Popping in after seeing the related post in main blog today; sometimes the manifestation is much obvious & simple. I have Mars in gemini, I'm cross-dominant.
Fixed up there ^^
Interesting note but I read that Alexander the Great had a Gemini Mars and then come to find, so does Tom Brady. I started to put together the pieces of how one of the greatest conqueror the world has know as well as the greatest football player ever in a position that requires strategic thinking have this placement.
Something of note in my view is the fact since the sign is mutable and knowledge ruled, it can always come up with the best strategies for a given situation. A Scorpio mars for example may have fixation and an Aries mars initiation but really, A Gemini Mars when focused can more than rival those two signs.
I think a Gemini Mars is more of the war general and war strategist type, they can come up with the best strategies for complicated situations.
When I think of a Gemini Mars, I think of the tactician ability of Alexander The Great in battle or of Tom Brady in reading the field.
IMO, it is one of the most underrated placements in astrology. Other sources call it unfocused and I agree, on its own it can barely get much done. Pair it with fixated energy and I think it is far more effective than a Scorpio or Aries mars.
One more comment on this; I've been thinking about it lately. Mars in Gemini (or Gemini, more generally) is charged with being a liar. But everybody lies, and people can & do speak the truth with the intention of hurting other people (the rising trend of being "brutally honest"). Hence, it stands to reason that if we do have to lie, we should do it thoughtfully, and with the purpose of helping others. Injurious truth is just as bad as injurious lies- Gemini recognises that. So if you want a lesson in the art of lying, you should probably go to a gemini!
This has been an interesting read. My husband w/OOB Mars in Gemini He was a beautiful writer, calm, unflappable, could solve anything w/his strategic mind and spent any spare time reading. He was smart and kind to everybody. He loved war history and was athletic all his life and my astrology mentor once said many athletes have OOB Mars in Gemini -- I think she was right. Mars in Gemini runs in his family - they are smart people and athletic also.
I'm the opposite of all of the above ?
Honestly I don't know how to unwrap my Mars in Gemini, since it's trapped in my 12th, and opposite Uranus.
All I know right now is that I put my husband's jeans in the washing machine, and there was pocket knife in them. The knife opened up during the wash cycle and gouged the shit out of the inner drum. I see transiting Mars conjunct my natal Mercury in Gemini, and an expensive appliance repair in my future!
We bought the new washer and dryer last year with our first stimulus check. Now I'm starting to wonder if that was bad juju... but that's probably a dumb thought, and I really just need to remember to always check my husband's damn pockets before throwing things in the washing machine. He obviously needs to remember too, but the truth is the knife got past both of us this time.