Age of Aquarius

by Wesley Winston Cox

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
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius!
Aquarius!

If you did not recognize that section of the wildly popular 1969 epic single by The Fifth Dimension, be sure to download it from iTunes next chance you get. The song is one of the classics from the hippie days of the 60’s and 70’s. More than that, it brought the concept of “The Age of Aquarius” to the mainstream back while our culture was just starting its love affair with Television and you could smoke cigarettes literally anywhere you wanted.

The average person’s knowledge of The Age of Aquarius does not go any deeper than having heard the popular song. Since people are still grasping on to the true meaning of this concept, we have provided information about what it really means, some of the implications of the dawning of the age as well as an outline of some of the indications that we are currently experiencing a dramatic shift on earth as we are ushered into this new age.

So besides people wearing flowers in their hair, spinning with their arms out and heads looking into the sky in open fields and driving Volkswagen vans to San Francisco, what else should we expect from the Age of Aquarius? What does it really mean?

Author Walter Mercado provides us with a beautiful explanation; “In the New Age we break free of centuries of false doctrines, destructive indoctrinations, absurd ideas, and children’s stories about God, education, medicine, and love. The corrupt foundations of false society crumble. This time of crises is not the signal of the end of the world. What comes is not the end, but the beginning. The dream humanity has lived for centuries end and we awaken to a bright new day, a bright new way.”

In the Age of Aquarius the world experiences a great unification. The differences between people and the duality of our consciousness falls away and we realize our true interconnection with each other and the cosmos.

Instead of looking to the exterior for gratification and fulfillment we re-connect with our inner self, our true self. We stop living lives full of worry and fear and focus on celebrating life as an ever evolving, ever manifesting adventure thrill ride, right here on earth – we will experience heaven on earth. That is, of course if we tune ourselves to the frequencies of our dawning age.

"harmony & bliss"

So at its essence, this new era is a mysterious and mystical transformation of both the individual and global spirit. The analogy is given that right now the earth is like a pregnant woman experiencing birthing pains before the start of labor. We don’t have to look far to see some real life examples of some of the pains that the earth is experiencing – War, Famine, Disease and Natural Disasters are a staple of our daily consciousness. However, when we look at them as temporal side effects of this magnificent emerging consciousness, it is easier to understand from a cosmic perspective.

What is most fascinating about what is happening in the world right now is that we are starting to see some palpable examples that we REALLY are experiencing a major global shift in consciousness – right this very moment!

For thousands of years the deepest spiritual secrets of our world have been held closely behind the veils of the esoteric elite. Over the last few decades, we have seen an unraveling of the cosmic secrets and a release of these closely held truths into the public domain. The deepest secrets of Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism and Christianity are now available as books, online and as documentaries.

"Our Society is experiencing a major shift"

Fifty years ago if a person were interested in reading about the secrets of Cabala, finding out more information about the concept of Nirvana or reading the first hand account of an Enlightened Swami it would have been a difficult ordeal, taken many hours of research and in some cases ultimately led in dead ends because of the veil kept around these deeply spiritual truths.

These days that information is at our fingertips.

Another fantastic indication that our society is experiencing a major shift is how much these mystical “new age” concepts are starting to gain wide acceptance. Consider some of the topics Oprah has been covering recently. Oprah is currently promoting and hosting a 10 week web seminar over a book written by Echart Tolle called “A New Earth.” The book is essentially a form of Eastern Mysticism written in a way that is easy to digest for the Western mind. Christian housemothers across the US are soaking up these truths and moving away from the “Jesus or Hell” mindset of the recent past. Well . . . everyone except the Southern Babtists. They are still clinging to their concepts with all their might!

Slowly but surely the world is starting to awaken to the new consciousness of the Age of Aquarius. For those that cling to the old mindset, those who cling to religious dogma and the duality of the ego will have a difficult time adjusting to this new age. However, those who remain open and receptive to these new vibrations and don’t cling to their identity and what they think they know is right will sail smoothly with little pain and suffering into the new age currently dawning on earth. The choice is yours – go with the flow, or fight the shift and experience a violent rip tide of change.