Age of Aquarius

American  

noun

1. an astrological era believed to bring increased spirituality and harmony on earth.

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Etymology

Origin of Age of Aquarius

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

After the Age of Aquarius had gained a toehold in the 1960s, however, they provided a unique “cave cabin” experience for hippies and seekers.

From Los Angeles Times

Their beliefs amalgamated principles developed by Kundalini yoga progenitor Yogi Bhajan; the astrological concept of the Age of Aquarius; the teachings of Manly P. Hall, founder of the Philosophical Research Society in Los Feliz; the freemasons and others.

From Los Angeles Times

In a time when most players were staid and conformist, Pepitone was thought to be the first to bring a hair dryer into the clubhouse, an artifact later given to the Baseball Reliquary and displayed at the Burbank Central Library in California during a 2004 exhibition: “The Times They Were A-Changin’: Baseball in the Age of Aquarius.”

From Seattle Times

In most every way, “Hair” was a full hippie baptism with its psychedelics, tie-dye costumes, tribal gatherings and Age of Aquarius ethos.

From Los Angeles Times

“Wasn’t the Age of Aquarius supposed to begin in 1948? ... I’m angry with Aquarius, too meek to get his hands dirty down here in our kingdom. The transition is too slow!”

From New York Times