??Happy birthday for all Geminis! We are all moving into a more light hearted, more fluid time of the year. It is the time of the year when we enjoy ourselves with the fresh energy, maybe travel or start with some new ideas. Geminis always have new ideas and are always moving. They are the butterflies flying from flower to flower, discovering the exciting beautiful world. One thing for sure if you have a Gemini partner, you will never get bored. They will keep you on your toes. That might be challenging at times but change is a good thing and Geminis move through it with ease.

Depending on the house position of your Sun in your chart and the aspect connection with other planets the general Gemini qualities might not show as obvious as described later in this article but you will find it.

I always remember a client of mine describing his 6 years old Gemini daughter. He said she was outside in the garden and kept talking and talking which in itself didn’t surprise him. But when he looked out of the window to see who she was with, there was nobody. She just was talking to herself…As you can see communication is everything!

Late Spring Explodes Everywhere with Energy

By the end of May spring is in full force in the Northern Hemisphere: flowers and trees are in full bloom, gardens have been planted and are already sprouting, the first brood of baby birds has hatched. There is excitement in the air! This is the excitement and energy of the sign of Gemini.

Geminis at their best and worst illustrate the full complexity of the human personality. You will be readily drawn to a Gemini—but getting at their true essence and dealing with their energy may not be easy and you will need to be on your toes!

Geminis power is in their flexible minds and the way they have with words.

Gemini rules the 3rd House—Communication and Excursions.

Mercurial Geminis

Gemini’s ruling planet (Mercury) and symbol (twins) sum up the traits of this sign. Mercury (Greek: Hermes or Apollo) was the Roman god of commerce, eloquence, travel, and—beware!—cunning, and theft. With wings on his sandals and helmet, Mercury swiftly communicated messages among the gods. We now use the word mercurial to mean a person who is eloquent, ingenious, unpredictable, changeable, and tending toward a negative sort of cunning—all qualities of Geminis.

The planet Mercury, being closest to the sun and having the smallest orbit, appears to move the fastest around the sun—beside the Moon. It’s year is just 88 days long. In astrology Mercury is associated with our mind (intellect, curiosity), all forms of communication, information, science, youthfulness, and travel.

Geminis are highly intelligent and they apply their intellect and curiosity to all that attracts their interest. They have a huge thirst for knowledge. They excel in speaking and writing. Gemini is a masculine air sign, meaning that people born under this sign are, again, highly intelligent, flexible, versatile, and curious. But like water they are not easily contained—they need to always be moving from place to place and easily become bored and restless unless they have constant stimulation.

It is not difficult at all to be drawn to Geminis. They are charming, talkative, lively, funny, and quick witted. But they also can be very scatter brained and flattering from one thing to the next without ever finishing something properly. But of course it all depends on all the other factors in your chart.

How Gemstones Can Enhance Your Gemini Experience

For the Gemini it is important to not get overexcited or overextended in their ventures. Because they are so mental all gemstones that can calm the nervous system will help them to focus  and function better.

Gemstones in general have both physical and metaphysical qualities that can enhance all aspects of your well-being. The perfectly aligned crystal structure of gemstones creates an energy field that interacts with our own when you meditate with it, hold it or wear it on your body. In this way, the gemstone can be used to calm you, bring you mental clarity, increase your energy, enhance your creativity, and much more.

The Signature of Gemstones

Each gemstone has its own personality depending on their planetary composition. We call this the personal “signature” which is specified by the chemical composition, hardness, the color, translucency, reflection and crystal structure. Like for example if we know a gemstone has iron in it we know this is a good stone for all Mars related issues. So whenever Mars has hard aspects that stone would help to balance that friction.

You can learn more about the metaphysical properties of gemstones through my book Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery: Choosing Gemstones that Delight the Eyes & Strengthen the Soul. In my book I teach you how to find your true birthstones based on your horoscope and the individual planetary signatures of 67 gemstones mostly used in jewelry design. Below you will find a description of Amber, one of the true astrological birthstones for Gemini taken from my book.

Amber Has Sun, Mercury, Jupiter and Chiron Energies

Amber has a special place in my heart because it is a stone and it is not. That seems to make it a wonderful stone for the ambivalent Gemini with his two faces.

