Areas Aquarians need to protect from injury…
Aquarius rules the shins, calves, and ankles, and you can be prone to injuries in these areas. If punishing workouts or too many hours spent in uncomfortable shoes have wreaked havoc on your feet and legs, the new, brightly colored elastic therapy tapes can ease pain and look good at the same time. Apply them along muscles, ligaments, and tendons for support and relief from overuse injuries. Tape ankles for stability, tape the calf for Achilles’ tendon pain, or apply the stretchy stuff under the arch and along the inner shin if you suffer from shin splints.
Are you getting the right amount of salt in your diet?
Sodium chloride is associated with your sign. Your body needs it—and it makes food taste better—but that doesn’t mean you should overindulge! Too much, say from salty hors d’oeuvres or chips, makes your body retain water, which can leave you looking like a puffer fish! Dilute the salt in your body by drinking lots of water or other caffeine-free fluids, like peppermint tea (which will also ease any tummy troubles if you’ve overindulged). And to keep fluids from building up in your face overnight, sleep propped up on a few pillows.
Should Aquarians jump right in or keep it platonic for a while?
Aquarius is the sign of friendship. You’re an outgoing, magnetic charmer and a socially oriented people watcher. Free of malice and accepting of all, you take others at face value, no strings attached. You attract friends and stay loyal to them. Always ready with a bon mot, you have a gift for making others laugh. You can rub shoulders with people from all walks of life, but you’re unimpressed by money or title. To you, friends are as important (if not more) than lovers. Any potential partner would be wise to become your good friend first. That’s the surest way into your heart!
Gems that can heal and boost Aquarians’ moods…
Open-minded and curious, many natives of your sign are interested in alternative therapies and the metaphysical. If you’re drawn to crystals and their reputed properties, you couldn’t do better than to begin with amethyst and lapis lazuli, both associated with Aquarius.
All-purpose amethyst is said to calm and sharpen the mind, ease insomnia, lower stress, help headaches, and reduce bruising and swelling. Try placing one of these purple beauties under your pillow to promote restful sleep.
Lapis lazuli is said to help concentration and ease migraines. Crystal powers or not, these gems are gorgeous, so wear them and be dazzling!
Desperately single? Not an Aquarius!
You’re an enigma, a strange combination of amiability and detachment. You’re everyone’s best friend, yet does anybody really know you? You need space—to think, to wander, to dream, and to absorb life’s sometimes hard lessons. At times that means distancing yourself emotionally and physically from others. Space gives you (and any partner) time to breathe and center yourself so that you can return as affectionate as ever, ready to forgive and forget. Take care that your alone time doesn’t lead to isolation. You can have a partner, spend quality time together, and still respect one another’s independence.
How to be in the right place at the right time, Aquarius…
You’re such a social butterfly! You’re interested in all kinds of people—oddballs, geniuses, extremists, the sweet neighbor down the street—and you can find something to talk about with all of them. But like Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory, you could spend all your time studying humans rather than really getting to know them.
To find love, you’re going to have to make an effort. You’re a joiner, so look for a club or group where you can meet like-minded computer geeks, sci-fi aficionados, or environmentalists. Maker Faires, Comic-con, and Sierra Club events are good bets!
How your hair can get you what you want (really!)…
You won’t find any “by the book” hairstyles on Aquarius! “Bedhead” hair is hot, but you want to look pleasantly tousled, not like you just fell off the top bunk. Tame your tresses with tips from the experts. Give long hair beachy waves by wrapping two-inch-wide sections around twisty rods, then dry and artfully muss. Neaten the tumbling strands with a decorative clip. Create a deep side part, tuck the sparser side over the ear and secure with a barrette. A sparkly accessory can take your hair from office to opulence but downplay the jewelry to avoid the Liberace look!
Is your independence holding you back at work?
A working partnership could be the perfect job situation for Aquarius. You relate best to others on an intellectual level, and a relationship that omits all the messy emotional stuff seems ideal! Note, however, that nobody completely leaves their emotional being at home (not even you). You still must make a business partner feel valued, appreciated, and equal. In the best of all worlds, each of you would have a realm of responsibility—say, you’re the creative genius and your partner is the nuts-and-bolts half that brings those ideas to fruition. It’s a match made in heaven!
Be a B-word at work, and love it, Aquarius!
Do you want to be boss? You probably gravitate toward power positions if for no other reason than your independence! You communicate well, and your “big-picture” view means you can help a company reach its goals. That creative mindset is tailor-made for zeroing in on problems and finding solutions.
But detailed drudgery and management minutiae aren’t your style and a “my way or the highway” attitude makes it hard for staff to offer feedback. A good manager builds teams and solicits input (even if you do know best). Got it? Go for it!
Aquarians are out there in so many good ways!
Your heart is as big as your intellect. You love humankind —perhaps more than any one human! You are the sign of idealism and the future. The world’s problems and the welfare of its people concern you. You want to do meaningful work that makes a positive contribution to society, and the paycheck and title matter less than the work itself.
Open-minded and fair, you rebel against the status quo. If someone says, “that’s impossible” or “we’ve always done it this way,” you ask why and do it better. Find a cause that speaks to your humanitarian heart and you’ll find a career you love.