Are Aquarians more prone than others to believe in conspiracy theories? I don’t believe this one is. I think most people are generally decent or want to be, and when social ills or political crises rear their heads, it’s because someone chose to be selfish and stupid instead. Never underestimate human incompetence. I do notice patterns. Human nature doesn’t change much from generation to generation. “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes,” Mark Twain said (maybe). That’s because circumstances change, but people don’t.
This week, my horoscoptometrist Rob Brezsny says Aquarians are drawn to conspiracy theories, but he’d like us to eschew believing in shadowy figures pulling strings in favor a loving creator/universe/fill-in-the-blank who wants us to play, create art, and develop our sacred personal identity.
That’s a nice thought. I’ve known plenty of folks who subscribed to the opposite – that the universe was out to get them or knock them down, that they had to fight fate or God to get through even the most mundane tasks. While I sometimes grab the shit end of the stick, I’ve never reached for quite that level of defeatism and hubris.
I don’t believe that there are divine forces pushing me along or that I have some destined role I’m meant to play, but I prefer the happy path. It’s much more soothing to believe that someone out there wants what’s best for us and that I’m meant to be exactly where I am.
I can’t be anyplace else, can I?