Gemini 2007 - Curious and Versatile Air Spirits

by Robert Wilkinson

June marks the end of Spring and the beginning of Summer, a time when the creative pulse of Spring expands in forms of ideas and new discoveries leading to fundamental reorientations. This month is usually dominated by the Air energies of Gemini, though this month only the Sun is in that sign. Gemini is the phase in the twelve-step evolutionary process where what was stabilized in Taurus goes through a period of adaptation, expanding into many possibilities and new understandings, preparing for decisions that will be made when the Sun enters Cancer at the Summer Solstice June 21, 11:07 am PDT.

This month will actually seem more Cancerian than Gemini, thanks to Gemini's ruler, Mercury, moving forward then backward in Cancer. The Fire element is also very prominent this month, thanks to Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Pluto in all three Fire signs most of the month, feeding off the Gemini-Aquarius Air to brighten things up in major ways.

Gemini is symbolically associated with the Twins, a human sign representing the infinite curiosity and dualisms of the rational mind seeking to discover everything all the time, without thought to order or necessity. In the year cycle we can now express our new discoveries and exteriorize the revolutionary developments of the larger collective "atmosphere" we're a part of.

We now have a new social effectiveness, and established the basis of our excellence. In our Gemini experience each year we find new ideas around our widened vision of ambition or worldly service that we found in Aquarius that was deepened in Pisces, glimpsed and communicated in Aries, and concretized and anchored in Taurus.

Lest you think that Gemini is just a waystation on our way between the stability of Taurus and the security of Cancer, it is important to remember that Gemini is one of the faces of Mercury, a force misunderstood and ignored by many astrologers as simply being the mind in its infinite variety and inconsistency, undervalued especially in the Eastern traditions as "the slayer of the real." However, Mercury has perhaps the most important function in our human personalities.

In my book, "A New Look At Mercury Retrograde," I elaborated on the idea of Mercury, or Hermes, as that which guides our personality to our Soul. So actually Gemini is one of the year periods dedicated to that which can guide us to our Soul. Whether hectic or organized, linear or all over the place, Gemini helps us see how to coordinate our mind and view to become more impersonal in how we define our needs and values.

Gemini is a lifelong learner, and wants to discover everything it can, without feeling much need to categorize any of it. All 3 decans, or 10 degree spans within Gemini, have a built-in duality. The first decan of Gemini has to deal with Mercury-Jupiter dilemmas. The second decan of Gemini has to deal with Venus-Mars dualities, and the third decan of Gemini has to resolve Sun-Saturn oppositional tendencies.

Mythologically, Gemini is the sign of the freedom loving, questing, wandering Magician-Engineer, who shows that all of life is an unending grand series of experiments in truth. The lessons of the Magician require that one learn how to regard all of life experiences as so much grist for the mill of Soul, and all things seen as opportunities to break free of obsolete limitations.

Through Gemini, we can see how all "failures" have been a result of an incorrect approach to our "experiment," and observe our lack of skill, or bad timing, from a detached point of view. By the same token, we can see past "successes" as merely our using the right tools in the right way at the right time, without taking any of it too personally.

Gemini wants knowledge about the energies of self (Aries) and nature (Taurus) that it follows. This sign, along with its opposite, Sagittarius, opens these Lover and Warrior energies preceding it to a more impersonal view, less attached to making love or war. Geminis have the power to open their world to many different perspectives and points of view. They are always good raconteurs, clever and “in the know.“ And they always have multiple sides to their personalities.

They are the antithesis of the Taurus stubbornness that precedes them, unless their ruler, Mercury, is in Taurus. Usually very conversational and interesting, they’ll come up with the most diverse and even obscure information on the spur of the moment. Solitude really bugs them, because they are naturally outgoing and like to have others around to bounce ideas off of.

Gemini is driven by the urge to be different, whether from friends, family, or culture. That’s what keeps them on the go nonconformists their entire life. Once they learn to value stability, concentration and a steady learning discipline, there is no end to what they could accomplish. They stick to the truth as they know it, and are pretty unfazed by differences of opinion.

