• What kinds of consumers are Geminis? They love new gadgets, books, the ‘net, and can tire of things rather quickly. A good car is important for short trips.

How are Geminis capable?

Geminis can keep track of many streams of activity going at once. They are excellent at information processing and possess manual dexterity.

How is Gemini mutable?

Gemini is flexible, versatile, restless, a jack-of-all-trades, lively, alert, quick-witted, changeable, ingenious, agile, and dexterous.

Gemini psychology

These people are definitely dualistic, having two distinct sides to their character, two major interests of careers [vocation and avocation], even to the point of wanting a back-up system/lover/interest/anything in case one fails. They are hard to pin down, and need to keep moving to assuage their restless nature. Nervous energy is high. Aloofness can be chilling when Gemini is displeased. They are often accused of being fickle, but seem to have as good a chance as any mortal at a good marriage. But they do need to keep their union refreshed with new interests, as they can become bored easily. They discover themselves through communication and friendships. Their path is to realise both their sides and connect them together.

Mythic Gemini

Twin stories of all sorts apply.

Castor and Pollux

In a Greek classic, Castor and Pollux were born of eggs laid by Leda on the riverbank after Zeus, disguised as a swan, raped her.

Leda produced two eggs, and each egg bore twins – a boy and a girl. One egg bore Castor and Klytaemnestra, who were mortal. The other egg bore Pollux [Polydeuces] and Helen, who were immortal like their father Zeus.

The twin boys fell into a quarrel with another set of twins, Idas and Lynceus. Castor was slain in the fight, and Pollux grieved so desperately that Zeus allowed them to alternate places between Olympus and Hades [heaven and hell] periodically. Each time they changed places, they were able to meet and swap experiences.

Following on from this tale – Gemini is much-concerned with connections, and these natives often have true mates or friends – perhaps a spouse, perhaps a business or fishing partner. But in some respect there is a very significant ‘other.'

Gemini is half in heaven, and has a connection with the upper realms. But he comes down again, as in the myth, where the twins are continually swapping places. During his collisions with mortal life, he can be very down and dark. His intimates are often bewildered at his changes.

Mercury was the trickster and the messenger of the gods; the divine thief and the psychopomp. Gemini's duality is reflected here too. This god was also very fast and clever, as are the natives of the sign.

Romulus and Remus

These twin boys were said to have been the sons of Mars, and were credited with the founding of Rome.

Long ago near the banks of the Tiber River lived an old shepherd and his wife, Faustolo and Laurenzia, in a poor shed. One evening the couple heard a rustle coming from the woods. Near the river they saw a dark shadow slid down the bank. Faustolo decided to go and see what had happened. He told his wife to wait for him as he picked his way amongst the puddles left by recent rain. To his astonishment, in one of these puddles Faustolo saw a big she-wolf lying down on her side with two children sucking her milk.
He went back to the shed and told his astonished wife about the she-wolf and the twins, and then he took her to the river.

The couple took them in and before long, the twins were safely sleeping in the shepherd's warm shed. Here they grew up and became two strong, if slightly savage, boys. Faustolo called them Romulus and Remus; they regarded him as a father. They were keen on adventures in the way of any normal boys.

Once Romulus and Remus had grown up, they went back to the Tiber banks where they had grown up. Here they founded a new town. But who would choose the name? They decided to watch the birds in flight - the first who had seen the greatest number of birds would name the town. Romolo was luckier, and he took a plough and marked out the town's perimeter on Palatin Hill. He called it Roma .

The founding of the new town unfortunately led to the death of Remus. Romulus decided that no one could cross the boundary without his permission. But Remus playfully jumped over it and laughingly said - Look! It's so easy! Romulus, in revenge, took up a sword and killed Remus, shouting that anyone who had insulted the name of Roma must die. This made him a true son of Mars – and Gemini can rightfully share this myth with Aries.