URANUS

URANUS BY SIGN
Natal Uranus in Aries
(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy) Those born in the generation having Uranus in Aries have the ability to intuitively receive from the planetary mind a ne direction for man!ind" They ill have individualistic ideas of ho to pioneer ne ays" #isruption occurs only hen a path of leadership that is not in accord ith the good of society as a hole is sought" (Joan $egus) Uranus and Aries is direct and overt" The !ey ord for this placement is %action%& and little thought may be given to the conse'uences thereof" Sudden changes are made( or revolutions precipitated( not because )od says you should nor because society demands it( not for reasons of fairness( e'uality and *ustice( but rather because %+% say it%s right" There is the attitude of % hat%s in it for me,% or %if it%s right for me( it%s right for everyone%" The optimistic( ris!-ta!ing 'uality ascribed to this combination( especially in the sign of Aries( can help to e.plain the attitude and conditions that led to the depression" /ou need loo! no further for astrological reasons or e.cuses for the marginal buying that contributed to the Stoc! Mar!et crash in 0121" 3e can add to our definition of Uranus in Aries the adventurous( pioneering spirit that those ho have this placement can e.hibit in their revolutionary activities and their search for freedom and individuality" (S!ye Ale.ander) Uranus as in Aries last century from April to 4ctober 0125( again from January 0126 until May 0178( and from 4ctober 0178 to March 0179" Aries is the sign of individuality and the self as separate from society& therefore( those of you ho have Uranus in this sign in your birth charts ill e.perience and be involved ith changes that affect the individual%s role in society" Aries also is associated ith ar( the military( and all forms of conflict and competition( including sports( so your Uranusgroup might be responsible for bringing about changes in these areas( too" Much of the orld as in turmoil during Uranus%s most recent trip through Aries" The United States and :urope ere in the midst of economic chaos" +n China( the arloards ho had held control since the end of the :mpire ere overthro n( and the country as embroiled in civil ar" Militaristic r;gimes ere increasing their po er in )ermany( +taly and Japan" Japan and China ere at ar& and conflicts and unrest that ould lead to 3orld 3ar ++ ere building up around the globe" Those of you ho ere born during this e.plosive time are yourselves e.plosive( assertive( impulsive( antagonistic( rec!less( outspo!en( even violent" /ou also are daring( courageous and adventurous( and eager to confront challenges and danger on the battlefield( in the sports arena or in the boardroom" $ot easily intimidated( you have the singlemindedness and strength of characted to go after hat you ant aggressively( no matter hat the odds against you are( and may see yourself as a modern-day #avid fighting )oliath" This is the stuff of hich heros and heroines are

made" This fearlessness( aggressiveness and love of adventure can lead some Uranusin-Aries people to endanger others or even to engage in lives of crime" +ssues of individual rights and e.pression versus society%s rules and conventions often arise for people ith this Uranus placement" Those of you ith Uranus in Aries insist on complete freedom to do as you please( and see the individual as being more important than society" <erhaps you believe society interferes too much ith personal freedoms( and you might embace a civil libertarian vie point or or! to do a ay ith government regulations and restrictions" +n the pursuit of your o n desires( ho ever( you can be rec!less and irresponsible( and sometimes sho total disregard for others" #uring the mid-nineteenth century( hen Uranus as also in Aries( many of the great industrialists( interested only in their o n purposes( e.hibited a lac! of concern for the health and safety of their or!ers as ell as for the environment" This same %rugged individualism% and illingness to push ahead ithout considering the conse'uences( ho ever( as hat made the +ndustrial =evolution possible in the United States and :urope" Uranus in Aries signifies the self-made men and omen hose pioneering spirit( energy( independence and vision result in ma*or brea!throughs in science( technology and industry" Those of you born hile Uranus as in Aries in the t entieth century have been responsible for the development of computers( aerospace technology( sophisticated military hard are( medical techni'ues and e'uipment( and many other scientific advances" /ou are interested in discovering ne things and ne ays to accomplish your aims( and are inventive and original in your thin!ing and methodology" (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) Uranus in the sign Aries indicates people hose mission it is to bla@e ne trails in science and social reform" >reedom to act in their o n ay is of paramount importance to them" They have courage( daring( initiative and resourcefulness" 3hen Uranus is afflicted in Aries( ho ever( they can be e.plosively impulsive( politically fanatic( violent( and indiscriminate in their re*ection of the past" This sign position ma!es its natives blunt and outspo!en" As a generation( they demand change and refuse to live in the style of their parents or preceding generations" Their spirit of adventure is strong( and they need constant ne e.periences in order to remain happy" +mpulsiveness and temper are the pitfalls of this sign position" $atives must learn to develop more consideration for others and a greater ability to co-operate" 3hen individualism is carried to e.tremes( it blinds people to the social structure upon hich large endeavors depend" Many people ho ere born in the late 012As or early 017As have Uranus in Aries s'uare <luto in Cancer" Their lives and destinies ere torn apart by 3orld 3ar ++" ()rant ?e i) +f your Jupiter is also in Aries( read that paragraph carefully and lin! it ith this one" Uranus in Aries causes you to e.press your genius directly and openly to the orld" /ou have around you a cheerful forthrightness that can ma!e for great honesty( simplicity and charm" /ou are protected from sensitiveness by having a good( solid sense of your o n orth and a illingness to believe that other people accept you for hat you are" /ou can be blunt and tactless( and you have to loo! out that

independence of spirit does not ma!e you a lone olf" Mentally( you are 'uic!( apt( facile( able to grasp mechanical details readily and to apply them practically" /ou are aggressive and are rarely afraid to thin! your o n thoughts or to e.press them" /ou care a great deal about %being understood% and ill go out of your ay to e.plain yourself if you thin! you are being misinterpreted" /ou love action( both physical and mental( and are rarely found idle" ?a@iness is not for you& your mind at least is al ays or!ing( no matter hat your body may be doing" Concentration is the thing you have to learn in order to put your pioneering intellect to best use" (Julia and #ere! <ar!er) This is a po erful and positive placing( ith the energy and assertiveness of Aries complementing the forthright( nervous energy of Uranus" Unless negatively aspected( Uranus should endo plenty of originality and the motivation to use it in positive ays" There ill be erratic tendencies( ho ever( and patience is not enhanced& loo! else here in the chart to see if this and more cautionary 'ualities are present" +n a chart sho ing creative potential( the influence ill strengthen originality and often gives a lively color sense" The pioneering spirit of Aries also complements the search for hat is ne ( out-of-the-ordinary and different - all-po erful Uranian traits" The placing also heightens self-confidence and reinforces the individual%s po ers of leadership" Bo ever( possible fool-hardiness must be chec!ed( since it can surface in an e.tremely eccentric ay ith the individual becoming involved in silly and daredevil feats (if often ith good intentions( such as raising money for charity)" As al ays ith this placing( caution must be developed" +f Uranus is negatively aspected( especially by Mars( these daring tendencies ill be increased" +f Uranus is generally negatively aspected( its characteristic nervous and emotional tension ill be particularly noticeable" (John To nley) Along ith others in your age group( you are inclined to ard se.ual discovery through active commitment and involvement" +nstead of *ust letting events ta!e their o n course( you prefer to shape them( finding special personal enrichment in relationships that you instigate yourself" This attitude results in part from a belief( shared by your peers( in ta!ing fate into your o n hands and shaping it by the force of your ill" /ou have an inner drive to be self-sufficient or illfully self-reliant" +t ould be ise to 'uestion this generational attitude( particularly if you find that it does not suit your o n personality" Any attempts to aggressively change or control your environment( especially a love relationship( should be done cautiously ith special concern for adverse effects on your partner" +f you find that change comes easily to you in affairs of the heart( your relationships may become stepping stones to gro th" Though these liasons are often fairly simple and ell-defined( they represent an increasingly comple. pattern of personal gro th that is the result of continually ta!ing matters into your o n hands" /ou may find that your style and philosophy change radically over the years" /ou retain your sincerity and commitment hile becoming increasingly a are and respectful of other people%s differences" (=obert Band) ill

This position ill be repeated in the 20st century( beginning about 2A00" +t seems to indicate a generation of individuals ho have an unusually strong drive for selfe.pression and ho may have 'uite a bit of trouble conforming to society%s norms" Certainly( for this generation( intense personal concern ith individual freedom is stronger than concern ith freedom as an abstract social issue" +n other ords( these people prefer to see! freedom for themselves on a day-to-day practical level rather than fight for freedom as a social principle" +n fact( they might be rather apolitical e.cept about issues that affect them personally" Natal Uranus in Taurus (Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy) Those born in this generation have the ability to intuitively receive from the planetary mind timely ideas for materially implementing the ne directions that are being ta!en on the planet" They ill receive insights about ays to structure the ne directions( to establish innovative energies in a practical( essential ay" #isruption occurs only through holding on to old value systems that are not in harmony ith the ne direction of society as a hole" (Joan $egus) As Uranus moves into Taurus( planning and practical results are re'uirements of actions ta!en in the name of freedom or individuality" The need for tangible reasons and visible re ards for revolutionary acts is a 'uality shared by Uranus in all of the :arth signs( as has been sho n ith Uranus in Capricorn and ill be seen again ith Uranus in Cirgo" The specific goals( ho ever( are different" The sign of Taurus shares ith Aries the idea of self-interest( but replaces Aries impatience and lac! of planning ith plodding practicality" Acts of ar ere perpetrated hile Uranus as in Aries( but it as not until Uranus moved into Taurus that it seemed to be fully ac!no ledged or even needed to be labelled" The United States did not officially enter 3orld 3ar ++ until Uranus as in the last fe degrees of Taurus( reinforcing the slo -moving 'uality associated ith the sign" +f you have Uranus in Taurus( you have probably noticed that you do not usually ta!e drastic action ithout consideration of alternatives and possible results" /ou may loo! at others ho are more spontaneous either ith envy because you thin! you ould li!e to be that ay( or ith ama@ement( ondering ho they could be so foolhardy" +t is not that you are incapable of revolutionary action" /ou *ust ant to ma!e sure that it is orth your hile" 4nce you have decided to embar! on a course of action( you ill usually follo through" After you have determined your goal( you can move unrelentingly to ard it" 3hen your mind is made up( you ill rarely be influenced by the opinion of others" Although you ould e.pect the originality of Uranus to be s'uelched in Taurus( it is still possible to use ingenuity and ta!e unorthodo. routes to attain your goals" +t is only the end result that must be practical and tangible" So if you have Uranus in Taurus in your natal chart( you should first ascertain your practical goals" Then consider your course of action" /ou may discover that you have original ideas and that you are freer and more creative than you ever thought you ere" (S!ye Ale.ander) Uranus as in Taurus during the 2Ath century from June to September 0178( then again from April 0179 until May 0182" Taurus is assoeciated ith material and

earthly resources of all !inds - money( movable property( physical stamina and se.ual energy - therefore( these are the areas in hich your %mini-generation% ill e.perience and effect changes" Those of you ith Uranus in this sign ere born during a time of unparalleled economic turmoil and sudden( dramatic ups and do ns that rea!ed havoc ith people%s sense of security and stability" +n the United States( millions first sa the #epression ipe out their savings and *obs almost overnight - and often their selforth as ell - then found themselves catapulted into a ar that profoundly altered the country%s economic and strategic position in the orld" )ermany first e.perienced rampant inflation and economic chaos( then the infamous reign of Adolf Bitler" :urope as ravished by a ar that not only destroyed the lives of millioins( but also overturned po erful monarchies and reorgani@ed entire nations" Communist and socialist ideologies( hich espoused a more e'uitable distribution of ealth and po er( ere popular in many parts of the orld& and ne socially conscious economic programs( such as the American Social Security system( ere established" The people born int othis period of economic crisis and upheaval encapsulate the essence of the time" To some e.tent( your o n financial situation and your attitudes to ard money( material stability and values continue to be influenced by the unrest that as your birthright" +n addition( your sense of self- orth and your need for stability are affected by Uranus%s placement in Taurus" <erhaps your personal earnings - and your attitudes to ard money - have fluctuated greatly over the years" :ven if your o n finances are stable( you might fear sudden loss( and stoc!pile material ealth in an attempt to provide yourself ith a sense of security" 4r( you may believe in freeing up the orld%s resources and dispersing them more evenly among all people" Another possibility is that members of your Uranus-group might strive to change financial policies and institutes and ma!e them more open and fair" Se. also is associated ith Taurus" 4ne of the people ho as responsible for bringing se. out of hiding and opening up discussion aboue se.ual problems and taboos as Sigmund >reud( ho as born during the last passage of Uranus in Taurus" As the 2Ath Century%s Uranus-in-Taurus people reached adulthood( the birth control pill became available and some countries began instituting family planning programs" /ours as the first mini-generation to en*oy the se.ual freedom that accompanied ne methods of contraception and ne attitudes to ard se. and reproduction" (>rance Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) Uranus in the sign Taurus indicates a generation ith ne ideas concerning the use of money and resources" These people are li!ely to see! reforms in business and the economy( in hich areas they desire teh application of humanitarian principles" They ish to be practical( in a uni'ue and original ay" They can have tremendous determination and fi.ity of purpose& but if Uranus is afflicted( there can be unyielding stubbornness" Uranus is in its fall in the sign Taurus& therefore( the urge to freedom and the e.pression of intuitive ideas are limited by an attachment to material ob*ects( or by difficulties incurred in the attempt to change material conditions too 'uic!ly" Attachment to home and family can also dampen individual e.pression" Spiritual impulses( too( may be frustrated by subservience to conservatve institutions in business and government that reflect the materialism of the prevailing social order"

Uranus in Taurus can give unusual artistic and musical talents if it is ell aspected" $atives are often interested in using modern electronics techni'ues in management( accounting( and other businesses" ()rant ?e i) This is a %property% position( and favors ealth if other things in the vitasphere don%t upset the promise" Uranus in Taurus tends to ard individualism in property matters" At orst this ma!es a selfish and self-see!ing person& at best a socially conscious and highly effective crusader for security (Taurus) for all (Uranus)" This position adds glamor to the nature& a steady fire burns ithin( dra ing from the orld and from individuals the love hich is so important hen the arm-hearted Taurus is illumined by the brilliance of Uranus" (Julia and #ere! <ar!er) Bere the stubborn area of the Uranian influence ma!es its presence felt" +t ill definitely strengthen any lac! of fle.ibility of opinion& and if other fi.ed signs are prominent the sub*ect may proudly say %4nce +%ve made up my mind + don%t change it%" +f so( he or she should be encouraged to develop a more fle.ible outloo!" Bo ever( if the chart tends to ards indecision( ith a po erful emphasis on ?ibra or perhaps <isces( this is a good placing( since it gives a combination of stability and Uranian originality" Stubbornness is comon& but again( if it is really damaging it ill also appear in other areas of the chart( or be emphasi@ed by Uranus%s house position and aspects" Sometimes there is a clash bet een ta!ing conventional action (Taurus) and being unconventional or slightly out on a limb (Uranus)" +f a balance is achieved( e often find an original and practical individual( hich is hen Uranus in Taurus is at its best" There may be an attraction to collecting unusual possessions( and the attitude to money may also be slightly eccentric" <erhaps he or she can be e.travagant( spending much on glamorous evenings out but then uplling bac! and living rather frugally" (John To nley) /ou may find that your patterns of learning and self-discovery ithin a relationship are nonverbal and direct( related to physical rather than intellectual e.perience" /ou probably pic!ed up this trait from others of your age group ho ta!e 'uite a direct approach to problem-solving( preferring to use sheer force of personality instead of intellectual persuasion" >or many people( this can be a most re arding path to self-discovery& it may or may not be an appropriate or profitable style for you" /our ability to use this approach successfully depends on other facets of your personality& but because it is familiar to you( it may be the easiest direction for you and your partner to follo " /ou may find it easier to e.press your se.uality effectively in an earthy and physical fashion( ith fe ords spo!en" To be effective( this !ind of communication re'uires natural style and talent& body language is not easily learned( but develops from ithing" >or you( love is best hen it comes naturally( ith enough time for your talents to unfold( instead of actively creating the learning e.perience" (=obert Band) This position ill happen again in the 20st century( about 2A06" <resumably it has

t o different effects" Some individuals in this generation might try to rid themselves of concern ith material considerations( to become free of property and the duties involved in managing it" 4thers( ho ever( might become 'uite concerned ith building up a stable financial base in their lives( because they feel insecure about their material resources" They don%t feel sure that they ill al ays have hatever they need" Taurus is an earthy( practical sign( very concerned ith stability and order( and it does not fit very ell ith the radical and revolutionary nature of Uranus" 4ne can e.pect considerable tension in children for hom this placement is prominent"

Natal Uranus in Gemini

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy) Those born in this generation have the ability to receive from the planetary mind ne forms of communication to reach people ith the message of the times" They ill have fresh insights into ho to verbali@e and promote the ne directions that have been established" #isruption occurs only hen attempts aremade to stay on a logical( rational level ith their messages instead of e.panding the mind to a more intuitive form of communication" (Joan $egus) Uranus as in )emini during the American =evolution( the Civil 3ar in the United States and 3orld 3ar ++" Since )emini is an Air sign( e ould e.pect some form of communication to lead to dramatic Uranian changes& and at least one important document stood out during each ar to support this premise" The #eclaration of +ndependence( signed in 055D( set the stage for the United States becoming an independent nation" The :mancipation <roclamation presented by ?incoln to his cabinet in 06D2 had a great impact on the Civil 3ar( and ultimately resulted in the freeing of the slaves" And the Charter of the United $ations created in 0189( it is to be hoped( ill eventually lead to the freedom of all nations and orld ide cooperation" There ere also outstanding orators connected ith each ar" As e focus specifically on the period in the t entieth century in hich Uranus as in )emini( another )emini 'uality becomes evident in connection ith revolutionarry matters" Communications played an important role in our attitude to ard 3orld 3ar ++" The movies and boo!s of that era ere filled ith messages to evo!e patriotism" +t as as though e had to be convinced that the actions of our country ere the right ones in order to stay on that path" And the propaganda continued throughout the ar" Another Uranus in )emini characteristic that as obvious in mundane events of that period as speed" 3hen Uranus as in Taurus( e seemed to be heading unrelentingly in the direction of a orld ide conflagration( but the movement as slo and steady" 4nce Uranus transited into )emini( the pace accelerated" There seemed to be more s!irmishes and isolated battles" This as particularly clear as the ar spread to the area of the <acific 4cean" Eattles too! place on islands( and thus there ere interruptions in the action as the troops moved from place to place" +n :urope( ho ever ( herer the ar began ith Uranus in Taurus)( soldiers traveled uninterruptedly across land" So if you have Uranus in )emini( you ill feel 'uite comfortable ith the spontaneity associated ith Uranus" /ou might not stay ith a revolution or cause for an e.tended period of time( but you can react and become involved 'uic!ly" Then( of course( you can drop these activities *ust as suddenly" Eecause you ant to remain as

unencumbered as possible( you ill probably not get too close to the people involved or too deeply attached to the activities" +n this ay( you can easily flit to some ne cause" +f you are too interdependent ith the other participants or at the hub of activity( it is more difficult to remove yourself and you could feel trapped" /ou really are not loo!ing for deep-seated commitment in terms of revolutionary activities" +f you become interested in a cause( you probably ant to ma!e your contribution 'uic!ly and go on to something ne before you become bored" /ou could be chosen as spo!esperson for the group or do riting in connection ith the pro*ect" /our ob*ectivity and ability to reach people on their o n level ould help you e.plain issues clearly" 3hen you are dealing ith matters of change( freedom and originality in your o n life( you could find that tal!ing about possibilities before you ta!e action is helpful and perhaps even essential" Then once you thin! you have made up your mind( you might ma!e 'uic!( but small changes" /ou could ultimately ma!e drastic changes( but you should do this in stages" +n fact( you ill probably be most comfortable ta!ing a number of actions simultaneously( in different direction" +n other ords( if you are e.periencing a Uranian period - one in hich you are restless and have an urge to be freer or to do things differently - you might e.amine various parts of your life and ma!e small moves in several of them" >or e.ample( you might rearrange the furniture in your home( reorgani@e your routine at or!( and in your social life go to a ne place or ta!e out a ne person" Such changes are not drastic( and if they do not or! out ell you can return to the ay things ere" 4r( if any of them or! out ell( you can then ma!e a further change in that area" Changes ill occur suddenly but sporadically" Although it may seem that a great deal of action is ta!ing place( meaningful progress may be slo " :ventually you may end up in a very different place from here you began( but you ill do it gradually" This is because you might ta!e one small situation that needs to be redirected" +n other ods( you are al ays active( but sometimes you may move in circles instead of a straight line" Compare this to Uranus in Taurus( here movement can be so slo as to seem non-e.istent" /et important changes ill probably materiali@e at the same rate of speed that they ill ith Uranus in )emini" +f you ere to concentrate on only one segment of your life that seemed unsatisfactory and immediately ma!e radical changes( you could feel restricted and an.ious instead of freer" >or instance( if( instead of rearranging your furniture( you pac!ed up your belongings and moved to a ne location ith the first t inge of restlessness( you could regret hat you had done" /ou might miss your old home and decide that you ant to go bac!" Then you ould spend a great amount of time and effort retracing your steps in order to return to your starting point" 3hereas( if you ta!e small steps for ard ithout closing doors behind you( you might eventually move( but you ould !no by then that it as right for you" +n other ords( individuals ith Uranus in )emini are al ays ready for action( but the focus is more on movement than on s eeping change" (S!ye Ale.ander) Uranus as in )emini last century in August and September 0180( and again from May 0182 to early June 0181" Those of you born ith this Uranus placement have e.perienced and been responsible for changes in the education system( changes that resulted in more openness( individuality and e'uality" Most of you ith this planetary placement attended state-run school systems that ere authoritarian( unimaginative and stultifying" +n an attempt to change this limited system( many of you chose to pursue careers in education and ere responsible for brea!ing a ay from the

traditional methods of teaching" 4pen classrooms( alternative study programs( greater freedom of e.pression and more emphasis on students% rights ere initiated by members of your Uranus-group" Those of you ho ent to school in the southern United States ere the first to e.perience the integration of the public schools( a change designed to create more e'uitable opportunities for all children" )emini is also the sign of communication( and the most notable and significant changes effected by your %mini-generation% are in this area" Those of you ith Uranus in )emini have been respsonible for revolutionary technological advances in the ay e communicate" Although earlier generations may have designed the first computers( it as your Uranus-group ho improved and e.panded the technology and made it available to a broad audience" Under the leadership of people ith Uranus in )emini( all sorts of sophisticated electronics and communications systems that not long ago ould have seemed li!e science fiction have proliferated and become part of our daily lives" As a result of your inventiveness( orld ide communication has been opened up( accelerated and made easier than most people ould have dreamed possible" As children( you ere the first group to gro up ith television - another ma*or brea!through in communication" Suddenly the orld as opened up and laid bare for all to see" 3ith the invention of the television( the ay people received information changed radically( and that information could be conveyed instantaneously from any spot on the globe - even from outer space" Those of you ith Uranus in )emini sa the orld from a different perspective relative to those of earlier generations" Another %first% for your Uranus-group as the development of electronic music as a form of communication" =oc!-and-roll( and its many variations( burst on the scene ith your mini-generation& and many of the bards of this musical language had F have Uranus in )emini" Along ith this ne music came revolutionary changes in musical e'uipment" The invention of stereo systems and other technology related to the electronic music field irrevocably altered the ay people listened to and produced music" (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) Uranus in the sign )emini indicates a generation of people ho are destined to be the progenitors of a ne ay of thin!ing" They have brilliant( original( intuitive minds& they ill pioneer ne concepts in science( literature( education( electronics( and communications media" <eople ith this position have a tendency to ard e.treme restlessness( hich can ma!e it difficult for them to follo an idea through to completion& they need to e.ert self-discipline in order to bring their ideas to fruition" Eecause of their restlessness( they generally travel about a great deal( see!ing ne social contacts and an e.posure to ne ideas" This position indicates great freedom in thin!ing and - since e create our destinies ith our minds - gives the ability to brea! habitual living patterns as a result of the a areness of alternative modes of activity" +f Uranus is afflicted in )emini( the thin!ing can be dis*ointed( eccentric( and impractical" There can be confusion and the danger of accidents hile travelling( as ell as unreliable relationships ith brothers( sisters( and neighbors" ()rant ?e i) This position of )emini represents the genius of America in all its phases" +t as in force hen the #eclaration of +ndependence as signed( and agian during the Civil

3ar it brought the :mancipation <roclamation" +t stands for freedom( liberty( independence of action and of conscience" +t ma!es you mentally alert and is one of the inde.es of genius" +t gives 'uic!ness of perception( and an e.alted mental approach to all problems( hether personal or social" /ou thin! things through 'uic!ly and logically( appearing because of this to have intuition ( hich is probably in your case a super-rapid or!ing of logical processes)" /ou love freedom( and one ay or another ill have it" At the same time( you respect the rights of others( and ill fight for abstract principles even more effectively than for your on individual rights" Mental training is hat you need to rise to your best" 3ithout training and a conscious effort to concentrate( your great mental energies are li!ely to scatter" /ou can be a dilettante( covering many fields s iftly& or a creator of importance if you stress one field and stic! to it" (Julia and #ere! <ar!er) This is an e.cellent( very dynamic and lively placing( endo ing originality( 'uic! thin!ing and often brilliant ideas hich the sub*ect should be encouraged to thin! through carefully and eventually develop to the full" Bere is e.cellent potential" +f the chart veers to ards the intellectual( ith Mercury and Jupiter ell placed by sign as ell as aspect( this influence ill blend in( adding spiciness( a sharp attitude and 'uic! responses( especially in argument and debate" +t is also good for the sub*ect ho or!s in the media or follo s any sort of literary or academic career" The technical areas of communications ill also be of interest" The restless( nervous side of )emini and the tension of Uranus can cause problems" See if these are indicated else here in the chart( if Uranus receives s'uares or oppositions from the Sun( Moon or Mercury( or if it is in negative aspect to the Ascendant" +f so( such an aspect( plus this sign placing( ill be a potential source of tension and sometimes distress( since the individual ill become very orried hen finding it difficult to rela.( sleep properly or put problems to one side& a rela.ation techni'ue or yoga may help" +f Mars is involved( there may be migraines( or nasty headaches at the very least" Bo ever( on the hole Uranus is in an e.cellent mood here"

(John To nley) This position mar!s those ho ere born bet een 0182 and 0181( ho approach se.ual e.perimentation in a deliberate and intellectual ay" This group introduced %s inging% as a lifestyle( hich emphasi@es planned se.ual e.periences rather than those that happen spontaneously" The head leads the heart and body( rather than the other ay round" $ot everyone in this age group is a soulless s inger( by any means( but this generation does tend to overintellectuali@e ne se.ual e.periences( hich sometimes stifles the benefits" 4n the other hand( this attitude enables many ho might other ise be restricted by oppressive and archaic se.ual mores to relate to ne partners and techni'ues" Eeing able to reduce se.ual hangups and accept or re*ect them rationally is the touchstone of se.ual liberation" This generation has been able to let the se.ual taboos and repression of generations out of the closet and into the light of day" Eecause of the intellectual interest in se.ual discovery( people ith this placement en*oy all !inds of lighthearted fetishism" Unfortunately( individuals from other age

groups simply cannot related to these head trips" (=obert Band) Children born ith this sign position can be e.pected to have very unusual ideas and be interested in ne methods of communicating" They ould be strongly inclined to thin! in abstractions( so it might be hard to get them to deal ith the practical necessities of life" $evertheless( a strongly placed Uranus in )emini indicates considerable cleverness and innovative ability( and possibly good understanding of the design of machines and electronic apparatus" Such people ould be strongly attracted to revolutionary ideas and ne approaches to life (John To nley) This position mar!s those ho ere born bet een 0182 and 0181( ho approach se.ual e.perimentation in a deliberate and intellectual ay" This group introduced %s inging% as a lifestyle( hich emphasi@es planned se.ual e.periences rather than those that happen spontaneously" The head leads the heart and body( rather than the other ay round" $ot everyone in this age group is a soulless s inger( by any means( but this generation does tend to overintellectuali@e ne se.ual e.periences( hich sometimes stifles the benefits" 4n the other hand( this attitude enables many ho might other ise be restricted by oppressive and archaic se.ual mores to relate to ne partners and techni'ues" Eeing able to reduce se.ual hangups and accept or re*ect them rationally is the touchstone of se.ual liberation" This generation has been able to let the se.ual taboos and repression of generations out of the closet and into the light of day" Eecause of the intellectual interest in se.ual discovery( people ith this placement en*oy all !inds of lighthearted fetishism" Unfortunately( individuals from other age groups simply cannot related to these head trips" (=obert Band) Children born ith this sign position can be e.pected to have very unusual ideas and be interested in ne methods of communicating" They ould be strongly inclined to thin! in abstractions( so it might be hard to get them to deal ith the practical necessities of life" $evertheless( a strongly placed Uranus in )emini indicates considerable cleverness and innovative ability( and possibly good understanding of the design of machines and electronic apparatus" Such people ould be strongly attracted to revolutionary ideas and ne approaches to life"

Natal Uranus in Cancer

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy) Those born in the generation having Uranus in Cancer have the ability to receive intuitively from the planetary mind ne emotional states that cause trauma or transformation on a very personal level" The insights received about the potential of these ne emotional states can be upsetting to the home life and traditional roots of personal security" #isruption occurs through being attached to or relying upon the traditional forms of security( such as home and family on a private( noncollective level" (Joan $egus)

3ith Uranus in the sign Cancer( e are lin!ing the freedom-oriented and revolutionary 'ualities associated ith Uranus to the nurturing( security- and homeoriented sign of Cancer" This seems an unli!ely combination( and one might e.pect discomfort ith this placing" Eut there are al ays ays in hich factors can be positively combined" And certain issues that ere important in the US and the orld from 0186 until the mid-fifties illustrate this" They also e.plain ho people ith this placement are li!ely to behave hen Uranian matters are prominent in their lives" Barry Truman became <reisdent in 0189" 3orld 3ar ++ as in progress( and international matters too! precedence over domestic issues" Shortly after Truman too! office( the ar ended and he began to develop his o n policy" Bis policy as called %The >air #eal% and focused on domestic reform" +t included such matters as the minimum age( lo income housing and Social Security benefits( all of hich are clearly connected to security and ta!ing care of one%s o n" The ar of the Uranus in Cancer period as the Korean 3ar( hich had parental overtones" The United $ations forces ere sent to protect South Korea ( hich represented the helpless child) against $orth Korea (the aggressor)" +n 3orld 3ar ++( countries ere defending their o n territories( evo!ing the idea of self-preservation" +n the Korean 3ar( the United $ations forces ere protecting land hich as not theirs - similar to a father or mother fighting his or her child%s battles" Another Uranian phenomenon of this period as the crusade launched by Senator Joseph McCarthy against hat he vie ed as domestic corruption in the form of Communism" +n the early 019As( as chairman of a subcommittee in Congress( he investigated more than 09A individuals from various al!s of life to e.pose their controversial activities" They included people in government service( educational institutions( and the field of entertainment" Bysteria( fuelled by the desire to protect the US on the home front( resulted in unfounded character assassination and a great deal of damage done to the lives of many people" +n 0198( he charged that Communists had infiltrated the Army" The Army-McCarthy hearings ere televised and the tide of public opinion turned against Senator Joseph McCarthy" Be fell from grace( as censured by the Senate ithin the ne.t year( and left the public scene" All this occurred as Uranus as in the last degrees of Cancer( and moving into ?eo" 4ne more e.ample that came to the fore during this period( and is appropriate for Uranus in Cancer( involved native Americans" +n 019A( #illon S" Myer as made commissioner of the Eureau of +ndian Affairs" Be began removing federal assistance from the tribes and started selling +ndian land" >orty percent of the +ndiancs became city d ellers( and preservation of the +ndian culture suffered as a result" Although there as strong ob*ection to hat he as doing( his policies remained in effect for the rest of the decade" And only after the #emocrats came into po er in 01DA ere they changed" This e.ample sho s that one%s roots or ancestry( hich are associated ith the sign of Cancer( can be focal points in Uranian issues" +t therefore provides some insight into factors that might be considered hen someone ith Uranus in Cancer is dealing ith issues of freedom( individuality and revolutionary change" The impact of both Myer and McCarthy on society during the 019As illustrates another point as ell" :motions formed the basis of action( and public response catapulted these men into prominence" 3hether this prominence as fame or infamy depends on your personal vie point"

