Mercury in Gemini features Crazy Wisdom a term Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche (one of the main figures who brought Buddhism to the west) is credited with defining.
Crazy Wisdom is an innocent state of awareness – wild and free – living in the moment, completely awake and fresh and not bound by the past or the future. It’s a spiritual worldview that represents thinking outside the box of our current cultural reality so thoughts and perception are free to move beyond the limits of cultural conventions.
It is the state of mind that exists in an enlighteded state of knowing that normal reality and transcendent reality are the same. There is no separation between self and other between Form and Emptiness. It is a paradox the rational mind has trouble grasping but the intuitive mind gets it. The renegade mind (expressed by Mercury in Gemini and Aquarius) reminds us to question our perception and what we believe is real.
And example of Crazy Wisdom, or the wisdom that doesn’t necessarily make rational sense but we get that it makes total sense on some level comes from Charles Horton Cooley, (August 17, 1864 – May 7, 1929) an American sociologist and the son of Michigan Supreme Court Judge Thomas M. Cooley. At the start of the 20th century, he is quoted as saying:
I am not who you think I am;
I am not who I think I am;
I am – who I think – you think I am.
I love to ponder this quote when Mercury is in Gemini and especially when it is retrograde in Gemini because it can give us insights into how we are being influenced by what we think others think of us. It may not be what the other person thinks at all but it is what we think they think and that often influences our self-perception and resulting behavior.
Mercury in Gemini goes beyond the rules of conventional reality, expressing as the trickster who expands our perception of what is possible. This is partly due to the mission of Gemini to remind us not to take ourselves so seriously, to see the humor and to laugh at ourselves whenever possible.
Gemini is here to remind us that the logical mind can’t know everything and if you try to know it all – then you will find yourself frustrated and limited by the rational mind.
What is Trivia?
It might be interesting to contemplate the origins of trivia as it relates to the Gemini mysteries. The word trivia derives from Latin, tri meaning three via meaning direction so trivia is the three ways or in latine is the plural of trivium ‘place where three roads meet’. “Trivia” was introduced in the early 20th century as the noun form of the word “trivial” which comes from the Latin “trivialis.” “Trivialis” means “that which is in, or belongs to, the crossroads or public streets; hence, that may be found everywhere, common.
So it comes from where the roads intersect and people would meet and exchange information or gossip.
Cayelin, I love you sharing what Gemini Mercury represents. I have been feeling the effect of this retrograde especially since my natal Mercury is in Gemini. Insiteful the quote, “I am – who I think – you think I am!” Being mindful of that is freeing! Thank you.
Yay so glad this is insightful and freeing. I imagine Mercury Retrograde in Gemini is always significant for you since you have natal Mercury in Gemini. I have found the same to be true for me over the years since I first heard that quote and felt the truth of it. I have found it is ever so helpful to step back and realize what we think others are thinking about us may not be what they are thinking, it is what we think they are thinking! 🙏😍💫
Yes I know It’s a time to stand back n reflect on our lives think about what direction we are headed and what we want to change or improve on. Well in the last two weeks my life’s been rattled pretty good first I had a heart attack and thank God I made it through and had a stent foot in and then I got home and no sooner got out of the hospital and trying to analyze what I was going to do to make myself better then I had a stroke so I really got to go and look back on my life and where I want to go from here and anyway no lasting effects so I’m very lucky and I had wonderful doctors here in Fort Myers Florida at the Gulf Coast medical center I was very happy with my treatment and how they took care of me I couldn’t have asked for better care I was very pleased I just turned 73 and I got a lot of living to do yet so I’ve got some things I need to change and I got going to have to have some therapy not a lot but some so I’ll get through it and be better for it when I’m all done
Wow that is a lot to deal with in a short time. Good luck with all you are doing to support your health and well being and being willing to respond to the messages coming your way! 🙏😍💫