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Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac. It is symbolised by the twins, which signifies its dualistic nature. Being an airy sign it is connected with a mental expression of the zodiac, and through its mutable nature we see the transference from one state of mind or consciousness to another, the objective or concrete to the subjective and abstract, and vice versa. It is often symbolised as two upright columns, denoting the gateway to knowledge and the hall of learning. In its objective expression it denotes material education and brain intellect; subjectively it is concerned with higher thought and sometimes the super-conscious mind. In its esoteric symbology it is represented by two apes, one of which is the chattering ape and imitator, the other the divine ape in whom thought is more superhuman and transferred from the concrete to the sublime and transcendental; or, in other words, the ordinary common worldly intellect is shown, and also the originality of genius in which mind is working direct from the mental plane. The most characteristic feature of Gemini is its duality, shown in a love of quick alternations from grave to gay, like a child. In the zodiac Aquarius may be termed the Father-Man, Libra the Mother-Woman, and Gemini the Child.