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Man, in his archetypical forms (the signs), goes out into life and experiences the various circumstances of his particular Karma. What he learns about life, the inventions he creates, the level of spiritual enlightenment he achieves, the passions he awakens, etc., all pass on to the ocean of life from which the whole human race derives its motivating force. Each human being draws strength and the potential for understanding life from this great ocean and thus we are all one.
In the first place, the water which the Man distributes from his Urn is the water of consciousness. It is the understanding that all men are brothers, a concept which can be understood intellectually but only “seen” intuitively. It is the power of the intuitive aspect of mind which is embodied by Aquarius. Aquarius is Man perfected by this understanding of the oneness of Mankind. He can then use his rational, communicative faculties, such as speech and writing, to broadcast this message to others.
This indicates that Aquarius is the disseminator of knowledge, the teacher, the inspirational visionary.
Actually, with the Age of Aquarius so closely upon us, many members of the younger generation display some of the physical characteristics which are traditionally associated with the eleventh sign.
The outward pose of Aquarians is not very constant, for Uranus, Aquarius’s ruling planet, works fitfully and suddenly. Aquarians can easily become excitable, as they have a sensitive nervous system. The Water-Bearer has a tendency to pour his energy out like the water in his intellectual Urn. He will all too often completely exhaust himself through his mental gyrations. Aquarians are constantly thinking or speaking about what is going on in their busy heads. They are so preoccupied with the making of plans that they often do not have the time to fulfill all the social commitments they make for themselves.
Thus the Aquarian is the natural revolutionary, ever eager to overthrow the existing system if it restricts the implantation and actualization of his theories and visions. Like the circulatory system, Aquarius needs a strong heart, a firm center to which he can always return to rest and refresh himself.
In order to master himself and be in a position to manifest on Earth what he visualizes in his thoughts, the Aquarian will have to become one with the source of his mind. This means he will have to find a way to observe his thinking processes and not be his thoughts. VII. AQUARIUS IN THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE
As the new energy of the Sun is brought by the winter solstice, its potential creative strength becomes more fixed in Aquarius.
When Man has evolved to a form which is the ideal, he will cease to be Man and will be replaced by yet a higher form of Spirit matter. Man will have the opportunity for this transcendence in Pisces, but should this elevation not take place, the zodiacal wheel of incarnations will continue to turn and he will once more appear as Aries, to begin again.
The true Aquarian wants to be a harbinger of Light, for in the eleventh sign the days continue to grow in length. What he has to do in order to balance his desires and visions with reality is to understand that all men are not created equal nor do they all share his conceptions and ideals. This is very important for him to understand, for in the totality of human life we need the doctors, the plumbers, the architects, the historians, the elevator operators, the tailors, and even the astrologers. Each person is not capable of performing all of the tasks necessary to human life nor has everyone evolved to the same level of consciousness. If that were so, the game of life as it is played out on our Earth would no longer have to exist. Aquarius is the sign which brings the new ideas, inventions, and social doctrines to Earth so that Mankind may experiment with them. He will reap the rewards or pay the penalties for his (mis) adventures in Pisces—the last stage in the zodiacal cycle.
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Alan Oken’s Complete Astrology by Alan Oken presents key insights from the Taoism tradition. The 10 passages above capture the essential teachings.
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Key Passages: Highlights 1, 3, and 10 are particularly representative.
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