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Gemini 🌞 Sign

Season: May 21 - June 21           

Rules: 3rd House of Communication           

Element: Air               

Planetary Ruler: Mercury ☿️   

Quadrature: Mutable               

Polarity: Yang, masculine

Time of Day: 11 am - 1 pm

Astrological Age: 6480 BCE - 4320 BCE

Spices/Herbs: Dill, Lemongrass, Thyme, Lemon Balm

Anatomical Association: Hands & Arms (sometimes, nervous system)

Symbol: ♊

Archetypal Ambassador: Twins

Colors: Yellow, Silver, Sky Blue

Crystals: Apatite, Electrum

Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac, the first air sign and the natural ruler of our third house of communication. It is a mutable sign, masculine in nature, and ruled by the planet Mercury.

The time of day I’ve designated to Gemini is the hours between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., a transitional time of day between our morning rituals and routines and the faster, less predictable afternoon hours in which we quicken pace under the heat of the sun rising directly above us. While to some, this time spells “lunch hour,” my astrologically-inclined mind thinks of it more as a transitional period that energetically mirrors the rising temperatures we experience during Gemini season, as school ends and we are invited to break away from the more mundane energies of Taurus season, move about, and recreate. This time of day has a little more heat and momentum to it, but it also has flow. It’s a great time for brain-storming, making headway on newer projects that you might have less experience with, working in teams/groups, sharing ideas with others, and “pitching” new ideas.

Gemini as an identity can be rather difficult to pin down and rightfully so, because unless you’ve spent an extended amount of time with a Gemini, you are unlikely to discover that that fuzzy, abstract idea you have about who they are precisely IS who they are! Because, as a soul essence, Gemini is a disjointed energy, making them mutable, ever-changing, and dynamic.

Gemini’s archetypal ambassador is the twins, one looking into the future and the other looking into the past. This way, Gemini is always able to see both sides of the coin at all times. This perspective can make it difficult for Gemini to hold steadfast to any one opinion or idea and they will likely feel divided when decision-making or communicating their feelings (if at all), and they tend to redirect their attention often. As well, because their inherent divide causes them to shift and redirect so much, they can be known for having many open/unfinished projects and can be accused of having relatively shallow relationships. However, Geminis make really wonderful long-term friends to people who are intellectually-inclined and/or have a sense of wanderlust because life with Gemini is forever entertaining, forever on the move, and forever a learning experience.

Gemini is a very mentally active sign, but it doesn’t like to dwell on any one thought or idea for too long. Gemini’s divided perspective makes thinking too hard on any one thing so excruciating, they’ll want to tear their hair out. So instead, Gemini prefers staying “on the move,” immersing themselves in the world around them and shifting back and forth between their two perspectives over sitting around trying to unify the two. This Gemini quality has many of its accusers calling Gemini “fake” or “superficial,” because Gemini doesn’t appear to hold strong convictions or understand the ideas they communicate to much depth, but really, Gemini has something of a smart approach to life. Gemini have figured out early on that both dwelling on the past and worrying too much about the future take away from all that could be seized in every present moment and you’ll miss out on life’s bountiful opportunities if you don’t just keep on keeping on. If anything, our ideas about the past and future are only meant to inform the present, and life shouldn’t be made complicated or heavy by them. Life should be more fun and dynamic, and Gemini energy reminds us of that.

Ultimately, Gemini is a really brilliant sign. They have an unbelievable capacity to store information, recall it quickly too, and they absolutely love sharing their mind’s collection with others. Sharing information with others, by teaching, socializing, and creating art is what gives Gemini their life force energy. When they are communicating and connecting with the whole, they feel more whole themselves. They can use their dual-perspectives to reach broad audiences, expand upon already established concepts, and create beautiful art of nuance. Gemini make wonderful actors, salespeople, teachers, guides, and artists. They excel where they are given opportunities to socialize and share ideas. They might also be inclined to the gig economy as it allows them freedom to experience many different environments and utilize their broad knowledge too. Freedom is a big deal to Gemini, as they need ample opportunities to expand their minds. They also can find themselves inclined to work with their hands too, since they are known for their “busy hands” that reflect their dynamic energy.