Eecause Cancer is a 3ater sign( it ma!es sense that emotions trigger Uranian activities" Joseph McCarthy as able to rise to po er by capitali@ing on the public%s fear of Communism" Be tapped into the emotional climate in the country( and evo!ed and fed on hysteria" <eople ith Uranus in Cancer have the potential to react in the same manner as the general populace did hen they ere born" Bo ever( hysteria is not inevitable" 3ith Uranus in Cancer( it is only a certainty that matters involving freedom( individuality and revolutionary changes trigger your emotions" And you ill probably use your feelings and instincts in resolving such issues" /ou need not( ho ever( be frantic or out of control in your response" :ven if you are an e.tremely do n-to-earth person according to your horoscope and your behavior( ith Uranus in Cancer you ill be most li!ely not to need specific e.amples in forming decisions connected ith Uranian matters( and nor ill you be li!ely to respond to the common sense approach" /our feelings ill guide you( and it is through appeal to your emotions that others can reach you" +f you understand and accept hat needs to be considered hen you are dealing ith Uranian issues( you might be able to respond faster and thereby avoid the impatience and restlessness that can be connected ith Uranus" The self-centered 'uality of Uranus ill be modified by the desire to nurture and protect others" #on%t aste your time ondering hy you are not thin!ing of yourself first" +t is not enough for you to say %+ ant it% or %+ need it%" +t is easiest to e.press your individuality if you are convinced that it is in the best interests of other people" And you can use unusual means to move in ne directions if the elfare and security of someone else is involved" /ou ill probably align yourself ith unusual people hom you consider to need nurturing" They may loo! or act in a manner that does not bring out sympathy in other people& but they touch your mothering instincts( so you begin to ta!e care fo them" Eut you do not ant to help them forever" +f they hang around for too long( you become impatient" /ou may begin to feel trapped and ant to rid yourself of them" And it is possible that your feelings !eep building until one day you suddenly end the relationship ith a display of emotions" /ou can probably avoid this occurring if you set a time frame (preferably a rather short one) for tending to these individuals" +f you have not nurtured enough hen the deadline arrives( you can al ays e.tend it" Eut( you ill feel less trapped if you !no the end is in sight" Since Uranus is also a planet of creativity( your emotions need to be aroused for you to be inventive or to e.ecute something artistic" /ou ill also use your intuition to guide you" The results of your efforts could come in the form of ideas( but you might also produce something 'uite tangible and practical" +t is only the procedure that is based on feelings" (S!ye Ale.ander) Uranus as in Cancer this century from September to $ovember 0186( again bet een June 0181 and August 0199( and from >ebruary until June 019D" Those of you born during this period are responsible for ma!ing changes in the family structure& and these changes have provided greater freedom( openness and e'uality in this area" Many of you in this %mini-generation% ere raised in families ith a rigid and un'uestioned hierarchy" >ather as the bread inner and head of the household( mother as the nurturer( adn the children (usually three or more) ere the possessions of their parents" +t seemed to you that there as very little diversity or fle.ibility in this ell-established order - especially if you ere hite and middle-

class" $or as there much in the ay of e'uality in the family unit" >ather( as ageearned( had decision-ma!ing po er& mother as a.pected to ac'uiesce to him& and the children had virtually no say over their lives" /ou found this condition limiting( even stifling( and 'uestioned its validity" 4ut of curiosity as much as rebellion( you began e.perimenting ith all sorts of %alternative% lifestyles( brea!ing through the alls of tradition and shoc!ing the more conservative older generations ith your ideas and beahvior" As your Uranus-group became a significant force in society( you destroyed the old patterns and attitudes about hat constituted a %family% and replaced the traditional model ith a variety of options that had been inconceivable beforeG single parents( blended families( homose.ual couples( unmarried men and omen living together openly( interracial marriages( househusbancds( career mothers( and many others" Most notable among the changes you effected as creating ne and broader roles for omen" Though this revolution as begun by members of earlier Uranus-groups( the Uranus-in-Cancer people ere the first to live these changes on a ide scale and to be comfortable ith these ne concepts" Along ith the changes in omen%s roles came greater e'uity in the family structure( for as omen became age-earners their independence gre - and so did their po er" $o longer totally dependent on men to support them( the Uranus-in-Cancer omen have demanded more egalitarian relationships" Children of Uranus-in-Cancer people are seen as uni'ue individuals ith rights and options( too( rather than simply being the property of their parents" /ou and your Uranus-group tend to be more open ith your children and less authoritarian( and you allo your children greater autonomy( freedom and choices" /ou are more li!ely to consult your children before ma!ing decisions that ill affect their lives( and give them a voice in the daily operation of the family( rather than leaving all po er in the hands of the >ather" Bo ever( you may be a bit la. hen it comes to discipline( and probably e.pect your children to be more independent than they are capable of being" <erhaps you feel confined by the demands and restrictions of parenthood( and refuse to sacrifice your individual goals and desires for the benefit of your children" 4r( you might decide not to have children at all because you feel they ould tie you do n" 3omen in this Uranus-group spend more time apart from their children - or!ing or pursuing other activities - than their mothers did( so that the children must become self-sufficient and self-determining at an earlier age" <eople ith Uranus in Cancer are more li!ely than previous generations to brea! a ay from the lifestyles( ideas and e.pectations of their o n parents" /ou pursue the career directions( friendships and behaviors that please you( rather than succumbing to parental pressures to %follo in their footsteps% or to fulfill their dreams" Thus your relationship ith your parents might be some hat tense( or you may distance yourself from your parents and other family members" +nstead of vie ing blood relatives as your family( you could feel a greater !inship ith your friends and relate to them as your %family%" (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) Uranus in the sign Cancer indicates a generation of people ho see! freedom and e.citement through emotional e.pression" They ill have untraditional ideas about home and family life( and they see! independence and freedom from a too strict parental authority& they prefer to be friends ith their parents" Bo ever( hen they

leave home they ma!e certain that they can return if the ne territory they are e.ploring is untenable" Most of the people today born bet een June 0181 and June 019D( ith Uranus in Cancer( have been !no n to leave their homes in order to have more freedom than family life allo s" Those ith Uranus in Cancer run their homes in an unusual ay" They have a taste for modern architecture or uni'uely styled buildings( and they ill fill their homes ith electronic gadgets and stri!ing d;cor" They li!e to use their homes as meeting places for friends and group activities" They may also be interested in communal living or in other family arrangements besides the traditional nuclear family" +n many cases( their friends become members of the family" There is considerable psychic sensitivity ith Uranus in Cancer" 4ccult activities are li!ely to be part of the domestic scene" +f Uranus is afflicted in Cancer( there can be an erratic temperament and sudden changes in mood" ()rant ?e i) /our genius is e.erted along lines of material e.pansion" +nventions increase your comforts of living( and the onder of ne things influences you greatly" /our originality finds its most characteristic e.pression in see!ing security in change and improvement& you are restless( a pioneer eager to move your home (literally or figuratively on ard to ne frontiers)( never so happy as hen you are applying your individualism to an upheaval of some sort( as a result of hich you see living conditions bettered" <lenty of unsettlement has accompanied your life as a result of this urge to go up ard and on ard" Bo ever( the adventurous spirit has been yours( and even if your impatient genius has upset your orld( you ouldn%t live your life any other ay" (Julia and #ere! <ar!er) The changeable moodiness of Cancer( combined ith the unpredictability of Uranus( may at times cause problems" 3hile( of course( planets in more po erful positions ill hold s ay over this generation sign influence( hen Uranus is contacted by transit the invluence of its natal position may emerge( and perhaps at times the sub*ect ill be a little confused at some of his or her 'uir!y and even uncharacteristic behavior patterns" Bo ever( if Cancer is a prominent sign or Uranus a personal planet( these indications ill definitely ma!e their mar!( and must be controlled if the individual is not to heap problems on herself because loved ones and colleagues never !no here they stand ith her" At its best( ho ever( this placing enhances the imagination( hich ill have a onderfully original slant" +n a creative chart( it is definitely an asset( hile more generally the trait is useful" Uranus is a cold( unemotional planet( al ays encouraging logical( clear-cut action( hile Cancer is all intuition and very emotional" Unless Uranus is personali@ed or Cancer is the Sun( Moon or Ascending sign( this dilemma is unli!ely to surface" Bo ever( hen Uranus is a personal planet it can be 'uite a source of tension( ith the individual not !no ing hich area to develop" +t is obvious that she should let one complement the other( but because they are such opposing forces this ill be difficult( and there may be persistent conflict" She should decide hether her emotions and intuitions overrule logic or vice versa( and allo the stronger to ta!e precedent" (John To nley)

?i!e many others in this generation( you probably see! to e.press your love through the stal art and traditional values of home and family" /ou tend to be less than adventurous in forming love relationships" A secure home and family-style love relationship can be very re arding and en*oyable" Eut that may not be the most profitable direction for your particular personality" At any rate( you ill profit from unterstanding these motivations" <robably your o n self-discoveries result from personal and private e.perience rather than from larger group situations" /our gro th ill be heightened by creating a very special( intimate orld for yourself and your partner( protected from other people%s thoughts or influences" /ou may find that sharing your inner feelings ith others diffuses them( thus slo ing their development" 4n the other hand( by !eeping your personal life very private( you can ta!e all the credit and rightful pride in the emotional relationships that you develop" Their success or failure ill be the ma*or factor in ho you develop or change the patterns of your emotional e.pression" (=obert Band) Children born ith this placement generally need less security at home and ant to be free of old ideas and traditions" Eut even though they re'uire less emotional support than other children( they may suffer from a home environment that is too unstable to provide a secure sense of ell-being" The parents of these children cannot cling to them or be possessive& but they cannot ignore them either" They still need love and attention" 3hen they gro up( they ill ant to be free of entangling relationships"

Natal Uranus in Leo

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy) Those born in the generation having Uranus in ?eo have the ability to receive intuitively from the planetary mind ne ays of creatively e.pressing their emotions and talents" The ego can e.perience intense disruption by ta!ing one%s creativity too personally" Confusion occurs through demanding personal recognition for creative or artistic e.pression" (Joan $egus) An appropriate !ey ord for Uranus in ?eo is %dramatic%" The chances are that even the most covert actions ill not remain hidden for long" :vidence for this in the mundane orld can be seen by the ay in hich John >" Kennedy( ho as <resident of the United States during part of this period( dealt ith Uranian issues during his term of office" Another e.ample of this is Martin ?uther King( Jr" and his part in the Civil =ights Movement" Kennedy as also considered a %Media <resident%" Be used television( radio and the press e.tensively during his presidency" T o e.cellent illustrations of his use of the media ere his handling of the Eay of <igs and the =ussian missile crisis in Cuba" +n both cases he came before the public through television" Be shouldered blame for the failed invasion in the first e.ample( and publicly threatened the =ussians in the

second" King( too( as not shy hen it came to publicity" Bis nonviolent approach to the Civil =ights Movement had a great deal of coverage in all facets of the media" +n fact( the media ere an integral part of the movement( and played an important role in achieving some of the improvements in race relations that e see today" There is still more to be accomplished( but ithout the e.posure of racial in*ustice through the mass media( blac!s might still be sitting in the bac! of buses in the south( and denied entrance to some restaurants and other places of business in many parts of the country" Eesides ma!ing use of publicity and seeming to en*oy the limelight( these t o men shared another 'uality that e can associate ith Uranus in ?eo - idealism" Kennedy had an optimism that as contagious" :ven the most dangerous step he too! in the Cuban missile crisis as not condemned by the public" Although there ere those ho ere opposed to his ta!ing this step( the attitude held by a large segment of the general population as that it as the right thing to do( and ould or!" King%s idealism as evident in the cause ith hich he aligned himself and in many of his speeches" <robably the best remembered of these is the %+ had a dream% speech" Eoth men ere talented performers and used their abilities to gain the support necessary to achieve their foals" Although each had some success in their causes( neither lived to see his dreams come to total fruition" +t as as though they set the scene hile Uranus as in ?eo" They dramatically presented the issues that ere important to thm and the reforms they anted to effect" Eut it as not until Uranus moved into Cirgo that serious( tangible results ere evident" As in the beginning of the century( in*ustice as e.posed hen Uranus as in a >ire sign( but it as not until the planet moved into an :arth sign that meaningful change too! place" Kennedy and King both died hen Uranus as in Cirgo" And it may be that their deaths ( hich ere unusual and une.pected( and therefore could be considered Uranian) partly led to the ultimate accomplishment of their goals" <erhaps their dramatic e.its ere the har!ings bac! to Uranus in ?eo( even though they too! place after the planet had moved into Cirgo" Kennedy%s demise( added to ?yndon Johnson%s ability to practically negotiate( may have helped Jognson to get some of Kennedy%s %$e >rontier% programs through Congress" (:ven the title %$e >rontier% sounds li!e Uranus in ?eo") And King%s assassination( hich made him a martyr for his cause( is still a stimulus for the Civil =ights Movement" +f you have Uranus in ?eo( you probably are nt subtle in regard to revolutionary issues or matters of individuality and freedom" :ven if your Uranus is in the t elfth house( your revolutionary tendencies ill fre'uently erupt e.ternally" /ou might try to be covert( but( as ith the failed invasion at the Eay of <igs( your actions usually someho become public !no ledge" This should not disturb you too much( because you ant to let the orld !no of your intentions" +t is a ay to get support and recognition from others" So you might not be the best choice in highly secretive( undercover or!" /ou can( ho ever( achieve your goal ith your open approach" /ou can stand on stage and dramati@e your cause so that otehrs are stirred into action" The reasoning behind your revolutionary actions and e.pression of individuality is based on idealism" /ou ill probably not rebel unless you believe your cause is *ust" And once you have ta!en your stand( you may be surprised if everyone does not agree ith you" #isagreement may occur because you have not or!ed out the practical details to accomplish your goals" +t is the end result that is most important& and it may not al ays be easy to convert your dreams into reality"

Since you e.pect everyone to agree ith your vie s( you initially believe that your ideas ill gain momentum and succeed ithout effort" Bo ever( hen you meet ith resistance( you not only are surprised( but also could feel th arted" Baving contingency placns( *ust in case( may be helpful" Eut there are other choices as ell" /ou could !eep tal!ing about your plans( in hopes that you can still rally needed support( hich is a definite possibility ith your ability to be a motivator" 4r you might bottle up your feelings and suffer (an unli!ely possibility hen the sign of ?eo is involved)" 4r( you may ally yourself ith people ho have Uranus in Cirgo (or have :arth signs strongly emphasi@ed in other ays in their horoscopes) and( thus( can help to ma!e your dreams materiali@eH The modern technology that as in the foreground during the period hen Uranus as in ?eo can give insights into the inventiveness and creativity of individuals ith this placement" $uclear energy as highly emphasi@ed" T o atomic energy plants to supply elecritcal energy ere approved to be built" $uclear submarines ere being used( and underground nuclear testing as begun in $evada" This as also a time hen the Advanced =esearch <ro*ects Agency as set up by the #efense #epartment to promote space e.ploration" There is nothing subtle about nuclear energy" :ven undergound e.plosions are not easy to cover up" Similarly( creative pro*ects that individuals ith Uranus in ?eo underta!e need to be dramatic( or at least noticeable" There is little e.citement about being involved ith creativity that is behind the scenes& and creative *uices ill flo as long as the enthuisasm is maintained" The promotion of space e.ploration adds the possibility of another 'uality that is necessary in ?eonine creativity - e.pansion" This combines challenge ith the desire for drama and e.plains hy the %nuts and bolts% type of creativity ould be avoided" +t is interesting to not( ho ever( that humans did not step onto the Moon until Uranus as in Cirgo" (S!ye Ale.ander) Uranus as in ?eo during the last century bet een August 0199 and January 019D( from June 019D to 4ctober 01D0( and from January until August 01D2" ?eo is associated ith self-e.pression in all its formsG artistic creativity( the entertainment industry( childbearing( romance( and egotism" Those of you ho have this Uranus position in your birth charts ill e.perience and be responsible for ma!ing change that provide greater freedom( individuality and openness in these areas" Uranus%s entrance into ?eo signalled an end to the U"S" government%s %blac!-listing% of artists and entertainers for their political ideologies" Those of you ho have this Uranus placement in your birth charts encapsulate the energy of this time& and you insist upon creative freedom and the right to e.press yourselves ithout censorship" /ou believe that restrictions of any !ind interfere ith the creative process& and you ant to be able to do and say hat you please( to try ne things( and to be uninhibited by social conventions or governmnet regulations" Sometimes you go to e.tremes to assert your individuality& you en*oy being outrageous and provocative in e.pressing yourself( and li!e to pro*ect the image of the eccentric free spirit" /ou also can be e.tremely illful( egotistical( selfish and stubborn in your beliefs and behavior" At the very least( you are outspo!en and F or unconventional in your creative e.pression" /ou re*ect traditions& and your creations often display boldness( self-assurance( ingenuity and originality" Uranus%s most recent passage through ?eo also heralded ma*or changes in the

entertainment industry( particularly in the music field" The first roc! %n% roll stars began performing during this period( and electronic music as born" Members of your %mini-generation% have been involved in the development of roc! music( electronic e'uipment and audio technology( music videos( and a multi-billion-dollar industry that did not e.ist before you ere born" /ou also are among the first to use computer graphics technology in artistic ays" ?eo also is connected ith romantic love - the self-centered( idyllic( fun-filled early stages of romance( not the committed( day-to-day( %in sic!ness and in health% love of long-term partnerships" The Uranus-in-?eo group came of age in a time of relatively unrestricted romantic and se.ual e.pression( after the legali@ation of abortion and before the discovery of A+#S& and therefore you ere more free to e.periment ith all sorts of romantic relationships than earlier generations had been" %?ove% became more casual( easy and open than at any other time" /ou see! e.citement( change( ne e.periences and independence in love affairs( and find the responsibilities and limitations of deeper attachments less attractive" The attitudes of your %mini-generation% to ard love( se. and romance are less inhibited and more egalitarian than those of other Uranus-groups" /ou may be more illing to e.periment ith unconventional or alternative relationships( and are less pe*orative about other people%s love lives and se.ual e.pression" (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) Uranus in the sign ?eo indicates a generation of people ho see! freedom in love and romance" Their ideas about courtship and se. may depart from traditional moral standards( and they are li!ely to believe in free love" Uranus in ?eo can give strong illpo er and creativity in the arts and sciences( as ell as the potential for original !inds of leadership" <eople ith this position see! to create a uni'ue type of e.pression in order to be outstanding in their endeavors" They can develop ne concepts in art( music and the theatre" =ather than conform to the standards of the society they live in( they prefer to create their o n standards" Bo ever( there is danger of egotism ith this position( as Uranus is in its detriment in ?eo& hence they should get involved in matters of social or universal - rather than personal - concern" These people can be stubborn( and they have difficulty compromising or co-operating ith others" +f Uranus is afflicted in this sign( they ill insist on having their o n ay( to the e.tent that they ill completely refuse to co-operate" ()rant ?e i) This position represents an e.traordinary confidence in the dramati@ation of the total personality" Eecause of Uranus%s position in the self-conscious and dramatic ?eo( you are impressionable to the pro ess of )reat <eople" A !ind of hero orship is natural to you& and the individualistic creative e.pression hich ill suit you best is the sort hich ill allo you to stand in the limelight and hear applause for your originality( your daring( your cleverness( your genius" The aim of your mental( creative originality is recognition( acclaim( applause& and you e.ert your deepest originality in its most characteristic form and to its best advantage hen this goal is in sight" (Julia and #ere! <ar!er) There is increased energy here( and a dynamic driving force" Sometimes( too( some

autocracy and a li!ing for po er are present" +f the latter can be positively e.pressed( the talent for leadership ill be such that others ill gladly follo " $onetheless( don%t forget that ?eo is a fi.ed sign( and since Uranus increases stubbornness( the sub*ect may ell become an immovable ob*ect" ?eo is also a arm( enthusiastic >ire sign( hile Uranus( albeit friendly( li!es to !eep its distance and is cool( calculating and unemotional" Bo ever( conflict ill only emerge if Uranus is a personal planet( or if it is negatively aspected by the Sun" Self-confidence is certainly boosted( especially in a chart in hich this tends to be lac!ing" +t is a lively( colorful placing( and ill give a rather glit@y glamor if Uranus is aspected by the Moon or Cenus" There may also be a sense of the dramatic hich is used to e.cellent effect" This ill be apparent if( for instance( Uranus is in the fifth house( and it ould be combined ith a need for po er and a desire to influence the masses if Uranus ere high in the s!y in the tenth house" Since ?eo is a creative sign( there is often creative flair hich may be developed through a hobby( thus encouraging the personal potential" This ould be an e.cellent form of original e.pression in someone ho is perhaps rather shy and apprehensive( lac!ing in self-confidence" Bo ever( if e reverse the coin( all the over helming( po er-loving( sho y tendencies of this planet may have to be countered" (John To nley) /ou ill probably get the most out of a relationship that has plenty of room for gro th( one that does not complete its development or define its direction roo precisely or too 'uic!ly" Many people in your age group prefer ide-open( ever-changing relationships that cover a lot of emotional territory" This style may or may not suit you personally( but it is important for you to understand it and participate in it to some e.tent" This does not mean that you have to continually change your attitude or your partner& but probably you ill be happier ith an unrestricted( open-ended relationship" The larger the canvas upon hich you paint your life( the more re arding and actively creative your love relationships ill be" $aturally you ris! some emotional in*ury by being so open-handed( but the more scope there is for you and your partner( the armer and more beautiful the relationship ill become" Arranging particular channels of gro th in advance tends to be counterproductive& if you allo the relationship to develop naturally( it ill eventually bear the fairest flo ers and the richest fruit" /our best e.pression ill come from freely nurturing its gro th( rather than directing it" (=obert Band) These children ill find ne ays to e.press themselves and ma!e an impression on the orld" +n many ays they may be rather eccentric( hich ma!es it difficult for them to fit easily into groups because they are so individualistic" Eut as a group they should be relatively honest and ant others to be honest too" They value individual self-e.pression far more than self-discipline" +n fact it may be 'uite hard to pin them do n to fulfilling commitments( obligations and responsibilities"

Natal Uranus in Virgo

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy) Those born in this generation have the ability to receive intuitively from the planetary mind ne ays of cleaning up the social enivronment on both physical and mental levels" #isruption occurs hen ne ays of serving society are misunderstood and ta!en too literally" (Joan $egus) As ith all the :arth signs( you ould e.pect the revolutionary and creative activities of Uranus in Cirgo to deal ith practical issues and involve tangible( concrete results" 3ith the sign of Cirgo specifically( there should be attention to detail& and the pace of progress ould be slo in spite of the sudden and erratic 'ualities usually associated ith the planet Uranus" /et( hen results materiali@e( changes may seem s eeping and abrupt" 4nce action is ta!en( all of the necessary ground or! and analy@ing ill probably fade into the bac!ground" >or e.ample( in the moth follo ing Kennedy%s assassination a large number of la s as passed to age ar on poverty" Kennedy as in office from *anuray( 01D0 until $ovember( 01D7" :arly in his administration he declared a % ar on poverty%" Be had numerous ideas in regard to changing U"S" policies( but it as only after his death that many of these ideas ere enacted into la " This may be attributed partially to the martyrdom of Kennedy( but also the % heeler-dealer% capabilities of ?yndon Johnson" 3ith Uranus in Cirgo( preparation to ma!e changes may have ta!en time( but the ultimate results ere s eeping and seemed sudden" The revolutionary changes in the la s that ere passed in the month follo ing Kennedy%s assassination are the type to be e.pected ith Uranus in an :arth sign" They included protecting the voting and housing rights of Elac!s( the establishmen of medical care for the elderly( and programs for the financially disadvantaged" There as also emphasis on improving education" All of these issues are do n-to-earth& and health matters are particularly appropriate for the sign of Cirgo" :ven ith the legislation passed( ho ever( more or! had to be done" The battle for Elac! civil rights is an e.cellent e.ample of progress being slo in :arth signs (and slo est of all in Cirgo)" The Civil =ights Act as passed in 01D8" Schools ere supposed to be desegregated" Bousing and employment opportunities ere supposed to be open and e'ual" Eut the ne la s ere not al ays follo ed( and protests began" +n 01D7( 2AA(AAA people marched in #etroit to protest discrimination" After that( half the Elac! children in Chicago boycotted the schools to point up the fact that desegregation as not being implemented" Then the protests began to ta!e on a more violent tone" +n 01D8 there as a riot in Barlem& in 01D9 there as one in ?os Angeles& and in 01D5 a series of race riots erupted across the country" After Martin ?uther King%s assassination in 01D6( another series of riots ensued" :ven though Uranus is the planet of revolution( you ould not e.pect a great deal of violence hen that planet is in Cirgo" This may be e.plained by the fact that <luto as con*oining Uranus in Cirgo from 01D7 to 01D6" Comparing Uranian events from 01D0 to 01D7 and in 01D1 ith those that occurred during the years of the <lutoUranus con*unction migh suggest possible differences bet een these t o groups of people born during those respective years"

>irst and foremost( all the riots too! place hile the <luto-Uranus con*unction as in range( supporting the idea that there as more volatility during that time than the rest of the period in hich Uranus as in Cirgo" Eut even ith the con*unction( violence as not the immediate response" Although the riots seemed to erupt suddenly( they occurred only after peaceful protests ere tried and failed to have an impact" Anyone ith Uranus in Cirgo ants to ta!e the most practical and efficient path in order to ma!e tangible changes" They ill usually or! out the step-by-step plans before they launch their first attac!" And( as evidenced by the timing of the riots( even ith the <luto-Uranus con*unction( action as not ta!en 'uic!ly" The desire to investigate and get to the bottom of a situation hich e connect ith <luto combined easily ith the slo -moving thoroughness of the sign of Cirgo" The potential volatility of <luto as temporarily delayed by the need of the :arth signs to ta!e the practical apporach - the one that ill or!" And Cirgo also modified the erratic and impatient 'ualities e associate ith Uranus" At first glance( you might e.pect individuals ith <luto con*unct Uranus al ays to be ready for a good revolution in hich the old r;gime ould be ousted simply for the sa!e of transformation" Eut this really is not the case" 3ith these planets being in Cirgo( there need to be sound( practical reasons for a revolution" So those ith the con*unction( as ell as those ith Uranus in Cirgo but not con*unct <luto( ould tend to bide their time and investigate the various alternatives for change available to them" Eoth groups ould probably try the most conventional or safest paths first" Bo ever( if either group finally resorts to a revolution( those ith the con*unction are li!ely to ta!e the more drastic actions and ma!e the more s eeping changes" The Cietnam 3ar( the ma*or ar of the Uranus in Cirgo era( also e.emplifies characteristics connected ith the sign of Cirgo" +t as( ithout doubt( the most unpopular ar in U"S" history" The United States% involvement in Cietnam began during Truman%s presidency& but it as not until 01D8 (during the <luto-Uranus con*unction) after a $orth Cietnamese attac! on t o American ships that large numbers of American troops ere sent there" The ar escalated over the ne.t fe years( and it became less and less popular" 3hat as particularly offensive to the American public ere stories about the !illing of civilians in routine bombings and tales of corruption and drug use among the American military" +t as considered an immoral ar& and morality is an important !ey ord for the sign of Cirgo" Applied to the individual ith Uranus in Cirgo( this adds the need to e.amine the morality of one%s stand before revolutionary action can be ta!en" This further e.plains hy individuals ith this sign placement of Uranus (even those ho have Uranus con*unct <luto) do not ta!e action more 'uic!ly" ?et us no loo! at the modern technology of the Uranus in Cirgo period to get information about the creativity of those born during this time" 4ne advancement that seems to epitomise Uranus in Cirgo stands out" This is the development of the microchip" Although the microchip made its first appearance in 0196( hile Uranus as in the sign of ?eo( it as not until 01D2( hen Uranus as firmly entrenched in Cirgo( that it as mass-produced" Eut( aside from ma!ing this valuable discovery available to more and more people( there as another 'uality that reflected Cirgo" 3e !no that Cirgo pays a great deal of attention to minute details& and throughout the 01DAs the microchip became more efficient and more compact" %+n 01D8( for e.ample( a chip a tenth of an inch s'uare contained a total of 0A transistors and other components" Ey 015A( no fe er than 0AAA components ere crammed into the same-si@ed chip( at

appro.imately the same cost as before"% +n this 'uotation( both the painsta!ing patience and attention to detail are easily ascribed to Cirgo" Therefore( in terms of creativity( individuals ith Uranus in Cirgo should loo! for pro*ects that may ta!e patience( but can also produce useful results" Cost may be a consideration( but this factor needs to be eighed against the orth of the product" The more pracitcal and useful its application( the less li!ely that e.penditures ill be a concern" (S!ye Ale.ander) Uranus as in Cirgo during this century from $ovember 01D0 to January 01D2( then again from August 01D2 to September 01D6( and briefly in May and June of 01D1" Cirgo is the sign of or!( service and physical health& therefore( those of you ho ere born ith this Uranus position in your birth charts ill e.perience and be involved in changes in these areas" Uranus%s trip through Cirgo prompted large-scale concern for the needy peoples of the orld" +n the United States( government programs li!e the <eace Corps and C+STA ere established to help the poor at home and abroad learn to help themselves& and young people from the ealthy and middle classes chose to or! in these programs" 4thers pursued teaching careers( especially in %special education% areas designed to help children ith mental or physical handicaps( as a ay of serving their fello humans" Social consciousness as at an all-time high during this period& helping others and doing socially useful or! as considered more important by many people than ealth( fame or prestige" Those of you ho have Uranus positioned in Cirgo might be responsible for stirring up public a areness about social and economic ine'uities in the orld" /ou ant to find ays to assist those ho are less fortunate than yourselves to become selfsupporting and independent( and may or! to bring this about" <hysical health also is associated ith Cirgo& and as Uranus moved through it aroused public interest in health issues" Concerns about environmental pollution and adulterated food( and ho these affect health( ere brought to the fore during this period" As a result( natural foods( vegetarianism( vitamin supplements and alternative health care options proliferated( and millions of people changed their diets because of increased a areness about health" <ublic outcries against environmental conatmination brought about the establishment of the :nvironmental <rotection Agency in 015A" Uranus-in-Cirgo health-consciousness also produced changes in or!-related health( and led to the formation of the 4ccupational Safety and Bealth Adminstration (4SBA) in the United States in 015A" Uranus%s passage through this sign triggered Cirgoan concern for the health and ell-being of all life-forms& and during this transit the :ndangered Species Acts ere created to protect animals( birds and marine life" Those of you ho have Uranus in Cirgo in your birth charts are interested in health issues& and your Uranus-group might be responsible for establishing national medical insurance and progressive public health care programs" 4r( you could be involved in improving the design and use of health-related products and F or therapies" <erhaps you are a proponent of alternative health care and unconventional medical practices( and might help bring ne techni'ues( practices or ideas into public a areness" /ou may consider traditional medicine and the medical establishment too restrictive( conservative( authoritarian and inhuman( and may strive to instigate changes in the health care industry that provide more openness and rights for patients" Eecause of your interest in the connection bet een mind and body( you might find ays to use

