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From 01.19 to 02.18, the Sun transits every year Aquarius. The sign is ruled by Uranus, with Air as the element to make things flow, as the force for not staying too long, to set developmental paths for everyone. The sign is usually represented as a man pouring water from a vessel, the one who disperses and distributes, and is assigned to eight cards in the Egyptian Tarot deck by Kier Ed., where 4 is its number. And, among Greek deities, the ones related to the sign are Hera and Poseidon: stars in the sky and seas on Earth, both being one single reflection.
During the solar month, it begins a time of reversal in each hemisphere. In the North, it's like a sprout coming out into the air, from fertile soil, slowly receiving direct sunlight, faint, weak, luminous, softly warm. In the South, it's a month to progressively relax and let go: potency will decrease, so distend and prepare for resting, in further times. I Ching refers to these moments in hexagrams Fu Return (24) and Kou Coupling (44): raise the empty and start decreasing, respectively.
In classic and esoteric Astrologies, Aquarius counts on several rulers: Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, key masses for developing fixated signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio & the very Aquarius). And, according to karmic Astrology, Air signs (Gemini, Libra & Aquarius) don't always float in the air: they're quite interested in the matters of the body, mundane and concrete affairs, although they may not express it in the first place.
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Aquarius is associated to 2 major cards and 6 minor ones: The Emperor (4), Transmutation (21), Impediments (31), Foreboding (40), Versatility (49), Retraining (58), Friendship (67) and Dispenser (76).
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Aquarius' cardsNumber 4 is the number of the sign in Kier Ed.'s deck: setting bases, matter, natural world. Anciently, Aquarius was ruled by Saturn, the planet of developed forms on Earth, what is solid, bones. Currently, the sign is ruled by Uranus, the planet of forms going through changes.Forms on Earth are those of Moon. Along with it, ancient echoes in affinity are present: of physical, emotional and mental attachment. These ones are nonphysical forms, growing and in development, answering back echoes in tune, after which they're set in motion and awaken to life.By knowing nature, both forms and affinity are changed. Such is the echo brought by Aquarius in these cards: it unfixes, permanently. It challenges karma, by changing forms and echoes. It communicates a new idea, and fixates it on Earth, on itself, inside of the mind of everything.To Moon, mind, where signs take place, Aquarian cards are death for those beginnings, and life for the present. They include Uranus as the ruling planet of the sign, not Saturn. The emphasis is on the possibilites coming along with changes, as the past is dead: blockings, fixations, relations, affinity, old ways.Along with a new fixation, the recent one, and different, it's gathered what nature doesn't gather, and Aquarius makes it work in common and daily life. The very Moon disappears, and Aquarius makes it come back again from its nonphysical sounds at every minute, in different ways, once and again, on the Earth where they express together, in the ways of every New Moon, in those of Aquarius and of everyone.index
Northern Hemisphere
FU Return
24. A sprout (destructive cycle).
Like a shy awakening. The outer world doesn't know it yet but something's going on in the mind, inside. Darkness occults from other people's eyes, is a veil and curtain. However, new ideas will be raised or ancient ones will come back. During the month, expect for a kind of inner shaking although it won't be noticed, anyway. And even though it may be something more related to the way of thinking, it may become something more than just an inner move: maybe the starting point of a whole new way to take action in the world outside. But it's too soon to be certain about it.
Southern Hemisphere
KOU Coupling
44. Relaxing (destructive cycle).
A month to try variations. It will be hard to remain sticked to motifs or interests for too long, or establish long-lasting relationships. The most general situations might not be modified although more flexible ways will be necessary to make use of sporadic contacts, as people don't settle down, remain free from ties and try different ways (something a bit unstable from an inner perspective). Anyway, it's a month to stay focused on goals, trusting the expected results for the period will be achieved.
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius are all fixated signs. They guarantee intermmediate processes between vital phases, so they're in charge of setting them in motion for development. And when the Sun is in Aquarius, Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius are all fixated signs. They guarantee intermmediate processes between vital phases, so they're in charge of setting them in motion for development. And when the Sun is in Aquarius, the four fixated signs are unfolded in a very particular way.
