Ashlee's Mercury: The Retrograde, The Sign, House and Aspects

Mercury: The Retrograde, The Sign, House and Aspects

 

 

Since Gemini is ruled by Mercury I thought that it would be a good idea to start there. 

 

 

Mercury- Perception and Mentality

 

Mercury symbolizes reason and the thinking function and the ability to make contact, whether this is externally via communication and perception or internally in the form of your nervous system. Wit and speed, dexterity, and the capacity for learning- and therefore employment and commerce- are the essence of Mercury. Negatively, Mercury can make for over-rationalization, leading to dryness and a lack of feeling, as well as sleight of hand and sharpness of tongue, including sarcasm and cynicism as Mercury can block or be blind to empathy, belief or intuition.

 

Gemini and Virgo are the mercurial signs in the zodiac: Gemini symbolizes the presentation of ideas, mental curiosity, the development of the mind, the concept of the new, the logos. Virgo represents the feminine side of Mercury and, as with all feminine signs, symbolizes the ability to apply what has been learned on many levels to the world of actual being.

 



Mercury in the personal charts indicates our five physical senses (touch, taste, hearing, sight, smell) and how they work, as well as how we communicate. Blocks in communication indicate that we are unwilling to share, or we may be afraid to share, or we may not be able to hear. The aspects to Mercury suggest the communication difficulties that may have occurred in the early life; they also suggest difficulties we may have as adults because we never learned to discuss things properly, or fairly, or at all, in our early childhood environment.  Stress is laid on the parental influence because we are a species of imitators. When parents don't communicate, children don't have a chance to see others communicate. When there are blocking aspects to Mercury, communication will be an experience that a child may have to learn if he wishes to share experience with others.

This is known as the trickster mechanism within the unconscious. Our mind asks us questions and argues with us. Sometimes there seems to be a "little person" in our heads, someone who argues with every decision we make. Sometimes that "person" leads us astray, sometime it is a valuable critic. WE have to determine its place in our life. Some have called this "little person" the conscious.

Mercury in Gemini

Your mind is efficient in that it is quick and precise, but its quality is only as good as what you feed it with. You can be eloquent or just gossip, cleaver or facile, fluent or flippant. It all depends on what you read and the people that you mix with. To avoid incipient nervousness and restlessness, and possible mischief making, it is equally important that you actually have something worth while to do. This should not be too difficult for you are a fast learner and can lend your native wits and dexterity to any number of jobs, especially those that involve the use of your tongue or hands.

Mercury in the 12th House

During some period in your past, even before birth, you somehow gained the impression that these mental capabilities of yours were inadequate because you were overwhelmed by an emotional force of some kind. As a result of this- or rather what caused it- you have a mind that can pick up all sorts of intimations, vibrations and undercurrents. These can either haunt you  and impair clear think in, or be useful in determining a subtle way through difficulties, for yourself or those who need it. Establishing regular intervals of retreat- when you may restore your mental composure and safety open your mind to those unconscious powers of the imagination which you are especially privy to- is essential. You have a channeling mind and are therefore prone to "voices in the head" If such is the case you have to determine whether such are friendly or not.

Retrograde Mercury: The symbol, Personality, Karma, Retro in Gemini and House

The symbol of Mercury is formed by the circle of Spirit resting between the crescent of Soul and the Cross of Matter shows that man achieves union between these three essential parts of himself by understanding how they integrate in all of his creative expression. The crescent on top symbolizes the Soul which is actively pouring itself outwardly by pushing its ideas downward further to the Cross of Matter. In order for this process to work, man must achieve the understanding that all knowing comes from the highest plane and gradually sifts down to the lowest. When a man is in tune with himself all of his knowledge originates in his Soul and then by penetrating his Spirit seeks its outward expression through the actions of his body and his responses to the body of form he sees in the world around him. Thus, men's expression is greatly dependent upon his perception is very much under the domain of Mercury's rulership.

