Mercury rules Gemini and Virgo

Gemini – Mithuna “pair” Rasi

“Front rising, a pair of humans with mace and with lute, western, airy, twofooted, night strong, village roaming, Vata, normal limbed and grass colored is the Pair ruled by Mercury.”

Air – Gemini seeks to follow a fair and intellectual path. 

Dual – Gemini will prefer being open to the many possibilities of life, as they are equally able to start something new or perfect what they have.

Male – Gemini is a positively charged sign – given to action and external life.

Rajas – Gemini is primarily motivated by the possibility of fulfilling a desire.

At the evolutionary stage of Gemini, the soul is curious and experimental, flexible and open, eager to discover new things about the world. As the 3^rd sign, they are perhaps the most skilled and will have many interests. They love to learn and use their minds, as the lightning speed of Mercury is unfettered, expressing his male energy through Mutable Air in Gemini. This makes them the most verbal and loquacious, perhaps the most playful and certainly the most flirtatious as well. They are generally witty and amiable but can also be “jack of all trades, master of none”. They prefer the stimulation that accompanies learning new things to doing the work necessary to master them. As Gemini rules the neck, arms and shoulders this is where we get the ability to turn our head from side to side and consider all of life’s possibilities, not just what is directly in front of us. With this comes the intelligence to ponder these choices and to act on them, developing our skills in the process, through the hands and arms. Being twins, one male and one female, gives them a capacity for the “evil twin” syndrome and shows them often involved with 2 things at a time. They are regarded as the most adaptable of all signs, but they can be seduced by novelty and trivia, pursuing things simply for entertainment or stimulation. Their delicate nervous systems can easily be overwhelmed or exhausted, leading to anxiety and neurotic behavior. But they can also be very sensitive and emotionally attuned, usually idealistic and fair-minded owing to their even appearance. Mercury can give them impartiality from their own mental dramas as well. When they seek inner knowledge not outer stimulation, their natural skill and intelligence can be very spiritual.

Virgo – Kanya “girl” Rasi

“Living in mountains is the Girl Rasi, who, endowed with strength during day is front rising, medium limbed, two-footed, moving in the south with grain and fire, a Vaishya, clear/transparent, stormy, young, connected with Tamas, existing in children and ruled by Mercury.”

Earth – Virgo seeks to follow a consistent and practical path.

Dual – Virgo will prefer being open to the many possibilities of life, as they are equally able to start something new or perfect what it has.

Female – Virgo is negatively charged sign – given to reflection and the internal process.

Tamas – Virgo is primarily motivated by the possibility of preventing or removing difficulty.

At the stage of Virgo, the feminine power of Mercury reflects upon itself in a flexible, (dual) Earth nature. Mercury as the speech giver and a planet of skill will makes Virgos a tactful speaker and one good at adapting to what comes their way. As a tamasic sign they will be largely motivated by the possibility of trouble and will utilize their many skills to avoid it. Virgo is where the soul is learning to do the hard work necessary to improve life through daily routines and techniques

. An inherently weak physical constitution is seen here as the Sun rules the weak 12^th house, thus an innate understanding of their physical vulnerability will be a deep part of the Virgo psyche and compel them to purify. The difficulty here is an excessively worried and overly responsible mentality and one that may come to only have faith in their own skills and actions. An exceedingly strict and self-contained efficiency can also be seen as a protection against all of the many things they fear encroaching on their well thought out routines. Seemingly at war with their own imperfections and the imperfections of others they can be intolerant and very hard to please when unevolved. However as being ruled by Mercury there is also a wonderfully irreverent sense of humor possible, which is like a healing balm to their many worries. Learning to lighten up, relax and share their many healing skills with others, rather than feeling a lower self superiority through it, is a big part of a powerful Virgo psychology. Many times, this overly capable personality is simply an avoidance of their basically shy nature. But in general the Virgo is a very loyal and devoted creature, trying to do the right thing at all times.