20 January to 19 February Above dates can vary +/- 1 day

THE WATER BEARER Ruled by Uranus & Saturn Masculine, Positive, Fixed Air Sgn

The symbol of Aquarius is the Waterbearer--water streams from the Waterbearer's jug, depicting a higher conscious knowledge that is to be shared with humanity. There is a misperception by some people who consider Aquarius to be a water sign, but its true element is air. The higher ego focus is to help humanity--in contrast to the opposite sign Leo whose ego focus is the individual. This sign's intention is to promote change in science, politics, and literature and to establish friendships between communities and countries (We-are-the-world).

Aquarius is ruled by Uranus, the planet of change and new experiences. Many new experiences are those of friendships, which are very important to you. The person you choose as a friend can be sure of your kinship and loyalty. As a fixed, active air sign, you can be eccentric, decisive, and strong-willed. Unless contradicted elsewhere in your chart, you are not very emotional and generally prefer to have friends rather than lovers. You have good friendships with members of both sexes and will maintain the relationships even if you have found a partner. Sometimes you feel that others lack the necessary understanding of your ideas and this frustrates you. As a result, you may start an argument to demand a response from others. You can be obsessive about finding the truth. Sometimes you even go so far as to banish people from your life merely because they do not reach your own perceptive level.

You are neither pretentious nor condescending, and you have a dislike for cheap imitations and hypercritical behaviour. As you draw your security from being with others, you are fairly dependent on a specific type of surrounding. You will probably never experience loneliness; Uranus makes sure that you enjoy meeting new people and exchanging ideas. Your herd instincts will constantly lead you to other people, if they do not come to you of their own accord. You love the beauty of nature but want to admire it from a comfortable and safe position. You feel a desire for material wealth without being too forceful in that direction. You prefer to be a spectator at sporting events, rather than taking part yourself. Your interests tend to be intellectual rather than physical.

Your calm exterior may be deceptive. Sometimes your worries might make you feel ill and miserable. You take your work very seriously and are thus often nervous and worried. It is best for you to work with others or in an organisation that works for a public cause. Such employment gives you the opportunity to use your excellent memory, intuition, and knowledge. It also enables you to express your humanitarian nature. Aquarius is often associated with a love of freedom, which may be expressed in some way by assisting those disadvantaged in society. People trust and admire you for your interest and concern when dealing with others' problems. Your sympathy is impersonal and your understanding rational, but once your interest has been seized, you prove to be an inexhaustible worker.

Although this sign is often connected with the intellect, the type of reasoning you exhibit will depend on the placements of Uranus and Mercury in your chart, together with how they are aspected. Your quest is to project warmth and integrate feelings into the world, i.e., engender shared feelings as part of a larger collective.

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