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AQUARIUS
Jan 20(ish) - Feb 18(ish)
Astrology For Stress Eating
Welcome to your AQUARIUS Astrology for Stress Eating Report! Astrology is a powerful
marriage between science and the subtle art of understanding your natural tendencies. When
explored effectively, it transforms negative habits while illuminating the path to your fullest
potential. Though your report is based on your sun sign, your astrological (and human) makeup
is far more complex and nuanced than any description your sun sign alone could ever provide.
That said, my nutrition consulting practice developed my understanding that your sun sign sheds
light on stress eating behaviors, empowering you with tools and awareness to diminish your
stress eating.
What you will learn in this report are ways that tension can build in AQUARIUS, triggering you
to stress eat as well as tools to understand and transform the symptom itself. For a deeper
exploration of your real divine hunger apply for your Free Divine Hunger Discovery Session
here.
Your sun sign represents your personality and how you express yourself creatively in the world.
It’s the vital force that lights you up. When you aren’t engaging yourself in a way that is in line
with your life force energy, tension builds. This tension often manifests as stress eating, making
you think you have a “food issue.” In reality, overeating is an arrow pointing your attention
towards something happening in your inner world. Two significant things occur when you stress
eat: 1) you tend to eat lower quality food, and 2) stress hormones tell your body to turn calorie
burning metabolism down, and store the extra food as weight. This often drives the heroic yet
stressful efforts of food deprivation and over-exercise that further propels the cycle of stress.
Beyond increasing your weight, these stress hormones invite a host of diseases to develop in
your body and worsen pre-existing symptoms. At this point, many people spiral into behaviors
like trying to control eating with willpower, then beating themselves up when they can’t
maintain their self-imposed restrictions. This causes more tension, and you guessed it, more
stress eating. Instead, a deeper understanding of “WHY” you are stress eating creates new
choices and, with that, a sense of empowerment. In this way, the behavior has the potential to
bring a new level of awareness, natural weight loss, and deeper satisfaction.
While I do coach clients on “WHAT” to eat, compared to “WHO” you are as an eater, the food
part is easy.
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Aquarius is a Fixed, Air Sign. Fixed signs are the stable signs in the middle of each season.
Air signs rule the intellect. Aquarius is the tenth sign of the zodiac falling right in the heart of
Winter.
Body part: Shins, Ankles, Circulatory system
Ruling Planet: Saturn (Traditional), Uranus (Modern)
Key Words: “I know”
Symbol: The Water Bearer
Aquarius Lit Up (in alignment): socially minded, friendly, group oriented, charismatic, mental
pioneer, revolutionary, innovative, individualistic, encourages freedom for all, both experimental
and traditional, desires to find what is true, clear, steady values, visionary, optimistic, upbeat,
dances to own rhythm, inventive, intelligent, concise, strokes of genius, intellectual, clever,
loyal, leader, open minded, variety in friends, non judgmental, curious, cares for the welfare of
all, honest, refined, original, independent, expansive, visionary, idealistic, imaginative, good at
electronics/astrology/technology, eccentric, future oriented, fun, altruistic, gives everything when
committed to a cause, reasonable, quick minded, forward thinking, outgoing, thorough researcher
and scientist, emotionally involved in work, trailblazer, enjoys groups as well as being alone,
communicator, truth teller, sharp verbal skills, genuine, creative, open to sudden shifts in life
direction, open to a variety of opinions, tolerant
Aquarius in Stress/Survival: aloof, cold, arrogant, absentminded, indiscriminate choice in
friends and experiences, lacking sense of self, fixed on a cause or idea that isn’t truly beneficial,
inflexible ideas can make you argumentative, contrary, stubborn, unpredictable, shy, insecure,
careless of your body, living from the neck up, emotionally detached, overly serious,
condescending, cruel, lack integrity, resentful, lone wolf, aimless rebellion, nebulous self
concept, alienated from own feelings and sensitivity to others, fanatical, resenting, rude, silence
can cover anger, abstract socialistic ideals more important than people, can be overly critical
when managing, destructive rebellious force when mind is not connected to a greater picture,
distrusts emotion, inflated self importance, argumentative just to practice rejecting opinions not
your own, isolated, idealism can make you disappointed in others, tactless, can be drawn into
cults or other ultimately destructive groups, overly concerned with what others think about you,
living in the future and not appreciating the moment
Aquarius Health: Aquarius usually has a strong physical body and overall good health. This
can be compromised when you are disconnected from your body or neglecting nourishing
yourself with healthy food and movement. You may also have a highly sensitive nervous system.
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Aquarius Evolving: Though your symbol is the “Water Bearer,” you are most definitely an air
sign as evidenced by being more intellectual than emotional by nature. The water that you bear is
the water of ideas of freedom for yourself and for humanity. You have the delightful quality of
being a true individualist, caring less about what people think of you than what is important to
you. That said, it is easy for you to get caught in your head or at your computer. Also, though
you love interaction with a variety of people, paradoxically, it’s your fixed ideas that can cause
you stress and lead to stress eating. The healing evolution happens for you when you learn to
“feel” love instead of “think” it. This will help you tap into the greatest gifts of your mind. Your
freedom urge must be channeled to a higher purpose, as the real liberation you seek is an inside
job.
