Gemini (astrology)

Gemini (pronunciation: /ˈdʒɛmɪnaɪ/ JEM-in-eye (♊︎)[2] is the third astrological sign in the zodiac, originating from the constellation of Gemini. It is a positive mutable sign. Under the tropical zodiac, the sun transits this sign between about May 21 and June 21[3] Gemini is represented by the twins Castor and Pollux,[4] known as the Dioscuri.

Gemini
Zodiac symbolTwins
Duration (tropical, western)May 20 – June 20 (2020, UT1)[1]
ConstellationGemini
Zodiac elementAir
Zodiac qualityMutable
Sign rulerMercury
DetrimentJupiter
ExaltationNorth Node
FallSouth Node
Astrology
New millennium astrological chart
Background
  • History of astrology
  • Astrology and science
  • Astrology and astronomy
  • Traditions, types, and systems
Traditions
Branches

Astrology

Taking from the twins that represent it, Gemini is considered one of the most important of the zodiacs since it captures someone's most basic levels.[5] For instance, it articulates their dual nature, a species with lower self and higher self as well as the way they are bilaterally symmetrical.[5] 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.[6]

Other

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

  • From the medieval Georgian manuscript of a 12th-century astrological treatise
  • Ornamentation from an altar cloth from 13th-century Germany. The two figures are depicted with the heads of dogs.
  • Gemini (al-Gawzaa) depicted in the 14th/15th-century Arabic astrology text Book of Wonders
  • Gemini by Willem Blaeu, 1602

Notes
  1. Astronomical Applications Department 2011.
  2. Unicode Consortium 2015.
  3. Britannica n.d.
  4. Oxford 2018, entries for Gemini and Cancer.
  5. Baker 2016.
  6. Tierney 2001, p. 81.

Works cited
  • Astronomical Applications Department (2011). Multiyear Computer Interactive Almanac. 2.2.2. Washington DC: US Naval Observatory.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Baker, Douglas M. (April 26, 2016). Gemini - The Key to Your Inner Self. Claregate Ltd. ISBN 9781910228142.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • "English Oxford Living Dictionary". Oxford University Press. 2018.
  • "Gemini". Encyclopedia Britannica. n.d. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  • Tierney, Bil (2001). All Around the Zodiac: Exploring Astrology's Twelve Signs. St. Paul, Minnesota: Llewellyn Worldwide. p. 81. ISBN 0738701114.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Unicode Consortium (2015). "Unicode 8.0 Character Code Charts" (PDF). Retrieved April 21, 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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