Gemini must learn to step back from what they think is truth from time to time, so they may glimpse other truths and come to a more well-rounded view of the larger context of what they perceive. Gemini energies in our charts show us and others how to find truth through the process of constantly learning a wider variety of information. Gemini is able to communicate great truths to others, once they get over the tendency to relate all truth to pre-set belief systems.

Gemini, when freed of the traps of restlessness, indecision, superficiality, changeability, confusion, obfuscation, distractibility, lack of focus, nervous worry, and talking too much, demonstrate a creative versatility that opens new perspectives and provides a positive outlet for their active, resourceful open-mindedness.

They have a flexibility and cleverness of understanding that assists others to open to different points of view, different interpretations, and different perceptions to round out any field of knowledge. They can usually talk others (and themselves!) into almost anything. This is where they should remember that the ends usually do not justify the means, and should not resort to foul means if fair ones don't yield results. Even though it’s all an experiment, often the results are determined by the means and expectations.

They are a humane sign, good mediators, studious and fluent, able to consider and adapt to many things other signs cannot. Naturally alert, sociable, and expressive, people of this tribe will have many varied experiences and attitudes throughout their life. They are the master communicators of the zodiac, here to spread the news far and wide, opening minds to others points of view.

Think Bob Dylan, America's 20th century bard who gave us "Blowing in the Wind," "With God on our side," "The Times They Are A-Changin'," and "Like A Rolling Stone," powerful messages that have echoed around the world for over 40 years. Or Walt Whitman, America's 19th century poet laureate who sang the "song of the open road" while celebrating "the body electric."

Gemini is featured heavily among authors, many of whom were famous metaphysicians: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes and world-renowned metaphysical investigator, Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Sage and originator of the Transcendentalist movement, Abdul Baha, pioneering Baha'i, Bulwer-Lytton (Zanoni), Sir Edwin Arnold (The Light of Asia), W.B. Yeats, Alan Ginsberg, Jean-Paul Sartre, Pir Vilayat Khan, and the scribe of the Tibetan Master known as "D.K.," the venerable Alice A. Bailey.

Other notable authors are Ian Fleming (James Bond), Anne Frank, Alexander Puskin, John Masefield, Dashiell Hammett, William Styron, Maurice Sendak, Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom's Cabin), Athol Fugard, Runemaster Ralph Blum, Saul Bellow, Joyce Carol Oates, Erich Segal, Salman Rushdie, Larry McMurtry, and the famous Russian scientist Immanuel Velikovsky, author of "Worlds in Collision," "Ages in Chaos," and "Earth in Upheaval," all of which opened global history to new perspectives.

In the political world Gemini has given us England's Queen Victoria, Jan Smuts (who also wrote the pioneering work "Holism and Evolution," the foundation for holistic philosophy), Che Guevara, Nathan Hale, Patrick Henry, Jefferson Davis, Henry Kissinger, Robert McNamara, Hubert Humphrey, Mario Cuomo, and Presidents John F. Kennedy and George H.W. Bush.

Famous Gemini musical legends include Richard Wagner, Miles Davis, Fats Waller, Benny Goodman, Richard Strauss, Robert Schumann, Cole Porter, Fred Waring, Howlin' Wolf, Igor Stravinski, Les Paul, Josephine Baker, Judy Garland, Jim Nabors, Nelson Riddle, Peter Nero, Ramsey Lewis, Erroll Garner, Dean Martin, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter, Johnny Gimble, Tom T. Hall, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Artie Shaw, Sammy Cahn, Helen O'Connell, Hal David, and Louis Jordan (considered one of the founders of rock and roll).

Modern Gemini musical luminaries feature musical innovator and genius Brian Wilson, as well as the composer of some of history's most beautiful and enduring music, Beatle Paul McCartney. We'll complete the trio of geniuses spotlighting Danny Elfman, Mr. Oingo Boingo and composer of themes we'll remember forever.

