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Divine energy, the Gemini impulse basically re mains uninvolved thus
preserving the central feature of cosmic intelligence.
Symbolically, Gemini is represented as a man and woman in sexual
embrace. Sometimes it is depicted as a man and woman in a boat or as a pair
of human beings, one carrying a harp, and the other a mace. Greek
mythology also describes St. The two stars of this sign, Castor and Pollux,
are bom of the same mother, Leda, but have different fathers. Castor was
born of Leda's union with Tyndares, a human being, while Pollux was
conceived when Zeus seduced her in the form of a swan. Helen was also a
child of Leda, whose seduction by Paris led to the siege of Troy. These
references emphasize different forms of dualistic energies in action. The
child of a human being is considered male, while the child of a god is
important for its feminine qualities. The mace is a symbol of the masculine
nature while the harp represents the feminine. The boat as a vessel is
symbolically the same as a sexual embrace. All these allegories refer to
polarization of the cosmic energy between masculine and feminine aspects
which are also represented by Psyche and Cupid. Mind or intelligence is an
ever active expression of the Divine Energy. But the mind is activated by the
mutual interaction of its polarized components.
The geometrical figure for Gemini is two vertical lines whose top and
bottom points are crossed over by horizontal lines U. The vertical and the
horizontal lines refer to two sets of human beings fully polarized between
positive and negative aspects of manifestation but united together as a pair.
The juxtaposition of these lines and their shape, especially that of the upper
line with a slight upward curvature and of the bottom line with a downward
slope points to the relationship between masculine and feminine forces in
one's constitution. It arouses mutual attraction, dependence and involvement
in creative activity. The shape and position of these lines shows the
harmonious blending of the two dissimilar counterparts: the similarity
between them could have caused tension and friction. The vertical lines
being delimited by the horizontal ones expresses the restrictions imposed on
cosmic intelligence whose primary quality is unbounded freedom. These
restrictions suggest that only a portion of the unbounded Divine energy has
presently been apportioned to the zodiacal influence. Out of the whole, only
a limited portion is taken out for some specific purpose.
The two vertical lines represent the Spirit or 'Purusha', the male aspect of
manifestation, while the two horizontal lines suggest Nature or Prakriti, the
female or material component. The curvature on the horizontal line shows
the attraction towards materiality in the lower horizontal lines balanced by
the spiritual aspirations of the upper line. The horizontal and vertical lines