3 Aquarius decan 3 is ruled by the Moon and Venus. ( ) It brings the confrontation of the old with the new, so this is the most revolutionary and edgy decan of Aquarius. The Sun travels through the , the foal, the water-bearer, the swan and the male water- from approximately February 9 to 18. This decan marries the swan’s unbridled imagination (and libido) with the transformative spiralling tail of the sea-goat. Saturn rules both Aquarius and and is the last planet one can see with the naked eye, so it has no illusions and is plain speaking. This is Aquarius at its most scientific and sceptical, but at the same time is open to exploring other realms, it just needs to test them out first. This testing is very marked in everything they do. Aquarian decan 3 test limits, push boundaries and most of all test peoples patience!

The goat's influence here is at its most capricious and devilish, mainly because of the swan's poetic influence and the fact it is also ruled by two feminine planets. This means we have a nice balance of masculine, left brain logic and feminine right brain imagination. These are the flirty Aquarians, the ones with a “horny” sex drive and seductive pan pipes since the sea-goat was originally the god Pan. The swan is artistic, the male water-snake is sleazy and the goat loves a good romp, so Aquarius decan 3 is a bohemian hedonist and seducer. This decan works so hard, it believes it has also earned itself the right to play hard too.

Aquarian decan 3 can be skittish and playful like the foal. Some of them, despite their intelligence, can manage to come across as real airheads. I love how the now obsolete of the air balloon used to be positioned here. Others are more like the "Devil-may-care" Fool in the tarot, a wandering troubadour with a dash of Peter Pan thrown in. They tend to push their luck but somehow get away with it through a blend of genuine innocence and sheer good fortune. Here we find the famous Aquarian commitment phobia. They dump you, but then want to keep their cake and eat it. So you get the line. “ We’ll still see each other, you’re my best friend!…” Horny Pan Pipers & Judge Mental Very often Aquarius decan 3 lives on a knife-edge, they are the revolutionary and activist on the frontline of change. These people are the innovators, the breakers of moulds and societies catalysts for change. A restless, experimental, inventive mind will bring success in their career, but inevitably their personal life suffers. It is very hard for these subjects to get excited about mundane, domestic matters so they are often accused of being cold and distant.

Even though these natives might be pretty unconventional, they do have their own moral code that they adhere to quite rigidly. Aquarius decan 3 is where the fixed sign stubbornness excels. They are very much all or nothing, they do not commit to anything easily because they know how vacillating they can be. Conversely when they do finally jump in, you can expect rock solid immovability. Be patient, it really will be worth the wait if you can stomach the manic Saturn testing. This sometimes goes as far as locking you in their lab, conduct a multitude of experiments, then running you through their study over and over again until they are satisfied with the results.

When those Aquarian Peter Pans do finally grow up, the sudden change is often extreme and shocking. One day your Aquarian friend was a punky, leather-clad, chain-smoking, hard-drinking reactionary the next they are a teetotal, clean-cut, respected, pillar of the community. Sometimes it can happen the other way round of course with the midlife crisis turning a 'goody-two-shoes' into a debauched drop-out.

The tarot card associated with decan is the seven of swords. This card is about plotting and can be quite sneaky. Successive past lives may have placed the native into such dire circumstances that they may have resort to breaking the law to survive. These folk learnt to live by their wits and built up a persona of the charming rogue. “Being resourceful, thinking on your feet and trying to outsmart your opponent or competitor is part and parcel of everyday life and there are times when we all have to try to get into someone’s head to find out what it is that makes them tick.... They spend a long time getting to know their opponent by watching and analysing their tactics so that they can go out and play a psychological game.” ~ Teachmetarot. This fits with the 'testing' tendencies that this decan displays generally. Aquarius Decan 3 ~ Fixed Stars Aquarius 21º 47’ ~ Nashira in the fish-tail of Capricornus. 3.8* Aquarius 22º 19' ~ Beta Grus in Grus the Crane 2.2 Aquarius 23º 07’ ~ Kitalpha in Equuleus the Foal 4.1 Aquarius 23º 24’ ~ Sadalsuud in the left shoulder of Aquarius 3.1 Aquarius 23º 33’ ~ Deneb Algedi in the fish-tail of Capricornus 3.0 Aquarius 24º 50’ ~ Sador in the breast of Cygnus the Swan 2.3 Aquarius 27º 45’ ~ Gienah in the wing of Cygnus the Swan 2.6 Aquarius 29º 10’ ~ Delta Hydrus in Hydrus the male water snake 4.2

*Magnitude. Star positions for the year 2000.

