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The Age of Aquarius, in astrology, is either the current or forthcoming astrological age, depending on the method of calculation. Astrologers maintain that an astrological age is a product of the Earth's slow precessional rotation and lasts for 2,160 years, on average (one 25,920-year period of precession, or Great Year, divided by 12 zodiac signs equals a 2,160 year astrological age).^[2]

There are various methods of calculating the boundaries of an astrological age. In Sun-sign astrology, the first sign is Aries, followed by Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces, whereupon the cycle returns to Aries and through the zodiacal signs again. Astrological ages proceed in the opposite direction. Therefore, the Age of Aquarius follows the Age of Pisces.^[3]

Overview

The approximate 2,160 years for each age corresponds to the average time it takes for the vernal equinox to move from one constellation of the zodiac into the next. This average can be computed by dividing the Earth's 25,800 year gyroscopic precession period by 12, the number of zodiacal signs. This is only a rough calculation, as the length of time it takes for a complete precession is currently increasing. A more accurate set of figures is 25,772 years for a complete cycle and 2,147.5 years per astrological age. According to various astrologers' calculations, approximate dates for entering the Age of Aquarius range from 1447 CE (Terry MacKinnell) to 3597 CE (John Addey).^[4]

Astrologers do not agree on when the Aquarian age will start or even if it has already started.^[5] Campion (1999)^[4] lists various references from mainly astrological sources for the start of the Age of Aquarius. Based on Campion's summary, most published materials on the subject state that the Age of Aquarius arrived in the 20th century (29 claims), with the 24th century in second place with 12 claimants.^[6]

Astrological ages are taken to be associated with the precession of the equinoxes. The slow wobble of the Earth's rotation axis on the celestial sphere is independent of the diurnal rotation of the Earth on its own axis and the annual revolution of the Earth around the Sun. Traditionally this 25,800 year-long cycle is calibrated, for the purposes of determining astrological ages, by the perceived location of the Sun in one of the 12 zodiac constellations at the vernal (Spring) equinox, which corresponds to the moment the Sun is perceived as crossing the celestial equator, marking the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere each year. Roughly every 2,150 years the Sun's position at the time of the vernal equinox will have moved into a new zodiacal constellation.

In 1929 the International Astronomical Union defined the edges of the 88 official constellations. The edge established between Pisces and Aquarius officially locates the beginning of the Aquarian Age around 2600 CE. Many astrologers dispute this approach because of the varying sizes and overlap between the zodiacal constellations.^[7] They prefer the long-established convention of equally-sized signs, spaced every 30 degrees along the ecliptic, which are named after the 12 background zodiacal constellations.

Astrological meaning

Astrologers believe that an astrological age affects humanity, possibly by influencing the rise and fall of civilizations or cultural tendencies.

Traditionally, Aquarius is associated with electricity, computers, flight, democracy, freedom, humanitarianism, idealism, modernization, nervous disorders, rebellion, nonconformity, philanthropy, veracity, perseverance, humanity, and irresolution.^[8]^[9]

Among other dates, one view is that the Age of Aquarius arrived around 1844, with the harbinger of Siyyid ʿAlí Muḥammad (1819–1850), who founded Bábism.^[10]

Marcia Moore and Mark Douglas promoted the view that, although no one knows when the Aquarian Age begins, the American Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and the discovery of electricity are all attributable to the Aquarian Age.^[11] Moore and Douglas make a number of predictions about the trends that they believe will develop in the Aquarian Age.^[12]

Proponents of medieval astrology suggest that the Pisces world where religion is the opiate of the masses will be replaced in the Aquarian Age by a world ruled by secretive, power-hungry elites seeking absolute power over others; that knowledge in the Aquarian Age will only be valued for its ability to win wars; that knowledge and science will be abused, not industry and trade; and that the Aquarian Age will be a Dark Age in which religion is considered offensive.^[13]

Another view suggests that the rise of scientific rationalism, combined with the fall of religious influence, the increasing focus on human rights since the 1780s, the exponential growth of technology, plus the advent of flight and space travel, are evidence of the dawning of the Age of Aquarius.^[14]^[15]

A "wave" theory of the shifting Great Ages suggests that the Age of Aquarius will not arrive on a given date but is instead emerging in influence over many years, similar to how the tide surges forward incrementally rather than all at once.^[16]

