【Gemini】

My twin brother and I fight,

The enemy comes from within.

Until both fell on the road.

-- Bob dylan

Twins always bear the implication of some supernatural, although modern biology knowledge can interpret the birth of twins, but see two people like two peas in a pod is still a fascinated people and uneasy thing.Many twins were contacted with Gemini, and with the charming qualities.Most of them unknown couple called the Amphion (Amphion) and west seuss (anti-antithesis Zethus, aka tos), is the daughter of Zeus and the king of Thebes, Antioch and pearl (Antiope) son.West seuss is both strong and energetic, is a true warrior, but on the other hand, amphion is a gift from hermes, a lyre, and good at play.West seuss despise his brother addicted to"A womanPursuit, while the amphion actively defend the value of life art and wisdom.Through this myth, we have to touch one of the basic conflict of Gemini: innate opposition.

Twin kastor (Castor) he and his wife (Polydeuces, Latin Pollux) than amphion and suppress toth awareness is much higher, and most often been linked with a Gemini couple.Their mother is Sparta Wang Tingda rui Russian (Tyndareos) wife Leda (Leda), Zeus turned into a swan to the courtship, so she gave birth to two eggs, was born to a human tyndareus, kastor and assistance nie Stella (Klytaemnestra, later the Mycenaean king Agamemnon's wife), the other is born lu, son of Zeus and Helen (Helen).So in this story have two pairs of twins, a boy a girl: called Dioscuri (Dioscuri, meaning the son of god) card stoll and wave lu, pull and Helen and clytemnestra.The two pairs of twins in the other there is a human is a goddess.This story reflects not only the brothers (and sisters) hostile theme, also contains a brother and sister twin soul.In the story, lu kastor and wave, and the other a pair of twins, das (Idas () and knocking over (Lynceus), Lin in the battle that followed, the son of the mortal kastor were killed.Wave lu, to the death of the brothers distraught and begged his father Zeus will kastor resurrection, or with his own life to exchange with brothers.Zeus unexpectedly showed sympathy for the two brothers, let them enjoy the grace of life, in turn, that is, a person to spend the day in hades hades, another at the same time all the gods on Mount Olympus house one day, and then the rotation.So the two brothers to the opportunity of rotation between two opposites: as a mortal, they need to face death and darkness, as the gods, can share the divine pleasure.Traditionally constellation Gemini is a moody, easily suddenly from elation became very depressed.Of the performance from the point of the myth, Gemini is not surprising that myth in Gemini experience will show a sharp conflict: sometimes be tied to the body every child, and can feel the resulting shenglisibie, or be promoted to the kingdom of heaven, the immortality of the eternal life.

Associated with the birth of "holy Gemini" myth would have it, there are a lot of Greece, Rome, Egypt, India and China, two of them is usually a good one bad.They are one of the typical subject matter about myth, sometimes two brothers will benefit for human or its close group, so the Indian myth of the twin gods - a carriage in the sky o double stable boy sven (Asvins) is considered to bring rain and fertility of the gods.But more often, Gemini is endowed with a bright one dark personality, in Roman mythology, twins Romulus, Romulus and Remus (Remus) is what, the son of the war, from snacks Wolf milk to grow up.Two people as the builders of Rome, but she had an argument in the site selection, Remus when trying to kill Romulus killed himself against.In this story, Remus is representative of the "dark" side, trying to destroy on behalf of the "light" Romulus, the final tragic end.The light and the dark forces of the entanglement of coupling the Yin and Yang of the human being deeply, which is "shadow" jung said: the inner enemy is born from the same womb his brother, never be completely conquer, but must always fight with them.

Another scene about this problem can be found in the new testament Jesus and judah.We have seen in the old testament Cain (Cain and Abel (brother Abel), although not twins, but they also can see the opposite sex.Cain is on behalf of the dark side of brother, Abel is light.Satan and the same Christ is the son of god, esau (Esao, biblical figures) and Jacob (Jacob) is a pair of brothers fight.Seems to be in charge of the Gemini gods will individuals into dark opposites inevitable conflict with yourself.And this kind of conflict often manifested in others, the most common is with his brothers and sisters, one of the "good" spoil by the parents, and "bad" that are under the shadow of the dark side family.In the opposite situation of being embodied out, people will find themselves in the body latent "enemies" more difficult, but it sooner or later, the two sides eventually is hostile to her cub.