%mind over matter% to treat illnesses( or discover cures for diseases that are related to attitude and lifestyle" (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) Uranus in the sign Cirgo indicates people ho have original yet practical ideas in regard to or! methods( especially in such fields as health( science( and technology" 3hile Uranus as in Cirgo - the sign ruled by Mercury( the mental( scientific planet many electronic inventions ere produced( including the computers that have revolutioni@ed business and industry" The same time period has brought about the development of miniature solid state circuitry (Cirgo is an :arth sign) in the form of transistors and similar devices" The generation having Uranus in Cirgo ill display uni'ue and ingenious approaches to industry( science( technology( labor relations( ecology( and health care" Children born bet een 01D8 and 01D6( having Uranus con*unct <luto in Cirgo( ill be of especially revolutionary influence in these fields" That generation ill bear the brunt of the practical hard or! needed to regenerate human civili@ation in preparation for the ne A'uarian age ruled by Uranus" These people have an unusual talent for business and a tremendous practical resourcefulness in or!" Bo ever( they are li!ely to suffer many changes and disruptions in employment" Uranus afflicted here can cause erratic health problems" $atives may be interested in the healing effects of correct diet( and in mental control of the bodily functions" ()rant ?e i) /our originality is most li!ely to assert itself along lines of organi@ation( routine( or social elfare" +f you or! along your most characteristic lines( it ill be to ma!e some contribution to social or business systems" /ou can be an efficiency e.pert in the service of capitalist industry and ma!e your genius valuable along that line" 4r your desire to serve may ta!e a broader and more humanitarian form( and you may become a leader of social thought( applying your systematic genius to large problems of labor and social elfare" /our most characteristic e.pression ill be found in connection ith or!( its methods and its efficiency& or in connection ith social service and progress" /ou are more li!ley than not to be on the side of social change aiming at division of labor and the general good of society( and probably feel at home ith changes and even turbulence" (Julia and #ere! <ar!er) This is a potential source of tension( especially if the sub*ect is rather nervous or apprehensive( or if tension is evident in other areas of the chart" These energies can be put to good use as they ill in*ect the mind ith the ability to analy@e and research( and ill also encourage a certain originality of approach to any problem or pro*ect that is under consideration" Since Cirgo is an :arth sign( it tends to be conventional - the familiar and ell-tried is preferred( yet Uranus%s influence is 'uite the reverse( encouraging original thought and actions( and often unconventional behavior" <eople ho have Uranus in Cirgo ill also have <luto in that sign( and many have the stri!ingly po erful Uranus F <luto con*unction" Chec! this possibility( as it could be

very revealing and( because of these additional influences( it is difficult to divorce the effect from that of <luto" Bo ever( hile Cirgo is generally anything but po erloving( the energy force of this placing( plus <luto%s intervention( have endo ed this particular generation ith some dynamic( forceful 'ualities" They have hat it ta!es to ma!e orld-shattering changes& but refer to the aspect interpretation for a fuller e.planation of the con*unction" To put this on a personal level( the individual may be a see!er and 'uestioner( unable to rest content( and ith the ability to scrutini@e every aspect of a situation" +f these attributes can be positively used( and are supported else here in the chart( he or she may have a considerable talent for investigative or research or! that is often medical" Scientific flair is possible( but the sub*ect must accept his originality since there may sometimes be an inclination to suppress it" (John To nley) <robably you ill learn much from trying out a variety of detailed e.pressions of love" /ou treasure affection not so much for its principle and motivation but for the actual forms it ta!es" Certainly that is the basic orientation of people in your age group( ho seem to emphasi@e the hats and ho s of love rather than the hys" This may also be the most re arding path for you personally( in hich case you may comfortably rely on those around you to provide direction in pursuing this path" Eut if this direction does not come naturally( don%t force yourself to ta!e it" +f your love e.pression differs from that of your peers( do not curb your o n inclinations unnaturally"The accepted e.pressions of love and affection may not have the same meaning for you( so feel free to develop your o n" +n order to !no hat to accept and hat to re*ect( you should become familiar the contemporary procedures of love and courting" /ou may find that you can transmit real affection by attending to the special details and mannerisms that particularly please your lover" <ursuing that goal can significantly heighten the intensity and creativity of a relationship" (=obert Band) The conflict here is similar to the problem bet een Taurus and Uranus - that is( the conflict bet een the earthy nature of the sign and the eccentric and airy nature of the planet" Bo ever( Cirgo is more fle.ible and less rigid than Taurus" These children have some difficulty dealing ith matters of duty and responsibility( but they find ne ays to get their or! done" They are not very good at follo ing a routine( ho ever( unless they have set it up for themselves" At any rate( hatever innovations they come up ith ill be practical ones that can be used in everyday life" ith

Natal Uranus in Libra

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy) Those born in this generation have the ability to receive intuitively from the planetary mind innovative ays of relating to people and handling the area of personal relationships from a ne level of understanding" #isruption occurs from outmoded ideals about the marriage relationship( and in the arena of partnership agreements in general" (Joan $egus)

Since ?ibra is the sign of peace and fairness( it ould be e.pected that Uranus in that sign ould be concerned ith these matters" +f any !ind of revolution ere to occur( in*ustice ould be the grounds" #uring the Uranus in ?ibra period( the ar as ended in Cietnam" There as no inner of this ar( but then that ouldn%t be the point ith this placement" The desire of ?ibra is peace( not necessarily victory" The Uranian change in this case as the cessation of violence" This does not mean that there as no violence during this time period" There ere the incidents at Kent State and Missisippi State in hich people ere !illed" Eut usually in occurrences such as these( peace and *ustice ere the bases for the uprisings" +f the cause is *ustified( any means are allo able" :ven a orth hile goal can trigger brutality" <rotests( ho ever( need not al ays be violent or generate violence" There as a turning point in August of 01D1 ( ith Uranus *ust entering ?ibra) hen protestors became more nonconfrontational" The event that too! place at this time as a threeday roc! concert called %3oodstoc!%" More than 7AA(AAA young people attended" >ood as in short supply( and sanitary conditions ere inade'uate( but the emphasis at 3oodstoc! as on peace and love" Ciolence as e.pected( but did not occur" 3oodstoc! became the symbol of the counterculture movement" +t is interesting( too( that ?ibra is the sign associated ith the arts( and it as music that characteri@ed 3oodstoc! the most" This does not necessarily mean that individuals ith Uranus in ?ibra must use the arts in connection ith revolutionary action( but it is possible" And if you have this placement you might ant to consider incorporating the arts in some ay hen you are ma!ing changes" 4n the political scene during this period( the emphasis as on peace and diplomacy" The cessation of the Cietnam 3ar e.emplified the focus on peace" +n regard to diplomacy( <resident $i.on too! a 02-day trip around the orld in August of 01D1 ( ith Uranus in the early degrees of ?ibra) and let it be !no n that he as illing to negotiate ith Communist nations" 3hile in =omania during this trip( he said %nations can have idely different internal orders and live in peace%" +n 0152 he paid an historic visit to Communist China" Be described it as a %*ourney for peace%" This trip led to a cultural e.change and diplomatic relations bet een the t o countries" #uring the Uranus in ?ibra period( another event occurred hich is far different from the overt diplomatic overtures for peace" This event as the 3atergate brea!-in" >ive men ere arrested in an attempt to steal political material at #emocratic $ational Bead'uarters" The purpose as to have influence over the #emocratic <arty%s selection of candidates" The brea!-in ultimately led to $i.on%s resignation( hen it as proven that he as a are of this covert action" The 3atergate incident points up another ?ibran tactic that is often overloo!ed - covert strategy" The desire to !eep the peace could be stated as the reason for avoiding direct confrontation" ?ibra is a sign taht prefers not to be involved in unpleasantness" The Uranus in ?ibra person may have the revolutionary ideas& but rebellious activities are usually left to others" Therefore( ith Uranus in ?ibra( the !ey to successfully ma!ing dramatic changes or starting a revolution is to subtly convince someone else to carry out your plans" This is done partly to maintain the image of the peacema!er( but also because it is easier to create ideas than it is to ta!e physical action" +f you have Uranus in ?ibra( a comfortable ay to proceed should be obvious from the preceding paragraphs" 3hen contemplating change or e.pressing your individuality( you ould first ant to thin! about it" $e.t you might consider an amiable ay to get

things started" +f this fails( then you should figure out ho to motivate someone else to ta!e the initiative to reach your goal or help you e.press your individuality" /ou ill not have to loo! far if you have a partner ith hom you regularly share your revolutionary thoughts as ell as someone to ta!e action for you" 3ith Uranus in ?ibra( you need not stand alone fighting for a cause" +t is much more satisfying to have company on such a pro*ect" /ou also need not be the leader of the group because e'uality is better than being either the superior or the subordinate" :ven in your search for personal freedom( it is probably more gratifying to share the 'uest ith someone else" +n terms of creativity( it as already mentioned that the arts might be used in connection ith revolutionary action or protests against the establishment( as as illustrated ith the 3oodstoc! roc! concert" +t is one ay in hich you can voice ob*ections to the establishment and e.press your revolutionary ideas ithout violence" The placement of Uranus in ?ibra could also mean that you have a uni'ue( nonconforming approach to the arts or perhaps you use modern technology to e.press your artistic talents" +f you are artistically inclined( hat you produce may be considered ahead of its time( or at least not in step ith present standards" +n this age of computers( + am not surprised that a number of my clients ho ere born ith Uranus in ?ibra are dra n to the graphic arts to e.press their creativity" At this riting they are still relatively young" Therefore( it is too soon to !no hat impact they ill have in the old" Eut if e loo! at the preceding period of Uranus transiting ?ibra (0668-061A)( one e.cellent e.ample of someone ho both displayed originality and used modern technology as Charlie Chaplin" (S!ye Ale.ander) Uranus as in ?ibra last century from 4ctober 01D6 until $ovember 0158( and from April until September 0159" ?ibra is the sign of partnerships - in love and business and of art( omen( peace( and legal matters" Therefore( these are the areas in hich people ith this planetary placement ill e.perience changes that produce greater freedom( e'uality and openness" #uring the time that Uranus as in ?ibra( relationships and attitudes about love( marriage( se. and commitment ere sha!en to their foundations" This as the era of %free love% and the %se.ual revolution%& and the men and omen ho became adults during this period had decidedly different ideas about relationships and raising families ithout getting married& homose.uality became more open" :.tended families( interracial relationships( group living situations( casual se.( % ife-s apping% and other relationship alternatives proliferated" The 3omen%s Movement of the early 015As irrevocably altered omen%s perception of themselves and their place in the orld" Suddenly( omen began to thin! of themselves as e'ual partners( and demanded more balance( fairness( individuality and rights in their relationships" Many omen rebelled against the traditional concept of the % oman%s place%( and rather than accepting ithout 'uestion the role of house ife and mother they opted for careers in the business orld" Some decided to postpone marriage and children until they had established themselves professionally& others anted to be career omen and mothers both& still others chose to stay single or childless" Uranus in ?ibra inspired omen to claim greater independence for themselves and ma!e ne choices in their love relationships" The legali@ation of abortion in the U"S" in 0157 as( perhaps( the most significant

liberating factor for American omen last century - and it occurred hen Uranus as in ?ibra" 3ithout the burden of un anted pregnancy( omen ere free to ma!e their o n decisions in life" The destabli@ation and turbulence that are Uranus%s trademar! focused on relationships during the planet%s passage through ?ibra" #ivorce rates soared( and ne la s ere enacted to ma!e divorce faster and easier" <eople entered into partnerships ithout ma!ing lifetime commitments( and left hen things got tough" Bo ever( as divorce became common( it also lost its stigma( and people ho had stayed together unhappily for years finally ere able to brea! free and begin ne lives" Children ho ere born during this time often e.perienced a home life and parental relationships that ere altogether different from those of earlier generations" The home in hich the child as raised as probably less structured than those of previous generations" <erhaps there as more e'uality bet een mother and father" Eoth parents may have or!ed outside the home( so the child developed autonomy at a young age" All sorts of unconventional living arrangements could have been part of the Uranus-in-?ibra child%s upbringing" <erhaps the parents ere separated or divorced( so that the child e.perienced some sort of upset or destabli@ation in the home" :veryone is the encapsulation of the time in hich he or she as born( and those of you born ith Uranus in ?ibra are more li!ely than other Uranus-groups to be concerned ith e'uitable( open or avant-garde relationships that allo for independence and individuality ithin them" <robably you ill al ays insist on a great deal of freedom( change and e.citement in your relationships( and it could be difficult for you to settle do n ith one person for long" /ou might change partners fre'uently( or maintain relationships ith more than one person at a time" <erhaps you ill be responsible for creating legislation that provides true e'uality for omen" 4r( you simply may llive your beliefs and( as your %mini-generation% gains influence in the orld( your independent lifestyle and attitudes to ard relationships ill create greater openness for all" ?ibra is also the sign of peace and harmony( but ith Uranus positioned here you may not e.perience much tran'uility" +nstead( you might have to deal ith fre'uent upsets( turmoil or chaotic situations" <erhaps you find peace and 'uiet dull( and prefer to have e.citement and change in your life" (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) Uranus in ?ibra indicates a generation of people ith ne ideas about marriage( partnerships( and social conduct" They see! freedom in the marriage relationship( and regard the relationship as more important than the legal contract" 3ith Uranus in ?ibra( there is li!ely to be e.perimentation ith ne living arrangements( such as communal living( as ell as ith other forms of social innovation" <eople of this generation ill in the future enact la s that ill ma!e it difficult to get married and easy to get divorced" +n general( they ill have ne concepts of *ustice and ill see! to change and moderni@e the e.isting legal codes" These people ill have !een insight into all !inds of human relaitonships( hich ta!e the form of intuitive or telepathic !no ledge of other people%s motivations" Uranus in ?ibra is also li!ely to produce ne incorporating electronic techni'ues" ill

and unusual forms of music( probably

+f Uranus is afflicted in this sign( natives may have difficulty getting along in marriage or partnerships( and they may be unreliable in relationships re'uiring mutual responsibility" ()rant ?e i) /ours is a peculiar hidden genius( for you tend to identify yourself ith large groups and interests and to %lose yourself in order to find yourself%" /ou can be a great leader (if your e.pression of originality or!s out ard to the rest of the orld) or a dreadful eccentric (if it or!s in ard)" +f you identify yourself ith others on the positive and aggressive side( you ma!e definite contributions to your group or to society as a hole( having an uncanny !nac! for unifying divergent groups and factions into a cooperative hole" +f you identify yourself against others (the negative e.pression of the characteristic urge to co-operation)( you may thin! the hand of the orld is against you and become a lone old( antisocial and 'uarrelsome" /our best and truest e.pression of originality ill come in connection ith co-operative ventures( for hen you learn to or! ith others there is no end to the organi@ational genius hich you can bring to bear on your progress and the general elfare of others" (Julia and #ere! <ar!er) Although Uranus shines in a glamorous ay from this sign( and often gives increased po ers of attraction and a snea!ingly romantic strea!( its independence can cause difficulties hen fighting ?ibra%s compulsive need to relate" +n most cases( a thread of independence( and perhaps occasional coolness( ill emerge in the attitude to ard the partner& but if either Cenus or Uranus is a personal planet( or if they are in aspect to each other( these very contrasting indications ill have a considerable effect on the relationship as a hole" +f A'uarius is the Sun( Moon or Ascendant sign( the sub*ect ill have to admit that he or she may ant a partnership but not a partner" +t is obviously important to come to terms ith this attitude if the partner is not to be adversely affected" Bere is an e.cellent( caring and helpful friend( ho ill give much time and energy hen called upon to do so and ho ill be sympathetic and !ind - traits that should be developed by the sub*ect if she has the above-mentioned negative attitude to her intimate relationships" :ven so( this placing ill help to stabili@e and rationali@e the emotions( and can therefore be constructive and positive for someone ith a very high emotional level" (John To nley) /ou ill probably find that personal self-discovery lies in understanding and becoming involved in other people%s lives( either directly or indirectly" That is 'uite evidently the direction ta!en by many others of your age( at any rate" +n general( relationships tend to be 'uite volatile and not very private( resulting in less stability than might be desired" /ou must decide hether you ant to go along ith this vie of life and ho much of yourself ill be on vie or open for change by others" /our contemporaries are li!ely to be some hat active and changeable in love( hich may not fit your personality" Eut hether or not it does( you should e.plore and understand this vie of life( so that a lover%s changeableness or curiosity ill not be seen as fic!le or prying(

necessarily" Conversely( you ill find it particularly re arding to try out various social and se.ual roles in relation to your lover" /ou can gain considerable insight from learning about your partner%s personality and motivations in detail" +ndeed( it may be important for your development to understand that an emotional situation can have many facets" ?earning to stand aside and see yourself as others see you can be most beneficial" (=obert Band) These children deal ith their relationships differently from others" They do not accept traditional patterns& and hen they are gro n up they ill find entirely ne !inds of relationships( both se.ual and other ise" They are li!ely to have rather unusual aesthetic tastes as ell( and they may establish ne artistic and cultural patterns" As a rules( these children re'uire a great deal of freedom in relationships( and do not ant to be pinned do n to emotional commitments" Their relationships ill probably be made and bro!en at an astonishing rate of speed"

Natal Uranus in Scorpio

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy) Those born in the generation having Uranus in Scorpio have the ability to receive intuitively from the planetary mind ne ays to substantially transform the society as it is presently operating( especially on a orldly and se.ual level" #isruption occurs by holding on to out orn se.ual standards and outmoded ideas about material partnerships" (Joan $egus) As Uranus moved into Scorpio( the focus as no longer on ma!ing peace" The last of the U"S" troops ere evacuated from Cietname at the end of April 0159 but this as *ust as retrograde Uranus as about to re-enter ?ibra for the last time" Then other issues came into the foreground" The most prominent of these involved covert activities" 4ne such matter as concern about the role the C+A might have played in the death of former Chilean <resident Salvador Allende )ossens and the overthro of his government" The Senate >oreign =elations Committee ordered an investigation into these allegations" Another incident as the sei@ure of a US cargo vessel by the Cambodian government ith accusations that the ship as part of a United States spying operation against Cambodia" Still other e.amples ere the establishment of a Commission to e.amine charges of domestic spying by the C+A( and the Senate Select Committee on +ntelligence activities loo!ing into heretofore concealed 'uestionable activities by the >E+( +=S( and the US Army( as ell as the C+A" All of these investigations dealt ith spying and ferreting out hidden information - appropriate concepts for the sign of Scorpio" T o other ne s orthy items that occurred during that period and ere appropriate for the meaning of Uranus in Scorpio ere the +ran Bostage situation and the case of <atricia Bearst" 4n $ovember 8( 0151( a group of +ranian students stormed the U"S" embassy in Teheran and captured DD Americans" The students ere protesting the Shah or +ran having been allo ed to enter the United States for an operation" They anted the Shah retured to +ran to face trial" +n retaliation for the hostage situation( US <resident Jimmy Carter deported +ranian students ho ere illegally in the United States and fro@e +ranian assets that ere in American ban!s"

Although these measures failed to produce the return of the hostages( both the action and the response of the <resident illustrate ays in hich people might act ith Uranus in Scorpio" The captors did not openly remove the Shah from the hospital" +nstead they too! the circuitous route and tried to manipulate the Americans into returning the Shah" The response of the <resident as one of %+%ll sho you%" The free@ing of other people%s money also seemed appropriate for the %getting even% attitude of Scorpio" The other e.cellent e.ample of Uranus in Scorpio mentioned above as the story of <atty Bearst" The events that occurred in her life during this time spea! for themselves" 3ithout elaborating( they evo!e !ey ords for Uranus in Scorpio" She( li!e the hostages in +ran( as abducted" Ber !idnappers called themselves the Symbianese ?iberation Movement" She as allegedly raped( and !ept in a dar! closet( and eventually as brain ashed into *oining the group" She as transformed" She too! on a ne identity and even loo!ed different from ho she had done before" +f someone ere as!ed to create a or! of fiction that ould epitomi@e Uranus in Scorpio( they could probably not do better" This does not mean that everyone ith this placement ill behave as <atty Bearst%s captors did" This e.ample is rather meant to point out that there are t o general routes the revolutionary ith Uranus in Scorpio ould be li!ely to follo " The first ould be to convince( and F or perhaps manipulate others to *oin in their revolution" This route ould also include the covert behavior such as the type alluded to( not only in the <atty Bearst story( but in several of the other e.amples" The second route is the more overt one associated ith the volcanic eruption 'uality of Scorpio" /ou ta!e visible action on a large scale" This is illustrated by <atty Bearst%s alleged involvement in ban! robberies ith her !idnappers( the assassination of the Chilean <resident and overthro of his government( and the +ranian sei@ure of the American embassy in Teheran" These t o routes need not be e.clusive of each other" +n fact( although they may seem diametrically opposed( the second path may follo the first( and is probably the most comfortable procedure for a Uranus in Scorpio person to follo in order to ma!e changes and F or e.press individuality" +f you have Uranus in Scorpio( you might initially investigate the changes you ant to ma!e 'uietly( ithout fanfare" /ou can elicit support in any manner appropriate as long as you do not publicly announce it" 4nce you !no that others are on your side( you ill feel secure enough to ta!e drastic( definitive action" (S!ye Ale.ander) #uring the last century( Uranus as in Scorpio from #ecember 0158 to April 0159( then again from September 0159 until $ovember 0160" Scorpio is associated ith all things that are hidden - occult !no ledge( unseen orlds( the unconscious( secret activities and organi@ations( hidden resources( se.uality - therefore( these are the areas that your Uranus-group ill change in order to provide more openness and freedom" #uring the years hen Uranus as in Scorpio( more and more people under ent some form of therapy to open up the hidden recesses of their psyches" $e types of therapy ere developed( and psychoanalysis lost its stigma" Many individuals also began delving into occult fields and the ancient mysteries& and publications that revealed long-secret !no ledge proliferated" Those of you ho have this planetary placement in your charts might be interested in probing these hidden realms"

Space e.ploration during this period e.posed ne information about the mysterious orlds beyond our o n planet" /our Uranus-group could be responsible for even greater discoveries in our Universe( or for inventing the technology that ill allo us to travel through space in the future" Uranus in Scorpio also brought the secret activities of the government and po erful organi@ations out into the open" +n the United States( the most notable of these e.posures as 3atergate( hich changed the public%s attitude to ard government behavior and policies( and brought about a ne desire for openness in politics" The C+A%s role in the destabili@ation of other countries also began coming to light( as did some of the hidden horrors of the Ciet $am 3ar and its effects on the veterans ho fought there" Those of you ith Uranus in Scorpio might be involved in uncovering the surreptitious operations of big business( multinational ban!s( government or other po erful institutions and in forcing them to be more e'uitable and truthful" Bidden behaviore and taboo sub*ects( particularly se.( also are in Scorpio%s demain( and during the most recent passage of Uranus through this sign se. became more open and free than ever before" >ran! depictions of se.ual activity became popular in movies& and se. as an open topic for television( advertising( and boo!s li!e The Joy of Se." This ne attitude of se.ual freedom brought about a more rela.ed approach to se.ual activity" )reater numbers of people ere engaging in casual se.ual encounters and e.perimenting ith unconventional se.ual practices" Bomose.uality came out of the closet( and gay rights movements gained momentum" Those of you ith Uranus in Scorpio are probably 'uite open-minded about se.( and your Uranus-group might be responsible for initiating ne attitudes to ard se.ual liberation and openneses" /ou also might en*oy e.perimenting ith a variety of se.ual practices and partners( and are uninhibited in your se.ual behavior (unless other factors in your chart suggest other ise)" (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) Uranus in the sign Scorpio is in its e.altation" As Uranus is the planet of drastic change( it is most potent in Scorpio( the sign of death and regeneration" Those born ith this Uranus position must learn to ad*ust to the destruction during their lifetime of old forms of civili@ation( hich is the necessary prere'uisite to the birth of a ne form of civili@ation" A previous generation of Uranus in Scorpio lived through 3orld 3ar + in youth - a ar that brought the Cictorian era to a drastic end and initiated a time of rapid change" The last period of Uranus in Scorpio( hich started in 0159( mar!ed the beginning of the final destruction of the <iscean age in preparation for the A'uarian age" <eople born during this period ill e.perience the greatest upheaval of human civili@ation in recorded history" Those ith Uranus in Scorpio have po erfully charged emotions" They believe in decisive action and cannot tolerate inactivity or la@iness in any form" +f Uranus is afflicted in Scorpio( they are li!ely to have violent tempers and a fierce determination to bring about change( no matter ho destructive" These people can be highly resourceful& they can possess great mechanical and scientific ingenuity" They can have strong occult tendencies( ith !no ledge of the afterlife and an a areness of the supraphysical dimensions of energy" ()rant ?e i)

+f Saturn is also in Scorpio in your Citasphere( read that paragraph carefully and lin! it ith this one" Uranus in Scorpio causes your genius to or! through deep ells of the subconscious( and ma!es for tremendous po er for good or bad" /ou are angel or devil - or( at different times( both" /our personal magnetism is po erful( and you see! from your originality a personal tribute from the orld or from individuals" /ou can be content ith the orship (or fear) of a small circle and can( because of this( be capable of limiting the scope of your great po ers" ?ove( or se.( is important to you& you rule others if you control yourself& and if you don%t( you are the slave of others( or to your o n instincts( hich are very po erful" /ou are capable of gratifying your need for po er by identifying yourself ith machinery( and are often successful in mechanical or engineering fields( here you are able to feel your o n strength in the strength of the machine you ma!e or operate" /ou love speed( and feel at home hen moving s iftly" +f self-controlled( you are a po erful e.ecutive re'uiring absolute military obedience" /our deep need for self-control is manifest in your orship of method( system( efficiency and obedience" /ou should learn the la of obedience in the abstract( allo your great magnetism to e.press itself freely ithout mastering you( and thus have the orld at your feet" (Julia and #ere! <ar!er) Bere Uranus is perhaps at its most eighty and comple." =emember that the planet%s influence is increased since it is e.alted in this sign& the dynamic force of Uranus( added to the emotional intensity of Scorpio( gives considerable e.tra po er to the sub*ect" Be or she is brave and daring( but tends to avoid sho ing the emotions and may even try to re*ect them" As a result( he ill appear calm hile much is boiling up on deeper levels of his personality" Be must accept that the gradual release of emotional tension and energy is good( and hen channeled they can be used positively and re ardingly so that inner satisfaction accompanies achievement" A need for po er is sometimes present" <eople ith this placing ill have been born bet een 0159 and 0160" +f older generations do not give them careful( sound guidance( they ill aste some p oerful potential and energy" The influence ill be at its most dynamic if the Sun( Moon or Ascendant sign is Scorpio( or if that sign and Uranus ere on or near the Midheaven" These youngsters need to feel they are in a po erful position - often to help the orld or to ma!e it thin! in the same ay that they do" +f their parents reali@e they have potential and give firm guidance( they ill do ell& but association ith the seamier sides of life may drag them do n"

Natal Uranus in Scorpio

(John To nley) #irect and sometimes adventurous se.ual e.periences are probably a !ey to your emotional and personality development" +ndeed( you may ta!e some ris!s to obtain the clarity and understanding the come ith first-hand e.perience" Admittedly( you can get hurt( both personally and socially( by searching for this !no ledge too actively or indiscreetly& but the re ards of this search surely out eigh the perils" +n this respect( you ill be encouraged by your peers( many of hom are similarly motivated to e.plore the sometimes mysterious depths of human se.uality" 4n the other hand( if you are not personally inclined to ta!e this direction( you may feel that others are pressuring you to try e.periences that you do not ant or are not ready for" Ta!e the responsibility of !no ing your o n mind and having control of your heart in order to avoid such difficulties" +n any case( you ill learn a great deal through pursuing the deeper currents of your

consciousness( particularly in respect to love and personal relationships" +f you are illing to honestly confront and e.plore your inner feelings( no matter hat their nature( your social and se.ual e.periences ill be most re arding" (=obert Band) This generation of children may e.hibit rather difficult moods and( according to adult standards( seem to act compulsively" +t is rather difficult to get them to tal! about their feelings( hich they can%t easily e.press in ords" Bo ever( as they get older they ill ant to ma!e s eeping changes in the orld around them" As a generation( they aren%t li!ely to do things half ay( and the changes they or! for ill be e.tremely important" 3hen they are older( they may develop ne techni'ues of therapy and healing for both mind and body" They encounter human needs at a very intimate and feeling level( and try very hard to implement hatever measures seem necessary"

