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WELCOME Aquarius |
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WHAT
IS THE ZODIAC? |
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At the
time and date of birth, the
planets will be at certain
positions in the Zodiac.
They will also be in certain
houses, form certain
aspects, and the Ascendant
and Midheaven will be
defined also for that
specific time and date and
place of birth.
All this information can be
represented pictorially in a
"Birthchart", or "Horoscope
Wheel", as shown.
Around the edge are the
twelve signs of the Zodiac -
shown by their symbols.
Within the circle are the
planets, also shown by their
symbols and positioned
within the circle at their
respective positions along
the Zodiac. The Houses are
shown by dividing this
circle diametrically,
beginning at the Ascendant
and proceeding around the
wheel every thirty degrees,
as is also shown.
This construction - the Birthchart - is essentially
a "photograph" of the
heavens at a given time and
date, which is why the date
and time of your birth must
be known. It is unique to
that time and date, and also
the location on the surface
of the Earth which is why
the place of birth must also
be known, and therefore
unique to the person for
whom the chart is drawn.
Thus the birthchart contains
all the information the
astrologer needs to perform
his art. We have within it
the planetary positions both
in the Zodiac and in the
houses - from which the
aspects may be computed, the
Ascendant and Midheaven, and
from this the astrologer may
deduce any other
astrological measurements
that he requires.
All of these things are used
by astrologers to determine
the character, and predict
the future of the individual
for whom the horoscope is
cast. The Sun in Aries for
example means something
different as regards a
person’s character than the
Sun in Taurus. And similarly
for the other planets, and
the aspects they form as
well as the houses they
occupy at the time of birth.
The detailed "reading" or
"delineation" as it is
called is quite a complex
process and demands a good
deal of experience. The
horoscope you have here is
very detailed and accurate
and conforms to standard and
tested astrological practice
- which is, as both an art
and a science, many
thousands of years old!
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what makes a Aquarius tick? |
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 You
learn a whole new vocabulary when
you meet an Aquarian. Forget about
the usual words, and ponder on ones
like 'contrary', 'bizarre',
'radical' and 'outrageous'. In fact,
you'd do well to remember them,
because you're going to need them.
Before I go any further,
let's get one thing straight. Well,
two, if you're going to be pedantic.
There are two types of Aquarians:
those ruled by Saturn and those
ruled by Uranus. It's strange, I
know, but then a lot of people think
Aquarians are strange.
Saturn is the ancient ruler
of Aquarius; when rebellious,
revolutionary Aquarius was revealed
he was given to the Sun sign most
fitting that description Airy
Aquarius.
Saturn Aquarians tend to be
conservative, reliable, and positive
pillars of proper society. You won't
catch them wearing lampshades for
hats, unless you've spiked their
sherry. If that sounds a bit like
Capricorn, you're right. Saturn
Aquarians do have a lot of
Capricorn's characteristics, so if
you think you know one, turn back to
the previous chapter and have a
gander at the Goats.
I'm going to deal mostly with
Uranus-ruled Aquarians here.
Usually, you will discover which
planet is strongest by studying the
birth chart. Sometimes it will be
easier you may meet an Aquarian who
is so Saturnine it's not true, or so
unusual that they have to be Uranian.
An ancient astrological adage
says you can't tell Aquarians
anything because they know it
already, and very often will tell
you so. One of the negative
qualities of Aquarians is their
one-upmanship. You can meet an
Aquarian mate for a meal, and arrive
in a wheelchair swathed in bandages.
As the waiter whizzes you to the
table, you will smile through your
layers of lint, expecting a sudden
show of sympathy. The Aquarian will
look up, and ask you what happened.
So far so good. After you've mumbled
in a muffled manner that you were
weeding your window-box and fell
off, fracturing your femur and
splitting your skull, the Aquarian
will sigh, say 'Oh is that all?' and
go on to recount how they once broke
both arms and both legs, wrecked
their ribs and buckled their back,
while Morris dancing at Kew Gardens.
It can make you mad, but don't kick
them with your cast, because it'll
hurt you more than them. The
negative Saturn Aquarian can be like
the negative Capricorn, and be
plagued with pessimism, downcast by
depression and doubt, and worn out
with worry.
The two halves of Aquarius
are so very different. If the Saturn
type is black and white, then the
Uranian Aquarian has all the colours
in the spectrum. They can be
completely confusing, contrary,
unpredictable and incomprehensible
qualities that set them completely
apart from their Saturn brothers and
sisters. Uranus Aquarians are all of
a jitter, rushing here and there,
and constantly changing their moods.