Ivor - Murray assorted (Ivor Morrish) has written a very interesting book called the dark twin, in which he explores those associated with dark and evil twin themes together.He is such a description:

"When we use the word 'twins' describe the opposite must pay attention to the good and evil, in the first myth in a lot of' a 'is especially associated with brothers and brothers and sisters, one of them represents the' good 'or their words and deeds can be acceptable, whereas a represents the" evil "by society or what they had done as a bad thing and is not acceptable.Twins often considered a kind of special existence, if not, is directly linked with the divine will also have the opposite of what unusual or supernatural power, as electricity is negative forces, or magnet poles.Twins, therefore, the concept of implied with the concept of balance or equilibrium, both close, similar to but not entirely the same, in the end, the opposition can lead to hostility, one of the twins will try to destroy another - at least in the fairy tale."

My personal experience told me that for Gemini at an early time, Gemini inner "good" and "bad" are usually separated, and will be projected on the outside environment of certain people or objects.Slowly, with the collision and antithesis, Gemini will begin to find people on both sides of the opposite in fact come from himself, of course, people are often at a certain age to have such experience.In Gemini twin I met in real life, this understanding more easily, because one of the two people are generally very outgoing and confident, but another is more stiff and neurotic, regardless of their own requirements, pressure from family and society also split the "good" and "bad" is more difficult, but the inner struggle will sooner or later.Yet, as Murray pointed out, there is a balance between these rivals, both didn't each other will be incomplete, the existence of form a complete personality depends on both sides, any one to leave the other cannot.Opposing forms may vary, as we have mentioned the amphion and west seuss, dispute may appear in both masculine and feminine side, or between the rational and emotional value, or between the target of spirit and matter.Of course also possible between negative and positive traits, appeared two extremes in Gemini is often the case with me.As the song "she good is so clever, don't behave is very terror".Other people may think it strange or difficult to accept, is troublesome to Gemini degree is doubled, he often confuse myself completely, and have to find ways to make these conflicting principles of coordinated, but have to accept the reality: they may never be fully achieved ideal of the harmony of the contradiction.If Gemini cannot face its internal contradictory and conflict, dark or light side will inevitably appear in their own brothers and sisters, friends, partners, in the worst case, some children will be artificially "destroyed" into a parents mind that represent the existence of the "bad".Because if the parents want to meet Gemini, the external "evil" is a must.

Had a profound impact on the theme of light and dark in the mythology, exist in all major religions.We soon with large length to the embodiment of mercury: Hermes (Hermes), in the embodiment of the mercury alchemy - vague unpredictable of dim light spirit, he will indicate the direction for gold work, and often threatened to destroy it.It capricious, hermaphrodite, are both the most basic material and gold silver, it is all you can think of contradictory carrier, also be seen as the dark twin of Christ.Therefore, mercury was the son of god and mysterious twins, born carrying gave birth to the dark side of things.In the dualist religion, zoroastrianism, for example also mentioned with double faces of the fuzziness of the universe.The hula - horse, da (Ahura Mazda, the good god) is the source of light, and Angola - mann button (Angra Mainyu, evil god) is the source of the dark.Good god ascending life, bring joy and recreation of the eternal, the evil god is the pursuit of death, misfortune and suffering.In the eyes of the Gemini, the universe is its opposite, like kastor and wave lu, needs to appear alternately in hades and the kingdom of heaven is like a Gemini is so, sometimes can only perceive the good in life, sometimes only see the bad side.

