Being a Gemini has always felt like I was automatically branded as a two-faced asshole. As the Twins Castor and Pollux, Gemini’s are often known as being flighty, untrustworthy, and unreliable. But damn are we funny. Great friends, shitty people. I wholeheartedly disagree with this stereotype, even though I can tend to be a bit of an asshole.
In order to get a clearer picture of my specific brand of Gemini, I thought it pertinent to redo my birth chart. It’s been a minute since I’ve done it, and have it written down somewhere, but that somewhere remains a mystery. The thing about zodiac signs, is most people only go by the “Sun Sign,” which is the one most horoscopes are based on. It’s your overarching sign, the one that represents you as a whole, to some degree. But the rest of the planets are also involved in a person’s nature, and should be accounted for when describing anyone by their zodiac.
Astrology is such an interesting thing, especially in the way that people perceive it. You have your naysayers, those who reject any form of pseudoscience as complete bullshit. Then you have those who ascribe to it fully, and live their lives by the stars. And of course, the casual astrologists, who enjoy reading their daily horoscope from time to time, may be a bit superstitious, but overall don’t really “believe.” For the sake of this, let’s believe.
Writing out the results of my birth chart would take up more words than I have available, and quite honestly? It would be incredibly boring. Instead, I’m going to delve into the world of my astrological future with my birth chart as my guide, and create an alternative horoscope that sets the record straight about what Gemini’s really got goin’ on.
I have to start with my compatibility. I’m an air sign, as are two of my 3 top compatible signs. The third is a fire sign. Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve known that one of these signs was MY sign. I was meant to be with someone of this sign, and it was written to be truth told by OutKast. That sign is Aquarius. The song, Aquemini. Also an album. I remember as a child listening to the lyrics, “It’s him and I, Aquemini,” knowing the reference was for Andre 3000 and Big Boi, but applying it to my own life as a tell-tale sign that my zodiac compatibility was on point, and my soul mate would be an Aquarius. To this day, I have not had a single relationship with an Aquarius. My current partner also refuses to let me do his birth chart, being of the naysayers camp, so I can’t even find out if there’s a heavy leaning of Aquarius in his astrological makeup. Bullshit I say. He’s absolutely no fun.
That leads me to my celebrity “twin flame.” Obviously, Andre 3000. Pretty straight forward. He’s been a role model of mine since the days Outkast still played on the radio, singing along with “Ms. Jackson” and dancing to “The Whole World,” Outkast was my favorite group, and I always felt like Andre and I were twin spirits.
As I’m writing this, I just looked to see what some of the things listed for this challenge are, and see that it’s closed. Even though it’s only 9:40 here, so it must be EST. Pissed as I am, I’m going to finish this and submit it anyways; I wrote this much, I might as well keep going. I’m definitely upset, and surely it will reflect in the remainder of this piece.
My future as a Gemini is going to be dope AF. The stars say so, I say so, and this oracle reading I did says so….kind of. In my inquiry spread, the first card is The Wildling — so incredibly fitting for Gemini. The Wilding card asks that I connect with the most primal parts of myself, detaching from those around me so I can hear my internal whispers with no external influence. “The Wildling is raw, empowered and independent. Many people are intimidated by them because they need little from others and prioritize radical freedom which can be unsettling as most of society operates with unspoken expectations and contracts. The Wildling burns the contract and heads into the woods.”
If that isn’t the most accurate description of myself, especially of myself as a Gemini, I don’t know what is. The next two cards are the Weaver, master of their destiny, and The Warrior, a call to action to stand up and take control of that destiny. The final card, is the Void. This one is just as it sounds — a feeling of emptiness and deep discomfort.
Between the stars and the cards, what my future holds is a great battle, fire and determination, and a passion beyond control. I am going into a period of life that will be full of wonder and pain, fury and exoneration. Where I will fight for who I am, and carve out the destiny of my choosing. For me, it is a furious examination of my dedication to activism, and my desire to be a full time writer. Something that I often talk about, in that this Black life I’m fighting for, should also be a life I dream of living. Where everything is not centered around my ability to be an integral part of this movement, while absolutely being just that. A life that I can be a passionate activist, and also live the life I desire outside of that — where I spend my days reading and writing, and all my writing is not based on this war we’re caught in, or defending my right to exist. Where I can write about love, become a best-selling horror novelist, write poetry that resounds in every household, and fill hearts and minds with boisterous laughter.
Just as my sun sign as the Twins, I will lead a dual life. Activist and Author. My dreams and passions will come to fruition, because I will pursue them with devotion and grit. That is what it means to be a Gemini. That is my life as a Gemini.
About the Creator
Rii Pierce
(She/her.)Words have inexplicable power. ONE word has the power to change any situation just as quickly as it takes to form. Avid writer, voracious reader, compelled activist, and anxious creator, I am newly embracing what I have to offer.
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