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GEMINI—THE THIRD SIGN OF THE ZODIAC

References in The Secret Doctrine

1. "Castor and Pollux, the bright Gemini, were born from Leda's egg." (I. 392 [1st ed: 366].)

2. "The legend of Castor and Pollux is concerned with the mortal half of man, the personality, and the immortal part, the ego or spiritual individual. The personality has nothing in itself to survive and the other half which becomes immortal in its individuality by reason of its fifth principle being called to life by the Informing Gods, thus connecting the Monad with this Earth. This is Pollux, while Castor represents the personal, mortal man an animal of not even a superior kind, when unlinked from the divine Individuality." (II. 130 [1st ed: 123].)

a. "Castor owes his immortality to Pollux.

b. Pollux sacrifices himself to Castor." (II. 130.)

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