Gemini: It Isn’t So Black and White
In my home, the month of Gemini is always a celebration. Michael and our two daughters are all Geminis—brilliant, quick-witted, endlessly curious. Conversations around the dinner table often feel like spirited debates with philosophers rather than casual family chats. That is the energy of Gemini! It is lively, inquisitive, and dynamic, and while Gemini loves fun and values movement, beneath the surface this energy invites us to engage with something much deeper—the sacred duality within each of us.
As we approach Shavuot—a day the kabbalists teach is a Rosh Hashanah for the soul—we are offered a moment to reset our spiritual direction and begin anew. Think of a farmer who has harvested the entirety of his crops. He says, “All done!… Until spring.” Now he must start the process of planting, tending, and harvesting all over again. Similarly, on the Shabbat before Shavuot, the kabbalists would say, “I’m out of wisdom. I’m out of teachings. I’m ready to begin again.”
We come to this moment with empty hands, ready to receive new wisdom, new inspiration, new Light—not clinging to what was, but open to what can be. The emptiness is necessary—it creates space for revelation and one of the more powerful revelations is also a trap that we often fall into: defining ourselves by the last thing we did.
If we stumble or fall short, we convince ourselves, “This is who I am. I am a failure. This is my truth.”
On the flip side, if we succeed, if we do something good, we now say, “This is who I am. I am a ‘good’ person. This is my truth.”
Both are illusions.
Kabbalistically, we understand that within each of us exists both Light and Dark. Every moment is a coexistence of opposites. The real spiritual work is not to erase the darkness but to recognize it, engage with it, and—most importantly—elevate it. We can’t do that if we refuse to look at our darkness, and we can’t do it if our darkness is all we choose to see.
The month of Gemini can assist us in building a new spiritual vessel. We can’t build anything meaningful if we refuse to acknowledge the raw materials—our struggles, our imperfections, our humanity—and the energy of this month gives us the ability to do so without judgment. We are not meant to be static beings of pure Light because life itself is dynamic. We are in a constant process of refining, transforming, and expanding. The moments of challenge are not detours from our purpose—they are the very forge in which we shape our growth. Marcus Aurelius said, “The obstacle in the way is the way.” This is what it means when we say the process is the purpose. Our souls don’t desire the destination, they desire the transformation inherent in the journey to the destination.
One of the most liberating truths in Kabbalah is this: there is abundant Light for every single one of us.
Each of us has something unique to reveal in this world. But that revelation isn’t born from us getting it “right” every single time. It’s born from the willingness to confront our shadow and transform it. Gemini, with its duality, teaches us that our Light is never diminished by our Dark. In fact, it’s the contrast that gives it meaning. Just as nightfall makes the stars visible, our challenges allow our inner Light to shine more clearly.
As we step into this new lunar cycle, ask yourself:
Where have I been defining myself by the last thing I did?
Can I release that definition and begin again?
Am I willing to empty myself of judgment to create space for something new?
The opportunity of this month is flexibility and movement. The gift of seeing something from all sides and an ability to hold two opposing ideas at once. Gemini also offers us a natural curiosity that can assist us in examining anything, including ourselves, in a lighthearted way. Its duality, reminds us that we are never just one thing.
You are not the last mistake you made.
You are not the last success you achieved.
You are a dynamic, evolving soul with endless capacity for transformation.
There is Light within you. There is Darkness, too.
And both have a role to play in the unique spark of Light that you alone are meant to reveal.
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