Rudolf Steiner believed that the Age of Aquarius will arrive in 3573. In Steiner's approach, each age is exactly 2,160 years. Based on this structure, the world has been in the Age of Pisces since 1413. Rudolf Steiner had spoken about two great spiritual events: the return of Christ in the ethereal world (and not in a physical body), because people must develop their faculties until they can reach the ethereal world; and the incarnation of Ahriman, Zoroaster's "destructive spirit" that will try to block the evolution of humanity.^[17]

In an article about feminism in the French newspaper La Fronde from February 26, 1890, August Vandekerkhove stated: "About March, 21st this year the cycle of Aquarius will start. Aquarius is the house of the woman". He adds that is in this age the woman will be "equal" to the man.^[18]

Gnostic philosopher Samael Aun Weor declared February 4, 1962 to be the beginning of the "Age of Aquarius", heralded by the alignment of the first six planets, the Sun, the Moon and the constellation Aquarius.^[19]

Psychanalyst Carl Jung mentions the "Age of Aquarius" in his book Aion, believing that the "Age of Aquarius" will "constellate the problem of the union of the opposites".^[20] In accordance with other prominent astrologers, Jung believes the "Age of Aquarius" will be a dark and spiritually deficient time for humanity, mentioning that "it will no longer be possible to write off evil as the mere privation of good; its real existence will have to be recognized in the Age of Aquarius". According to Jung's interpretation of astrology, the "Age of Pisces" began with the birth and death of Christ, associating the Ichthys (colloquially known as the "Jesus fish") with the symbol of Pisces; following the "Age of Pisces" would be the "Age of Aquarius", the spiritually deficient age before the arrival of the Antichrist.^[21]

Common cultural associations

The expression Age of Aquarius in popular culture usually refers to the heyday of the hippie and New Age movements in the 1960s and 1970s.^{[citation needed]}

The 1967 musical Hair, with its opening song "Aquarius" and the line "This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius", brought the Aquarian age concept to the attention of audiences worldwide. However, the song further defines this dawning of the age within the first lines: "When the Moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars". Astrologer Neil Spencer denounced the lyrics as "astrological gibberish", noting that Jupiter aligns with Mars several times a year and the Moon is in the 7th House for two hours every day.^[22]

The music festival commonly known as Woodstock was billed as "An Aquarian Exposition".^[23]

References

^ "EarthSky | when will the Age of Aquarius begin?". 8 January 2021.
^ Robert Powell (1979), The sidereal zodiac, Tempe, AZ: American Federation of Astrologers, p. 45, ISBN 978-0904693072
^ Neil Spencer, True as the Stars Above, 2000, pp. 115–27, chapter 7, "Love Shall Steer the Stars – The Long Dawning of the Age of Aquarius"
^ ^a ^b ^c Campion, Nicholas (1999). The Book of World Horoscopes. pp. 489–495.
^ Spencer, Neil (2000). True as the Stars Above. p. 115.
^ Eight researchers claim the Aquarian age will arrive in the 25th century while the 21st, 26th, and 27th centuries have seven supporters each. Other centuries that have a number of supporters for the beginning of the Aquarian age include: 22nd and 23rd centuries (6 each); 19th century (5); and the 18th century (4).^[4]
^ Grasse, Ray (2002). Signs of the Times. p. 263.
^ Rex E Bills, The Ruler-ship Book, 1974, pp. 362–365
^ Geoffrey Dean, Recent Advances in Natal Astrology - A Critical Review 1900–1976, 1977, p. 54
^ David Williams, Simplified Astronomy for Astrologers, 1969, American Federation of Astrologers, pp. 45–56
^ Marcia Moore & Mark Douglas, Astrology, The Divine Science, 1971, p. 677
^ Marcia Moore & Mark Douglas, Astrology, The Divine Science, 1971, p. 687
^ Robert Zoller, "The Use of Archetypes in Prediction", The FAA Journal September 2002 Volume 32 No 3 (Federation of Australian Astrologers), pp. 37–53
^ Neil Spencer, True as the Stars Above, 2000, pp. 126–7
^ Louis MacNeice, Astrology, Bloomsbury Books, London, 1989, pp. 100–1
^ Ray Grasse, Signs of the Times, 2002, pp. 228–231
^ Christian Lazaridès, "Vivons-nous les commencements de l'Ere des Poissons" - Editions anthroposophiques romandes. 1989 pp. 143–155
^ "La Fronde / directrice Marguerite Durand". Gallica. 1899-02-26. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
^ Andrew Dawson, New Era, New Religions: Religious Transformation in Contemporary Brazil (Ashgate Publishing, 2007) p56
^ Jung 2009, "Liber Novus", pg. 316, footnote 273
^ Jung 1951, "Aion" Published in the Collected Works 9, Part II, Chapter IV, 'The Sign of the Fishes'
^ Neil Spencer, True as the Stars Above, 2000, p. 124.
^ "An Aquarian Exposition At Woodstock 1969", The Real Woodstock Story