Natal Uranus in Sagittarius

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy) Those born in this generation have the ability to receive intuitively from the planetary mind ne philosophical directions and ne hori@ons for society%s moral behavior" #isruption occurs in hanging on to belief systems and moral attitudes that *ustify old social behaviors" (Joan $egus) Uranus as already in Sagittarius as e entered the year 01AA" +n 0611( the US as!ed for an %open door% policy ith China by hich all countries ould be treated e'ually in terms of trade ith China" +n 01AA( =ussia( )ermany( >rance( :ngland( +taly and Japan agreed" Just the ords %open door% imply the Uranian idea of freedom& and the Sagittarian connection is inferred because fairness as an issue and foreign countries ere involved" Another e.ample of Uranus in Sagittarius occurred in China ith the Eo.er =ebellion" The revolution as to protest foreign domination" The revolutionaries called themselves %righteous harmony fists%" <roperty o ned by foreign po ers as destroyed and( after the rebellion( compensation as paid to the countries involved" +n 01A6 ( hen Uranus as firmly entrenched in Capricorn)( the United States returned some of its settlement to China for practical purposes of education" The late 01th and early 2Ath centuries also coincided ith the time of the robber barons of industry" These men ere e.panding (a Sagittarian !ey ord) their corporations and forming monopolies( in defiance of the Sherman Anti-trust ?a " They considered themselves above the la " Ey >ebruary 01A2( <resident Theodore =oosevelt as aging ar on the monopolies in order that the government might e.ercise more control over them" Bis first step as to bring suit against the $orthern Securities Company" This case as not settled until t o years later - the year in hich Uranus moved into Capricorn" :.ploitation of their employees as also part of the lac! of concern of these captains of industry" Although deplorable conditions e.isted long before 01A8( it as not until that year( ith Uranus moving into the :arth sign of Capricorn( that something concrete as done about it" Te.tile or!ers in >all =iver( Massacheusetts aged a long and bitter stri!e" This brought to light the mistreatment of employees( including children( hich led to a Child ?abor Committee being formed in Congress and(

eventually( to the protection of all children through Child ?abor ?a s" +n the area of modern technology( the first cable as laid bet een San >rancisco and the <hillipines in 01A2( and the 3right Erothers made their first flight in 01A7" Eoth of these occurrences are clearly Sagittarian e.amples" The cable stretched beyond our domestic borders and the airplane is not only connected ith distant travel( but this invention is also responsible for bringing the orld closer together in terms of time" #uring the ne.t period of Uranus moving through Sagittarius (0160-66)( technological developments ere centered on space travel and computers emphasi@ing the revolutionary broadening of our hori@ons in true Sagittarian fashion" The idea of %trust-busting% came before the public again ith the suit brought against the American Telephone and Telegraph Company( after hich ATIT had to relin'uish rights to local phone companies" =evolutions included the fall of the government in Baiti in 016D and US intervention in )renada" Buman rights ere important in both cases( and correlate ith Sagittarian idealism" +f e loo! at the overvie of the mundane affairs mentioned above( e find t o contradictory themes" 4n the one hand( e have the robber barons e.panding and developing ithout thought of the elfare of others - ma!ing their o n la s or seeming to feel above the la " 4n the other hand( e see the emphasis on fairness( *ustice and benefits for human!ind in the improvement of conditions of or!ers and the motivation behind the revolutions" Eoth these themes can be evident in individuals ith Uranus in Sagittarius as ell" There may be a disregard for others if one%s o n freedom is in 'uestion or if people are interfering ith one%s e.pansion or development" Eut there is also an idealistic 'uality that is prevalent hen others are being mistreated and one is not personally involved" +f you have Uranus in Sagittarius( you may be a visionary or an idealist in terms of your philosophy regarding freedom and individualism( but actions do not al ays follo or accompany the ords" Moral consciousness may be an issue in your evaluation of orld conditions( but in your o n life( your urge for progress may override your o n conscience" /ou could espouse ideas of *ustice and e'uality for all and discuss changing orld conditions" Eut hen you are e.hilarated by challenge( and you are using your ingenuity in broadening your o n hori@ons( the matter of right or rong might not be considered" So( although your enthusiasm may cause you to ignore your righteous philosophy( the philosophy is still there" And once you are conscious of your actions not al ays reflecting your belief system( you can correct the situation" /ou should still try to be innovative and move ahead( but !eep your philosophy in mind as you are personally trying to develop" $ot only should this !eep you ithin acceptable boundaries& but also( by applying your moral vie point to yourself as ell as to the orld around you( you cannot help but improve both your position and that of those ith hom you come into contact" The theoretical side of freedom and *ustice may seem more obvious than tangible results stemming from actions ta!en" +t is easier to philosophi@e than it is to or! to ard specific( concrete ends" This is clear in terms of the mundane data given above" The deplorable labor conditions in factories ere e.posed hile Uranus as in Sagittarius" And the anti-trust suit against the $orthern Securities Company as started during that period as ell" Eut it as not until Uranus moved into Capricorn that labor la s ere passed and the government on its suit" +n terms of creativity( if you have Uranus in Sagittarius you ill probably find

anything that fits this category ill have as its purpose the betterment of humanity or the broadening of personal hori@ons" This latter can include bringing the orld closer together (as illustrated by the invention of the airplane) hile you are e.panding yourself" So if you have Uranus in Sagittarius and are having difficulty being creative( focus on your motivation" This might help to get you started" (S!ye Ale.ander) Uranus as in Sagittarius hen the 2Ath Century began( and remained there until #ecember 01A8" +n $ovember 0160( Uranus again entered this sign( and remained there until >ebruary 0166( returning again briefly from May 0166 until $ovember 0166" Sagittarius is associated ith e.panding hori@ons& anything that helps us gro or increases our understanding of ourselves and the orld in hich e live is related to this sign" Bigher education( religion( philosophy and long-distance travel all help broaden our !no ledge" Therefore( those of you ho ere born ith Uranus in Sagittarius ill e.perience and bring about changes in these areas" Around the turn of the century( hen Uranus as previously in Sagittarius( unconventional religions hose belief systems diverged from the prevailing JudeoChristian attitudes of the 3estern orld became popular( and many people e.plored mysticism( ancient religions and secret spiritual societies" #uring Uranus%s most recent passage through Sagittarius( huge numbers of people once again ere re*ecting orthodo. religions and turning to other belief systems - :astern philosophy( astrology( itchcraft( $ative American teachings( ancient religions - and literature that reveals formerly hidden !no ledge became idely available" Those of you ho have Uranus in Sagittarius in your birth charts might be interested in unconventional religions or have spiritual beliefs that are avant garde or radically different from those of the general public" Uranus in Sagittarius also signifies ma*or changes and brea!throughs in travel" +n 01A7( for e.ample( the 3right brothers made their famous flight at Kitty Ba ! and introduced the orld to air travel" The automobile had its real beginning at this time( too( ith the founding of the >ord Motor Company in 01A7" #uring the more recent Uranus-in-Sagittarius period( the Coyager space probe *ourneyed to the outer planets for the first time( increasing our understanding of the solar system" Those of you ho have this planetary placement in your charts may be interested in or responsible for ne developments in the travel field" <erhaps the first people to *ourney to other planets ill be members of this Uranus group" This planetary position also is responsible for changes in education" 3hen Uranus as last in Sagittarius( the progressive education movement in the United States( influenced by the philosophies of =ousseau( >roebel and others( introduced industrial( social and agricultural sub*ects into the school curriculum" Changes in the education system during the most recent transit of Uranus through Sagittarius include a mar!ed increase in the number of students attending private primary and secondary schools rather than public institutions( and enormous increases in the price of higher education" Computers( both as a field of study and as a tool to aid study( have revolutioni@ed educational programs at all levels" Sagittarius is associated ith religion& and hile Uranus has been in this sign( church-operated schools in the United States have proliferated" The debate over the church%s role in public education has intensified( and attention has been focused on such issues as the teaching of evolution( school prayer and censorship of te.tboo!s" Those of you ho have Uranus in Sagittarius in your birth charts are interested in and might be involved ith creating( developing or promoting ne methods and

fields of study" <erhaps you feel there is a need for greater freedom and individuality in education( and ill or! to bring this about" 4r( having been born during a time hen 'uality education seems to be beyond the reach of all but the ealthy( you may attempt to ma!e learning more accessible to all ho ant it" /ou could rebel against the influence of religion in the schools or go to the opposite e.treme and strive to strengthen the connection bet een church and state in terms of the public education system" 3hatever path you ta!e( you are sure to be involved in changes that affect hat and ho e learn" (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) Uranus in the sign Sagittarius brings about ne concepts in religion( philosophy( and education" $atives of this position of Uranus can pioneer ne religious and educational forms" They have a strong desire to incorporate into religion the principles of science and the occult( such as reincarnation( astrology( and mental telepathy" +f Uranus is afflicted in Sagittarius( there can be dogmatic adherence to eccentric religions and social philosophies( or a desire to negate all religious concepts( producing sceptics and agnostics" Uranus in Sagittarius gives natives a great deal of curiosity about foreign cultures" They ill travel suddenly( ta!in glong *ourneys out of the spirit of adventure" They ill have many uni'ue e.periences in foreign countries or ith foreigners( and they tend to adopt foreign religions and philosophies" ()rant ?e i) /our originality re'uires scope and proceeds from vision" /ou generali@e readily( feeling yourself most at home( and in the sphere of your greatest mental efficiency( hen dealing in large terms( ideas( symbols" This can ma!e you a great artist or thin!er or philosopher or preacher - or it can ma!e you *ust a fu@@y thin!er( never getting do n to case" /ou should learn the orship of facts( and you need never orry about getting stodgy( for facts ill al ays be to you the stones to build generali@ations from and ill never ma!e you a groundling" /ou have a !ind of fear and contempt for the earthbound( feeling that your true genius ta!es you out of the class of mere boo! orms and grubbers into a higher atmosphere of the spirit" $o idea is too lofty for you to grasp - or so you thin!" And by being illing to grasp facts first and build the ideas from them( you can be really as high and profound as you imagine yourself to be" 3hen you learn the value of !no ledge (as insurance for your ideas)( you can be a real intellectual force& and it is in this role that you find your truest e.pression" (Julia and #ere! <ar!er) Bere( Uranus is in lively( dynamic spirit( giving an original slant to the intellect and opening up the mind" The Sagittarian need for challenge is complemented by an attraction to all things ne and unusual" Uranus travelled through Sagittarius bet een 0160 and 0166& and Jupiter( the ruler of Sagittarius( made a transit of that sign in 0167 - a delightful *oint influence( adding liveliness( an attractive sense of humor and very good brain to those born under it" )enerally spea!ing( the splendid influence of this placing alone ill ma!e these children intellectually and physically adventurous" They ill be humanitarian and be able to contribute fully to the greening of the :arth( for they ill be entirely a are of orld ecological problems yet have a very different approach from those of the

previous generation of Uranus in Scorpio" <arents of children ith this placing should try to al ays increase their a areness of the beauty of the orld" These traits ill be particularly pronounced if Sagittarius is prominent or Uranus is personali@ed" (John To nley) /ou may be able to convert your se.ual energy into very active physical e.pression( particularly hen pursuing adventure or a challenging ne e.perience" Similarly( e.citing ne situations often stimulate your se.ual and emotional drives( hich may be rather sluggish hen things are slo " 4thers in your age group are li!ely to have a particularly simple and romantici@ed vie of love that may or may not fit in ith your o n" +f you share their ideali@ed concept of love( you ill be most content ith lovers in your o n close age range" +f your vie of love is more comple. or realistic( you may be happier ith a partner ho is either 'uite a bit older or much younger" /ou should understand your generation%s attitude to ard relationships( even if it differs a bit from your o n" There is much beauty in an honest( energetic approach to love& and the 'ualities of earnestness and ingenuousness are ell suited to pure love untainted by baser motivations" +f you can sustain a relationship on this level( tremendous fulfillment is possible( but often such success is easier to achieve in a movie script than in real life" Bo ever( this general direction is orth the effort& tempered ith realism( it can be most re arding" Certainly this is one of the most sought-after styles of loving" (=obert Band) These children are strongly attracted to ne philosophies( and ill 'uestion all accepted traditions and ideals" They are interested in ne and innovative ideas rather than the tried and true( feeling that the past has outlived its usefulness" They have a strong drive to be free( and may be 'uite eccentric" +f the current interest in ne religious sects and cults continues( these people are li!ely to be very much involved ith them( and ill change them tremendously"

Natal Uranus in Capricorn

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy) Those born in the generation having Uranus in Capricorn have the ability to receive intuitively from the planetary mind ays to establish a ne social order" :.periences include insights of innovative ays to organi@e society in a collective hole" #isruption occurs by hanging on to old forms of society%s governmental structures" (Joan $egus) Although Uranus in Capricorn may not be as free or fle.ible as it is in Sagittarius( its impact is clearer and more tangible( not only in the e.amples given in the Uranus in Sagittarius section( but also in a number of other mundane events" The devastating San >rancisco earth'ua!es of 01AD and 0161 both had Uranus in Capricorn& and at the time of each 'ua!e Uranus as also con*unct the San >rancisco Midheaven (MC)" Eut San >rancisco is not the only place here earth'ua!es have occurred" There ere an inordinate number of ma*or earth'ua!es all around the orld over the years of Uranus%s tenancy of Capricorn from 0166 to 011D" Another type of Uranus in Capricorn activity evident during the earlier Uranus in

Capricorn period (01A8-0102) as that the unions gained po er through protection of the labor force" Stri!es by or!ers - in protest of conditions - ere becoming more fre'uent because of the strength of the unions" This fits ell ith the concept of authority associated ith Capricorn" And ith Uranus in Capricorn you ould e.pect that it is easier to rebel if you have a group representing some form of authority supporting you and giving you a sense of security" The idea of authority as also obvious in the American political arena" Theodore =oosevelt( in his first annual message to Congress( announced that in accordance ith the Monroe #octrine( the United States ould deal ith any problams hich foreign counties had ith countries in the 3estern Bemisphere" +n his ords( %Chronic rongdoing""" may force the United States""" to the e.ercise of international police po er%" +n 01A9( he as called upon to fulfill his promise hen the US government began to supervise the #ominican =epublic%s payment of national and international debts" Again in 01AD( the United States assumed the role of authority in another country in the estern hemisphere hen the Cuban president as!ed the United States for assistance in 'uelling a rebellion" 3illiam Bo ard Taft as sent to head a provisional government& and the United States dominated Cuba for three years" +t is interesting to note that in the late 016As( relations ith Central American countries and the degree of the United States intervention there came again in the foreground of American politics as Uranus repeated its transit through Capricorn" There are other mundane e.amples of Uranus in Capricorn that could be mentioned( but the flavor of this placement should be clear from the illustrations already given" +n fact( the earth'ua!es alone pro*ect an image that empitomi@es the essence of Uranus in Capricorn" The earth literally split apart suddenly( indicating that the revolutionary 'ualities associated ith Uranus can produce visible results in the sign of Capricorn" Bo ever( although the occurrence itself as abrupt( the conditions of the earht had to build over many( many years to a point of the eruption" Therefore( e lived ith the !no ledge that an earth'ua!e could ta!e place at any time( but the e.act moment as unpredictable( and the devastating results a shoc!" Applied to the individual( if you have Uranus in Capricorn( you probably live ith the !no ledge that if you start a revolution you can ma!e a difference" The 'uestion ill be %+s it orth your time and effort,% Therefore( your spontaneity is tempered by the need to evaluate and plan" /ou ill probably rehearse and memori@e your actions before you %suddenly% move" And( hen you do ta!e action( it ill probably be noticed" $ot only are your %spontaneous% acts most probably planned( but the route you ta!e to reach your goal is probably not original" /ou ill find it easier to rebel if there is precedence to follo " +t may not be difficult to run the orld ith Uranus in Capricorn( but( before you start the revolution( you ant to !no that you have the capability of overthro ing the present r;gime" Secondly( you ant to ma!e sure that you have sub*ects ho ill follo you hen you do ta!e over" +n other ords( ith Uranus in Capricorn( drastic action ill rarely be ta!en ithout investigation and having precedents to refer to( hich facilitates you ma!ing decisions in terms of revolutionary action" 3hile the motivation for rebelling ith Uranus in Sagittarius is usually fairness and *ustice( the reasons for such movement ith Uranus in Capricorn are la and order( and paternalism" =oosevelt%s announcement that e ill police our o n indicates the stern father approach( and the unions athcing over and protecting the or!ers reiterates this idea" Eoth these e.amples seem to have la and order as a factor" =oosevelt%s attitude as

to !eep the #ominican =epublic and Cuba in line& the unions anted la s passed to protect the or!ers" Eut there is another e.ample hich is even more impressive" +n 010A( as Uranus as coming to the end of Capricorn( a revolution bro!e out in Me.ico" The reason for the uprising as that Me.ican dictator <orfidio #ia@ and his friends ere becoming rich by robbing the poor" 3hen Taft investigated( he ignored the mistreatment of the poor" +nstead he praised #ia@ for his ability to maintain %la and order%" Be also stated that bac!ing up the dictator as necessary to protect the large amount of capital that the United States had invested in the country" Support of the ruthless government of Me.ico continued until 0108 hen Uranus as in the sign of A'uarius" (S!ye Ale.ander) +n the last century( Uranus as in Capricorn from #ecember 01A8 to January 0102( and from Setember to $ovember 0102" +n >ebruary 0166( Uranus once again entered this sign( and stayed there until January 011D" Capricorn is the sign of structures( traditions( big business( the established order( patriarchal authority( the physical orld and its boundaries( and responsibilities( controls and limitations" These things( therefore( are hat your %mini-generation% ill be involved ith changing( in order to bring about more openness and e'uality" #uring Uranus%s previous passage through Capricorn( for e.ample( Albert :instein introduced his theory of relativity (01A9)( hich changed our concept of matter and the structure of the universe" /our Uranus-group probably ill be concerned ith the influence big business has on the democratic system( and could itness or be involved ith brea!ing up its control over individual lives and orld freedom" The practices and policies or large( multinational corporations came under attac! during this period( and the public insisted that ban!s and other po erful institutions disclose their activities" This as a chaotic time( as monetary systems and the institutions that control the orld%s financial structures ere upset" The stoc! mar!et crash of 0165 and the corresponding fluctuations in orld currencies ere a precursor to the changes Uranus brought" +n these years( e sa a loosening of the rigid structure of the status 'uo so that it became easier for more people - especially omen and minorities - to obtain a %piece of the pie%" Conflicts bet een the %haves% and %have nots% ere li!ely( and countries here the disparity bet een rich and poor is great e.perienced severe disturbances" The struggle raging in South Africa as a good e.ample" There ere even revolutions or attempts to overthro the ruling authorities in some parts of the orld( or at least movements to revise the established order" 3hether the changes ere accomplished easily or through violence and turmoil depended on ho illing those in authority ere to relin'uish some of their control" As those of you ho erer born ith Uranus in Capricorn reach adulthood( you might bring about greater e'uality and openness( in both business and politics" #uring the previous passage of Uranus through Capricorn( there ere ars and disputes throughout :urope( =ussia( Tur!ey and Japan( and the conflicts that eventually escalated into 3orld 3ar + began boiling" These ars not only toppled old ruling po ers( but also resulted in the realignment of national borders" Capricorn is also the sign of traditions and conservative beliefs& and as Uranus travelled through this sign again recently it upset and reordered many of the traditions and attitudes that had held s ay in the past" Conservative religious and social ideologies came under attac!" :ven the foundations on hich societies are

established ere sub*ect to being altered significantly" Those of you ith this planetary position in your birth charts may believe in destroying all traditions and structures( and might embrace anarchy" /ou believe that the individual is more important than society( and are an advocate of personal rights and freedoms" +n the e.treme( you could rebel against all types of social responsibility and duty" (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) Uranus in Capricorn indicates a generation of people ho ill effect important changes in the governmental and business po er structures" They ish to change the status 'uo in order to ensure greater security for the future( but they must be careful to do so in a practical ay( building the ne on the foundations of the old" They see! constructive change( yet are reluctant to release the past completely" These people have strong ambitions and a desire to succeed" They have original ideas in science and business( hich they use to advance their careers or improve their status" They are also able to develop old ideas in ne or unusual ays" +f Uranus in Capricorn is afflicted( they are li!ely to be overambitious( and tend to overe.tend themselves in pursuit of professional advancement" ()rant ?e i) Capricorn is the so-called 3orld sign( and it is natural that the genius Uranus therein should produce people that ill upset old traditions" 3ith this position( you are li!ely to feel that you are giving e.pression to your truest genius in rebellion against things as they are( or as they ere( for you ill al ays remember the revolt against conventions that occupy your youth( hen to be part of the general iconoclasm is considered personally daring" Mass individualism is the product of uranus in Capricorn" To progress from the conventional unconventionality to truly finding yourself and your individual e.pression is 'uite a tas!" 3hen you find it( you ill discover that your great contribution must be along lines of social progress( probably 'uite conservative in aim( even if unusual in method" /ou see! not to destroy the la and the prophets( but to fulfill them ith all vigor and individualism" (Julia and #ere! <ar!er) Bere Uranus ill give a rational( cool outloo! and the ability to put problems into a coherent and logical perspective" Bo ever( Capricorn is the sign most sympathetic to conventional behavior and to doing %the right and proper thing%( and Uranus is e.actly the opposite( often encouraging shoc! tactics and perverse and unpredictable actions" Conflict ill be the result" +n most cases( it is to be hoped( there ill be a eighing up of the contrasting possibilities hen the occasion demands( and the sub*ect ill ta!e the sensible line of action( neither causing embarrassment nor cramping his or her style" This is a generation influence( so these traits ill not be strongly emphasi@ed in everyone born over a seven-year period" $evertheless( if someone of this generation consults you for astrological advice in a fe years% time( and you mention something along these lines( he or she ill understand and perhaps may be able to add some additional and incisive comments" A certain hardness is present( but the humanitarian side of Uranus ill emerge in a very practical( do n-to-earth ay( and this generation ill continue to improve the environment and cope ith the problems of its time" Study the po er of the Uranian influence in the child%s chart to see if she ill be a leader of her generation" /ou should also refer to both Saturn and $eptune in Capricorn( and to the Saturn F Uranus con*unction" All these planets% positions( and possibly the above-mentioned

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Natal Uranus in Aquarius

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy) Those born in the generation having this placement have the ability to receive intuitively from the planetary mind ne ideas to lin! humanity beyond the level of traditional social order into an integrated hole that is in alignment ith humanitarian ideals and standards for relating" A creative form of disorder occurs hen Uranus in A'uarius operates on its highest( most inventive and original level" A form of disruption occurs through the a areness of obsolete social systems" (Joan $egus) The shift in attitude to ard the Me.ican government that too! place in 0108 concerned matters of principle rather than finance" The incident that triggered the change as the arrest of several sailors and officers from the American barge #olphin in Tampico" The men ere released( but Admiral Benry Mayo demanded an apology and a %salute to the American flag%" The Me.ican dictator( Cictoriano Buerta( refused( and bro!e off diplomatic relations ith the United States" :uropean countries ith vested financial interests in Me.ico urged US <resident 3oodro 3ilson to recogni@e Buerta( stating that he as strong enough to !eep the status 'uo in this country here rebels ere again threatening to challenge the government" +nstead( the usually peace-oriented 3ilson as!ed for and received permission from Congress to send troops to control the city of Ceracru@" The reason given for this action as that )ermany as sending arms to Buerta through this port" The incident might have triggered a ar had not Argentina( Era@il and Chile entered the picture as mediators" Ey the shipment of supplies being stopped( ho ever( Buerta%s po er diminished& and eventually he resigned and left the country" This series of events points up t o important differences bet een Uranus in Capricorn and Uranus in A'uarius" The first is that financial and other material considerations that are foremost in the minds of people ith Uranus in Capricorn fade into the bac!ground hen freedom and individuality are threatened" 3ith Uranus in A'uarius( the ords %personal dignity% or %personal integrity% are mentioned as being an essential ingredient in one%s personal ma!e-up and a prime reason to rebel" The mediation that too! place illustrates the second difference" The dictatorial( paternalistic approach of Capricorn is replaced by the ob*ectivity of A'uarius" There is no longer the necessity of being the authority figure" 3e are dealing ith the sign of e'uality( here opinions and alternatives can be discussed" 3ith Uranus in A'uarius( you ill believe that you have an open mind hen it comes to change and freedom( and you are capable of ad*usting" /ou *ust may not do it as 'uic!ly as you thin! you can (or do)" Eut at least compromise is possible" And hat others have to say regarding Uranian matters can eventually be accepted if the arguments ma!e sense and humanitarian reasons are offered" Capricorn is a blac!-and- hite sign" Things are right or rong( and tangible actions must be ta!en to reinfoce hat is right and eliminate hat is rong" There is usually %one ay% to resolve issues( and this is dependent upon ho is in charge" 3ith Uranus in A'uarius( the approach to Uranian issues is more abstract" %<rinciples% out eigh specifics" There is an a areness of the possibility of choice( and

recognition that there are alternative courses of action" #ecisions are based on intellect( not on feelings of concrete facts" And if you try to influence a Uranus in A'uarius person ith a sad story or fifty practical reasons for starting a revolution( you ill probably e.perience a cool response" 3hen emotions or too much pracicality are brought into the picture( the Uranus in A'uarius person has the ability to detach from the situation and ithdra " The best ay to reach the Uranus in A'uarius person is to be impersonal and ob*ective" An e.cellent e.ample of the difference bet een the t o signs as evidencd at the time of the passage of Uranus from Capricorn to A'uarius in 0102" That as the year in hich 3oodro 3ilson as eleced president in a landslide victory over both Theodore =oosevelt and 3illiam Bo ard Taft" The events that too! place in each of their terms of office hich ere mentioned earlier illustrate clearly the mood of the country during those times& and a loo! at the general character of the three men reaffirms the information - but most particularly the contrast bet een Teddy =oosevelt and 3oodro 3ilson( as Taft or!ed under =oosevelt and really rose from his shado " =oosevelt%s motto as %spea! softly but carry a big stic!%" This evo!es the image of the stern father hose authority is felt ihout it being spo!en" +t as time to ma!e concrete changes materiali@e ith Uranus in Capricorn" Therefore( a man ith the character of =oosevelt ould appeal to the populace during that period" 3hen Uranus moved into A'uarius( different types of changes ere desired" The people anted to or! to ard their hopes and ishes - to aspire more highly - and perhaps improve conditions for all of man!ind" Using physical force as no longer enough" The mind needed to be e.ercised as ell" Therefore( it is not surprising that 3oodro 3ilson( a former professor and president of <rinceton University( ould be elected <resident of the United States" $or is it surprising that he ould be considered a visionary and noted for his intellect" Although these years of Uranus in A'uarius (0102-012A) coincided ith using the mind to institute change and to or! to ard higher ideals( it also included 3orld 3ar + (0108-0106)( thus demonstrating that the intellect alone may not be enough to alter conditions" +n fact( it suggests that if the mind cannot ma!e the difference( any feasible means can be used" 3ith Uranus in the sign of its rulership( e have a principle associated ith both the planet and the sign A'uarius( strongly e.pressed through 3orld 3ar +" 3ith this Air combination( neither feelings nor practicality plays an essential role in actions ta!en to bring about change or freedom" The end *ustifies the means - no matter ho unorthodo. or( in this case( ho bloody - it may be" This e.ample can add more information to our interpretation of Uranus in A'uarius for the individual" +f you have this placement( you may vie alternatives for change first through the intellect" /et( you may be illing to defend your o n right to freedom and e'uality in any ay that is e.pedient" The same holds true if you become involved in a humanitarian cause that does not involve you personally" /ou ould probably *oin such a cause for idealistic reasons" There need be no close connection bet een you and others defending or affected by the pro*ect" +n fact( you can probably start and continue revolutionary activities in an impersonal( detached manner" +t is easier to embrace principles than people& and sentimentality is probably not a consideration in Uranian matters" (S!ye Ale.ander) Uranus as in A'uarius last century from >ebruary 0102 until March 0101( and

again from August 0101 until January 012A" +n April 0119( it entered A'uarius again( and ill remain there until January 2AA7" +n its o n sign( Uranus%s energy is amplified( so that such periods usually are rac!ed ith turmoil( sudden and e.plosive change( revolts and conflicts that involve issues of independence and e'uality" Eoth Uranus and A'uarius are associated ith progressive social change( freedom( human rights( unconventional attitudes and behavior( ne and revolutionary discoveries and ideas( modern technology and scientific advances& therefore( your Uranus-group ill be involved ith and instrumental in effecting changes and upsets in these areas" 3orld 3ar + too! place during Uranus%s last passage through A'uarius" >or the first time in history( aircraft - ruled by A'uarius and Uranus - played an important role in arfare" Authoritarian governments around the globe toppled( and ne political systems ere established" The =ussian =evolution( hich overthre the ruling c@ars and set up a government of the people( occurred during this period" +n China( the Ch%ing dynasty( hich had been in po er since 0D88( as ousted( and a republic as set up in its place" 4ther social e'uali@ing forces ere also at or! during this period" +n the United States( the omen%s suffrage movement as gaining strength& and in )reat Eritain omen achieved limited voting rights" $e /or! health care or!er and social activist Margaret Sangar began her birth control decade( hich as intended to give omen greater independence" 3or!man%s Compensation( the first social insurance program in the U"S"( as established in some states( and the American income ta. system as made la by the 0Dth amendment to the Constitution" Those of you ho have this Uranus placement in your birth charts have a strong sense of independence( individual rights and social e'uality" /ou could be involved in implementing social reforms or ma!ing brea!throughs in the established order that create more e'uitable situations" /ou also are curious( inventive( unconventional( perhaps a little eccentric( and illing to try anything ne or different" <erhaps you ill be responsible for important discoveries or changes in scientific fields( as as true of physician F scientist Jonas Sal!( ho developed a polio vaccine& his Uranus as in A'uarius" 4r( your curiosity and desire for e.citement could lead you to discover ne orlds" The ne %minigeneration% of Uranus-in-A'uarius people ill e.perience and be involved ith significant( revolutionary changes in the areas of human rights( technology and science( as ell as $e Age thought" <erhaps they ill even travel to other Universes of establish contact ith other- orld beings" (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) Uranus in A'uarius is in its o n sign and is therefore very po erful" <eople ith this position have a penetrating( intuitive insight into scientific and occult truth" +n highly developed types( there is the capacity to understand spiritual energies and religious concepts in a scientific conte.t" These people have great scientific and inventive talents" This position of Uranus gives strong ill and mental independence" $atives insist on ma!ing their o n decisions and dra ing their o n conclusions" Their independent( intellectual minds are bent on discovering the impartial truth& they ill discard yesterday%s ideas and methods if they cannot be proved scientifically or if they fail to conform to fact" #irect e.perience is their final test for determining the truth of any matter" Their capacity for direct e.perience and observation can be e.tended in higher dimensions through the unfolding of their clairvoyant faculties"

They are concerned ith hat is good for humanity as a hole& they believe in human brotherhood and the dignity of man" Their openness to ne ideas is a manifestation of their humanitarian tendencies" They see! to reform society( and they li!e to or! through groups and organi@ations" +f Uranus is afflicted in A'uarius( there can be license instead of freedom( producing unreasoning stubbornness and impractical eccentricity" Uranus heavily afflicted here can ma!e the native un illing to follo any system of routine or discipline" ()rant ?e i) /ou !no instinctively that your individual genius re'uires a mass e.pression( that there is no personal freedom for anyone till everyone is free( and that no individual can be happier than the sum total of his society is happy" /ou are the lamplighters of the ne birth of freedom in the hour of the orld%s dar!ness" +n the depths of your spirits( you !no that there is no individualism( no personal genius( no true e.pression possible to any one human being till all of man!ind has found the level at hich it can live securely together" This is the great message of the A'uarian age of hich you and those of your generation are acolytes" (Julia and #ere! <ar!er) Bere Uranus is in the sign that it rules( giving these people a certain A'uarian air" They are friendly( !ind and humanitarian( usually ith an independent strea!( and may be rather private" As they get older( they must be encouraged to !eep their independence( and ill probably ant to" Bo ever( Uranian unpredictability and intractability ill surely emerge( so the rest of the chart should be e.amined to find the best solution to such deadloc!s" +f Air signs are emphasi@ed( this placing%s influence ill be some hat increased" There is considerable inventiveness and originality( and a certain flair in hichever area of self-e.pression is most fulfilling" Many ill loo! glamorous ell into the later years of their lives( but poor circulation and stiffness or arthritic conditions in the *oints is li!ely - e.ercise should be encouraged" Kindness and the A'uarian F Uranian humanitarian traits are usually present" Bere is someone ho li!es to raise money for charity( or at least ease suffering in a practical ay" As Uranus is in its o n sign here( its influence is enhanced( and ill be even more potent if it is also a personal planet"

Natal Uranus in Pisces

(Jan Spiller and Karen McCoy) Those born in the generation having Uranus in <isces have the ability to receive intuitively from the planetary mind ne pinnacles of understanding that have the effect of dissolving all previous !no ledge" The ay ill be cleared for change and revolution( to ma!e ay for rene ed ideals for humanity" #isruption occurs if you hold on to old belief systems and old perceptions of reality" (Joan $egus) Uranus in <isces presents a mar!ed contrast to Uranus in A'uarius" The ob*ectivity of the Air sign is gone" >eelings run strong( and the victim-victimi@er theme comes to the foreground" The Cersailles <eace Treaty (0101) illustrates this very ell" The )ermans had to admit guilt and give up rich territory" There seemed to be no mercy(

only severe punishment for rongdoing" A second <iscean 'uality that as evident in this document as its vague language hich Bitler later as able to distort to his o n advantage ( hen Uranus moved into Aries)" Another e.cellent e.ample of Uranus in <isces came as the result of the passage of the 06th Amendment banning alcohol in the United States" =atification of an Amendment to the Constitution is not a Uranian matter" +t did( ho ever( concern the consumption of alcohol( hich is associated ith the sign of <isces" Eut more significant as the rebellion and the crime to hich it led" The prohibition of alcohol led to bootlegging" +t as the era of spea!easies and gangsters" #efiance of the establishment as a ay of life for these people" As ith any revolutionary group( they had their o n code of ethics( but their tenets ere not based on *ustice and progress (Sagittarius)" $or did they care about precedence and facts (Capricorn)" $or ere they ob*ective( fair and intellectually sound (A'uarius)" They ere founded in feeling (<isces)" The prominence of <isces is further reiterated in teh victim-victimi@er theme hich as so fre'uently part of the scenarios in the interplay of the mobs in the gangster era" +deology is also associated ith the sign of <isces" The American Communist <arty as founded in 0101( as Uranus as moving bet een <isces and A'uarius" Eut it as not so much the formation of the group that epitomi@ed Uranus in <isces" =ather( as ith the above e.ample( it as the aftermath that as significant" Although there as no real threat of ar( the attitude of the country as hysteria in terms of this ne movement" +n January of 012A( United States Attorney )eneral A" Mitchell palmer coined the phrase %=ed Menace%( to describe this group( and triggered an uncontrollable emotional response in the country" +n one night( he had 8(AAA people in 77 cities arrested as Communists" Many of these people ere not even <arty members( and none of them seemed to be planning a violent movement" /et the mood that <almer evo!ed s ept across the nation and led to other arrests that ere also ithout real cause" There ere no facts( nor logic( connected ith these incidents *ust unleashed emotions" These actions also point up the illusionary and delusionary 'ualities associated ith <isces" Clearly( if you have Uranus in <isces and you could easily become involved in some !ind of cause( you are most li!ely to select one that is connected to victimi@ation or ideology" +t is your emotions that dra you in& and once you are committed( hard( cold facts ill probably not influence you" /our concept of the other side - the enemy - may be some hat vague and defy concrete description" Eut you feel the %menace%" /ou !no it si there" 4ften ith Uranus in <isces( there is a strong undercurrent in regard to the process of change" Much more is bre ing under the surface than comes out into the orld" And( of hat emerges not all is announced or even recogni@ed( hether ir concerns a country or a person" The end result *ust seems to appear from no here( and one may onder ho the changes too! place" 3ho can e.plain in detail ho the gangsters came into po er( or precisely hat caused the mass hysteria over the Communist <arty, +t is difficult to ascertain( because emotions ta!e over( and( therefore( rational e.planations are irrelevant" There is also an air of secrecy that can surround matters associated ith the sign of <isces( so you can also be 'uiet about your nonconformity" Eesides( you !no that %right is on your side%& and that%s hat counts" /ou can convince yourself that your cause is the only universally right one( no matter hat the tangible evidence sho s" +f doubt creeps in( you can( at least for a time( create an illusion and mas! the fla s" +n terms of your personal 'uest for individuality and freedom( you can *ustify anything you do by ascribing some moral or

spiritual reason to it" + remember someone ith this placement e.plaining that she too! some bi@arre( seemingly self-centered action because she as %getting in tune ith the Universe%" There as undoubtedly some of the same tone in the air among the mobsters( the American Communist <arty( and even the Attorney )eneral of the United States( to account for the Uranian actions they too!" 3hen people disagree ith you( you are surprised" /ou may become a fanatic in trying to enlighten them" 4r you could simply ignore them becuase you have right on your side( and %they ill get theirsH% Eut having a righteous attitude such as yours has a positive side as ell" 3hen you are championing hte cause of the do ntrodden or the victimi@ed( you can be an inspiration to those you are trying to help" /ou ill also be a force to be rec!oned ith because your emotional fervor ill give you the impetus to battle the enemy and ultimately ear them do n no matter ho strong they appear" 3hen you have Uranus in <isces( the !ey to using it most auspiciously is to !eep in mind that being starved of service is an essential ingredient in your ta!ing revolutionary actions" /ou might become more highly evolved in the process( and even probably reap re ards& but helping others to e.press individuality or to e.perience personal freedom should be an integral part of your motivation" 3hen you consider the needs of others( %right% ill be on your side( and your faith in your cause or direction can give you the boundless energy to accomplish seemingly impossible tas!s in an apparently effortless manner" (S!ye Ale.ander) #uring the last century( Uranus as in <isces from April to August 0101( again bet een January 012A and March 0125( and then from $ovember 0125 until January 0126" <isces is the sign of higher consciousness( and thus it is associated ith spirituality( peace( art and music" +t also is connected ith anything that is un!no n or hidden (including such things as the oceans% depths( outer space( prisons and mental institutions)( the unconscious( dreams( fantasy( drugs and alcohol" Therefore( those of you ith Uranus in this sign ill e.perience and F or be responsible for changes in these areas" Uranus%s last passage through <isces coincided follo ing the devastation of 3orld 3ar +" ith a period of relative peace(