To TAURUS, the month of Aquarius renews the entire life, in both physical and psychic terms. Searching and motifs might be strenghtened since more energy will be available to remain and stay on purpose. More enthusiasm and more life can be found beyond what is usual, known or near by. The month is a special time to expand and reach more fields and areas of interests.To LEO, the water-carrier makes it compete for controlling, prevailing or dominating. It'll be hard to find available space to take or free areas where the own influence has a chance. Personal characteristics might not be enough for it, and attachments may be more important than the usual. If wanting to expand the own authority, consider previous relationships in the field play an important role now.To SCORPIO, the month of Aquarius brings a radical chance, especially for all related to resources: maybe a new source of production, a new project to bring to life, or a total change of the working area. It will mostly mean a personal challenge to the scorpion, and the month will just push the sign to go for more: a new conquer to start something new, although taking the challenge may lead to unknown fields.To AQUARIUS, the own month is like a clock alarm. If people were asleep or waiting for something or involved in some kind of farewell, it's time to open the eyes and express themselves. A higher life dynamics will be contagious, especially for those near by them. A month for insights and shakings, to find new developmental impulses.index
Among Olympian deities, Aquarius is associated to Hera and Poseidon: sex and love united like Heaven and Earth, mutual reflections on Earth, inseparable in language definitions. About Hera, read the previous newsletter delivery, since Greek deities rule two signs of the Zodiac: Hera rules both Capricorn and Aquarius.
Poseidon, god of seasSon of Chronos and Rhea, he was devoured by his father at birth, such as it had happened to his brothers and sisters, although they were all vomited later. After the war against the Titans, when the Cyclops were set free from Tartarus, they were thankful and gave him a trident as a gift, to rule over the seas.He had dark hair and drove a chariot pulled by sea-horses, good swimmers, of blue eyes, like dolphins. The god deeply loved dolphins, and even turned one of them into the Dolphin constellation, since it had made Amphititre the nereid accept the god in marriage.The sea was calm when dolphins were around. But Poseidon with the trident cracked rocks, made the Earth tremble and unleashed storms. That's why he was involved in several territorial problems with other deities, since his passion reached it all. And when he showed up in his chariot along with sea-horses, storms ceased and sea monsters emerged from dephts. Poseidon was also considered as the god of horses, since seas support lands from below, and the horse is a land animal, known by high speed and strength, in times when pulling chariots were important to travel across the lands and rule them.To set domains, the god created floods that submerged the lands in waters, or created eternal flows turning them fertile, like the Font of Lerna, or on the contrary, he removed the waters and caused droughts. He also gave horses as gifts, and if they were not accepted, he considered his influence was challenged, so he caused droughts the same.Poseidon knew the art of transformation very well and showed himself in several ways: like water flows, like any other god and even like animals. This is how he seduced many goddesses, giants, nymphs and mortals, transformed into a horse, bird, bull, ram or leopard, although he didn't gave the gift of changing the form to any who had given him descendence. Instead, it was given to two of his loves, princess Mestra and Kainis. He married Amphititre, who gave him Triton (the god of fish-tail), Benthesicyme (nymph of waves or "Lady of Deep Waves") and the nymph Rode. From other unions, even with his grandmother Gaia and his sister Demeter, many more children were born. Just some of them were the giants Polyphemos and Orion, the horses Pegasus and Arion, and the heroes Teseus and Bellerophonte.Territorial problems especially involved Helios god of the physical sun, Hera goddess of the stars, and Athenea goddess of victories. For instance: in one occassion, Poseidon transformed himself into a bird to seduce Medusa, one of the three Gorgones. But they met among spring flowers in a sanctuary devoted to Athenea (although located at Okeanos, the great spring of fresh water surrounding the plain Earth). This is why Zeus, Athenea's father, brother of Poseidon and god of Heaven on Earth, transformed Medusa's hair into awful snakes. Later, Athenea gave her half-brother Perseus a shield to kill her by seeing her reflected face on it (it was said Meduse transformed anything that looked straight at her eyes into a stone, which was the antithesis of her past love with Poseidon, so no one could face her). Perseus was