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The Birthday of Originality
“I see the world in a grain of sand”
The life lesson: is coping with routine and boring details.
The way forward: is to understand that the devil (and the potential for success) is often in the detail.
Luck maker: Find out what you love to do and what you are good at. Then think about how you can use your passion and talents to help others.
January 19-born are often honest and direct, with a genuine appreciation of beauty. There is an endearing, sometimes child-like, energy and wonder about them; they are blessed with genuine originality. Independent and free-spirited, they really don’t care too much what people think and don’t take well to rules and being told what to do, so they often rebel with immature behavior. Even if they appear respectable, they soon show what truly unique individuals they are, as anyone who gets to know them soon appreciates. Destined to shine brightly and to attract others to them like magnets, they become unhappy if they try to repress their originality.
Born movers and shakers, they tend to do better in solitary positions but can work well in groups that allow them to freely use their imagination. The fields of literature, art, engineering and science appeal, and they may be drawn to sports or other physical types of work, as well as careers as experts, advisors and consultants. They can be engaging online experts and video or social media influencers. Bursting with energy, they need to pace themselves; otherwise they risk depression or burning out, so positive thinking and practicing meditation and yoga is strongly advised. For self-care, think like a solo mountain climber. Don’t underestimate the value of the small and steady steps you need to take to succeed. At the end of each day ask yourself if you gave everything you did that day your very best.
Prone to extremes, these people make intense lovers and need a partner who can keep them balanced and give them the occasional reality check. They are intuitive and can often sense what others miss, but it isn’t until their early thirties that the emphasis moves toward nurturing their inner life, and herein lies the secret of their success as they age. Once they learn to listen to rather than repress their intuition, and pay attention to the small as well as the big things, their destiny is to inspire others with their highly original ideas and make an unforgettable and often exceptional impact on the world.
Tarot card, lucky numbers, days, colors: The Sun, 1, 2, Saturday, Sunday, brown, orange
Born today: James Watt (engineer); Edgar Allan Poe (author); Janis Joplin (singer)
Potential: Visionary, independent
Dark side: Immature, unfocused
Element: Air
Ruling planets: Saturn, the teacher, and Uranus, the visionary
Tarot card: The Star (hope)
Lucky numbers: 4, 8, 11
Favorable colors: Calming and expansive sky blue; yellow, white and lilac
Driving force: Innovation
Personal statement: I confidently express my original ideas
Chinese astrology counterpart: The Tiger
Although they are known for their visionary, frequently rebellious, “off-the-wall” approach to life, Aquarians are often friendly and compassionate. They often have a deep desire to help others and make the world a better place. They are independent and find it very tough to conform to other people’s expectations. But even though they love to be totally original and do things their way, their curious minds can be swayed by logical argument.
Personality potential
Aquarians have revolutionary instincts. They often feel that their role is to push for improvements and progressive change. Their instincts are humanitarian and idealistic, and nothing makes them feel more fulfilled than using their insight, intelligence and skills to help and inspire others. It’s not surprising that many people born under this sign are drawn to human rights, environmentalism, politics, people management, technology and others areas where they can help create positive and innovative change for others or for the planet. Their inventive and original thinking and approach to life can often earn them a reputation for being eccentric—a reputation they take great pride in.
The Aquarian instinct is to not respect rules and regulations imposed on them by others unless those rules and regulations make sense to them. They are a law unto themselves at times, but they rarely use their inventive ideas in a destructive manner. In the great majority of cases, the secret to their happiness is to find ways to use their intuition and insight to bring benefit, not just to themselves or a close group of people, but to everyone. Aquarians can’t think small. They see the bigger picture.
This sign is ruled by Saturn, the planet of self-discipline, and Uranus, the planet of originality, idealism, unpredictability and endless change. This goes some way to explaining why Aquarians don’t just cope well with change, they thrive on it. They adore finding out about new things and doing things in different ways to what has been done before. You will rarely find an Aquarian who is content living in their comfort zone. These people need to constantly push boundaries in some way to feel truly alive.
Aquarians are often very sociable, tolerant and friendly people with the ability to adapt easily to any person or situation. However, despite having an engaging personality, their intellectual approach means they can find it difficult to allow others to get close to them. They have an enviable ability to detach themselves emotionally from others and from situations. This ability to step outside and observe without attachment means they can offer much-valued objective insight. Even though there is always going to be an element of untouchable aloofness and a dreamy quality about them,