+n the art orld( this position of Uranus heralded ne and unconventional forms and movements" Surrealism( hich as inspired by Sigmund >reud%s recent or! ith dreams and the unconscious( and cubism ere t o ne imaginative and unusual styles being e.plored by artists" The music orld( too( as undergoing significant changes ith the introduction of a popular ne musical formG *a@@" +n typical Uranian fashion( these revolutionary art movements shoc!ed and outraged traditionalists" 3hile Uranus as in <isces( Americans e.perienced another radical change related to <iscesG <rohibition" Suddenly alcohol as illegal( and drin!ing became a rebellious( counterculture act" Those of you ho have Uranus in <isces in your birth charts might be concerned ith effecting changes that liberate( revolutioni@e or a a!en public a areness in one of these areas" <erhaps you are active in trying to bring peace to the orld" /ou might be involved in ma!ing changes in religious organi@ations or teachings" 4ne of your purposes may be to bring about more openness( individuality( freedom and F or e'uality in your religion& and you could find your spiritual convictions suddenly become political ones" Unconventional spiritual beliefs( such as metaphysics( may

interest you more than orthodo. faiths" 4r( you could be instrumental in developing or populari@ing ne art and F or musical forms" Another possibility is that you might be responsible for opening up formerly hidden or un!no n places - both e.ternal places( such as outer space( and internal ones( such as the subconscious mind" (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) Uranus in the sign <isces indicates intuitive abilities and a scientific curiosity about the or!ings of the unconscious" $atives have religious leanings colored by mysticism( hich can ta!e the form of interest in meditation( :astern philosophies( or systems of yoga( for e.ample" They receive ideas through intuition and dreams" The fundamental motivating factor of Uranus in <isces is to see! liberation from the mental and emotional influence of the past" There is a spiritual struggle to overcome past materialistic tendencies( combined ith a see!ing for higher spiritual identity" +f Uranus is afflicted in <isces( there can be impractical idealism( as ell as unreliability and deceptiveness to ard friends" There can also be an inclination to avoid facing unpleasant situations" ()rant ?e i) /our genius is for inner truth and self-sufficiency" =ugged individualism in the economic sense ill not appeal to youm but in the security of a ne social order you ill achieve a ne individualism( based on self-!no ledge and self-respect" /ou ill ta!e for granted the ne orld in hich your maturity ill be spect( a orld of greater social e'uality" And in this orld you ill not drop to the mediocre level that is prophesied by the reactionary prophets of doomG you ill( on the contrary( develop a ne geniusG the genius of personal development for its o n sa!e( 'uite apart from the necessity of earning a living" /ou ill !no yourself better than your fathers and mothers and your older brothers and sisters !ne themselvesG you ill ma!e demands on yourself( and drive yourself to ne heights of personal accomplishment" /our genius is for the adventure of self-discovery and self-development& and in this adventure you ill range ne fields of unprecedented profundity" (Julia and #ere! <ar!er) The principles of Uranus and the characteristics of <isces couldn%t be more different( yet this sub*ect has inspired idealism and can sometimes vie problems ith ob*ectivity and even vision( but ith real human !indness and sympathy" +t is here that e see a rapport bet een the planet and the signG <isces sacrifices much for the good of others( and Uranus is the most humanitarian of planets" Bere is originality( imagination and inspiration - marvellous for someone ho is creative or inventive" Any emphasis on <isces may cause evasive or escapist action - a possibility even ith the increased logic of this placing( especially if the sub*ect is 'uite gullible and li!es to be considered fashionable" There ill then be an instinct to follo the trend( hich may be a negative drin!- or drug-ta!ing one" +f so( the tense side of Uranus ill emerge( causing emotional strain and tension" Bo ever( this is only li!ely for very sensitive people ith escapist or self-deceptive tendencies else here in their charts" At its best( this in an interesting placing( contributing some fascinating and helpful characteristics( even to those ho do not have the planet very po erfully placed in their charts"

(John To nley) /ou are li!ely to be very loyal to your ideals" Much of your creative ability comes in devising methods of putting your ideals to good use" 3hen you and your lover are ent ined in or!ing for a common goal that transcends you both( your relationship is that much richer" /ou may derive particular pleasure in delicated( sensitively emotional forms of e.pression" Some people might consider this sentimental( but you ill find a ealth of meaning and communication in it" +f your partner is similarly inclined( that ill cement the bond bet een you" Although you may be 'uite adaptable in your modes of e.pression( your peers may e.pect too much of you in fitting your o n convictions to a group cause or pro*ect" That is a general characteristic of your age group( so you should understand it and go along hen it doesn%t interfere ith your convictions" 3hen something really counts( ho ever( you should resist any peer pressures to change" :ven though your stubbornness ill seem e.ternally disadvantageous( it ill lead you to considerable internal understanding and gro th" 4n an emotional and personal level( you ill probably learn most by being pliant and adaptable to your lover( for subtlety of communication is paramount in bonding the partnership" This generation has very high ideals( but they are not particularly concerned ith the here and no " They formulate their goals in more abstract and spiritual terms( as ideals to be brought about in the soul of society rather than in its individual members" =eligious and mystical ideals may be rather important to these children( but they run the ris! of being impractical dreamers and ineffective idealists" They have to be taught ho to deal ith the real orld( because li!e it or not( that is here they live"

URANUS BY
Natal Uranus in #st
(Joan $egus)

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+f you have Uranus in the first house( Uranian 'ualities ill be strongly e.hibited in your personality" So hen people describe you they ill include such ords as impatient( original( possibly eccentric" There is also an ob*ectivity or aloofness that ill be li!ely to be prominent in your character" This may attract those ho ant an impartial opinion because you can understand everyone%s point of vie " /ou ill usually be fair and not ta!e sides" This detachment can be a self-protective device as ell" +f someone interferes for too long ith your need for freedom and becomes too demanding of your time or space( in ardly a veil ill come do n separating you from the other person" 4ut ardly it ill be perceived as an impenetrable all" 4nce this all is in place( your attitude to ard that individual ill be cold" And the more your emotions are appealed to( the more detached you can become" Another facet of the detachment is that you do tend not to be *udgemental" /ou have a laisse@ faire attitude" +f another person does not try to interfere ith ho you are or hat you believe in( you ill reciprocate" /ou ill accept that individual as is and not

try to place your standards or values on him or her" Most of us ould mention an unusual characteristic about someone but the Uranus in the first house person might not even notice it( let alone mention it" >or e.ample( if someone ithout Uranus in the first house ere describing an individual ho had green hair( he or she ould tell you that this person had green hair immediately because it is not the norm in our society" The Uranus in the first house person ould not thin! of using such standards" There might be an a areness of green hair being different( but it ould be accepted as an integral part of that person being described" 4n the other hand( if other people try to inflict their standards on you ( hich you ould never do to them)( you ould probably develop a distaste for their company( and be most li!ely to try to avoid them as much as possible" + have a client ith this placement and + have seen this reaction a number of times in the years + have !no n her" She seems to li!e and accept everyone ho does not interfere ith her( but has no time for people ho try to control her" Bo ever( + have also noticed that if the interfering people become more accepting( my client usually mello s a bit to ard them" This sho s that those ith Uranus in the first house can change their attitudes" +t should be added that the change may ta!e time( but at least it can occur" The impatience you e.perience ith Uranus in the first house may be mental or physical" /ou could have difficulty sitting still or you might have a short attention span" So although you can be cool( ob*ective( alloof( you ill not be seen as sedentary" An air of electricity and a flurry of activity fre'uently surround you" :ven if you are not constantly on the move( your active mind is evident" /ou might sometimes say that you ish life ere more peaceful( but you can become easily bored" +n fact( if your environment is too serene( you ill probably stir up some e.citement" Therefore( the flurry of activity that is al ays in your vicinity may be selfgenerated" Since the first house represents physical appearance as ell as personality( your nonconformity may be apparent in your dress or in the ay you ear your hair" So you may be individualistic in your behavior( and F or the ay you loo!" /ou could even ta!e pride in your nonconformity and independence hether it is in your actions or in your dress" +f you thin! that you are not e.pressing the independent side of your nature( you might consciously try tochange your appearance before you ta!e more drastic action" +f you ma!e great changes spontaneously( ithout thin!ing about the conse'uences( you could end up feeling disoriented rather than freer" Accepting the facts that you en*oy being different( that you need e.citement and that you ant to be creative( is essential to ma!e the most of your first house Uranus" /ou don%t have to aste your time loo!ing for e.cuses for your uni'ueness" +n order to capitali@e on your individuality( you have to determine hat standard behavior is( and F or hat the fashionable trends in dress are" As you e.amine hat is considered acceptable behavior( you can determine hat you ant to conform to and hat you ould li!e to change" /ou need not do everything differently from others" /ou may need your freedom of e.pression( but if you are too bi@arre( epople may not ta!e you seriously" +f you really ant to ma!e a difference( you could have a greater degree of credibility and a stronger impact on changing the standards of acceptable behavior by conforming to the parts of present standards that are agreeable to you" This is true of dress as ell" +f you are a are of the styles most people are earing( you can ma!e noticeable changes but not so different that you ill be considered eird" +n regard to the possible short attention span connected ith Uranus in the first house - you need not consider this a fla in your character" #o not try to force

yourself to spend long hours concentrating" +t ill oprobably be frustrating if you do" +nstead( capitali@e on it" Ma!e sure you have a variety of activities that you can alternate ith each other" /ou ill accomplish much more by doing this than orrying hy you cannot spend many hours on a single tas!" /our need for personal freedom is another fact that you have to recognise" =ecently a client ith this placement came in for a reading and as!ed hy she as unable to maintain close friendships for long periods of time" +t as an issue that concerned her and she anted to !no hat as rong ith her" There ere other factors in her horoscope that indicated she needed closeness as ell& other ise( she might have been 'uite content being a %loner%" The pattern she had established as that she ould meet someone she li!ed( find herself spending more and more time ith that person( and then begin to feel restricted" So( someho the t o people ould have an argument( and my client ould be free again" This cycle had prevailed for a number of yeras" 3hen she first became a are of the pattern( she blamed the other person& but hen the scenario as rpepeated several times she began to !no that she must be contributing to the problem as ell" The solution as not really that difficult" 4nce she understood the dilemma( she accepted the idea that she needed both togetherness and time alone" And no she arranges her schedule in such a ay that if she spends a long period of time ith someone on one day( the ne.t day she ill see! solitude" /ou should avoid such things as placing yourself under the domination of another individual( or ta!ing on long-term commitments that ma!e you feel trapped" /ou should ta!e pride in your individuality" +f you see! ays to e.press your creativity and find areas in hich you can have space and feel independent( you can ma!e the most of your first house Uranus" (Baydn <aul) The 0st house is the sphere of self-discovery and the e.pression of that uni'ue individuality" As the commencement of this house is the point of the Ascendant( it symbolises the birth of the ne person& and the remainder of the %house heel% covers the areas of daily living that ill be e.plored and e.pressed over the course of the lifetime" Uranus in this position ill tend to be disruptive in the attempt to form a relatively stable personality& and for anyone ith this placing( it ill be an ongoing challenge to feel in ardly at ease ith his or her o n nature( due to that sense of flu. and mutability" 3hat is probably re'uired is a ne perception and relationship ith the inner self beyond the ever-changeable personality" +t should be clearly understood that the personality is a mas! and faJade for social living( and that its very nature is multifaceted and variable" 4ne should not identify ith that persona( and a degree of detachment from the superficial levels of mind and emotions and body may need to be made( so that a deeper point of stability can be found ithin the self" There are many techni'ues to achieve this ne integration& and one that can be usefully performed is the e.ercise of dis-identification used in psychosynthesis" Uranus ill stimulate you to be highly %uni'ue%( eccentric and erratic( possibly feeling forced into performing so that the impression of difference is conveyed to an audience" +f left alone( you are li!ely to e.perience some inner difficulty and unease( feeling that there is no stable or permanent centre" To avoid this( you may perceive

yourself and infer a %centre% through the mirroring of other people%s reactions& also( it diminishes the time available to become self-preoccupied and to e.perience this sense of lac!" A revolution of identity is re'uired by Uranus" This message may be conveyed to you through a variety of sources& there may be sudden surprise shoc!s hich a a!en personal insights and realisations& opportunities may be offered %out of the blue%( especially those hich could ta!e you to ne environments and create the possibility to recreate your individuality ith un!no n people( sha!ing you out of habit patterns of behaviour& there may be drastic( life-changing e.periences( hich offer temporary chaos hich forces changes upon you" Uranus ill periodically %prod you% into response( trying to redirect you to ards that transformation" >reedom and a need for unconventional living ill be motivating factors( and ill or! against you settling for a staid( routine-bound lifestyle" Change and variety e.cite you& and ith that restless spirit( your life ill have many alterations in attitudes( directions( beliefs( relationships" Caught up in your o n needs and often selfish tendencies( you can act ith a lac! of sensitivity and concern for others& and that obstinate strea! in you can create frcition ith intimate partners" /our personality can confuse and frustrate others" +t has a mutability and 'uic!silver style at times( hich( amplified by that urge for ne ness( can add an element of inconsistency and unrealiability" This may need to be consciously moderated( especially as you are li!ely to feel attracted to ards involvements ith futuristic alternative groups( here you may aspire to ards leadership positions" +f you have succeeded in finding a deeper centre beyond the superficial personality( then directing your energies into these channels could be ideal" The challenge facing you is to allo the Uranian energy to transform that understanding and sense of self" +t involves a search to discover hat you are( ho you are( and then to assert your uni'ueness" An unconscious reaction to these needs ill revolve around that fragile superficial personality( the %actor% self& and a deeper integration is hat is really re'uired to embody the ne life creativity of Uranus" (Jeff )reen) The essential archetype ithin human consciousness that the 0st house correlates to is the instinct to become( the instinct to become hat one is as an independent entity( independent form all that may restrict( impede( or in some ay stifle the development of the inherent individuality ithin all human consciousness" This archetype reflects the continual and ongoing process of self-discovery at every moment in time" Accordingly( Uranus here correlates to individuals ho ill instinctually feel different from the consensus social reality constituting their immediate reality" This instinct creates a consciousness that is fundamentally detached from the immediacy of the environment ithin hich it finds itself living" The sense of separateness from the environment that this detachment induces and the environment%s detachment from te individual thus allo for an intensified and instinctual sense of self-observation that promotes the ongoing a areness of the uni'ueness of the individual%s o n inherent individuality" The instinct to become creates a condition of cyclic or perpetual identity crisis( as the individual%s consciousness is bombarded ith an array of instinctual urges( desires( or thoughts that manifest li!e lightning into his F her e.isting state of a areness( consciousness( or reality" The cyclic or perpetual condition is determined or reflected in the nature of the >i.ed( Mutable( and Cardinal archetypes" The sense of identity and individuality is being cycliccally or perpetually reformulated because the

individual must rebel against any inner or outer dynamic or condition that is restricting his F her instinct to become ever more a are of his F her essential nature( hich is being continuously discovered" The identity crisis manifests because of hte inherent tension reflected bet een the 0st house and the 8th house" The fourth house needs self-consistency in order to feel emotionally secure& it needs to stabilise( to secure that hich is" Uranus in the first house continuously challenges this selfconsistency archetype because of the instinctual urges( desires( or thoughts that manifest into the individual%s consciousness and lead the individual into ever ne directions( e.periences( or conditions that promote self-discovery" The identity crisis manifests hen the individual attempts to resist the Uranian demand for continuous reformulation and discovery of his or her essential nature" The liberation and freedom from the !no n of Uranus in the first house means that it is necessary for the individual to act upon( not resist( the instinctual desires that lead into ever ne conditions that allo for the ongoing discovery of his or her essential nature" The liberation of Uranus here means to al! alone if necessary( to offer oneself as an e.ample to others that life can be lived differently from the prevailing status 'uo" A natural stress can occur in the hypothalamus( thalamus( pituitary( and pineal glands" There can be pressure in teh medullar region that manifests as balls of energy( tightness( underlying to severe headaches( pressure ithin the eyes leading to various eye problems li!e glaucoma( a detached retina( seeing %spots% of blac! or hite( all types of dysfunctional brain (as an organ) conditions( dryness of the scalp( s!in eruptions on the face( a high-pitched ringing ithin the ears and associated difficulties of he earsG inflammation of the tubes( e.cessive a. build-up( and eardrum-related conditions" Adrenal e.haustion leading to imbalances in the levels of adrenaline( cortisons( and the se.ual hormones can also happen"

(Stephanie Camilleri) Uranus rising gives an intensity to the nature that is sometimes mas!ed by a genial easy-come( easy-go social manner& but( as close friends !no ( behind the mas! is a restless( relentless( 'uestioning intellect( concerned ith ans ers to all 'uestions on all levels" Tremendously inventive( they are the ones ho come up ith ne ideas( ne ays of doing things" They act as collectors of the needs and concerns of their day - and out of the pressure that builds up through this continual collection come ans ers and ays of satisfying those needs" 3hatever field they choose to or! in( it ill be the same" The overpo ering nature of this great planet of the intellect !eeps them continually on edge and ma!es it very difficult for them to rela. - or for anyone ho lives ith them to rela." The intellectual orientation of Uranus ma!es them head people( not heart people" They may believe in loving one%s fello man( and may even go to great lengths to practise this belief& but( ithout a po erful Moon and F or Cenus( they ill not really feel the love (some of the orst villains in history have this position)" They are not sentimentalists - 'uite the reverse - and !indness and compassion are things they must learn to practise" This they often do( as they are great learners and gro ers( and ill learn much from living( reading( and thin!ing about life nad hat is good and aht is not" Their contribution is of the mind( inventions to ma!e or! easier( systems to alleviate social pressures" >or instance( Coco Chanel designed a ne style of clothing for or!ing omen( at once practical( comfortable and elegant" They are al ays radical in the true sense of the ord ( hich comes from the ?atin for %root%) in that they see more clearly than others to the core of things( clearing a ay

the accumulation of out orn methods and no longer meaningful forms( and calling for a return to basic principles" Although they may mas! their intensity ith geniality( they do not suffer fools gladly and can be ruthless about putting them in their place" 4ften considered eccentric( particularly later in life( they continue to follo their o n inner voice( doing things the ay they ant in a lifelong e.periment ith style and method" Although their means are intellectual( their methods are intuitive& often they ill do things in a certain ay and for a purpose that they themselves may not understand until much later" The rising Uranus generally gives a long face ith a high forehead( a ide mouth ith thin lips( and very intense eyes( sometimes slightly bug-eyed( or pop-eyed" (=obert <elletier) Easically a rebel( you demand the right to gro and develop in your o n ay" More inhibited people consider you unstable beacuse of your revolutionary behavior and your ability to detach yourself from responsibility" /ou aren%t afraid of responsibility( but you ant to !no hether your freedom ill be curtailed if you accept it" /ou don%t generally ma!e rules for others( and you ish people ould remember this before they as! you to obey theirs" /ou really en*oy people ho thin! for themselves" /ou have a great regard for education because it helps thin! more clearly and to live ith greater self-determination" /ou also reali@e that formal education is the best ay to develop your creative potentials so that you can use them more productively" /our children may resent you for being permissive( assuming that you don%t really care hat happens to them" /ou have an e.citing array of friends( ranging from genteel to coarse" /ou have a uni'ue ability to remain relatively unaffected by the lifestyles of those around you" /our cool detachment may cause you some an.iety later on because you don%t plan ahead( assuming that everything ill turn out ell" 3ith your abundance of ideas( you can do so much more to shape your future" 3ith a little foresight( your financial security and independence can be assured" /our emotional indifference and disregard for the facts of life may delay your rise to a position of prominence" /ou e.pect others to let you do everything in your o n ay& and you resent their authority over you" This resentment may be left over from the frustrations of dealing ith your parents early in life" ?earn to compromise so you can gain the support you need for your endeavors" /our partner must be illing to let you be yourself( and never try to dominate you in any ay" 4n a personal level( you are 'uite uninhibited in see!ing to satisfy your physical needs and se.ual appetite" /ou feel that everyone has to live according to his or her o n code of behavior" 4n a more impersonal level( you can accompilsh a great deal hen you use your innovative ability so serve the needs of the people you deal ith" +f you ant your ideas and suggestions to in greater approval( you may have to ma!e some sacrifices to sho that you understand other people%s problems" <lan your actions more carefully so you on%t be in danger of nervous e.haustion from pushing yourself to meet deadlines" 3ith your belief that everyone should have the freedom you en*oy( you may dedicate yourself to help people ho are in need or disadvantaged" 3hile it isn%t easy for you to put others before yourself( you ould derive much satisfaction and spiritual uplift if you did" Money alone cannot tell you hether your efforts are truly productive( although you may sometimes be preoccupied ith financial matters" /ou must apply

yourself to some significant human need" +n that case( you might even thin! of money as a ma*or burden( because you disli!e the obligations that come ith large amounts of it" 4n the hole( you are not overly concerned ith money as end in itself( but as a means to achieve more re arding ob*ectives" (Bo ard Sasportas) Those ith Uranus in the 0st best meet life by having the courage to determine their o n truths for themselves" +f there is no path( they should ma!e one" Bighly original and inventive( they offer ne insights or ideas into their various fields of interests" 4bviously( those ith Uranus in the 0st are better in leadership roles - they *ust can%t cope very ell being follo ers" $or should they( ith the highly individualistic Uranus in the natural house of Aries and Mars" Tal! about electricity - they usually have it" 4ften this can be seen in their eyes( face or around their hair - something about them crac!les and bu@@es" +f Uranus is difficulty aspected( they can be e.tremely obstinate and unreasonably dissenting( revelling in being different simply for the sa!e of it" $onetheless( they must be given a great deal of personal freedom to find themselves" Most of us derive our sense of ho e are from being somebody%s ife( mother( child( boss( lover( etc"" Bo ever( for those ith Uranus in the 0st( these traditional collective representations of identity are *ust not enough" There is al ays something better or different that they could be& and therefore they have great difficulty settling into any one definite sense of ho they are" 4thers may find this onderfully e.citing or painfully irritating" Easically( they *ust ant to be left alone to get on ith hat they ant to do ithout people bothering them" +t%s no use trying to stop them any ay" Un illing to adhere to conventional forms or standards of behaviour( they %cut through% anything hich is phony or stifling ith laser-li!e alacrity" To others( they sometimes appear shoc!ing" +f Uranus is close to the Ascendant( there may be something unusual about the birth or early upbringing" 4ne ay or another ith Uranus in the 0st( life is not going to be ordinary" (Eill Berbst) Self-e.pressionG Uranus in the 0st house reveals you to be radical in natural e.pression( revolutionary in radiance" /our personality can alternate 'uic!ly bet een 'uiet calm and nervous electricity" There is illfulness in great measure( triggered at any time by the semi-conscious need for total freedom" And there is almost certain eccentricity of e.pression( an idiosyncratic feeling that ill be noticed by others more than by the self" :ven the calm is pregnant( charged( aiting for the right moment to pop open li!e ea *ac!-in-the-bo." The pitfall is needless iconoclasm( hile the challenge is to be truly uni'ue" $atural personaG The face you sho is unpredictable( mar!ed by sudden and occasionally e.treme shifts" $ervous energy shapes your persona( even though it may not al ays appear as an active presence" +t is a symbolic mas! of parado. and distance( conveying the sense of standing apart( of being a cool( dispassionate observer" /our name-tag is a neon sign that changes messages drastically at the most une.pected times& but the basic message is K+ am an unusual individualK" Self-a arenessG /our central self can be a a!ened hen the radiance of personality

is uni'uely individual( unpredictable( and crisp" A areness al ays occurs in bursts" 3hen you are 'uiet and calm( as you are much of the time( you are merely observing( Kon holdK( aiting for the trigger" 3hen you are ordinary( you vanish" +t is only hen you suddenly e.plode into e.traordinary aliveness that you become truly conscious of yourself" /ou must carry a strong sense of independence in order to !no ho you really are" EoundariesG /ou don%t so much build bridges as leap bac! and forth bet een your inner reality and the outer orld" Consistency or passive obedience disrupt the contac( but disruptive behavior for its o n sa!e defeats the necessary distinction bet een the t o different orlds" +n the first case you are ignored( not ta!en seriously( and in the second you are ostraci@ed( ridden out of to n on a rail" /our challenge is to in*ect into the orld ne and freer forms of selfhood ithout provo!ing blind( !nee-*er! opposition" CitalityG Uranus in the 0st indicates the possibility of sudden or radical shifts in both health and vitality" The placement is especially prone to nervous disorders( and li!e Mercury and Mars( there is a li!elihood of higher-than-normal susceptibility to stress( since your personality is especially high-strung" /ou need to learn to roll ith the life%s punches( ta!ing as ell as you give" +n a crisis( marshal your energies and detach from teh situation( to observe - separate from your body( seperate from the orld"

Natal Uranus in $n%

(Joan $egus)

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There are a number of ays in hich Uranus in the second house can manifest" Since this area may represent the ay in hich you earn a living( you ill probably need a great deal of freedom in your or!" + have a number of clients ith this placement ho are in business for htemselves" This certainly helps to avoid feeling suppressed by tyrannical employers" +t does not( ho ever( automatically provide the native ith a sense of material security" Money may come in spurts( and could flo out in the same manner" <eople ith this placement are not usually patient shoppers" They can spend spontaneously on a him and later repent" 3hat + usually suggest( since income can be sporadic( is that hen a indfall occurs( some money should be put a ay and considered gone hen shopping" An +=A( a Certificate of #eposit( or some other form of enforced savings in hich funds are not easily retrieved should be instituted" 4f course( money can be removed from such accounts( but this re'uires effort( and Uranus suggests that there isn%t the patience to ta!e care of all the details" So it is li!ely that the funds ill remain untouched" Time and again clients ho have follo ed this advice tell me that the money they save gives them a sense of security( and ma!es them feel more independent" 4ne oman ith Uranus in the second house( ho is a graphic artist( started her o n business about three years ago" She as a little nervous about being on her o n( as is common ith anyone starting a ne business" As she presented her ideas to perspective clients( she as concerned ith hat she considered her lac! of originality" She thought of herself as being creative in the positions she had previously held in established companies( and began to orry that perhaps she asn%t talented" She felt that the *obs she did get ere because her bids ere lo " Bo ever( oince she began to earn money and to put some of it a ay( her creativity magically reappeared" She began to present less conventional ideas( and business has pic!ed up" This e.ample reinforces the premise that hen you feel secure( you

can be freer" /ou need not( ho ever( be self-employed ith Uranus in the second house" /ou can or! for someone else if that individual does not try to ma!e you conform to infle.ible standards( nor attempt to direct your creativity" +f you are allo ed to e.press your individuality in your occupation or are encouraged to use your originality( you may have no complaints about your *ob at all" /ou may still be erratic about spending money and( perhaps( not feel pressured to save" Eut if you are in someone else%s employ you need not orry about here the ne.t paychec! ill come from" 4ther possibilities ith this placement that you might already use( or you could consider as substitutes for less desirable alternatives( are to have unusual hours on your *ob or change your schedule fre'uently" 4r you might or! on commission( or choose to or! part-time( or possibly have more than one *ob so that you ill not get bored" +nstead of being erratic or too spontaneous in your spending( you might purchase Uranian items such as computers that could be a orth hile investment rather than a frivolous e.penditure" And finally( you might select a Uranian occupation such as electrician( computer technology( or become involved ith a humanitarian field or cause" /ou could thin! that it ould be nice to be independently ealth and it ould be reassuring to have financial security" /ou might even say that it ould be onderful to be able to be free of money orries" And( after all( freedom is a !ey ord for Uranus - security is not" Should you feel too secure or force yourself to be frugal ( hich is highly unli!ely)( you might find that something is missing" +t could be that you miss the challenge of ma!ing ends meet or the e.hilaration you feel hen you ta!e a ris! and spend money spontaneously" Since this house also represents your o n feelings of self- orth( Uranus placed there could mean that your opinion of yourself could fluctuate (as ith the graphic artist mentioned above)" 3hen you are not feeling good about your identity( you might sabotage yourself" /ou might e.hibit bi@arre behavior that could get you fired( or you might go on a spending spree that could put you deeply in debt" Then you ill feel orse about yourself than you did before" +nstead( define your situation" Try to determine hy you are feeling limited or insecure" See if you can ma!e small changes that could lead in a ne direction and eliminate obstacles to your independence and creativity" (Baydn <aul) The issues confronted here are those of resources( possessions and values" Uranus re'uires changes to be made in these spheres of life( and ill influence you to achieve the necessary ad*ustments" As you develop in life( you ill naturally acuire possessions( unfold personal talents and gifts( and build a set of personal values hich act as a guide to directions chosen and decisions made" +t is a 'uestion of meaning and inner relationship to %material substance% that is important" 4ften( social attitudes are unconsciously ac'uired through childhood programming( perhaps those of your parents( or of the ider community" These can develop in various ays" There may be a family lac! of material possessions( a desire to become rich and to be able to indulge in materialistic prosperity& values and meaning could have been imposed( through pressures placed on the child to succeed at school and to elevate the family status by achieving a university degree& meaning could have been placed in frugality and lac! of aste& importance could have been put into unfolding personal talents( or

conversely( these could have been denied or frustrated by family circumstances( li!e the little girl pianist ho had to cease lessons because hte family could not afford the tuition" This %programming% can accumulate in many ays( some positive and some negative in impact" Ey the time of adulthood( many attitudes are fi.ed in the psyche( and adult needs of becoming independent and starting their o n homes and family also contribute to inner choices( frustration and desires" An over-reliance and dependence on material possessions for that sense of identity and status can develop" A preoccupation ith achieving material success and prosperity can dominate a life to the e.clusion of other interests" A turning a ay from ostentatious ealth can occur in those born into such circumstances( ho re*ect the %family inheritance% (at least hilst they are young and idealistic""")" :ach one of us has some patterns operating ithin hich dominate our attitudes( choices( and value structures" This position of Uranus is 'uestioning such assumed patterns( suggesting that a little revolution is re'uired here" /ou may need to unbloc! the channels hich inhibit innate creative gifts and talents( hich so far you have failed to e.ternalise( perhaps through a lac! of confidence( determination or opportunity" :valuate your s!ills and potential talents( list all those assets that are yours to e.ploit& potentially( they could change your life( liberate you from an unsuitable situation" Most people are sadly under-used( deadening themselves in undemanding *obs( and limiting their options in life" /ou may need to a!e up( loo! closely at those personal resources and material possessions( and consider ho they could be used more isely and effectively( especially if you are discontented ith certain aspects of your life" 3hat are your values in life, #o you even !no hat they are, 3rite do n hat is really important to you( and hat you ould really li!e to do in your life" Are these hat you are actually doing, <robably not""" but there may be a ay to achieve them if certain changes ere made" 4ften e settle for convenience( second best( plod along ell- orn grooves( dreaming of hat e ould preferH Uranus says %Change( and try to ma!e that dream realH% 3e are only sure of having one life - irrespective of the reincarnation theory - and generally society encourages us to virtually aste it( and e collaborate through passivity and fear" +s that hat e really ant, 3e postpone things into the future( saying %3ell( one day +%ll do this( or do that( hen + have the time"""%" Could e really live li!e that if e applied the truth of the saying %Bo long is your life, As long as your ne.t breathH%, >ollo ing that could lead to e.tremist behaviour from our unconscious minds( but certainly e could all greatly improve our lives if e so chose" Uranus can bring financial ealth or poverty( depending upon the re'uired lesson" /ou may find it easy to accumulate money( then in over-e.panding( ma!e a mista!e and lose it all" The !ey is that inner programming" =esources( talents( possessions and personal values can ma!e or brea! a life" Use yours isely" (Jeff )reen) The essential archetype that the 2nd house correlates to in human consciousness is the instinct to survive( to establish the foundation upon hich life( and the individual consciousness that microcosmically reflects the totally of life( can survive" Survival re'uires that the individual (or the species) become a are of the resources available so that survival can be effected( and of hat is needed in order to survive" 3hat is needed relative to resources to effect survival determines hat is valued" A core issue for species survival is the need to reproduce the species& thus the se.ual instinct to procreate the species is born" Se.ual need determines se.ual values" A core issue impacting upon individual or species survival is one of self-reliance& the more self-reliance that e.ists( the more survival is guaranteed" Thus Taurus and the

