Astrology (Guttman and Johnson) and Encyclopedia of Mythology (Arthur Cotterell).