1. What’s your favorite candle scent? 2. What female celebrity do you wish was your sister? 3. What male celebrity do you wish was your brother? 4. How old do you think you’ll be when you get married? 5. Do you know a hoarder? 6. Can you do a split? 7. How old were you when you learned how to ride a bike? 8. How many oceans have you swam in? 9. How many countries have you been to? 10. Is anyone in your family in the army? 11. What would you name your daughter if you had one? 12. What would you name your son if you had one? 13. What’s the worst grade you got on a test? 14. What was your favorite TV show when you were a child? 15. What did you dress up as on Halloween when you were eight? 16. Have you read any of the Harry Potter, Hunger Games or Twilight series? 17. Would you rather have an American accent or a British accent? 18. Did your mother go to college? 19. Are your grandparents still married? 20. Have you ever taken karate lessons? 21. Do you know who Kermit the frog is? 22. What’s the first amusement park you’ve been to? 23. What language, besides your native language, would you like to be fluent in? 24. Do you spell the color as grey or gray? 25. Is your father bald? 26. Do you know triplets? 27. Do you prefer Titanic or The Notebook? 28. Have you ever had Indian food? 29. What’s the name of your favorite restaurant? 30. Have you ever been to Olive Garden? 31. Do you belong to any warehouse stores (Costco, BJ’s, etc.)? 32. What would your parents have named you if you were the opposite gender? 33. If you have a nickname, what is it? 34. Who’s your favorite person in the world? 35. Would you rather live in a rural area or in the suburbs? 36. Can you whistle? 37. Do you sleep with a nightlight? 38. Do you eat breakfast every morning? 39. Do you take any pills or medication daily? 40. What medical conditions do you have? 41. How many times have you been to the hospital? 42. Have you ever seen Finding Nemo? 43. Where do you buy your jeans? 44. What’s the last compliment you got? 45. Do you usually remember your dreams in the morning? 46. What flavor tea do you enjoy? 47. How many pairs of shoes do you currently own? 48. What religion will you raise your children to practice? 49. How old were you when you found out that Santa wasn’t real? 50. Why do you have a youtube?
It’s widely known that the archetype of Gemini is that of a pair of twins, often conjuring the image of a person with two faces. Two minds occupying the same body puts Gemini high on the intellect scale but not always so high on the scales of trustworthiness or reliability. They have a reputation for being fickle but they are not the only ones.
All of the mutable signs carry a strong principle of dualism. Each occupying the last month before the change of season, these signs possess a restlessness and inconsistency of shape that must occur to bring forth the clarity and focus of intention that exists in the following cardinal sign. Cusp personalities in their own right, they carry the flavors of two seasons, often exhibiting the extremes of both. They are in a constant state of change and therefore the natives of these signs often fluctuate between two different states respective of the element of the sign.
The duality of the mutable signs can also be seen in their symbolic archetypes. Gemini is of course represented by two actual people, the twins. Sagittarius is represented by a half man ,half animal. Pisces is represented by two fish swimming in opposite directions but connected by a silver thread. Virgo is a symbol of purity living life in an impure world*.
Each of of the mutable signs are drawn in two different directions. Where the duality plays out the most can most easily be seen in the element of the sign.
Air - Gemini - Two Minds
Twins pretending to be one person
Always changing their mind, Predictably unpredictable, Rationalizers, Strategic, Unsure, Speaking before thinking things through, Can relate to a lot of different perspectives
Earth - Virgo - Two Bodies
Temporary states of the body in the physical world.
Lazy then active, messy but highly organized, health nuts with health problems, feasting and fasting, collecting then throwing things away, different body types at different stages in life
Fire - Sagittarius - Two Spirits
An animal and a man, with a bow and arrow
Wanting to run free, aimless, carnal, wild, careless and carefree; Philosophical, strong moral code of conduct, aspirational, on a mission, out to win.
Water - Pisces - Two Hearts
One fish loves you the other fish loves you not
Showing devotion then showing distance, being dishonest about their intentions, not knowing rather to stay or go, feeling pulled in every direction, feeling many things at once, understanding the many layers of truth
* A note about Virgo:
Its not as easy at first glance to identify the dualism in the symbol of Virgo, especially with such varying representations. For me, Virgo is a representation of two opposite states of being, pure and impure; a young child still connected to the source or the higher realm of heaven (Virgo is often depicted with a halo and wings) while living fully in the lower dirt filled realm of earth.
Essentially Virgo is a girl or a young woman, a virgin. Girlhood is a temporary state in which the girl is learning to be a woman. Every girl will eventually grow up or die. So the image of a girl is an image of someone is a temporary state of existence, learning what it means to become something else. Virginity or purity is also a temporary state. A white shirt can only stay white if its never worn and even then it will collect dust on the hanger. So therefore Virgo is like two states of being in one. Virgo tries to maintain this state of purity in an impure world and fluctuates as she puts herself through the ringer reverting back to a perfect state every time she falls in the mud.
Continuing the trend of great music videos this week, here is John Legend’s new one for his song “You & I (Nobody in This World).”
I love this. It shows a hugely diverse group of women in the most amazing light, celebrating them all as beautiful. I may have teared up a little bit… A few of its best qualities:
When I say the women are diverse, I mean it not just racially. There are women of different sizes, shapes, physical ability, sexual orientation, level of health, age, religion, occupation, etc. It represents the real range of women out there in the world who are so often shut out of mainstream media.
Not all of the women are happy in their segments. We are so often told to smile, as if happiness must be our default setting. Women should not have to smile to please men, and I think that is just one of the things this video gets absolutely right.
I usually get annoyed with songs like this, because they make it seems as if a man’s validation that “I think you are beautiful” is all a woman needs to live her life. But I felt like the video showed the story differently, as if everyone sees you as beautiful even if you don’t recognize it yourself when you look in a mirror.
