Gemini (astrology)

This article is about the astrological sign. For the constellation, see Gemini (constellation).

Gemini (pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛmɪnaɪ/ JEM-in-eye (♊) is the third astrological sign in the zodiac, originating from the constellation of Gemini. Under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this sign between about May 21 and June 21. Gemini is represented by the twins Castor and Pollux, known as the Dioscuri.

Gemini
Zodiac symbol	Twins
Duration (tropical, western)	May 21 – June 21 (2019, UT1)
Constellation	Gemini
Zodiac element	Air
Zodiac quality	Mutable
Sign ruler	Mercury
Detriment	Jupiter
Exaltation	North Node
Fall	South Node

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Astrology

Taking from the twins that represent it, Gemini is considered one of the most important of the zodiacs since it captures man's most basic levels. For instance, it articulates man's dual nature, a specie with lower self and higher self as well as the way he is bilaterally symmetrical. Gemini is also considered the most adaptable sign of the zodiac owing to the so-called mutable energy that allow individuals within this sign the capability to view life from different angles.

Other

NASA named its two-person space capsule Project Gemini after the zodiac sign because the spacecraft could carry two astronauts.

Gallery

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  From the medieval Georgian manuscript of a 12th-century astrological treatise.

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  Ornamentation from an altar cloth from 13th-century Germany. The two figures are depicted with the heads of dogs.

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  Gemini (al-Gawzaa) depicted in the 14th/15th-century Arabic astrology text Book of Wonders.

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  Gemini by Willem Blaeu, 1602.

Works cited

• Astronomical Applications Department (2011). Multiyear Computer Interactive Almanac. 2.2.2. Washington DC: US Naval Observatory. Longitude of Sun, apparent geocentric ecliptic of date, interpolated to find time of crossing 0°, 30°....
• Atsma, Aaron J. (c. 2015). "DIOSCURI : Greek Gods of Horsemanship, Protectors of Sailors | Mythology, Dioskouroi, w/ pictures". Theoi. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
• Baker, Douglas M. (April 26, 2016). Gemini - The Key to Your Inner Self. Claregate Ltd. ISBN 9781910228142.
• "English Oxford Living Dictionary". Oxford University Press. 2018.
• Tierney, Bil (2001). All Around the Zodiac: Exploring Astrology's Twelve Signs. St. Paul, Minnesota: Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 81. ISBN 0738701114.
• Unicode Consortium (2015). "Unicode 8.0 Character Code Charts" (PDF). Retrieved April 21, 2016.

External links

• Warburg Institute Iconographic Database (over 300 medieval and early modern images of Gemini)