Anthropological finds from the age of Gemini include:

World’s first irrigation systems (c. 6000 BCE)

Nile River Valley is first inhabited (c. 6000 BCE)

Domestication of cattle (6000 BCE)

Evidence of proto-writing in China (c. 6000 BCE)

Domestication of chickens in China (5200 BCE)

Terraced farming is developed in China (5000 BCE)

Europe shows evidence of hierarchal societies (5000 BCE)

Organized farming begins in ancient Egypt (5000 BCE)

Electrum, a gold and silver alloy is used by Egyptians (c. 5000 BCE)

Chalcolithic period of widespread copper-smelting (c. 6th millennium BCE - 3rd millennium BCE)

While it doesn’t seem like a whole lot was going on during the age of Gemini, certain developments within human consciousness appear to reflect the geminian nature of the time, particularly in the areas of early writing, early agriculture, and metallurgy.

Much of the age took place during what is known as the Chacolithic or “Copper Age,” which the definite start of is still ambiguous and varies for different regions, but the period is characterized by the evidence of humanity’s earliest forms of metallurgy. Previous to the Chalcolithic period is the Stone Age in which humans primarily used stone tools and organized themselves in tribes. Then, what more officially follows the Stone Age is the Bronze Age in which we find sophisticated metallurgy and the earliest civilizations. The Chalcolithic period, however, is a lesser known transitional period that bridges the two.

During the Chalcolithic period, there was still a lack of long-standing, organized civilizations and not much architecture apart from houses, shrines, and burial sites. The greatest development that had just preceded the period was organized agriculture which, for the first time, offered humanity enough stability to even begin exploring ideas that didn’t directly pertain to survival. It was a slow process, but the developments we made over this period came to sophisticate people enough to lead us into the Bronze Age where we find the kinds of stratified societies associated with Taurus’s energy.

The age of Gemini possesses evidence of proto-writing in China, which in my research, I found no other definite evidence of before this period. What that could mean for human consciousness during this time, is that humanity was in the beginning phases of its use of symbols and abstract language for utilitarian purposes (proto-writing being the precursor to cuneiform, science, and mathematics that was later developed during the age of Taurus). That idea then, we might associate with Gemini’s ability to make connections where many other signs of the zodiac can’t, thinking in abstract ways. Gemini’s connective abilities can also be associated with the invention of the world’s first irrigation systems that “connected” our water sources to our food sources and exponentially expanded our agricultural systems to the point of sustaining larger societies. Further evidence of “geminian connection” can also be seen in the hierarchical societies that were forming in Europe as well, given that hierarchy would have made connections between societal roles more clearly defined.

Gemini’s shadow is in Sagittarius, the sign associated with determined action, passion, and higher learning. Considering that the age of Gemini was a rather ambiguous period, a lull in our human timeline in which we were still trying to figure out what to make of the newfound security that agriculture had given us, the period’s Sagittarian shadow would have shown itself where there was definite direction and determined efforts.

Have you ever had too much free time on your hands? Quarantining? Well, the Geminian period likely felt the same. This aura would have produced a shadow within the human consciousness that greatly desired clear, direct forward movement. Fortunately, there were societies that harnessed these shadow energies, lest we wouldn’t have made what advances we did during this time.

Similarly, Gemini individuals can also have something of a desire to move forward in more direct ways rather than just philandering with their many interests, but for the most part, such a life is just not meant for them. Although Gemini might not ever be the kind to publish any extensive doctoral theses (at least not alone), or stick around in a company long enough to call themselves vice president, Gemini can harness their Sagittarian shadows by improving their patience and attention spans long enough to at least finish the smaller projects that they do start. If Gemini can finish what they start before moving on to the next best thing, then they can build rapport with others and those relationships instead will offer them those much desired newer, more exciting opportunities as well as advancement. Gemini hardly seem to move forward in a straight and definite line through life, but that’s okay. Instead, on a soul level, I believe that they are meant to experience and accumulate information, and connect it all back to the whole.