In Norse mythology, balder (Baldur, god of light, the son of Odin) and rocky (Loge) is the brother of a dispute.Balder beautiful, elegant temperament like a pastoral, perfect too unbelievable.Dark, cunning, and rocky is in Wagner masterpiece "der ring des nibelungen ring" was portrayed as a ugly, humpback, distorted image of body and mind, he ultimately responsible for baldur's death.In opera, al bailey (Alberich, king of the dwarves) and Odin (German for Wotan, English for Odin) in the same way, the relationship between Odin himself also admitted that they are twins, and claim to be "white" negotiation, and call the king of the dwarves "dark" al bailey.In form, ziegfeld (Siegfried) and Hagen (Hagen) are the heroes and behind the shadow.But like balder died in the hands of rocky, ziegfeld die in the hands of Hagen is inevitable fate.Congregated hero some light too bright, too, is too far away from the sufferings of the ordinary people, and don't like human desire to complete his redemptive mission assigned to them.He only behind by plotting against injury, which also shows that the light of the hero posture is to avoid the other injuries in life, but they cannot avoid the shadow, escapes the subconscious mind.At the end of the "ring", all seems dark and depressing, the hero has gone, the world of god has come to an end.But I think the true meaning of the Wagner, is trying to make the human not to be, on both sides of the gods to what is left by the evening.Judah, therefore, have to betray Jesus, Jesus must also destined to sacrifice, in order to give people who have ability to unify the opposite of life a symbol.Cain must get rid of Abel, and obtain the corresponding evaluation, satan must also persuade Christ punish job, fall to eve to steal to eat the forbidden fruit.Richard - Donington (Richard Donington) wrote in his book about the "Lord of the rings" :

"If, in some ways the root is ziegfeld dark personality, so al bailey is a dark prince.The play reminds us that if human atrocities committed, that is because the devil has always encouraged.But play devil also played a role in the protagonist's growth, the growth most learning is impossible to separate good and evil, but not bitter.The devil often is the dark side of god."

Wagner himself is Gemini, he might know about this problem more.In his biography, of course, he is a complete contradiction, is unbearable and easy-going person, but it is also one of the greatest artists.Unusual Gemini may also be able to get the same great insight, in my opinion, the Gemini life often chaotic changes, or because of their own dark side of the deceptive and lead to chaos, are inevitable.

In the myth can find examples of some sisters for the enemy, just put the hero into a sex change.We mentioned before, the south's red yee jia (Inanna) and Iraq (Ereshkigai) is a pair of such hostile and sisters, here, on behalf of the "Ming" side there are some things need to learn from the "dark side", this for them as death and rebirth.Artemis Artemis and Aphrodite (Aphrodite) is also a hostile sister in Greek mythology, before we are talking aboutTaurusRelated with myths mentioned.Artemis purity and sensuality of Aphrodite.The emergence of the "other woman" the subject (this looks like a cyclical phenomenon in Gemini life) relate to the her husband numerous lover Zeus and Hera.Even we can meet in the fairy tale a few such a jealous woman, they are sometimes to a man jealousness borne, sometimes is to struggle, for example, the Snow White princess and her evil queen, Cinderella (Cinderella), and jealous of her ugly sister.Ji (Psyche, Cupid's wife) and Aphrodite to win Eros (Eros, love god, Cupid that Roman population - love to fight, even the wizard of oz this fairy tale more rosie had to resist and the wicked witch of the west.(in the 1939 classic movie "the wizard of oz" play much rosie is Gemini Judy garland.)Suspicion between sisters, between friends envy, conflict between rival, all these themes is the extension of the Gemini myth, unfortunately, very few people understand it as competition between both sides of the same individual.

Hedrick - qi, pius, hall 1611 painting "hermes" (picture from Internet)

Hermes itself reflects the personality of ambiguity, namely, swaying between light and dark as the twins are quite different.Hermes is the most intelligent son of Zeus and Maia (Maia) system, Jeremiah was one of the Greek mythology nymphs (Nymph, the water goblins, beautiful goddess of water, water is the representative of the elves, palm secretary water element), and Zeus when looking for a night of the goddess of the oracle to her title.So hermes is not an ordinary woman, the son of his mother is a much older and more powerful than Zeus goddess, and of Zeus and maia huan is not like Zeus and other women the encroachment of the ordinary, but the soul of light and dark abyss of the alignment of the unconscious in a spontaneous nature.Zeus with the night in a dark cave maia, then the latter is pregnant with the extremely clever child: a false flatterer, a robber and shepherds, dream angel and night prowler.As historian Karl, Karen e. (Kerenyi) said: "as hiding gate lurker in the street."