2nd house correlate to the archetype of self-reliance( self-relatedness( and selfsufficiency" Uranus here correlates to the individual ho must dive deep into him- or herself in order to determine hat uni'ue and individual resources he or she inherently possesses in order to establish a lifestyle that reflects his or her intrinsic individuality" The discovery of the individual%s uni'ue resources ill thus determine hat he or she comes to value( hich in turn ill determine ho the person relates to him- or herself and( through e.tension( to other people and their values and F or lifestyles" Measured against the mainstream value systems( the consensus or status 'uo( the value systems and lifestyles of individuals ith Uranus in the 2nd house ill be 'uite different" /et this is e.actly ho these people become a are of their inherent individuality( that hich is uni'ue and different ithin them( and hy they stand apart( outside mainstream value systems" +n effect these individuals must naturally rebel against mainstream or consensus values and the lifestyles that are generated because of them" =ebellion leads to a counterpoint-type a arenessG %not this( not that( so hat do + value,% This dynamic ill progressively promote the a areness of hat the individual does value" As the individual determines his or her o n uni'ue resources and the values that they generate( a lifestyle ill evolve that reflects this determination" Self-reliance and survival ill be developed because of this determinationG the individual ill loo! to her- or himself ithin in order to do this" Thus this generates a relative nondependence upon others to sustain onself" This focus can also lead to *oining hands ith other li!e-minded people in order to effect survival relative to similar values& small group co-operatives or communities are e.amples" Se.ually these individuals il have a strong need to be creative or to e.periment ith different se.ual values and lifestyles" Ultimately this deire is traceable to the instinct ithin the species to procreate in order to survive" A form of survival is mutation relative to changing environmental circumstances" The archetype of mutation( to change from one structure or form to another( is that hich generates the desire to e.periment ith ne se.ual forms( e.pressions( or e.periences" Commonly these people simply need to do this in order to determine a se.ual lifestyle that reflects their inherent individuality" =elative to the archetypal need for self-reliance( many ith Uranus in the 2nd house ill develop a strong mastrubation focus& and some ill e.periment even ithin this form of se.ual e.pression" The liberation and freedom from the !no n ith Uranus in the 2nd house means to brea! free from any value system( lifestyle( resource use or application( or e.cessive dependency issue that restricts( inhibits( or does not allo for the individuality of the person to be developed" ?iberation means to establish values and a lifestyle that reflects hat the individual inherently is& it means to become self-reliant and nondependent" >reedom from the !no n means to change as necessary hat is valued to allo ne resources to evolve as re'uired& to use and establish those resources in ne ays that allo for individual and species survival" A natural stress can occur in the tubes ithin the !idneys( leading to !idney stones or !idney %headaches% that are based on restriction ithin the !idneys that promotes incomplete cleansing& thus there is a to.ic build-up leading to the headache" There can be urinary tract infections or various problems in the urinary tract( imbalances in the hite and red cell counts leading to poteentially life-threatening conditions li!e leu!emia( gall bladder problems( gallstones( stress-induced brea!do ns in the veins (varicose veins( for e.ample)( calcium deficiences leading to slo clotting of the blood( tonsillitis( and throat infections of one sort or another"

Natal Uranus in &r%

(Joan $egus)

ouse

Uranus in the third house can indicate that you have unusual sisters and brothers( and F or that you have fluctuating relationships ith your siblings" There isn%t much you can do about it if they are different from the norm( e.cept maybe to accept it and reali@e that this placement can also mean they are creative as ell" +f you have Uranus in this house( do not e.pect constant( intimate connections ith your brothers and sisters( especially teh oldest sibling" Too much togetherness ill not or!" /ou should also loo! else here if you need continuous help or compassion( and accept the reali@ation that you don%t ant to give yoru sisters and brothers constant help and attention either" /ou ill be ob*ective about them& and if you !eep some distance bet een you( at least periodically( you ill not have problems ith them" +f you ac!no ledge all of this( you can avoid disappointments ith your siblings% performance( or their interference ith your freedom" +f you associate ith them in order to share creativity and originality( and don%t anticipate a great deal in return( your interaction can be very gratifying" Since the third house is also the house of communication( Uranus in the third house can mean that you are 'uic! to spea!" So you may be considered outspo!en( even to the point of being tactless" /our ob*ective Uranus ill be more focused on freedom of speech than the impact upon the person ith hom you are tal!ing" /ou may thin! about the fairness of hat you are saying( but not consider the sensitivity and feelings of those on the receiving end" +deas may come 'uic!ly and evaporate *ust as fast" Therefore( you might choose to type them or put them into a computer( or spea! them into a tape recorder" 3hen it comes to listening( you might not al ays have the patience to allo someone else to tal! for too long( especially if that individual spea!s slo ly" /ou fre'uently may anticipate hat hte other person is trying to say( and finish sentences if that individual is not getting to the point 'uic!ly enough" :ven though you have your o n ideas and do not hesitate to e.press them( you respect the right of others to their opinions" /ou may actively debate issues but ill not force your vie s on others" +f( ho ever( others try to ma!e you conform to their opinions( you ill not only resist( but might even become more outrageous ith hat you say" This does not necessarily mean that you believe every opinion you voice" Sometimes you simply en*oy playing #evil%s Advocate" +t is one ay to determine hat is right" /ou don%t li!e to be told ho or hat to say or thin!" Bo ever( if your opponent offers a convincing argument for a particular point of vie ( you could change your mind" /ou may stic! to your guns until the end of the conversation( but in the ne.t discussion you have on the same sub*ect ith someone else( you may espouse your former opponent%s thoughts as though you had originated them" So others may see you as inconsistent( but you !no that you are really a free thin!er" Since this area also represents your immediate surrounings( you might choose to live in a Eohemian neighborhood or find that your neighborhood itself is not unusual( but your neighbors are either strange or creative" 3ith aloof Uranus in the third house( ho ever( if they are strange you shouldn%t have difficulty !eeping your distance" >inally( the third house also represents elementary education" +f you are an adult reading this boo!( you might remember that you ere a rebel in grade school" Eut more importantly( if you have a child ho is in elementary school and has this placement( you might be a little more understanding of the child%s behavior in school"

4r better yet you can help him or her to find ays to e.press individuality or creativity" A progressive type of school might be better than a traditional one" 4r it might be a good idea to loo! for teachers ho are stimulating" Then the child ill feel challenged and creative( and may not need to start a revolution" And you on%t have to orry about receiving those scathing notes or calls from the principal" (Baydn <aul) This involves the levels of mind and social communication( hich has a certain affinity ith Uranus( yet can be e.pressed ith a less than unifying style( due to that eccentric unconventional 'uality" +t is mainly the lo er level of mind - the separatist analytical aspect - that this house is related to& and there ill be an emphasis on scientific perception( logic( rationality( impersonality" Uranus ill add the attraction to ards more unusual areas of investigation( and ill increase the ability to thin! freely( hich can often be lac!ing in analytical minds hich dissect yet fail to see %the ood for the trees%" The Uranian individuality ill also resist obvious influencing by other minds( usually insisting upon its right to hold uni'ue opinions( hich can often be much less uni'ue than it prefers to believe" /our nature ill be e.ploratory in style( mentally and physically& curiosity ill drive you( together ith that need for ne hori@ons and ne ideas" At times( the speed of your intellect can lead to insights that border on intuition& but the degree of connective logic can be erratic( and *umps are often made" Sometimes this can lead to forming impractical ideas and schemes& and your enthusiasm may ma!e you overloo! crucial factors in their formulation or omit important steps in carrying them out" Structuring such ideas is often a ea! point( as you are primarily interested in the idea rather than the or! needed to manifest it on the physical plane" /our mind ill tend to be restless and changeable( al ays ready to rush on ard to ards the ne.t %bright idea% or information that is attracting your attention" =eflecting the Uranus concerns( you ill be attracted to ards progressive revolutionary concepts in any area of interest (you ill rarely interest yourself in studying the past( unless you need to develop foundational data)" :ventually( these may be e.pressed through ords( either ritten or spo!en& active physical revolution is not to your taste" This brings you into association ith li!e-minded groups and individuals( and can help to bring some focus into your life" The 7rd house involves the application of intelligence in adapting to the environment( a fairly pragmatic approach( yet a necessary life s!ill" +t is a %learning to do%( an ability to function ade'uately ithin the structures of htat particular society( and implies a certain degree of restrictive specialisation to live in prescribed ays" Uranus ill probably subvert this in a t ofold ay" >irst( a reorientation is re'uired in the activity of the analytical mind& this is to ards a more unifying structure of synthesis( of dra ing together a multiplicity of fragments into a cohesive hole( creating a revelatory centre of holeness hich then reflects a totally ne perception of life" This is the ay of the future& and you can share in the tas! of ma!ing that dream a reality" The second is perhaps a lesser tas!( but still personally important" The tas! of improving your o n adaptation and functioning in society( and in communication ith others" This can re'uire more self-discipline in focusing your mind( and directing that talent for ma!ing the best use of ideas" This is an anchoring ithin matter of ephemeral ideas and thoughts( ma!ing them tangible and capable of a practical application" All movement to ards these dual aims ould greatly help the revolution in this house"

(Jeff )reen) A natural stress can occur in electrical passage ays and connections ithin the brain that can manifest as insomnia( inability to integrate sensory stimuli( speech difficulties( %s itching% bet een the left and right brains that leads to dis*ointed( random thought processes( brain fatighue( and( in orst-case scenarios( even stro!e" Uranus here can create a person ho is so mentally oriented( living in the orld of thought to such an e.treme( that he or she is unable to live in the physical body" +f so( the inability to accept touch( or participate in normal body things li!e se.( can result" Stress can also lead to t itches of all !inds( sha!ing of the hands or arms( problems lin!ed ith the laryn.( difficulties associated ith the lining of the lungs( and an overly %electrified% central nervous system that promotes acute restlessness and an inability to rela." (Stephanie Camilleri) =estless and adventurous in mind and spirit( and to some e.tent in body too( people ith Uranus in the third tend to leave home early( and usually go a ay to school( or as far from home as soon as possible in order to broaden their life e.perience" They are usually too restless to spend any more time in school than is necessary" They tend to be romantics and idealists and( no matter ho hard their e.perience may be( or ho much evidence they find to the contrary( ill continue to believe that thier ideas can be found and that happiness and *ustice are possible some here( someho ( someday" They al ays prefer the un!no n to the !no n( the adventurous to the secure( and as a matter or course ill ta!e chances that ould frighten others - ith their bodies( their investments( their careers( and their feelings" They may have one or more siblings ho cause them a great deal of unrest or orry( someone very bright and unorthodo.( or very troubled( or both" +f there is no such sibling( they ill probably have a friend( neighbour( or near relative ho fills this role( as though to teach them through e.perience hat sorro s can caome through e.treme behaviour" They tend to hide their problems behdin a humorous( lighthearted faJade( preferring that the orld thin! of them as someone ith no orries" 4nly their family and very close associates ill be a are of their personal difficulties" Men ith this Uranus tend to have strong( muscular physi'ues( though not overly so" $either men nor omen ith this position are inclined to put on eight( due probably to the restless overflo of nervous energy that !eeps them on teh move and also due to the romantic idealism that reflects in their image of themselves" They tend to stay physically healthy and mentally active into old age( ith only the barest tolerance for the natural decline of their po ers"

Natal Uranus in &r%

(Bo ard Sasportas)

ouse

Those ith Uranus in the 7rd !eep loo!ing for their o n ays to understand hat happens around them( rather than adhering to ho they have been educated to see things" +n other ords( they are inventive( original and intuitive thin!ers" The Uranian mind grasps concepts hole( and has revelations and sudden insights into life( people( events and situations" S4meho they perceive the environment from a slightly different angle to others" Cery often they e.hibit a !ind of detached clarity hich enables them to solve problems 'uic!ly" 3hile others are grappling ith solutions and establishing research pro*ects to comprehend an issue more fully( Uranus appears on the scene and immediately !no s the ans er - %+t%s obvious( you

ought to try it this ay%" A more rational and logical mind ill be baffled by the Uranian ability to %pull ans ers out of the air%" Sometimes( their ideas are slightly ahead of their time" 4thers simply ill not be able to fathom them immediately" Eut days( months or years later they begin to understnad hat Uranus had computed instantly and naturally" <eople ith Uranus in the 7rd may be restless and highly strung" They need to move around( e.plore and e.perience a ide variety of life%s facets" Their minds may change course so 'uic!ly that others are left totally confused about hat is happening" They are mental gymnastsG it appears that they are changing the sub*ect or tal!ing in non-se'uiturs hen actually they have made a 'uic! connection bet een one topic and another hich a slo er-thin!ing mind may fail to perceive" Uranus%s thin!ing is often non-linear or %lateral%" Uranus in the 7rd can described a disruptive early environment( possibly one in hich significant changes in residence produced upheaval for the person" :ven at an early age( they may have felt separate or different from others in the immediate environment" The relationships ith siblings may be unusual( as in the case of blended families - here there are step-sisters or brothers from a previous marriage of one or both the parents" + have seen this placement in the charts of people ho are considerably older or younger than the other siblings" A brother( sister( aunt( uncle( etc"( may e.hibit obvious Uranian characteristics" Uranus in the 7rd might have a hard time ad*usting to traditional educational systems" Any course of study may be sub*ect to some chopping and changing" 4ften( they ma!e highly original contributions to any branch of learning& and + have seen this placement in the charts of individuals ho stand out in the fields of education and communication" The 7rd house rules short *ourneys& and are to be e.pected" (=obert <elletier) Although you may not behave li!e a rebel( you thin! li!e one( and you contain yourself only because you lac! a cause" /ou e.pect people to indulge you hen you feel li!e e.pressing yourself& in fact( you demand their indulgence" >reedom means more to you than to most people& and you go to great lengths to guarnatee your right to e.press your opinion freely" /ou have a distinct abhorrence of being obligated to others e.cept hen you%ve chosen to serve them" :ven hen first meeting you( people get the impression that it ould be difficult indeed to e.ercise any control over you" TBey see that you on%t climb on a popular band agon simply because it is fashionable" /ou learn something from almost every person you meet& and you learn more about social relationships through direct contact than any te.tboo! could teach you" /ou move ith agility among the variety of people ho are your friends" They are fascinated by your hirl ind mind that finds life and relationships e.citing and stimulating" <erhaps you are a bit too detached in your lac! of concern for the future( hich may bother people ho dont have your %here today( gone tomorro % attitude" /ou hope to give your children a legacy of self-determination so that theyu ill be able to successfully e.ploit their talents and gro according to their individual identitites" $o-one can ever say that you aren%t illing to share hat you have gained from your ep.erience& and on some occasions you ill listen to other people%s ideas" /ou are even more clever than you thin!( but you need formal training to direct your metnal faculties properly and better utilise your ingenuity" 3ithout such training( ith Uranus here( une.pected happenings

your contemporaries might steal your ideas and capitalise on them" )et advice from sincere and trusted friends( for they are probably more a are of your potential than you are" Though you consider routine painful and unnecessarily time-consuming( your impatience for instant results could be disappointing" +f you ant enduring benefits( you should prepare an orderly plan for achieving your goals( and adhere to it" 3ith reasonable self-control( you can avoid the nervous irritability that often results from the pressure of career demands" /ou doubtless do more than is re'uired by your superiors because you over-react to their e.pectations" +t is more than lie!ly that you are easily annoyed by traditional procedures in your or! environment" Unless your superiors are unusually progressive( voicing your ob*ections ill probbaly alienate them" /ou are sensitive to people%s general motivations( and feel that you should do hat you can to serve their desires" /ou are intrigued by the fact that se. often motivates people to ta!e actions having no direct connection ith se." And you are e'ually fascinated to observe ho the desire for material things causes so many people to lo er their usual ethical standards( if only temporarily" +t goes ithout saying that your destiny( as you define it( is far more improtant than any goals suggested by your parents( hich probbaly served their interests rather than yours" /ou are so resourceful in finding ays to capitalise on your assets that it should be unnecessary to submit to anyone( e.cept to as! for advice occasionally" (Eill Berbst) 4utreachG Uranus in the 7rd indicates that the natural e.perience of environment is electric( some hat chaotic( constnatly changing( and an everlasting source of fascination" +nteraction ith the immediate orld is definite( challenging( and mar!ed by a strong tendency to ard illful but erratic movement" /ou can go from 'uiet and passive to frenetically active in the blin!ing of an eye( but hen 'uestioned about the abruptness of changes in activity( you shrug and say it seemed perfectly ordinary" $o stimulus is too e.treme( no activity too bi@arre for at least passing e.perimentation& and the pitfall lies in the old adage %curiosity !illed the cat%" >ortunately( you do seem to possess nine lives" The challenge is to have provocative effect on the immediate orld around you( and on others ithin that orld( but to do so ithout alienating their good ill" Concrete mindG Uranus reveals rationality to be an avenue of creative e.pression( scientific e.perimentation( and personal freedom" +f Mars is the %mental arrior%( then Uranus is the %mental commando%( e.isting beyond logic%s ordinary la s( a raider ho stri!es li!e lightning( out of the blue" And yet much of the time you seem mentally 'uiet( observing almost passively" Eut the storm of thin!ing is 'uietly bre ing" The pitfall is mental iconoclasm( rebellion for its o n sa!e" The challenge is enlightenment( the sudden insight( the light bulb over the head( the %:ure!aH% of genius that transcends personal ego" CuriosityG As ith Mercury( there is constnat curiosity here( but( unli!e ith Saturn( complete fearlessness" As ith Mars( there is a sense of challenge( but it is not usually competitive( not aimed at others" =ather( the competition is ith ?ife itself" Can it be persuaded to divulge its secrets, /ou%re not curious about everything" +n fact( your interest is usually mar!ed by a 'uality of cool observation" Eut every no and then something ill flash before your mind( and you ill have to satisfy the urgent ish to !no at any cost" /ou are thin!ing in both conditions( but calmly in the first( and electrically in the second" Easic educationG Bere a child can e.perience the first real e.citement ith the thrill of learning( the delightful shoc! of discovery" Som hat parado.ically( the child also

undergoes the first revolutionary impulses( the initial e.perience of defiant self- ill" <rimary schooling may later be regarded as having encouraged self-reliance and independence& but it may e'ually be seen as the initial e.perience of ostracism and not fitting in" The adult ith this placement often has strong intellectual selfconfidence( ranging from illful contrariety on the negative side( to brilliant insight on the positive" CommunicationG There is something unusual or idiosyncratic about your speech patterns" +t may be in the voice 'uality itself( such as a slight lisp& or it may be an odd pronunciation of certain letters or dipthongs" +n any case( it is not necessarily unpleasant" =ather( it is seen as a charming affectation( and becomes irrevocably associated ith the uni'ueness of your personality" 4thers aren%t 'uite certain hat to e.pect from you verbally" Just hen they thin! they%ve got you pegged( you%ll surprise them ith some statement from left field( or a perverse t ist in your style of delivery"

Natal Uranus in 't(

(Joan $egus)

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Traditional astrological te.t boo!s ill tell you that Uranus in the fourth house could indicate that you change your residence fre'uently" S4 hat is brought to mind is someone ho travels from place to place establishing home afer home" And this can happen" /ou can be a orld traveller or do as one of my clients ith this placement did" Be moved every three or four years as he as gro ing up( but did not go very far" Be simply moved across the street to his grandmother%s house for a fe years( then bac! to his parents% house( then bac! to grandmother%s( etc"" Be has( ho ever( made more didstant moves in adulthood" Eut( it also is possible to have this placement and stay in the same house all of your life" +f you never move( ho ever( chances are that you came from an unusual home environment( had an eccentric or creative parent( or simply that your adult home ill differe greatly from the home of your childhood" Since the house in hich you find Uranus in your natal chart is here you may consciously or unconsciously brea! ith tradition( you are most li!ely to operate differently from the ay your family of origin did" +f there ere strict rules and regulations in your childhood home( you might carefully avoid this in your adult home( and have a rather unconventional household" +f your childhood home as unusual or nonconforming( then you might crave stabilisation and create a very conventional environment" +t is also possible that you ould move from one e.treme to another" +f your childhood home as restrictive and you create an unconventional home( after a hile you might miss the predictability or the childhood traditions" Then you might inform those ith hom you live that this is the year you are praparing the Than!sgivingh tur!ey and inviting the relatives to dinner to establish the old family custom" Eut after a year or t o of this you could tire of it and revert to your previous stand of % ho needs tradition,% +n other ords( there could be a number of changes in attitude in the home in the course of a lifetime" <rior to each change( ho ever( there ill probably be an analysis of the behavior in the home" /ou should consider hat is restrictive to you and change that segment" 4ther ise( those ith hom you live might become confused" 4ne possibility that might be satisfying to you and not create confusion for your housemates is that you can regulate cretain parts of your household routine (giving yourself permission to change them hen you ant to) and remain spontaneous and

fre in other aspects of the home" Another possibility is that you establish a firm homebase and periodically remove yourself from it by travelling" +n this ay you are free of the home hile youa re a ay( and yet it is there to return to" Since the fourth house also represents one of your parnets( it might be that one parent as erratic and at least partially responsible for the instability in your early home (if there as instability)" 4r your Uranian parent may have been creative instead of (or along ith) being inconsistent( and contributed to an atmosphere in the home hich fostered individuality" 3hen + thin! of this placement( + am reminded of the play %/ou can%t ta!e it ith you%( in hich those ho lived in the house ere involved in their o n activities and unusual( interesting people andered in and out" :ven if you live in hat you consider a totally free environment( you may not be 'utie as spontaneous as you thin!" Although you can tal! about your fle.ibility in the home and really believe it( you probably do not react ell to surprise visits" /ou might initially react in a gracious manner and pride yourself on your ability to respond so simultaneously" Eut after a short period of time you might begin to resent these unannounced visitors because they interfere ith your freedom" /ou might feel that you have to entertain them and are thus restricted" 4f course( you could display your aloofness and ignore them" Eut even if this occurs and you do not let them !eep you from doing hat you ant to do( their presence serves no purpose" /ou probably prefer to determine ho and hen you are going to be spontaneously sociable" /ou might not only tell your gueses hen to arrive( but also tell them hat time to go home" +n fact( if you decide to have a party( you ill probably feel most comfortable if you specify the time of arrival and the time of departure" This is not essential( ho ever( because if your guests do not leave hen you ant them to( you could become so cool and detached that they ill probably get the message to go home rather 'uic!ly" /our unconventionality in the home may ta!e a totally different direction" /ou might have unusual tastes in furnishings or colour schemes" /our d;cor could range from the bi@arre to interesting and eye-catching" /our furniture might be constructed of glass and steel or in some other ay be futuristic in style" 4r you could combine different periods of furniture" Eut hatever you do in decorating ill be distinctive and noticeable" +t may seem as you read this section on Uranus in the fourth house that there are conflicting messages" /ou could yearn for a stable home and or! very hard to establish a secure base" Then you might complain about being bored and F or do all you can to disrupt it" Another seeming conflict could be in regard to the parent described by this house" /ou could have considered this parent to be original( creative and independent( or erratic and unreliable" +t is impossible to say from the placement along hether you admired or disli!ed this parent( but you probably ill have seen more than one of the 'ualities *ust mentioned" +f you have this placement and e.perience the inconsistency( the first step is to reali@e that there is nothing rong ith you" Tell yourself and anyone ho complains about you that you are inconsistent and that sometimes you need structure and sometimes you need freedom" Although you ant to e.press your individuality( ma!ing drastic changes too 'uic!ly could disorient you" Analy@e your home situation" #etermine hat you are dissatisfied ith( and ma!e small changes first" This could satisfy your urge for change or lead to bigger and better changes" (Baydn <aul)

3ith this placement( there ill be a focus upon the themes of family( foundations and roots in life" +t is li!ely that there as some type of disruption or unusual ay of living during your childhood" This could have manifested in a variety of ays( hich can have the effect of creating either instability or a more interesting and e.citing childhood" +n the contemporary orld( this can often ta!e the form of parental marriage difficulties( family friction and divorce( here one of the parents eventually leaves the family home( and the children are plunged into a be ildering emotional situation here parental conflict and childhood emotional immaturity conspire to develop inner problems of ad*ustment" :ven adults find such traumatic crises difficult to deal ith& children often loc! them a ay( sometimes festering into guilt associations( and blaming themselves for the brea!do n of the adult relationship" There may be fre'uent changes of residence( perhaps caused by parental choice or careers( hich periodically uproot a child from a familiar environment and friends( forcing him or her to confront %ne un!no n orlds% and so stand alone (if only temporarily)( being forced to adapt 'uic!ly to ne homes( schools and friends( even different countries" Such an early lifestyle can be either beneficial or damaging& much depends upon the age of the child( the support from parents( and the individual point of development and ability to deal ith a changing environment" +n several ays( it can speed the maturation process( ith the child soon accepting responsibility and sensibly applying intelligence to its actions and choices( as ell as offering a broader perception of the varieties and differences that life presents through e.periencing different communities or countries" /et it can also create a pattern of instability( a lac! of roots( a need to modify %self% ithout having an established centre to or! from" +n some cases( home may bea social gathering place( less family-focused( but a place hich parents use for meetings of common interests& political( religious( cultural( etc"" This can have a positive aspect in meeting a ider variety of people( yet can also be %negative% in that a lac! of attention and interest from the busy parents can lead to a fragmentation of the relationship bonds" <erhaps too much freedom is given to such children( because the parents need the time for their o n interests( and so the child develops ithout a necessary discipline and able to indulge in most of its desires& this could create future adult problems in coping ith the responsibilities and obligations ith hich modern life confronts people" 3hatever the nature of the family roots( these ill affect the psychological foundations of the developing individual( and eventually play an important role in the decision-ma!ing of the adult" Uranus is implying that a reorientation is re'uired in respect of these ac'uired or inherited roots" There may be problems involved in the personal family relationship to a social( ethnic or economic bac!ground( a reaction to hich dictates future choices( perhaps through attempting to escape or transcend them( or in proving that success can still be achieved despite such a bac!ground" +t can be a highly motivating factor" The issue is that of integration and stability( and the establishment of a firm psychologicla centre hich can act as a focusing self( from hich the adult life is consciously directed" This is the challenge represented by Uranus( here a ne foundation is re'uired in order for you to e.perience and en*oy life more fully" A sense of inner instability needs to be transformed into a deeper( more integrative centre( hich is capable of uni'uely e.pressing personal creativity( and operating in a positive manner" (Jeff )reen)

