Aquarius Papers - Global Astrology

A Short History of the Aquarius Papers on the Threshold of a New Era

by Robert Wilkinson

Having great feedback on attaining 1,000,000 visitors in 1100 days, a short history of the Aquarius Papers may be of interest. So, once upon a time in a land far, far, away.... I found my way to The Blog. Blogging is different than a web site, which I did for years with mixed success. When I started "The Aquarius Papers - Astrology for All" at Salon.com, it was an experiment to see how many people are into astrology on the web. Willing to try something different involving multiple realms, I added a section called "The Outer Edge" where I posted metaphysical articles and investigative reports on important socio-economic, environmental, and political urgencies confronting our nation and world.

The End of the Age - Time and Evolution

by Robert Wilkinson

This long post was inspired by a comment about contradictions and speculations regarding 2012, the Mayan calendar, the end of our current Age, the beginning of the New Age, and the challenges of finding our way to accurate information about the meaning of all this. If we would cut through the glamor, illusion, and Maya surrounding our current transitional period, then it's good to examine the nature of time, perception, and how our minds work. Welcome to today's theme.

A Million Visitors in 3 Years Reading 2.8 Million Pages

Aquarius Papers just hit a milestone. Though I launched the site at Salon.com April 2004, I only started keeping track of visitors late Feb 2005. Sometime last hour the 1 millionth person came to the site. This has surpassed anything I could have imagined 36 months ago. It would seem that our community is fairly large, and grows larger every month. Thanks for being a part of this social experiment!

Community Building Is the Past, Present, and Future Sanctuary of Humanity

by Robert Wilkinson

"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." Dr. Ben Franklin said this immortal phrase at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and it is as true today as it was then. We are all interdependent in both large and small ways, more than we suspect. Alone, we can barely keep up with the demands of living in the 21st century, and usually feel isolated from others and ourselves. With friends, in community, we are happier and don't feel so overwhelmed with all there is to deal with. We find others who share our experience, and those with whom we can share a mutual wisdom, each contributing to a greater understanding for both.

Long Term Feb 2008 Virgo-Pisces Lunar Eclipse Effects Pt. 2 - Scientific and Spiritual Approaches

by Robert Wilkinson

Today we continue our examination of what the Virgo-Pisces total Lunar Eclipse holds for our world. As it builds on themes introduced in Part 1, you may want to re-read that before picking this one up, since I discuss the See Saw effect and some other critical elements of the Eclipse chart, as well as different rising signs around the world at the Eclipse. Overall, a very productive eclipse that will liberate everyone in some way between now and August, as well as for years to come!

Long Range Astrology - The February 2008 Lunar Eclipse in Virgo-Pisces and What It Means

by Robert Wilkinson

Soon we'll have the first Lunar Eclipse of 2008 at 2 degrees of Virgo-Pisces. The midpoint of this total eclipse will occur on Feb 20 at 10:26 pm EST, Feb 21 for Greenland and points east. This is very close to the last Lunar Eclipse of August 2007 at 5 Virgo-Pisces, so expect echoes. Since Full Moons always fulfill the energies of the previous New Moon, this Eclipse will sprout the seeds of the Feb 2008 Solar Eclipse. Both eclipses are shutting some old ways of life down forever (as all eclipses do), leaving us space to embrace the new already waiting for us exactly mirroring what we've prepared for up to now. These will shine a light on closures, courage, and transmutation of energies into personality strengths in our process of going through our "liberating ordeals" that are protective mechanisms ultimately restructuring our lives, and what work we consider important.

2007 - The Weather Got Extreme, and it's Heating Up In A Big Way!

by Robert Wilkinson

Well, I've been telling everyone for quite a while that the weather is getting weirder! If you need verification, here's a recent article from the AP that may help to firm up your opinion if you're still sitting on a fence. Of course I'll be posting more metaphysics forthwith in the next few dozen hours. For now, welcome to our future of a much hotter Earth....

The Way of Buddha and the Way of Bodhisattva - Two Eternal Choices That Confront Us All

by Robert Wilkinson

Many on a path to Truth, at least once if not more often, wish they could retire from the world, and seek a life of contemplation and purposeful activity away from the hectic pace of the modern urban existence. Many have planets in key signs or houses showing these kinds of past life karmas, and are caught in an internal dilemma of retreating from the world to do "spiritual practice," or hang out in the world of desires, achievements, and different kinds of relationships that can be either pleasurable, painful, or both. Today we consider a few key points to remember as we dance through initiatives and retreats in our lives.

The I Ching Comments on the Aquarius Solar Eclipse of February 6-7, 2008

by Robert Wilkinson

By now many of you have read The Solar Eclipse of February 6-7, 2008 in Aquarius offering an Astrological view of the eclipse. To get a deeper insight into its nature and possibilities of positive use of these energies, I consulted the I Ching for commentary on the question "How to make best use of the Aquarius Eclipse energies?" If you'd like to find out what it told me, read on.

More on the Jan-Feb 2008 Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius Eclipse Triggering the Grand Irrationality

by Robert Wilkinson

When Mercury is retrograde in Aquarius it's a good time to re-examine our internal connections, and find what we've lost in the way of ideal visions of a greater way that make us feel like we're contributors to a better world. Take a new look at your internal and external ways of why you do or do not want to be part of a larger group work, and how we can concretize that which feeds our sense of greater purpose through managing collective power.