“You don’t know me but I’m your brother”~~~ Michael McDonald

“Why can’t we be friends? Why can’t we be friends? Why can’t we be friends? “ ~~~ War

“We are not enemies but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection…” ~~~ Abe the Babe Lincoln, an Aquarius

This month we celebrate Aquarius the sign of the Age we are entering and therefore the sign with the greatest resonance for the foreseeable future. Aquarius is the sign of humanity. Everything about this sign and what it symbolizes holds the key to the promise of our blossoming and fulfillment as a species.

Aquarius rules the higher mind, meditation, liberation, technology, principles, collective action, synchronicity, revolution, evolution, democracy, liberty, equality, fraternity and friendship.

Aquarius is ruled by two planets: Saturn, the planet of form, governments, corporations, discipline and structure; and Uranus, the planet of liberation, revolution, evolution and technology. When we put these together, we get a sign that is interested in progressive new forms including those having to do with government, business and technology that allow for maximum freedom of expression and contribution for all.

While Gemini is the sign of siblings, Aquarius is the sign of Fraternity and Sorority as a much larger principle. To fully evolved Aquarius, all men are brothers, all women sisters with No Exceptions. Technology, that can now trace our DNA, attests to the truth that we are literally one big human family.

No sign is more aware of the family of man as a universal family. For that reason the principles which govern and apply to us must apply universally. All brothers are equal; all sisters are equal. To Aquarius what applies to one of us applies to all of us.

Note the use of the term “all” in the eternal documents of our democracy; “We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness… {Declaration of Independence)….. with Liberty and Justice for All . . .(Pledge of Allegiance)…….with malice toward none and with charity for all…. (Lincoln’s second inaugural address) …. to do all which may achieve a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations… (Lincoln’s second inaugural address).

Aquarius asks us to create a world in which we recognize all people as family members or better yet as friends. In doing so we would do away with the wars, enslavements, genocides and the hideous fear-based exploitations of the last millennium. In order to make the evolutionary leap, a leap of consciousness is first required. Aquarius rules the higher mind which can be accessed through meditation, mindfulness or pure presence (see Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now).

As we become increasingly present, several things happen. First we become non-argumentative, still and peaceful. We become truly aware of the sacredness of all people and all life forms; we become increasingly aware of and engaged in synchronicity. This is to say that events begin to almost magically unfold around us, with our needs and contacts appearing just as we need them. We become much more conscious co-creators aligned with universal will.

Aquarius the water bearer is a futurist sign. Always ahead of the times, it sees the direction and trends which progress and evolution demand way before of the rest of us. As we head further into the Age of Aquarius the universal principles enshrined in our founding documents will find expression globally. Already at this writing we have seen a year of uprising against tyranny in the Middle East and uprising against economic and corporate tyranny here in the states.

Aquarius rules friendship which Webster’s defines as: one attached to another by affection or esteem, or as: one not hostile. In this coming age we may live to see a world were human beings may regard each other as friends, free of paranoid racial and national fears and prejudices. To Aquarius friendship is the most sacred thing. Friends it has been said are the family we choose, the people we turn to for support and celebration.

Aquarius reminds us that while we may each have our special inner circle of beloved personalities that we cherish as friends, in a larger sense all people are potentially our friends. Consider the millions of people you will never meet whose human contribution has made such a friendly contribution to your life. Someone invented the technology you are using to read this, picked the fruit you ate today, made the clothes you are wearing, built the house you are standing in, painted the painting you love to look at, paved the road you are driving on, helped your mother give birth to you, saved the life of someone you love, and the list goes on and on.

I know one could also list the dreadful things that people do to one another but I have come to believe that our dark and destructive behavior is a result of the immature level of consciousness that we are slowly outgrowing which is dominated by the delusion of separation and isolation. As we evolve to the higher consciousness, that Aquarius represents, we will manifest a higher order of humanitarian friendship and mutual cooperation here on earth.

In order to make maximum use of Aquarian energy this month: Ramp up your meditation practice. Join a group of like minded people. Practice mindfulness. Be on the hyper vigilant look out for synchronicities. Make it your spiritual practice every day of February to identify every human being you see as a brother or a sister or a friend. Be especially careful to do this with any group or person you have a fancied dislike for. Remember, for Aquarius it’s principles above personalities.

