Gemini
The Twins
May 22 to June 21
Traditional
Gemini traits
Adaptable and versatile
Communicative and witty
Intellectual and eloquent
Youthful and lively |
On the dark side....
Nervous and tense
Superficial and inconsistent
Cunning and inquisitive |
Gemini! About Your Sign...
Gemini, the sign of the Twins, is dual-natured, elusive, complex
and contradictory. On the one hand it produces the virtue of versatility,
and on the other the vices of two-facedness and flightiness. The sign is
linked with Mercury, the planet of childhood and youth, and its subjects
tend to have the graces and faults of the young. When they are good, they
are very attractive; when they are bad they are more the worse for being
the charmers they are. Like children they are lively, and happy, if circumstances
are right for them, or egocentric, imaginative and restless. They take
up new activities enthusiastically but lack application, constantly needing
new interests, flitting from project to project as apparently purposelessly
as a butterfly dancing from flower to flower. To them life is a game which
must always be full of fresh moves and continuous entertainment, free of
labor and routine. Changing horses in the middle of the stream is another
small quirk in the Gemini personality which makes decision making, and
sticking to a decision, particularly hard for them.
Since they lack the quality of conscientiousness, they are apt to
fight a losing battle in any attempts they make to be moral (in the widest
sense of the word). Their good qualities are attractive and come easily
to them. They are affectionate, courteous, kind, generous, and thoughtful
towards the poor and suffering - provided none of the activities resulting
from expressing these traits interferes too greatly with their own lives
and comforts. They quickly learn to use their outward attractiveness to
gain their own ends, and when striving for these they will use any weapon
in their armory - unscrupulous lying, and cunning evasiveness; escaping
blame by contriving to put it on other people, wrapped up in all the charm
they can turn on. In their better moments they may strive to be honest
and straightforward, but self-interest is almost always the victor. If
things go against them, they sulk like children. Also like children, they
demand attention, admiration, and the spending on them of time, energy
and money, throwing tantrums if they don't get what they want. They reflect
every change in their surroundings, like chameleons, and can become pessimistic,
sullen, peevish and materialistically self-centered if circumstances force
them to struggle in any way. If the conditions of life become really adverse,
their strength of will may desert them entirely. They can become uncertain
of themselves, either withdrawn, or nervously excitable worriers, sullenly
discontented, hard and irritable, with "Self" looming ever larger in their
struggles. On the other hand their versatility can make them very adaptable,
adjusting themselves to control the world around them by means of their
inherent ingenuity and cleverness.
Most Gemini have a keen, intuitive, sometimes brilliant intelligence
and they love cerebral challenges. But their concentration, though intense
for a while, does not last. Their mental agility and energy give them a
voracious appetite for knowledge from youth onward, though they dislike
the labor of learning. They easily grasp almost everything requiring intelligence
and mental dexterity, and are often able to marry manual skills to their
qualities of mind. Their intellect is strongly analytical and sometimes
gives them so great an ability to see both sides of a question that they
vacillate and find it hard to make decisions. But their intelligence may
very well be used to control and unify the duality of their natures into
a most efficient unit. If faced with difficulties, they have little determination
to worry at a problem until they find a solution - they will pick the brains
of others. In their intellectual pursuits, as in other departments of their
lives, they risk becoming dilettantes, losing themselves in too many projects
which they follow until they become difficult.
In love they are fickle, not intentionally so but because of the
basic inconsistency of their emotional nature, which has an amoral aspect
to it. Their is a side to Geminians which can become deeply involved emotionally,
and another, hostile to sentimentality, which stands back from a romantic
situation, laughing at it and the protagonists in it, including themselves
while analyzing it intellectually. Gemini subjects take nothing seriously.
So, in love, in spite of their temporary depth of feeling, for the intensity
of involvement lasts only while it is new, they are superficial, light-hearted,
cool, flirtatious and unimaginative in the understanding of the pain they
may give others. They like intrigue, the excitement of the chase, but once
they have caught the prey, they lose interest and look around for the next
creature to pursue. In less serious situations they make witty, entertaining
companions, good acquaintances rather than friends. Even at their worst
they are never dull - there is usually playfulness below the surface, and
they can be brilliant conversationalists - but they can also be quarrelsome,
prattlers, boasters, liars and cheats.
Geminians can be successful in many walks of life though their general
characteristics tend to make them unreliable. They are often skilled manipulators
of language, in speech and writing, and may be: debaters, diplomats (though
in politics they are more interested in theory than practice), orators,
preachers (brilliant rather than profound), teachers, authors, poets, journalists,
or lawyers. In business any work which combines quick-wittedness with a
change of surroundings suits them; working as a traveling salesperson,
brokerage work, or dealing with the public in any capacity is right up
their alley. Because they are dispassionate, logical, rational and analytical
they make good scientists, especially in the fields of medicine and astronomy.
They can also make excellent members of the Armed Forces, for they take
danger no more seriously than anything else and can earn themselves a reputation
for devotion to duty and heroic acts. In the arts they may excel in music,
painting and sculpture. They make good psychic researchers of a sceptical
kind. Negatively they can degenerate into confidence tricksters, thieves
and even adepts in the black arts.
Possible Health Concerns...
Gemini rules the arms, shoulders, hands, lungs and nervous system
and its subjects need to beware of diseases and accidents associated with
the upper part of the body, as well as nervous and pulmonary disorders
such as catarrh and bronchitis. Their mercurial nature may also affect
a constitution which is not strong if it is put under strain.
You are prone to taking unnecessary risks and wind up harming yourself
or others in the process. Sometimes pursuing pleasure too vigorously could
also qualify as risk taking.
LIKES
Talking
Novelty and the unusual
Variety in life
Multiple projects all going at once
Reading |
DISLIKES
Feeling tied down
Learning, such as school
Being in a rut
Mental inaction
Being alone |
Some more interesting facts about your sign:
While no animal appears to be associated with your sign other than
the wolf in which is seen to be the nurturing force for another set of
'twins', romulas and remus. The twins themselves are their own sign representatives.
The color of choice for Mercury in Gemini is GREEN
Your birthstone is the moss agate. It has been shown to be beneficial
to the health of Geminis who are suffering from circulatory problems and
has been shown as an aid to getting your intuitive feelings tuned to a
higher pitch. It is also an aid to relieving depression. There is another
gemstone which is used for Gemini and that is the emerald, but the moss
agate vibrates to the levels of your ruling planet, Mercury, and therefore
is much more beneficial for you.
Some Famous Geminians:
H.R.H. Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (June 10, 1910)
Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle (May 22, 1859)
Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926)
Judy Garland
Bob Hope
John F Kennedy
Walt Whitman
Al Jolson
Bob Dylan
Thomas Hardy
Sign Explanation found on Astrology
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