Aquarius - called by the Greeks Hydrochoos, "the Water-Pourer." "Aquarius" is a Latin translation of the Greek name. According to the most ancient sources, Hydrochoos was considered to be Ganymede, the beloved cupbearer of Zeus (the chief Olympian god). Other later versions say that Aquarius was Deucalion, a Greek Noah, who was (with his wife) the only survivor of a great flood.

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"They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea." - Francis Bacon (1561-1626) English philosopher, lawyer and politician (Sun and Ascendant in Aquarius).

The Sun in the element of air... stimulated mentally, detached perspective... Motivated and recharged by intellectual concepts, social interchanges and the communication of ideas and/or ideals... The element of air (barring other factors) tends to produce a fairly active mind. The world is approached with reason and everything (everyone) is open to analysis.

Aquarius generates a friendly, people-oriented mental energy. Unconventional, friendly, unpredictable and innovative are all characteristics of Aquarius. You thrive on originality and may be a bit rebellious. You may even be considered a wee bit eccentric.

Aquarius values life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Aquarius values humanity and enjoys living in a world of detached intellect. And inventive Aquarian energy (at its best) is channelled through creative theoretical constructs which can be used for the purpose of bringing about the greater social good.

Prometheus/Epimetheus
In Greek mythology, the Titan brother gods Prometheus and Epimetheus correspond to the energy contained in Aquarius. Once upon a time... Zeus, the ruling god of Olympus, decided to give Prometheus (meaning foresight) and Epimetheus (meaning hindsight) the task of populating the earth.

Epimetheus (hindsight) immediately jumped in and created all sorts of interesting animals. The animals he created could run extremely fast, they had excellent endurance, and they were endowed with physical strength. All the animals could see, smell, and hear quite well. Due to his lack of foresight, Epimetheus lavished all the totally awesome gifts on the animals.

Prometheus, then, set about creating men. Prometheus created the forms of these men from out of the elements earth and water - and then Athena, goddess of wisdom, bestowed “soul” to the lifeless forms by bringing butterflies (psyche) to them. But when Prometheus finished shaping man, he discovered that Epimetheus had already handed out all the good gifts to the animals. There were very few good gifts left over to give to humans. Forever being inventive and resourceful, Prometheus decided this just wouldn't do! So he went before Zeus and asked if it would be okay if his mortals could have some of Zeus' sacred fire. However Zeus told Prometheus no, and further said that fire belonged to the gods alone. It seems Zeus thought that mortal men would become arrogant if they possessed the wonderful blessing of fire.

Being rebellious, Prometheus stole some fire from the hearth of Zeus and gave it to his mortals anyway. As a result of having the gift of fire, humanity no longer had to endure cold, bitter nights. And because the other animals feared the light of fire? They stopped attacking men.

As mentioned eariier, Prometheus literally means "foresight." And much to his credit, he also taught humanity mathematics, metalworking, architecture, and writing.

Your birth Sun is the hero of your mythic journey through this lifetime. Let Your Light Shine!
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Regardless of whether you're a male or female, the very first love of your life was your mother (or if mom was absent, then another mother figure in your environment). The Moon symbolizes the unconscious, instincts, and what you need to feel nurtured in your life.

With the Moon in Aquarius, you tend to feel secure with intellect rather than emotions. You may be aloof from your emotions and/or distrust your emotions as being way too irrational and unpredictable. You may have viewed your mother as being rather emotionally detached and unpredictable. You may have seen your mother as being electric, unique, and different. The Moon is the "place" where we go for comfort when scared.... and we tend to unconsciously nurture ourselves in much the same way our mothers nurtured and cared for us when we were very young children. When under stress, you may feel the need for a quick change of your surroundings or you might feel the need to disrupt and stir things up a wee bit and get a little excitement going.

To help relieve day to day stress, I suggest joining a group of people with whom you can feel free to intellectualise and share your social, political, philosophical, and/or spiritual beliefs and dreams. Planning a vacation? If you're single (and/or otherwise unattached), you may be able to best relieve stress by taking off all alone on a journey and going to a place where you can "get away from it all (and everybody)." Regardless of where you decide to go or what you do while on vacation? You'll feel more comfortable and satisfied when knowing it's somewhere (or something) exciting, unique, and totally different.
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Your Aquarius lover will be a wonderful and engaging friend. Aquarius can be (when he or she decides to kick up their heels) a wildly exciting, fun, and exhilarating partner when it comes to a special "wild night out on the town" or when doing something of an original, bizarre, and/or unexpected nature. But taking long romantic walks under the moonlight, quietly sipping wine, and holding hands while engrossed in intimate conversation during candlelit dinners? No, I don't think so.

It's best that Aquarius' lover understands upfront that Aquarius, barring other factors in the chart, tends not to be comfortable in close, intimate, and personal one to one settings and/or - for that matter - "relationships." Personal relationships and "intimacy" have a tendency to get "emotionally messy," and Aquarius is extremely awkward when it comes to experiencing anything that even vaguely smells of "emotionally messy." Aquarius enjoys keeping things light and easy. Aquarius may likely view any displays of emotion as being weakness in character. In particular, Aquarius is normally aghast at any public displays of sentimental emotion and/or feeling. Therefore, Aquarius is not generally recommended as someone who you will want to seek out for emotional support and/or to have a good cry on the their shoulder.

Your Aquarius lover is normally not going to be a "touchie," "feelie," "snugglely" partner. Aquarius is associated with the element of air - and, as such, Aquarius may not be completely in touch and comfortable with his or her body. Aquarius may even turn on and turn off his or her sexuality like a light switch.

It's fascinating to me, that each year, we celebrate love and lovers on February the 14th while the Sun is traveling through the Zodiacal Sign of Aquarius. Down through the centuries, Valentine's Day has progressively grown more and more associated with the friendship qualities of Aquarian love. Your Aquarius lover is, in fact, the most comfortable with friendship love. Aquarius tends to generate a friendly, people-oriented mental energy. Unconventional, friendly, unpredictable and innovative are all characteristics of your Aquarius lover. Aquarius thrives on being unique, original, may even be considered a wee bit eccentric.

Aquarius values humanity as a whole and enjoys living in a world of detached intellect and ideals. Aquarius values life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Aquarian energy (at its best) is channeled through creative theoretical constructs which can be used for the purpose of bringing about the greater social good. In plain simple language that means Aquarius shines best when reaching out for their high and lofty ideals. Your Aquarius approaches the world with a sense of cold hard logic and reason - and everything (everyone, including you) is open to his or her analysis.

Shadow: Aquarius can become the prototype of the "mad scientist" who becomes so consumed with and bent on creating something new and original, that he or she refuses to look at the consequences involved. In the pursuit of his/her ideals, Aquarius may remain blind to the Pandora box of deadly plagues that's about to be opened. The further temptation of Aquarius is the tendency to become the archetypal "Iceman" of the Zodiac. Aquarian love can then become icy, cold detachment and total isolation... with the "Iceman" forever escaping into the safety of his/her own high ivory tower of intellect and lofty ideals. The detachment of your Aquarius lover then becomes a safe tower where no one can ever again touch (and hurt) the "Iceman"...

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