My (uhm, difficult) neighbour told me in passing the other day, that this was her worst year on this planet. She is around 65, which makes this quite a statement. 'What ever happened?' I asked, not really wanting an answer. 'Well', she stated firmly, lips pursed, '...everything is off kilter, I feel completely unbalanced. It is this age of Aquarius, you know?'.
Huh? The only thing I know, is that I AM an Aquarius, proudly wearing my amethyst birth stone and being all whimsical and humanitarian. I sat down and 'googled' this thing. First thing I got - go figure....
"When the moon is in the 7th house
and Jupiter aligns with Mars
then PEACE will guide the planets
and LOVE will steal the stars.
This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius..."
I know this song from the musical 'Hair' and can vaguely remember it being about peace and love... and very bad hair. It seems that most Astrologers believe we are currently in Aquarius, with each age lasting around 2160 years. The previous Piscean Age emphasised faith, and with it, dualism, the conflict between religion and science.
Aquarius is ruled by two planets - Uranus and Saturn. Uranus represents independence and Saturn universal humanism. Humanism postulates that no dogma or doctrine can save you; only you can save yourself. If you save yourself, you save society, you help save the world.
Mmmmm....not too bad - unless you are still waiting for that illusive someone to come and make you OK with yourself. I better warn the single gentleman in 407 - my neighbour may be seeking peace and love ;)