Along with these contemporary legends, Gemini also includes some of music's greatest talents: Lenny Kravitz, Boz Scaggs, Peter Yarrow, John Fogerty, Gladys Knight, Prince, Stevie Nicks, Michelle Phillips, Marvin Hamlisch, Roseanne Cash, Wynona Judd, Jewel, Patti LaBelle, Melissa Etheridge, Tom Jones, Gary U.S. Bonds, Gary Brooker (Procol Harem), John Bonham, Rod Argent (Zombies), Harry Nilsson, Chick Corea, Curtis Mayfield, Lionel Ritchie, Andre 3000, aka Dre', Paula Abdul, Alanis Morisette, Kanye West, Tupac Shakur, and Rolling Stones Ron Wood and jazz drummer extraordinare Charlie Watts.

Timeless Gemini legends from the big screen include pioneers Al Jolson, Stan Laurel, Moe Howard, Keye Luke, Hattie McDaniel, Doug Fairbanks, Lawrence Olivier, Bob Hope, Johnny Weismuller, Jay Silverheels, William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy), Pat Buttram, Errol Flynn, John Wayne, Basil Rathbone, Vincent Price, Ralph Bellamy, Don Ameche, Uta Hagen, Rosalind Russell, and Marilyn Monroe.

More recent film and television legends include amazing and versatile talents Clint Eastwood, Raymond Burr, Jessica Tandy, Tony Curtis, James Arness, Sal Mineo, Robert Preston, Maureen Stapleton, Martin Landau, Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Edwards, Andy Griffith, Carroll Baker, Christopher Lee, Denholm Elliott, Michael J Pollard, E. G. Marshall, Claude Akins, Gena Rowlands, Richard Boone, Scatman Crothers, Gene Wilder, Dennis Weaver, Chuck Barris, Paul Lynde, and film director Howard Hawks.

Contemporary movie stars include Morgan Freeman, Johnny Depp, Nicole Kidman, John Goodman, Ian McKellen, Angelina Jolie, Helen Hunt, Lou Gossett Jr., Liam Neeson, Joseph Fiennes, Danny Aiello, Annette Bening, Elizabeth Hurley, Kathleen Turner, Bruce Dern, Colleen Dewhurst, Susan Strasberg, Mark Wahlberg, Natalie Portman, Mike Myers, Jim Belushi, Tommy Chong, Isabella Rossellini, Lea Thompson, Colin Farrell, Ice Cube, and Ally Sheedy.

Modern luminaries who came through the small screen include Michael J. Fox, Jerry Stiller, Edward Woodward, Timothy Busfield, Sally Kellerman, Paul Winfield, Joan Collins, Richard Thomas, Keenan Ivory Wayans, Tim Allen, Dana Carvey, Yasmine Bleeth, Gary Burghoff, Phillip Michael Thomas, Carol Kane, Sandra Bernhard, Joan Van Ark, Brooke Shields, Phylicia Rashad, Anne Heche, Hugh Laurie, Connie Sellecca, Courteney Cox, Adrienne Barbeau, Jerry Mathers, Stacy Keach, Drew Carey, Joe Piscopo, and the Olsen twins, Mary-Kate and Ashley.

Other notable Geminis who made it to the top of their field(s) include Frank Lloyd Wright, Isadora Duncan, M.C. Escher, Paul Gaugin, Albrecht Durer, Mary Cassat, Dr. Charles Drew, Christo, Wild Bill Hickok, Vince Lombardi, Frank Oz, Tim Berners-Lee, Fred Allen, Brigham Young, "Iron Horse" Lou Gehrig, Jim Thorpe, Art Bell, Anna Kournikova, Mel Blanc, Joe Namath, Jacques Cousteau, Supreme Byron White, Katherine Graham, Bill Moyers, Anderson Cooper, Alan Mesher, Donald Trump, Naomi Campbell, Ken Jennings, Isabet Tranchin, and Blaise Pascal.

