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Sun in Aquarius

(Aquarius Zodiac sign, Sun sign or Starsign)

Aquarius is the last of the air signs, representing collective intelligence and humanity at large. It is positioned opposite Leo, the sign of the fully integrated Ego. The perspective of Aquarius is wide and generally objective, seeing less separation between different people and ideas. They are very group-oriented, and throughout life tend to gravitate towards organizations, clubs and societies. They want to belong to a team, or a society of ideas and minds.

These people feel that everything that concerns the human being has a social dimension. Thoughts and actions carry more significance when they relate to larger structures of meaning, than when they are isolated or merely subjective. For Aquarian people, identity is a complex and troublesome concept that may become somewhat of an obsession. On the one hand Aquarians are known as individualists, free-thinkers and original personalities. But their bohemianism and unconventionality (which seldom is very obvious on the surface) contrasts with the desire to contribute to the group, since the latter always require a certain alignment with the will of all.

Aquarians are humanitarians, intent on furthering any kind of development that benefits mankind. Nonetheless they are frequently quite detached and cold in personal relationships. It is the paradox of loving humanity but finding it hard to deal with the emotional issues of the individuals themselves. The Aquarian is friendly with everyone, but keeps their distance and isn't likely to display their own innermost, sensitive self either. Overly emotional people and situations make them uncomfortable, and they don't like jealousy and clingy partners at all. The modern ruling planet Uranus brings inventiveness and an inclination towards scientific, progressive and taboo-breaking pursuits. The mind of Aquarius is abstract and comprehensive, and there is often a special talent for associative thinking and a capacity for reasoning at multiple levels simultaneously.

While Gemini, the first air sign, corresponds to the rapid assimilation of ideas that constitutes the classic idea of intelligence, and Libra as second sign of the air element typically associates with logic and the intellectual weighing/contrasting of thoughts and ideas, those with strong Aquarius influence have a talent for revealing meaning at depth, beyond mere form to the actual ramifications of patterns and concepts. Aquarians are great observers of human nature, with an intuitive sense for the interplay between surface phenomena and inner motivation. It is their task to reveal the "truth".

Most Aquarians are sociable, outgoing and sympathetic individuals. Yet there is always a sense of being a "loner" inside the mind of these people. Their friendliness is universal, but more emotionally oriented people may find them aloof and somewhat indifferent. Indeed, indifference is an issue for many Aquarians. Their viewpoint is at core intellectual and unbiased, and thus the capacity for relating emotionally may suffer. They give great advice, but since they typically see all points of view, the reaction from friends, family and lovers is often along the lines of "why can't you just take my side in this"?

Romantically speaking, Aquarians are independent and freedom-loving. In the words of an unnamed astrologer, they are "loyal but not rigid". While they are certainly capable of having long-term serious relationships, they do often find it easier to be friends than to commit deeply to a relationship. Aquarius is usually experimental and open to different kinds of relationships - not sticking to a specific "type". Sometimes they find their friendships turn into romantic affairs, and the other way around.

Five representative Aquarians:
Cinematic: James Dean
Politics: Abraham Lincoln
Literature: James Joyce, Charles Dickens
Music: Mozart
Miscellaneous: Oprah Winfrey

Element: Air

Modality: Fixed

Ruling planet: Uranus

Body part: Lower legs

Aquarius associations:
Large groups, computers, electricity, science, charity, rebellion, thunder & lightning, the ideal, unions