Connect with your friends. Be good to your friends. Get by with a little help from your friends. Work for freedom. Work for human rights, civil rights and the environment which belongs to all people and life forms. Work for economic justice. Cultivate your own genius. Seek your own liberation from anything that crushes your spirit. If you are addicted join a 12 step group. Network with people who can help you make your dreams come true. Peacefully protest injustice. Reform your government. See Current TV’s documentary on Gene Sharp called How to Start a Revolution. Be Happy. Be Joyous. Be Free. Be Inventive.

 

THE PLANETARY REPORT:

The Sun entered Aquarius on January 20th and will remain there till February 19th when it will enter Pisces. During this time we are encouraged to work for personal and collective liberty. On a personal note make it your daily practice to connect with the higher Self for guidance in how to be free of all that unnecessarily constrains you. On a collective level work with those who are seeking to get corporate and special interests out of our government.

As February begins, Mercury, the planet of thought and communication, is also in Aquarius till February 13th when it enters Pisces. For the first half of the month we are encouraged to think along civic and humanitarian lines. Use this time to socialize and network. Get involved with causes you hold dear. After the 14th a mental shift occurs from civic and political thought to spiritual and compassionate transcendental consciousness.

This shift will be momentous and will begin on February 3rd when Neptune, the planet of dreams, vision and spirituality enters Pisces the sign of the ocean, dreams and transcendental consciousness. The wave of humanitarian activism and brotherhood that has been forming for the last decade now begins to grow into a wave of spiritual consciousness with transcendence and compassion for all who can ride it. The caveat is that we must actively pursue this consciousness. Addiction is the biggest obstacle to alignment with the higher self and paradoxically, alignment with the higher self the only cure for addiction. If you have any addictions, now is the time to actively surrender them.

Neptune entering Pisces signals a time when imagination, vision and dreams become much more actively used to solve the world’s problems. Each of us holds a key to the collective dream or nightmare that we are dreaming here on earth. We are entering a time when we can more readily awaken to the pieces of the Dream we are each meant to contribute for the good of all. We can also expect a very wet spring with water levels rising and increased flooding and precipitation.

Venus also is in Pisces for the first week of February encouraging us to love ourselves and others with forgiveness and compassion. On February 8th it enters Aries. The planet of love enters the sign of war and action encouraging us to fiercely act on our desires and fight for what we love.

Mars is still retrograde in Virgo where it will remain for months to come. We are asked to reflect and regroup around environmental and labor and health issues. The Occupy movement which is a Virgo (officially formed in September) takes a long pause to reorganize. Use this time to get your health and life organized. It’s a great time for a cleanse or detox of any sort. Reflect on what you are devoted to in your life. Rededicate yourself to that.

Jupiter is moving forward in the early degrees of Taurus making this a time when construction and the farming industries see a real boost. The markets may also see some relief. Saturn at the last degrees of Libra continues to put massive pressure on relationships, partnerships, marriages and any issues of unfairness.

Uranus moving forward at the first degrees of Aries continues the global humanitarian and democratic movement, encouraging activism over all forms of government and fiscal tyranny.

Pluto continues to demolish all of the unsustainable structures of the previous millennium unfit for any democracy worthy of the name. Yahoo!

The new moon in Pisces will take place on February 21st at 5:35 PM EST. This chart truly begins the birth of a healing wave that brings a new vision for the environment, labor and healthcare. More on this as we get closer to the New Moon.

The full moon in Leo takes place on February 7th and ends this growing lunation of the Aquarian New Moon, which took place on January 23st. We are asked to focus on the unique genius that we each possess and are meant to use and express for the greater good of All. So shine on you crazy diamonds!

ARIES: This is an excellent month for networking and socializing Aries, with the Sun and Mercury shining in your house of friendship, hopes and wishes. At the same time your spiritual consciousness that connects you to the entire web of life is about to take a huge leap. Put together, this month is an excellent time to contemplate how to deploy your considerable gifts and energies for the loving good of all. Also this month send energy out to all the marvelous teammates you have yet to meet who will be so happy and overjoyed to assist you in making your contribution. Send silent blessings to your soon to be friends every day and see what ensues. Your brilliance and inventive genius are moving ahead. Technology is your friend. Mars your ruling planet in Virgo retrograde asks you to revamp your approach to health, organization and digestion.

