Gemini

General
You, darling Gemini, are exactly at the center of 2012’s intense, inspirational, once-in-a-lifetime astrology. If you feel like you’re being torn at the seams, with one twin going in a certain direction and the other doing exactly the opposite, it’s par for the course of this transformational time. This year, right around your birthday, you’ll finally be able to achieve a sense of balance between your opposites for the first time in what feels like forever. Change will rapid and sometimes shocking, so it’s important to get and stay grounded. Body-centered, mind-focusing therapies like yoga, Pilates and meditation will be your anchor as the energy begins to swirl. Starting in late May, you’re hit with a Solar Eclipse in Gemini, then a Lunar Eclipse in your relationship zone, and then a rare, life-altering Transit of Venus also in your sign. People are looking to you for guidance now, but you are so in the thick of the transformation that you may not even realize that you’re a fount of wisdom. The world at large is rich with revolution in June and July; with Uranus hitting your social zone and Pluto pushing you to transform, your tribe of friends and compatriots may be shifting now. It may take some time; perhaps up until the second series of eclipses in November, for you to process all you’ve learned.
Love:
Since eclipses began hitting your sign in late 2010 and through 2011, your entire grasp on the concept of “love” has begun to shift. You’re seeing yourself in an entirely new light and this, in turn, is refocusing the way you understand relationships. In fact, for the first time in your life, you’re wrapping your brain around what commitment means instead of spending all your time running to the next shiny object. In 2012 this trend will continue, but it will go to a whole new level in May and June, when an Annular Eclipse of the Sun hits your sign. Prepare to fall madly in love, break up a long-term relationship, or realize that you’ve been going about it all wrong. No matter what happens, you’ll probably have a sense that it’s going to be okay, because the higher purpose of all the tumult will be evident. The Transit of Venus on 5 June, one of the most important dates of the year, will shift consciousness and open new paradigms in the world, and especially in your love life. Venus occupies your house of romance from July to August, and your house of sex until October, keeping you quite busy, darling Gemini.
Career and Money:
Everything changes this year, Gemini, including your professional life and your goals. With Neptune moving into your career zone in January, you may crave artistic expression like you haven’t in years – or ever. This might be a touch confusing at first, but if you can bring creativity into whatever work you do for money, you’ll feel much better about it, and you’ll bring in more income. You’ve been getting by in recent years, but starting in mid-2012, it will no longer be enough simply to have a day job. Happily, Jupiter will move into your sign in May for the first time in twelve years, showering you with loads of luck for a full year. This will cushion any other upheaval in your life, especially that caused by the life-altering eclipses.
Friendship:
The Uranus/Pluto square is one of the most potent aspects of all of 2012. In fact, the energy begins to build in June and lasts all the way until 2015. Since Uranus is in your friends’ zone, expect tons of shock, change, and upheaval when it comes to your social life. You might suddenly meet people and become super close to them, feeling as if you’ve known each other for years. Those chance meetings are the ones that will seem the most karmic and meant to be. At the same time, with Pluto pressuring you from your house of change, old friendships could fizzle out. If they do, try not to make an explosive exit – everything you do in 2012 should be expressed with love and gratitude.
Health:
Saturn moves into your health house in October, so for the next two-and-a-half years, you’ll need to take extra care when it comes to wellness, especially where work stress is concerned. You have lots of excess nervous energy and a tendency to carry anxiety in your chest. If you can remember one simple rule: BREATHE, every part of your life will benefit. Sometimes you get so wound up in verbal exchanges that you entirely forget to inhale and exhale. Around May, June and November, when tensions are high because of eclipse season, remind yourself to take a deep breath every few minutes.