In astrology, Uranus is known as the
great awakener, as if a magic wand
had been waved, the word
'abracadabra' said. He will create
change in something that was static.
So, the Uranus-ruled Aquarian is
ceaselessly craving change.
On a positive level, this
means that the Aquarian is eternally
excited and exhilarated by what may
lie round the corner, and there may
be sudden changes of career, luck or
partners, when Uranus decides to
stage a shake-up. Negatively, an
Aquarian will want to change things
just for the sake of it, because he
or she longs to rock the boat.
Routine can be anathema to an
Aquarian; the Saturn Aquarian, on
the other hand, may find it rather
reassuring. This is the quintessence
of the Aquarian quandary complete
contradiction, with one half of the
sign panting for pastures new, and
the other following the furrow.
You never know what's going
to happen next with an Aquarian.
Life can be a lot of fun, or you can
find it very tiring. Aquarians are
unconventional, but they are also
original, and along with Geminis,
are said to be the geniuses of the
zodiac. They can be inventive and
brilliantly clever, although
sometimes they are spectacular in
such a strange way, so abstract and
off at such a tremendous tangent,
that no one knows what they're
talking about! Aquarians are really
born way ahead of their time. Other
people, who are rather less
free-thinking and original, will
conclude that they are completely
cranky.
Another Aquarian
contradiction is that although Water
Carriers are said to be
humanitarians, they can be emotional
ice cubes in the cocktail of life,
and don't easily express their
emotions. They can be humanitarian
helping others, sending cash to
charities, or being affectionate on
a large scale yet find their own
close relationships difficult to
cope with. Aquarius is a Fixed sign,
so it can be intolerably inflexible
and intransigent. For all their
brainpower and brilliance, Aquarians
can be staggeringly stupid and
stubborn, standing their ground over
a long-lost cause and unable to
admit they are in the wrong.
Since Aquarius is an Air
Sign, the Aquarian will be much more
mesmerised by a marriage of the
minds than a partnership of passion
and physical fulfilment. Very often,
they pick the most unlikely looking
person for a partner, because they
will have chosen them for their mind
rather than for anything else.
Aquarians can have some very
avant-garde relationships!
Aquarians think of the future
a great deal; often when they have
just crossed one hurdle, they will
think 'Where will this lead?' and 'I
wonder what's going to happen next?'
And this brings me to another
Aquarian attribute. They are the
only sign to answer a question with
a question. Ask an Aquarian if it's
raining, and he or she will ask you
why you want to know. The first word
Aquarian children learn is 'Why?',
and they will continue to ask that
question all through their lives.
You can never get really close to an
Aquarian. Unless they have plenty of
Pisces and Taurus in their charts to
warm them up, they can be aloof and
cold and difficult to cuddle. But
for all that, life with an Aquarian,
either as a pal or a partner, will
never be dull and that's something
to think about! |
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Aquarius as a friend |
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Aquarians are really far
better at friendship than anything else, if you discount disruption!
If they are very clever they will make their friend their lover too.
Aquarius is a Fixed sign so, like Taureans, Leos and
Scorpios, Water Carriers are endowed with more than average amounts
of faithfulness and loyalty, and will stand by you through thick and
thin.
They enjoy their friends and can use their incredible
intuition to check out a chum's character. They are great levellers,
so can be a princess with a plumber for a pal, and neither of them
will notice any social differences at all.
Like their fellow Air signs, Gemini and Libra, Aquarians like
their friends to be intellectual and intelligent, and they want them
to enjoy doing the things they do. However, they don't like their
chums to be too clever and compete with them, because they want to
be in the driving seat in their relationships, telling their friends
what to do. They can be a bit bossy, which is a trait you can trace
from their polarity with Leo.
Be careful with your Aquarian acquaintances. Uranus, with its
desire for disruption and revolution, can make its Aquarian subject
suddenly sever a seventeen-year social solidarity with a sidekick
overnight. They can rumba away from a friend, as well as a lover,
with hardly a backward glance, if they feel strongly enough about
it.
Aquarians can be very adventurous and will often do things
you wouldn't normally expect people of their age group to do, such
as going to a musical instead of a rock concert at the age of
fourteen, and taking up hang-gliding when they're eighty.
