Aquarius Decan 1: This is the Part II update with personal observations on the decan. For the general info and correspondences, see Aquarius decan 1 Part I. To summarize, it is Aquarius ruled by Saturn, with the decan ruler as Venus, in a sephira ruled by Mars.

This has been quite the decan. In terms of the theme of “Defeat,” I certainly feel that way in relation to the increasingly Orwellian tone of the mundane world. Some (of many) things of note:

• The murder of peaceful (Venus) protesters, attacked by “enforcers” (Mars/Saturn)
• The constant barrage of “verify your identity” or else (Saturn/Aquarius)
• Of course, supposedly this is because of so many scammers, just trying all the time to get something out of the undefended (Venus). But it is simultaneously more than that; this identity badgering is an attack too.

It’s all similar in that it is relentless, outmatched battle, outright surprise attacks, and increasingly unfair. It is easy to feel defeated by it all.

This reminds me of the deities involved with this decan, which I forgot to post in the Part I summary. The Hellenistic deity is Dike, “moral justice,” who was placed on Earth by her father Zeus for the purpose of keeping mankind just: an impossible task.

But we have to remain vigilant and defend ourselves. Giving up isn’t an option. Think outside the box (Aquarius) because the box is a panopticon.

On a personal level, its also easy to feel defeated by the relentless march of Time (Saturn). Venus sure doesn’t want to face those harsh (Mars) realities (Saturn). You can’t win that battle, but you can put up a good fight.

On a lighter note, there have been some good things happening in my personal life too. It sounds trivial, but hey, I actually got a decent haircut (Venus hair/Mars cut) for the first time in a long time (Saturn). I hadn’t cut it in over a year, and it was really long and overdue (Saturn).

It’s trivial but it is a big deal to me because I’m never usually too happy with haircuts in general and I really dislike getting haircuts, in a similar but less visceral way than things like going to the doctor or dentist so I avoid it. Too invasive of my personal space, or something. But this time I knew exactly what I wanted and told the stylist (an Aquarian decan 2 native, whose Sun is close in orb to my Moon). She instantly understood the mission and did a fantastic job. I had a secret weapon though – my ascendant is in this decan 1 and at the time of the cut, Venus who has face dignity here, was approaching it closely by conjunction.

Keep fighting the good fight, and here comes Aquarius 2 right around the corner.