A natural stress can occur in the entire digestive system( causing overly al!aline or acidic conditions in the stomach& ulcers( gas& restriction caused by emotional duress or stress leading to loss of appetite& problems ith the duodenum and its lining& deficient or e.treme secretion of digestive en@ymes from the pancreas( hich causes either constipation or diarrhea& imbalances in the chemical composition of the digestive fluids ithin the mouth( hich can lead to gum disease( accelerated brea!do n of the enamel on the teeth( and baad breath" Uranus here can also lead to lymphatic s ellings or problems in varying e.tremes( female problems lin!ed ith the ovaries or omb( and male problems lin!ed ith the testes or prostrate (s elling)( and can promote %s ellings% throughout the body for no apparent reason other that stress" (Stephanie Camilleri) 3ith this Uranus( traumas in childhood affect the emotional development( though it can also be a po erful stimulus to achievemnet and soul gro th" )enerally not very happy or easy-going( they can be very hard to live ith( as emotional comple.es cause a lot of trouble" 3ith difficult aspects to Uranus or Mercury( this can be a real %mental case%" The less difficult the aspects and the sign location( the sooner in life they can get it together" Some form of counselling is usually helpful" 4nce they face themselves and gain some self-understanding( they ill be much happier and easier to get along ith" They are usually outspo!en to a fault( often ith a sort of bitter humor( and overly sensitive to criticism" Anguish at home causes them to leave their native turf and start a ne life some here else" :ven if they do not leave physically( they are often involved in the founding of a ne order( a ne ay of doing soemthing" They tend to be maveric!s and insist on having things their o n ay or they on%t participate" They ish to build a ne orld ith themselves at the centre( but this brings them much lonelineess" They are often misunderstood by their associates( ho thin! them cold( or overly abrupt or ris'u;( not seeing the armth that is in their hearts" They are usually e.pressive ith ords( saying things in a terse( humorous style that is intended either to inform or to entertain" 3omen ith this position are more inclined to neurosis( possibly beacuse their field of e.pansion( their potential for using their emotional energies to give form to something outside themselves( is more limited in our soecity" There is more frustration& the emotional comple.es are more stimulated and the behavior follo s suit" Although both men and omen ith this position have a love of young people( they have a hard time dealing ith them and( although they do not ish to do so( both tend to revisit their o n traumas on their children" They are po erless to stop this unless they get some therapy to help them build ne response patterns" They are attracted to those very different from themselves and often choose a partner from a very different bac!ground" Their marriage may or may not be happy& but often they ill cling to the mate( happy or not( fearful of losing the one ho !no s them best and ho must accept them as they are" Their emotional tension can translate into a strong se.uality( hich may be firmly repressed for a variety of reasons" The resulting frustration can ma!e them irritable and sarcastic and very hard to deal ith" They are al ays desiring someone that they cannot have" Actually( this is only one focus of a perpetual must F can%t that derives

from the emotional cruelty they e.perienced as children" (Bo ard Sasportas) 3hether through personal choice or unavaoidable e.ternal circumstances( those ith Uranus in the 8th are not meant to be bound by the traditional biological family unit" They may feel li!e outsiders( strangers or outcasts from their families of origin& or for some reason( the early home life as disrupted and the family scattered" This placement of Uranus implies a need to find here they truly belong as their family or racial roots don%t seem to provide this !ind of containment" 4ften deeply restless( they re'uire the space and freedom to search for their true %spiritual% home or family" >earing the loss of alternatives( they are sometimes reluctant to put do n any roots at all - maybe there is some place better or more appropriate around the corner" +n certain instances + have seen( this disruption has been attracted e.ternally as if by fate - something from the outside compels a move or the need to uproot" 4r everything seems to be perfectly secure in the home until Uranus in the 8th is %triggered% by progression or transit and suddenly( out of the blue( they pic! up and leave or the family brea!s up or changes in some ay" This placement could also describe an unusual home life" The home could be used as a meeting place for groups or organisations here different ideas are e.changed" They may live in a utopian community( or a housing venture based on something slightly unconventional" The father (or hidden parent) may bear some of the characteristics of Uranus" Be may have been unconventional or erratic in some ay or literally !ept appearing and disappearing from the home scene" Be might have felt trapped by being a parent" Sometimes he is physically present but remains an un!no n 'uantity ith hom a close emotional rapport is difficult" 4ccasionally( + have seen Uranus in the 8th in the charts of people ho( as they ere gro ing up( atched their fathers suffer mental brea!do ns" More positively( it can be a father ho is highly original( inventive( free-thin!ing( and loving ithout being smothering" Although this may not be revealed until later in life( those ith Uranus in the 8th are often deeply unconventional" +n some cases( they may live in a certain ay until midlife and then radically change their lifestyle hen Uranus opposes its o n place" An interest in metaphysics and in philosophical and political systems may surface as they gro older" Uranus in the 8th house is similar to A'uarius on the +C or in the 8th house" An identity needs to be found hich is based on something other than *ust the personal family unit" At some stage in life( they may ant to participate in an activity hich benefits or advances the family of humanity" (=obert <elletier) /ou had to subdue your desire for independence until you had matured sufficiently to ta!e advantage of your givted imagination" /our early home life may have caused you to rebel against the tedious and conflicting duties your parents re'uired you to carry out" Bo ever( you ere generally illing to ma!e sacrifices( because you !ne that one day you ould be able to invest the necessary time and effort to serve the public interests in your o n uni'ue ay" /ou feel a strong !inship ith your fello man and ant to sho that you care by helping to relieve the burdens of some and correcting in*ustices to ard others" /ou are truly a caring person ith strong enough convictions that you can spea! up for those ho are unable to defend themselves" /ou are reasonably ell-focused to derive the greatest yield from your creative

insight" /ou are not particularly disturbed at the prospect of financial difficulties( and you are prepared to use other means if necessary to gain the freedom to come and go at ill" /ou ill align yourself ith people hose purposes are in harmony ith your o n until you achieve the personal and financial integrity to stnad alone" /ou understand the value of your natural talents( for they ill provide you ith a substantial income and give you the opportunity to prove hat you can do" /oua re clever in devising ays to utilise your talents effectively( and you are determined that your efforts ill provide the desired results" /ou !no that to attain an important position that ill give you the leverage to accomplisy your gaols( you must be illing to accept challenge and competition" +t ill be necessary to control your urge to assert yourself impulsively" /ou ill have to ma!e some concessions to others if you ant to in their co-operation and help in achieving your ob*ectives" /ou !must give others the chance to offer suggestions( for you ill find that many opportunities ill come from totally une.pected sources" /ou ill gain much support from a mate or partner ho has the perception and foresight to help you reali@e your fondest dreams and aspirations" )ood intentions are not enough& and you !n o that to do your best or! you must be fully informed" 3hen others spea!( you listen carefully and pic! up many ideas" /ou ill even go ithout some of your favorite comforts and spend time and energy to or! to ard gaining your goals successfully" This involves some sacrifice( but you !no that it serves your future security and independence from ant" All your life you may have to define and redefine your motivations" +n your need to achieve material comforts and be free from conditions that seem to threaten or limit you in any ay( you may ma!e too many concessions and lose sight of your more enduring accomplishments on behalf of society" /ou must be careful not to become obsessed ith achieving financial success at the ris! of losing sight of your most important ob*ectives" /ou belong to the society you live in( and you must respond to the most pressing human needs by using your creative talent and inspiration to serve them" +t ould be too bad to revie your past and see that you indulged yourself to the e.clusion of helping those ith hom you shared a social and spiritual destiny" (Eill Berbst) MicrocosmG /our private self is eccentric( probably very different in tone and spirit from the self sho n to the orld" There is freedom in your inner sanctum( freedom from the restrictions of social rules and cultural appropriateness" The pitfall surrounds hiding your individuality too ell( so that no-one ever sees it" The challenge is to drin! deeply from the ell of personal freedom and uni'ueness" More than ith any other 8th house planetary association( Uranus indicates a heightened possibility of feeling li!e a stranger in a strange land" All human beings occasionally e.perience alienation" Eut for most( that feeling is negative and 'uic!ly sha!en off( li!e a bad cold" >or you( it%s more than psychological( more than merely metaphorical" Eeing an alien is something you hold onto privately" 3hether you feel privileged or cursed( it remains a treasured secret" <ersonal securityG >amily is a continual source of revolution" /ou feel it your tas! to upset the applecart( to be the reformer of the family& and you ill tend to live out that role through phases alternating bet een e.uberantly positive individuality and staunchly defiant outrage" Abnormality is emphasi@ed in all aspects of home and family& and instability is actually more comfortable than permanence" The pitfall involves a re*ection of real security through ego eccentricities( hile the challenge is to a a!en yourself to the miracle of true interdependence( and to reali@e that change is the only constant"

:motional imprintsG Bere( as ith Mars( events condition the imprint system( but hatever shoc!s you suffered as a child - loss( separation( sudden change - tended to produce not heat or conflict( but ithdra al to a safer orld inside yourself" So you learned to rely on yourself very clearly& and those imprints to ard separateness or independence remain strong throughout the entire life" /ou also may have felt (or been made to feel) that you ere different from the rest of your family( either %special% or %a blac! sheep%" %+nner lin!% parentG /our mother%s brilliant eccentricity is emphasi@ed in your imprints of her" Bo ever traditional her values may have seemed( there as something very illful - even perhaps defiant - that stood out in your early understanding of her" She may have seemed unstable( or she might have ruled the household ith an iron hand" :ven if she as a 'uiet( calm person( you ould have been impressed by her strong sense of self-possession" The precise effect cannot be determined from the house placement alone( but hat is certain is that her imprint is emphatic and in some ay unusual" <rivate intuitionG Contact ith in ard guidance is sporadic" /our guides are po erful but unpredictable( remaining silent and invisible for a hile( then bursting suddenly onto the scene" There is sometimes the sensation that they are in control - %don%t call us( e%ll call you% - although that is( of course( an illusion" More li!ely( they regard you ith detached friendship( a !ind of %cool armth%( and they simply chec! in hen they%re in the neighborhood" More than any other planet( this one corresponds to the epiphany of revelationG moments of blinding mental %light% suddenly e.plode into the consciousness( revealing not only hat you didn%t see( but hat no-one else has ever seen beforeG your o n uni'ueness( your o n special truth"

Natal Uranus in )t(

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3ith Uranus in the fifth house( you may consciously or unconsciously try to raise your children differently from the ay in hich you ere raised" 4r you could have original( creative and F or rebellious children" Another possibility is that you might be inconsistent in the ay in hich you handle your children" /ou ill undoubtedly say that you ant your children to be independent( but probably not totally nonconforming" So if they become too defiant or too different( you could clamp do n on them" This again demonstrates the need for defining or setting limits on the freedom of Uranus" + heard one parent ith this placement say to her child( %4f course + ant you to be your o n person" + *ust don%t ant you to be a total misfit"% /ou may also have an ob*ectivity in regard to your children" S4 you are able to loo! at them in a detached manner and it may be difficult for you to be emotionally demonstrative ith them" This does not mean that you are uncaring( *ust that it could be hard to e.press your feelings" The fifth house describes the ay in hich you deal ith children in general( and specifically your o n (if you have any)" And this may be especially true of your first child( but possibly some hat softened for our subse'uent children" /our attitude to ard your second child may be modified by e.amining the seventh house& your third by the ninth& your fourth by the eleventh( etc"" Another definition of the fifth house is the house of creative self-e.pression" <roducing children is( of course( a form of creative self-e.pression( but this area also describes the ay in hich you operate creatively and aht some of your talents may

be" 3ith Uranus in the fifth( your creativity probably comes in spurts& so there could be times hen you can%t record your ideas 'uic!ly enough and other times hen you feel that you ill never be creative again" Since Uranus is connected ith modern technology( you might find it helpful to put your thoughts into a tape recorder hen they are flo ing rapidly" /ou can evaluate and sort them out later" 3hen you are uninspired( do not try to push yourself to be creative" +t probably ill not or! and ill only tend to ma!e you restless and nerouvs" #o something else until the ideas begin to flo again" /ou ill probably not be patient hen it comes to talent& and it might be a good idea to avoid artistic endeavors that re'uire a great deal of discipline" >or e.ample( if you ere to ta!e painting lessons you could find it difficult to painsta!ingly practise techni'ues or to conform to the instructor%s directions" /our talents need to flo freely& and you ill probably sho originality in hatever art form you develop" Since your creative talents need not be in standard art forms ith this planetary placement( you may not consider yourself creative" <eople tend to thin! that if they do not paint( rite( dance( act( play instruments or sing( they have no talent" Eut( ith Uranus in the fifth house( you may have computer s!ills( or a magic touch in fi.ing cars( or display talents in using other forms of machinery or technology" + have e.amples of people ith this placement that range from telephone salesperson to playing the synthesi@er ( hich of course combines music and technology)" +nstead of( or in addition to talents( you may loo! to this house to e.plain ho you gamble or speculate" Uranus placed there ould indicate that you could be spontaneous hen such matters are involved" +n fact( it is easier for you to ta!e action 'uic!ly and bac! off *ust as fast( than it is for you to hang on to an investment for an e.tended period of time" /ou ould probably ta!e ris!s especially if the potential gain is great enough( but the results ould have to be seen soon after you ta!e the initiative" Therefore( your involvement in speculation or gambling may be sporadic( and your successes intermittent" Bo ever( the more information you gather (even if it is done a little at a time) before you ta!e action( the less li!ely you ill be to fail" The fifth house also describes hat you need in courtship( and( + ould add to that( it indicates the ay in hich you initially interact ith others as individuals( hether the involvement is romantic or not" +n this area you deceide hether a person moves to the seventh house (intimate one-to-one relationships( be they marriage or close friendship)( the eleventh house (ac'uaintances) or no hosue (out of your life)" The se'uence might or! in this fashion" /ou go to a party or other group gathering (eleventh house) and find osmeone hom you deem interesting and ant to get to !no better (fifth house)" Then you can determine if you ould li!e to have that person as a close friend or partner (seventh house)( as someone ith hom you ant to ineract personally but not get close to (fifth)( as an individual you may only see occasionally at parties (eleventh house)( or as someone you never ant to see again (no house)" 3hether e are investigating potential courtship or friendship( ith Uranus in the fifth house( you may be hesitatnt to form attachments ith others 'uic!ly because you are concerned about having people interfere ith your independence" /ou could socialise ith others but probably in a detached ay" /ou might en*oy intellectual interaction but !eep people at arm%s length on the emotional level" This( of course( can change hen the relationship moves out of the fifth house" Another possibility is that you attract( or are attracted to( people ho are creative( e.citing( unusual( unreliable( distant or odd" These characteristics are not necessarily

mutually e.clusive" Someone ho is stimulating may be eccentric as ell" +n fact( it could be the eccentricity that leads to the creativity" Eut if you are really upset about those ho are dra n to you( reali@e that you are probably as!ing for it" +f you can start consciously see!ing out those ho are creative and e.citing( then perhaps the less desirable people ill disappear" 3hether or not you are invovled ith Uranian types( you ill probably crave some e.citement hen you interact ith others" +f you come into contact ith an individual ho is totally predictable( he or she ill undoubtedly also seem boring( and the chances of the t o of you forming a close relationship are negligible" Bo ever( if you en*oy the company of the other person and thin! the relationship could lead to marriage or an intimate friendship( you might proceed to the ne.t stage" Then there might be some ad*ustments to be made" 3hen someone ho has been courting you becomes a marriage partner( or an ac'uaintance becomes a close friend( you are moving them from your fifth to your seventh house" And if the re'uirements of the seventh house are different from those of the fifth( you may onder hy the transition is so difficult" Astrology can help you get over this hump" Ey loo!ing at the signs and planets in the fifth house( you can see ho the native interacts initially ith others on a one-to-one basis and also determine the 'ualities that person is attracted to in others" +f you then interpret the seventh house and compare it ith the fifth( you can !no n hether the shift from courtship into marriage or from the getting ac'uainted stage to intimate friendship ta!es place easily or re'uires great ad*ustment" A areness of personal difficulties can be the first step in helping to bridge the gap bet een the t o areas" Since e are dealing ith the planet Uranus in the fifth house( let us use this as our e.ample" /ou have possibly been attracted to the e.citement and cra@iness generated by the other person and decide it ould be great to be married to him or her" Bo ever( you have Capricorn or Saturn in the seventh house and you need stability and conformity in a partner" +t is obvious that problems could arise" Eut if you are a are that this is eventually hat you ant in a partner( you can begin to thin! about it in the early stages of the relationship and eed out those ho do not fit the picture before you become too attached to them" (Baydn <aul) This ill involve the sudden movement out ards of %emotionally based energy%( here involvements ith the e.ternal orld( people and creative e.pressions ill be the main sphere of activity" :ssentially this ill be through the pro*ection of emotionally rooted energy( and can involve spontaneous falling in love( inspired artistic creations and a search for pleasure( en*oyment( fun and e.citement" A lac! of self-discipline is li!ely( as you can easily submit to passing love affairs and the attractions of a carefree life" There may be an element of immaturity and childli!e displays of behaviour at times" This is not necessarily %bad%( but they are often e.pressed at inopportune times& others may demand that you gro up" +t can be as if a brightly coloured bauble attracts your attention( fascinates you( and you feel that you have to have it& your emotional desires pro*ect out ards and you are pulled along ith them to the ob*ect - only to discover after a temporary possession and perusal that it is not that fascinating after all& yet in that intense drive to achieve your short-lived desire( you may have caused problems and suffering for others" This can apply especially ithin relationships( here a tendency to desire ne partners( e.perimentation and promiscuity can occur" /our love-life is unli!ely to be static and

stable" The need to have your o n ay - often e.pressed 'uite common( and can also lead to friction"

ithout due sensitivity - is

Children are li!ely to play an important role in your life( and you are liable to give them considerable freedom( hich can have dual effects( especially if there is a reluctance to impose discipline upon them and you fail to give them sufficient attention and guidance for their needs" Temperamentally( you are li!ely to have an artistic ability and appreciation" $atural talents can be present in art( music( literature and self-presentation through modern media channels of communication" There may be some degree of bloc!age in this area( hich could reflect a lac! of perseverance and discipline( rather than problems in confidence in your o n ability or potential s!ills" +t is the commitment to complete that can be a challenge for you( as you prefer that sense of freedom to follo your fascinations henever they dominate you" Uranus intends that a change in this sphere of life is necessary( here modifying this tendency can eventually lead to success" (Jeff )reen) The essential archetype that the 9th house correlates to in human consciousness is one in hich the individual can creatively actuali@e( e.press( pro*ect( and establish his or her egocentric identity and purpose for the life that is being lived" This is the po er of the ego that is creatively e.pressed( the po er of creativity emanating from the individualised ego" +t is the ego that is full of itself( glorifying itself( an ego that demands and re'uired recognition( acclaim( positive reinforcement that it has realised itselfG the purpose for hich the life is being lived" The egocentric centre of the personality ithin the 9th Bouse is based on the composite effect of the matri. that involves the traditions and conditions of family( society( or the culture that the individual is born into( the immediacy of one%s environment( and the subconscious memories that correlate to other lifetimes and other identities" The egocentric centre of personality is given form( a self-image relative to the inner gestation of sub*ective a areness of the current ego in the 8th house and CancerG home( parents( and the early environment that e are born into" 3ith Uranus in the 9th house( there is a natural parado.( thus stress and tension( because of the oppositional nature of the Uranian (A'uarius) archetype and the Sun (?eo)" 4n the one hand( a tremendous amount of energy e.ists to actualise the inner sense of purpose for this life" This tension induces a high degree of self-focus( egocentricity( a sense of narcissism that is simultaneously indulged in and rebelled against" This focus (the 9th Bouse) re'uires freedom of e.pression( an independence of e.periecne that allo s for continuous self-discovery( and the actualisation of the in ardly sensed creative( egocentric purpose from ithin itself by ay of that hich is created by itG the egocentric centre of its sub*ective reality" +n effect( the individual ants to be the director of his or her o n play" 4n the other hand( a tremendous amount of energy e.ists to lin! and actualise the inner sense of purpose (sub*ective) to socially relevant needs( causes( group purposes( to be sub*ectively empo ered by e.ternal (ob*ective) purposes( and to consciously actualise and lin! sub*ective creativity( e.pressed purely from the ego( to the Source of creativity itselfG )od" Thus the tension to egocentrically focus upon and develop the personality to the highest possible degree( and the need to simultaneously focus upon and develop a personality( ego( that is consciously lin!ed and directed by the SourceG )od" Eoth e.ist" +n effect( the individual ants )od or the group to be the director of the play" The liberation of Uranus in the 9th Bouse occurs hen the individaul consciously attunes him- or herself to the Source of creativity and allo s the egocentric sense of

identity and purpose to be empo ered and directed by this Source" The Source can be e.perienced by these individauls( or attuned to( by defining and lin!ing the egocentric sense of purpose to the social group( society( and( in an e.panded sense( to the global or planetary issues and needs of the times the individual is living ithin" The ell of creativity( and the realisation of Self( ill be ever available and continuous in so doing" This liberation involves giving up the security of tradition in the sense of tradition restricting re'uired gro th or innovation" +t involves giving up a narcissistic self-preoccupation that promotes a sense of separation or detachment from humanity and its needs" +t involves giving up the egocentric need to be considered special( important( to stand above the cro d( to give emotional displays hose motive and intent is to dra attention to the child ho is still a aiting ac!no ledgement" The liberation occurs hen the individual realises that the desired ac!no ledgement manifests from ithin( that validation comes from oneself( and that the Source( or )od( ill validate the individual once he or she actualises the sense of inner egocentric purpose by lin!ing it to the greater needs of people( society( and the plnetary concerns that e.ist at any moment in time" 3hen realised( this liberation ill produce creative dynamos hose lives and vision can transform those hom they touch" >reedom from the !no n means to allo the Spirit of creativity to change and transform the individual as necessary( to not become fi.ed or fi.ated upon that hich already e.ists because of the current po er( thus security( that this induces"

Natal Uranus in *t(

(Joan $egus)

ouse

+f you have Uranus in the si.th house you ill probably try to avoid a highly structured daily schedule" /ou ill ant variety and challenge in the tas!s to be accomplished" +f your *ob is monotonous or there are too many restrictions placed upon you in the or!place( you could concentrate on changing the routine in a some hat 'uiet manner( instigate a revolution( or leave the *ob" <eriodic escapes or fre'uent e.pression of your independence may be enough to ma!e an organised office situation tolerable" +n fact( you may feel more secure in e.hibiting your individuality if there are some guidelines" Kno ing your limitations in the or! area could ma!e it easier for you to be creative in your *ob" /ou can allo your originality to flo freely if you !no that anything that is too outlandish ill be curtailed" + have a client ith Uranus in the si.th ho is a perfect e.ample of this" She complained that her boss did not al ays give her the latitude she anted" Be ould sometimes veto her ideas" 3hen e discussed this further( ho ever( it turned out that he really did allo her to pursue most of her ideas( and only turned do n plans that ere not feasible or ere against established company policies" She even came to the conclusion that her boss%s attitude permits her to be more imaginative and creative than she might be other ise" This is because she doesn%t have to aste time thin!ing about the plausibility of her ideas" +t is done for her" Eut had her boss limited her too much( she probably ould not have stayed ith the *ob for the five years she had already been there" +ndividuals ith Uranus in the si.th house ould probably leave positions that restrict them too much( or they might try to avoid such *obs entirely" Uranus in the si.th house could also indicate that you !eep your distance from those ith hom you or!( be they bosses( subordinates or colleagues" /ou need not or! in solitude" +n fact( you might en*oy the e.citement of interaction( especially ith those ho are intelligent" Eut you probably maintain a personal detachment( and form your close one-to-one relationships else here"

+f you have Uranus in this house( you do not ant other people to tell you ho to do your *ob( but you probably ill not consciously see! out positions of authority either" +f you are *ust allo ed to do hat you ant to do in the mnaner of your choosing( you should have no problems" Sometimes( ho ever( you could find yourself in a *ob in hich you are managing others" +f this happens( you are most li!ely to give your subordinates a lot of latitude( partly to stimulate their creativity( and partly to !eep them from interfering ith yours" Eut there could be concern that if your subordinates are given too much freedom they might undermine you or interfere ith your manner of operating" +t is independence rather than po er that is an issue ith Uranus in the si.th house" A ay to combat that is to periodically get together to report progress and do some brainstorming" The prospect of sharing ideas should be stimulating rather than restrictive" +n this ay you are !ept informed of hat is going on( but( since you are only assembling occasionally( you are not eighted do n ith constant contact" /ou might not thin! about Uranian issues hen you apply for your first *ob& but once you have e.perienced tyrannical bosses( boredom or other limitations on a *ob( having a degree of freedom( a bit of e.citement( and e.pressing individuality ill become re'uirements you consciously loo! for" /ou might also discover that your manner of operating in ordinary life is a little different from the ay in hich many other people do" Since the si.th house describes the ay you conduct yourself in your daily routine( it can be in the or!place( in the home( or any here else you happen to be" The signs in the house ill describe action in the course of the day" >or e.ample( if you have a fire sign on the cusp of the si.th house( you ill probably start moving 'uic!ly hen you get up" Then if you also have an :arth sign in the si.th house( follo ing the >ire sign( you ill probably get organised after you have ta!en some action" The specific signs ill provide more definite information" The planets in that house (if any) ill e.plain your modus operandi even more" Uranus in the si.th house could indicate that you are not interested in a sedentary daily routine" /ou might change your schedule fre'uently to !eep your interest pea!ed or *ust to prove that you are not tied do n to a particular routine" Eut hatever your reasoning( you probably try not to do the same tas! at the same time t o days in a ro " 4r you might create e.citement or controversy in order to avoid boredom" The emphasis ith Uranus may be more on action than on accomplishment" /ou probably do not lac! energy" +n fact( there are times hen you feel % ired% and it is difficult to sit still" Eut your energy may come in spurts& so that you can or! feverishly one day or for part of one day( and then need to free yourself of or! the ne.t day or part of the ne.t day" Eesides the fluctuation of energy level( your attention spand could be short as ell" Therefore( it ill undoubtedly be better for you to s itch activities fre'uently" /our periodic energy overloads can be physical or mental( so you might change the mode of activity as ell as the specific tas!s" +n other ords( you might perform a mental tas! first& and hen your brain begins to tire( s itch to something that re'uires physical energy until you feel physically fatigued( and so forth" /ou ill accomplish more if you do this rather than trying to remain ith one *ob for long periods of time" (Baydn <aul) The basic themes of challenges and opportunities for change in this house are associated ith or!( service and health"

#ue to the Uranian reaction to the imposition of repetitive( mundane tas!s( there may be adult difficulties in the sphere of employment( especially in en*oying and maintaining a *ob" The need for stimulation and real interest in teh or! is essential( other ise you are li!ely to e.perience considerable dissatisfaction and frustration in your or!ing environment( hich can lead to periodic changes of *ob and employment instability" :ven during your childhood( this could manifest as a lac! of persistence and prolonged attention to your lessons& even though you may be a bright child( fluctuations of concentration and application are liable to have a detrimental effect on your scholastic progress" /ou ill need as much freedom as possible in the or! sphere( and ould certainly resent a high degree of supervision" 3hat you ill probably have to learn and develop over time is an ability to be more mentally concentrated on the tas! before you( and a greater degree of self-discipline in using your mind in productive and practical ays" The tendency can be to live too much in ideas( and fail to actualise them" There may be the ability to or! ell ith modern technology( through scientific developments or computer-derived employment" There ill be an interest in technological advancement( as this appeals to the futurist dimension of Uranus" +t is li!ely that becoming satisfied in this area may ta!e some time to achieve& and changes in or! or career directions are to be e.pected" /our health can be another source of personal change" /our physical body may have periodic illnesses( perhaps caused by the response to the highly stimulatory and agitating Uranus energy" 4r possibly some form of a serious or incapacitating illness may suddenly occur( disrupting your lifestyle" This may not be as negative as it appears& there is li!ely to be the opportunity of a hidden potential path( hich if recognised and follo ed could lead to a positive transformation in your life" This could unfold into personal e.perience of alternate unconventional health therapies ( hich today are proliferating and ta!ing firm root ithin society)" /ou could gain relief from illness through such an approach based on holistic concepts of healing( or you could become interested in training in such s!ills" This can lead to a totally ne ay of living and perceiving life( and this could be the intention of the Uranus stimulus" (Jeff )reen) A natural stress can occur at the synapse points ithin the brain that affect the electrical transmissions (thought( instructions( the psychochemistry that is continually regulating and ad*usting the brain to meet the needs of the entire organism) bet een neurons" The synapse and neuron system is similar to the s!eletal system( hich is the foundation and structure for the tissues( muscles( and cells of the organic body" Just as a bro!en bone in the arm affects the functioning of the overall nature of the arm( stress-induced brea!do ns ithin the synapses impact on the functions ithin the organism to hich the synapses and neurons correlate" 3hen Uranus transits Cirgo or )emini( an acceleration of the evolution of the brain ta!es place for the entire species" Thus the %stepped-up% electrical voltage ithin the brain can lead to various problems" 3hen Uranus is in the 7rd or Dth house and not in Cirgo or )emini( then this stepped-up evolution of the brain is specific to only those individuals( not the entire species" This stepped-up electrical energy manifested in the brain through the synapse and neuron system can lead to all manner of %strange% sensations( symptoms( and psycho- and F or physiological conditions that cannot be diagnosed& thus some of these individuals are called hypochondriacs"

(Stephanie Camilleri) Uranus here gives a high-tension temperament that see!s to lose itself in meaningful or!" +f such or! cannot be found( there is danger of chronic illness stemming from frustration" They may be afflicted by nervous habits of some !ind and tend to overdo on food( cigarettes( drugs( or anything that eases tension( though they are e'ually inclined to become %health nuts% and overdo on special diets" Sometimes they go bac! and forth from binges of overeating to strict regimens" Most or! hard at staying in shape all their lives( though some go the opposite route and do everything to such e.cess that it can lead to an early death" :.ercise is of great importance in order to use up the nervous energy and !eep them steady" +f they have a clear-cut goal and a partner( boss( or patron they respect to encourage them( they are dynamos of energy and can accomplish a great deal" They need a ay to serve humanity( but the form and the method of service may be unusual" Although they are maveric!s here method is concerned( and usualy or! best alone( it is very necessary for them to be or!ing for someone ho appreciates their efforts and can set guidelines for them" They are good soldiers( able to follo orders and obey logical rules( and able to give orders in turn to subordinates& but they al ays need a respected superior to !eep them in line( or they ill go off on tangents( asting tremendous amounts of time and money on nonessential ventures *ust to use up e.cess nervous energy" The study of yoga( especially the practice of breath control and rela.ation( is an e.cellent means for ac'uiring control over this reservoir of nervous energy hich( if unused( can simply *itter them to death" <ositive-thin!ing practices are useful also( because negative thin!ing is very destructive to them and can ma!e them ill" They need cheerful( steady( or!-oriented individuals around them" $ervous( disoriented( negative( or disturbed companions ill literally drive them cra@y" They can or! ith great patience and dedication for a cause they believe in( particularly if they respect the leader( ho can be too eccentric or intense for most to or! for( but this on%t bother them at all" (Bo ard Sasportas) Those ith Uranus in the Dth are meant to e.plore in a deeper ay the intimate relationship bet een the inner orld of the mind and feelings and the outer orld of form and the body" A connection e.ists bet een hat e are inside and the !ind of everyday reality e create for ourselves" Uranus in the Dth has a chance to learn that in order to change the outside( the inside must be altered first" Any problems hich they face in their daily lives or physical bodies can be met ith the 'uestionsG % hat patterns in me produced theese difficulties,% and %ho can + change them,%" Selfe.amination( based on the liberating idea that e create and are responsible for our o n reality( is the !ey to a positive e.perience of Uranus in the Dth" 4ther ise they are prone to minor or ma*or upheavals in the life - such as falling ill to avoid going to a *ob they don%t li!e( rather than admitting first they are feeling trapped by the or! and acting accordingly to change the situation"

