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ASTROLOGY YOUR PLACE IN THE STARS VENUS IN AQUARIUS THE general characteristic which we have noticed with the other two airy signs still applies to Aquarius. There is, however, a very strong tendency to a development of the affections on humanitarian lines. It is rare to find domesticity; nor is there any great tendency to intensity of passion. The plane of the affections is mostly spiritual and {304} mental. Such love as exists has always the wings of the eagle and the head of the man. With this position of Venus, the religious and humanitarian instincts often take the place of those natural to the great mass of humanity. The founder of the Christian religion had Venus placed in this sign, and so had Brigham Young and Dr. Steiner. The humanitarian impulse is still visible, though in a perverted form, in the anarchist Vaillant; and the perversity is readily explained, since his Venus is squared by a rising Mars. In science we have the great names of Copernicus, Newton, and Nostradamus. It is very clear in these cases that the interest of the heart was cosmic, and could not be fettered by deep personal attachments. In the domain of the arts we find the names of Lord Byron and of Chopin. Both these men acquired considerable notoriety in the matter of their love affairs; but this fact must not mislead the reader. In both cases the intention was idealistic. And if, in their search for the rarest thing on earth, they fell from time to time into the hands of vampires, it is to be taken as confirming, not as refuting, our judgment of their quality. Their misfortune, indeed, is common. Unless Venus is extraordinarily well dignified, so as to remove her operations altogether from the personal plane, the native is likely to be called unmoral. He or she may try innumerable experiments, all equally disastrous; but no blame should be attached to such good people. The intention is invariably ideal. One may go further and say that they are deserving of every sympathy, for Aquarius makes them very clear sighted. And, even when most under the dominion of some temporary illusion, the native is all the while aware that he has not gotten what he wants. It might be surprising, at first glance, to find Pope Alexander VI in this class, but, on reference to the horoscope, one sees immediately that Mars is in exact conjunction. It is only one further illustration of the fatal action of this combination. People with Venus in this sign often arouse quite unreasonable jealousy in the marriage partner. Attracted intellectually to a stranger on a first meeting, a person under this influence may treat him or her as an intimate friend. The husband or wife frequently fails to realize that this means nothing. It is because love with such people is so entirely divorced from physical considerations that this {305} occurs. They are extraordinarily constant, unselfish and sincere in love; their motto is to render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s and to God the things which are God’s. Having given themselves unreservedly on the physical plane to one person, they regard the matter as closed, but naturally see no reason why that should interfere with a warm intellectual friendship. It is just because they know there is no danger that they act in such a way as to make people think that there is. Venus in Aquarius gives extraordinary power to divine character. In the case of a portrait artist, for example, he may be able to paint the spiritual rather than the physical image of the sitter, showing in the portrait qualities which perhaps are yet undeveloped. Similarly, especially when Mercury is in the same sign, one finds an excellent diagnostician who, with practically no symptoms to guide him, can yet discover in his patients the root of some deep-seated malady. Aquarius is so very spiritual a sign that its action is almost always likely to cause the native to perceive the transcendental reality beneath the mask of form. We have already insisted that the position of Venus exhibits the primary shape in which the non-ego presents itself to the ego, and, when Venus is in Aquarius, one may say that the native sees things, not so much as they are but as they will be. While the native is not domestic, in the same way as when Venus is in Taurus, the same qualities are manifest, but in a much more intelligent form. A mother with Venus in Taurus is likely to spoil her children; if Venus is in Aquarius she is equally devoted but never foolish. She will pick out the best nurse, not