Man can use Mercury to experience his Soul, express his Sprit or fulfill the needs of his body. He may actively express himself based entirely upon his Divine Essence and thereby view the whole world as the experience of Soul in all things. Or he may seek to actively express himself through the Spirit, thereby coloring his perception of the world around him as vivid moving kaleidoscope of life. Or his third possibility is that he mat seek to use all expression in terms of fulfilling his physical needs. Therefore, he may see the world around him as material and physical.

When Mercury appears to be retrograde the natural polarity of Soul over spirit over Matter becomes inverted. The individual is most concerned with the form of his life as well as understanding the form of all things around him. Then through his perception of whether such form either fits or contradicts the ideas of form he established in himself through prior incarnations he reacts to Spirit. Finally when form is satisfied, and Spirit is activated he achieves contentment with form and allows himself to experience his Soul.

It is this trinity of Soul, Spirit, and Matter that makes Mercury the most important planet in terms of how an individual perceives his total life experience.

The Personality

When Mercury appears retrograde in the horoscope the individual's conscious mind is capable of tapping ideas in the universal consciousness from prior times. Usually, he is unaware he is doing this, but what he is aware of is that he cannot easily make others understand all he knows. In part this is because of the inversion of Mercury's symbol in which the importance of matter takes precedence over Spirit and Soul. This causes the individual to become preoccupied with the form of his ideas. And this acts as a block to the essence of his knowledge.

In addition, his wavelength is slightly different from the rest of society in terms of his mental life. Thought processes tend to repeat like an endless record, and as a result most of the things he creates are in different shapes or forms, carbon copies of what he has already done. When he speaks, he has difficulty projecting the exact telepathic pictures which convey the meanings of his thoughts. Thus, he often feels misunderstood and wonders why others do not always see things the way he does.

He believes himself more separated from society than a person with direct motion Mercury might. And as a result, he tries desperately to develop contact with others to the point that he often overemphasizes his ideas until they can actually become an annoyance to those around him. Uncomfortable in company, he tries too hard to win the acceptance of others. Still at the slightest hint of rejection, he can give up too easily. Ultimately he learns that his safety is in growing more detached and impersonal than those people with direct-motion Mercury. This is often interpreted by others as a "coldness" but it is merely the vibration of the retrograde Mercury which is so obviously disharmonious with direct motion vibrations. Underneath the apparent wall, this individual is a lot more sensitive than most people would realize.

Once the communication barrier is passed, there is a tremendous amount of insight that comes out of the retrograde. To make this easier, the retrograde individual should not try to make the form of his life fit into the ideas and opinions of others around him. Instead he can find more comfort in being grateful for his rather unique way of seeing things.

In areas that require concentration, this individual can be an excellent student even though it might take him a little longer to grasp the ideas and principles. In the end he will know the subject more thoroughly and with much grater insight and depth than the individual with direct-motion Mercury. This occurs because he is literally ignores nothing. In areas of learning he is unwilling to skip over a point that leaves him questioning. Regardless of the impatience of others in a classroom situation he will constantly go back to some past question until the answer rests clearly.

He is a natural in the study of history, where the backwards study of man's nature gives an understanding of how one might predictably act in the future. Liking to teach others through his different sense of perspective, he has the ability to make one aware of past details that are needed in the present in order to recapture and put together puzzle pieces which would otherwise be missing. To do this, he always seems to be fighting a natural flow of things, which leads him to be misunderstood by those close to him. This causes nervousness and irritability when enough of a buildup triggers feelings of separation from those he wishes to be close to.

Because he is drawing on overlooked but still useful ideas from the past, he tends to come into contact with those individuals who are running ahead into the future so fast that they are missing many pieces behind them. He can fill this gap for them, as soon as they stop to listen.

Dealing with different time periods all at the same time, the retrograde Mercury individual is acting like a funnel and an interpreter. Always there is a powerful message, but he will shy away from giving it unless he feels accepted at the moment. In the area of sexuality, this placement makes it difficult to establish a smooth flowing communication with the opposite sex.

