The Symbolism of Aquarius and the water bearer

Aquarius is the eleventh astrological sign in the zodiac. It is Latin for "water-carrier" or "cup-carrier", and its old astronomical symbol is a representation of water. But the symbolism has nothing to do with water [with a small w] but Water [with a capital W], where Water is Spirit. The Constellation's picture has a number of constituents - Man, Woman, Fish, Jar or Vessel, Chalice, Stream of Water. So which ones are symbolically meaningful and why? Water pouring down from above as a river or stream, is constant in all depictions of this sign. But the sign changed over time according to how Spirit Input was received. In Sumer, for example, Aquarius was often depicted with fish swimming in streams flowing from and to a god's shoulders. By the time we get to Ancient Greece, there has been delegation and the goddess Hebe daughter of Zeus and Hera, becomes the ‘cup bearer’. Ganesh - the son of Shiva and Parvati was the Hindu equivalent. But a quite fundamental change appears to have taken place when the move was made to use a human being as the vessel. And so a new approach was tried, a single unifying Messiah. And this is largely where we are today. In this case we might see Aquarius represented as a male God controlling a vessel out of which Spirit Input pours. We once had female vessels. The High Priestesses in the Mysteries taught the Initiates how to become Adepts. But High Priestesses were abandoned when the Mysteries were abandoned. But the Greeks invented a quite imaginative myth to indicate that the idea behind the word 'feminine' did not have to be just women. And we could all have our own Vessels - our very own Chalice - the Holy Grail. And the myth was that of Gannymede. Gannymede was a mortal of sorts, but symbolically quite a special one. And we recount the myth of Gannymede and show its relevance for today.
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CREDITS

POEMS
Ravidas – from the Adi Granth 12 - extracted from Songs of the Saints of India – translated by Professor John Stratton Hawley and Professor Mark Juergensmeyer

PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES
Scottish National Gallery, oil painting by John Duncan, "Angus Og, God of Love & Courtesy, Putting a Spell of Summer Calm on the Sea", 1908
Sidney Hall - Urania's Mirror - Aquarius, Piscis Australis & Ballon Aerostatique
Salvador Dali – Signs Of The Zodiac Aquarius
Aquarius-ink-paper-manuscript-Ulm-Augsburg-Germany
Upper part of a statue of the Nile God Hapi. From Faiyum, Egypt, 12th Dynasty, c. 1800 BCE. Neues Museum, Berlin
The Ardhanarishvara (Sanskrit: अर्धनारीश्वर'), is a form of the Hindu deity Shiva combined with his consort Parvati. Ardhanarishvara is depicted as half-male and half-female, equally split down the middle.
Johfra Bosschart - Aquarius
Franciscus Johannes Gijsbertus van den Berg (1919 - 1998) was a Dutch artist. He painted "Surrealism based on studies of psychology, religion, the Bible, astrology, antiquity, magic, witchcraft, mythology and occultism."
Antonio Canova – Hebe Berlin Alte Nationalgalerie
Antonio Canova – Hebe Hermitage
Hevelius-Firmamentum-1690 – Aquarius
Madhu Gupta – A cup of tea with Krishna - . National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi.
World map denoting the main religion in each country and its de jure percent adherence - according to the Pew Research Center's 2010 study The Future of World Religions: Population Growth Projections, 2010-2050.
Rene Magritte – The Heartstrings
Caravaggio – Bacchus
Other pictures found via Pinit, no attributions given

VIDEO EFFECTS AND FOOTAGE

Zodiac Horoscope Free HD Footage
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=lbT1skm0uts

Aquarius Constellation / Zodiac
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=F8NWXNlSTWA

Waterfall Nature Background
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=KPhIAKbnwew

Man Taking Shower on Hot Summer Day
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Gpiqo3lAQMM

Girl Shower Feets
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=LVguG9GnhS4

Woman Taking a Shower in Slow Motion
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=eCLb6CL9OqI

Incredible Fish Climbing Waterfalls With Their Mouths
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=bqzARKlSpTo

Colourful Clay pots
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=KXFqziqJ7Os

Bat Trang Ceramics Market
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=UAuj2Syyt5c

Vaigai dam - Statue - Lady pouring water from a pot
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=q3-gmE6LMag

Eagle Flying in Slow motion
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=k8GB7zpW_wk

Eagle
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=ktI3GMh9kZo

Beautiful Girl Under
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=SiLM5hH7ZFw

Stream water
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=mqagIo0PcB4

MUSIC

00:00 Whispering Stream - E's Jammy Jams
02:52 Waterfall - Aakash Gandhi
05:17 Calcutta Sunset - E's Jammy Jams
08:00 Gamela - E's Jammy Jams
10:40 Krishna's Calliope - Jesse Gallagher
12:54 When Gods Pontificate - Dan Bodan
14:14 Chariots of War - Aakash Gandhi
16:26 Whispering Stream - E's Jammy Jams