merely the nicest one. She will criticize the child in a most impersonal way and thus develop its real talents, instead of being deluded by imaginary or desired talents into encouraging the wrong one. One may say that the ties of blood are not very important to people with this position of Venus; yet they act as admirably as if they were important, for they base their actions upon the real necessity of the situation, instead of upon mere traditional sentimentality. The same characteristics apply in such matters as patriotism. President Wilson is a first-grade example of the action of this position. He did not allow himself to be swayed by the cries of the mob. He considered everything with what many people regard as {306} undue deliberation, and took no action until he was absolutely satisfied as to the wisdom of the course proposed. He never allowed prejudice or passion to sway him. This is remarkably indicative of the power exercised by this sign, since Mars is in conjunction with Venus. His personal prejudices were extraordinarily strong, and his character dictatorial and overbearing, yet he did not allow this, as a rule, to hurry him into inconsiderate actions. As an example of the seriousness and general excellence of this position, we have such people as the sculptor Gutzon Borglum, the astrologer Ebenezer Sibley, Ellen Terry, Dr. Weir Mitchell, and George Ade. We have also Admiral Dewey, Bramwell Booth and Elihu P. Root, in whom these qualities may be studied to advantage. We may pay a little more detailed attention to the case of Robert Burns. Here again, Mars is in conjunction with Venus; but, Venus being the lady of ascendant, the effect upon the personality is as great as in the case of President Wilson, just considered; but the Sun is also in conjunction and lends additional violence to the combination. Hence we find the Scottish poet really very passionate and very fickle, and the influence of the sign is shown mostly by the idealism which gave birth to that fickleness. We also find the humanitarian impulse extremely strong, expressing itself in the broad-mindedness and tolerance which was rather rare for his generation. The following are the names of well known persons who have Venus in Aquarius: Frank B. Kellogg Jack London Gloria Swanson David Lloyd George Gelett Burgess David S. Bispham John D. Rockefeller, Jr. George Ade Arthur Foote William Dean Howells Admiral George Dewey John La Farge Frederick Francois Chopin {307} Sir Isaac Newton Lord Byron Ellen Terry Josef Hoffman Franklin D. Roosevelt For the benefit of those who are not in possession of Raphael’s Ephemeris or who are not able to interpret the symbols contained therein, the years when Venus is in the sign Aquarius are as follows: From February 27th through March 22nd 1840 December 16th 1840 “ January 9th 1841 January 29th ” February 21st 1842 March 8th “ April 3rd 1843 December 31st 1843 ” January 23rd 1844 February 12th “ March 7th 1845 December 6th 1845 ” January 3rd 1846 January 14th “ February 6th 1847 February 26th ” March 21st 1848 December 16th 1848 “ January 8th 1849 January 28th ” February 20th 1850 March 8th “ April 3rd 1851 December 30th 1851 ” January 22nd 1852 February 12th “ March 7th 1853 December 5th 1853 ” January 3rd 1854 January 13th “ February 5th 1855 February 26th ” March 21rd 1856 December 15th 1856 “ January 8th 1857 January 28th ” February 20th 1858 March 7th “ April 2nd 1859 December 29th 1859 ” January 22nd 1860 February 11th “ March 6th 1861 December 5th 1861 ” January 4th 1862 March 13th “ March 24th 1862 January 13th ” February 5th 1863 February 26th “ March 20th 1864 December 15th 1864 ” January 8th 1865 {308} From January 27th through February 19th 1866 March 7th “ April 2nd 1867 December 29th 1867 ” January 21st 1868 February 11th “ March 6th 1869 December 5th 1869 ” January 4th 1870 March 4th 1870 “ March 28th 1870 January 12th ” February 4th 1871 February 25th “ March 20th 1872 December 14th 1872 ” January 7th 1873 January 27th “ February 19th 1874 March 7th ” April 2nd 1875 December 28th 1875 “ January 21st 1876 February 10th ” March 5th 1877 December 5th 1877 “ January 5th 1878 February 25th ” March 30th 1878 January 12th “ February 4th 1879 February 25th ” March 19th 1880 December 14th 1880 “ January 7th 1881 January 26th ” February 18th 1882 March 7th “ April 1st 1883 December 28th 1883 ” January 20th 1884 February 10th 1885 “ March 5th 1885 December 5th 1885 ” January 6th 1886 February 19th “ April 1st 1886 January 11th ” February 3rd 1887 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