Don't fret. She doesn't ignore her Taurus roots.

"I was shocked to see, honestly, when I first looked at astrology, that Gemini's are two-faced, but I do kind of understand the point of view where you have two sides to you," she said. "For me, I definitely feel like I'm either super fun and outgoing or I'm completely the opposite, I'm reserved and I don't want to do anything. I definitely see the two sides, but to say two-faced? I don't like that. I haven't heard anybody being negative toward me (for) being a Gemini though."

Beutler turns to the stars for answers. She knows her zodiac sign, which signs she works well with, all the ins and outs of astrology. It’s not just Beutler either, from posts on Twitter saying the moon's retrograde is why they are in a funk to checking daily horoscopes on apps, astrology has become a staple and influence in many people’s daily lives.

Astrology has its believers, skeptics and those in between, but it isn’t a new thing. A person needs some history to fully understand it.

Astronomy? No, but sort of: a brief history of astrology

According to the American Federation of Astrologers (AFA), the birth of astrology can be credited to the Babylonians, who utilized the science to predict the recurrence of seasons and certain celestial events.

For more than 2,000 years, astrology was considered the same as astronomy. However, we know now that's not the same case.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Place website defined astronomy as the scientific study of everything in outer space, and astronomers do not believe that stars many light years away have effect on the ordinary activities of humans.

Regardless, that hasn't stopped anyone from turning to the universe for answers. 

"Astrology, in its broadest sense, is the search for purpose in the heavens," according to the Ancient Wisdom website.

When introduced to the Greeks in early 4th century B.C., and studied by Plato, Aristotle and others, the AFA said astrology was held to a high regard in the science kingdom and was quickly embraced by the Romans and Arabs before spreading globally.

In fact, it was during the ancient Greek period where the 12 star signs we are familiar and conform with now were set in stone by divination, according to a Time Magazine article. The AFA also said that the Roman-assigned names for the signs are still in use today.

So what does it mean? Analyzing the astrological zodiac calendar

The word "zodiac" derives from zōdiacus, which is the Latinized form of the ancient Greek zōidiakòs kýklos. It's underlying meaning is "circle of animals," the AFA said.

Time Magazine said that the astronomer Ptolemy, author of "Tetrabiblos," helped popularize and Westernize the 12 star signs.

Each star sign is divided into 30 degree frames and correlated with a specific period of dates, which remain roughly the same every calendar year based off of the tropical ecliptic coordinates, according to an AstroStyle article:

• Aries: March 21-April 19

• Taurus: April 20-May 20

• Gemini: May 21-June 20

• Cancer: June 21-July 22

• Leo: July 23-Aug. 22

• Virgo: Aug. 23-Sept. 22

• Libra: Sept. 23-Oct. 22

• Scorpio: Oct. 23-Nov. 21

• Sagittarius: Nov. 22-Dec. 21

• Capricorn: Dec. 22-Jan. 19

• Aquarius: Jan. 20-Feb. 18

• Pisces: Feb. 19-March 20

The names of the star signs were adopted from early astrologers.

"Early astrologers knew it took 12 lunar cycles (i.e., months) for the Sun to return to its original position," the AFA said, "They then identified 12 constellations that they observed were linked to the progression of the seasons and assigned them names of certain animals and persons."

One example is Aquarius, or water bearer — in Babylonia, the rainy season was found to occur when the sun faced that specific constellation.

Aside from the dates, each star sign is then broken down into category, or type. There are four: water, earth, fire and air. (No, this isn't "Avatar: The Last Airbender.")

• Water signs: Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces

• Earth signs: Capricorn, Taurus and Virgo

• Fire signs: Aries, Sagittarius and Leo

• Air signs: Libra, Aquarius and Gemini

This division of the houses is based on Earth's daily rotations and relates to circumstances such as relationships, finances and travel.

Similarly, the division of the signs is based on Earth's year-long rotation around the sun and relates to their own special characteristics and areas of life. Provided by Allure:

• Aries: represented by the ram. Loves to be No.1. Bold and ambitious, dives head first into any and all situations, even the most challenging.

