About the Sign of Gemini

| 07 June 2009

Gemini

May 22 - 21 June
Gemini
“I Think”
May 21 – June 20
Symbol the twins, Caster and Pollux
Ruling Planet: Mercury Element: Air Quality: Mutable
Rules the nervous system, hands, shoulders arms and lungs
Color: just about all

Geminis soar in the ether of abstractions, ideas, and - most of all - words. In the zodiacal quadrant where Gemini falls, the Twins expand it, extend it, and turn it toward interconnection and communication. They are the nerve synapses of culture, the facilitators who coordinate information and pass it along.
Endlessly curious and experimental, Geminis loathe routine and fear stagnation. They are generalists; they can, and usually do, suggest cogent opinions on almost any subject, although their knowledge is apt to be superficial. Mentally quick, they are skilled at seeing two-sides, or all sides, of a topic.

In love they are dubious partners, characteristically flighty and inclined to be overly intellectual, clinical and cold. They may be sexually curious, but are seldom truly sensual. Geminis like to keep their options open and their commitments light. For them, deep involvement is tantamount to entrapment.

Gemini is the zodiac's Adolescent. The advantage of this characteristic is that Gemini usually stays young in spirit throughout their lives. They retain their sense of humor and stay mentally flexible and open to new ideas. Nevertheless, the Twins fear age. Ironically, they often come into their own in the middle years, when they have learned to distill what is important from what is idly charming. Until they reach this point they must struggle with the sign's particular demon: all talk, no action. For them, to discuss an idea is wonderful and magical, but to implement it is tiresome. They are the masters of the half-finished project, the thought abandoned short of fruition once talking stops and tedious work begins.

The Twins' manifest intellectual gifts often bring them great success with no real effort - but they are hard put to sustain it. Thus the chore of Gemini is to learn perseverance and cultivate depth. They must aspire to substance as well as style. They must take themselves and their words seriously