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In 1929 , the International Astronomical Union defined the edges of the 88 official constellations. The edge established between Pisces and Aquarius locates the beginning of the Aquarian Age around the year 2600. Vedic Cosmologist Patrizia Norelli-Bachelet in "The Gnostic Circle (1972)" writes, believing that modern astrologers are wrong, that the Age of Aquarius began in 1926. OVERVIEW Ages are believed by some to affect mankind. For Aquarius, it is reported we have already been feeling influences (entitled Orb of Influence) in the accelerated individual, social, cultural, scientific and technological development and Globalization through the 20th Century . On the other hand, the Aquarian Age is thought to bring with it an era of universal brotherhood rooted in reason where it will be possible to solve social problems in a manner equitable to all and with greater opportunity for Intellectual and Spiritual improvement, since Aquarius is an airy, scientific, and intellectual sign and its ruler planet, Uranus , is associated with intuition (knowledge above reason) and direct perceptions of the heart; and on the mundane level it rules electricity and technology. Eastern Astrology associates the Age Of Pisces with the Yin ; i.e., spirituality and intuition. Aquarius, on the other hand represents the Yang , with its emphasis on rationality and high technology. POPULAR CULTURE REFERENCES In popular culture, the expression "Age of Aquarius" usually refers to the heyday of the Hippie and New Age "movement" of the 1960s and 1970s . The New Age Movement is more accurately a phenomenon, not a movement, and yet seen by many as the harbinger of this future change-over of values. This "New Age" phenomenon is seen by astrologers to be marked by the conjunction of the planet Uranus, ruler of the sign Aquarius, and the coming age, with Pluto, ruler of the masses, bringing radical change, in the 1960's. However, as the Song relates, it is only considered by Astrologers as the "dawning" of the age, not occurring until some time in the future. Although more rock than new age in genre, the 1967 successful musical Hair , with its opening song "Aquarius" and the memorable line "This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius," brought the Aquarian Age concept to the attention of a huge worldwide audience. The Japanese Card Game and Anime series '' Aquarian Age '' borrows its name from this, but has no other connections to this or the New Age movement. ESOTERIC CHRISTIAN TRADITION According to the , ''Gleanings of a Mystic ( Chapter IX: The Coming Christ , Chapter X: The Coming Age )'', ISBN 0-911274-87-1. REFERENCES SEE ALSO
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