Aquarius
(The Water Carrier)
January 21 to February 19
Aquarians
basically possess strong and attractive personalities.
They fall into two principle types: one shy, sensitive,
gentle and patient; the other exuberant, lively
and exhibitionist, sometimes hiding the considerable
depths of their character under a cloak of frivolity.
Both types are strong willed and forceful in their
different ways and have strong convictions, though
as they seek truth above all things, they are
usually honest enough to change their opinions,
however firmly held, if evidence comes to light
which persuades them that they have been mistaken.
They have a breadth of vision that brings diverse
factors into a whole, and can see both sides of
an argument without shilly-shallying as to which
side to take. Consequently they are unprejudiced
and tolerant of other points of view. This is
because they can see the validity of the argument,
even if they do not accept it themselves. They
obey the Quaker exhortation to "Be open to
truth, from whatever source it comes," and
are prepared to learn from everyone.
Both types are humane, frank, serious minded,
genial, refined, sometimes ethereal, and idealistic,
though this last quality is tempered with a sensible
practicality. They are quick, active and persevering
without being self-assertive, and express themselves
with reason, moderation and sometimes, a dry humor.
They are nearly always intelligent, concise, clear
and logical. Many are strongly imaginative and
psychically intuitive, so that the Age of Aquarius,
which is about to begin, is much anticipated by
psychic circles as an age in which mankind will
experience a great spiritual awakening.
The Aquarian philosophical and spiritual bent
may be dangerous in that it can drive the subjects
into an ivory-tower existence where they meditate
on abstractions that bear little relevance to
life. On the other hand it can help the many who
have scientific leanings to combine these with
the Aquarian yearning for the universal recognition
of the brotherhood of man, and to embark on scientific
research to fulfill their philanthropic ideals
of benefiting mankind. When some cause or work
of this nature inspires them, they are capable
of such devotion to it that they may drive themselves
to the point of exhaustion and even risk injuring
their health.
Both types need to retire from the world at times
and to become temporary loners. They appreciate
opportunities for meditation or, if they are religious,
of retreats. Even in company they are fiercely
independent, refusing to follow the crowd. They
dislike interference by others, however helpfully
intended, and will accept it only on their own
terms. Normally they have good taste in drama,
music and art, and are also gifted in the arts,
especially drama.
In spite of the often intensely magnetic, forthcoming
and open personality of the more extrovert kind
of Aquarian, and of their desire to help humanity,
neither type makes friends easily.
They sometimes appear to condescend to others
and take too little trouble to cultivate the acquaintance
of people who do not particularly appeal to them.
They do not give themselves easily - perhaps their
judgment of human nature is too good for that
- and are sometimes accounted cold. But once they
decide that someone is worthy of their friendship
or love, they can exert an almost hypnotic and
irresistible mental attraction on them and will
themselves become tenacious friends or lovers,
ready to sacrifice everything for their partners
and be faithful to them for life.
However, they are sometimes disappointed emotionally
because their own high personal ideals cause them
to demand more of others than is reasonable. And
if they are deceived their anger is terrible.
If disillusioned, they do not forgive.
Aquarians work best in group projects, provided
that they are recognized as having a leading part
in them. They have a feeling of unity with nature
and a desire for knowledge and truth that makes
them admirable scientists, especially astronomers
and natural historians. They may excel in photography,
radiography, electronics - anything connected
with the electrical and radio industries - aviation
and everything technical. On the arts and humanities
side their progressive tendencies can be expressed
in writing, especially poetry, and broadcasting,
or as welfare workers and teachers. Some have
gifts as entertainers and make good character
actors (having an ability to mimic) and musicians.
The more psychic among them possess healing gifts,
especially in curing the mentally sick.
Among the faults to which they are liable are
fanatical eccentricity, wayward egotism, excessive
detachment and an inclination to retreat from
life and society, and a tendency to be extremely
dogmatic in their opinions.
Aquarians can be a threat to all they survey or
a great boon for humanity in general. Circumstances
- for example, continuous opposition to a cause
they hold dear - may cause the atrophy of the
openness of mind that is one of the Aquarian's
most attractive traits. They may express a lack
of integrity in broken promises, secretiveness
or cunning. Simmering anger and resentment, rudeness
or, worse, a tense, threatening silence which
may suddenly burst out in eruptions of extreme
temper, these are all part of the negative side
of the Aquarian. This can also reveal itself in
a sustained hatred for enemies that is capable
of enlarging itself into a misanthropy toward
the whole of mankind.
As Aquarius is said to govern the legs from knees
to ankles and the circulation of blood, its natives
are susceptible to ailments particularly in the
legs and ankles, such as cramps, and are also
liable to spasmodic and nervous complaints, as
well as wind, catarrh, diarrhea, dropsy, goiter
and delirium tremens - so that the avoidance of
alcohol is important for those Aquarians who have
a taste for it.
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