Water Carriers can be driven by desires and cravings, and
sometimes these take an unlikely turn. You can be sitting with an
Aquarian pal, who says he or she wants to spend the day quietly at
home, reading. You say OK, and scuttle off to make a sandwich. Ten
minutes later, your Aquarian chum will be standing in the doorway,
wearing their hat and coat, and a scarf knitted from cat fur, with
matching mittens and asking you if you're ready yet. They've decided
to take a day trip to Doncaster. A quiet day with an Aquarian can
often turn out to be quite nerve-racking! But whatever else they
are, you have to admit, with a forced smile if necessary, that they
are never boring. Tiring at times, but not tedious.
Their Fixed quality can come to the fore and they will stick
to a viewpoint like chewing gum to your best frock. If you let them
go on in their own sweet way, their current obsession will die a
natural death, but if you try to chivvy them along and utter
inanities such as 'Snap out of it', they will become more firmly
entrenched in their views than ever. They will be determined to be
proved right even if they drop down dead in the process.
Aquarians like mates of both sexes: they really don't mind
whether their best pal is a woman, a man, or a bit of both. They
just need their mates to be tolerant of them and allow them to do
what they want. A friendship between two Uranian Aquarians would be
a disaster, but a pairing between a Saturn Aquarian and a Uranus
Water Carrier would be brilliant, as their relationship would be
well balanced.
Like everything else about them, the zany Aquarian sense of humour
can be directed at the weirdest things. Unlike Taureans, who love
knock-about slapstick comedy, Aquarians appreciate subtlety or
sarcasm with their sniggers, and will love comics like Woody Alien
and John Cleese. They adore dry humour, and send-ups of authority
and red tape will have them rolling in the aisles.
So, if you want-to jolly along your Aquarian mate, take them
to a funny film, buy them some popcorn, and help them laugh their
troubles away. |
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Aquarius IN LOVE |
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How do you know when Aquarians are in love? Very often you
don't. It takes a long time for their heart-strings to ping, and
when they do they are far more likely to twang for a person's brain,
or a hobby or a group of people, than for someone who's six foot two
with eyes of blue.
Love has to grow for an Aquarian. Friendship comes much
faster. Aquarians are much more likely to be in love with an idea,
and fall in love with someone during a conversation because they
adore the way a person's mind works, then fall out of it again
afterwards. If you are looking for love at its most tender, the sort
when you hear music and can't see two feet in front of you because
of all the dry ice swirling around you and your amour, don't try to
find it with an Aquarian. So, if you are planning to pronounce your
passion to an Aquarian, and when you do, he or she says 'Oh dear!'
instead of 'Oh, darling!' either grin and bear it, or move on to
fresher fields.
Aquarians spend their whole lives avoiding routines, running
away from ruts, and because they are so obsessed with the idea of
their lives being monotonously mapped for them, they can get into a
routine. They can be like this emotionally too.
Love for an Aquarian is much more a state of mind than one of
the heart. They will say that they love people, but it is in an
abstract Aquarian way, rather too mental loving people in general
rather than one particular person. When they are with one person,
their relationship can become a matter of habit. They are likely to
stick around and wait for love to grow; sometimes it will blossom
long after the Aquarian is established in a relationship. Often they
will love someone when they realise they can rely on them, as a
mate, a mentor, a guru, a helper. But even then they won't spell out
their sentiments with orchids and roses, but with books and words.
Love is a hard lesson for some Aquarians to learn, especially
if Venus hadn't shimmered into Pisces when they were born. If the
Pisceans were floating about in the waters of the planet of romance
and rhapsody, they will be much warmer, and their partner will
probably be a lot happier. But if Venus was in Aquarius when they
were born, they must learn how to give love, and how to express it.
They belong to the Air element, and so are driven by their desire to
communicate, although, of the three Air signs, Aquarians can spend
the most time by themselves. On the whole, though, they are much
happier with humanitarian, altruistic love.
A lot of Aquarians have long spells of being celibate; it
doesn't worry them a bit. They can also go for long stretches
without sex within a relationship, and be perfectly happy about it.
They also don't actually think much about sex, unlike a lot of other
signs. Imagine a Taurean not thinking about sex and you must have a
Bull with amnesia!
If you have an Aquarian you crave and live for, try to
understand them, and give them a little help from time to time. If
you can cope with a lack of Moons and Junes from your Aquarian amour
and accept their unique blend of love and affection, you will be
blessed with a friend who is a lover too, and one who knows you've
bothered to work them out. They might even forget a little of that
Aquarian coolness and thank you! |
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