Aquarius Relationship Traits

Aquarian relationship traits and ideals are rarely experienced in isolation. Aquarius is a socially oriented sign, and Aquarians usually function best with others, with friends or in a community of some kind - some may lose their sense of being individual human beings in the process, even to the extent of leaving themselves little to contribute to the associations they belong to.

Aquarius is co-ruled by Uranus, the first planet to be discovered beyond the boundary of Saturn. Uranus is associated with the Age of Enlightenment, when new ideas were flooding into society, many of which were upsetting at first. When Aquarians are functioning properly, they may be a disturbing influence, for they bring people's self-imposed limitations to awareness, offering a more enlightened approach.

Other features of their birth charts may show how sensitive they are to people's resistance to the ideals they espouse. Some placements of Mars, for instance, may show a determination to ram one's point of view down someone else's throat, never mind whether or not the other person is ready to receive such ideas! Compatibility in love will of course be an issue here.

One implication of the socially oriented nature of Aquarius is that if you have significant planets in the more personal signs (e.g. Aries or Taurus) in your chart, then you may experience your personal needs as getting in the way of your social conscience.

Just remember you are a human being with human needs, and there is no shame in admitting them. Indeed, you must honour them in order to fulfil your destiny, for no amount of enlightenment will appeal to people if there is no place to be simply human, and if they see you ignoring or denying your human needs, your ideals will have no lasting appeal.

Aquarius would most likely get along well with...

Libra (Born September 23 - October 22)

Gemini (Born May 21 - June 21)

Sagittarius (Born November 22 - December 21)

Aries (Born March 21 - April 19)