Glossary Astrology

Gemini

Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, a mutable air sign ruled by Mercury, covering roughly 21 May to 20 June. In Western astrology it is tied to curiosity, exchange and mental agility. Having the Sun in Gemini describes a person drawn to communication, learning and the movement of ideas, sometimes scattered from wanting to explore everything at once.

The Gemini temperament

If you are a Gemini, your mind moves fast and wants to know it all: you ask questions, you link ideas, you love to talk and to understand. Your mutable air makes you quick, adaptable, curious about everything. Your strength is mental agility; your lesson is choosing one direction instead of scattering across a thousand threads.

Its place in the zodiac

Third of the twelve signs, Gemini closes spring by bringing exchange and language to it. An air sign, it shares that lightness with Libra and Aquarius; a mutable sign, it adapts the season toward its end. Across from it, Sagittarius gathers its scattered facts into a larger vision.

Sources

  • Steven Forrest, The Inner Sky (1984)
  • Stephen Arroyo, Astrology, Psychology, and the Four Elements (1975)