Aquarius Stress Eating Triggers: (Remember inner tension fuels stress eating)
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constricted freedom
work is not aligned with your values
feeling alienated, alone, or left out of the group
feeling hyped up or wired
when your genius intellect is not being used for the greater good
excessive computer or electronic use
social injustice that hits home
when you’re so in your head you forget to notice your physical body
arguing, too much ego investment in your ideas
emotions - your own and others’ can bewilder you, and close you down
claustrophobia triggered by one-on-one close relationships
lack appreciation of the present moment due to being future orientation
avoiding something (emotions in particular)
sudden changes that your body and psyche have to catch up with
conforming to others and not honoring your uniqueness and unconventionality
Regardless of your sign, when you eat too much food, at any one time, your body goes into a
stress response. This tells hormones like cortisol and insulin to store fat, especially around the
belly, as well as not to build muscle. The stress response also stimulates cravings for sugar, salt,
and fat, which have a negative cascading effect on your physical, mental, and emotional health.
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Soulful Solutions: A Divine Hunger approach to any stress eating behavior is to see the
symptom (stress eating) as the messenger instead of the enemy. You can train yourself to
become aware in these moments and notice what is right below the surface. When you beat
yourself up for stress eating, your inner tension and cravings only increase. If you learn to see
these behaviors as a wake up call to connect you to your body, you can break the cycle.
Aquarius Stress Eating Solutions
1) Print out several copies of the Aquarius Stress Eating Solutions Worksheet at the end of
this document. Fill one out the next time you feel the urge to stress eat.
2) Slow down. Pause. Breathe. Feel into your heart and your belly. Notice what is happening.
Body awareness takes you out of the stress response and into a relaxation response, where you
make better choices. Relaxation also turns on your calorie-burning metabolism.
If you have been moving fast prior to eating, transition out of the stress response by taking 5 -10
long, deep breaths. Calming breath turns on your relaxation response, giving you the oxygen
you need. Oxygen is what the metabolism thrives on, so open a window and SLOW. . . IT. . .
DOWN. The extra time also gives your body a chance to register food you have eaten, quelling
overeating that comes purely out of speed.
3) Feel Your Body: This one skill can radically alter your stress eating behavior. It’s easy for
you to stay in your head, making stress eating inevitable. When you begin to sense and feel what
is actually happening, you will effectively slow your pace, open to your body’s wisdom, and
dramatically decrease stress eating.
Aquarius Lifestyle Choices to consider:
4): Align your genius with loving purpose: Your sign inherently goes beyond personal ego
building. You hold sway over the groups of people are around you. The more you connect
internally with love and depth through sensations, the more this will influence your interactions
creating more trust in your life. Trusting your life is one of the best ways to relax and let go of
stress eating.
5) Winding down: Though you are great in the world of ideas and technology, the world of
feeling your body may be new territory. Any relaxation or spiritual practice that brings you into
your body can be revolutionary for your relationship with food.
6) Rhythm: Whether you live on a set routine or not, building in time to unplug will keep your
mind sharp and avoid accumulating stress.
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7) Movement: Yoga or walking are great for you, especially since your ideas tend to get fixed.
As your body becomes more elastic, so does your mind.
8) Atmosphere: Fresh air is vital for your mind. You may be prone to excess time on your
computer. Connecting with fresh air, even by walking, can spark a shift igniting the innovative
powers that you are known for.
9) Connection: Exchanging ideas with various groups of friends can energize you. On a deeper
level, connecting emotionally with another may be scary, but can profoundly relieve stress
caused by background loneliness.
10) More Support: Having a meditation practice will help you hone your mental genius, inspire
your best ideas, and connect you with your body. On a grander level, it can also help align your
ideas and words with spiritual principles which will greatly alter the positive impact you have on
the world around you.
Deeper Dive
As you can see, your sun sign plays an important role in your journey with weight and stress
eating. However, there are many other practical and astrological factors to consider to fully
understand your relationship with food, body, and weight. For example, your moon sign (which
rules emotions and emotional eating), as well as your ascendant (which rules your physical
body), both add details that your sun sign alone cannot give. Timing also plays an important role
as transiting planets can bring in waves of inspired change. These additional factors offer a more
complete picture that can illuminate deeper lessons of your food and body experience.
If this report helped you in any way, I am thrilled! If you'd like to explore this further, apply for
your personalized Free Divine Hunger Discovery Session now.
I look forward to supporting your body love evolution!
Jenna Abernathy
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AQUARIUS STRESS EATING SOLUTION
WORKSHEET
This worksheet is best used when you want to slow yourself down from stress eating. It can also
be helpful to understand what was really happening after you have overeaten. The more you use
it, the more you create healthier, more loving patterns.
Print multiple copies and leave a stack near your fridge, in your car, at your office, or wherever
you tend to stress eat.
I’M CRAVING:
WHAT WAS THE TRIGGER? (What just happened in your thoughts or interactions):
RIGHT NOW I FEEL
Hungry Thirsty Excited Anxious Lonely Tired Overwhelmed Stressed Sad Guilt
Shame Frustrated Angry Depressed Bored Sexual Vulnerable Agitated Jealous
Other_________________________________________
MY DEEPER DESIRE IS TO FEEL
Free Grounded Calm Inspired Pleasure Connected Rested Peaceful Relaxed
Awake Appreciated Courageous Love Touch Comforted Powerful Inspired
Other_________________________________________________________
MY CRAVING FOR ___________________________________________
IS AN ARROW POINTING TO MY DEEPER DESIRE TO FEEL:
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