Karma

The individual with retrograde Mercury is here to experience an unresolved karma in relationships. He has a tendency to react to others as if they symbolize people from his past. Thus, he has difficulty keeping the full focus of his consciousness in the 'here and now'

usually this manifests as difficulties with family and relatives. but the question of relationships goes beyond how one communicates with people. it also involves ones perception of the universe as a whole. Often there is a problem inherent in the retrograde in terms of seeing what might be called an inverted reality. The individual has difficulty understanding the very basic relationship between cause and effect. He questions the very essence of life itself, yet he cannot often see the most simple links between things, circumstances, and people. Losing himself in thought which is beyond comprehension he must learn to be content with the very basic simplicities upon which life is founded. So intent is he on discovering that which is beyond understanding that he nearly always misses the obvious.

From a karmic point of view then, this individual must learn how to focus his attention on the reality of the present rather than loosing himself in all of the transparent overlays he perceives. Once he can do this, he will be able to establish a firm reference point in the here and now through which all of the discoveries he makes can be expressed to the outer world.

Retrograde Mercury in Gemini

here, the individual experiences the mutable adaptability of Gemini as it acts on Retrograde Mercury moving through its three phrases. Because of the dual nature of the sign, and its intense quest for understanding, along with a chameleon-like changeability according to external influences, this individual is able to experience comfort during each one of the three phrases.

Actually, he is on different thought planes at the same time. This ability to experience different frequencies of thought simultaneously makes it possible for him to deal with hypocrites better than any other zodiacal placement. He can be unusually agile communicator even though his thoughts sometimes seem a bit disjointed. This is because although he can have difficulties pulling things together, he has a great ability to see the essence of an idea instantly.

He is good at writing poetry and music but sometimes gets himself into mental mazes by attempting to test his thinking powers. In some instances there is a past life residue of a relationship with a brother or a sister. And when obvious difficulties in that area continue in the present life, he still keeps trying to resolve the past incarnation by working it out through the present actors. His karma is in relationships with others, and all he goes through in this life is part of his learning to understand the nature of duality within himself. His greatest strength is the fact that he is a born student, and while it may take him longer to learn something that the individual with direct-motion Mercury he will ultimately understand it on a deeper level.

Retrograde Mercury in the 12th House

Here the retrograde spend most of his time in phrase 3 of the retrograde process, where in absorbing introspective vibration he turns most of his thoughts inward to understand the inner nature of his own being. In this very special placement, every conscious thought is Karmic. All the individual perceives is a continuance of past ideas in his mind concerning the relationship of things, people and circumstances in the universe. He tends to draw into himself and on the personality level becomes introverted. Still, he is thinking all the time. He tends to replay past conversations for days and weeks after they have actually occurred. in a way he is experiencing the pure essence of perception in its rawest form. For most individuals this is very difficult to handle.
His frequent disorientation with time and space knows no boundaries, and often goes beyond the borderlines of the current life, as well as the planet that he is currently living on. He can be mystically oriented as he tries to perceive the universe through himself. Thus her tends to experience in his own life anything he allows himself to think about. Truly this is the individual who has become exactly what he thought.

He is nearly always misunderstood by others, for the Neptunian essence of his ideas becomes awkward as he tries to express it to others through the absorbing introverted phrase 3 of the retrograde process. He underestimates himself, tending to retreat from life rather than easily expressing himself outwardly. Some with this position have great musical ability as words often seem inadequate means of expression, thereby leading the person to other creative areas of expressing themselves. On the negative side, some with this position  can experience long periods of mental depression, during which time they are attempting to sort out the multitude of thoughts they are absorbing from the formless universe. This individual is here to karmically understand himself on the very deepest of levels. In order to do this, he spends much time away from the many outer world activities which would otherwise prevent him from seeing the seed of his inner being. Thus, he avoids the lighter side of life and focuses much of his attention on the deep mysteries that confront his inner mind He is quite a student of the past and can become an excellent metaphysician when he directs his mental energies towards universal knowing.

