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Lend an ear to chatter on the street, drop into a current events chat room, or better yet read some political non-fiction and opinion columns. You'll see more and more of it: hatred and enragement. Notwithstanding the four terrorist bombings in London today, I was quite shocked what I bore witness to over the past few hours.
After the terrorist attacks, I walk into a local coffee shop and hear people thirsting for acts of retribution and payback. Then, on the internet, I scan a neo-conservative opinion column on the matter which suggests that France, Iran, and Syria are our newest enemies and should be dealt with accordingly.
Then, I idle on many different IRC channels, including a few political noise channels. For those of you unfamiliar with the old-school IRC network, it is essentially the first real collection of chat rooms on the net, and still one of the largest. And, it's free. Anyway, I sit here and watch line after line of spiteful, racist filth ripple throughout these channels, and others responding with more insults. Of course, this is quite typical of the Internet, but it is times like these where the epiphany strikes: The world is still loaded with plenty of evil, of all shapes, shades, and sizes.
The world needs some fresh new leaders to help us set humanity on its path to prosperity. The days of evil terrorists and war-mongering, single-minded representatives of a divided people are coming to an end. The world of old is parting us, the centuries of bloodshed, those torrents of the 20th century, and that rocky start to the 21st century, all falling behind us. In its place, we are greeted by the AGE OF AQUARIUS.
Although I am often quick to dismiss astrology (and maybe the musical, Hair), I have become more and more aware of my place in time as an Aquarian. According to astrologers and laypersons alike, it will be a period of extraordinary renewal and renaissance. Yet to make this happen, it will take human leaders to realize this new human spirit. Those leaders are the Aquarians, the custodians of a new age. Ironically, we Aquarians are usually the most likely to balk at the zodiac and ignore its meaning, which includes me. At least for the most part.
Look back at the Age of Pisces, which began over 2,000 years ago, and depending upon your point of view, ended somewhere in the 1960s or will end around 2012. Our history over those centuries was littered with war, famine, plague, ignorance, and bitterness, with a little enlightenment squeezed in there somewhere. Regardless of the past, we are at a crossroads, according to astrologers, and current events in science, space, medicine, and humanities are pointing in that direction.
Is all of this astrology valid? I do not know. But Aquarians are to become the representatives of an era of change, the trustworthy guides to carry humanity through this transition into a new age of peace, exploration, love, and harmony.
Is it possible? Take it from an Aquarian: YES.
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by thor_progeny |
posted July 11th, 2005 around 09:13 PM
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Well, superstition aside, I agree on principle. It's certainly conceivable (from a philisophical/aesthetic standpoint, the concept of a more harmonious world community is ages old)... It's even practical and desirable. I just wonder--given human nature's substantive greedy side--if it's at all doable in our lifetime. We can at least try to point ourselves in that direction.
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by AZcowboy |
posted July 11th, 2005 around 09:12 PM
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Very interesting point of view. My mom and aunts are into astrology. I think the planets, how they line up and what moon we are in does play on peoples emotions and feelings.
Why can't you be the first gay president?
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Me?
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by Daniel |
posted July 11th, 2005 around 09:12 PM
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Me? ... Well, in a personal, more community-oriented sense, absolutely! Can't be president. Gay.
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by ToyPetFishes |
posted July 11th, 2005 around 09:12 PM
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So you want to be our new leader, is that it? :)
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by FadedRedCherub |
posted July 11th, 2005 around 09:12 PM
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wow, I couldnt agree with you more, about everything you wrote. It is so true, you really are very insightful and have something really great. I would love to talk to you sometime....I know I am younger than you but who cares, I still would like to talk....so contact me if you want.... have a great day hun
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are all Aquarians naked?
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by pseudo-anony-moose |
posted July 11th, 2005 around 08:58 PM
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That illustration is sexy...
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