Age 24, 72, 120
SOCIAL AGGRESSION
Cycle: energy/consolidation/change
Phase: social
Phase Type: change/energy/consolidation
Year: ego
Year Type: energy
Expression: communicative immaturity/relationship immaturity/associative immaturity
Astrology: At 24 you're Gemini-Aries and energizing; at 72 you're Libra-Aries (opposition) and consolidating; at 120 you're Aquarius-Aries and changing.
At 24, 72 and 120 you feel an aggressive ego need to become socially relevant and you risk becoming a bully towards those weaker than yourself -- or being bullied by those stronger than yourself. You are looking outward this year rather than inward and other people start to fascinate you more than they ever did before.
Typically, at 24 you want to have your voice heard. You join clubs, start chatting with people in queues and at bus stops, You start blogging or entertaining at home. Every new person you meet has a fascinating story that you want to hear, even if they don't want to tell you about it. You become totally absorbed in communication. You'll volunteer your services if it means a bigger audience. You want to be popular. You want to be liked. You want to be listened to. That you've become totally obnoxious to others doesn't register at all.
At 72 there is an opposition between ego energy (aggression) and social energy (relationship), typically expressed as being bullied or being a bully in a close relationship. For couples in a close relationship, 72 is a crucial year. Because ego energy means aggression and immediacy, many 72-year-olds marry unwisely or divorce unwisely at this age. Males at 72 typically use Viagra in an effort to assert themselves in a relationship -- or take on a younger mate -- and females at 72 behave in similarly aggressive ways towards a mate.
Generally, in this year your ego is aggressive and immature socially. At 24, you are similar to a 2-year old having tantrums. Rather than being tolerated or locked in your bedroom to cry yourself to exhaustion you are now liable to be carted off by the men in white when you spit the dummy. This can be an incredibly frustrating year for you. On one hand you have a desire to communicate and relate to others, but on the other hand very few people are going to enjoy what you have to say because it is likely to be all about yourself or totally crazy. Also, because your ego is heavily involved in what you say, you are likely to be incredibly sensitive to criticism. You want to be right at all costs. You want to talk longer and louder and smarter than anyone else. A gentle criticism or a misunderstood exchange could lead to major confrontations, or total communications breakdown. The lesson for this year is to control your communications. The more you say the less control you'll have and the more likely you'll say something foolish that will come back and bite you when you're older.
At 72, social immaturity takes the form of relationship immaturity. There's no fool like an old fool and 72-year-olds are notorious for becoming obsessed with someone -- generally someone younger or unattainable. Like a 6 year old child, your ego relationship at 72 could mean narcissism, a pathological love of self, but usually it means seeking out relationships with people who boost our ego in some way. It could be hero worship or the halo effect. Either they are good looking and make us look good, or popular and make us seem popular, or younger and make us look more youthful, or any number of other possibilities. Or it could be someone less fortunate than ourselves who makes us look good by comparison. By identifying with someone unattainable and believing a relationship or special connection exists where one clearly does not, the 72-year-old risks becoming a stalker and a dangerous aggressor.
At 24 and 72 you start becoming acutely aware of your social needs and skills in relation to a growing ego. You want to be popular, you want social status or a partner but your ego needs get in the way of achieving these goals. The social phase first occurs at 24 because by that age we are usually independent of our parents and have a strong need to develop a unique social status in the community. At 72, we have either lost a partner or feel trapped by marriage. At 24 and 72 you are likely to find yourself pressing your face up against the windows of fancy restaurants, looking at all the popular, happy or loving people inside, and realizing what a loser you are. In this way, your social needs may become aggressive.
You, of course, will not see your behavior as aggressive. You will see yourself as a victim. This mindset, if you allow it to take concrete form, will dog you for the next 12 years and affect all of your relationships.
Cycle: energy/consolidation/change
Phase: social
Phase Type: change/energy/consolidation
Year: ego
Year Type: energy
Expression: communicative immaturity/relationship immaturity/associative immaturity
Astrology: At 24 you're Gemini-Aries and energizing; at 72 you're Libra-Aries (opposition) and consolidating; at 120 you're Aquarius-Aries and changing.
At 24, 72 and 120 you feel an aggressive ego need to become socially relevant and you risk becoming a bully towards those weaker than yourself -- or being bullied by those stronger than yourself. You are looking outward this year rather than inward and other people start to fascinate you more than they ever did before.
Typically, at 24 you want to have your voice heard. You join clubs, start chatting with people in queues and at bus stops, You start blogging or entertaining at home. Every new person you meet has a fascinating story that you want to hear, even if they don't want to tell you about it. You become totally absorbed in communication. You'll volunteer your services if it means a bigger audience. You want to be popular. You want to be liked. You want to be listened to. That you've become totally obnoxious to others doesn't register at all.
At 72 there is an opposition between ego energy (aggression) and social energy (relationship), typically expressed as being bullied or being a bully in a close relationship. For couples in a close relationship, 72 is a crucial year. Because ego energy means aggression and immediacy, many 72-year-olds marry unwisely or divorce unwisely at this age. Males at 72 typically use Viagra in an effort to assert themselves in a relationship -- or take on a younger mate -- and females at 72 behave in similarly aggressive ways towards a mate.
Generally, in this year your ego is aggressive and immature socially. At 24, you are similar to a 2-year old having tantrums. Rather than being tolerated or locked in your bedroom to cry yourself to exhaustion you are now liable to be carted off by the men in white when you spit the dummy. This can be an incredibly frustrating year for you. On one hand you have a desire to communicate and relate to others, but on the other hand very few people are going to enjoy what you have to say because it is likely to be all about yourself or totally crazy. Also, because your ego is heavily involved in what you say, you are likely to be incredibly sensitive to criticism. You want to be right at all costs. You want to talk longer and louder and smarter than anyone else. A gentle criticism or a misunderstood exchange could lead to major confrontations, or total communications breakdown. The lesson for this year is to control your communications. The more you say the less control you'll have and the more likely you'll say something foolish that will come back and bite you when you're older.
At 72, social immaturity takes the form of relationship immaturity. There's no fool like an old fool and 72-year-olds are notorious for becoming obsessed with someone -- generally someone younger or unattainable. Like a 6 year old child, your ego relationship at 72 could mean narcissism, a pathological love of self, but usually it means seeking out relationships with people who boost our ego in some way. It could be hero worship or the halo effect. Either they are good looking and make us look good, or popular and make us seem popular, or younger and make us look more youthful, or any number of other possibilities. Or it could be someone less fortunate than ourselves who makes us look good by comparison. By identifying with someone unattainable and believing a relationship or special connection exists where one clearly does not, the 72-year-old risks becoming a stalker and a dangerous aggressor.
At 24 and 72 you start becoming acutely aware of your social needs and skills in relation to a growing ego. You want to be popular, you want social status or a partner but your ego needs get in the way of achieving these goals. The social phase first occurs at 24 because by that age we are usually independent of our parents and have a strong need to develop a unique social status in the community. At 72, we have either lost a partner or feel trapped by marriage. At 24 and 72 you are likely to find yourself pressing your face up against the windows of fancy restaurants, looking at all the popular, happy or loving people inside, and realizing what a loser you are. In this way, your social needs may become aggressive.
You, of course, will not see your behavior as aggressive. You will see yourself as a victim. This mindset, if you allow it to take concrete form, will dog you for the next 12 years and affect all of your relationships.
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