“Amber is special because it is the only gemstone that comes to us from the plant world. Amber is the fossilized, hardened resin of pine trees that formed about fifty million years ago. It has an amorphous (non crystalline) structure. It is found in various places, with the largest reserve in Samland, a region of Russia on the Baltic Sea near the border of Poland. Usually the color of amber is in the yellow-orange to brown range, but there are also varieties in white, black, blue, and greenish colors. We refer here to the yellow-orange variety because it is the most common.

Amber has the ability to create static electricity when it is rubbed with a cloth. This ability makes it a healer for harmonizing the electrical fields in and around our physical body. Amber balances our hormonal, nervous, and digestive systems.

Amber belongs to the third chakra, the solar plexus area. Here it softens and releases tensions and the physical manifestations of fears, which may include a tight, sour, or upset stomach.

By connecting us with the powerful life force energy of the sun, Amber brings us vibrant, joyful aliveness. Universally people enjoy spending time in the sun and bathing the body in its life-giving energy. This is one of the oldest naturally occurring meditations, the sun meditation, which induces in us a deep state of inward-turned relaxation. Amber also relieves depression by connecting us with our own inner sun center, our internal spark of light and joy. It enhances creativity, personal strength, self-expression, and power.

Amber is also a wonderful stone for babies, making them happy and joyful, and in Germany an old home remedy is to give a baby a large piece to bite on to relieve the pain of teething!”

As you can see it is a very versatile stone you might enjoy and use for your healing even if you are not a Gemini.

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Aloha and many blessings, Shakti.

Shakti Carola Navran: astrologer, jeweler and author
1135 Makawao Ave. Suite 310
Makawao, Maui, Hawaii 96768
Phone: 808.878.8182

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About the Author:
Shakti Carola Navran is originally from Germany, living in Maui, Hawaii, is a professional jeweler, astrologer and author with a lifelong spiritual journey; she has been crafting personalized Soul Jewelry since 1977. In her book Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery: Choosing Gemstones that Delight the Eyes & Strengthen the Soul she teaches you about how to read your personal horoscope and blue print for your life. Then you will be able to balance yourself in your most important areas with your 12 main healing gemstones, you could call your true birthstones. Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery is a treasure chest of ideas on how to select, purchase, and wear jewelry that will enhance your body, heart, mind, and soul. Find out more about it on her website http://www.JewelryandGemsforSelfdiscovery.com and see her astrological weather report at http://www.jewelryandgemsforselfdiscovery.com/blog/ .
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Gemini personality shows the mutability traits which means that Gemini cannot sit at one place and cannot do one thing for a long time. Geminis are born between May 22 to June 21 and look for the change and thus hate routines. Gemini personality is ruled by planet Mercury and third sign in Zodiac. Geminis always look your not only physically but they are also young at heart forever.

They know too much so Gemini people very good communicator. Immense knowledge and ways to put that into effective sequence of words are the strong points of Gemini. So any job in the field of communication is the best for Gemini to do. Gemini loves to have an interesting, charming and excited relationship. They love to travel for knowledge and thus become an interesting friend who knows everything. Gemini are very intelligent and acquire new ideas and knowledge with ease. They are multi-taskers and so have many interests. These things make them more than one person and so everyone can relate  to one Gemini friend.

On the other hand Gemini people are un-predictable. They are very nice one day and very cruel on the other day. But it is is no fault of them as they are influenced by the planet Mercury that is mutable.

Gemini Likes
Traveling, reading, gathering information, communication, mental work, freedom

Gemini Dislikes
No change, mental dullness, being alone, fixed ideas

Gemini Lucky Number: Five
Freedom, variety and adventure is associated with number five. Five represents the body and its five points that are head, two arms and two legs. Also the magic figure pentagram has five sides and it symbolizes protection. Five is placed in the most balanced position of space and time thus Gemini personalities are very orderly people and at the same time love freedom and spirituality.

