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| Positive Ruling Planet: Mercury Triplicity or quality: Mutable Color: Most colors, yellow is a favorite. Gemstone: Agate Metal: Mercury Flowers: Lily-of-the-Valley Trees: Nut-bearing trees |
| Herbs & Spices: Aniseed, Marjoram, Caraway Foodstuffs: Nuts, Vegetables grown above ground, Carrots Animals: Small birds, Parrots, Butterflies, Monkeys Countries: Wales, Belgium, U.S.A. Cities: London, Plymouth, (U.K.), Cardiff, San Francisco, Melbourne |
| The Twins (May 21 - June 21) |
| Geminis, because they are ruled by Mercury, tend to use the rational, intellectual mind to explore and understand their personal worlds. They need to answer the single burning question in their minds: Why? This applies to most facets of their lives, from the personal to the impersonal. This need to know may send them off to foreign countries, particularly if the sun is in the ninth house, where they can explore other cultures and traditions. These individuals are fascinated by relationships and the connections among people, places, and objects. Their rational analysis of everything, from ideas to relationships, drives them as nuts as it drives everyone else around them. When this quality leads them into an exploration of psychic and spiritual realms, it grounds them. Geminis are changeable and often moody. Their symbol, the twins, means they are often at odds with themselves, the mind demanding one thing, the heart demanding the opposite. To someone else, this internal conflict often manifests as two very different people; as a significant other, you may reach a point where you wonder which twin you are living with. In romance, the heart of a Gemini is won by a seduction of the mind. They are generally slender and wiry people, filled with nervous energy. All this energy can be difficult sometimes, particularly on nights when they work late and their heads race with ideas. Geminis benefit from breaks in their established routines and need physical exercise to ground their thoughts. They are prone to respiratory and nervous ailments. |
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