Decan 8 of 36, 10°–20°
Gemini II
Nine of Swords, Cruelty
Mars ruling, Jun 1–10
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- Nine of Swords Lord of Despair and Cruelty
- ♊︎Gemini mutable Air
- ♂︎Mars ruler
- The Lovers trump of Gemini
- Knight of Swords rules this decan
- Hariel and Hekamiah Shem angels
- Yesod sphere of the Nines
The second decan of Gemini runs from 10°–20° of the sign, about Jun 1–10. Its ruler in the Chaldean order is Mars, and its card is the Nine of Swords, which Crowley calls Cruelty and the Golden Dawn the Lord of Despair and Cruelty. The decan lies within the arc of the Knight of Swords (21° Taurus to 20° Gemini). Its two angels of the Shem ha-Mephorash are Hariel and Hekamiah.