able to saw her in his shield's reflection, so cut her head off without looking at her eyes straightly. From Medusa's blood were born Pegasus the horse and Krisaor the weasel of stony eyes. But Bellerophonte, another son of Poseidon, rode Pegasus, so the god guaranteed his influence through his descendant.To escape from him, they had to fly and stay in the sky, which was ruled by Zeus, king of Olympus at heights. Such as Koroneis did, princess of central Greece, who was transformed by Athenea into a crow when was running from him. But if decided to deal with the god, a disaster of uselessness was coming ahead or, instead, his predominance. Such as it happened when Rode, one of his daughters, married Helios, who finally could evaporate the waters so the submerged Rodhe Islands emerged: her daughter would guarantee his ruling over the islands.Counting on the art of transforming himself at will into whatever he wanted to, he was a god of clear purposes and true feelings. He used to transform himself for being accepted, or becoming alike and getting a match, and was thankful to those making it easier, like when Delphinus made the arrangements to get him closer to her future wife, so he later placed him among the stars in the sky. Poseidon also cleared out any confusion about the extension of his domains, so all knew who they belong to: him or nobody. And when Hephaestus god of smithy chained his wife Aphrodite because she had cheated on Ares, Poseidon begged the smith to release them. Chains, hardness, love cheating and stones unacquainted with love, were out of his world. Whereas sea monsters and the very Medusa were proportional to his passions.
People born between 01.19 and 02.18 will display birth charts of a special karmic background. They should pay a lot of attention to what happens in depths, under any surface. That's an area to find intense feelings, disturbing changes, impulses finally shaking both body and spirit. The sea may seem calm although it could change in a minute, unleashing chaos, disorder and important loses. Those born on January between days 13 and 27 will stay grounded, considering costs, earnings and results as priorities. Those born between January 28 and February 13 will be quite interested in all related to love affairs, arts and aesthetics, expressing themselves openly and more physically than others. Whereas those of the last days of the sign, born on February between days 14 and 18, will probably live beyond words although will be much more inclined to specific likings and preferences.
Northern HemisphereMoon's rising sign: Virgo. Ruler: Mercury.People have remained "sticked" to the past, and now born to come back to Pisces and the ruler, Neptune. The karmic future depends on it, which will be progressively defined according to what happens during the present time. This is a karmic circumstance since an extraordinary mental development has taken place before, an excessive and extreme activity that created an almost unavoidable karma. Anyway, they shouldn't worry about it since those circumstances will naturally be eased. For deepening into the sign of seas, the one that basically blurs certainty and definitions, offers more unknowns than answers, and doesn't fear chaos or changes.
Southern HemisphereMoon's rising sign: Pisces. Ruler: Neptune.For welcoming loud Aquarian echoes and connect to the greastest possible amount of people, situations and interests. Connections won't be superficial and people will have the chance to deepen into them: research, integrate, process, link internally. They'll make choices, with or without being aware of it, especially about feelings and sentimental matters. Something from the past should be meet again to be studied, more precisely something considered as finished or seeming to be completed. The body, sensorial inclinations and organic functions may become quite relevant. And the study of details, mechanisms and cleaning will be many times at the end of the road.index
Lunar months last approximately 29 days, and are a very useful reference to consider short-term purposes. The beginning of the month is for setting tendencies, and the effects can be fully observed 15 days later. The rest of the month is for decreasing the initial tendency and freeing space for the new cycle to come.NEW MOON. The lunar month begins on January 29 with Moon and Sun at 9º Aquarius. For quickly becoming aware of common interests, having fun, playing and joining naturally. And for putting aside deep inner commitments: during the month, a good mood and enthusiasm may lead to unsuspected traps, frauds and sentimental cheating.FULL MOON. Moon will shine on February 12 at 24º Leo, with the Sun at 24º Aquarius. For more physical connections and paying attention to any corporal sign. Changes in goods and properties may also put some light on latent situations that have been unnoticed or have not been manifested yet. For focusing on resources and states, instead of control or authority.
