Gemini (मिथुन)

Gemini – the duality that lies in the third sign of the horoscope – is complicated to understand. Gemini represents the beginning of discriminatory power, where one learns the difference between right and wrong and is able to analyze anything based on reasoning ability. Gemini is ruled by the planet Mercury, whose basic nature is being impressionable, thus easily attracted towards the basic material things of the world. It sits in the desire trine, and its airy nature shows the multiplication of never-ending desires. In this sign, the accumulation of everything is done purely based on what one sees in others, not what one needs, and so dissatisfaction remains.

Having no planet exalt or debilitate in this sign shows the commonness of its duality without reaching any end point. Multiplication has no end line, so the energy of Gemini is never-ending. The nakshatra that falls in Gemini, Mrigashira (Mars), signifies energy purely involved in attaining desires. The next nakshatra, Ardra (Rahu), falling in Gemini gives this sign a supreme level of intelligence and comprehensive power. The "electricity" within Ardra, purely falling in the zodiac of Gemini, shows quick thoughts and ideas entering the mind, helping to change one’s life for better or worse without deep introspection. Punarvasu nakshatra (Jupiter) residing in Gemini brings out the wisdom one attains to make it in the material world. At the same time, Gemini also represents the Mahat (cosmic intelligence), which works on unleashing one’s creative talents and throwing them into the world to showcase and make a name for oneself. When the native involves oneself with everything that goes on in the material world, life becomes complicated, making the energy of Gemini one of complication, not simplicity. Gemini is represented as a man and woman having a sexual embrace. This signifies the dualistic masculine and feminine attributes engaged as human intelligence and divine intelligence working in harmony to create something new. As both divine and human intelligence lie in Gemini simultaneously, the attainment of both spiritual and material becomes easy.