Nashira is found in the tail of the sea-goat. Robson says it "It causes overcoming by evil, which is turned to success and gives danger from beasts." What a strange interpretation! What beasts? Looks a bit like the transmutation of negative energy from nefarious entities to me. The Ebertins say “Dependent on its position in the chart it will bring a life full of change. According to Arabic tradition, this star will make a native become a legal advisor or counsellor and will give such a person the ability to hold a position of trust. This star makes for integrity and justice and gives a knowledge of man. Therefore we see here a refining Saturn influence, this will be achieved if the natal Saturn is well placed." [1] The knowledge of man is interesting too. Maybe these folk hold a certain amount of ancient gnosis so that their ability as a "legal adviser" is more to do with innate ability to apply natural law fairly.

Kitalpha is found in the constellation of Equuleus the Foal. This was said to be a gift to one of the twins. The foal is positioned just behind the Pegasus and is comprised of just a horses head without a body (Who’s thinking of the godfather here?) This must give a tendency to live in the head. Robson says it “It gives friendship and sagacity (discernment, good judgment) but frivolity and love of pleasure.” George Noonan says “Ancient astrologers asserted that those born under these stars will be famous charioteers, teamsters or courier scouts. They may also be veterinarians in keeping with the Mercurial nature of its major star.” [2] No gangsters then.

Sadalsuud in the left shoulder of Aquarius and known as the “Luckiest of the Lucky”. Aquarius is supposed to symbolise Ganymedes, a beautiful young male who was swooped upon and carried away by Jupiter's Eagle. The Gods wanted good-looking cup-bearers to serve them. I guess these young studs thought it was an honour. Robson seems to think this star also causes “trouble and disgrace.” Which might be related to whatever other services the young cup bearers had to provide the gods. Sadalsuuds influences seem to cause domestic trouble, difficulties in marriage, intrigues, home wrecking, “peculiar marital conditions..” etc… Maybe after serving gods, rustling up dinner for a mere human might seem a little lacklustre. This star feels "chosen" in some way, but feeling "special" can stir up envy from others. Deneb Algedi is next door to Nashira in the fish-tail of the Goat, The 'Fortunate one' and 'Bringer of good news' It seems to sway between one extreme to another as Robson finds “It is said to cause beneficence and destructiveness, sorrow and happiness, and life and death.” Deneb Algedi is also known as the “Judicial Point of the Goat”. The goat has a strong air of authority and can be quite judgemental and critical of others who do not share their high standards.

Sador in the breast of Cygnus the Swan “Cygnus gives a contemplative, dreamy, cultured and adaptable nature. The affections are ill-regulated and unsteady, the talents develop late. There is some love of water and swimming and the arts." Sador is next door to Gienah in the Swans wing. Like the Eagle that snatched Ganymede (Aquarius), this is yet another bird associated with Jupiter. This time it is actually one of his animal disguises. Jupiter took the form of a swan to seduce Leda Queen of Sparta. Like with the foal there is a connection to the Gemini twins here too as Leda after sleeping with both her husband and Jupiter on the same night, gave birth to two eggs. One egg was fathered by Jupiter and contained Pollux the dark twin while the other egg was fathered by Leda's husband and contained Castor the mortal twin. Inspiration in the arts seems to be fuelled by this twin influence of human imagination combined with divine inspiration. Aquarius Decan 3 ~ Planets & Angles Ascendant Aquarius 3 Deneb Algedi 23º (Heliacal Rising Star) "Seeking the legal, physical or metaphysical laws that govern the world. A seeker of knowledge or solutions, endeavour to help others in one's community.” [3]

The ascendant gives the purest expression of the energy since no planets will colour its expression. The ascendant is also the relationship axis, so the influences above will play out mostly in how the subject relates to others. With Aquarius decan 3 the Peter Pan tendencies will be most notable in relationships. As stressed in the main interpretation, this decan rising, in particular, finds it very hard to get excited about mundane, domestic matters so they are often accused of being cool, distant and distracted by their partners. They are very much all or nothing, they do not commit to anything easily because they know how vacillating they can be. Whether they are extreme rebels or uptight conservatives Aquarius decan 3 will stay true to themselves above all else. Sometimes they are purposely contrary to the mainstream because they just want to make a point about being an individual, so if everyone is wearing suits they will turn up in jeans and vice versa. They enjoy breaking the rules and toying with convention. Their purpose is to forever question and provoke the status quo. Aquarius decan sceptic cannot abide sheep mentality or 'Keeping up with the Jones.' That's not to say they aren't impressed with high status. It just has to be done their way! Aquarius decan 3 can also be a great inverted snob, so they will be impressed with niche markets, exclusive clubs, boutiques, cults, and anything cool and anti-mass market.

