Right now we are in the few hundred year process which is the transition of the ages, i.e. the CUSP of the AGES. For grail (mandala) astrologers, we are at the 1st degree of PISCES and the LAST degree (30) of AQUARIUS. Think of how fast futurized technology (Aquarius) has boomed in the last 100 years. We are already in the time warp of the Age Change and we are picking up speed. 1996 was the tee off because the ruler of that Age, Uranus, entered its home sign, AQUARIUS (near the 2000 yr mark). In 1998 NEPTUNE (the ruler of the present age) will enter Aquarius and usher in the change of power between the forces of the ages. Of course, this will wane when they enter Pisces, because all time waxes and wanes, like Einstein discovered
To give any one transit or date for an Age change is funny, but it should be noticed that the process is under way. The next 3 years particularly will be quite intense so we need to spread the word regardless of preconceived convictions about the "proper" transference of that information. In 1999 there will be one of the most monumental transit of all our lives. I'll give you a hint: It is one of the few EXACT dates which the astrologer Michel Nostradamus stated.....
Read about the Grails of the Age of Pisces and the Age of Aquarius!
In History, around every age there are major human/earth movements/changes which "blackout" history for 100-400 years. The Age of Aquarius will be fully involved by the year 2400.