January 19th, 2021, 3:41 PM EST
Sun ingress into Aquarius
by Agni Jnana Yannanda
Astro-Feminism acknowledges the female principle as the creative force within the cosmos, and in the microcosm of human culture. It celebrates diverse spiritual practices and honors a pantheon of powerful feminine intersectional, transcultural deities that work with the male gods in their own chthonic realm and ritual space. As one of its goals Astro-Feminism focuses on restoring the pantheon of AstroFeminist deities and the archetypes empowering the collective unconscious and raising our civilizational vibration from within the heart / mind, in full awareness of the feminine power.
On January 19th at 3:41 pm the Sun enters the sign of Aquarius in Tropical, Western astrology. Aquarius is ruled by Uranus, the archetype of the Revolutionary and the Inventor.
Western astrology named all the planets using mostly Roman mythology, and in case of Uranus (or Ouranos) Greek mythology from a certain historical period. However, if we study deeper we learn it was actually the Queen of The Heavens UR-ANA that was first. In ancient Sumer “AN” meant “HEAVEN”.
Later “An” turned into “ANNA” meaning “queen” or “Goddess-mother” like the Sumerian Goddess Inanna. Sappo uses Ana for Anassa (queen), sharing the root with Irish mythology Ana or Annan (Danaan goddess). And here we can rely on Robert Grave who writes: “Uranus the father of the Titans according to Greek classical mythology, it is likely to have originally been their Mother – Ura-ana, Queen Ura.
The more numerous the poetic meanings that could be concentrated in a sacred name, the greater was its power. The mid-summer letter “ur” is also connected with ur earth, also the root found in Latin words “area” “a plot of earth”. The Greek word era “earth” connected suggest that Erana or Arana or Urana was the Earth-goddess whose favour had to be asked when fields were ploughed or cities (urves or urbes) founded.” Isn’t it fascinating how the female principle was usurped by male?
UrAna from her ancient origins as the Queen of Heaven and Sumerian winged Goddess Inanna, was deprived of her divine feminine power over the Cosmos, and in the ancient Greek mythology she was assigned as Urania to a pleasing harem of Apollo’s Muses, as the Muse of astronomy, sophisticated but powerless.
It’s time to remember what we forgot. As one of its main postulates Astro-Feminism acknowledges the female principle as the creative force within the cosmos, and in the microcosm of human culture. Read our full manifesto:
About the author
Agni Jnana Yannanda is an astrologer who introduced the term ASTROFEMINISM in the context of astronomy and astrology in 2018 at CREATRIXmag in the ASTRALOOP section. The AstroFeminism Manifesto is based on the concepts developed by Jana Astanov as part of her installation CREATRIX CULT, presented in 2018 at Local Project Art Space.
