Aquarius – The Water Bearer
The study of Astrology is first and foremost the study of the evolution of
the human soul. It helps us to shape our character and to know ourselves
as Gods – Holy Beings. In Astrology, we always say, “Character is
destiny”.
As the earth in its yearly journey around the Sun passes through one sign
of the zodiac each month, so does the Sun by precessions of the equinoxes
pass through each sign of the zodiac; but in this great journey, it takes
2,100 years to pass through one sign and about 26,000 years to pass
through the cycle of the twelve signs. When passing through one sign, it
is called an Age or Dispensation. The Taurian Age was in effect while the
vernal equinox was preceding through the earth sign Taurus, whose
symbol is the Bull. Next came the Arian Age of Fire, during which the
Ram was worshipped as the symbol of the Sun God. Then came the
Piscean Age, Pisces, being a water sign whose symbol is the Fish used by
the great Teacher Jesus, who was the perfected Christ soul of the Arian
Age and was called the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the
world.
Now we are gradually approaching the Air sign Aquarius whose glyph is
the man pouring water from an urn (pot), symbolising the outpouring of
the Spirit upon all Nations or the dispensing of altruistic and enlightening
forces upon humanity, which will then bring about the Brotherhood of
man and the kingdom of Heaven within every individual and on Earth -
“The Kingdom of Heaven is WITHIN you”. Interestingly, Uranus, one of
the planets ruling Aquarius is known as ‘Heaven’.
The sign Aquarius stands for the humane qualities, beneficence,
friendship, and service to humanity in its highest expression. During the
precessional times when the Sun is passing from one sign of the zodiac to
the next, there are always great disturbances on every plane of life. Old
conditions give place to new, and adjustments must be made in both the
public and individual lives. Every human being is a solar system in
miniature. As his own life passes the cycle of the zodiac, he is affected by
all its’s planetary aspects. As they affect one another, so they affect him.
It is only when man has mastered himself that he can master outer
conditions. In this light, Christ Jesus was able to say, “When we are in the
Spirit, we are above the Law.
Aquarius is governed by Saturn in its lower vibrations and by Uranus in
its higher. Saturn is the limiting, crystallising and testing planet, and
Uranus is the planet which governs revolutions or reforms, electricity,
telepathy and the inspirational and intuitional faculties of man. The Bible
authors make many references and predictions concerning the Aquarian
Age, and all the sages and seers of the past looked forward with hope to
the effect which it would have upon the advancement of the destinies of
the human race. In Matthew 24:30-31, this Age is referred to in the
following prophesy: “And then shall appear the sign of the son of man in
heaven and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see
the son of man coming in the clouds (unseen spirit) of heaven with power
and glory. And he shall send his Angel with a great sound (vibration) of a
trumpet (hum), and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds
from one end of heaven to the other”.
This testing and gathering is now commencing to take place. The four
winds are the Cosmic Forces in the four signs of the fixed cross of the
zodiac which will express themselves in the New Dispensation. The
leader of the four is Aquarius, the source of the outpouring of the water
of life or the mother force contained in the ‘ewer’ carried by the water
bearer. The opposite pole is Leo, representing great strength of love. The
other two are Taurus, which labours with persevering patience, and
Scorpio, the force of the regenerated sex principle. Man develops through
his victory over the lower animal natures of these signs.
No doubt, the Christ was referring to the sign Aquarius when He gave
two of His disciples instructions in preparation for the next Passover; “Go
ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water;
follow him”. It is also referred to in Acts 2:17, “And it shall come to pass
in the last days, said God, I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your
sons and daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions
and your old men shall dream dreams”. The time has now come when we
can no longer afford to ask whether one is a Protestant, Catholic, Jew,
Occultist or what not, but rather how much love has one for his fellowman
and how much of a sacrifice is he willing to make for the upliftment and
unity of humankind. The pouring out of the spirit upon all flesh is to come
about as the New Age progresses. Christ Jesus again said that those who
attained to a consciousness of their oneness with the Father, such as He
had, would have a well of living water springing up WITHIN them into
everlasting life.
The prophet Zachariah also saw this fountain of cleansing life when he
prophesied; “In that day, there shall be fountain opened for sin and
uncleanness”. In Revelation, Aquarius is spoken of as, “One like unto a
son of man, whose hair was white as snow and whose eyes were as a flame
of fire, his voice as the sound of many waters and his countenance as the
Sun shineth in its strength”. Another relevant Revelation passage reads,
“And I saw another mighty Angel come down from heaven clothed with
a cloud and a rainbow was upon his head and his face was, as it were, the
Sun, and he had one foot on the land and another one on the sea”, which
seems to mean he, Aquarius was poised in heaven between the earth sign
Capricorn and the water sign Pisces.
Aquarius is the soul of man illumined after being tested and tried by
limitations of Saturn, who guides the soul when passing through the
formative period until it receives the electric shock from Uranus which
breaks down the wall of selfish personality, superstition, prejudice and
crystallised customs. Aquarius, therefore, represents the triumph of love
over prejudices, hatred, superstitions and all limitations, which retard the
soul of man in his evolutionary progress towards his Highest Ideal which
is his conception of God – all Good.
Then, gradually, as we realise the great responsibility that rest upon our
shoulders, the scale falls from our eyes. We no longer ‘see through a glass
darkly, but face to face’. We will recall that, Jacob exclaimed that he had
seen God face to face. That is, his Pineal gland (3rd eye) had been opened.
Our love then expands and reaches to an inclusive humanity. We hear the
cries for help that go up from suffering souls, and we seek to answer them,
to give our sympathy and SERVICE, because we better understand the
universal need.
Spiritual (Occult) Science faces this coming Age of Aquarius, so war will
gradually turn its back and go out having served its purpose. Friendship
would become universal indeed, because we would think with our hearts
and love with our minds. Let us therefore prepare ourselves spiritually to
welcome Aquarius for the eternal benefit of Humanity.
- Abraham Obeng
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