TAURUS: Jupiter is moving forward in your sector, so prosperity is finding its way to you. Say yes to opportunities that offer expansion. Mars retrograde in Virgo asks you to consider the health of the environment and all life forms in your plans for wealth and prosperity. The Sun and Mercury are shining in your house of career this month. Your professional ambition depends on networking and socializing with like-minded people this month. With Neptune in your networking sector use your increased imaginative abilities to dream up your dream team of conscious collaborators to help you make your professional contribution. Your spiritual awakening continues. Keep healing your body and focus on health regimes that support you living a balanced life.

GEMINI: The Sun and Mercury are shining in your house of travel and philosophy, helping you widen your social network to far flung lands using technology. You are also feeling the global brotherhood philosophically. This month get active and connect with people who share your views and who can help you achieve your professional goals. Neptune is about to enter your career sector bringing a massive new wave of vision for your business. Whatever your professional calling it’s time to approach what you do with sacred devotion. Mars in retrograde in Virgo in your home sector instructs you to do a major cleansing and reorganization on the home front. This is somehow connected to the leap your career will be taking in the months and years to come.

CANCER: This month the Sun and Mercury are shining in your house of intimacy, shared resources and the deep unconscious shedding light on how you share yourself with others and how they share themselves with you. This is a great time to explore how your need for independence is balanced by your need for closeness. This month make time for friends that you can be deeply honest with. With Neptune entering your house of philosophy, you are about to embark on a spiritual journey. This is a great month to take a yoga or meditation class. Read up or take a workshop on transcendence or radical forgiveness. Your career sector is changing. What in your approach to career requires a revolution or evolution? Friends are a source of abundant expansion and can help you fulfill your goals. Mars retrograde in your communication house is still asking you to reflect on your message and how you deliver it.

LEO: The Sun and Mercury are shining in your partnership sector this month. Leo is asking you who you want to connect with and partner with romantically and professionally. With Neptune about to enter your intimacy sector this is a great month to dream up ideal romantic partnerships and ideal professional partners who would benefit from a merger with you. In a larger sense this month is a great time to contemplate your partnership with humanity and to meditate on how your unique gifts and talents can be useful or delightful to the human community. Neptune in your house of deep unconsciousness can help you transcend old wounds. Make forgiveness your religion this month. Start with yourself, and then forgive everyone else. Continue healing your relationship to money and self esteem.

VIRGO: Mars is retrograde in your sign and your house of identity for the next few months putting you in a deeply reflective Vision Quest regarding your identity and sense of self. At the same time Neptune is about to enter your partnership sector commencing a Vision Quest for spiritual partnership. This is a great time to make a vision map for how you want to be in relationship to yourself and another map for how you wish to connect with intimate and professional partners. This is also a great time to connect with The Source and to engage in any purifying rituals that can clear the channels to your higher self. In the coming months and years you will be playing an incredibly important and practical part in giving birth to the new spiritual consciousness that is seeking to be born at this time. Now is the time to prepare yourself as a sacred vessel devoted to the preservation of all the beautiful life forms on our transcendentally beautiful earth.

LIBRA: This month Saturn, the weighty planet of responsibilities, and endings is moving through the last degree of Libra. on February 8th it goes retrograde for the next few months in order to review any unfinished business that you need to attend to before it moves out of Libra and into Scorpio. Use this time to review all your relationships for fairness and mutual respect. It is best to set very firm boundaries with the ones that don’t make the grade including ending them. The point of Saturn’s passage through your sign has been for you to own your considerable authority, to take on new and gratifying responsibilities and to help you be a diplomatic and gracious executive without being a doormat. Remember you are the Zodiac’s iron fist in the velvet glove. Justice is the standard which determines your use of either. This justice applies also to you. If you are being treated unfairly take action. This month the Sun and Mercury are shining in your house of joyful self-expression and creativity. Dream up delightful collaborators and create the humanitarian artistic projects that will make your heart beat joyfully. Neptune is about to enter your house of work and health. Through your work you are about to be one of the world healers who reminds us to protect the heartbreakingly beautiful life forms we share this gorgeous planet with. Protect your own eco system this month by avoiding drugs and chemicals and eating clean and green.

