Robert Burns, the Scots poet personifies the humanitarian, egalitarian streak in Aquarius. His poem extolling the virtues of the ordinary man over fools in silks – “a man’s a man for a’ that” – made him popular in early communist Russia.
He was born 25 January 1759 7am Ayr, Scotland, which (if accurate) made him a Sun, Venus, Mars in Aquarius with Neptune in the 8th and a rebellious Uranus square Pluto. His other resonant thought was that all humanity was equal in the eyes of God.
Francois Rabelais, the French freethinker, anti-clerical writer who managed to attract criticism from both Calvin and the RC hierarchy, shows more facets of the Aquarian nature. “His literary legacy is such that the word Rabelaisian designates something that is “marked by gross robust humor, extravagance of caricature, or bold naturalism”. Communicative, provocative, idiosyncratic, can be contradictory, and can have a surprising interest on matters of the flesh.
Born 4 February 1490 JC 4.15am Chinon, France (unverified) had a Sun Mars in Aquarius trine Pluto, sextile Neptune – determined, courageous (foolhardy), super-ambitious.
Charles Darwin, 12 February 1809 3am Shrewsbury, England, the English naturalist whose thoughts on evolutionary biology fundamentally changed scientific knowledge on natural selection – “Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history.” He had a 2nd house Aquarius Sun trine an ambitious Mars in his 10th; with Uranus in a revolutionary trine to Pluto.
Aquarius the experimenter and trail blazer.
One curiosity of Aquarius is the number of sex-experts or writers on the subject, given the sign is supposedly emotionally-detached, is not earthy and regarded as being androgynous or against the biology.
Dr Alex Comfort, whose 1972 The Joy of Sex brought bedroom matters out into the open – and was also an anarchist, pacifist, and conscientious objector. Born 10 February 1920, he had a Sun Mercury in Aquarius – and a Scorpio Mars Moon trine Pluto trine Uranus which will have tilted him towards an interests in sex.
Of writers who are also renowned for their scandalous writings – Lord Byron with an 8th house Aquarius Sun and Pluto, Venus, Saturn also in Aquarius comes to mind. 22 January 1788 2pm London, He also had an Air Grand Trine giving him the urge to communicate as well as living out a scandalous life.
William Burroughs, 5 February 1914 7.40 am St Louis, Missouri, is another whose Naked Lunch became a cult classic but was regarded as pornographic with its focus on sadomasochism, body horror and drug abuse. He had a stellium in Aquarius in his 12th house with Mercury, Sun, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter there. Plus a Moon Saturn in Gemini. No Earth and no fire in his chart.
Freethinkers, contrary and unconcerned about prevailing cultural pressures sums them up. Their outsider approach made a difference.
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