GEMINI AND MERCURY: THE MULTITUDES OF LIFE
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We have prominent Gemini this year in 2025 with Jupiter in Gemini the first half, then Uranus moving into Gemini during the second half. Gemini’s are on a new, expansive journey of self-exploration. If you’re Gemini Rising, Sun, or Moon, check out my post here to learn more about the transformative journey you’re currently on. But, whether you have planets in Gemini or not, we are all working with Gemini energy this year and beyond.
Gemini teaches us that life is in flux, nothing is permanent, time is non-linear, we all have different brains, and more than one thing can be true at the same time.
Gemini is the air, mutable, day time sign of Mercury (Virgo is the nocturnal sign of Mercury). Mercury signifies the mind, communication, words, technology, markets, trades, messages, writings, speech, banking, builders, doctors, architects, discoveries, and many other things. Air signs are centered on the mind, and Mercury represents the mind, thus Gemini is mind, word, and language oriented.
A key word for Gemini is CURIOSITY. Geminis and Virgos, both Mercury ruled, are the most curious signs. Gemini lives for information and loves to ask questions. Gemini wants to know, what is it? Gemini is not necessarily going deep with one particular thing, but likes to know a little bit about everything. You'll see a lot of Geminis that are good at trivia, or they're good at knowing at least a little bit about every kind of topic. They can have conversations about anything and everything making conversing with them always interesting.
Quieting the mind is a challenge for Gemini, and this can give way to overthinking. It can be hard for Gemini to make decisions. Which decision is the one to make? Gemini sees all the possibilities and different options, and doesn't necessarily see one as being a better option than the other, or as being the clear one to take action on. This is why Gemini can have a hard time following through with or taking action on something. Gemini has an active mind, a lot of great ideas to bring to the table, and is a great person to brainstorm and have conversations with. Gemini can give you a fresh new outlook on your life. You might find some of your perspectives and beliefs changing or taking different shape.
Gemini sees many different perspectives and possibilities, and, isn’t necessarily prioritizing one over the other the way that other signs do. Those that don't have strong Gemini in their chart will see things differently. They’ll see that this is the thing to do, and that is the idea to follow; there is one, clear option to them. But, Gemini doesn’t perceive things that way. Because Gemini sees many, different possibilities and pathways, there can be a contradictoriness to them, where one day they're saying this, and, then, the next day they're saying the opposite of that. Mercury can be a trickster, and since it rules Gemini, there can be a trickster energy to Gemini. It's not that Gemini is intentionally trying to trick people, but that they see this perspective, andthey see that perspective.
Adaptability and flexibility are more key words for Gemini. As the air, mutable sign of Mercury, Gemini knows how to adapt to any environment and situation. Gemini is similar to Pisces in the sense that it can easily mold and shape into different characters and different personas. Gemini can adopt different personas or characters depending on whomever its around. As a water sign, Pisces is more sensitive and feeling oriented, more affected by others emotionally, whereas Gemini is absorbing the energy around it mentally. There is an ever changing quality with Gemini, and there can be a chaotic energy as well because of this. As the air sign of the twins ruled by Mercury, Gemini energy is often like a Jackson Pollock with various ideas and possibilities splattered about.
Conversations with Geminis involve many tangents, dipping into many, different territories. You’re going from one short road to another, ping-ponging from one idea and topic to another stimulating the mind. A Gemini’s mind is always ON, and needs stimulation even when it’s alone. Socially, Gemini can have two sides. On one hand, they tend to be social butterflies and want to talk about all the things. And, on the other hand, they need their alone, quiet time. But, even when they're alone, they still need mental stimulation like learning something new, watching an educational video, reading a book, or playing a game.
Saturn is a triplicity ruler of the air signs, and Saturn needs alone time, and can be a loner. So, again, on one hand, Geminis might feel connected to a lot of people, and on the other hand they feel like a loner. This is where you can see the twins. Gemini will often feel like it's two different things inside one. Or, as Gemini Sun, Angelina Jolie said, “We are mistaken for being two faces, but we probably have 20.” 😆
Experiences is another keyword for Gemini. Gemini craves new experiences, and is open to having a variety of them, even if only for a short time. Gemini is a sign that needs and loves variety. It loves newness. Uranus moving into Gemini, in July, will be wanting fresh experiences. Uranus disrupts and changes the usual. Thus, Uranus in Gemini for the next seven years will spark you to have new experiences in the part of your life that’s represented by Gemini in your personal birth chart. And, if you’re Gemini Rising, Sun or Moon, in particular, then you will feel inspired to shake things up in a lot of different areas of your life, if not every area.
It’s not a surprise that many of my clients over the past year have had prominent Gemini in their chart. Jupiter in Gemini has been expanding their world preparing for the radical changes that Uranus will bring when it moves into the twins sign in July 2025.
Want to know what these upcoming changes are sparking for you, personally? Have things been challenging for you? Then, I invite you to book an astrology reading with me to learn more about this significant time in your life. I’d love to go over your birth chart with you. Check out my reading options and book yours HERE.