I don't understand why people go on and on about the Age of Aquarius, expecting most of our problems to be solved and that we will be magically transformed into more humane and understanding beings. If the concept of astrological ages is true, there is nothing special about this age, is there? It's just one of the twelve astrological ages, like every other age before and every other age after that. I think what lies beneath this enchantment is that astrologers are, as individuals, deeply fond of the sign Aquarius and its' modern ruler, Uranus. One wonders what astrologers would feel like if it were the dawning of the Age of Capricorn, which, of course, follows next.
If we look back at the previous age, the Age of Pisces, we can make some interesting observations. First of all, it seems that we, consciously or subconsciously, thought it was much more important than this one. We took an event, the birth of Christ, treated it as point zero, and started counting the years as before and after this birth, something not very likely to happen this time around. Astrologically, it seems quite fitting that we did that, considering that 0o Aries always marks the beginning of something. What began at that moment was a new cycle that will last approximately 26,000 years and it was actually the Ascendant of this new era. Which means, that we are at the very beginning of this new cycle, and should humanity survive, we still have 24,000 years to go. Naturally, there will indeed be a shift in consciousness, but, it seems to me, that the real crisis points will be 0o Capricorn (the beginning of the Age of Sagittarius), 0o Libra (the beginning of the Age of Virgo) and 0o Cancer (the beginning of the Age of Gemini), that is the square and opposition points to the 0o Aries that started this new era.
What we can also deduce from the previous Age, is that everything happens in a polarity, so every Age has to combine two conflicting energies, Pisces and Virgo for example, in the Age that we leave behind. Apparently, in the beginning, we identify too much with the "Ascendant" and neglect the energies of the "7th house", which is truly considered an open enemy. In the Pisces Age, we truly developed a religious frame of mind and in the first half we looked down on everything virgoan, because we felt that it would tie us down here, in an inferior world, a place of suffering and tedious tasks, when all we wanted was to open our wings and fly to where God is. Naturally, we failed miserably. Virgo's reaction to all this, after having suffered in silence for so long, was equally fanatic. Science became the new God and everything piscean was thrown in the nearest waste-paper basket. What seems promising, and hopefully it will persist and evolve in the next Age unless we do away with religion completely, is the latest tendency in the metaphysical circles to treat everything as sacred, and consequently the material world we live in as well.
What we mustn't do therefore in the Age of Aquarius is to treat Leo as an open enemy and regard any manifestation of individualism as a threat to society. We should remind ourselves that huge and beneficial changes may at first be a demand of the masses, but it usually takes an individual to embody that demand. We mustn't forget that there are indeed people with special abilities and talents and it is to the benefit of us all to allow them room to grow and express themselves.
However, I feel that Leo will indeed suffer, at least in the beginning. With the upcoming Pluto/Uranus square and under the social and economic crisis that we are already experiencing, there will probably be someone who will promise us that he/she will restore order and show us the way out, but very soon we will discover that he is truly a dictator deep down. We will develop therefore, a fear of the "person" and it will take us a really long time before we are able to trust an individual again. This fear will be irrational, as all fears are, and it is likely that we will be very suspicious of anyone who stands out from the crowd. A lot of talents and individuals with special abilities will be thwarted in the process. Let's hope not.
The Age of Aquarius
If we look back at the previous age, the Age of Pisces, we can make some interesting observations. First of all, it seems that we, consciously or subconsciously, thought it was much more important than this one. We took an event, the birth of Christ, treated it as point zero, and started counting the years as before and after this birth, something not very likely to happen this time around. Astrologically, it seems quite fitting that we did that, considering that 0o Aries always marks the beginning of something. What began at that moment was a new cycle that will last approximately 26,000 years and it was actually the Ascendant of this new era. Which means, that we are at the very beginning of this new cycle, and should humanity survive, we still have 24,000 years to go. Naturally, there will indeed be a shift in consciousness, but, it seems to me, that the real crisis points will be 0o Capricorn (the beginning of the Age of Sagittarius), 0o Libra (the beginning of the Age of Virgo) and 0o Cancer (the beginning of the Age of Gemini), that is the square and opposition points to the 0o Aries that started this new era.
What we can also deduce from the previous Age, is that everything happens in a polarity, so every Age has to combine two conflicting energies, Pisces and Virgo for example, in the Age that we leave behind. Apparently, in the beginning, we identify too much with the "Ascendant" and neglect the energies of the "7th house", which is truly considered an open enemy. In the Pisces Age, we truly developed a religious frame of mind and in the first half we looked down on everything virgoan, because we felt that it would tie us down here, in an inferior world, a place of suffering and tedious tasks, when all we wanted was to open our wings and fly to where God is. Naturally, we failed miserably. Virgo's reaction to all this, after having suffered in silence for so long, was equally fanatic. Science became the new God and everything piscean was thrown in the nearest waste-paper basket. What seems promising, and hopefully it will persist and evolve in the next Age unless we do away with religion completely, is the latest tendency in the metaphysical circles to treat everything as sacred, and consequently the material world we live in as well.
What we mustn't do therefore in the Age of Aquarius is to treat Leo as an open enemy and regard any manifestation of individualism as a threat to society. We should remind ourselves that huge and beneficial changes may at first be a demand of the masses, but it usually takes an individual to embody that demand. We mustn't forget that there are indeed people with special abilities and talents and it is to the benefit of us all to allow them room to grow and express themselves.
However, I feel that Leo will indeed suffer, at least in the beginning. With the upcoming Pluto/Uranus square and under the social and economic crisis that we are already experiencing, there will probably be someone who will promise us that he/she will restore order and show us the way out, but very soon we will discover that he is truly a dictator deep down. We will develop therefore, a fear of the "person" and it will take us a really long time before we are able to trust an individual again. This fear will be irrational, as all fears are, and it is likely that we will be very suspicious of anyone who stands out from the crowd. A lot of talents and individuals with special abilities will be thwarted in the process. Let's hope not.
The Age of Aquarius
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