Aquarius - January 20th - February 18th

Aquarius is the eleventh Sign of the Zodiac, it is concerned with:
* scientific analysis, experimentation, detachment
* friendship, courtesy, kindness, tranquility
* mystery, intrigue, magic, genius, originality
* eccentricity, independence, humanitarian issues
* fame, recognition, politics, creative arts
* electricity, magnetism, telecommunications

Aquarius is the fixed air sign of the Zodiac. The air part of this represents the mind and the ability to think up unusual and original ideas, but once formed these opinions are likely to become fixed. An Aquarian has strengths of communications. They are thoughtful and caring, cooperative and humane offering loyal friendship. This loyalty can be overstepped however, for while an Aquarian can have intense interest in people this can become a voyeuristic curiosity. Aquarians are independent in their thoughts and actions, but can be rude, tactless and unwilling to share their ideas suggesting a stubborn nature. Aquarians can also be accused of being too cold and closing themselves away, they are unpredictable despite a usual easy-going nature. Aquarians are often too self involved and interested, apathy can strike with an uncertainty and lack of confidence leading to an unwillingness to fight for their beliefs.

Any person with a strong Aquarian influence is a person extremely uncertain of their true identity. Indeed the spiritual goal of all Aquarians is to learn how to develop true self-confidence. The Aquarian Ego is also highly precarious, the nature of the Aquarian non-conformity can unfortunately aid this feeling of a lacking identity. The way for an Aquarian to build an identifiable Ego is to combine a highly intellectual genius (and mental oddity) and put it to practical use.

Physically
An Aquarian will look like a non-conformist. The eyes have a distant dreamy look with a body taller than average and a head in profile bearing fine features. The neck will bend to allow the head to droop while thinking and movements while not graceful, do have purpose. The Aquarian woman will typically have broad shoulders, a large bone structure, a long neck and a preference to ignore feminine conventions but always dress in a way that she looks stunning.

At Home
An Aquarian will either be messy of suave. The suave Aquarian lives in an elegant and spacious home filled with many interesting items, a penchant for unusual foods and will enjoy having houseguests from all walks of life. The messy Aquarian will live in a tiny home packed with oddities, enjoying a strange mixture of plain foods then only washing up when they feel in the 'right frame of mind'. They too enjoy a wide variety of friends dropping by, who don't mind a Creative Mess.

Love
To an Aquarian, love is an attitude of caring. They will attract others by a friendly open manner even though they try to seem aloof. An Aquarian however will desire independen and guard this jealosuly. They are fearful of a deep emotional involvement but genuinely want friendship with the one they love. While an Aquarian will expect loyalty and faithfulness, they may not be as forthcoming with this until marriage. They also expect the partner to have an understanding and tolerance of their quirks and oddities. Typically they only have one love affair at a time and devote themselves to that person until curosity leads them away. Aquarians like to be in control, partners who make too many demands, become jealous or try to limit the Aquarian's freedom will be dropped fairly quickly, although once settled in a marriage, the Aquarian does not like divorce.

Friendship
Persons of this sign will enjoy a wide circle of friends but very few confidants. They like friends with intellectual interests and an enjoyment of more unusual pursuits. Positively they will rarely pass ethical judgement but will expect friends to live by their codes, they will put alot of energy and effort into their friendships and remains a constant source of information. However an Aquarian can be manipulative, taking great interest in a friends ideas then adopting as his/her own to use when convenient, or simply taking over the friendship slowly putting the friend under obligation. Aquarians also have a tendency to angst, expecting their problems to be treated as more important than anything else but if another were to come with their problems, the Aquarian will draw back, and tell their friend to simply ignore their problem.

Leisure Interests, likes and dislikes:
Likes Dislikes
-fame/ recognition
-thinking about self
-privacy
-dreams and magic
-change, surprises
-credit cards
-telling others what needs to be done then watching them do it
-weird friends
-emotion and intimacy
-people who show off
-being taken for granted
-being pinned down or caged in any way
-any kind of hard sell
-being in debt
-conventional authority
-revealing ones own motives

Sign Associations

Plants - Rowan, Olive and Aspen
The rowan is known in folklore as a tree of protection against witchcraft and enchantment. Sprigs of rowan were carried for use as personal protection. The red colour of the berryes was thought to be the best protection against enchantment, and so the rowan's vibrant display of berries in autumn may have further contributed to its protective abilities. The rowan was also denoted as a tree of the Goddess or a Faerie tree by virtue (like the hawthorn and elder) of its white flowers.

Colours - violet, electric blue

Perfume - Galbanum

A fresh, balsamic, woody and spicy perfume

Stones - Amethyst, onyx, topaz

Amethyst opens up spirituality and second sight. It can be worn to get in touch with your own intuition, feelings, and values as well as historically being used against temptation to overindulge, especially in alcohol. It can also help to promote intelligence

Metal - lead

Tarot - the star

Upright - Fresh hope and renewal. Healing of old wounds. Hope. renewal of faith and hope. Spiritual love. A mental and physical broadening of horizons. Promise and fulfillment. inspiration. Influence over others. Vigour and confidence. Protection.

Reversed - Self doubt. Stubbornness. Unwillingness or inability to adapt to changing circumstances and accept the opportunities it may bring. Lack of trust and self-doubt. Obstacles to happiness. Diminished life. Inability to freely express oneself. Rigidity of mind.

Animals - peacock, eagle

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