Happy Birthday Gemini

Changes abound in the cosmos today ~ beginning with the Sun’s annual entrance into airy and versatile Gemini, home of the multi-tasking Twins.  Gemini is the archetype of the messenger, storyteller, teacher, trickster and intellectual genius.  Born with the gift of gab, these natural communicators demonstrate a cat-like curiousity and insatiable hunger for information of all kinds.  Ever watched the show Jeopardy?  You guessed it, like the memory banks of data on a mega super-computer,  the Geminian thirst for trivia and novelty never ceases.  Their path in life is seeking , evolving and flowing through a never-ending quest to gather and disseminate endless stores of information.  Like a whirling spiral, life for the chatty Twins is like a feast of learning, teaching, talking and listening ~ with the effervescence and everlasting youthfulness of Peter Pan.  Like a butterfly flitting around from flower to flower ~ Gemini energy is light, flowing and highly mutable. 

Gemini’s ruling planet is Mercury ~ the mythical messenger of the Gods.  In astrology, each of the planets is assigned a psychological function.  Mercury can be described as our urge to communicate, speak, read, write, network, engage in commerce, travel ~ to be the teacher, the student.  

Gemini has often been loosely associated with mythological Hermes.  In addition to being quite the Mercurial character himself ~ according to Greek mythology,  Hermes is known as the great messenger of the gods and a guide to the underworld.   He is also believed to be a  messenger from the gods to humans and a gifted interpreter who bridges the boundaries between strangers.

As an Olympian god and patron of boundaries, Hermes is said to have worn winged sandals, giving safe passage and embuing good luck to shepherds, orators of wit, poets, writers and thieves alike.  This shapeshifter was also gifted in both mental and physical agility, of athletics and sports, weights and measures,  invention ~ and of commerce in general.

Much like the deified trickster Hermes ~ Gemini is cunning, jocular and bright.  Skilled in both mental and physical gymnastics ~ the Twins have been described as slippery, coyote-like characters at times.  Just like mythical Hermes, Geminian’s are metaphorically capable of flying in and out of, and between worlds ~ the quintessential “bi-polar” or even “multi-polar” nature.  Maybe that’s why so many Gemini’s seem to have dual, or even “multi” personalities.  Being such a mutable sign, one never really knows “who” they’re going to get.  For lack of a better analogy at the moment ~ Will it be Jeckyl?  Will it be Hyde?  Hmmm?  In jest, things can get a little tricky here.

So, as can be seen in all life and in all signs of the zodiac ~ Gemini also has a dark side.

The Geminian shadow can be superficial, scattered, unfocused, gossipy, unemotional, “ADD”,  trivial, less than truthful, slippery, thieving, immature and disorganized.  But hey, we all have a dark side.    Because Gemini has so much “flexibility” and can often juggle so many balls in the air at once, there can also be a tendency to operate somewhat like a rider on a wild horse ~ bucking furiously in all directions ~ expending much energy while not really getting anywhere at all.  The key for the Twins is to harness all that mental energy and learn to focus it in a solid direction, rather than perpectually trying to burn the candle at both ends.

An air sign, Gemini tends to get along well with other air signs ~ Libra and Aquarius.  Both share cerebral-like tendencies and enjoy a good conversation, the sharing of ideas and expansion of the mind.  The Twins are also excited by the fire signs ~ Aries, Leo and Sagittarius ~  whose heat, passion and sense of adventure inspires Gemini and ignites a heart-filled warmth and glow.

So, happy birthday Gemini!  Enjoy it!  You deserve it.  We welcome your ever-lasting youthfulness and your stunning wit!

Until next time ~ Walk your talk and live your truth

Sincerely, Dawn Elizabeth