Sun in Aquarius
In the deep mid-winter, Aquarius’ sun sign comes to life. Their planet is Uranus, their element is Air, and they are at home in the Eleventh House of the Zodiac.
People born between January 20 and February 18 are represented by the Water Bearer, a symbol of the power of humanity to nourish the parched Earth with life-giving, purifying knowledge. Often represented as a kneeling figure pouring a jug of water, this symbol represents being of service to the common good, for Aquarius is called to be a leader who humbly serves the community or even the world. Simply put, Aquarius strives to leave the world in a better place and uses a brilliant intellect to do so.
Aquarians are naturally eclectic, exuberant people. They are assertive, independent, positive thinkers with strong opinions and innovative approaches to just about everything. Of all the Air signs, this one is deeply quirky, creative, playful, and original. These fascinating and charismatic people wear their badge of uniqueness in different ways. It could be the flash of pink in a lady’s hair or the man in the elegant Seville Row suit accompanied by green sneakers with purple shoelaces. They hear music that most don’t hear or understand.
If you’re willing to travel their electrically-lined road, slip into your silver sneakers and bright blue sunglasses. The Aquarian traveler will take you on a life journey wrapped in neon rainbows.
Ready to explore the heights of the Aquarius psyche? Read on to uncover the rich layers of energies, symbols, planetary influences, personality, quirks, and compatibility of this intense and mysterious force of nature.
Who doesn’t feel restless, when the winter holidays are over, Spring feels like it’s ages away, and the Northern Hemisphere skies are perpetually gray? Aquarius season comes along at just the right moment, to kick up some energy to be imaginative, rule-defying, and revolutionary. Aquarius energy is braced by its windy Element, Air, and its dominion over intellect, and its planet, Uranus, with dominion over change and revolution. Aquarius season is the season of dreaming of a new and better world, new inventions, and new ideas with the capacity to make things better for the common good.
The energy of Aquarius season can be experienced in a desire to skip a social gathering and opt for a new novel or binge-watch Sci-fi movies. You may find yourself drawn to politics or political protests or feel called to volunteer at a soup kitchen. You may also find yourself tiring of small talk and gossip, for as much as the airy influence of Aquarius encourages friendships and social interactions, there’s an equally powerful push towards thought and meaningful activity. You’re not being aloof; you just hunger for change and need a little space to figure out what it should look like. Aquarius season says, “Go for it,” and while you’re at it, dream big!
Everyone can benefit from the energy of Aquarius Season, by refusing to stifle your uniqueness and conform to other people’s expectations. In Aquarius Season, you’re called to think outside the box, approaching even the toughest personal and social problems from a fresh perspective.
Aquarius Ruling Planet
Aquarius is ruled by Uranus, a “higher octave” planet to Mercury, ruler of objective information and proven facts. Uranus rules a higher level of intellect that includes a creative, intuitive synthesis of vast amounts of facts and data accumulated over time, enabling completely original ideas to take shape. If Mercury is the supercomputer, Uranus is the AI. Uranus also rules chaos, a quality that makes you comfortable with ambiguity and capable of being guided by an inner vision without needing a lot of guideposts along the way. And Uranus rules electricity, resulting in lightning-fast bolts of insight and imagination.
You don’t entirely dispense with guideposts and guardrails, however, thanks to the influence of the planet that was thought to be your ruler up until the time Uranus was discovered in 1781. Prior to that point, Saturn was held to be the ruler of Aquarius, and Saturn could not be more opposite! Saturn represents structures, limitations, and order, while Uranus tests every form for its usefulness and relevancy and discards any that no longer serve. This is not unlike the Fixed Mode of Aquarius maintaining reference to the box even as it thinks outside the box for new solutions. The push-pull of these two planetary forces is resolved by a compromise — some structure is necessary, whether it’s legacy or newly established, provided it serves as a useful foundation for new ideas that move mankind forward.
One more thing about Uranus — its energy is neither male nor female, or maybe a little of both. Just like Uranus, Aquarians don’t like to be labeled or made to conform to anyone’s expectations or stereotypes.
Aquarius Ruling House
Aquarius sits in the Eleventh House of the Zodiac, which represents friendships, community, and the collective good. Aquarians are humanitarians and look at the big picture with a live and let live attitude. They really do care about saving the whales and the rain forest, and they want to make a better government. The Eleventh House influences the ways individuals come together as a group to influence an outcome. Pick any progressive cause, and you’re likely to find Aquarians at the helm and among the ranks. Aquarians see the similarities in human nature and draw on this common thread to get the work done. They have zero tolerance for prejudice, discrimination, and ideologies that divide. It only makes sense then, that the Eleventh House is also known as the House of Divinity, offering both the compassion and the objectivity to address systemic problems at a societal level.
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