Aquarius

Aquarius, the 11th sign of the zodiac, is a fixed air sign ruled by Uranus (Traditionally Saturn). Home to my Venus and Midheaven and the Sabian Symbol for An Old Adobe Mission. It will be hosting Pluto starting in 2024 until 2043.

Aquarius

~Jan 20 - Feb 19

Aquarius

~Jan 20 - Feb 19

Aquarius, the 11th sign of the zodiac, is a fixed air sign ruled by Uranus (Traditionally Saturn).

Themes

Innovation, technology, revolution, reform, disseminating knowledge, eccentricity, idealism, hope, humanity and the collective.

Pluto will be making its journey through Aquarius from 2024-2043 for the first time since 1798, deeply restructuring the collective.

Symbol

Aquarius Symbol

The Water Bearer

Modality

Fixed

The fixed signs are Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius.

The fixed houses are the 2nd, 5th, 8th and 11th.

Qualities

Steady, stabilizing, loyal, consistent and persevering energy

Element

Air

Element associated with Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.

Themes

Yang, the mind, thinking, communication, movement, insight, planning, intellect

Glyph

Aquarius Glyph

Intentionally Styled

Background = Modality
Glyph color = Element

Saturn

Structure and discipline

Social Planet

29.4 year orbit
retrograde ~36.6%

Themes

Reality, structure, boundaries, control, the rules, conservation, strength, discipline, direction, wisdom, resilience, time keeper, hard work, responsibility, mentor

Go to Saturn

Traditional Ruler

of Aquarius

Modern Planetary Dignities

Essential dignities for a planet/point include:

Domicile (or rulership)
Detriment (opposite sign of Domicile)
Exaltation (place of awareness or strength)
Fall (place of weakness,

opposite sign of Exaltation)

adobe mission uses modern dignities including some not yet widely accepted proposed co-rulers.

Uranus

Innovation and freedom

Transpersonal Planet

84 year orbit
retrograde 41.2%
Higher octave of Mercury

Themes

Individuation, chaos, sudden change, unpredictability, originality, non-conformity, revolution, the future, higher mind, liberation, genius, invention, technology, freedom

Go to Uranus

Modern Ruler

of Aquarius

Sun

Identity and being

Personal Point

The star at the center of our solar system.

Themes

Yang, consciousness, essence, life force, personal power, creation, identity, ego, the father, individuation, self-expression, vitality.

Go to Sun

in its Detriment

in Aquarius

Pluto

Transformation and evolution

Transpersonal Planet

248 year orbit
retrograde ~43.4%

Higher octave of Mars

Themes

Power, corruption revealed, birth-death-rebirth, regeneration, radical transformation, transcendence, evolution

Go to Pluto

in its Exaltation

in Aquarius

Neptune

Inspiration and spirituality

Transpersonal Planet

165 year orbit
retrograde 43.1%

Higher octave of Venus

Themes

Imagination, creativity, spirituality, cosmic consciousness, illusions, dreams, intuition, transcendence

Go to Neptune

in its Fall

in Aquarius

Astrology Decans

Each sign holds 30° of the zodiac that can be split into three distinct 10° sections called decans (or decantes). Knowing which decans points are in opens the door to deeper understanding of their energies.

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Aquarius Decan Rulers

Chaldean Decans

Chaldean rulers are based on the Golden Dawn system of correspondences which uses only "old planets" (prior to the discovery of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto).

Mars rules both the 1st and last decan of the zodiac. Rulers are assigned to the 36 decans in this order:
Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon, Saturn, Jupiter.

adobe mission uses Chaldean rulers in its sign icons as they are used often in the tarot community.

Venus

Values and relating

Personal Planet

225 day orbit
retrograde ~7.3%

Themes

Values, love, desire, aesthetics, attraction, yin, devotion, harmony, the arts

Go to Venus

Chaldean Ruler

Decan 1 of Aquarius

Mercury

Communication and thinking

Personal Planet

88 day orbit
retrograde ~19.2%

Themes

Communication, the mind, thought, logic and reasoning, restlessness, correspondence creation, travel, coordination, intellectual energy

Go to Mercury

Chaldean Ruler

Decan 2 of Aquarius

Moon

Emotions and instincts

Personal Point

~28 day orbit

Themes

Yin, emotional reactions, adaptation, feelings, instincts, fluctuation, receptivity, reflection, habits, childhood, cycles, the mother, sensitivity, the subconscious

Go to Moon

Chaldean Ruler

Decan 3 of Aquarius

Triplicity Decans

Triplicity decan rulers (used often by astrologers) are assigned by giving the first decan the same ruler as the sign. The second and third decan rulers are the rulers of the next 2 signs that share its triplicity (element). In this way, all signs sharing an element have the same 3 decan rulers, just shifted.

adobe mission does not use triplicity decan rulers in its sign iconography.

Uranus

Innovation and freedom

Transpersonal Planet

84 year orbit
retrograde 41.2%
Higher octave of Mercury

Themes

Individuation, chaos, sudden change, unpredictability, originality, non-conformity, revolution, the future, higher mind, liberation, genius, invention, technology, freedom

Go to Uranus

Triplicity Ruler

Decan 1 of Aquarius

Mercury

Communication and thinking

Personal Planet

88 day orbit
retrograde ~19.2%

Themes

Communication, the mind, thought, logic and reasoning, restlessness, correspondence creation, travel, coordination, intellectual energy

Go to Mercury

Triplicity Ruler

Decan 2 of Aquarius

Venus

Values and relating

Personal Planet

225 day orbit
retrograde ~7.3%

Themes

Values, love, desire, aesthetics, attraction, yin, devotion, harmony, the arts

Go to Venus

Triplicity Ruler

Decan 3 of Aquarius

Element

Air

Element associated with Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.

