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Gemini (♊) is the third astrological sign in the Zodiac, which spans the Zodiac between the 60th and 89th degree of celestial longitude. In the Tropical zodiac, the Sun transits this area of the zodiac between May 21st to June 20th each year. In Sidereal astrology, the sun currently transits the constellation of Gemini from June 16th to July 15th (approximately). Individuals born during these dates, depending on which system of astrology they subscribe to, may be called Geminians.[2]
Key characteristics and definitions
The sign is seasonally associated with the transition from spring to summer. Because of its association with a change of season, astrologists describe it as a 'mutable sign',[3]: 88 describing an instinct and impulse towards change and versatility, and an easy ability to adapt to the demands of the environment.
According to astrologists, it is governed by Mercury, a planet noted for swift movement and symbolically associated with the interchange of ideas and fluid responses to circumstances. Gemini is also linked with the 'element of air' which represents the mental and social realms, the ability to formulate abstract ideas and to effectively interpret symbols, imagined concepts and communicative signals.[4]: 48 As the mutable air sign, governed by a planet which is astrologically given to the principle of transmutation and communication, the symbolic focus of the sign falls upon movement, quick-thinking, free-flowing expression, gesticulation, and spontaneous reaction. The sign is symbolised by 'the twins', which also presents duality: the ability to relate to opposing visions simultaneously, to possess dexterity and a talent for multi-tasking[5]: 18 .
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Mythology
The ancient Babylonians referred to the constellation as Mastabba Galgal, the 'Great Twins', and commemorated within it the mythical friendship of the demi-god Gilgamesh and his mortal friend Enkidu, who fought against the gods in twelve adventures.[8] Stricken by grief at Enkidu's death, Gilgamesh pursued a quest to ensure his own immortality.
The ancient Greek tale of the egg-born brothers Castor and Pollux, born to their mother Leda after she was seduced by Zeus in the guise of a swan. Their consummation, on the same night as Leda lay with her husband, Sparta's King Tyndareus, resulted in the birth of immortal Pollux, who possessed great physical strength, and mortal Castor who possessed great ingenuity. Upon Castor's death Pollux begged Zeus to let him share his own immortality with his twin to keep them together and they were transformed into the Gemini constellation. [citation needed]
The classical myth is said to demonstrate the mutual reliance of conscious reasoning and unconscious belief to indicate "acute polarisation of the spiritual and material, alternation between the extremes of rational logic and instinctive belief, and the quest to reconcile all contradictions in a central threshold where reason and belief, intellect and emotion, masculinity and femininity, merge into one". Juan Eduardo Cirlot also reports that the Gemini motif is essentially a symbol of opposites, inversions and alternating contradictions between life and death and positives and negatives. Cirlot points out that a study of the Gemini-myth in megalithic culture shows that it has two tendencies: "one white and the other black; one creates, the other destroys; both these characteristics are indicated by the arms of each of the Twins, which in landscape symbolism are identical with the river of youth and the river of death".[9]
Compatibilities
Generally, the qualities of Gemini are considered to be compatible with those of the other air signs: Libra and Aquarius and to a lesser extent with the fire signs: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. However, compatibility based on sun-sign alone is considered to be only a very general guideline. The branch of astrology dealing with interpersonal relationships is called Synastry. In this, astrologers analyse the horoscopes of both parties being considered with particular reference to the positions of the Sun and Moon and Mars and Venus.[10]
Sidereal zodiac
The dates that the Sun traverses the sign of Gemini according to the Sidereal system are (generally) between 15 June and 15 July each year.
References
- ^ Astronomical Applications Department 2011.
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
- ^ a b c William Lilly, (1647) Christian joe facsimile, London: Regulus, 1985. ISBN 0948472014.
- ^ Kevin Burk, Astrology: understanding the birth chart : a comprehensive guide to classical interpretation. Llewellyn Worldwide, 2001. ISBN 9781567180886.
- ^ a b c d Joanna Watters, Astrology for today. London: Carroll & Brown, 2003. ISBN 1903258693.
- ^ Sasha Fenton, Astrology for Living, p.12. Readers Digest, 1999. ISBN 9780762102303.
- ^ a b There are three signs for each element which are related to each other across the Zodiac by the shape of the triangle; therefore these are traditionally known as 'triplicities'. Marcus Manilius, (c.10 AD.) Astronomica 2.270-295. Translated by G.P. Goold. Harvard University Press, 1977. ISBN 0674995163.
- ^ Deborah Houlding, ‘Star Lore of the Constellations: Gemini the Twins'. The Mountain Astrologer, issue #139, June 2008. ISSN 1079-1345.
- ^ Juan Eduardo Cirlot, A Dictionary of Symbols, p.116. Routledge Kegan & Paul, 1962.
- ^ Linda Goodman, Linda Goodman's Love Signs: A New Approach to the Human Heart. Harper Paperbacks; 1st edition (1991) ISBN 0060968966 p.8 "Even between two individuals whose Sun and Moon Signs harmonize, there are always some planets in their mutual nativities which clash causing periodic friction and tension."
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The Gemini(twins) constellation:File:Gemini stars.jpg