Putting it All Together:

Thanks to my 12th house Gemini aspects you can see that my greatest gift is my mind. Its unlike most in the sense that I think 8 times faster than most people. I am able to jump from one conversation to another with ease and the retrograde gives me the ability to "put peoples missin gpuzzle pieces back in order" My mind allows me to see what cannot be seen within people as if it was normal. this is why I am caring and nurturing towards people- I can see their pain and feel it if I so choose to. Karmically speaking I need to learn how to fit in and make deep lasting connections with people. This is why I like getting to know people behind their mask. I put myself out there, for good or bad, to understand myself so that I can understand others to better understand myself. If you ask me for help I will help you - but do not get upset for me telling you things that you did not want to hear. Clockwork Illumination is my brainchild to help people see what they really are. Yes, I am extremely sensitive individual on many different levels; get highly offended on multiple levels but I face my fears and let the courage take over which is why my persona screams Amazon Warrior Goddess and my inner self as a pure and innocent child full of wonder.
 

Ashlee's Profile of the Big 3 + Air Signs: Gemini

Ashlee Lindsay's Natal Chart

The Big 3 + Air Signs + Gemini

 

 

I do not normally show people my chart since the consultation is about you and not me but since you asked nicely here it is. I'm trying my best to not put the letter I in my assessment of myself since I'm being objective about this.

 

 

Gemini Ascendant + Sagittarius Descendant, Sun in Gemini, Moon in Taurus

 

 

The Ascendant indicates the things that we are trying to be; not the things that we are. This is where the individual creates her persona; a survival mechanism that allows us to put our best foot forward and be seen for what we want to be seen as. Depending on the environment the ascendant qualities and traits might have been more accepted than the person's sun and moon aspects were. When this happens the person learns to hide their "true self" and only bring out their "representative" i.e. the ascendant sign. What is challenging is that when we are young we are at odds with our selves- the person that we are trying to be (the Ascendant), the person that we are (the Sun) and how that person responds to life. (the Moon)



Gemini Ascendant

You approach life in the spirit of inquiry, like the eternal student. You love making connections between one thing or another, without necessarily having to feel any sense of where it is all heading or what it all means. You are also a keen maker of contacts, priding yourself on being acquainted with all types of individual and scene. Not surprisingly, you are equipped with quick wits and word power. Quite what this all amounts to, that is, who it is that is doing all this talking, thinking, enquiring, can be elusive. And so you attract an Other intent on teaching you to become some kind of comprehensive whole. Because of this, Other can organize you into and entity of more meaning and emotional integrity- if you let them. However, this can make you feel preached at, and you mat wiggle even more in order to remain the free agent you identify with being, even chopping and changing identities to facilitate this.

Your friendliness and conversational ease give lie to the fact that behind such affability there languishes a quite aloof and even supercilious being. It is as if there is a dimension to your personality that you feel is apart from the world, that no one can ever reach or understand. But because this is your Shadow and as such is denied, you wind up feeling there is a part of you that you must keep out of sight, and so you use your agile tongue and wits to throw Other off the scent. If you accepted your Shadow, you would find that is not so much superiority but more a sense of your higher self- looking out for you in spite of yourself.

You love a relationship that feels as if it is going somewhere. The trouble is, with your dilettante-like nature, you will interpret this quite literally as going on a trip or traveling abroad with someone. Really, this means that your relationship has to amount to something in a philosophical or even a religious sense, like a moral statement. It is as if the relationships a hair-clasp that holds together all the disparate strands of your Mercurial temperament. Without understanding or accepting this style, you had better resign yourself to a series of inconsequential affairs posing as a love life- the sum being less than the total of the parts.

When or if alone, you will, apart from anything else, have your alter ego for company. And this is the clue as to why you are alone: you are disinclined to allow an Other to see the side to your nature which is the 'dark twin', that is, the one you who you assume would not be accepted by Other. What characterizes this dark twin you may know in your heart, and it could be described somewhere in these pages under the influence of some planet. But whatever it is like. let it out so it might grow to be seen, known, loved, and transformed.

Mercury is the ruling planet which governs the link between your exterior being and your internal being. Your Other is Sagittarius and therefore the planet Jupiter governs your relationships.

 

The Sun

 

If the Ascendant tells us who we are trying to be then the Sun placement shows us what we are or who we are. This is our true self; we just hide it underneath the persona of the Ascendant. When we chase and pursue our persona we neglect the person that were are suppose to be.

