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From May 20 th to June 20 th, the Sun transits Gemini every year. The sign is ruled by Mercury, the planet of voice, commerce, and communications. The sign is also represented by the figures of two twins, alluding to the duality of experience. But in the Egyptian Tarot by Ed. Kier, it only corresponds to one arcana, the famous and feared number 13. And among the Greek deities, it's associated with Apollo and Hermes: the god of music and the god of travelers.
This solar month announces a final stretch of transition in each Hemisphere. In the North, it's time to exercise determination, aware of the dangers that excesses and final bets could bring. In the South, it's time to say goodbye to the last attempts, to not force things before their time, saving energy and reserving it for expression much later, when the Sun can expand it through its heat atoms. I Ching refers to these moments with the hexagrams Kuai Overflow (43) and Po Disintegration (23).
For classical and esoteric Astrology, Gemini has several rulers: Mercury, Venus, and Earth, key planets for the development of the mutable signs (Gemini itself, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces). And, according to Karmic Astrology, the Air signs (Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius) become very selective as the years go by: the soil they sow is not extensive but very special.
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Only one major arcana is assigned to Gemini: Immortality (13).
Gemini's cardThe Kier Tarot deck reflects the ancient Egyptians' belief in reincarnation. Especially in the 13th card, removing what has flourished or developed is not a radical change. After what is living dies, the roots remain buried.This indicates that there is life after life. For this reason, the card is not called Death, so characteristic in other decks, but rather appeals to the experience of continuity beyond visible forms on the ground.The ultimate duality is, precisely, life and death together. At times, one or the other predominates in consciousness, like a play of light and darkness. But the card also emphasizes that it's something provoked, something that requires effort, labor. Thus, it's a card that calls for encountering the luminous and darkened aspects, without fear of change in form or their momentary disappearance.It's certainly a destructive card, although in awareness of that destruction. The encounter of life and death together occurs on different planes of experience. In the afterlife, where the soul continues its journey and then returns. On Earth, where the roots still remain and will be the physical echo that will later attract the soul, to return once more.In the transcendence of this duality, the arcana shows that there's something of death in life as we know it, just as there's something of life in cyclical death.index
Northern Hemisphere
KUAI Overflor
43. The last step before (productive cycle).
It's time to decide. But there are variables that aren't being taken into account and could go unnoticed. It takes time and sensitivity to notice them. A month to open up to what the external world can bring, establishing exchange channels for the entry of information, knowledge, and sensations. Internally, there'll be no doubts or dangers, and productivity and efficiency will be excellent. There'll be an active upward trend, with an internal drive for progress and determination when it comes to separating, diverging, differentiating, or making broad decisions. Things will easily reinforce each other, to the point that what is beneficial could surpass one's own capacities or tools of containment. Regulating will be difficult, but the increase in resources and actions aims to move fully forward.
Southern Hemisphere
PO Splitting-Apart
23. Waiting for the dark (productive cycle).
Change will not be resisted. Obstructions will rarely remain for long, and those that exist will disappear: internal forces will be unable to sustain the weight of circumstances. The solid pillars that provide strength will weaken, and external pressures could cause a collapse, because yang, light, the active force, comes from outside. All this may seem dangerous, and conflictive situations will likely arise in the quest to remain. But this is part of a process, a cycle that is about to end. It will not be possible to fortify the situation or strengthen oneself and face the demands of the emerging world. Now, things will fall under their own weight, in their own tendency, with their outdated forms, in their evident deterioration. In the roots, bases, or foundations, and even in thought, there's nothing but emptiness.
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, and Pisces are all mutable signs. They govern the processes of change that transform spirit and matter, especially in the psychic and physical realms. Their movements encompass everything and thus prepare the final stages for new developments: they are the mechanisms, the means, the instruments. And when the Sun is in Gemini, the four mutable signs unfold in a particular way.
