GEMINI DATES: May 22 – June 21 SYMBOL: The Twins MODE + ELEMENT: Mutable Air RULING PLANET: Mercury HOUSE: Third MANTRA: I Think BODY PART: Arms, Hands, & Lungs COLORS: Yellow & Blue TAROT CARD: The Lovers

Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, and those born under this sign will be quick to tell you all about it. That’s because they love to talk! It’s not just idle chatter with these folks, either. The driving force behind a Gemini zodiac sign’s conversation is their mind. Ruling the third house, the Gemini-born are intellectually inclined, forever probing people and places in search of information.

The more information a Gemini collects, the better. Sharing that information later on with those they love is also a lot of fun, for Geminis are supremely interested in developing their relationships. Dalliances with those of this astrology sign are always enjoyable, since Geminis are bright, quick-witted, and the proverbial life of the party. Even though their intellectual minds can rationalize forever and a day, Geminis also have a surplus of imagination waiting to be tapped. Can a Gemini be boring? Never!

Gemini Characteristics Personality Gemini’s archetypal traits are derived from its active, masculine, or yang qualities, making this sign oriented toward assertive engagement with the outer world. Alive in both a Gemini woman or Gemini man, those born with the Twins as their rising, sun, or moon sign have a curious energy in their core personality, like swift, adaptive Mercury within themselves.

As a mutable sign, Gemini holds the power to be a change-maker, giving those with prominent Gemini in their charts a natural affinity for adaptation, exploring ideas, languages, and information, as well as socializing and communicating to form new pathways of awareness. Natives from this sign can be thought of as the “pollinators” of the zodiac, as they like to swiftly graze from person to person or topic to topic to weave together endless new connections.

Strengths The primary strength of the sign of the Twins is their intelligence and keen, articulate communication skills. Being born with a curious and playful disposition, these folks usually find it easy to feel engaged with the world around them. Being influenced by Mercury’s swift and analytical nature, they rarely succumb to boredom and are usually able to propel themselves outward in life with an insatiable zeal for discovering new treasures of information.

The Gemini native has a unique “shape-shifting” ability, as the Twins’ symbolic duality hints at this sign’s affinity for adaptability in utilizing their multidimensional talents. They are able to blend into any environment easily, taking on the customs of local culture and language.

Folks born under the sign of the Twins tend to be fun-loving, social, and lighthearted. They excel at connecting people to the right people, so that resources, skills, and information can be disseminated in their communities effectively. A Gemini may have you sized up immediately, with a keen instinct for what buttons to push when trying to elicit a reaction from you. With this skill, this sign reminds us that life is a play and that we shouldn’t take ourselves too seriously.

Weaknesses Some sources of weakness or potential blind spots for Gemini are rooted in their great strengths. These folks are known for their facile mind and intelligence, but this can lead them into a tendency to be overly intellectual. They may lean too much on encyclopedic knowledge and need to learn how to process, assimilate, and apply this information in a tangible, embodied, and useful way. With keen, curious minds, they may have a short attention span, wanting to dance on the shiny surface of discovery, rather than committing to learning one subject with depth.

Being a mutable air sign, shape-shifting and change feel natural for them, but it may leave others with an uncanny feeling that they never know who the Gemini native really is. This can give this sign the reputation for being non-committal, flaky, or even untrustworthy. These folks are typically fun-loving, lighthearted, and sociable, but this can lead them to be emotionally evasive, using humor to distract or deflect from their deeper feelings. The Mercurial tendencies of these folks to be social connectors can become imbalanced if the native is not caring for themselves, causing them to feel spun-out, anxious, spread thin, and devitalized. Gemini’s witty and mischievous talent for button-pushing can become annoying, relentless, and even cruel if not measured with a healthy sense of social boundaries, respect, and compassion.

Children born under this sign will be nurtured and well-resourced if they are guided to breathe deeply, have patience, and concentrate on one task at a time as much as they can, before dashing off to the next attraction.