Ascendant Aquarius 3 examples: Abraham Lincoln, Catherine The Great, Karl Marx, Jimmy Hofa, Audrey Hepburn, Russell Crowe, Orlando Bloom, Stewart Granger, Gene Hackman, Spike Milligan, Rolf Harris, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Janice Joplin, Harvey Milk, Giorgio Moroder, Meat Loaf, Christina Aguilera, Pink (singer), Adele (singer), Andy Gibb, Harry Houdini, William Burroughs, Andrea Dworkin, Yves Saint Laurent, Margot Fonteyn, Jay Leno. Midheaven Aquarius 3 Deneb Algedi 23º (On a pivot point) “One who is physically talented; a skilled artisan and a lover of nature, but a tendency for hubris.” [3]

The Midheaven, like the Ascendant, will also give an unfiltered lens through which to view the decan. In this case, the public will view the native as behaving very much in the manner of the general meaning of the decan. The parents will be experienced as having the attributes of Aquarius decan 3. So these natives could view their caregivers as being bohemian hedonists or quite aloof, revolutionary, scientists, forever on a mission to change the world. Two very different images there, but neither are particularly cookie-baking, domestic types. So Aquarius decan 3 can almost idolize their parents and put them on a pedestal because, like Aquarius decan 1, one or both of their parents were not home enough for the native to see their parents 'warts and all'. I have to say also, like MC Aquarius decan 2 there are quite a few subjects below who fall in my crime and infamy section*. I wonder if having such godlike parents can have a negative effect on these folks adult relationships. Oh the other hand there also seems to be an innovative/breakthrough side to this position also where the person represents some kind of dramatic awakening for the collective ( Mary Shelley's Frankenstein!)

Midheaven Aquarius 3 examples: Johannes Kepler, Fall of the Berlin Wall, Christopher Wren, Marie Antoinette, Aldous Huxley, J. M. Barrie (Peter Pan!), Lord Byron, Mary Shelley (Frankenstein),Tchaikovsky, Orson Welles, Alan Rickman, Kenneth Brannagh, Ashton Kutcher, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Cate Blanchett, Mickey Rourke, Michelle Pfeifer, Milla Jovovich, Drew Barrymore, Glenda Jackson, Joan Collins, Cilla Black, Bruce Springtsteen, John Denver, Rihanna, Edward Gein*, Jennifer *, Lynndie England*, Aileen Wuornos*, Kate McCann*, Susan B Anthony, Richard Tarnas, Jilly Cooper, Erica Jong, Harold Wilson, James Ingram, Le Corbusier, Fernand Leger, Alois Alzheimer, Depp/Paradis Davison, Robins/Sarandon Davison. Sun Aquarius 3 Sadalsuud 23º “Occult interests, psychic, wealth through opposite sex involving litigation, domestic harmony” Deneb Algedi 23º "Loss through false friends, high position but final disgrace and ruin, loss of money or property, sickness, worry through children." "To be respected, to give wisdom. To instil in others a love of knowledge and to build a reputation for being steady and consistent with one's profession." [3]

The “occult” influence is obvious as you can see from the natives below’, however there is also surprisingly great success in a conventional sense. Unusual in an area of the Suns detriment, the mystical side can push these folk up the status ladder. The stars then give some power, but the goats fishtail always seems to bring some downfall. I think this would be because of some of these subjects uneasy connection with that difficult "occult" wisdom. The sun in this decan doesn't bring an easy life. Abraham Lincoln is a good example. He was known to be a religious skeptic, and in the end was assassinated for his abolition of slavery. On the other extreme there is Paris Hilton…totally a slave to the matrix and its baubles. My guess here is that it's either all or nothing. If you play the game and surrender your sovereignty 100%, you have basically sold your soul to the devil. Once in a position of power you cannot rebel against your paymaster or you will be brought down. Best keep a low profile with this one and work underground. You can still work to bring down the system, but you have to be very clever about it! Austin Coppock calls this decan 'The Knot'. He says "On a spiritual level this face represents disenchantment with the fabric of everyday life and its petty terrors. It is a divine discontentment, the same that (the Buddha,) Siddhartha Gautauma felt before he left his uncomfortable home." [4]