Gemini Lucky Color: Yellow
Yellow touches the strings of intelligence and vitality and thus good for the Gemini to wear as it boost the energy of Gemini. Yellow color robes were also wore by priest and saints who used to deal with intellectual things. Yellow is the color of prosperity and wealth so must be worn when you are going to initiate a new project. But the work that needs attention and patience must be done by wearing any other color but not yellow. Joy, happiness  and  optimism are represented by the color yellow.

Gemini also likes other bright shades of blue and green and have strong liking towards all geometric patterns. Pink, White, Red, Bright Brown are also the favorable color for Gemini.

Unlucky Color for Gemini: Dull Brown, Steel Grey and dull colors

Lucky Flower: Lily-of-the-valley

Gemini Lucky Stones
For People born in May, lucky stone is the Emerald
For People born in June, lucky stone  is the Agate

Lucky Day: Wednesday

Gemini Compatibility
The best matches for Gemini are Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. Aries, Cancer, Taurus, and Leo are also in the category of Gemini compatibility but for some individuals. might also work for some individuals.  Virgo and Pisces are the least compatible with Gemini.

Element-Air
Quality-Mutable
Symbol-The Twins
Planetary Ruler-Mercury
Natural Zodiac Affinity-Third House

R Oberoi is associated with Vedic Astrology and suggests www.vedic-astrology-prediction.com for further reading & information. It is an online portal providing information on vedic astrology, doshas and remedies, nadi astrology, zodiac signs, twelve houses and many more on Indian astrology.

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Besides the ever changing Moon Mercury is the swiftest planet for us to watch on his path around the Sun. And with his apparent retrograde movement from our place of view, Mercury gives us another pair of glasses to look into the world in a different and more holistic way. For 3 weeks this retrograde motion will move Mercury backwards all the way from Libra into Virgo. This article is an astrological update and forecast of the planetary weather in the heavens for September 8, 2009 but will serve you in a general way as well to understand Mercury retrograde challenges and gifts.

Mercury in Mythology
The planets played an important role in early mythology and religion and were thought to be divine beings. The names of the planets (except for Earth, which was not understood as a planet by the ancients) come from Greek and Roman mythology. The Greeks, Romans, and later cultures associated each planet with a specific god.

To look at the planetary principles as gods works for me because they do represent universal principles which are governing our universe and can therefore be looked at as GODS.

For example, the planet Mercury was thought as the messenger from the gods. He represents our mind, intellect, the way we think and communicate. Mercury is known as a teacher and traveler. He loves to explore, discuss, and learn. He is extremely flexible, a connection between things, but neutral and impartial. He is very curious, sometimes mischievous and playful. On the physical level he influences the brain and the nervous system.

Mercury has a Bad Reputation
There has been much written about Mercury retrograde when things connected with Mercury might not go as smooth as expected and he has gotten a bad reputation for putting sand into the turning wheels.

What happens when Mercury goes retrograde? The apparent backward motion of Mercury perceived from our point of view on earth is called retrograde. It happens about 4 times a year for about 3 weeks. But it is just an optical illusion based on the relative speeds and orbits of the Earth and Mercury around the Sun.

This phenomenon has been studied by astrologers for thousands of years and has been proven to be a time of challenges with all things connected with Mercury. These are areas like communications of all kinds, transportation, electrical equipment, computers, communication devices, traveling, contracts, cars, relationships and public relations might provide you with some trouble, annoyance and delays.

The Potential Benefits
And with all its challenges Mercury retrograde in Libra and Virgo is providing us with the chance to be more thorough with already started projects, complete and review, put things in order and catch up on paperwork. It is a good time to revisit old, unfinished problems, abandoned projects and have another look at them.

This is also a good time to go back through your notes of goals and intentions and deepen your connection and commitment to achieving them. Make a list of steps to move towards them.

With this retrograde period being in Libra and Virgo it is the time for paying loving attention to your relationships and friendships and your health. Think of it as a period of re-evaluation and maintenance for where you are in your life. You could say you get a second chance to put your affairs in order.

Relationship
This is not a good time to get married or to sign any contracts in your life. Communication in your relationships might not flow so easy these days. There could be misunderstandings or even an unwillingness to deal with things. It can be as simple as not hearing back from people you sent an email to or things dragging on where they shouldn’t. Like I am trying to reach this guy to do some work on my website and he forgets to get back to me. Or I ask a question several times to my assistant and never get an answer. My friend Rajita accidentally drowned her cell phone in the pool — those kinds of things might just happen more often.