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[1] "EarthSky | when will the Age of Aquarius begin?". 8 January 2021.

[2] Robert Powell (1979), The sidereal zodiac, Tempe, AZ: American Federation of Astrologers, p. 45, ISBN 978-0904693072

[3] Neil Spencer, True as the Stars Above, 2000, pp. 115–27, chapter 7, "Love Shall Steer the Stars – The Long Dawning of the Age of Aquarius"

[Campion-1999-4] Campion, Nicholas (1999). The Book of World Horoscopes. pp. 489–495.

[5] Spencer, Neil (2000). True as the Stars Above. p. 115.

[6] Eight researchers claim the Aquarian age will arrive in the 25th century while the 21st, 26th, and 27th centuries have seven supporters each. Other centuries that have a number of supporters for the beginning of the Aquarian age include: 22nd and 23rd centuries (6 each); 19th century (5); and the 18th century (4).^[4]

[7] Grasse, Ray (2002). Signs of the Times. p. 263.

[8] Rex E Bills, The Ruler-ship Book, 1974, pp. 362–365

[9] Geoffrey Dean, Recent Advances in Natal Astrology - A Critical Review 1900–1976, 1977, p. 54

[10] David Williams, Simplified Astronomy for Astrologers, 1969, American Federation of Astrologers, pp. 45–56

[11] Marcia Moore & Mark Douglas, Astrology, The Divine Science, 1971, p. 677

[12] Marcia Moore & Mark Douglas, Astrology, The Divine Science, 1971, p. 687

[13] Robert Zoller, "The Use of Archetypes in Prediction", The FAA Journal September 2002 Volume 32 No 3 (Federation of Australian Astrologers), pp. 37–53

[14] Neil Spencer, True as the Stars Above, 2000, pp. 126–7

[15] Louis MacNeice, Astrology, Bloomsbury Books, London, 1989, pp. 100–1

[16] Ray Grasse, Signs of the Times, 2002, pp. 228–231

[17] Christian Lazaridès, "Vivons-nous les commencements de l'Ere des Poissons" - Editions anthroposophiques romandes. 1989 pp. 143–155

[18] "La Fronde / directrice Marguerite Durand". Gallica. 1899-02-26. Retrieved 2021-02-11.

[19] Andrew Dawson, New Era, New Religions: Religious Transformation in Contemporary Brazil (Ashgate Publishing, 2007) p56

[20] Jung 2009, "Liber Novus", pg. 316, footnote 273

[21] Jung 1951, "Aion" Published in the Collected Works 9, Part II, Chapter IV, 'The Sign of the Fishes'

[22] Neil Spencer, True as the Stars Above, 2000, p. 124.

