Aquarius Meaning and magickal uses
Also called The Water Bearer
A fixed air sign of vision, independence, community and original ideas.
- Intentions
- Creativity, Wisdom, New Beginnings
- Element
- Air
- Planet
- Saturn
- Day
- Saturday
- Dates
- January 20 - February 18
- Modality
- Fixed
How to use it
- Dream the future
During Aquarius season, late January to mid February, write freely about the world you hope to help build. Circle one idea you can act on this month, and keep an amethyst on the page overnight.
- Community working
Aquarius rules friends and groups. Light a blue candle on a Saturday and name the people and causes you want to support. Then do one real act of help, so the intention moves out into the world.
Works well with
History and folklore
Aquarius the Water Bearer pours water from a jar, an image that reaches back to Babylonian star lore. Greek myth names him Ganymede, the youth carried to Olympus to serve the gods. Traditional astrology gives Aquarius to Saturn, and modern astrologers add Uranus, linked to sudden change and invention. Its season includes Imbolc, as the first signs of spring stir under the frost. Witches turn to Aquarius for fresh ideas, friendship, community and visions of the future.
A fixed air sign of vision, independence, community and original ideas.
- Intentions: Creativity, Wisdom, New Beginnings
- Element: Air
- Planet: Saturn
- Day: Saturday
- Dates: January 20 - February 18
- Modality: Fixed
How to use it
- Dream the future. During Aquarius season, late January to mid February, write freely about the world you hope to help build. Circle one idea you can act on this month, and keep an amethyst on the page overnight.
- Community working. Aquarius rules friends and groups. Light a blue candle on a Saturday and name the people and causes you want to support. Then do one real act of help, so the intention moves out into the world.
Works well with: Amethyst, Blue Candle, Imbolc, Saturday, Aquamarine
Folklore
Aquarius the Water Bearer pours water from a jar, an image that reaches back to Babylonian star lore. Greek myth names him Ganymede, the youth carried to Olympus to serve the gods. Traditional astrology gives Aquarius to Saturn, and modern astrologers add Uranus, linked to sudden change and invention. Its season includes Imbolc, as the first signs of spring stir under the frost. Witches turn to Aquarius for fresh ideas, friendship, community and visions of the future.
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