 

Sun in Gemini

 

Your essential life purpose is to make contact with, and connections between, whatever or whoever you regard as important- which is more or less everything! This you do because at heart you find everything interesting in some way or another. You are very alive to the variety of animate and inanimate objects on this planet, and you want to get to know as many of them as possible. As a rule though, 'get to know' is all you want to do

As long as you have a 'taste' you are satisfied; getting deeply involved in not really to your taste, and you will flip like a coin from one interest or person to another as it suits you. There may be other parts of your personality/Birth chart that need or are attracted to more intimate situations, in which case a more profound sense of human interaction will be asked of you.

Like the many facets of life that you are acquainted with, you are able to turn your hand to many tasks and skills; indeed it is your hands, as well as your quick mind and wits, that are your most excellent tools. You are, or should be, the communicator. There is nothing like a Gemini for keeping itself, the world and society in touch with each other and with what is happening.

 

Sun in the 12th House

 

All of this is likely to center upon and be caused by experiences of the dim and distant past- of this life, womb-life, or even before that. Whether these experiences are felt like heavy shadows or like paradise lost, your will must bend itself to clearing out that closet of repressed longings, regrets and vague reservations. You are open to unseen forces- for good and ill- and this could also incline towards addictions or strange phobias and notions, but at the positive end you can be inspired artistically or as a channel for spiritual messages. The twelfth house can be the 'hell of the horoscope' or the 'heaven of the horoscope' - everything depends upon your essential integrity of being

Depending on your sun profile as a whole, managing all of this can be quite some task, and may restrict your life to a degree that is proportionate to how much that closet has not been cleared. In the process, or eventually, you can become a light in the darkness to others who are similarly confined by their fears and weaknesses. Inner peace for one and all is the only ultimate goal for you, so meditation, selfless service and psychological awareness (or sometimes practice) are your essential ways of living. Because of your basically reclusive nature, you prefer to work behind the scenes, go into retreat occasionally, and not be too much in the public eye (unless there are indicators in your chart that contradict this like strong Leo placements) Looked at it another way, your public persona may be very different to the real you.

 

The Moon

 

The Moon reflects the light the sun is giving off. it shows us how we respond to the others, the world and to ourselves when we are emotionally hurt. It indicates our security needs, the mother, and fear of the unknown.

 

Moon in Taurus

 

Your reigning need is to feel emotionally stable and mentally secure. The former is taken care of by the fact that you are reluctant to pursue any idea or activity that is going to rock the boat, coupled with the fact that you do have a fairly unflappable nature. Ironically, however, when a change is required you could be slow to act, or become bored, to the point of destabilizing your position.

Where material stability is concerned, you have a natural sense of the importance of property and income. From the word go, you used your developed market instincts and sense of value to satisfy this need. The danger here is that you can let material considerations blind you to your emotional and psychological requirements. In any event, though, you are unlikely to get caught without the material wherewithal and, providing there isn't a mean streak in your personality, you can be of great material support and assistance to others who are less financially together.

 

Moon in the 11th House

 

All the needs and feelings are most likely to be met through friends, clubs, social movements, or the nurturing of some ideal. All these matters will go through phases, causing your goals and allegiances to fluctuate. Overall, you manage to keep your emotional life very light and breezy.

You prefer not to get morbid and heavy in one-to-one relationships, and if things get that way, you will go out with friends, or to somewhere impersonal. This can be a good safety valve, but a bad habit if you make your friends or associations into an emotional crutch. It is wise to take a break from them every so often in order to re-establish your own identity, not to mention facing anymore intimate emotional commitments.

All the same, you are capable of appealing to the crowd on an emotional level, which means that you have a finger on the pulse of the public's attitude to political, sociological or cultural issues.

 

Polarities

 

Since Gemini is considered to be a male sign and Taurus is characterized by being feminine she has a trinity with two masculine planets and one feminine one. What does this mean? That when she was born she was born going out of balance She can be animus controlled more easily; she can manifest her personality  in such a masculine way that she is not well received. She can seem too aggressive. She may not value her feminine self, and she may not truly value her biological role in which she was cast. She may be overly aggressive with men; she may value an intellectual companion more than an emotional one; she may value professional standing more than a personal relationship. This type of woman should not avoid developing her masculine traits (the intellect), but the feminine side of her personality should also be acknowledged and respected. As the masculine traits are developed and used in perspective, she can use the healthy energies and discard the less useful ones. However feelings are felt; not thought.   