SCORPIO: The focus is on home and family this month With the Sun and Mercury shining in that sector. Have friends and family over and also work to liberate yourself from old outworn family of origin issues. Neptune is about to enter your house of creativity making you an agent of transcendental awakening through your creative self expression. Put your home in order this month and make a place in it where you can dream up creative projects. Make a vision map for dream projects. This is also a great time to dream up ideal partners while Jupiter is moving through your house of partnership. This applies to business and romance. Mars retrograde in your networking sector makes this a time to reconnect with old contacts and friends and to reflect on current relationships. Saturn in your 12th house is closing out a large cycle and asking you to continue letting go . . . letting go . . . letting go.

SAGITTARIUS: This month it’s time to communicate and network. It is crucial that people know who you are and what you can do. Expand your social network. Say yes to all invitations. Get your communication infrastructure up and running. Get a website. Neptune is about to enter your home sector and you may be moving or creating transcendental sacredness within your own or other people’s homes. Get the word out about your ability to bring great vision into people’s home life. Romance continues to awaken, surprise and delight you. Jupiter in Taurus in your work sector is about to bring new and abundant opportunities. Mars retrograde in your career sector brings the return of professional contacts and a time for reflecting upon and revisiting the way you do business.

CAPRICORN: This month Capricorn the revolution is in your financial sector. It’s time for you to look at how your approach to money squares with your humanitarian ideals. Your identity is transforming and with it your approach to career. Now is a great time to take an inventory of your friendships and business contacts to see if they are aligned with your new sense of self. This month Neptune moves into your communication sector and you become a transcendental messenger for the new dream that is seeking expression at this time. Mars retrograde in Virgo in your house of philosophy and publishing asks you to review and purify your philosophy in order to make you a clear channel in the months and years to come. This is also a great time to review unfinished writing projects.

AQUARIUS: Happy Birthday Aquarius! I am so glad the universe dreamed you up. We would still be in the Stone Age without you, living under monarchy with nary a computer, cell phone or electric razor to be found. But seriously Aquarius, this year along with Birthday salutations I send my undying gratitude to you for holding the Promise of a Better Way and being the voice in the wilderness guiding us toward democracy, self rule and the hope of one day soon living on a planet where human beings of all races and nations may regard each other in friendship and brotherhood. This month enjoy the full humanitarian vision you have been dreaming up while Neptune leaves your sign and sets sail for Pisces and your house of values. Your approach to money and values is about to become intensely spiritual and true to form you are once again ahead of the pack. At this moment the biggest obstacle to our liberation as a species is the terrible fear-based approach we have toward money and security. Wall Street’s insane behavior is the symptom of a much deeper problem of a culture utterly enthralled by consumerism and fear-based wealth hoarding. The only thing that can save us is a group spiritual awakening regarding money and materiality with compassion and transcendence for all. I can’t wait to see what you dream up for us around currency and moula and I bet it will be just what the humanitarian doctor ordered. Enjoy your burst of solar energy this month. Hang with your cherished friends. Your capacity to be the revolutionary messenger is also increased this decade. For now there is a wonderful new expansion on the home front with Jupiter moving through that sector. Mars in your eighth house retrograde has you really focusing on issues of shared wealth and resources. The battle has moved for you into the spring. For now kick back, celebrate a job well done and get your ducks in a row for your next campaign. May you be surrounded by teammates and humanitarians: co conspirators beyond your wildest dreams.

PISCES: This month Neptune enters your sign, its home sign, for the foreseeable future. The planet of the ocean, dreams and vision in the sign of the ocean, dreams and vision ushers in a very wet decade. You are the sign, more than any other, that is called upon to be the compassionate visionary imparting a new and transcendental approach to life on this planet. No sign is more aware of the sacredness of every life form on the planet. No sign is more capable of transcendence and forgiveness. This month keep your eyes on the horizon for the new visionary wave that is forming in your life then paddle like hell and catch it. Mars retrograde in Virgo in your partnership sector has you reviewing business and personal partnerships. Old contacts may resurface now who want to partner with you and your vision. Uranus in your financial sector encourages you to use your unique talents and technology to make money. Jupiter in your communication sector brings wealth and abundance through communication. The sun is shining in your watery spiritual sector. Connect with the brother or sisterhood you feel most drawn to.

Namaste,
Demitra