Hunahpu and Xbalanque are the twins from the Popul Vuh, the creation story of the Mayan people.
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Twins represent duality in all forms: male and female, light and dark, day and night, life and death, sun and moon. Twins, according to archetype, are wiry, spritely, and always on the move. Mercury’s tiny size and speed are perfectly reflected in the qualities of Gemini. To the untrained eye, Gemini appears calm, cool, and collected, but a bundle of nervous energy vibrates just beneath the surface. Gemini is the zodiac’s wily wordsmith and gypsy musician. Because Gemini is a mutable sign, this retrograde will feel like a whirlwind, over before we know it. This is how Gemini operates: always in duality, always in motion, and somehow always with perfect timing.
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With Mercury Retrograde in Gemini, we turn inwardly, toward creative and intellectual pursuits, and outwardly, toward our social circle and busy external lives. 2021 is an air element year, just like 2015. This is how Mercury Retrograde moves through the zodiac, year after year. After this dance in Gemini, the next and final Mercury Retrograde of 2021 will fall in Libra, the remaining air sign. You may recall that the last Mercury Retrograde fell in Aquarius. Mercury has not been retrograde in this constellation since 2015. This Mercury Retrograde takes place entirely in Gemini. This is not a good time for travel, negotiation, or investments. I do not recommend starting a new job, buying a car, moving to a new place, or signing any contracts/documents. Expect delays, cancellations, and sudden changes technological failures, especially cell phones, laptops, or automobiles miscommunication lost/stolen items general malfunction and wtf moments. These realms are most affected by Mercury Retrograde. Gemini season is arguably the busiest time of year, so it’s certainly not convenient having a Mercury Retrograde cycle right in the middle of it! Mercury rules communication, travel, and technology. Once a year, Mercury gets two sunrises on the same day! An astronaut on the surface would see the sun partially rise, then dip back below the horizon, then rise again before resuming its east-to-west trek across the sky. On Mercury, for example, the Sun sometimes moves in retrograde! As the planet speeds through its closest approach with the sun, its orbital speed overtakes its rotational speed. Mercury turns retrograde three times a year, more frequently than any other planet. Click here to learn more about the retrograde illusion. In astrology, this illusion manifests as a “backwards” functioning of the planetary roles.
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Retrograde planets are not spinning backwards it is entirely an optical illusion as seen from Earth due to the fact that all planets travel at their own respective speeds around the sun. Mercury Retrograde in Gemini ♊ Summer 2021