The Difference Between Gemini Sun & Moon...
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The sun sign is more apparent to others, while the moon sign is felt more on the inside. This makes a Gemini sun a more shallow, outward representation of the sign than the Gemini moon, which has more depth and is felt more on the inside.
The Gemini sun strives to be seen by others as socially agile, intelligent, and quick witted. This causes Gemini sun signs to appear either dry and factual, as is the case for the more serious ones. Or if they are one of the lighter ones, there is a whimsically detached air about them. Either way, it often seems as though they skim across the surface of life without ever getting too deep or involved.
The Gemini moon incorporates these attributes into who they are on the deepest level. So, rather than display them in their personality, they use them to satisfy their needs in life. Therefore, they don't necessarily appear dry, factual or detached, but they feel this way inside and they make decisions, which direct their life, based on feeling this way. |
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As the sun represents our drive to shine in the world, it's easy to see how a Gemini sun wants to be admired for their intellectual and social abilities. They enjoy excelling at anything that displays their quick, agile minds. As the moon represents our need to satisfy our inner security needs, it's easy to see how a Gemini moon uses their skills to keep themselves safe and comfortable.
By sign, Gemini is restless, easily bored and likes constant motion. However, the Gemini moons feel this most deeply. A Gemini sun still can have focus and patience, especially if their moon is in a fixed sign (Leo, Scorpio, Taurus, Aquarius). But a Gemini moon, even if their sun is in a fixed sign, is still restless. Even a Gemini moon who has a Taurus or Scorpio sun, will struggle with patience, perseverance and restlessness.
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The Gemini tendency to gossip and use information for personal gain is more of an issue for the Gemini moons than the suns. It isn't that Gemini moons have evil intentions. It's more like information and facts are their play things. They are fascinated by them and enjoy using them, experimenting with them, and basically, seeing how much they can do with them. They are also so good at noticing quick fixes and easy ways out of sticky situations, even if they aren't necessarily the most honest avenues to take. Then, once they see the easy way out, their quick, restless nature tends to jump on them without contemplating the long-term effects. The same dynamic is at play with gossip. Gemini moons are alert and observant. They pick up information quickly and can put pieces of information together to quickly understand themes. With all of this information spinning in their minds, their restless nature just can't keep it all in. They have to let it out. Unfortunately, because it is the moon's nature to act in a self-protective manner, they easily slip into situations where they use gossip and information to further themselves even if it's at the expense of others. Again, this isn't necessarily planned and thought through beforehand. It is the quick, clever, restlessness that leads them into these behaviors.
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Some Gemini suns are more talkative and social than others, but regardless, there is always a dry, wryness about them.
They are critical and can't resist expressing their criticisms because it is a way to demonstrate their intelligence. Gemini moons are more cynical than critical, due to the moon's need for self-protection. They notice things and put them together just like the Gemini sun, but the self-protective nature of the moon uses these skills to guard against harm. Gemini suns experience this dynamic on a much more shallow level. They are more likely to talk about it and call people out when they sense dishonesty or notice an error. Whereas the Gemini moon is more likely to make a plan to either protect themselves or retaliate. When they speak about it, it is done indirectly to gain more information.
With the mutable, air sign of the zodiac as the sign of the deepest, most sensitive and emotional planet of the chart, Gemini moons are truly light, easy-going people. Despite their tendency to be distrustful, they move through emotional situations quickly, even when they are threatened. And if they sometimes scheme, they still prefer to find the quickest way out of any threatening situation so they can move on to more interesting things.
Gemini suns, on the other hand, want to appear easy-going and nonchalant but it isn't necessarily their true nature. The Gemini sun person who has an emotional moon sign, for example, will end up expressing their negative emotions of their moon through their Gemini sun's sharp tongue, which is far from appearing easy-going. They can drag out emotional situations with a lot of discussion, and persist until they prove they are "right", which again, is not easy-going behavior. This demonstrates the essential between any sun and moon sign. The moon sign simply is, while the sun sign strives to be. |
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