Musings ~ Aquarius is coming, thank you (insert Deity here)!

1/19/25 Update: Today the sun makes its annual return to Aquarius. I do not feel it, but with the Sun still in my 12th, how could I possibly notice? My prediction for last year was wrong so I deleted it. Like last year, Pluto in Aquarius conjoins the sun after the Sun leaves the sign of Capricorn. However this year we have an inauguration and MLK day here in the States! We also are still adjusting to another  Mars Pluto opposition. We get another hit in April so stay tuned. I will keep the last paragraph of my update because I want it to be so. Today I listened to an article reminding me that we Americans endured a very corrupt period in our federal government in the 19th century and here we are. Maybe humans are like roaches after all. Or maybe we are more resilient that we know.

Lots of forward thinking , forward moving activity, and new beginnings are coming our way. Enjoy this oldie but goodie post.

I grew up in the 1960s so I knew about the Age of Aquarius very early on. There was a band that was very popular called The 5th Dimension. They recorded music for the soundtrack for the counter-cultural musical Hair. I grew up repeatedly hearing terms  like the 5th dimension and Age of Aquarius. In 2014 I am still trying to grasp their true essence. Hair debuted around the time my second grade teacher helped me create the solar system out of paper mache. I can still see that image in my mind’s eye. It was a major turning point for me. I am so lucky to have not changed schools until 3rd grade. My teacher believed in me and her influence was unlimited.  That is when my interest in astrology began. It is funny that my parents did not discourage this hobby/obsession. They were classic traditionalists.  It was probably because mainstream culture embraced it back then. In my parent’s house all four of my family’s sun sign plaques are still hanging on the kitchen wall. My parents even saw the (then controversial ) play Hair. Oh how I wanted to see it in high school, but I was not allowed to go. But in 1979 the film came out and I saw it with my father! Odd I know , but he liked the music and the play. Maybe he was trying to prove how cool he was to his teenage daughter.

I know Aquarius can be seen as cold and aloof and very superior, but in an elevated state it is about life. The water bearer arrives with life affirming water. That water can be refreshing or freezing. It depends on your point of view. I do not know if the Age is totally here. I think that we have gotten glimpses of it for many, many years.  I have a feeling that when we are fully in it, we will be very surprised by its appearance and power. Back in the mid 1960s when the Uranus/Pluto conjunction was in full force, I was too young to understand or even recognize the revolutions, upheaval, and violence. I recall the arrival of the Beatles, astrology, cool fashion, psychedelic colors, unusual music, and the acceleration of space exploration. As I type this, I am having a mini-epiphany. I was fascinated by the space program and that probably also contributed to my curiosity about astrology. I do remember the moon walk and no, I am not talking about Michael Jackson! I grew up during a time of excitement, experimentation and optimism.  The landscape is different today, but we can still choose optimism over cynicism. Even with the current backdrop of the Uranus/Pluto squares and the upcoming cardinal cross, it is still a choice. How awesome is it that we can choose all of our reactions to circumstances. What do you choose?

Please click over to watch the opening scene  and number :

The Age of Aquarius – Hair the Movie

Then ask yourself:

                         Were people misguided in the 1960s about love and peace prevailing over war and greed?

What does revolution mean to you?

Are you glad I have resumed asking questions?

What does the spirit of Aquarius look like?

 How does it operate in your life?

peace out,  litebeing 

image credits:  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aquarius_(astrology) public domain United States.