GEMINI, in its own annual moment, brings echoes that summon and awaken resonances, in this world and beyond. It's a good time to spread one's thoughts, find community in the intellect, expand one's personal calling to other people and environments, uniting audible intentions in one's own time and space. Companions and other affinities connect even when the forms are different, because there's internal space free of them.To VIRGO, the month of the twins makes it especially aware of different frequencies. It seems there are patterns that cannot be omitted or transformed, molds that must be respected so that the whole does not lose its ultimate purpose. It's a time to listen, allow for dissent, and give them space to exist, knowing that they will remain within a whole that will not lose its coherence.To SAGITTARIUS, it's a month of inspiration and communion, of reunion and awareness of unity. You'll meet many people who will easily join the archer's boat, with love channeled in the same direction, a common path where life will pulse more than usual. Differences will be overcome by rising above the most mundane contrasts.To PISCES, the twins offer it great appeal, a great temptation. The tendency to approach and dominate, and to lead others in the direction the Pisceans are heading to, will have foundations that are very difficult to resist. The passion of Pisces and the mysterious way natives operate will ensure that practically nothing escapes their influence. Things will become conclusively clear, and it's a good time of the year to define paths in many areas of life.index
Among the deities of Olympus, Gemini is associated with Apollo and Hermes: music and travel. About Apollo, read the previous delivery of the newsletter, since the Greek deities have double regency in the Zodiac: Apollo rules both Taurus and Gemini.
Hermes, the messenger of godsBorn from the union of Zeus, the king of Olympus, with the nymph Maia, the god had many different associations: he was the god of travelers, herds, commerce, and literature. But he was also the god of thieves, cunning, and language. To navigate between all these and other options, he often wore a winged hat, and his feet also had wings at their sides.Because of all his skills and dexterity with words, his father named him herald of the Olympian gods, and also of the underworld, as he led the shades of the dead to the afterlife. Hermes was also a great inventor, and the alphabet, numbers, astronomy, music, wrestling, gymnastics, olive cultivation, measurements, weights, sacrifices, and many other things are attributed to him. This flexibility, shown in the different functions he fulfilled, was accompanied by the god's youthful appearance, the youngest of all the gods. Despite this, his skill in negotiations and in making treaties showed that he had a cunning and prudent mind, ready both for fraud and for granting good fortune when he chose so.Another special characteristic of the god was that he granted his powers to the mortals he favored, thus promoting good social relations and building friendships.Among his descendants was Pan, the shepherd of the flocks, since the god protected them (although at the same time, as the inventor of sacrifices, he was also considered the protector of sacrificed animals). This duality was also reflected in Pan, who had a dual nature: a smooth torso and two goat-like legs. Another dual aspect of Hermes was that he carried a staff that could either bring restful sleep or disturb it, depending on the situation.Similarly, with the goddess of love, Aphrodite, he had Hermaphroditus. And with mortals, he had affairs with both women and men.
Generally speaking, they'll have to make choices without hesitation: their driving force will depend on them. Furthermore, any duality should be discarded without further ado, and instead, opt for unique, clear positions that reflect a defined interest and tendency. Those born between June 13 and June 15 will need to connect with the Earth element, seeking practicality, organization, and material security. But for all these births, the voice of conscience and a panoramic vision will often be like a great compass or guide to navigate through time, throughout their entire lives.
Northern HemisphereMoon's rising sign: Virgo. Ruler: Mercury.Transcending duality will connect you with your karmic past. But this connection is a mean to navigate intermediate processes. The evolutionary end, the horizon of the path, will be the world of science, which observes, examines, and only then arrives at temporary conclusions. Order, the logic that establishes stable relationships between things and people, is like a beacon to keep you focused. Introspection and conscious meditation could also be useful means to help you translate into an understandable way the entire world of sensations and transformations you will undertake over the years.