Sun Aquarius 3 examples: Abraham Lincoln, Charles Darwin, Sir Thomas More, Eckhart Tolle, Barbara Hand-Clow, Pamela Colman-Smith, Alex Jones, Thomas Edison, Sarah Palin, Mary Quant, Jimmy Hofa, Joe Pesci, John Travolta, Matt Dillon, Burt Reynolds, Mia Farrow, Christina Ricci, Philip Glenister, Michael Elphick, Yoko Ono, Peter Gabriel, Robbie Williams, Sonny Bono, Carol King, Sheryl Crow, Cybil Shepard, Greta Scacchi, Paris Hilton, Jennifer Aniston, Molly Ringwald, Stockard Channing, Barry Humphries, Leslie Nielsen, John McEnroe. Moon Aquarius 3 Sadalsuud 23º "Reputation through occult matters, respect of friends, favourable for gain, peculiar domestic conditions." Deneb Algedi 23º “Great difficulties in everything, success after patient plodding but final loss of position” “A story-teller, the use of story top promote greater awareness of humanity. One who is drawn to myths or stories that heal and teach.” [3]

The Moon fairs much better than the Sun in Aquarius decan 3 because these natives can work their lunar magic peacefully under the moonbeams. This way they are not tempted away from the soul's mission by the Sun's egoist yearning for glory. These folk accept that they will never really be accepted by society and that really doesn't bother them too much as they know how messed up the system is. There are a few here that fell foul to the 'peculiar domestic conditions' (Woody Allen!) Samantha (Britain's most popular page 3 girl of all time), made a career out of looking like she was 'available' for any guy, while all the time concealing her true self. In 2003 she came out as a lesbian. The irony! Moon rules the breasts too. This decan seems to be awash with paradoxes. The Moon will bring this out in the home with a humanitarian mother. Princess Diana certainly pushed boundaries about what is acceptable behaviour for a princess. Moon Aquarius 3 examples: Diana Princess Of Wales, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Richard Nixon, Johann Sebastian Bach, Timothy Leary, Manly Palmer Hall, George Gurdjief, R. D. Laing, Jean- Paul Sartre, Charlotte Brontë, H. G. Wells, Guccio Gucci, Caravaggio, Paul Klee, Dane Rudhyar, Stephen Arroyo, Woody Allen, David Duchovny, Uma Thurman, Sophia Loren, Sandra Bullock, Ryan O’Neal, Kevin Kline, Joanne Woodward, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Jayne Mansfeld, Kim Cattrall, Glenn Close, Annie Leibovitz, Syd Barrett, Anne Summers, Victoria Beckham, Samantha Fox, Newman/Woodward Davison.

Mercury Aquarius 3 Sadalsuud 23º "Social success, favours from opposite sex but some transitory difficulties, retirement owing to abuse of position, sudden loss through speculation, domestic sorrow and trouble." Deneb Algedi 23º “Melancholy, quiet, solitary, unkempt or ragged, the student of nature, science or philosophy, engaged in trapping animals or reptiles, or poisonous beetles which do not harm the native.” "The scholar, the one who is seen to be wise. To be known as fair in one's negotiations; to have an attitude of thoroughness in one's work." [3]

Mercury is extremely clever here and will talk you under the table. These people have a lot to say about everything and can make rousing political speeches. Mercury works so well here because it has the ability to detach itself from emotions. It can scientifically analyse information and see the truth objectively without being swayed by any messy traumatic projections or associations from one's personal life. These natives have the ability to take a subject, pick it to pieces, examine it from all angles and come up with a thorough evaluation. If there are no afflictions from elsewhere in the chart, then this can make a scientific boffin and great academic (or a really annoying "know it all".) Music seems to be strong too, especially classical music, due to its mathematical structure. Mercury also rules the voice and gives the dextrous use of hands needed for instrument playing. (Or trapping those slippery snakes! See Deneb Algedi above.) Austin Coppock finds the same geek potential and says Mercury here has a "capacity of thought unfettered by emotion" and that "A mind thus refined can given time and effort excel in academic and scientific fields" [4]