 

Air signs and Gemini

 

People born with the sun in one of the air signs is a born communicator. The air signs symbolize the various kinds of communication that exist in our universe. These are the people interested in exploring the world of the mind. they live in their heads or minds, they are mental people, they react to life from a mental point. They enjoy exploring the world or words, education, the various levels of philosophy and spirituality or a combination of the above. These children usually wind up in families where no one communicates in a way that a child can understand; such circumstances can send the Air signs on a search for the meaning of words, the meaning of the mind and all the related fields of communication.

Gemini people are born into the most personal of the Air signs. They wonder where they fit in the scheme of things. They have lots of  'me' 'i' and 'my' in their consciousness, and their life experience requires the incorporation of self into a larger universe. Geminis are raised in a father-dominated atmosphere. Communication between the parents is difficult for these children to understand, because disagreements between the parents are solved with words and not deeds. Since young children do not understand what words mean, they are uncertain as to what all of the fuss is about. But, they do know something important is going on because the parents are upset by the strange words. Gemini children learn to use words well, for they are good imitators; but often they don't know what the words mean. Because Geminis find communication intriguing, they pursue either the world of conversation or the world of books. The media becomes important to them, and therefore they make great contributions in that area.

Geminis are explorers of the intellect and are naturally very curious people. Their curiosity is manifested in several ways, depending on the childhood environment. If little to no education is available, or if there are too many air signs in the chart, they want to talk; they learn by talking, they entertain by talking, and they live a lively and entertaining social life. Each person that they meet is a new source of information or entertainment. As they seek each new experience they forget the old sources. This can cause conflict in their love relationships because their partner will resent all the new people. if the background was more intellectual, or placed more stress on education, Geminis will explore the world of the intellect and pursue the study of language and/or education. In addition, they are enthusiastic about sharing information and social activities with all kinds of new and interesting people. However, the more educated Geminis have the same problem as those who aren't; they have trouble maintaining interest in an ongoing relationship.

The parents of Gemini children have some interesting reactions to each other in terms of body language. The impact of the words they react to fascinate Geminis, who feel left out. Geminis often try to recreate these situations in adult life and in their relationships. They need verbal interchanges with their mates. This interchange can start with harmless banter and works its way into bickering. If the mate of a Gemini doesn't understand the Geminis need to see a reaction (body language) to words, and if the mate doesn't respond appropriately to the situation, terrible verbal fights can ensue, leaving lots of hurt feelings and misunderstandings. After the fight, Gemini feels wonderful but the mate is ready to pack; and after a long series of these interchanges, the Gemini may find they've lost a partner

One of the relationship difficulties for Geminis stems from a fear or a disinterest in working through problems to some compatible compromise or solution. Since they are social at heart, it's easier for them to run off and explore the new and different rather than to work through a serious situation with an  'old' partner. This type of Gemini needs to learn to work through disagreements, without becoming resentful.

The Gemini female child admires her father, who is often a respectable professional. Or, if daddy is not a professional of some sort he usually is known for something that he accomplished that was special. She wants to be special like he is, but there is resentment directed toward him along with the admiration. At some time in her childhood when it was important that she have his attention, he ignored her. And so, she brings her resentment for her father into her adult life.

Because Gemini is a mental sign, it isn't always easy for the female to incorporate her emotional needs into her professional life. She sometimes looks at her body and physical needs as alien to her. She tends to select a mate based on his ability to mentally stimulate her, and she wants companionship with a partner almost as much as a Sagittarius female does. She loves the company of men because she feels she can share her ideas with them; being born in a masculinity polarity, she wants to feed her intellect. Because of this polarity, she may reject the feminine self. The less evolved Gemini type avoids the company of women because she basically doesn't respect the position of woman. As she becomes more conscious, she begins to cherish her relationships with women who are interested in mental development like she is. She may even find conversations with women more stimulating than the ones she has with men for there are no sexual overtones.