Southern HemisphereMoon's rising sign: Pisces. Ruler: Neptune.Experimenting with light and darkness, tolerating their coexistence, will be a constant. If contradictions or spheres that are difficult to unite arise in everyday life, natives must develop the art of making them present in the same environment, and among different people. Sound and silence, shapes and what is difficult to form, are all experiences that will be present at the same time. They'll surely prefer to cling to certainties and clear ideas that best define the experience, but often those same definitions will falter because life itself will blur what is presented as objective and definitive.index
Lunar months last approximately 29 days, and are very useful to consider short-term purposes. The beginning of the month is for setting tendencies, and the effects can be fully observed 15 days later. The rest of the month is for decreasing the initial tendency and freeing space for the new cycle to come.NEW MOON. The lunar month begins on May 27 th with the Moon and Sun at 6º Gemini. This is a time to confront contradictions and struggles that arise from clear and obvious contrasts. It's a Moon to bring any conflicts that have remained in the shadows into the open, fearless battles.FULL MOON. The Moon will shine on June 11 th at 20° Sagittarius, with the Sun at 20° Gemini. A phase of great immobility, a karmic crossroads that will practically force you to stop your mind and movement. For the lunar month, it'll be a moment of impasse, a pause during which it would be better to observe the tensions that erupted during the New Moon.
Northern HemisphereFlower MoonLogic will seem absent, when it would be the most precious asset to avoid straying from the type of energy that dilutes duality. Instead of studying situations and better understanding them, it will be much more tempting to focus on specific situations and enter into arguments that, in any case, will not be resolved in the short or medium term. Transmuting the Moon of the month implies a 180° turn, and also desist from entering into battles or taking sides over any specific aspect that attracts attention and interest.
Southern HemisphereBeaver MoonTransforming situations will be easier if you perceive the underlying emotional aspect of differing positions and interests. Finding the common denominator that connects even in the midst of conflict will allow you to overcome those same differences. Much energy will not find active expression during the month, and it will seem that some situations bear no direct relation to your lived experience, but rather to other times, the past, or very personal tendencies that don't fit with the current situation. Without getting too involved, everything will be fine if you remain as in a different place.
Tarots Milà
Casa Milà is a house building by the Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí. Its famous rooftop, filled with staircases and sculptures, offers a design that invites you to unravel arcana and discover alchemical paths. Through them, changes occur in internal and external experiences. But this duality is ultimately transcended through transformations in which different decks finally come together and are revealed as part of a single path.
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Native-American Zodiac
The month of Gemini for the Northern Hemisphere is related to the Deer, a sign with gentle, humorous qualities that gets everyone on the same page. When no one knows what to say, the Deer knows. In fact, people often invite him to their parties just to have a good conversation.
The month of Gemini for the Southern Hemisphere is related to the Owl, the one who flies silently with the wind. With a very mysterious personality, people of this sign love adventure but often take great risks. They meticulously protect nature and are generally lovers of the arts and education. In their relationships, they are good listeners and prefer a companion who spreads their wings so they can soar together.
Source: Native American Zodiac Astrology.
Trees of Celtic tradition
Tree spirits are defined by the lunar months, which begin on dates other than the solar months. When the Sun is in Gemini, the spirits of the Huath and the Oak flourish. The Huath spirit appears before the beginning of the month of Gemini, between May 13 th and June 9 th. The rest of the solar month belongs to the Oak spirit. Regarding the Huath spirit, who has already appeared before, when the Sun was transiting Taurus, read again the previous delivery of the newsletter dedicated to the sign of the bull.
People born between June 10 th and July 7 th belong to the spirit of the Oak (called Duir in Gallic). From the word duir derives druid, a term meaning door. The tree is associated with the letter D, which in Chiromancy corresponds to the first phalanx of the index finger. The finger is also associated with the Water element, with the Mount of Jupiter at its base. The Oak is the tree of the strong, and indicates courage, independence, and stability.
It grows between 65 and 131 ft. tall. With a wide trunk, the mature bark is rough and grooved, producing very hard and resistant wood. Mistletoe often grows in the canopy, and for this reason, the Oak is a ritual tree. It's also a very long-lived tree, able to live up to 1,000 years.
The leaves display different shades of green. There are male flowers in catkins, and female flowers that transform into acorns, which grow as clustered fruits.
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