Gregor Vukasinovič
The Other Aquarius
It's not unusual for signs to be associated with two planets - a result of the outer planets having been discovered only relatively recently. Before that, we could only approximate which planet might fit with which sign. Aquarius is one of the double-headed signs, and the one that seems to get overseen most often. But that might be just my impression. But then, it's current ruler Uranus only introduced himself to humanity in the late 1700s, so there sure was bound to be a traditional ruler. It never even occurred to me until someone pointed that out.
Uranus and the Aquarius archetype itself is associated, among others, with humanitarianism, with eccentricism, with unexpected and sudden change, technology and specifically high-tech, the internet, the collective, the concepts of "We the people" and "Anything goes!". The place where hopes and dreams, and the future as a whole is waiting to unfold, whatever it might have in store.
And then there's Saturn as the traditional ruler. Tradition and ruling, two words that make Saturn immediately feel right at home. Old money, old thinking, conservatism, old structures. Authority, the government, the ruling class. Basically, it doesn't get more anti-Aquarian than Saturn. And yet... I can't help thinking it's strangely fitting. Whenever something important happens in Aquarius, like the entry of Pluto just now, the old things will obviously note that as well. When the future changes, the past also does.
The last time this happened, people like to cite as the era of the French revolution and the industrial revolution, an era of great liberation for the masses, the ousting of feudalism and monarchy holding the reigns. It sure was in some ways, but it also brought about a new kind of ruling class, or at least planted the seeds that would grow into that. Your industrialists, your oil, coal and steel tycoons, your railway millionaires. Even the very word "millionaire" feels out of place anywhere that's set in pre-industrial times. Not royals, but another kind of a select few.
It's safe to assume this time around, things will not be much different. Another liberation of the masses will happen, and it will in many ways be "real" for lack of a better word. But at the same, it wouldn't surprise me if the ChatGPTs and Googles, Amazons and what not will be even more strict and relentless where your new freedoms ultimately do end. Think Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk are rich? Think again. Wait until the next generation of tycoons takes shape. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they'll dwarf anything we've seen so far. And they probably won't be from Western countries. We've had our time at the top if you want to call it that, and we're exhausted and burned out from it. Now it's someone else's turn.
The Other Aquarius
It's not unusual for signs to be associated with two planets - a result of the outer planets having been discovered only relatively recently. Before that, we could only approximate which planet might fit with which sign. Aquarius is one of the double-headed signs, and the one that seems to get overseen most often. But that might be just my impression. But then, it's current ruler Uranus only introduced himself to humanity in the late 1700s, so there sure was bound to be a traditional ruler. It never even occurred to me until someone pointed that out.
Uranus and the Aquarius archetype itself is associated, among others, with humanitarianism, with eccentricism, with unexpected and sudden change, technology and specifically high-tech, the internet, the collective, the concepts of "We the people" and "Anything goes!". The place where hopes and dreams, and the future as a whole is waiting to unfold, whatever it might have in store.
And then there's Saturn as the traditional ruler. Tradition and ruling, two words that make Saturn immediately feel right at home. Old money, old thinking, conservatism, old structures. Authority, the government, the ruling class. Basically, it doesn't get more anti-Aquarian than Saturn. And yet... I can't help thinking it's strangely fitting. Whenever something important happens in Aquarius, like the entry of Pluto just now, the old things will obviously note that as well. When the future changes, the past also does.
The last time this happened, people like to cite as the era of the French revolution and the industrial revolution, an era of great liberation for the masses, the ousting of feudalism and monarchy holding the reigns. It sure was in some ways, but it also brought about a new kind of ruling class, or at least planted the seeds that would grow into that. Your industrialists, your oil, coal and steel tycoons, your railway millionaires. Even the very word "millionaire" feels out of place anywhere that's set in pre-industrial times. Not royals, but another kind of a select few.
It's safe to assume this time around, things will not be much different. Another liberation of the masses will happen, and it will in many ways be "real" for lack of a better word. But at the same, it wouldn't surprise me if the ChatGPTs and Googles, Amazons and what not will be even more strict and relentless where your new freedoms ultimately do end. Think Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk are rich? Think again. Wait until the next generation of tycoons takes shape. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they'll dwarf anything we've seen so far. And they probably won't be from Western countries. We've had our time at the top if you want to call it that, and we're exhausted and burned out from it. Now it's someone else's turn.