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Taurus 🌞 Sign

Season: April 20 - May 20 

Rules: 2nd House of Values 

Element: Earth 

Planetary Ruler: Venus ♀️

Quadrature: Fixed

Polarity: Yin, feminine

Time of Day: 9 am - 11 am

Astrological Age: 4320 BCE - 2160 BCE

Spices/Herbs: Rose Petals, Myrrh, Olives

Anatomical Association: Neck

Symbol: ♉

Animal Ambassador: Bull/Ox

Colors: Green, Orange, Gold, Bronze

Crystal: Chrysoprase

Taurus is the second sign of the zodiac and ruler of our second house of values. Out of the 24 hours in a day, Taurus would represent the time frame between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.. These hours for the collective most often represent a time of day in which we commence work, class begins, shops open, we begin recieving calls, etc.. Particularly, this is a time of day in which we lay foundations by daily repetitive actions and routines and Taurus is all about such kinds of foundations with repetitive actions and routines.

If you have a Taurus in your life, you are probably very thankful for them, if not, you must have some strong Scorpio aspects in your chart and they are the bane of your existence, lmao. Either way, Taurus individuals are best known for their stubborn adherence to a particular code or set of values and they are more often than not quite successful at reminding everyone what that code of ethics is. The very nature of Taurus is to uphold structures that represent things of value and for Taurus their connection to that structure is very physical, wanting to “show up” and exercise their values.

Taurus is an Earth sign and a fixed one at that. As an earth sign, Taurians tend to be very practically-minded and present. Also being ruled by Venus, Taurians love to engage in and are inspired by activities that make them “feel alive” in their bodies. These activities can include things like working with their hands, making art, trying new foods, traveling, watching dramas, gossiping, drinking/taking drugs, having sex, owning pets, sports, dancing, having children, or interacting with their families. Having children and raising families are quite often associated with Taurus individuals and if a Taurus does not want children, they could have either many animals to satisfy that familial need or have become very involved in some sort of service work in which they are responsible for providing for others. Taurus has very strong paternal instincts and having other living beings for which they can reliably provide for and protect makes Taurus feel very proud on the inside. Those of us with Taurus’s in our lives will recognize this because these beautifully true individuals are often responsible for “laying the foundations” for the rest of us.

Taurians are guilty of being quite routine and predictable as Taurus is a creature of habit, but they need those habits to uphold their foundations. Taurus’s predictability is what makes them so admirably reliable and dependable and If a Taurus is well supported by others in their lives, then they can become something of a brick at the base of a Jenga tower so that if you try to remove them from their position, the whole structure will come crashing down. Also, Taurus will almost never remove themselves from that base position either, as they proudly uphold all the rest of the bricks. In this way, Taurus is exceptionally good at making themselves indispensible to others. They wedge themselves in places where they can repeatedly exercise those values and make wherever that place may be (the workplace, church, school, or their actual homes) like home. Taurus reminds everyone there that they’ve “got their backs” and that they really do regard everyone in the group like family (including doing annoying sibling stuff like teasing). They stand strong as one of the herd, and try their darnest to never be someone who turns their backs on the people they personally feel are important. 