Northern HemisphereSnow MoonIf hoaxes or false situations, this is a month to start an investigation and know the truth. Do not avoid or deny and, instead, take the impulse to go out and meet what can be truly known. False attractions, sentimental cheating and fraudulent alliances might be progressively deconstructed, analyzed, splitted in components, all of which will show the model or entire picture they are part of. Certainly, it'll be a month to stay away from common feelings or "blind love", but it'll be also a month to become aware of what is real and what is illusory, as mind and heart are cleaned. This will be something very good for the future, even though the reason why and that very future are not too definite yet.
Southern HemisphereSturgeon MoonA month to foresee and avoid sentimental problems of a karmic origin. It'd be better not to pour all the energy into love affairs or accept strong inner commitments. Think on slowing down and take some time before joining idealistic movements or collective visions. Roots are not clear and people should look back to see the idea or project they've emerged from... There's much more mind involved than it seems, although is not visible. A simple distrust will be enough to start the unraveling, and the skein might be huge...
Lost constellations
Some Renaissance charts show constellations that are now missed from Western sky maps. The article mentions their names, what or who inspired them, and how they became part of atlases in those times. You'll also find the 88 current constellations, the main stars and meanings, and two graphs to easily locate the most important ones, in your sign or next to it.
Uranus: the planet of Astrology
In the month of Aquarius, stars have a special role. From ancient Greeks and Romans, Uranus was a god initially considered as the main mythical reference, beyond Earth. But when it entered the Zodiac in the XVIII century, many things changed. Since then, the ancient god of creation ruled electricity and magnetism on horoscopes, and also set the later positions of Neptune and Pluto.
Native-American Zodiac
The month of Aquarius in the Northern Hemisphere is associated to the Otter, a sign mainly related to rest and purification. Otters are described as out-of-series people, quite singular and with a rare sense of play. There's nothing conventional about them and count on incredible creativity. They also keep good relationships and tend to take care of the household.
The month of Aquarius in the Southern Hemisphere is associated to the Salmon, a sign related to mature berries. Salmon people are described as enthusiastic, contagious and goal-oriented. They easily attract those wanting to be part of their ideas since they're intuitively driven to success. And, if next to the right person, they show themselves as sensual and willing to keep stable relationships.
Source: Native American Zodiac Astrology.
Trees of Celtic tradition
Tree spirits are assigned according to lunar months, which begin at different dates than solar months do. When the Sun is in Aquarius, Beithe and Luis spirits flourish. That of Beithe is present during only two days of the water-carrier's month, between January 19 and 20. The rest of the solar month belongs to Luis tree. But Beithe's spirit has been present since before, when the Sun was in Capricorn, so you may find more about this spirit in the previous newsletter delivery dedicated to the sign of the goat.
People born between 01.21 and 02.17 are assigned to Luis' spirit (called Rowan in Gallic). The tree is associated to L character, which in Chiromancy is related to the index finger. The latter is also associated to Water element in Astrology. So Luis invokes and evokes sensibility, inspiration, romance and passion, and is related to magics, witchcraft and enchantments. The index finger is also associated to approachment manners and, by connecting at the base with the mount of Jupiter, Luis is the tree of sorcerers who know the paths, especially to the other side.
The tree is small and grows up to 30-40 ft although it can live up to 200 years-old. Naturally, it can be found in highlands, hard to be accessed if comparing with other species, so it's known as "The Lady of the Mountain".
Of thin trunk, Luis' wood is usually used in rituals, funerals and fortune-telling with metals, since the tree watches over the gate to the other world: it's related to death and rebirth, such as the vertical graph in L character indicates (pointing up like the index finger).
Of serrated margins and spear-shaped, leaves grow in pairs although alternated. Flowers are white, small and grow in bunches. Fruits are small too, of bright red color, and create a big constrast with green leaves, although they're very toxic before maturing. Opposite to the stem, there's a little five-pointed star, so the tree is also considered as a great protecting spirit, oftenly placed at gateways and entrances.
Source: El Ogham.
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