Holmes's mercurial career began in the invention of the seven string harp and steal his brother Apollo cattle.He later became the earliest to hades to hades signalling messenger, since then carry out the functions of an angel up hades (Psychopompos) to bring the dead soul to hell.He can shuttle between the upper and lower bounds on the, also should pass form of sandwiched between the two.He is the only one without a specific "field" of the gods, because he is the world in the field of boundary, the road and channel and buried at the intersection of suicide and hanged the prisoner.Human is undoubtedly benefit from hermes, but sometimes he intentionally lead people astray in the night.Interestingly, the great god of life, another version said that he and Aphrodite are twins, they are all ho the sky god (Ouranos, familiar, Uranus is in fact), the son of the birthday is on the fourth day of lunar month.But their son is eros, the patron saint of love and dispute.The legends about hermes eccentric life shows us another dimension of his personality, he is far from simple liar.His twin and a soul mate is the goddess of fertility, they represent the image of the child the strong binding force of life.Hermes even cultivate relationships by bickering and separation, and the differences between the things to bring them together, and vice versa.

According to Walter - Otto (Walter Friedrich Otto, thirty years of German literature scholars) focus of Greek mythology, hermes "owe a decent" : his power is the power of resourceful, his point is reached through fraud and confusion, so with "magic" rather than "hero gas" is more suitable to describe him, that's why we mentioned earlier during the Renaissance of the magic words are endowed with "great hermes".He is a great wizard, is also a sorcerer's protector.He is good to the person, or bandar, completely unpredictable, more is when he reflects the characteristics of the unpredictable.Otto wrote:

"This is his real nature, if someone find nothing of value was on the way, or was hit by a sudden lucky a low back, then he must thank the hermes.We often use the said windfall word is "Hermaion", and "greed" is the expression of "common Hermes" (koinos Hermes).Specifically, people often after a heap of trouble will receive the great god's gift, but in the end will generally have luck.Indian mythology PuShan (Pushan) with hermes, the gods will also indicate the direction to the people, let a person fromGet lost。”

Jung sparkling on the ruse sometimes, sometimes gloomy and dark image deeply fascinated, particularly obsessed with alchemist "mercury" in their mouth.For him, this image represented the mysterious power of the subconscious, and sometimes devastating, and sometimes humorous, sometimes make people fear, but always is so ambiguous and colorful.This ceaseless, woven dreams and nightmares and rich people in ancient times (about Greece before the 7th century to the 6th century BC) is, at the time of the ancestors' worship hermes statue made in each intersection.Holmes's face, bearded nifty smile standing at the top of the rectangular columns, with his erect penis gives a person the way.Jung in his essays about the magician prototype wrote:

The theme of "the game division is not only in myth, also reflected upon unsuspecting people, when people encounter unpleasant incidents, let their awareness and action bring obvious malicious, is he at work."

Jung relate the image of the cunning and shadow, so we made a big circle back to the Gemini mythology "hostile brothers" on this topic.

"The so-called civilized men have forgotten this liar.Only remember his symbol and metaphor, when people are incompetent to anger at her own stupidity, always say fate in playing tricks on him or her abnormal behaviour, but never doubt yourself that seem harmless potential dark side actually hidden risk even more than their wildest nightmares.When people in the crowd, bury themselves, the dark side was aroused, and as happened in history, was personified and specific expression comes out."(The zodiac /astro/)

Fate often play jokes on the Gemini, because this is their own have the properties of the soul.Gemini body reflects the hermes has the creativity of examples is endless, the human left us many valuable cultural heritage;Wagner, Dante, and Thomas Mann (Thomas Mann, German writer to win the Nobel Prize for literature) are outstanding representatives of Gemini.But in my opinion, written by jung "hate emergencies" and grow up in Gemini on the road across the rival of the conflict, causes them to life changing experiences and legend of the god of light and dark coexist deeply grateful.There is no doubt that without all this colorful, Gemini is likely to feel life is too boring.