Sylvan E Thorncraft © August 2003

     Gemini brings the gift of rationality and intelligence (I Think.  She is skilled at distributing information and making connections, skills that make her a good teacher.  She is talkative and wants to communicate.  Her symbol is traditionally the youthful twins.

     In tarot her card is The Lovers (6) which represents the principle of the art and craft of relating.  Here Gemini brings her child like innocence, curiosity, and playfulness, the journey of the twins out into the world.

     During Gemini time the sun is growing stronger as we move towards summer.  The child sun has grown into the youth venturing out into the world to explore and learn.  Her sense of self is growing.

     The moon is waxing from crescent to her first quarter, the sprouted seed has pushed through the crust of the earth and is growing.  Now  is the time to build structure, as the light increases.

     When I worked with Gemini I found myself drawn to Iris, the Greek rainbow goddess.  As Hera’s messenger she is the bridge between heaven and earth.  To the Greeks she was "the source of the waters from on high"*.  Water often represents love and feminine wisdom.

     The rainbow is often a relief, revealed against dark clouds after tumultuous storms.  This can be true in our personal process as well, when we are able to reconnect with our own truth after being buffeted by the rain and winds of self-doubt, depression, and other impediments to our life journey.  The rainbow, a visible connector from daily life to the magical world, appears in a bright, new, rain drenched world filled with hope and possibility, Gemini’s freshness and exuberance.  Whether one is hunting for the pot of gold or the glistening route to faerie, the rainbow is a powerful spirit bridge between a person and the truth they seek.

Bibliography included with text on Zodiac Goddess Gallery page.  * B. Walker, The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets