Traditional
Aquarian Traits
Friendly and humanitarian
Honest and loyal
Original and inventive
Independent and intellectual
On the dark side....
Intractable and contrary
Perverse and unpredictable
Unemotional and detached
Aquarius
About Your Sign...
Aquarians basically possess strong
and attractive personalities. They fall into two principle types:
one shy, sensitive, gentle and patient; the other exuberant, lively
and exhibitionist, sometimes hiding the considerable depths of their
character under a cloak of frivolity. Both types are strong willed
and forceful in their different ways and have strong convictions,
though as they seek truth above all things, they are usually honest
enough to change their opinions, however firmly held, if evidence
comes to light which persuades them that they have been mistaken.
They have a breadth of vision that brings diverse factors into a
whole, and can see both sides of an argument without
shilly-shallying as to which side to take. Consequently they are
unprejudiced and tolerant of other points of view. This is because
they can see the validity of the argument, even if they do not
accept it themselves. They obey the Quaker exhortation to "Be
open to truth, from whatever source it comes," and are prepared
to learn from everyone.
Both types are humane, frank, serious
minded, genial, refined, sometimes ethereal, and idealistic, though
this last quality is tempered with a sensible practicality. They are
quick, active and persevering without being self-assertive, and
express themselves with reason, moderation and sometimes, a dry
humor.
They are nearly always intelligent,
concise, clear and logical. Many are strongly imaginative and
psychically intuitive, so that the Age of Aquarius, which is about
to begin, is much anticipated by psychic circles as an age in which
mankind will experience a great spiritual awakening. The Aquarian
philosophical and spiritual bent may be dangerous in that it can
drive the subjects into an ivory-tower existence where they meditate
on abstractions that bear little relevance to life. On the other
hand it can help the many who have scientific leanings to combine
these with the Aquarian yearning for the universal recognition of
the brotherhood of man, and to embark on scientific research to
fulfill their philanthropic ideals of benefiting mankind. When some
cause or work of this nature inspires them, they are capable of such
devotion to it that they may drive themselves to the point of
exhaustion and even risk injuring their health.
Both types need to retire from the
world at times and to become temporary loners. They appreciate
opportunities for meditation or, if they are religious, of retreats.
Even in company they are fiercely independent, refusing to follow
the crowd. They dislike interference by others, however helpfully
intended, and will accept it only on their own terms. Normally they
have good taste in drama, music and art, and are also gifted in the
arts, especially drama.
In spite of the often intensely
magnetic, forthcoming and open personality of the more extrovert
kind of Aquarian, and of their desire to help humanity, neither type
makes friends easily. They sometimes appear to condescend to others
and take too little trouble to cultivate the acquaintance of people
who do not particularly appeal to them. They do not give themselves
easily - perhaps their judgment of human nature is too good for that
- and are sometimes accounted cold. But once they decide that
someone is worthy of their friendship or love, they can exert an
almost hypnotic and irresistible mental attraction on them and will
themselves become tenacious friends or lovers, ready to sacrifice
everything for their partners and be faithful to them for life.
However, they are sometimes disappointed emotionally because their
own high personal ideals cause them to demand more of others than is
reasonable. And if they are deceived their anger is terrible. If
disillusioned, they do not forgive.
Aquarians work best in group
projects, provided that they are recognized as having a leading part
in them. They have a feeling of unity with nature and a desire for
knowledge and truth that makes them admirable scientists, especially
astronomers and natural historians. They may excel in photography,
radiography, electronics - anything connected with the electrical
and radio industries - aviation and everything technical. On the
arts and humanities side their progressive tendencies can be
expressed in writing, especially poetry, and broadcasting, or as
welfare workers and teachers. Some have gifts as entertainers and
make good character actors (having an ability to mimic) and
musicians. The more psychic among them possess healing gifts,
especially in curing the mentally sick.
Among the faults to which they are
liable are fanatical eccentricity, wayward egotism, excessive
detachment and an inclination to retreat from life and society, and
a tendency to be extremely dogmatic in their opinions. Aquarians can
be a threat to all they survey or a great boon for humanity in
general. Circumstances - for example, continuous opposition to a
cause they hold dear - may cause the atrophy of the openness of mind
that is one of the Aquarian's most attractive traits. They may
express a lack of integrity in broken promises, secretiveness or
cunning. Simmering anger and resentment, rudeness or, worse, a
tense, threatening silence which may suddenly burst out in eruptions
of extreme temper, these are all part of the negative side of the
Aquarian. This can also reveal itself in a sustained hatred for
enemies that is capable of enlarging itself into a misanthropy
toward the whole of mankind.
Possible Health
Concerns...
As Aquarius is said to govern the
legs from knees to ankles and the circulation of blood, its natives
are susceptible to ailments particularly in the legs and ankles,
such as cramps, and are also liable to spasmodic and nervous
complaints, as well as wind, catarrh, diarrhea, dropsy, goiter and
delirium tremens - so that the avoidance of alcohol is important for
those Aquarians who have a taste for it.
