Astrology - The Water Bearer

Astrology is the study of patterns and relationships - of planets in motion, our birth chart, synastry with others, the make-up of elements - and using that knowledge as a tool to find meaning.

Astrology's premise is that the planetary movements influence the Moments in Time. Since we're part of the story of the Universe, our moment of birth recorded on the celestial clock is meaningful. The planets continue to move, engaging with the fixed in time energies of our birth chart.

In trying to understand myself and why I am the way I am, I looked up my Sun sign, which is Aquarius. Originally referred to as our Star sign, our Sun sign represents the sign of the Zodiac that the Sun was in at the time of our birth.

The Sun rules willpower and ego. It is the core of our potential and uniqueness as an individual; who we are and what we are about. Our Sun sign represents the main direction and focus we want our life to take and our determination to accomplish what we set out to do. It represents our personal honesty and integrity, our ability to command respect and authority and our capacity to impress and influence others.

Traditional Aquarian Traits

• Friendly
• Humanitarian
• Honest
• Loyal
• Original
• Inventive
• Independent
• Intellectual
• Intractable
• Contrary
• Perverse
• Unpredictable
• Unemotional
• Detached

Aquarius in a Nutshell

Aquarius is the sign of visionaries, unconventionality and intellectual independence. Aquarius are the people who deviate from the crowd and go their own way. They are always after intellectual stimulation, constantly discovering something new, forming new opinions and stubbornly traveling their way regardless of what other people think.

Aquarius are filled with paradoxes, they are interested in the opposite ends of the spectrum, they like to be alone yet are social butterflies, they like to experience both sides and see both opinions as they formulate new ideas with their forward thinking, active mind. Aquarius have a 'live and let live' policy where everyone is free to be themselves, an Aquarius never judges others because as human beings, we are all equal and entitled to our own opinions.

They are verbally skilled and very witty, they observe people and learn how to interact with others through observation. They can be masters of manipulation justifying anything they do or think. As a result, they can deal with any type of personality and adapt to any situation.

They welcome change because boredom is their enemy. Anything new is an opportunity to Aquarius. Aquarius can act as an expert on any topic, they are very good at inflating their own importance, they feel it is deserved because their eccentricity makes them unique. Conventional people beware, Aquarius likes to shock and deviate from the norm, this is how they live.

Aquarius is known to pick at anyone they find weak or dull-minded. It is simply an easy target for verbal exercise for them, no harm is meant but it might be taken differently from the other person. Deep inside, Aquarius would never intentionally hurt anyone, they have respect for every human, even though this might not seem apparent to the more emotional types.

Aquarius Deep Inside

Aquarius are in search of wisdom, they are very observant and they can gather their information objectively because emotions do not get in the way, they seem to be above emotions altogether and when they speak, they speak the truth. Sometimes it may be shocking or painful because of their disregard for the feelings of others, but they intend no harm, they call it like they see it and do not let emotions cloud their judgment, they are very detached from emotion.

It is not that Aquarius are unemotional, they just do not trust their emotions so they incorporate them into their ideas of who they are. As a result, if someone does not agree with their ideas, Aquarius sometimes takes it personally, although not as much as other zodiac signs; as Aquarius is intellect driven and not emotionally driven.

Sometimes they wonder if there is something in life that they are missing because they do not feel like other people feel. This does not necessarily prevent them from being involved in intimate relationships, they are capable of this but the person on the other end will always notice an air of detachment from Aquarius.

Aquarius wonders 'why?' so much that they can question their existence. They wonder if what they are doing is useful, they want other people to notice them and appreciate them, this is caused by underlying insecurities that make them wonder if other people accept them for who they are but these are never brought to the surface because to an Aquarius, it does not matter that much because they know that they are special.

Likes

• Fighting for Causes
• Dreaming and Planning for the Future
• Thinking of the Past
• Good Companions
• Having Fun

Dislikes

• Full of Air Promises
• Excessive Loneliness
• The Ordinary
• Imitations
• Idealistic

I can see so much of me in the characteristics of an Aquarian as described above (for example, although I am a sociable person, I like to be alone; I am a free-spirited individual who will rebel if tied down; trust me and let me be, and I will be your most faithful friend/partner; couples in a relationship must have breathing space, lest they smother each other).

For me, astrology is not about fortune telling; it is about understanding who you are and what your faults are so that you can try and avoid situations that may exacerbate those faults. However, I have certain traits that others may see as "faults", but to me, they make me an "individual" - and I am prepared to be labeled a "non-conformist" for I have learnt that life is too short to be worrying about what others think of you!

Some Famous Aquarians

Abe Lincoln, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin and Oprah Winfrey