It is a time to take a deep breath and let it go. Just except everything will take a little longer and patience is needed. I am fore sure not the best person to follow my own advice. My Moon is in Aquarius and I am not known for too much patience. Especially at the computer if things do not work out the way they are supposed to I am getting upset very fast.

Health
Virgo people are known to be very interested and willing to pay attention to their body and physical temple of their soul. People with the Sun in Virgo usually have experience and educate themselves about healthy living and a good diet. It is only logical to them that you can only expect your body to function properly on a good wholesome diet. I know several Virgos who have experimented with raw food, or a more alkaline diet, they are vegetarians or on a low carbohydrate diets. Of course they eat organic and not much processed food in general.

This retrograde motion of Mercury is a great chance for you for some personal studies on your own and taking an aim for a healthier life style and diet. A healthier life style has to include some ways of exercising as well. With so many hours sitting at a desk in front of a computer, what most of us do, we need to balance that with motion.

Do you remember how much you used to move around as a kid and how you loved it? I used to do so many things from athletics, handball, karate, aikido, riding, skiing, rollerblading, Yoga, Tai Chi, biking and dancing at different times in my life. I remember how good it felt to move and be righteously tired in the evening. Nowadays I have so many physical problems that I am very limited in the exercises I can do. But I still dance the Five Rhythms every Sunday if possible, I sit with a book on my standing bike and I do Yoga.

I think the trick with exercising is to find something you really like to do and start slowly. For me — I love to read. So for me it is no hardship to sit on my bike and read at the same time. My Sunday dances are a way to get out into my community, see friends, and celebrate life. When I do my Yoga I listen to some Abraham Hicks CDs or put some nice music on. Whatever it is for you, Mercury will help you put your mind to it and figure it out.

And then we can move on to new horizons and adventures with Mercury going direct and forward again end of the month.

This is how Mercury for 2009 is looking like in its back and forth movements:

12 Jan Mercury turns retrograde 8 Aquarius
1 Feb Mercury turns direct 22 Capricorn
8 May Mercury turns retrograde 2 Gemini
30 May Mercury turns direct 23 Taurus
8 Sep Mercury turns retrograde 6 Libra
29 Sep Mercury turns direct 22 Virgo
27 Dec Mercury turns retrograde 22 Capricorn

Remember putting on the astrological glasses can help you to align yourself with the universal forces and help you to be at more ease with them and what is happening in your life. For me my awareness and conscious presence with what is helps me tremendously to relax into it and use it to my advantage.

A Mercury Gemstone – the Citrine
–Citrine is ruled by the Sun and Mercury. Citrine is a light yellow to gold-brown colored Quartz. It crystallizes in hexagonal prisms with pyramids on the top of each crystal. Most Citrines that are found in shops are heat treated Amethysts or Smoky Quartz. The treated stones will be more golden or brownish, while natural Citrine is more of a pale yellow. A heat-treated stone will need some kind of healing ritual to restore it to its natural energies.  

Citrine is a stone for the second or third chakra, depending on its color. It brings in the energy of the sun and opens our mind to higher thoughts beyond fears and doubts. Citrine gives us the patience and endurance we need to focus our mind on details such as writing, planning, and putting things in their proper order. The sun energy is dispelling depression and opens us to allow more light and love into our life.— (Adapted from Jewelry and Gems for Self-Discovery: Choosing Gemstones That Delight the Eye & Strengthen the Soul © 2008 by Shakti Carola Navran. Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd.)

I like the Citrine for meditation. I lay it onto my heart or third eye. I also like the faceted stones because they are so wonderful sparkly, bright like the sun and they are very affordable in bigger chunks for big rings. Check out my Shakti Jewelry for the Soul website where you can see an archive of custom work soul jewelry and still available pieces I have done.

If you enjoy my astrological musings I invite you to find more on my Astrological Signs Weather Report & Healing Gems Blog for a regular update on the universal flow in the heavens. As you can tell I am also very passionate about the abilities of the healing gemstones to help to align and balance our flow and have even written a book about it. If you know where your challenges are, you can then take steps to support or balance yourself with gemstones, if that is something that appeals to you.