[23] "An Aquarian Exposition At Woodstock 1969", The Real Woodstock Story

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 {{other uses}}
 [[File:7 Chakras.JPG|thumb|An Age of Aquarius symbol: [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''[[Vitruvian Man]]''. Da Vinci created this drawing c. 1487. Chakras, or energy centers, were added later.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://earthsky.org/human-world/when-will-the-age-of-aquarius-begin/ | title=EarthSky &#124; when will the Age of Aquarius begin? | date=8 January 2021 }}</ref>]]
+{{New Age beliefs sidebar}}
-The '''Age of Aquarius''', in [[astrology]], is either the current or forthcoming [[astrological age]], depending on the method of calculation. Astrologers maintain that an astrological age is a product of the Earth's slow [[Axial precession|precessional rotation]] and lasts for 2,160 years, on average (one [[Great Year]] equals 25,920-year period of precession / 12 zodiac signs = 2,160 years).<ref>{{citation|surname1=Robert Powell|title=The sidereal zodiac|publisher=American Federation of Astrologers|publication-place=Tempe, AZ|at=p.&nbsp;45|isbn= 978-0904693072|date=1979}}</ref>
+The '''Age of Aquarius''', in [[astrology]], is either the current or forthcoming [[astrological age]], depending on the method of calculation. Astrologers maintain that an astrological age is a product of the Earth's slow [[Axial precession|precessional rotation]] and lasts for 2,160 years, on average (one 25,920-year period of precession, or [[Great Year]], divided by 12 zodiac signs equals a 2,160 year astrological age).<ref>{{citation|surname1=Robert Powell|title=The sidereal zodiac|publisher=American Federation of Astrologers|publication-place=Tempe, AZ|at=p.&nbsp;45|isbn= 978-0904693072|date=1979}}</ref>
-There are various methods of calculating the boundaries of an astrological age. In Sun-sign [[Planets in astrology|astrology]], the first sign is [[Aries (astrology)|Aries]], followed by [[Taurus (astrology)|Taurus]], [[Gemini (astrology)|Gemini]], [[Cancer (astrology)|Cancer]], [[Leo (astrology)|Leo]], [[Virgo (astrology)|Virgo]], [[Libra (astrology)|Libra]], [[Scorpio (astrology)|Scorpio]], [[Sagittarius (astrology)|Sagittarius]], [[Capricorn (astrology)|Capricorn]], [[Aquarius (astrology)|Aquarius]], and [[Pisces (astrology)|Pisces]], whereupon the cycle returns to Aries and through the zodiacal signs again. Astrological ages proceed in the opposite direction. Therefore, the Age of Aquarius follows the [[Age of Pisces]].<ref>Neil Spencer, ''True as the Stars Above'', 2000, pp. 115–27, chapter 7,  "Love Shall Steer the Stars – The Long Dawning of the Age of Aquarius"</ref>
+There are various methods of calculating the boundaries of an astrological age. In Sun-sign [[Planets in astrology|astrology]], the first sign is [[Aries (astrology)|Aries]], followed by [[Taurus (astrology)|Taurus]], [[Gemini (astrology)|Gemini]], [[Cancer (astrology)|Cancer]], [[Leo (astrology)|Leo]], [[Virgo (astrology)|Virgo]], [[Libra (astrology)|Libra]], [[Scorpio (astrology)|Scorpio]], [[Sagittarius (astrology)|Sagittarius]], [[Capricorn (astrology)|Capricorn]], [[Aquarius (astrology)|Aquarius]], and [[Pisces (astrology)|Pisces]], whereupon the cycle returns to Aries and through the zodiacal signs again. Astrological ages proceed in the opposite direction. Therefore, the Age of Aquarius follows the [[Age of Pisces]].<ref>[[Neil Spencer]], ''True as the Stars Above'', 2000, pp. 115–27, chapter 7,  "Love Shall Steer the Stars – The Long Dawning of the Age of Aquarius"</ref>
 ==Overview==
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 Astrological ages are taken to be associated with the [[precession of the equinoxes]]. The slow wobble of the Earth's rotation axis on the celestial sphere is independent of the [[diurnal cycle|diurnal]] rotation of the Earth on its own axis and the annual revolution of the Earth around the Sun. Traditionally this 25,800 year-long cycle is calibrated, for the purposes of determining astrological ages, by the perceived location of the Sun in one of the 12 zodiac constellations at the vernal (Spring) equinox, which corresponds to the moment the Sun is perceived as crossing the celestial equator, marking the start of spring in the [[Northern Hemisphere]] each year. Roughly every 2,150 years the Sun's position at the time of the vernal equinox will have moved into a new zodiacal constellation.
