Symbol: The Twins.
Element: Air.
Type: Positive.
Quality: Mutable.
Sign ruled by Mercury: inspires intellect, communication and ingenuity.
Color: Blue, Yellow.
Gemstone: Beryl, Alexandrite, Agate.

Precarious partners: Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces.
Pleasing partners: Libra, Aquarius.
Promising partners: Aries, Leo.

Image:
Bright, attractive and articulate. Can discuss innumerable topics. Is usually slender, and swift in movement, with sparkling eyes and an ageless quality.

Needs:
The stimulation of a varied, eventful lifestyle, and the benefits of sleep. Should learn to concentrate and to persist, if projects are to be completed.

Likes:
People, hunor and lively conversations, Intellectual issues, artistic endeavors, literary pursuits, linguistics. Travel, elegant sports and the outdoor life.

Dislikes:
Monotony, drudgery, routine, formality and complications. Cannot abide being restricted, trapped or obligated in any sense. But boredom is the worst enemy.

In mind:
Quick, clever and keen to know more.  Restless, and also changeable: at one moment mischievous, eager and aware, at the next ingenuous, ambivalent or vague.

In action:
Deft, spontaneous and talkative. Is able to improvise and negotiate. But moods are volatile; exuberance may tunr into obstinacy and wit into criticism.

At work:
Full of enterprise. Well suited to act as an intermediary and coordinator, or in any promotional, informative field. Also adept at most light manual tasks.

With friends:
Makes friends very easily, finding no barriers in status or age if interests are shared. Family ties are generally strong, especially between siblings.

In love:
Appears flirtatious and expressive, but in a lighthearted way. Is emotionally more detached, and rates appreciative, easy companionship higher than passion.

In life:
Supremely dexterous. May lack endurance but can usually do two or more things at once. Often has two careers, homes, or even romances in hand at a time.

Health:
Stress and fatigue stem from Gemini's restiveness. Other tendencies include arthritis, eczema, chest infections or asthma. Best asset: a positive outlook.

The body:
Mercury rules over the communications network of nerves. Gemini governs the arms and the hands; also the lungs and the vital process of respiration.

Famous Geminians:
Stan laurel
Marilyn Monroe
Gustave Courbet
John F Kennedy
Edvard Grieg
Bob Hope
Marquis de Sade

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