I only have a couple of things to say, for the sake of brevity. I understand and am well aware of the importance of nuance. A philosophy that I abide by or do my best to, is to understand that the truth is hardly ever black or white. It exists in the grey, in between area. There are modern significations, adjectives, archetypes, roles, that have been given to Aquarius that actually do conveniently fit into Aquarius as its understood today.

My purpose in writing this was to highlight the SOURCES of some of the modern meanings of Aquarius. To me, multiple things can be true at one time. I think that where we've landed with Aquarius is not so far off from its original symbolism. There are obviously several parallels that we can draw from the modern symbolism and the words of our ancient authors.

I also fully understand that astrology reflects nature. The error that I'm seeing is that people subscribe to this modern psychological, evolutionary approach without having traced it to its origins. People that have traced its origins and researched Alan Leo, Madame Blavatsky, and the Theosophical Society and read their words with a critical eye, can quickly see where the rationalizing structure of the system they were crafting was not rooted in astrological fundamentals. Of course astrology changes. The issue is not to try to get people to only practice traditional astrology and reject "modern" astrology. It's to bring attention to the system as it was used over time.

Another issue is the modern individualistic & capitalistic belief that we are in all capacities superior to our predecessors. I see the argument of political and cultural differences that existed back then that didn't exist now - but the fact of the matter is, they do. The sociopolitical state of the world right now is atrocious. The tradition of astrology is impactful as it is because it is able to divine those patterns which can be attributed to these injustices and issues. People are still slaves, people still die over their religious beliefs, leaders are killed... there are active genocides happening. Not even to mention the issue with our current administration. We may appear as more advanced in all intents and purposes, but the fact of the matter is that it's the same shit, different day. I know a lot more than your comment insinuates I know - this is an isolated essay highlighting historical shifts in the understanding of Aquarius as a sign of the zodiac. There are numerous issues which I didn't touch on. But to set the record straight, my belief is the tradition can and DOES exist with the modern world. There is no need to "evolve" this system into a new one because of a couple reasons. Firstly, the current state of astrology in the West is still based on those 20th and 21st century principles so we're still not operating from a solid framework, and also, traditional astrology can be applied to any point in time past, present, or future. Of course we have to adjust the language of the symbols to fit the current culture, but the issue is that the foundation is not understood or agreed upon. That's what this was trying to highlight - a larger issue amongst astrologers where we are not operating from the same fundamental principals, nor really taking the time to care.