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The Cool Significance of Will Byers's Birthday in Terms of Astrology
Will's birthday is about fire, water, beginnings, endings, and the in-betweens. Stick with me on this one if you're interested lol...
Will's birthday as of now is canonically March 22nd. Side Note - This is around the Spring Equinox, the beginning of spring (which is March 20th or 21st depending on where you are).
It is also the second astrological day of the Aries season on the Zodiac wheel.
This is cool because Aries, which is a fire sign, marks the BEGINNING of the ENTIRE zodiac wheel as the first sign. In astrology Aries is described as embodying the essence of initiation, sparks, ignition, spontaneity, strength, courage and action.
However, March 22nd is very close to the pisces season since it is two days after the Pisces season ends. Pisces is the END of the zodiac wheel. It is the last sign, as opposed to the first sign Aries, but because this is a circular cycle like the calendar year, Pisces and Aries are right next to each other. Many astrologers would consider March 22nd the CUSP between Pisces and Aries (although some would only consider March 20th or 21st the technical cusp dates). I talk about the significance of this below this image from Britannica.
So knowing that Will is on the cusp and therefore is connected to both of these signs, let's talk about Pisces traits as well.
Pisces is very different from Aries in most ways, they're almost opposites despite being right next to each other. Pisces, a water sign, is known for its connection to the mystic and spiritual world, its all-encompassing and universal essence. It is associated with sensitivity, emotions, wisdom, empathy, passiveness, compassion, and art (pisces tend to be said to be good artists). Aries is often referred to as the symbolically "youngest" of the zodiac, fresh and inspired, with masculine energy, and pisces the "oldest" with feminine energy. According to astrology, Will being born on the cusp means that he would likely take characteristics from both these signs, but at heart he will be an Aries.
I just find that interesting. Also, they are represented by fire and water, which is cool because water is known to be THE connection to the upside down, and the void that El goes into is dark, watery, and looks like outer space (pisces is associated with space/the universe). Whereas Fire is the thing that DEFEATS the upside down creatures, and there have been some connections between Will and fire, the most obvious one being that Will the Wise, his DnD character, has fire powers. He is also associated with light. There are several times when the light very obviously is shining on him in an intentionally dramatic way.
Also since he's the cusp, it's almost like the place between the upside down and the real world... caught in between slides of a viewfinder, if you will. Caught between the beginning and the end, the ancient and the new, between the wise/old and the young/innocent/naive. Just interesting...
Also thinking of the quote "beginning of the end"... hmmm...
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(((I also find it interesting that he's so close to being a Pisces. I don't know how much thought the writers put into this or even if this is all a coincidence. But I feel like according to astrology it would make more sense for him to be a Pisces given his very passive and selfless personality and his connection to the supernatural and art, like that's literally a textbook pisces for you. But no, he's born with the sign of the strong-headed, strong-willed, courageous, certain, action-taking, direct, blunt, confident Aries. It shows that despite his passive personality, he ULTIMATELY is a courageous being who never backs down, the essence of Aries. Also, he's so close to being a water sign, but by a few switches perhaps of fate, he ended up being born a couple days later with a fire sign, the first-born sign of the wheel... this shows in the end, maybe he will find his inner fire or use fire powers in some way. The world wants him to succumb to the upside down, let the water engulf and suffocate him, but he will still choose fire, choose to fight.)))
Just thought I'd put this here for anyone who was interested.
I'll probably make a post in the future about beginnings/endings and their significance in stranger things, but not for a while lol. Will's birthday is just one piece of many...
A random drawing of me as a sonic character with red eyes and fire powers.
Vincenzo with pyrokinesis au:
Was called the “Diavolo di Fuoco” back in Italy
Carries his lighter everywhere with him as being near fire gives his energy a boost
He often toys with fire between his fingers, and fiddles with it in front of his enemies in order to intimidate them
Threatens people with burning them alive, and they never believe it until a sudden flame emerges from his hands (and they start screaming bloody murder)
Tries to refrain from buying flammable items and has a secret stack of fire extinguishers inside his house
Has accidentally lit his curtain on fire like- a million times
Little bursts of fire every time he gets angry
Sometimes smoke randomly comes off of him as Cha-young frantically tries to blow it away
Attempts to keep his powers under grasp but everyone in Geumga Plaza finds out right off the bat
“ Could your powers be... transferred? Not to me of course! Haha... ha...”
Once jokingly intimidated Jang Han-seo with his powers and now the poor boy carries a bucket of water every time they meet
The ends of all his sleeves are burnt or have small marks of the fire’s wrath
Constantly listens to the plaza residents asking him to heat or cook up their food- and complies every time; when he’s not in the mood he’ll burn the dish
“ Did I burn it? Oh, whoops sorry.” He’d say with an unapologetic smile
Detests colder climates and prefers to live in the reverie that is summer
Will probably burn down Babel Tower if this was canon
Character: https://artfight.net/character/2853462.omni
Orange pumpkin
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