The Sun will move into Gemini on May 20.
I’m just sick of hearing that Geminis are fickle and shallow; because while they are talking to you, their eyes are flitting around the room looking to see if there is someone more interesting to talk to or talk “at”. They are curious about who else is in the room. Curiosity is always getting them into trouble. For example, they think and sometimes act on such thoughts as, "I wonder what it would be like to be married to that person, to live in that country, to join a street gang, or to smoke some dope?"
Astrology can be considered the study of motivation and drive. What drives one sign is to have one deep, intense, sexy, meaningful, relationship. One other sign wants to reach the pinnacle of success. Both of those aims bore Gemini to tears unless they have Scorpio or Capricorn in their charts.
I’ll tell you a secret right from the fleet-footed Gemini’s mouth; what motivates and drives Gemini is that they want to read every book ever written, learn everything there is to know, have conversations with every interesting person on the planet, past and present, and live in every city in the world. Since they can’t do all of that, they settle for just running around in circles. So all of you success and relationship-oriented people should feel sorry for them. Your goals are attainable;
Geminis love to talk; they learn by talking. (Being a Gemini Sun myself I realize that I don't know what I think until I hear what I say.). They love to share information; their life is about learning and teaching.
Gemini is Peter Pan and he wants to play. He doesn't want to look at his shadow side. Remember Peter Pan got his shadow stuck in a drawer. Geminis select mates that mentally stimulate them. But they can be bored easily, so someone who has a "short tape" could never be married to a Gemini for long. But never ask them to do couples counseling. Geminis are not good at listening and feel that therapy doesn't move fast enough plus they can talk a therapist to death.
Gemini is a “T” (thinking) type in Myers Briggs and they repress the “F” (feeling) function. So lots of people see them as “cold fish”. They can be cute and amusing for a while and then their incessant chatter can get on your nerves.
Our President who has been nicknamed the ‘Carnival Barker’ is a Gemini, of course. It always amazes me how people who do not know astrology can spot our archetypes.
If you have Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, and/or Mars in Gemini and major challenging aspects to Mercury you share this Archetype.
Air Element: Social and Intellectual experiences
Mutable Mode: Breaking up forms and distributing energy
Hero Type: Flexible hero, Extroverted Style
Archetypes: The Teacher, The Storyteller, The Journalist, Bugs Bunny
Gemini Moon: Emotional Need to Communicate
Gemini Sun: The Search for Variety
Gemini Ascendant: Surrounded by books, computers, phones
Let’s look at the myth of Hermes for more explanation of the Gemini type
Myth: Hermes
Zeus had a clandestine affair with Maia, and she gave birth to Hermes. When he was only one day old, he got bored and restless in his cradle. He got out and began walking around. He decided he wanted milk and figured out what to do. He created sandals and put them on backward, so no one could follow his footsteps. Then he stole his brother Apollo’s cattle. He selected three out of the herd, rubbed sticks together to make fire, cooking the meat and dividing it into twelve portions. He offered it as a gift to the twelve divinities. Apollo figured out that Hermes had stolen his cattle, but by this time Hermes had hidden the cattle and he was back in his cradle. When Zeus and Apollos approached him, he pretended to be asleep and then sat up and said, how could I have stolen the cattle, I am only a day old and he kept talking and making excuses. He made Zeus and Apollo roar with laughter. After they left, he saw a tortoise and talked it into coming into his cave to play. He killed the tortoise and made a lyre out of its shell then got bored with the lyre, which he gave to Apollo in exchange for the cattle.
Hermes also stole Aphrodite’s girdle, and Zeus’ thunder, but each time he managed to talk his way out of trouble making the gods laugh even more. Because of his communication skills, Zeus used him to go to the underworld and make deals with Hades. He also traveled to Olympus to talk to the Gods and to the earth world to help mortals, but he never had a home of his own
Because Hermes could talk to everyone; the gods, Hades, and earthlings, Zeus made him Messenger of the Gods.
Gemini Traits: Inventive, quick, and precocious, Geminis have a constant need for new experiences. Born of deceit, they can talk anyone into anything. They often say one thing, then do another, and are “trickster” figures. They get ahead in life because of their humor. Geminis honor all the Gods and can take gifts away from all the Gods. Intelligent but evasive, they can talk to anyone, at any level, but others do not know if they are coming or going. Geminis are restless and move frequently. They are not elitist and move among all classes of people. They have the ability to take the knowledge of the Gods (spiritual ideas) and communicate them to others in layman’s terms.
Primary Goal: To facilitate communication on all levels.
Challenge: What should I communicate? Who should I communicate to?
Stay Safe and Well,
Janet Kane
www.mythiczodiac.com