Here’s a slight adjustment for those people who thought The Age of Aquarius started and ended in the 1960s. Sorry to disappoint you, but the actual Age of Aquarius is now Dawning. At least, I think so.
Astrologically speaking,( in plain English), astrologers just can’t agree about when the Age of Aquarius started, or even if it’s underway. Some famed astrologers believe The Age of Aquarius won’t begin until 2060 (way past my bedtime), while others believe it’s been going on for centuries. Some astrologers thought the Age of Aquarius would coincide with the Millennium. While many others aren’t exactly sure, they say we are feeling the positive energies associated with The Aquarian Age. Songs from the musical, "Hair" may be fun to sing or hum, but the lyrics don’t have anything to do with accurate Astrology. It’s as if the 1960’s was but a preview of a much bigger movie in the future. And, as the saying goes, the future is Now.
I say it doesn’t really matter what year or decade The Age of Aquarius begins or ends (it could last thousands of years), so long as we exhibit the best of the principals of the Aquarian Age: scientific & technological miracles; unity and brotherhood; exciting, radically different forms of creativity; and incisive, decisive problem-solving. Fast-tracking a new hybrid car capable of going more than 200 miles on a battery/fuel mix, is but one example of an Aquarian idea.
Predictions
During the last two decades, we got badly off the track. We derailed - creating more problems than we could solve at the time. The evidence of living in an Aquarian Age was slim to none in the 1980s & 1990s. Those were largely dark days; it was as if the Aquarian Age had been interrupted. But things are changing back. In the next decade, we will witness startling innovations and dramatic changes in technologies, life style and popular culture. The Aquarian intellectual drive to solve problems will become more and more noticeable, as global and national problems become bigger and more critical. A ramped-up need to find solutions to these critical problems will motivate us to unite and work together. Out of this will come startling new art and design (much of it environmentally green). Researchers and new thinkers will present the world with cutting-edge scientific discoveries, spurred on by the need to solve the biggest problems. I see a number of problem areas which will require Aquarian Age solutions, which means higher-level thinking and applications of courage and derring-do.
The problems:
1) The Warming of the Climate
2) The growing global population
3) The limitation of global resources
4) Employment and Education Opportunities
5) Accessibility to new technologies for all.
I see a new group(s) of problem solvers emerging quickly. The global reach of the internet will allow people in different locations to work together, faster and more efficiently as they race against time.
The problem-solvers: Generally younger adults in their 20’s and 30’s, who have grown up with technology and whose upbringing has allowed them to to test boundaries and sail past limits. Many of the problem-solvers feel "entitled" to achieve and succeed. These non-conforming, but idealistic younger problem-solvers are willing and ready to tackle the world’s challenges, so long as they are recognized and compensated. Many of them intuitively understand the problems and intuitively know how to fix them - another fine example of thinking and doing in The Aquarian Age.
So, even though we can’t put a time certain on The Age of Aquarius, we see signs of a renewed Dawning. We can feel somewhat optimistic: the formidable challenges in front of us will be addressed and solved by a younger, idealistic generation bent on creating a better world. This group of 20-to-30 year-olds are smarter, braver and more innovative than we ever imagined. They will get the job done.
08.18.09