-In 1929 the [[International Astronomical Union]] defined the edges of the 88 official constellations. The edge established between [[Pisces (constellation)|Pisces]] and [[Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]] officially locates the beginning of the Aquarian Age around 2600 CE. Many astrologers dispute this approach because of the varying sizes and overlap between the zodiacal constellations.<ref>{{cite book |first=Ray |last=Grasse |title=Signs of the Times |year=2002 |page=263}}</ref> They prefer the long-established convention of equally-sized signs, spaced every 30 degrees along the [[ecliptic]], which are named for the 12 background [[zodiac|zodiacal constellation]]s.
+In 1929 the [[International Astronomical Union]] defined the edges of the 88 official constellations. The edge established between [[Pisces (constellation)|Pisces]] and [[Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]] officially locates the beginning of the Aquarian Age around 2600 CE. Many astrologers dispute this approach because of the varying sizes and overlap between the zodiacal constellations.<ref>{{cite book |first=Ray |last=Grasse |title=Signs of the Times |year=2002 |page=263}}</ref> They prefer the long-established convention of equally-sized signs, spaced every 30 degrees along the [[ecliptic]], which are named after the 12 background [[zodiac|zodiacal constellation]]s.
 ==Astrological meaning==
 Astrologers believe that an astrological age affects humanity, possibly by influencing the rise and fall of civilizations or cultural tendencies.
-Traditionally, Aquarius is associated with [[electricity]], [[computer]]s, [[history of flight|flight]], [[democracy]], freedom, [[humanitarianism]], [[idealism]], [[modernization]], [[Anxiety|nervous disorder]]s, [[rebellion]], [[counterculture|nonconformity]], [[philanthropy]], [[Honesty|veracity]], [[perseverance (virtue)|perseverance]], [[Humanity (virtue)|humanity]], and irresolution.<ref>Rex E Bills, ''The Ruler-ship Book'', 1974, pp. 362–365</ref><ref>Geoffrey Dean, ''Recent Advances in Natal Astrology - A Critical Review 1900–1976'', 1977, p. 54</ref>
+Traditionally, Aquarius is associated with [[electricity]], [[computer]]s, [[history of flight|flight]], [[democracy]], [[freedom]], [[humanitarianism]], [[idealism]], [[modernization]], [[Anxiety|nervous disorder]]s, [[rebellion]], [[counterculture|nonconformity]], [[philanthropy]], [[Honesty|veracity]], [[perseverance (virtue)|perseverance]], [[Humanity (virtue)|humanity]], and irresolution.<ref>Rex E Bills, ''The Ruler-ship Book'', 1974, pp. 362–365</ref><ref>Geoffrey Dean, ''Recent Advances in Natal Astrology - A Critical Review 1900–1976'', 1977, p. 54</ref>
 Among other dates, one view is that the Age of Aquarius arrived around 1844, with the harbinger of [[Báb|Siyyid ʿAlí Muḥammad]] (1819–1850), who founded [[Bábism]].<ref>David Williams, ''Simplified Astronomy for Astrologers'', 1969, American Federation of Astrologers, pp. 45–56</ref>
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 [[Rudolf Steiner]] believed that the Age of Aquarius will arrive in 3573. In Steiner's approach, each age is exactly 2,160 years. Based on this structure, the world has been in the Age of Pisces since 1413. Rudolf Steiner had spoken about two great spiritual events: the return of [[Christ]] in the ethereal world (and not in a physical body), because people must develop their faculties until they can reach the ethereal world; and the incarnation of [[Angra Mainyu|Ahriman]], [[Zoroaster]]'s "destructive spirit" that will try to block the evolution of humanity.<ref>Christian Lazaridès, ''"Vivons-nous les commencements de l'Ere des Poissons"'' - Editions anthroposophiques romandes. 1989 pp. 143–155</ref>
-In an article about [[feminism]] in the French newspaper ''[[La Fronde (newspaper)|La Fronde]]'' from February 26, 1890, [[August Vandekerkhove]] stated: "About March, 21st this year the cycle of Aquarius will start. Aquarius is the house of the woman". He adds that is in this age the woman will be equal to the man.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1899-02-26|title=La Fronde / directrice Marguerite Durand|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6703564g|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Gallica|language=EN}}</ref>
+In an article about [[feminism]] in the French newspaper ''[[La Fronde (newspaper)|La Fronde]]'' from February 26, 1890, [[August Vandekerkhove]] stated: "About March, 21st this year the cycle of Aquarius will start. Aquarius is the house of the woman". He adds that is in this age the woman will be "equal" to the man.<ref>{{Cite web|date=1899-02-26|title=La Fronde / directrice Marguerite Durand|url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6703564g|access-date=2021-02-11|website=Gallica|language=EN}}</ref>
