Surfing Aquarius: How to Ace the Wave of Change

by Dan Furst

A savvy book full of optimism and insight into the new The Age of Aquarius has arrived! Learn how to thrive in the Age of Aquarius! Surfing Aquarius is for people who want to make the best of the years just ahead by making brave, optimistic choices in a spirit of community. Every 2100 years, life on Earth comes under the influence of a different astrological each "Great Age" bringing its own ruling symbols and patterns of meaning, technical innovations, political and social currents, organizational structures, and key ideas. Surfing Aquarius shows how 2012 is the beginning of a spiritual transformation when awakened human beings will create new societies based on Aquarian principles of inventive teamwork and empowered service. The book features the 11 Principles of the Aquarian Revolution, Evolution, Unity, Friendship, Transparency, Magic, Comedy, Abundance, Electricity, Brilliance, and Freedom. Furst describes what life can be like in an Aquarian an economy based on abundance rather than scarcity, and a spirituality that celebrates union, friendship, and love. The book is, above all, a practical guide for those who see that the better we understand the opportunities and challenges of our time, and the better we know which way the wave of change is breaking, the better a chance we'll have of getting ourselves and our families safely ashore.

320 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2011

About the author

Dan Furst has been an actor, singer and sound shaman, astrologer and ceremonial artist in his native New York, Kyoto Japan, Hawaii, India, Indonesia, the UK and Egypt. He now lives in the Sacred Valley near Cusco, Peru, writing his book Double Harmonies, about the sound science and sacred music of ancient Egypt.
His book Dance of the Moon was published by Llewellyn Worldwide in July 2009. His USA book-signing tour and talks on Living by the Moon will run from November 2009 through early 2010"

Reviews

[Meredith · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m sure a lot of people would love this book. I did not.

Its theses are common sense, compared to the extra inspirational oomph I had been hoping for after already reading about the Age of Aquarius through several other sources. I also didn’t agree with all of the theses, or at least, I didn’t agree that all of the current shift we’re seeing has to do with the Age: some of it is due to the way we’ve always, always struggled as a species.

Also, the constant references to reports, literature, lyrics, scenes from a play, etc. tried to evoke a feeling, certainly. But they did little to prove anything. I wanted some credible sources. Barring that, I could have used more of the author’s personal thoughts, rather than a collection of quotes, scenes, etc. that imply the author’s thoughts on a topic. “Yes, but what do YOU think?” I kept asking.

Chapter 6 on Aquarian Medicine had the most redeeming parts for me. The Chiron myth was interesting. I made a note to fact check how active Chiron is in astrologers’ calculations. Also, I loved this observation:

“Words like medium and shaman are still too strangely spooky and scary... [but t]he right words for what healers do will come in time.

“More and more holistic health practitioners now hesitate to claim that they “heal” anyone [...because] the essence of wellness in the age of Aquarian medicine is not only physical, but also mental, emotional, and spiritual, and highly interactive too. [...W]hile a master practitioner [...] may help, the firm, clear, positive intention of the one who seeks better health is everything.”

[Leslie Zehr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow! Brilliant! Whimsical! A must read! Sounds like a bad trailer, but in this case it is true. This book is a must read for anyone who is awake and wondering how to navigate the raging river of this shift. Not only does Dan explain, clearly, where we are and how we got here but where we are going and how to get there with ease.

I met Dan in 2003 when he made his first trip to Egypt. We have been friends and fellow seekers ever since. Being part of the same soul group Dan told me once “Virgos make maps and opinions”, this book is full of both! But most notably a map for our future in the Aquarian Age. Dan brings together his talents as a scholar, astrologer and actor to tell this tale. His witty style of writing makes me feel like we are sitting together and having a chat rather than alone reading his book.

The book is a valuable tool full of useful resources to assist us on this journey as well as ideas to inspire us and help us as individuals to create our own future, unfolding to our full potential as individuals as well as members of the greater community of humanity.

-Leslie Zehr author of The Alchemy of Dance: Sacred Dance as a Path to the Universal Dancer.