January 20 – February 19

Psychological Type: Thinking

Positive Sign: Masculine

Element: Air

Quality: Fixed – Aquarius is assertive, independent, progressive, analytical original and inventive, has strong dislikes and firm opinions.

Ruling Planet: Uranus – Ancient Greek sky god, first ruler of the universe. It was the first modern planet to be discovered (in 1781). In astrology Uranus is the planet of change and the unexpected, invention and modern science.

Symbol. The water bearer – Dispensing a gift the flows freely and equally to all; representing creating and the giving of life.

Glyph: The pictograph representing the water which flows from the vessel of the water bearer. It is also a picture of the human angle in motion (part of the anatomy that Aquarius rules). In symbolic terms, the ridged unbroken lines represent electric energy universal thought and the wisdom of the future.

Dominant Keyword: I KNOW

Polarity: Leo – Aquarius is the sign of hopes and dreams, friends and wishes. Its natives tend to be idealistic humanitarians who are concerned with the larger issue of the world but remain personally detached in their own relationships. Leo, Aquarius’s opposite sign, is the sign of pleasure, affection , and love affairs. Leo people look for fun and good times to make them happy, they need close ties with others and tend to dominate in love affairs.

Part of the Body Ruled By Aquarius: The Circulatory system shins and ankles – Aquarius natives are prone toward ankle sprains and breaks; also to varicose veins and hardening of the arteries.

Lucky Day: Wednesday

Lucky Numbers: 1 and 7

Magical Birthstone: Amethyst: brings faithfulness in love and bestows the gift of prescience

Special Colors: Electric Blue – the clear color of the sky.

Metal: Uranium

Animals Ruled By Aquarius: Large birds

Caution: Aquarians are innovative, unconventional and sometimes eccentric and are therefore often targets for attack by narrow-minded people. Aquarians also have a tendency to get into unusual situations and take up with oddball individuals.