Themes

Yang, the mind, thinking, communication, movement, insight, planning, intellect

Tarot Astrology Correspondences

Tarot-astrology correspondences based on the Golden Dawn system which uses Chaldean decans.

See Tarot page for more detailed correspondence explanations.

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Aquarius Tarot Correspondences

Sign Major

Traditional Ruler Major

Modern Ruler Major

Aquarius Decan 1

Major

Court

Minor

Aquarius Decan 2

Major

Court

Minor

Aquarius Decan 3

Major

Court

Minor

Sabian Symbols

Symbols for deeper study of the 30 degrees of a sign.

Symbols channeled by Elsie Wheeler with astrologer Marc Edmond Jones.

Artwork for each Sabian by Ruby Fumizki.

Scenes and levels attributed to Dane Rudhyar.

Expression names attributed to James Burgess.

When working with Sabian Symbols, you need to know both the degree and minute of your point. Then round UP. For example:

Venus is at 0°4' of Aquarius which has the Sabian for Aquarius 1

Sun is at 16°48' of Sag which has the Sabian for Sagittarius 17

Ascendant is at 29°13' of Taurus which has the Sabian for Taurus 30

my Sabian Symbols Home

Sabian Scenes & Levels

Dane Rudhyar in his must have An Astrological Mandala: The cycle of Transformation and its 360 Symbolic Phases (A reinterpretation of the Sabian Symbols, presenting them as a contemporary American I Ching), splits the Sabians into 4 Acts and 24, 15-degree Scenes which each contains a set of 3 repeating Levels as follows:

Acts (Signs): Keyword

Act I (Aries - Gemini): Differentiation

Act II (Cancer - Virgo): Stabilization

Act III (Libra - Sagittarius): Group Integration

Act IV (Capricorn - Pisces): Capitalization

Scene Degrees (Level)

Degrees 1-5, 16-20 (Actional)

Degrees 6-10, 21-25 (Emotional-Cultural)

Degrees 11-15, 26-30 (Individual-Mental)

5-Degree Expression Pattern

Sabian Mysteries curator James Burgess assigns themes to each Expression Degree within the repeating pattern 5-degree groups of Sabian symbols as follows:

Expression Degree (5°, 10°, 15°, 20°, 25°, 30°)
Assimilation and Progression
Expression Degree (4°, 9°,14°, 19°, 24°, 29°)
Technique or Method

Expression Degree (3°, 8°, 13°, 18°, 23°, 28°)

Reconciliation of Two Polarities

Expression Degree (2°, 7°, 12°, 17°, 22°, 27°) Challenge or Contrast

Expression Degree (1°, 6°, 11°, 16°, 21°, 26°)

New Initiative

Aquarius Sabian Expressions

Scene 21: Contribution

Aquarius

Sabian Expression 1

(Actional)

Aquarius

Sabian Expression 2

(Emotional-Cultural)

Aquarius

Sabian Expression 3

(Individual-Mental)

Scene 22: Management

Aquarius

Sabian Expression 4

(Actional)

Aquarius

Sabian Expression 5

(Emotional-Cultural)

Aquarius

Sabian Expression 6

(Individual-Mental)

Aquarius Sabian Symbols

Scene 21: Contribution

Expression 61: Balance (Actional)

Expression 62: Idealization (Emotional-Cultural)

Expression 63: Improvement (Individual-Mental)

Scene 22: Management

Expression 64: Assurance (Actional)

Expression 65: Poise (Emotional-Cultural)

Expression 66: Alchemy (Individual-Mental)

The I Ching

I Ching hexagram-astrological correspondences derived from Fu Xi's seasonal-based arrangement.

This same order is used by Human Design and Gate Keys practitioners.

Knowing which hexagram AND line is associated with a point gives you two hexagrams to study!

The hexagrams associated with this sign are shown below and when clicked the image will show each hexagram's line change detail.

I like to study point's individual hexagram, then study its specific line (your Human Design chart will give you this), then study its evolved/changed hexagram pair (if that line changes from yin to yang or vice versa, a new hexagram is formed).

There are so many ways to work with the I Ching and this association is just one such way.

my I Ching Home

Go to Hexagram

my Points

in Aquarius

points refer to Erin's natal points in this sign

points refer to adobe mission launch points (1/22/24 8:12pm Nashville, TN

Decan 1 Points

my Venus

Aquarius 0°4'

my adobe mission's Pluto

Aquarius 0°4'

my Venus

Aquarius 1°18'

my adobe mission's Sun

Aquarius 2°33'

my adobe mission's Vertex

Aquarius 9°33'

my Venus

Venus sits at 0°4′ of Aquarius giving it Sabian Symbol for An Old Adobe Mission which encourages building things of value that will outlive us. It's hope that's exactly what adobe mission will be for the collective.

Aquarius' Connection to My Adobe Mission

Adobe Mission's name is derived from the Sabian Symbol for the first degree of Aquarius where natal chart ruler Venus sits conjunct MC. Why is this important? Well, Pluto of course.

Pluto's ingress into Aquarius started in 2023 and prompted a deep restructuring of professional ambitions towards more creative, spiritual pursuits that benefit the collective.

Pluto

Pluto will enter Aquarius permanently in 2024 for the first time since 1798 and stay until 2043. It will conjunct Venus for the 3rd time at exactly 8:12pm CST on January 22, 2024, adobe mission's launch date.