• Taurus: represented by the bull. Enjoy relaxing in serene, bucolic environments surrounded by soft sounds, soothing aromas and succulent flavors.

• Gemini: represented by the celestial twins. Interested in so many pursuits that it had to double, or clone, itself.

• Cancer: represented by the crab. Weaves between and exists in both the emotional and material realms. Highly intuitive and psychic abilities manifest in tangible spaces — can effortlessly pick up on the energies in a room.

• Leo: represented by the lion. Kings and queens of the celestial jungle. Embrace their royal status delightfully. Vivacious, theatrical and passionate. Love to bask in the spotlight and celebrate themselves.

• Virgo: represented by the goddess of wheat and agriculture. Deep-rooted presence in the material world. Logical, practical and systematic in their approach to life.

• Libra: represented by the scales — the only inanimate object of the zodiac. Fixated on balance and harmony, obsessed with symmetry and strives to create equilibrium in all areas of life.

• Scorpio: represented by the scorpion. One of the most misunderstood. Incredible passion and power, derives its strength from the psychic, emotional realm.

• Sagittarius: represented by the archer. Always on a quest for knowledge. Launches its many pursuits like blazing arrows, chasing after geographical, intellectual and spiritual adventures.

• Capricorn: represented by the sea goat — a mythological creature with the body of a goat and tail of a fish. Skilled at navigating both the material and emotional realms.

• Aquarius: represented by the water bearer — the mystical healer who bestows water, or life, upon the land. One of the most humanitarian.

• Pisces: Represented by the two fish swimming in opposite directions. Constant division of their attention between fantasy and reality. As the final sign in the rotation, it has absorbed every lesson — the joys and the pain, the hopes and the fears — learned by all of the other signs.

The AFA said the Babylonians believed that the sun, moon and the five known planets at the time — Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Saturn and Venus — possessed distinct powers.

The AFA also said each planet is associated with two signs, while the sun and moon are associated with one each. For example, Venus represents affection, Mars represents aggression and war because of its red color and Mercury represents speech and writing.

MSU students decide what to make of astrology

Beutler said it's quite easy to find sign-corresponding traits in other people, especially lovers, family members and friends — people close to her. She's always valued signs like Aquarius and Taurus, more than signs like Leo, based on experiences, but doesn’t treat signs as an all-knowing handbook to humans and feelings.

"I don't think an astrology sign is all there is to a person," she said. "Everybody has different layers to their personality, so I wouldn't judge them right off the bat because of it."

Marketing sophomore Samantha Ross has always been into astrology, finding herself drawn in to the ancient study and the world cultivated by it. While she knows there are doubters and people who find it generically or vaguely "one-size-fits-all," she said it becomes more believable and understandable when you look into the background of everything.

She said she wouldn't base her life around it, but it brings her comfort when she is in need of an outlet.

Similar to Beutler, Ross finds herself playing a guessing game when it comes to other peoples' star signs. 

"I'm usually wrong, but when someone reveals it to me, it starts to click," she said.

And, while it could never be a deal breaker for her, she also finds herself researching compatibility levels between Virgos and other signs. She finds the strongest bonds to be with signs like Aquarius and Aries, more than signs like Libra.

Unlike Beutler and Ross, organizational communications senior and Gemini Chandler Maples does not believe in astrology.

"The belief of astrology is the belief that the alignment of the stars has something to do with your personality (and) social influence,” Maples said. “I don't see the correlation. I don't see how the alignment of stars somehow correlate with our life energy.”

He's taken the time to look into his horoscope before, but still finds the information falling short, being too vague, generalized and unreliable, although he sees why the community likes it and understands the energy it gives off.

"People are too dynamic for them to be judged by the alignment of the stars," Maples said. "Everybody is different and astrology means everybody is classified within twelve different areas because of their birth month." 

"I think astrology makes people comfortable — people like to believe in stuff," he said. "I'm not a very religious person, ... but I know a lot of people rely on that. ... There's also a community for it."

Maples said that he's an identical twin, making the Gemini sign placement an almost weird, but cool, coincidence.

If you're interested in learning more about your astrological ruling, you can put together your natal chart at Cafe Astrology.