Mercury Aquarius 3 examples: Michelangelo, Fernand Leger, Franz Shubert, Antonio Vivaldi, Invention of the telephone, William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Derek Jarman, P. D. Ouspensky, Ted Kennedy, Harold Wilson, Mikhail Gorbachev, Franklin D Roosevelt, Joseph Mankiewicz, Jimmy Hofa, Sonny Bono, Johnny Cash, Placido Domingo, Nina Hagan, Karen Carpenter, Alicia Keys, Carol King, Justin Bieber, Paris Hilton, Oprah Winfrey, Jean Harlow, Farrah Fawcett, Eva Longoria, John Belushi, Matt Lucas, John McEnroe, Depp/Paradis Davison, Prince Charles/Diana Davison, McCartney/Eastman Davison. Venus Aquarius 3 Sadalsuud 23º “Strange events, romantic and peculiar marriage entailing separation for government or political reasons.” DenebAlgedi 23º "Some secret desire that is never gratified, domestic or family difficulties." "A conventional attitude to art, or the social customs of relationships. A lover of the classics in music, film or literature.” [3] The love life will never be easy with this placement because this decan will not compromise its freedom for anyone. The fixed stars only emphasise the tendency to separate after a while. The dreamy Moon and artistic Venus rule this decan so there is some success with the imagination and the sacred female side of the brain. Marlene takes Aquarius decan 3 separations to the extreme with "vanting to be alone" while we have a couple of feminists too. In relationships, they get bored very easily and need constant novelty. Some are in such a state of flux that it is difficult for them to put down the roots necessary for a stable home life. They may operate better as the eternal bachelor or bachelorette or need a very open- minded partner! Venus in Aquarius 3 is a huge gift through for someone of a scientific, left-sided mindset though, since the creative dissonance can be fertile ground for invention. Venus is passionate here and wants so much to make romantic connections, but the native needs to acknowledge their need for occasional separation and time creating, away from the domestic base. Having to work away from home every few weeks would be ideal!

Venus Aquarius 3 examples: Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawking, Lord Byron, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Aretha Franklin, Elton John, Agnetha Faltskog, Cheryl Crow, Eddie Izzard, Henri Matisse, Gloria Steinhem, Erica Jong, Zoe Lund, John Allen Muhammad, Sharon Tate, Wyatt Earp, Quentin Tarantino, Leonard Nimoy, Michael York, Marlene Dietrich, Robert Anton-Wilson, P. D. Ouspensky, Noel Tyl, Anthony Burgess, Neil Kinnock, Mohammad Ali, Pat Nixon, O’Neal/Fawcett Davison, Taylor/Burton Davison, Kate/William Davison, Bill/Hillary Clinton.

Mars Aquarius 3 Sadalsuud 23º “Difficulties through occult matters.” Deneb Algedi 23º "Danger from enemies, accidents, honour and preferment but many quarrels and final disgrace, violent death."" To take the law into one's own hands, for better or for worse. A desire to make laws, or to break what one may consider incorrect laws." [3]

Mars in this revolutionary decan is bound to cause a stir. These are an odd bunch of whistle-blowers, renegades, kooks, geniuses and maniacs. This is because Mars’s blowtorch energy is difficult to manage in a decan that can blow a storm without warning and at the most inopportune moment. It’s really just potluck. The natives in time, can learn to live with the volatility. Some, however, become scared of their own power and chose to keep out of the public arena altogether. It’s kind of like living with a hand grenade in your pocket. Sometimes these folk can find they become attached to the anger they feel towards certain people and feel bound to keep thrashing out the drama infinitum. They forget that they still have that hand grenade in their pocket, which, thrown at the right moment and at the right person can be a weapon of liberation for themselves and others. They are less likely to experience the “violent death” if they withdraw from situations before that hand grenade explodes in their pocket. Of course violent death is always literal; it just means endings in their life can be explosive because they can’t help stoking their molehills into mountains. Mars Aquarius 3 examples: Nicolaus Copernicus, George Gurdjief, Dion Fortune, Elizabeth II, Mary, Queen of Scots, George H. W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy, Rudolf Hess, Sarah Palin, Julian Assange, Oscar Pistorius, Winona Ryder, Cary Grant, Marcello Mastroianni, Matt Dillon, Jane Fonda, Lauren Bacall, Emma Watson, Peter Capaldi, Isadora Duncan, Tallulah Bankhead, Antonio Vivaldi, Giacomo Puccini, Serge Gainsbourg, William Wordsworth, Howard Hughes, Guccio Gucci, Sandy Shaw, Johnny Cash, Justin Timberlake, Jon Bon Jovi, Alicia Keys, Dannii Minogue, Justin Bieber, Cecil Beaton.

1. Fixed Stars and Their Interpretation, Elsbeth Ebertin, 1928, p.179. 2. Fixed Stars and Judicial Astrology, George Noonan, 1990, p.22. 3. Star & Planet Combinations, Bernadette Brady, p.152 4. The 36 Decans. Austin Coppock.p.239