I hope you enjoyed this post. I am looking forward to hearing from you about your experiences with Mercury, aloha and many blessings, Shakti.

Shakti Carola Navran: astrologer, jeweler and author

Mercury Square Saturn

The planet Mercury, being closest to the sun and having the smallest orbit, appears to move the fastest around the sun—it’s year is just 88 days long. In astrology Mercury is associated with our mind (intellect, curiosity), all forms of communication, information, science, youthfulness, and travel. Mercurial people are highly intelligent and they apply their intellect and curiosity to all that attracts their interest. They have a huge thirst for knowledge. They usually excel in speaking and writing.

You can say Mercury describes our mental attitude, the way we are communicating and interacting with others.

Saturn on the other hand represents restriction, boundaries, limitations, consolidation, slowing down or blocking the energy flow, and challenges us to have a look into our fears and unconscious structures. If we comply we then experience clarity and the right course of action to take. What seemed to be a problem before isn’t one any longer.

Mercury squaring Saturn might confront us with darker thoughts and the tendency to look at the glass half empty. But it also presents us with the chance to get clear with structures in our lives which are not working well for us in the bigger picture.

Find Out What Doesn’t Work in Your Life

Like for me I have the tendency of overworking! Does that sound familiar?

I have been self- employed all my life and therefore always had to create my working structures myself. Self discipline might have become overly evolved.  I push myself pretty hard to attend to all the different things in my life. I grew up with: “First the work and then the fun!”

No wonder my work ethics have become a little skewed sometimes. I also love what I am doing. It is extremely creative and fulfilling. And I am becoming more aware of that inner pushing which creates emotional stress in my life.

I keep reminding myself that the joy is in the journey and not in the result of my efforts down the road. I can already enjoy where I am along my way. That way I am already energetically in alignment with the dream I am pursuing and it will pull me forward, inspire and nourish me. I will use any excuse to feel good and enjoy myself.

So what is it for you? Which area in your life needs new awareness and attention?

Moon Enters Virgo

The Moon is our emotional filter and guidance from within. The Moon is the fasted moving planet in astrology, it moves through the whole zodiac in about 28 days. That gives us a variety of feelings and emotional focal points we act from. Most of the time we are unaware why we feel the way we do or even how we feel. Watching the Moon going through the zodiac can create more awareness for our inner workings and we can relax into the constant change of our inner emotional tides.

The Moon in Virgo helps with the theme introduced by Mercury/ Saturn. This Moon will help to bring awareness to how we create and manage our inner and outer structures in our life. We might be more conscious about negative patterns of self- doubt and self- criticism.

We feel more in tune with focusing on details and take steps to implement changes if needed.

The conjunction of Moon with Saturn on Saturday is along the same line.

So my suggestion for this weekend is to take some time with your journal or your partner and look into one area in your life you feel the energy is not flowing the way you want it. Write everything down what comes to your mind concerning that issue.

Then sit and meditate on it for 15 minutes. From this deeper inner place of inner peace and a relaxed mined get your journal and write down some ideas of improvement you want to implement and then take a first step towards it.

I wish you a wonderful weekend and the chance for further improving your life towards more joy and inspiration.

If you enjoyed this post, I invite you to come and visit my Astrological Signs Weather Report & Healing Gems Blog http://www.jewelryandgemsforselfdiscovery.com/blog/ where I discuss the universal, astrological forces and inspire you to use them wisely for a successful and joyful life.

Aloha and many blessings, Shakti.

Shakti Carola Navran: Jeweler, Astrologer and Author

Shakti Carola Navran (from Maui, Hawaii), a professional jeweler, astrologer and author with a lifelong spiritual journey, has been crafting personalized Soul Jewelry since 1977.
Her book Jewelry & Gems for Self-Discovery is a treasure chest of ideas on how to select, purchase, and wear jewelry that will enhance your body, heart, mind, and soul. Find out more about it at:
http://www.JewelryandGemsforSelfdiscovery.com
http://jewelryandgemsforselfdiscovery.com/blog/

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