 [[Gnosticism|Gnostic]] philosopher [[Samael Aun Weor]] declared February 4, 1962 to be the beginning of the "Age of Aquarius", heralded by the alignment of the first six planets, the Sun, the Moon and the constellation [[Aquarius (constellation)|Aquarius]].<ref>Andrew Dawson, ''New Era, New Religions: Religious Transformation in Contemporary Brazil'' ([[Ashgate Publishing]], 2007) p56</ref>
+[[Psychoanalysis|Psychanalyst]] [[Carl Jung]] mentions the "Age of Aquarius" in his book [[The Collected Works of C.G. Jung|Aion]], believing that the "Age of Aquarius" will "constellate the problem of the [[Enantiodromia|union of the opposites]]".<ref>Jung 2009, "Liber Novus", pg. 316, footnote 273</ref> In accordance with other prominent astrologers, Jung believes the "Age of Aquarius" will be a dark and spiritually deficient time for humanity, mentioning that "it will no longer be possible to write off evil as the mere [[Absence of good|privation of good]]; its real existence will have to be recognized in the Age of Aquarius". According to Jung's interpretation of astrology, the "Age of Pisces" began with the birth and death of Christ, associating the [[Ichthys]] (colloquially known as the "Jesus fish") with the symbol of Pisces; following the "Age of Pisces" would be the "Age of Aquarius", the spiritually deficient age before the arrival of the [[Antichrist]].<ref>Jung 1951, "Aion" Published in the Collected Works 9, Part II, Chapter IV, 'The Sign of the Fishes'</ref>
-==Common cultural associations==
-The expression ''Age of Aquarius'' in popular culture usually refers to the heyday of the [[hippie]] and [[New Age]] movements in the 1960s and 1970s.
+==Common cultural associations==
-The 1967&nbsp;[[musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'', with its opening song "[[Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In|Aquarius]]" and the line "This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius", brought the Aquarian age concept to the attention of audiences worldwide. However, the song further defines this dawning of the age within the first lines: "When the Moon is in the [[House (astrology)|seventh house]] and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars". Astrologer Neil Spencer denounced the lyrics as "astrological gibberish", noting that [[Jupiter]] aligns with [[Mars]] several times a year and the [[Moon]] is in the 7th&nbsp;House for two hours every day.<ref>Neil Spencer, ''True as the Stars Above'', 2000, p. 124.</ref>
+The expression ''Age of Aquarius'' in popular culture usually refers to the heyday of the [[hippie]] and [[New Age]] movements in the 1960s and 1970s.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
+The 1967&nbsp;[[musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Hair (musical)|Hair]]'', with its opening song "[[Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In|Aquarius]]" and the line "This is the dawning of the Age of Aquarius", brought the Aquarian age concept to the attention of audiences worldwide. However, the song further defines this dawning of the age within the first lines: "When the Moon is in the [[House (astrology)|seventh house]] and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars". Astrologer [[Neil Spencer]] denounced the lyrics as "astrological gibberish", noting that [[Jupiter]] aligns with [[Mars]] several times a year and the [[Moon]] is in the 7th&nbsp;House for two hours every day.<ref>Neil Spencer, ''True as the Stars Above'', 2000, p. 124.</ref>
-These lines are considered by critics to be [[poetic license]], although some people have taken them literally. An example is the identification of [[Valentine's Day]]&nbsp;2009 as the "perfect alignment to support our collective manifestation of love and peace and dawning of the Age of Aquarius".<ref>[https://www.merliannews.com/The_Aquarian_alignment_of_14th_February_2009_by_Dr_Jude_Currivan_PhD/ "The Aquarian alignment of 14th February 2009" by Dr. Jude Currivan, PhD], ''Merlian News'', February 14, 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.judecurrivan.com/ Jude Currivan PhD]</ref>
 The music festival commonly known as [[Woodstock]] was billed as "An Aquarian Exposition".<ref>[http://www.woodstockstory.com/aquarianexposition.html "An Aquarian Exposition At Woodstock 1969", The Real Woodstock Story]</ref>
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 == See also ==
 {{Portal|1960s}}
+* {{annotated link|Aeon of Horus}}
-* [[Aeon (Thelema)]]
-* [[Axial precession]]
+* {{annotated link|Axial precession}}
-* [[Tetramorph]]
+* {{annotated link|Tetramorph}}
 ==References==

