The Age of Aquarius

The Age of Aquarius is not a mythical concept by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, the world is currently in the beginning stages of this exciting new period in human history.

Let's take a look at what's going on astrologically in the world right now and the effect it is or will be having upon us to usher in the Age of Aquarius.

It seems that nowadays everyone is struggling on some level while the emotions of fear and dread have become commonplace. The times we're all facing are indeed very tough. Unfortunately, it seems as though a lot of people are walking around waiting for the proverbial bottom of the bag to drop out.

In reality, these are truly remarkable times that we're all witnessing. As an astrologer, I get to be in the fortunate position of seeing the deeper meaning of things by translating the beautiful language of the stars.

The first stage of the Age of Aquarius has been set as the current Saturn opposite Uranus configuration has people gripping tight to the old (Saturn) and resisting change (Uranus) with all the strength we've got.

The overall theme of the Age of Aquarius is one of gradual evolution to a higher and more evolved global consciousness as represented by the Jupiter/Neptune/Chiron conjunction in Aquarius.

This particular conjunction symbolizes expansive (Jupiter) unconditional love (Neptune) and healing (Chiron) for humanity (Aquarius). This configuration is urging the people of this world to unite together as the "me first" mentality slowly falls away.

The Age of Aquarius is taking us in the direction of relying more upon each other and our local communities rather than giving our power away to our governments. We're learning that government can't always save us. Conversely, we can't always be pointing the finger at our government for all of our problems.

Instead, we learning that we're all responsible in some way for the present circumstances we find ourselves in. We have to get involved and not leave up to the next person to make the changes that we wish to see. As Gandhi once famously stated: "We must become the change we want to see."

We the people hold the power. We always have and we always will. We just seem to have lost our way on that one important point. Once we re-discover this we can all be the keys to success that we're seeking.

Meanwhile, Saturn officially entered the zodiac sign of Libra on Oct 29th, 2009 where it will stay until October 6th, 2012. Saturn feels right at home in the balanced and justice-minded world of Libra. Saturn's transit here compels humanity to learn to let go of competitiveness and selfishness. Instead, we are all urged to strive toward the Libran spirit of peace and compromise. Do you see a pattern here?

Saturn's transit in Libra presents the perfect time for us to strive for balance and equality in the relationship arena. This applies to all of us on an individual basis and also to the nations on a more global level. This placement of Saturn reminds me of the biblical story of Cain and Abel when Cain murders his brother out of jealousy because his brother had received more praise for his offering to God than Cain did. Cain is then questioned by God of the whereabouts of his brother Abel. To this question, Cain defensively states "I know not. Am I my brother's keeper?"

Saturn's transit through Libra will show the world that the resounding answer to Cain's question is yes; of course we're our brother's keeper! Like it or not, we're not on this Earth alone. We're all in this thing called life together and it's in our own best interests to look out for the welfare of one another as best we can. Fairness, equality, and balance are the themes that this placement will challenge us on.

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