During the age of Taurus, between the years 4320 BCE - 2160 BCE the following historical events took place:

Invention of the wheel

Erection of multiple megaliths across Europe

Indus river valley farming and agriculture

Ancient Sumeria

Silk first appeared in China

Major developments in Mesopotamian science and technology

Last known wooly mammoths die in Siberia

1st half of Bronze Age

“Nanna” the moon goddess is first mentioned in Sumerian writing

Cuneiform and hieroglyphic writing used in ancient Sumer and Egypt

First dynasty of Egypt and subsequent early Egyptian dynastic period

Predynastic Egyptian “Scorpion King” worship and evidence of at least two actual “Scorpion Kings”

“Nisaba” the grain goddess worshipped in Egypt

Worship of Anu the sky god by Akkadians

Akkadian Empire and its end

(source: ancient.eu)

What stands out most to me about this period is the invention of the wheel circa 3500 BCE. This discovery dates back to around the middle of the age, though archaeologists are still unsure where exactly it was invented. Still, what this invention contributed to agriculture and trade during the age of Taurus speaks to what kind of influence those two industries would have had on the collective during this time. 

The age of Taurus hosted both the Mesopotamian and Indus river valley civilizations formed as dynastic, family-ruled settlements of people. These groups formed around their prosperous agriculture, and over time both civilizations were able to cultivate more and more complex systems of agriculture that allowed for steady, consistent growth. Then, after the invention of the wheel, trade took off.

Trade allowed for the acquisition of luxury goods. These goods became markers for  divide between socioeconomic classes as these luxury goods made it easier for people to distinguish between “haves” and “have-nots.” These luxury goods included things like pottery, glass, precious metals, silk, spices and gold. Trade allowed for highly competitive markets and artisan craftsmanship became a way to display one’s wealth (note how Taurians are often known for liking to show off their collections of nice things). Long periods of stability during the age of Taurus gave way to more “feminine” expressions displayed through art of this time and the worship of feminine goddesses proliferated across ancient Sumer and Egypt around the second half of the age.

What evidence I found of Taurus’s shadow side appeared mainly as the existence of at least two Egyptian proto-dynastic “Scorpion Kings” (Yeah, the guy The Rock played in that 2002 summer blockbuster, The Scorpion King) and the widespread polytheistic worship of demonic gods (I use demonic here to express gods who appear to operate more like “djinn,” being entities that exist on the 4th dimensional plane who neither operate as good nor bad but as forces of nature. Their manipulation of nature from the 4th dimensional plane is what I am defining as demonic, again demonic being used neutrally). These gods include entities mentioned in The Book of Thoth (Bastet, Isis, Horus, Anubis) and while The Book of Thoth’s discovery didn’t happen until 30 BCE in the age of Aries, evidence of these deities’ worship occurred during this time.

I haven’t dug too deep enough yet to form a complete idea about how these demonic entities would have manifested their scorpionic-like qualities, but I can guess that it would likely have been directly related to the worship of them and certain black magick practices performed during rituals of worship, often by the Egyptian kings themselves.

One of the first lessons of alchemy is that in order to create, one must first destroy, isn’t it? Well, demonic entities operate by such a code too. The abundant growth and prosperity of the age of Taurus could have had its cost in ritual sacrifice or nonconsensual sex magick. We can also consider the destructive shadow of having all that Taurian abundance in the forms of disparity of wealth, waste, or abuses of power.

What Taurus can learn from its particularly dark shadow, is that what appears on the outside does not matter quite as much as the spiritual wealth within and Taurus could greatly improve the quality of its life by making efforts to cultivate their own spiritual wealth over their material weath. Looking within, Taurus should aim to free itself of its unhealthy attachments including transactional/codependent relationships to people that resemble demonic soul contracts (staying in jobs with terrible bosses, putting up with narcissistic partners, etc.) Such relationships prevent Taurus from living a truly abundant life, though Taurus will probably consider these people as losses and have quite a hard time letting go anyway. Yet, if Taurus can instead practice allowing people and things to come and go through their lives without always clinging on so tightly, then Taurus can work at achieving instead a spiritual sense of endless abundance and save themselves a lot of blood, sweat and tears that would otherwise shed in their constant stubborn efforts to withstand life’s relentless waves of change.

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Ten of Cups reversed and Five of Pentacles

This is not your beautiful house. This is not your beautiful wife. How did you get here?

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