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v t e New religious movements
Major groups	Adi Dharm/Brahmoism Adventism CoG7 SDA Aetherius Society Ahmadiyya Lahore Ahmadiyya Ananda Marga Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis Anthroposophy Antoinism Armstrongism Bábism Baháʼí Faith Bible Students/Jehovah's Witnesses Black Hebrew Israelites Brahma Kumaris Branch Davidians Brotherhood of the Cross and Star Caodaism Chabad Noahidism Charismatic Christianity Pentecostal (Oneness) Charismatic Neo-charismatic Chinese salvationist religions Chinmaya Mission Christadelphians Christian Science Church of Divine Science Church of Scientology Church of the Guanche People Creativity Discordianism Falun Gong The Family International Friends of Man Fourth Way Fung Loy Kok Goddess Godianism Heaven's Gate Humanistic Judaism Iglesia ni Cristo International Peace Mission movement ISKCON Invitation to Life Jewish Renewal Kingdom of Jesus Christ Kopimism Latter Day Saints/Mormonism Maha Bodhi Society Messianic Judaism Modern paganism Druidry Heathenry Rodnovery Moorish Science Temple of America Nation of Islam New Acropolis New Apostolic Church The New Church New Confucianism New Kadampa Tradition New Thought Religious Science Unity Church Nuwaubian Nation Oomoto Opus Dei Palmarian Catholic Church Peoples Temple Pilgrims of Arès Prathyaksha Raksha Daiva Sabha The Process Church Raëlism Rajneesh movement Ramakrishna Mission Rastafari Risshō Kōsei Kai Sahaja Yoga Sant Mat Radha Soami Santa Muerte Santo Daime Satanism LaVeyan Church of Satan Temple of Set The Satanic Temple Theistic Joy of Satan Ministries Sathya Sai Baba Shakers Shambhala Buddhism Shri Ram Chandra Mission Soka Gakkai Spiritualism Spiritism Sukyo Mahikari Tenrikyo Thelema Theosophy Theosophical Society Transcendental Meditation True Buddha School Twelve Tribes communities Unarius Academy of Science Unification Church Unitarian Universalist Association United Submitters International Universal Church of the Kingdom of God Universal White Brotherhood Vipassana movement Eastern Lightning The Way International Weixinjiao Wicca Word of Faith World Mission Society Church of God
Notable figures	Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Noble Drew Ali Marshall Applewhite Herbert W. Armstrong Shoko Asahara Sri Aurobindo Báb Sathya Sai Baba Baháʼu'lláh Alice Bailey Chinmayananda Saraswati David Berg Helena Blavatsky Sri Chinmoy Aleister Crowley Mary Baker Eddy Josemaría Escrivá Louis Farrakhan Charles Fillmore Kelsang Gyatso Hak Ja Han L. Ron Hubbard Li Hongzhi David Koresh Anton LaVey Jorge Ángel Livraga Rizzi Lu Sheng-yen Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Meher Baba Nikkyō Niwano Sun Myung Moon Elijah Muhammad Nakayama Miki A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Phineas Parkhurst Quimby Raël Rajneesh Ramakrishna Prem Rawat Helena Roerich Charles Taze Russell Joseph Franklin Rutherford Ahn Sahng-hong Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar Menachem Mendel Schneerson Shiv Dayal Singh Joseph Smith Nirmala Srivastava Emanuel Swedenborg Rudolf Steiner Joseph W. Tkach Chögyam Trungpa Ellen G. White Poykayil Yohannan
By region	Pacific Northwest
Concepts	African-initiated church Buddhist modernism Chabad messianism Christian denomination Classifications of religious movements Conspiracy theories Cult Cybersectarianism Doomsday cult Heresy Hindu reform movements In-group favoritism Japanese new religions Neoshamanism New Age Open-source religion Polytheistic reconstructionism Prosperity theology Religious conversion Religious syncretism Schism Sect Self religion Spiritual evolution UFO religion
Public education	CESNUR INFORM (Information Network Focus on Religious Movements) World Religions and Spirituality Project
Scholarship	Academic study of new religious movements Anthropology of religion History of religion Journal of Contemporary Religion Nova Religio Philosophy of religion Psychology of religion Religious studies Sociology of religion When Prophecy Fails
Opposition	Anti-cult movement Christian countercult movement Anti-Mormonism Persecution of Ahmadis Persecution of Baháʼís Persecution of Falun Gong Persecution of Jehovah's Witnesses Persecution of Rastafari Religious discrimination against modern pagans
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