Famous Gemini astrologers include Cyril Fagan, Vivian Robson, John Addey, Jim Lewis, and one of the greatest astrologers of all time, the venerable and legendary Grant Lewi, one of my three "mentors" when I started my craft a looooong time ago. His pioneering works "Heaven Knows What" and "Astrology For The Millions" are two of the most remarkable astrological books ever written, and are still among those I recommend to those who wish to take up the craft. You can read more about this amazing Dartmouth professor turned astrologer at this link.

One interesting thing to note is that many of these luminaries are known in more than one field, as befits the Gemini dual nature which would be bored doing only one thing. For example, Danny Elfman, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Jim Nabors, Marilyn Monroe, Chuck Barris, Scatman Crothers, and Paul McCartney all are or were known both in the worlds of film or tv as well as music. Velikovsky was author and multi-disciplinary scientist, as was Conan Doyle. Weismuller was a world-class Olympic athlete as well as the actor who defined the role of Tarzan. Geminis are often know for more than one thing.

Finally, a big happy birthday to the states of Arkansas, Kentucky, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Wisconsin, the nations of Armenia, Belgium, Denmark, Egypt, Sardinia, Venezuela, Wales, and the West Indies, and the cities of Bruges, London, Melbourne, Metz, New York, Nuremburg, Plymouth, Rio, Tripoli, Versailles, Flagstaff, Hot Springs, Hartford, Bridgeport, Dover, Des Moines, Springfield, KC (Mo), Las Vegas, Scranton, Newport, Houston, Burlington (Vt), and Tacoma.

To top it off, a very happy birthday to the Lincoln Memorial, Brooklyn Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, the first night baseball game and the baseball Hall of Fame, Alcoholics Anonymous, the outlawing of slavery in the U.S., the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Miranda ruling, Ford and Chrysler, the Indy 500, YMCA, telegraph, vacuum cleaner, Dionne quintuplets, and the Continental Army, founded June 14, 1775.

© Copyright 2007 Robert Wilkinson

Comments

[Moon in Gemini]

Very interesting article. It's amazing how many brilliant and fascinating people have been born under the sign of Gemini.

[victoria]

thanks robert for showcasing gemini's and their talents.

We are also the ones who helped souls naviagte the river Styx, the river that seperated Life and Death, thus the symbol of the cadeceus, the 2 snakes entwined that we all know to represent medicine.

Gemini's also represent the lovers.

I'm happy my birthday was close enough to feel the rays of the moon.

thank you for your excellent site!!!!!!

[Robert]

Hi Moon in Gemini - Yes, as well as those born with Moon in Gemini as well. Welcome to the site.

Hi Victoria - You're most welcome. And thanks for the added mythology. Hermes/Mercury is my most elevated planet, and I definitely have crossed the River Styx and come back to tell the tale!

[Laura]

Hi Robert, Just a note, Bobby Darin's Birthday is May 14th, 1936. He's a Taurus. Or were you commenting on another part of his chart? I'm a huge fan and his birthchart has been of strong interest to me. Man, the things he did with his 37 years are amazing. If we all had that driven focus, what would the world be like???? A blessing or curse??? The double-edged sword we all face. :) Thanks for all of the good you provide to us lurkers.

[Colleen Sauve]

many brilliant and talented folks I am proud to be one! It feels like my month for once ever since my birthday it's been like a breath of fresh air so Robert it looks like it's gonna be my month.

[Robert]

Hi laura - Good catch. I already listed him under Taurus, but for some reason also duplicated him under Gemini. Thanks for the note, and a "Hatlo Tip of the Hat" to you! I loved his music when younger, and felt he died waaay too young. But then, to note another Taurus, "Only the good die young..." And lurk on, my dear, though of course you "outed yourself" by this comment! ;-)

Hi Colleen - Brilliant and talented indeed. You and Sir Paul and Lucky Wilbury and Marilyn and... May this be one of the best years of your life! Happy Birthday and solar return.

[Larissa]

I love Gemini, it is one light love for Gemini people. Their presense brings comfort, their minds bring me info for happy exchange of thoughts! Sometimes they talk a lot, but I don't even notice. It doesn't bother me. I have noticed they are natural poets. Speeches come easy.

