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ASTROLOGY YOUR PLACE IN THE STARS MERCURY IN GEMINI IN Gemini Mercury is in his own house, but although quite as strong as one would expect, it is his airy changeful side that is most accentuated. There is danger of over-development of the mind at the expense of the vital forces, of living too wholly on the mental plane, of restlessness and anxiety and overwork, which errors may culminate in nervous breakdown. Ill aspects of Neptune, the Moon, and Uranus confirm this threat. The mind of such people is often singularly lucid, but intellectually, rather than instinctively or intuitively. They rationalize admirably, but nearly always neglect more important considerations. Their logical processes are perfect, but they are apt to generalize {194} from insufficient data, or to omit some cardinal fact in their premises. They are often, therefore, regarded as silly, though never as stupid. Their superficial rapidity of mind often makes them good public speakers or journalists, for rapidity is an essential mental qualification in these professions, and their facility in logical process without rigid insistence upon precedent fact makes them successful lawyers. They possess great versatility; often too much, sometimes lacking steadiness and application. They are easily influenced by their environment; a slight matter starts them off on a new trail. Where the hearing is good, they make fine linguists, but, unless Mercury is fortified by good aspects of the heavier planets, not especially adapted for any of the deeper modes of thought. Albert Durer and Dante are the greatest names upon our list, and in both cases Mercury is greatly steadied and helped by Saturn and Uranus. In the second rank we find George Sand, Thomas Hardy, and Bulwer-Lytton. Richard Strauss, whose Mercury is in the last degree of Taurus and therefore blends the influences of both signs, may perhaps be worthy of the first-class. But more characteristic of Gemini is the coldly intellectual quality of mind shown by George III, Robespierre, Brigham Young, Jay Gould, and Abbas Effendi. There is something colorless and bloodless about the manner of thought of all these people, which puts them in a class apart. Yet more typical of the purely mental and superficial character of this position of Mercury is George Bidder, the “Lightning Calculator.” The mind in such a case is as merely a machine as if it were made of metal; and this is the essentially mental quality, and the occasion of St. Paul’s remark, “The carnal mind is enmity against God.” The following well known persons were born with Mercury in the sign Gemini: Colonel George W. Goethals P. T. Barnum Emerson Charles Hayden Captain George W. Walrond James Stillman Harriet Beecher Stowe {195} For the benefit of those who are not in possession of Raphael’s Ephemeris, or who are not able to interpret the symbols contained therein, the years when Mercury is in the sign Gemini are as follows: From June 2d through June 14th 1840 May 24th “ June 6th 1841 May 16th ” May 30th 1842 May 7th “ May 30th 1843 June 14th ” July 13th 1843 April 30th “ July 7th 1844 June 13th ” June 29th 1845 June 7th “ June 20th 1846 May 30th ” June 12th 1847 May 20th “ June 3d 1848 May 12th ” May 28th 1849 May 4th “ July 11th 1850 May 1st ” May 19th 1851 June 14th “ July 4th 1851 June 10th ” June 25th 1852 June 3d “ June 16th 1853 May 26th ” June 8th 1854 May 17th “ May 31st 1855 May 8th ” May 27th 1856 June 22d “ July 12th 1856 May 1st ” July 8th 1857 June 14th “ June 30th 1858 June 8th ” June 22d 1859 May 30th “ June 12th 1860 May 22d ” June 4th 1861 May 13th “ May 29th 1862 May 5th ” July 12th 1863 April 29th “ May 27th 1864 June 12th ” July 4th 1864 June 12th “ June 26th 1865 June 5th ” June 18th 1866 May 27th “ June 9th 1867 May 18th ” June 1st 1868 {196} From May 9th through May 27th 1869 July 2d “ July 10th 1869 May 2d ” July 9th 1870 June 14th “ July 2d 1871 June 8th ” June 22d 1872 June 1st “ June 14th 1873 May 23d ” June 5th 1874 May 15th “ May 30th 1875 May 6th ” July 12th 1876 April 30th “ July 6th 1877 June 13th ” June 28th 1878 June 6th “ June 19th 1879 May 28th ” June 10th 1880 May 19th “ June 2d 1881 May 11th ” May 28th 1882 May 3d “ July 10th 1883 May 1st ” May 12th 1884 June 14th “ July 2d 1884 June 10th ” June 24th 1885 June 2d “ June 15th 1886 May 25th ” June 7th 1887 May 15th “ May 30th 1888 May 7th ” May 28th 1889 June 16th “ July 12th 1889 May 1st ” July 7th 1890 June 14th “ June 29th 1891 June 6th ” June 20th 1892 May 29th “ June 11th 1893 May 21st ” June 3d 1894 May 12th “ May 28th 1895 May 4th ” July 10th 1896 April 30th “ May 21st 1897 June 13th ” July 4th 1897 June 11th “ June 25th 1898 June 4th ” June 17th 1899 May 26th “ June 8th 1900 May 18th ” June 1st 1901 May 10th “ May 28th 1902 {197} From June 26th through July 12th 1902 May 3d ” July 10th 1903 June 14th “ July 1st 1904 June 9th ” June 22d 1905 June 1st “ June 14th 1906 May 23d ” June 6th 1907 May 14th “ May 29th 1908 May 6th ” July 12th 1909 May 1st “ June 1st 1910 June 12th ” July 6th 1910 June 13th “ June 28th 1911 June 5th ” June 18th 1912 May 28th “ June 10th 1913 May 19th ” June 2d 1914 May 11th “ May 28th 1915 May 3d ” July 10th 1916 June 15th “ July 2d 1917 June 10th ” June 24th 1918 June 2d “ June 15th 1919 May 24th ” June 6th 1920 May 15th “ May 30th 1921 May 7th ” May 31st 1922 June 11th “ July 13th 1922 May 1st ” July 8th 1923 June 13th “ June 29th 1924 June 7th ” June 20th 1925 May 30th “ June 11th 1926 May 21st ” June 4th 1927 May 11th “ May 28th 1928 May 4th ” July 11th 1929 Previous | Top | Index | Next Introduction | THE SUN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Sun | The Sun in the Signs | The Sun in Aries | The Sun in Taurus | The Sun in Gemini | The Sun in Cancer | The Sun in Leo | The Sun in Virgo | The Sun in Libra | The Sun in Scorpio | The Sun in Sagittarius | The Sun in Capricorn | The Sun in Aquarius | The Sun in Pisces | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Uranus | Periods When The Sun Will Be Afflicted by Saturn | Periods When The Sun Will Be Beneficently Aspected by Jupiter | THE MOON SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | The Moon | The Moon in the Signs | The Moon in Aries | The Moon in Taurus | The Moon in Gemini | The Moon in Cancer | The Moon in Leo | The Moon in Virgo | The Moon in Libra | The Moon in Scorpio | The Moon in Sagittarius | The Moon in Capricorn | The Moon in Aquarius | The Moon in Pisces | MERCURY SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mercury in the Signs | Mercury in Aries | Mercury in Taurus | Mercury in Gemini | Mercury in Cancer | Mercury in Leo | Mercury in Virgo | Mercury in Libra | Mercury in Scorpio | Mercury in Sagittarius | Mercury in Capricorn | Mercury in Aquarius | Mercury in Pisces | VENUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Venus in the Signs | Venus in Aries | Venus in Taurus | Venus in Gemini | Venus in Cancer | Venus in Leo | Venus in Virgo | Venus in Libra | Venus in Scorpio | Venus in Sagittarius | Venus in Capricorn | Venus in Aquarius | Venus in Pisces | MARS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Mars in the Signs | Mars in Aries | Mars in Taurus | Mars in Gemini | Mars in Cancer | Mars in Leo | Mars in Virgo | Mars in Libra | Mars in Scorpio | Mars in Sagittarius | Mars in Capricorn | Mars in Aquarius | Mars in Pisces | JUPITER SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Jupiter in the Signs | Jupiter in Aries | Jupiter in Taurus | Jupiter in Gemini | Jupiter in Cancer | Jupiter in Leo | Jupiter in Virgo | Jupiter in Libra | Jupiter in Scorpio | Jupiter in Sagittarius | Jupiter in Capricorn | Jupiter in Aquarius | Jupiter in Pisces | The Effects of Jupiter on Vocation | SATURN SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Saturn in the Signs | Saturn in Aries | Saturn in Taurus | Saturn in Gemini | Saturn in Cancer | Saturn in Leo | Saturn in Virgo | Saturn in Libra | Saturn in Scorpio | Saturn in Sagittarius | Saturn in Capricorn | Saturn in Aquarius | Saturn in Pisces | URANUS SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Uranus in the Signs | Uranus in Aries | Uranus in Taurus | Uranus in Gemini | Uranus in Cancer | Uranus in Leo | Uranus in Virgo | Uranus in Libra | Uranus in Scorpio | Uranus in Sagittarius | Uranus in Capricorn | Uranus in Aquarius | Uranus in Pisces | NEPTUNE SYMBOLICALLY CONSIDERED | Neptune in the Signs | Neptune in Aries | Neptune in Taurus | Neptune in Gemini | Neptune in Cancer | Neptune in Leo | Neptune in Virgo | Neptune in Libra | Neptune in Scorpio | Neptune in Sagittarius | Neptune in Capricorn | Neptune in Aquarius | Neptune in Pisces | Diseases of Neptune | The Problem of Death | One Hundred Horoscopes of Famous People Your Place Among The Stars Astrology Articles | Books | Collections | Correspondence 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