 

Putting it all Together:  

 

Normally I would synthesize what I have just given you information-wise but I think the above sums it up pretty nicely. But in the spirit of things I will go into my past:

 

Looking back I was rather a very shy child inside of the house but outside amongst friends I became alive. This is where I began to have the 'of two minds' mentality that a Gemini would be so famous for. This was a battle between the Ascendant and the Sun being in the 12th house; and each side fit a specific role within my life. At this point I hadn't developed emotions; I was all about the intellect- education was stressed at home and in school. I read a lot. School became my escape which is why attending classes is so natural to me. I like to learn. It was a safe place. I was allowed to grow and be creative and got recognized for my efforts and achievements; not criticized because I wasn't good enough. I came to understand this concept on a mental plane that I wasn't good enough but I was incapable of feeling those emotions. As a result,  I nurtured and developed my brain and not my heart and rejected any feminine qualities that I possessed convinced by my father that they were a 'weakness' on my part and needed to be eradicated.

 

You can see that I have come a long way in the progression that is myself just based off of the Big 3 placements.     

 

 

  

 

 

The Air Sign of Gemini...

 

Air signs and the Gemini...

 

I feel that it is important to understand what type of person is born under the sign of Gemini. Air signs are born communicators and represent the various kinds of communication that exist in our universe. these are people who are interested in exploring the world of the mind. they live in their heads or minds, they are mental people, they react to life from a mental point. They enjoy exploring the world or words, education, the various levels of philosophy and spirituality or a combination of sorts. These children usually wind up in families where no one communicates in a way that the child can understand; such circumstances can send the Air signs on a search for the meaning of words, the meaning of the mind, and all other fields of communication.

 

Gemini people are born into the most personal of all the Air signs. They wonder where they fit in the scheme of things. they have lots of "I", "me" and "my" in their consciousness and their life experience requires the incorporation of self into a larger universe. Gemini's are raised in a Father-dominated environment where communication between the parents is difficult for these children to understand. Disagreements between the parents are solved with words not deeds and since young children do not understand what words mean they are uncertain as to what all the fuss is about. they do know that something important is going on because the parents were upset by these strange words. Gemini children learn to use words well for they are good imitators; but often they do not know what the words mean. Because Gemini find communication intriguing they pursue either the world of conversations or the world or books. media becomes important to them and as a result make great contributions in that area.

 

They are explorers of the intellect and naturally very curious people. their curiosity can manifest in many ways: if little to no education is available or too many air signs in the chart they want to talk: they learn by talking, they entertain by talking, and they like a lively and entertaining social life. Each person they meet is a new source of information and entertainment. As they seek out new experiences they forget about the older ones and this can cause a conflict in their relationships because their partner may resent all of the new people coming in and out of their life. If the background was more intellectual, or placed more stress on education, Geminis will explore the world of the intellect and pursue the study of language and/or education. They are enthusiastic about sharing information and social activities with all kinds of new and interesting people but still have issues of maintaining interests in an on-going relationship.

 

The parents of Geminis have some very interesting reactions to each other in terms of their body language. The impact of the words that they react to fascinates Gemini, who feel left out. Geminis often try to recreate these situations in adult life and in their relationships. they need verbal interchanges with their mates. It can start as harmless banter and work its way into bickering. if the mate of the Gemini doesn't understand that Geminis need to see a reaction(body language) to words, and if the mate doesn't respond appropriately to the situation, terrible verbal fights can ensue, leaving lots of hurt feelings and misunderstandings.

 

One relationship difficulty for Geminis stems from a  fear or a disinterest in working through problems to some compatible compromise or solution. Since they are social at heart it's easier for them to run off then work through a serious situation with an old partner. This type of Gemini needs to work through disagreements without becoming resentful. It seems that Gemini people do not understand where they fit in. They keep looking for a secure place in the universe and this is where the double talk takes place. They minimize or maximize any life situation based on the interests of the moment. They tend to be late or early time flies when they enjoy what they do or drags if it they do not.Planets in Gemini tend to have a controversial or contradictory flavor that is added to the personality as well as an interest in the pursuit of the intellectual.