Sidereal Aquarius--Part 2

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SIDEREAL AQUARIUS--Part 2

Therese Hamilton

August 28, 2009

 

(Notes: Survey draft only)

 

There are different ways that the effects of a sign can be studied. In Part

1 I simply took Aquarian stelliums composed of the Sun, Moon, Mercury and

Venus and/or Mars. This part of the study looked at 10th house Suns in

Aquarius square Taurus ascendants within 7 degrees. Invariably, there were

additional planets in Aquarius along with the Sun. There were 47 charts in

ADB 4 that filled the research requirements. As usual I igonred charts with

such designations as " Child of famous person X. "

 

The largest group (9) could be called HUMANITARIAN in that their careers or

occupations were aimed at helping their fellow human beings. These included

astrologers interested in counseling and healing, a psychic, psychologists,

and two other professions which were given humanitarian emphasis. I'll

briefly describe those plus one of the astrologer's biographies.

 

TUN RAZAK (Sun, MC, Uranus in Aquarius) was a Malayasian politician who was

instrumental in helping Malaysia gain independence from Great Britain. He

was also a key figure in furthering the country's rural and national

development. His leadership led to the establishment of friendly relations

with China. He was known to have high personal integrity and lived a

simple, frugal lifestyle.

 

As can be seen by his biography, Razak wasn't the typical Jupiterian

politician. Since he did work with groups (not an Aquarian trait), this is

shown astrologically by Mars in Scorpio squaring his Aquarian planets.

(Recall that Scorpio moves in stimulating circles that are usually group

oriented. Anciently Mars also was a patron of farming.) As for establishing

friendly relations with China, Razak also has Venus (his ascendant lord) in

Pisces near the zenith.

 

Another atypical Aquarian who was a humanitarian is BRUCE RITTER, a

Catholic priest who was called " the Mother Teresa of Times Square. " Ritter

has Sun and Jupiter at the zenith, but Mars conjunct the ascendant. So

again we see the combination of Mars with Aquarius. Scorpio also comes into

the mix since Saturn applies to the Moon in Scorpio on the 7th cusp. Ritter

established shelters aimed at getting drug addicted kids off the streets

and into work and recovery programs. Again, simply classifying Ritter as a

priest doesn't really tell the story of his life. His efforts led to the

establishment of similar recovery centers in other major cities.

 

Astrologer DOUGLAS BLOCH is an author, teacher and counselor who writes and

speaks on the topics of psychology, healing and spirituality. He's known as

a lifeline for those who suffer mental disorders. Among other books, he's

written " Healing from Depression. " In Boch's chart we see that the more

depressive side of Aquaius (Saturn and Uranus) is used in the role of healer.

 

As something of a crusader, Bloch also has a Mars emphasis since his Sun

applies to Mars in Aquarius. Uranus trines this conjunction while Saturn

opposes it. Bloch's Sun-Mars conjunction has been applied in counseling

rather than athletics: Sun is in the bounds of Venus while Mars is in the

bounds of Jupiter. There are no planets in Scorpio.

 

At any rate, the motivation of those in the humanitarian group is more

important than the professional titles they happen to carry. This is no

doubt why the Gauquelins moved from emphasizing professional groups per se

to paying more attention to individual psychology.

 

The next largest professional group (8) was the ARTS group composed of

artists, designers and writers. What are these doing in Aquarius? I believe

the answer is in viewing each trigon of signs as more or less a unified

whole. The other two signs of Aquarius' trigon are Venus ruled Libra and

Mercury ruled Gemini. This trigon is also more likely to choose occupations

with a lot of alone time rather than working in a group situation as

Scorpio prefers. This group includes fashion icon Andre Courreges who has

Mercury, M.C., Uranus, Fortuna and South node in Aquarius in 10th.

 

Another large group (8) is the homosexual group composed of both Gay men

and Lesbians. This symbolism may combine Venus (from Libra) and Uranus from

Aquarius as a less socially accepted sexual preference. It's interesting to

speculate that this situation may change as homosexuality becomes more

generally accepted. The older traditional texts link homosexuality to a

combination of Venus and Saturn and the interchange of their signs.

 

Another group (8) is loosely composed of vocalists, dance, and acting. But

the emphasis is on stage and theater rather than film, and the only big

name in this group is Harry Belafonte, folk and ethnic artist. (Again, the

emphasis is on those less accepted in society.)

 

Tragic situations (homicides, birth defects, major health conditions)

account for anther 8 charts The worst of these was the Dunblane massacre,

the Scottish shooting of a teacher and class of children. Fifteen children

died along with a teacher. This chart has Mars at the zenith in Aquarius in

the same degree as the ascendant. Mars applies to the Aquarian sun, both in

the bounds of Saturn. Because Scotland is so far north, the M.C. is a sign

and a half away from the zenith. Uranus is at the M.C. in mid Capricorn,

but it is the Mars square to the ascendant that is the most descriptive.

 

There were 2 scientists, but 5 athletes in this group of Aquarian 10th

house suns. The athletic charts illustrate how planetary influence trumps

the signs. I looked individually at the athletic charts:

 

William Russell, basketball center. Sun with Mars at the zenith (both

Aquarius); Mars is lord of 7th, competition. Mars is also on the navamsa

ascendant and conjunct natal Sun.

 

Lionel Mallier, rugby; Sun is in the bounds of Mars, and Mars conjoins the

ascendant; Mars is also in navamsa Aries.

 

Kenny Dalglish, soccer coach; This isn't the chart of an athlete and after

one season Dalglish was let go due to poor performance.

 

Claude Piquemal, field and track (non team sport); Jupiter at the zenith

(Aquarius) is in the bounds of Mars, and Mars applies to the Moon in the

7th. Mars is in Aries in the navamsa chart.

 

David Douillet, judo champ (non-team sport); Mars on cusp 7 in its own

bounds is square Sun at the zenith.

 

No other information was given for the atheltes, so we don't know in what

other ways Aquarian energy might have been expressed.

 

Comparing Aquarius to Scorpio, we see that the Aquarian picture is quite

different from Scorpio. In Aquarius there's emphasis on the helping

professions, arts, sexual deviations, and tragedies. There isn't much

emphasis on science as we might expect from astrological texts. If there

are sportsmen, it's due to a strong angular Mars influence including

planets in the bounds of Mars. So this quick survey does illustrate

Scorpio-Aquarian sign differences, mainly related to ruling planets

(domicile lords) and trigon characteristics and rulerships.

----End of Draft Notes----August 28, 2009