Shifting into Web 2.0 technologies is indicative of our entrance into the Age of Aquarius.  With Web 2.0 technologies

(e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Blogs), we have shifted from a simple push of information, that being a static webpage, to an interactive environment.

The major distinctions of the Age of Aquarius are these: the breakdown of structures, personal liberty in combination with respect for all mankind, the balance of the will to change and the will to preserve, the urge toward civilization and consciousness.  One of the planetary rulers of Aquarius is Uranus (the other is Saturn), and as I discussed last week, Uranus is almost always going to cause change in the sudden breakdowns of structures, much like a lightning bolt.

We are already seeing many breakdowns in societal structures with the Age of Aquarius, and social media further enables this.  Here’s one example – it used to be that the elite celebrities were not accessible to ordinary folks except through the lens of media cameras.  However, when Britney Spears revealed that she was not sending her own Tweets via Twitter, her followers voiced their disappointment.  Why?

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