[Robert]

Hi Larissa - Yes, they are very clever, and can multi-task with ease. They love to exchange information, as they are very curious in an open minded way. Of course, we with strong Aries/Leo do love Gemini!

[Larissa]

Yes, Robert. True. My boss is a Gemini, Leo Moon (not quite like him). We understand each other and he gives me freedom at work, meaning doens't stand behind my back and when he gives me an idea about something, I jump into a project. Nice.

[Robert]

Hi Larissa - And, I'm sure he's open to new ideas, at least as a theoretical discussion. Geminis do consider alternatives as long as other astrological factors don't hinder it.

[Larissa]

Yes. I agree with a theoretical part. As long as ideas and promises do not disappear as fast as they appear. Thank you for understanding.

[Cor'e]

Yeah, we're Bright, Brilliant, and Clever!

But we're also still a child sign in a world where older sign stupidity can be overwhelming and mucho frustrating. What does the world need of Butterflies, Fairies, or Sprites... =)

We surely lie well, and why not as others are doing it (especially Scorpios). We are story tellers both to ourselves and any one else with listening ears. Ah, yes we have loads of Magic, but are often trapped in our Mind when we find it.

We are the evaporators of Water signs, the conflagration of Fire signs, we are ultimately ignored by Earth signs, and labeled children by the rest. We are peaceful and mutable Air, but our defenses are lighting quick, agile, and sharp. And we throw thew hissy fits when flustered.

[Cor'e]

I don't know why any one would marry one of us except if they enjoy running around mentally all day and night, even inbed we talk alot and drive that energy out the top of our heads...

Perhaps we just look so aesthetically beautiful, and that may seem more important to some in a relationship than the actual depth of bodily emotions that lower chakra signs enjoy rather quietly.

Anyhow, we grow up often alone, so we're eager to be social and accepted socially, but our internal dualistic personality often is noticed by others and makes us rather 'unleveragible' - meaning that it is naturally twice as hard to get something from us during any negotiations as the offer would have to appease both internal mental twins.

=)

[Robert]

Hi Cor'e - An interesting set of reflections from a person on the inside of Gemini. Thanks for what I'm sure will be echoed and/or challenged by others of your tribe. I would only say that "truth" is in the eye of the beholder, so others aren't necessarily lying. And it doesn't matter anyway, since others lying does not make it right for us to lie. (Something my folks used to say about others jumping off a pier...) I've known Scorpios who never lied (the truth being wielded as a potent weapon!) and I have noted that it's pretty useless for my tribe, Aries, to lie, as we transmit what we're thinking and feeling to others whether we want to or not. If you haven't already, you may want to check out my article Is Truth Always What It Seems To Be? In typical Gemini style, it'll link to another post, but even in this one, it opens the doors for consideration of perspectives.

[marie christine]

hi world
i am a gemini 15 degrees moon 25,13 sagit northnode 27 sag on IC 27sag and mercury 28,35 gemini on MC
what a thrutfull side robert made
he is really the champion of the astrologers
during my whole life i have been conscious of this reality that if i could not read any news or read some new discoveries or learn new things my life would be nothing anymore nothing interesting
thanks god i have still my eyes
and hope still i once can deliver my book that i am writing for some years
my book will be the theme you can guess
the truth about everything and the quest

the truth about life
but i also discovered that everybody is seeing things in a different way because of there personal possibilities
and what is truth today may be changed tomorrow
in everything also in yourself
life is interesting and rich
we are all unbilievebell rich people only by knowing that tomorow is another day
life us a permanent adventure
thank you robert

[Robert]

Hi Marie - Thanks for the gracious paean. The story becomes the book, the book narrates the mythos, the mythos is the dream, the dream describes the story. The story becomes the book. The mind quests forever to find more information, which is why its distractability is not pathological. And yes, what is truth today may take on a different appearance tomorrow. And of course you're most welcome.