+n fact( the hole area of or! and employment can be approached in a nonconventional ay" =arely suited to a repetitive nine-to-five routine( they il usually find it difficult to stay in a *ob purely out of a sense of duty or for the sa!e of security" Their minds need to be continually engaged and interested in the tas!s before them& and it%s best if their or! allo s scope for change( variety( inventiveness and movement" 4ften there is difficult or!ing under others because they need to approach any *ob in their o n ay - even if it has never been done in that fashion previously" Bo ever( if Uranus is not too badly aspected( e.changing ideas ith coor!ers can be lively and stimulating" 4ften( they are interested in teh ne technologies as ell as sub*ects li!e astrology or other related metaphysical or psychological systemns - anything hich gives them a frame of reference from hich to observe and meet life" They might suit a %thin!tan!% situation" +n general( they do not li!e to be bound by the little everyday necessities and routines of e.istence and may create upheavals to ma!e life more interesting and e.citing" Again( life might become easier if they consciously ac!no ledge hat they don%t li!e( and do something to change that area rather than subtly provo!ing e.ternal forces to disrupt it for them" +nterested in the relationship bet een mind and body( they might e.plore various forms of alternative and complementary medicines( sometimes e.perimenting ith unusual diets and various e.ercise routines" Bealth problems can stem from too much stress and nervous tension hich ea!ens the body%s defences" An overly inhibited th house Uranus attracts the >uries( hich may lodge themselves in the body( creating havoc in the system" +n charts + have seen( there appears to be a connection bet een Uranus in the Dth and various forms of allergies" +nterestingly( some medical researchers have lin!ed allergies ith une.presssed anger and resentment( suggesting that people ith %short fuses% are more prone to allergic conditions" (+n her boo! on medical astrology( :ileen $auman associates Uranus ith %the actual impulses that leap from one nerve synapse to another%") 4bviously( those ith Uranus here ill benefit from any form of activity hich helps them un ind physical e.ercises( yoga( meditation( etc"" 4n the positive side( Uranus offers the possibility of a speedy recovery or release from illness( helped enormously by the right mental attitudes" +f e ta!e the combination of Uranus and the Dth house to its logical conclusion( then there may be the possibility of unusual pets" 4ne oman + !no ith this placement !eeps rats as pets in the house - uncaged( of course" (=obert <elletier) The demanding obligations of your daily or! routine may be frustrating( but you have a talent for thin!ing of innovations that can ma!e your *ob more interesting" /our suggestions for improving or! procedures may attract attention from the people ho ill benefit from them" /ou have a good opinion of yourself because you !no you can earn a good income by using your o n resources ith creative imagination" +t is inconceivable that others are not a are of your s!ills" /ou may not be a practical person( but your intuitive problem-solving ability defies all the rules" 3hile you consider it important to get an education( you ill find it painful to lose your precious freedom hile getting it" 4n the other hand( you !no that if you don%t get an education( you are limited( perhaps permanently( in your ability to earn an ade'uate living" /our belief that you can do hatever you ant no doubt resulted from your

upbringing( because your parents gave you too much freedom" /ou had the opportunity to gro according to your o n identity( for hich you should be grateful& but insufficient discipline made it difficult for you to accept responsibility" As time goes on( you ill become increasingly dissatisfied ith yourself unless you get involved in meaningful activities that prove the value of your talents" There are many possible uses for your ingenuity and intuitive problem-solving ability( hich ill go to aste unless you use them here they are most needed" /our ideas are your most important asset( but you must develop them before you can promote them to your advantage" This is the basis for your problems( as ell as for their solution" /ou disli!e responsibility& and unless this changes( you on%t be able to get people interested in your ideas" /ou could do so much to help improve social conditions that oppress others" +n this area you ould gain immediate recognition for your efforts and also get the e.perience you need to succeed in the field you choose" +f you ant to function in a position of trust and authority( you must have a formal education( or your aspirations are little more than dreams" /ou o e it to yourself to accept the fact that you must start at the bottom" ?earn your craft ell( so you can gro into the demands of a more responsible position" <lan ahead so you don%t have to submit to other people%s control& and learn to have enough self-discipline to persist in a program that ill assure you of independence later" ?earn the art of being patient about getting results hen you act" /ou permit yourself greater indulgences and more permissive behaviour than you ould tolerate from anyone else" Also( you have established one set of rules for yourself and another for your partner" Unless you modify this position( you ris! losing your mate%s respect( and you ill *eopardise your relationship" /ou have great plans for your children( and ant them to rise to their fullest potentials" They find you e.citing and admire your talents" (Eill Berbst) #isease and healingG Bealth is sub*ect to unpredictable changes" /our nervous system is high-strung and particularly vulnerable" Stress-related neurological disorders can provo!e unusual symptoms( hich often respond ell to radical or e.perimental treatments" #ifficulties ith independence or integrity are precursors to disease& imprisonment ma!es you sic!" The challenge is to roll ith the punches" #isease is a message provo!ing you to a!e up( a %shoc!% from the system indicating that your lifestyle must change immediately" Une'ual relationshipsG /ou%re a natural reformer ith a sharp eye for abuses of po er( see!ing out situations of social dise'uilibrium to provo!e change" >rom the inferior position( your impulse to ard upheaval begins 'uietly" Then suddenly( in an unli!ely momemnt( you reveal yourself to be =obin Bood( defender of the mee!( t ea!ing the nose of the Sheriff of $ottingham" /ou%d li!e to e.ist outside all po er hierarchies( since your motivation is to ard complete independence" The pitfall involves abuse of fairness" +f you insist on provo!ing revolution is the underdog( realise that you%re fair game for similar treatment in the superior position" The challenge is to destroy unhealthy dominance any here you find it" +f you have a choice( be Thomas Jefferson rahter than Thomas <aine" #uty and serviceG /ou ta!e particular delight in helping( for service is the ay you stand out from the cro d" +n attitude( you%re a loner& ordinary cultural rules of conduct are discarded in favor of a more private code" <rovocative mental insight is your method" /ou ta!e ris!s ith those you serve& you ant impact" /ou sha!e up people%s nervous systems( challenging old emotional assumptions ith ne mental

perspectives" The pitfall surrounds humility versus ego" 4ne moment you see! only a uni'ue solution to another%s problems& the ne.t moment you%re commanding all the energy in a surge of fervent but insensitive soapbo. philosophy" The challenge involves mastering teh art of the %'uiet revolution% and the use of %invisible electricity%" Technical mindG Uranian mentality includes the brilliant impulses of inspired geniuses( as ell as the erratic aberrations of unbalanced crac!pots" 3hat distinguishes the t o, The genius solves problems by thin!ing about them in ne ays" She loo!s ith fresh eyes( 'uestioning everything" 4ften( she sees the solution in a spar! of inspiration before the !no s the means" The crac!pot uses the same procedures" Eut the genius or!s bac! ard( filling in the holes( painsta!ingly bridging the old to the ne ( hereas the crac!pot offers no help to those of us he has %left behind%" So e disregard the crac!pot hile embracing the genius" /our mind pulls you a ay from ordinary linear rationality( to inspired bursts of ne vision" /our challenge is to add the discipline necessary to bridge the gap( abd be revered as a genius rather than denigrated as a crac!pot" #iscipline and routinesG =egularity is antithetical to your lifestyle" There are routines( to be sure( but they are mar!edly erratic( distinguished by their unpredictability" /ou have an iron ill hen it comes to tas!s& and you can or! ith astonishing discipline( but only hen you choose hte issue" /our s!ills become specalities& and your specialities then branch off to form their o n peculiar patterns of e.pertise( sometimes seemingly unrelated to one another" /our challenge is to eave these disparate elements into a uni'ue coherence"

Natal Uranus in +t(

(Joan $egus)

ouse

The seventh house represents both hat you need in close one-to-one relationships and hat you have to give in them" Sometimes e try to pro*ect our seventh house re'uirements solely onto others( and sometimes e loo! only to ourselves to provide these necessary 'ualities" Eut neither of these alternatives is completely satisfactory" /ou could go from one relationship to another( and from one e.treme to the other( until you realise that you must share the re'uirements in that area ith a mate( a best friend( or anyone else ith home you are intimately involved" +f you have Uranus in the seventh house and you try to e.press all the 'ualities described therein yourself( you ill probably insist on sho ing your individuality and maintaining your independence in close relationships" Eecause htere needs to be some stability to maintain a relationship( you ill probably attach yourself to someone ho is responsible and steady" Also( if you are being nonconforming( your partner ill undoubtedly be assigned the tas! of defining your parameters" Since you are placing the emphasis on responsibility and stability( this person may lac! the e.citement you need in a partner" Then eventually you could end the relationship because you are bored or feel limited& or your partner might terminate it because you are so unreliable" +f the relationship ends( tehn very possibly your ne.t relationship ill be ith someone ho is e.citing and needs a great deal of freedom" you ill be attracted to the independent nature that as lac!ing in your last partner" Eut before long you could discover that this independence brings ith it a lac! of dependability" So you become the one burdened ith responsibility in the relationship" 3hen this occurs( you begin to feel trapped because you no longer have the freedom you need" +f the feeling of being restricted becomes very strong( you could abruptly end the

association" Then you might go bac! to a partnership in hich you are the independent one and !eep alternative these t o scenarios" A possible third script is to decide not to form any intimate associations" Baving been e.posed to both e.tremes (or even ithout e.periencing either e.treme)( you may begin to feel that your freedom is more important than any relationship" /ou believe you ill be happiest if you avoid intimacy" /ou could try to stay a ay from people altogether( but this ill not or! for long because you need intellectual stimulation( and ith Uranus in the seventh house that stimulation comes ith and from others" So you interact( find yourself attracted to some e.citing( intelligent person ith hom you are sharing ideas( and start alternating all three scenarios again" :ventually you might come to the conclusion that you can never have a lasting relationship" Some people ith Uranus in the seventh house say that& and some astrology te.tboo!s state this as ell" +t may be a self-fulfilling prophecy( but it need not be true" +n fact( + can give you a number of e.amples of people ith this placemnet ho have been able to maintain enduring relationships" 4ne couple + !no very ell have( at this riting( been married for over forty years" Be has Uranus in the seventh house( and she has A'uarius there" There ere ad*ustments along the ay( but they hvae learned to share the 'ualities they re'uire in relationships" Kno ing that there are alternatives( understanding hat they are( and consciously developing the desirable ones( are the secrets to ma!ing a relationship or!" 3ith Uranus in the seventh house( remember that defining your boundaries is the first step in e.pressing your freedom" /ou might ma!e a list (either in your mind or on paper) of hat your re'uirements are in relationships" /ou can do this ith or ithout astrology& but astrology ma!es the *ob easier" $ote hat you ant and do not ant in terms of the signs( planets and points in your seventh house( and remember that you and your partner both need to e.press some facet of these 'ualities" /ou should also be a are that ith Uranus in the seventh house( you probably do not ant the !ind of relationship your parents had( no matter hat it as li!e" :ven if you consciously believed your parents ere the ideal couple( you ould possibly be attracted to people ho ere unli!e your parents" The differences might be in ethnic( religious and F or socio-economic bac!ground" +f your parents had a traditional or conservative marriage( you could find the hippie type appealing in partnership& but if they ere free-thin!ers( you might ant a partner (at least initially) ho is conservative" The principle here is that you ill brea! ith tradition hatever it might be" ?et%s loo! at specific issues that could be prevalent ith Uranus in the seventh house( and some ays of dealing ith them" As e e.amine the alternatives( it should not be difficult to sort out the desirable and undesirable 'ualities" >reedom is one theme that ill have prominence in partnerships" As already stated( you might be attracted to the independent nature of your parnter (especially if stability as an integral part of your parents% relationship)" /ou do not( ho ever( ant a partner ho is so independent that there is no need for you" Therefore( as you begin to develop intimacy( loo! for mutual interests that can be shared( particularly those that entail e.citement and mental stimulation" /ou might *oin forces in a challenging pro*ect or unite behind some cause" Bo ever( you do not ant to share everything" T enty-four hour aday togetherness can be limiting" Eut having some common interests can create a mutual bond to !eep you together ithout ma!ing you feel confused" +t can also be satisfying to find a partner ho is spontaneous and e.citing" Eut ith

these 'ualities there may be no thought given to conse'uences and responsibilities" Unless you establish certain ground rules you could find that all the responsibility is heaped on your shoulders and you feel fettered rather than free" /ou do not need too many regulations( only a definition of the outer limits" >or e.ample( your spouse might al! in and announce that the t o of you are going to ta!e a romantic cruise" That could be an e.citing prospect( and ho nice to have a spouse ho ould thin! of such a trip" Eut if you are left ith the details( such as ho it ill be paid for( ho is going to ta!e care of the children( etc"( it could ta!e a ay all the pleasure" +f( ho ever( you determine long in advance that any details must be *ointly handled hen last minute plans are made( you ill not feel burdened by the responsibility" And because your partner is sharing the responsibility( you can more easily share the fun" Another characteristic that can come ith the need for freedom is the desire for periodic time alone" +f you have to be ith others constantly( you can feel oppressed( restless and F or e.hausted" /ou ant to brea! a ay( be by yourself( and replenish your energy (or perhaps your tolerance)" herefore( you ant a partner ho ill at least be understanding of your need for occasional solitude" Eut chances are that you ill be dra n to those ho also ant some time alone" +f you are attracted to someone for other reasons( and then you discover that this person has to be ith you constantly( you probably ill not stay in the relationship too long" The t o main problems that could arise in connection ith the need for solitude areG 0" you and your mate ant to be alone at different times& and 2" concern ith hat your spouse is doing ith his or her free time" +f you ant to be alone at different times( and do not ma!e an effort to remedy this( you may never get to see each other and then there ouldn%t be any relationship" +f you are concerned ith hat your spouse is doing( you could get obsessed ith this thought and defeat the purpose of your free time" Therefore( it ould be a good idea to *ointly schedule times alone (remaining as fle.ible as possible so that changes can be made)( and to share information about your individual activities" /ou do not ant the relationship to become too regimented& but total lac! of consideration for the partner ( hich could occur of you made no ad*ustment to each other) is *ust as bad" 4nce you have developed a loose pattern( hich has room to accommodate e.ceptions( it can become an automatic part of the partnership( and you ill not feel restricted" Another possibility for Uranus in the seventh house is to find a partner from a different bac!ground from your o n( either ethnically( psychologically( or socioeconomically" /ou might select such a partner in order to be a rebel( or to emphatically state your individuality" 4r you might be attracted to this person because he or she offers 'ualities that have been lac!ing in your life" >or e.ample( your partner could come from an emotionally demonstrative family( hereas yours as cool and reserved and( through your partner( you might learn to e.press your feelings more readily" /ou( in return( might help your partner to e.ercise more control" 4r if your spouse or dear friend is from a foreign country( you could e.pand your !no ledge of the language( customs and culture of that country because of the association" And you could share these facets of your o n country ith the significant other" The differences bet een you( ho ever( could also create problems" +f each of you is accustomed to behaving in a particular manner that is unli!e your partner( conflict can arise" +n using one of the illustrations mentioned above( you could handle critical situations in your cool reserved ay( by logically evaluating hat is going on" 3hile your partner( in his F her typical demonstrative fashion( at least from your point of vie ( ill rant and rave" 4r if you are an American % omen%s libber% married to a man from a $ear :astern country ho considers omen second class citi@ens( you can

reasonably e.pect that the t o of you ill most assuredly arise"

ill have to ma!e compromises or problems

Compromise is not easy ith Uranus( but the ob*ectivity attached to the planet may help to resolve difficulties" As different situations arise( evaluate circumstances and determine together the best course of action" #iscuss the situation ob*ectively( as though it ere happening to t o other people" That could help you arrive at a fair compromise" So loo! for a parnter ho is creative( unusual( intelligent( e.citing( and F or from a different familial bac!ground from your o n" Avoid those ho are completely unreliable( totally self-centered and e.tremely erratic in behaviour" /ou may thin! that this sounds too difficult& but if you apply your ob*ectivity you ill find that it is simpler than you believe" 3ith Uranus in the seventh house( you have the ability to vie the relationship as though you ere not involved" Then( before you allo yourself to be dra n in( you can eliminate those ho e.hibit a number of the 'ualities you ant to avoid" (Baydn <aul) Uranus in this natal house ill be active in the sphere of personal relationships( here it is most unli!ely that you ill e.perience smooth-running( tran'uil partnerships" 4ften( this become sa struggle over the issue of relatedness( and hat that actually involves and demands from people" :veryone has to undergo some !ind of ad*ustment and modification of his F her behaviour ithin all social relationships( perhaps more intensely ithin intimate partnerships or marriage hen people live togther" /ou may find such changes difficult to ma!e( or resent having to do so& and this reflects that Uranian tendency to be highly individual and rebellious" 3ith that stubborn obstinacy and belief in being right( you may fail to even see hy you have to ad*ust in order for a relationship to continue and prosper" Certainly the 'uestion of freedom ill rise& and your insistence on this and having your o n ay is li!ely to create conflict" At times( an insensitivity to the parallel %rights% of others can stand out in star! relief to some of your progressive social ideas" Commitment is another problem area" /ou probably have severe mood changes& attitudes and interests can rise and fall ith surprising rapidity& often your demand for freedom and individual e.pression is but a cover for this inner fluctuation( as you !no ho erratic and unpredictable you can be" Coupled ith this is that urge for ne stimulation( perhaps ne partners& and the thought of illingly typing yourself to one person can frighten you through fear of restriction and limitation" =unning a ay from relationships of any depth can indeed restrict you to e.periencing only superficial affairs" Many changes in your life ill be triggered by the nature and outcome of your social and intimate relationships" there may be sudden affairs( marriages( divorces( due to unpredictable behaviour by either yourself or others" /our life can be turned upside do n in such situations& and even your demands for freedom in a relationship could suddenly become freedom ithout any partnerH These relationships ill probably have an element of the unorthodo. about them( ith unconventional and unusual e.periences li!ely( especially if you are inclined to cross the lines of social taboos" /ou may need to discover( and clarify for yourself( the function of relationship in society( to loo! at ho you handle your relationships and ho you regard their purpose" Uranus is attempting to lead you to ards a ne understanding of

relationship in life( so that you can find real freedom ithin the relationship eb instead of al ays being tempted to brea! out and stand alone" /ou need to transcend that aspect of destructiveness that you often bring into a relationship( hich ma!es you respond to the pressure of gro th by deciding that the tensions are unresolvable and loo!ing for ays to shatter the bonds" +n fact( a ne approach to this sphere of life could open doors to entirely ne forms of relationship( here each lives together in relative harmony( yet they are free enough to follo their o n independent paths in a spirit of conscious partnership( instead of any antagonistic self-see!ing demands hich are e.clusive of the partner( and hich ignore his or her needs and sensitivities" +f you can successfully modify your natural tendencies( relationships of valuable depth can be possible( hich as you mature ould really fulfil your needs" (=obert <elletier) +n your desire to en*oy life ithout limitations( you see! progressive people ho lead e.citing lives" /ou apply the same philosophy in searching for a partner ith hom you can have room to gro and develop" /ou are easily accepted in any social environment( because you don%t follo any hard and fast rules that ma!e it impossible for others to elcome you" /ou tend to avoid responsibility( ho ever( hich could create some problems in your career" Until you are established in your o n right( you may have to rely on social contacts to open doors" This might be painful( because you don%t li!e being obligated to others" /ou need to plan your moves carefully and realise that success is the product of a ell-thought-out program ith specific ob*ectives" Though you thin! you !no hat%s best for your children( giving them unlimited freedom may cause more harm than you !no " ?uc!ily you have good communication ith them( so they may not criticise you for your lac! of discipline" /ou !no ho to ma!e contacts ith important persons ho can help you e.ploit your creative ideas" They ill support you in your endeavours because you are careful not to force yourself on them" )et an education and learn ho others accept full responsibility for their actions" /ou may then realise that you have freedom only if you earn it" 3ith your talent for innovation( your goals are nearly limitless hen you apply yourself" /ou are uncomfortable hen forced to adhere to rules laid do n by someone else( hich as even more difficult hile you ere gro ing up( hen your parents tried to control you" A rebel at heart( you needed to let them !no that you had to ma!e your o n ay and fail( if necessary( on your o n terms" /ou aren%t as self-confident as you appear& and or!ing ith the public ill sho you ho much e.perience you need to succeed" Time is in your favour if you learn to forego some of your personal indulgences hen your career demands re'uire it" +t may be annoying( but you must deal ith the financial facts of life if you ant to earn a decent income" ?earn to capitalise on your social contacts and use these opportunities to demonstrate your talents" /ou ill eventually succeed on your o n and gain the freedom to be more selective about hom you are obligated to" /ou do o e something to your public( from hom you are illing to accept certain re ards for the services you render" #on%t forget those ho do favours for you" Belping them can be a ise investment in your future( hen you may need them again" /ou are ingenious in finding ays to gain acceptance by the general public for your contributions( hich may not be spectacular compared ith others%" Eut you fascinate people ith your special brand of charm( hich disarms them ithout their !no ing it" /ou easily arouse people%s interest in your programs( hich you say are in their best interests& and for the most part you succeed" :.amine your motives in all your

actions" +f your purpose is to get as much as possible at others% e.pense( your victory ill be bitters eet& but if you sincerely or! for their best interests( you ill deserve and in their appreciation" /our partner is your most ardent supporter( and ill honestly appraise your accomplishments" (Eill Berbst) Mirrored a arenessG Uranus in the 5th house indicates that your reflection in others electrifies or a a!ens you" The e.perience can be both enlivening and upsetting( and encompasses both in the long run" 4ne-to-one relatedness is here you discover your true uni'ueness( that hich separates you from the cro d and defines you as a special being" The pitfall lies in defiant refusal to loo! at hat needs to change ithin you" The challenge is to see yourself ith fresh eyes( letting old mas!s fall a ay" :'ual partnershipsG /ou are li!ely to *ump into - and out of - partnerships( for not only is their appearance an une.pected surprise( but their disappearance can be 'ually sudden" TBe function of personal relationships in your life is to disturb ordinary unconsciousness" +f you%re %sleeping% lightly( then their appearance is a delight" +f you%re stuc! in habit( or using unconsciousness as an escape from your life( they may ell *olt you li!e an electric cattle prod" +f you ant relationships to last( you%ll need to come and go often" The illingness to establish instant connection( to brea! that connection hen necessary( and tehn re-establish it later is a hallmar! of maturity" #o not cling( nor allo others to cling to you" The challenge is to let go of e.pectations and live in the here and no " Contracts( commitmentsG Commitment is hardly the tenor of this placement" +nstead( you leap into contracts - and later brea! them( often on very short notice" The polarity is sufficiently e.treme that hen you%re in one state( you can%t conceive of ever being in the other" Commitment touches directly on the issue of personal freedom( especially in the arena of spiritual gro th" 4rdinary commitments too often limit our freedom& and you are very a are of these limitations( determined not to be bound by them" /our challenge is to find a better ay( to e.perience the lin!ing of your higher ill ith the mundane e.perience of ma!ing a promise" That%s no easy tas! to master& but even the contradictions can teach you about the e.traordinary freedom that comes from true commitment" Co-operation 3hen you flo calmly( you are a *oy to be ith( since your boundaries are so clear( and yet your natural illingness and interest in interaction causes otehrs to feel completely safe ith you" 3hen resistant( ho ever( there is no-one more rigid and defiant" +n those moments( you ould cut off your nose to spite your o n face rather than engage in a substantive co-operation" 3hat ma!es this placement fascinating is the s itch from one posture to the other" +t can ta!e even you very much by surprise" /our challenge is to flo ith the changes" 3hen you are unco-operative( go a ay - you need separateness and a sense of freedom" 3hen you again feel co-operative( return to sharing" $atural partner or partnershipG /our natural partner is different from other people you%ve met in your life( an individual ho stands apart in your mind( distinguished by independence and a distinctly revolutionary bent( a crusader for change" Bis or her personality should also be more than a little unpredictable( !eeping you on your toes" A natural partnership a a!ens you to ne possibilities ithin yourself( and leads to uncharted territory" /our partnership causes you to ant to thro off the shac!les of false security( to reach for true freedom through the discoveries sharing can provide" The image is an electrical generator"

Natal Uranus in ,t(

(Joan $egus)

ouse

The natural assumption ith Uranus in the eighth house as it pertains to se. is that the native ould ant total freedom in se.ual e.periences or ould have unusual standards in regards to the se.ual theory or practice" And if you have Uranus posited in this house( you may be totally uninhibited in se.ual matters" Eut + have discovered in discussions ith clients ho have this placement that there is another possibility hich is *ust as common" /ou do not ant to be controlled in that area" /ou may en*oy se.( but you ant it hen( here and ith hom you desire it" 4ne tends to thin! of passion and lust connected ith uninhibited se." Eut if you have Uranus in the eighth house( you can become cool and detached if you feel that your se.ual partner considers you a se. ob*ect or tries to control you through se." /ou may then ma!e yourself inaccessible even if you do have deep inner passion" 4n the other hand( if you are respected and feel free in e.pressing your se.uality( your se. life can be very gratifying" Since the eighth house is also other people%s money and *oint resources( you could find that unearned money comes in sporadically or other people%s resources help to ma!e you feel independnent" More often( ho ever( it seems that those ith Uranus in the eighth house ant to be financially unencumbered" /ou probably are uncomfortable ith debt" /ou may not even ant to be responsible for managing funds hich are not your o n" Bo ever( it might not al ays be practical to accomplish hat you ant all by yourself" >or e.ample( + have a client ith this placement ho felt very strongly about o ing money" Be had al ays paid cash for hatever he purchased" The one credit card he had( he used only as a monthly charge( so that he ould not be in debt to even the credit card company" TBen came a time hen he anted to buy a house and the situation as very difficult for him" The house as too e.pensive for him to pay for out of current earnings" Be needed to borro money from his family for the do n payment( and he had to ta!e out a mortgage from the ban! as ell" + suggested that he vie the matter from a different perspective" +nstead of loo!ing at his borro ing money as a terrible burden( he should thin! that each payment he made ould ma!e him freer" Be borro ed the money" Be still has an uncomfortable feeling about the debt( but he is trying to develop the right attitude" Be is or!ing hard to pay off his loans and his mortgage( nad tries to ma!e double payments henever possible" Be told me that this ma!es him feel t ice as freeH Since the eighth house represents *oint resources as ell as the resources of others( you might also find it difficult to share money or talents ith others" +f you are married( you could prefer that your partner handle *oint money so that you can be free of such burdens" 4r perhaps you ould rather you each handle your o n resources and not pool your assets" +n regard to sharing assets( you might be concerned that too much togetherness could interfere ith your creativity" Bo ever( if you have the right attitude( you may be able to stimulate the creative process" Erainstorming can be e.citing and productive as long as you are not asting your time d elling on the possibility of being controlled or th arted" Al ays consider this form of sharing temporary( !no ing that if the other party seems to be ta!ing charge( you can e.tricate yourself from the interaction" Thus you may be able to allo ideas to flo more freely"

The eighth house is also connected ith psychological probing and transformation" So ith Uranus there( you might find that you do not al ays have the patience to get to the bottom of issues" /ou can deal ith this potential problem by analysing for a short period of time( ta!ing a brea!( and returning to it" A number of sessions may be necessary( but insights concerning deep( psychological comple.es can occur" The insights ill probably come suddenly( and may lead to personal transformation" Total transformation is possible( but it ill be most li!ely to come as a result of several insights( each of hich may occur suddenly" (Baydn <aul) There are several ays in hich the influence of the natal Uranus can or! through an 6th house position" These can range from a focus on material possessions and money( through to an interest in the orlds hidden behind the material appearance" This can also involve a crisis of the relationship bet een self and others& a ne understanding and e.pression is probably re'uired in order for a ne light to reveal ne potentialities" +t is a deeper process of social relating that can be e.plored( here there is a ider scope for the insights to be displayed and communicated" Underlying this are the themes of transiency( of death and rebirth" Changes can be triggered in your life hich are reflective of these themes" There may be sudden legacies( perhaps due to a family bereavement( hich in the pain of loss can also offer opportunities to another" Eusiness ventures or marriages may collapse( reminding you that nothing in life is for ever" The realisation of change( that life and loved ones can slip through one%s grasp li!e grains of sand( can radically disturb any sense of inner security( especially one hich is founded on material principles" +t is certain that you ill lose something or someone of importance in your life( and that ill be the catalyst for the process of searching to begin" +t is a 'uestioning to discover if there is any solid foundation in life( or ho to deal ith this transiency hich hen e.perienced in a negative form can strip the life of all colour and vitality" 3hat is needed then is a rebirth( through hich( ith iser attitudes( you are more ready to face the facts of life" This rebirth can occur through an investigation into the hidden inner realities beyond the superficial appearances" This can be through scientific or occult investigations( here the sense of probing ne dimensions can stimulate and e.cite the mind" /et it is often a maturation of your emotional level that is re'uired( so that you are able to commence deeper relationships ith others too" This rebirth is not *ust a personal need( it is tied in ith the nature of your social relationships( here personal development should also have beneficial social repercussions" +n finding a ne self( you should also realise a ne form of social relating( e.pressing your place and function ithin the ebbing of the collective net or!" Se.uality can also be an aspect of your nature that Uranus see!s to or! changes through" The importance of se.ual activity may be 'uite strong in your life( possibly determining certain choices for you as a result of its demanding voice" Uranus ill stimulate an unconventional approach to this fact of adult life( and your scope in this sphere could be considerable and varied" This ill be especially so if aspects are made to natal Moon( Cenus and Mars" /our se.uality can add to the forming and dissolution of partnerships& and depending on their impact in your life( Uranus may ta!e this route to confront you ith its necessary lessons" This could even include moving beyond a certain emotional detachment and distancing( to ards more embracing( intense( emotional e.periences in relationships" Achieving this could result in a rebirth for you in an important sphere of your life"

(Jeff )reen) The essential archetype that the 6th Bouse correlates to in human consciousness is one in hich e e.perience our limitationsG ho e are( ho e are not( and ho e cannot be" This a areness creates a sense of po er and po erlessness - po er in the sense of ho e are in a total sense( and po erlessness in the sense of ho and hat e are notG e have an a areness of other people%s po er and of sources and forms of po er that are someho not part of our sub*ective reality" The a areness of sub*ective po er is based upon an intense inner focus that promotes a psychoanalytical !no ledge of hat motivates and defines the total nature of our sub*ective reality" This sub*ective a areness is galvanised through the interaction or interfaces ith other people%s sub*ective reality( ith hat motivates and defines other people%s total natures( and through the a areness that there are forms or sources of po er that are beyond our sub*ective ability to controlG the %mysterious% la s that regulate the totality of life itself( la s that e( as sub*ective entities( apparently cannot control" #eath is an e.ample of this" The a areness of hat e cannot control induces into human consciousness the instinct of feeling threatened" This feeling can be pro*ected onto anyone or anything& this feeling and its pro*ection are reactions to the survival instinctG the 2nd house polarity to the 6th house" +t is this reaction that becomes the basis of resisting necessary gro th dynamics( i"e"( someone else trying to point out something about us& our merging ith another person or ith sources of po er that are stronger or more potent than e are& as ell as our trying to manipulate and control that hich e can in order to not feel threatened( to feel po erful in the face of po erlessness" The interface bet een sub*ective( self-enclosed entities not only defines the parameters of personal limitation but also allo s for a metamorphosis of those limitations by merging together" Through merging or uniting ith another source of po er( a person( a body of !no ledge( or any symbol or phenomenon that promtes or can be used to create a metamorphosis of e.isting limitations( an osmosis ta!es place" Through osmosis the sub*ective( self-enclosed entities become that hich they have formed a relationship to( or merged ith" +n so doing( a metamorphosis of limitations occurs because the merging entities have not only become one through each other but have become mroe than they ere prior to merging" :.amples of this archetype can be seen in the phenomena of committing ourselves to another in relationship( in hich e necessarily confront our limitations yet merge to become larger than e ere as single entities& se.( in hich e merge ith a partner and through osmosis produce children and e.change !arma (a form of hich is se.ual diseases)& merging ith symbols or forms of po er li!e astrology( tarot( magic( and occult sciences of all types( in hich e become more than e ere prior to the merging& *oining resources ith another to form all !inds of partnerships& and( no adays( the intense acceleration of corporations buying up other corporations" Additionally( instead of resisting that hich e feel threatened by( e can confront hatever it is that induces this instinctual feeling" Ey confronting it e can come to !no the basis of the fear(s)" Ey !no ing it e merge ith it( and merging ith the basis of the fear(s)( e gro beyond that by hich e feel threatened" Uranus in the 6th Bouse correlates to individuals ho have an intense need to psychoanalyse themselves in order to understand the nature of their personalities and the inner dynamics that motivate and define the nature of that hich they do( and of that hich they desire" Eecause of the inherent ob*ectiveness and detachment of Uranus( these individuals are silently( yet continuously( observing and monitoring their o n inner or!ings" This silent observation promotes an ongoing self!no ledge and deep inner self-a areness as to the nature of their o n psychology" Cyclically( content from the person%s o n unconscious ill erupt into his or her

conscious a areness" This content ill reflect either that hich has been repressed for hatever reasons or seed thoughts that suddenly appear that portend a potential future to come" +n either case( these cyclic eruptions ill al ays be preceded by a time of ithdra al or detachment from the immediacy of hatever constitutes the individual%s e.isting reality" This ithdra al reflects the need to in ardly attune to that hich is about to erupt from the unconscious" The erupting contents lead to ever deeper levels of self-a areness and the necessity to cyclically refine( redefine( or eliminate hatever dynamics of e.isting reality th art the necessary gro th that is reflected in this type of metamorphosis" +t is as if these people cyclically rebel against their o n status-'uo reality& this rebellion reflects their inability or intolerance to accept e.isting limitations for too long a time" This type of inner Uranian reality ill pro*ect itself upon the environment in the sense of psychoanalysing or penetrating to the core of anyone or anything in hich the individual finds him- or herself engaged" The intense inner magnetism produced ithin the individual%s inner environment( a magnetism that is based on a deep( soulsearching-type consciousness( can attract and repel many people to the individual" These individuals can create an instinctual defence response in others because of the deep inner ga@e that is pro*ected through another(s) person" 4thers can feel e.posed( thus threatened( hen they do not desire to be e.posed" Uranus in the 6th Bouse rebels against superficialness( thus loo!s belo the surface" >or those ho are see!ing to understand themselves( to loo! at themselves more deeply( to understand ho and hy they or! the ay that they or!( an intense dra or attraction can be pro*ected upon individuals ith Uranus in the 6th Bouse because of their ability to loo! deeply into the human condition" The deep inner ga@e that is pro*ected upon others by these individuals is their ay of determining ith hom to be engagedG hom to commit to by ay of friendship( hom to commmit to by ay of intimacy (the search for a soul mate)( and hat types of e.periences to commit to that ill allo for essential gro th and metamorphosis of inner or outer limitations" Unless there is an essential li!e-mindedness bet een the individual and another(s)( the individual ill have almost nothing to do ith him or her" (Jeff )reen) (contd") This deep inner need to gro beyond limitations( to metamorphose cyclically( ill promote not only the implementation of personal rituals that allo for this but also a natural !ind of curiosity to e.periment ith( or at least intellectually consider( %different% !inds of e.periences of all sorts" +f the individual senses that something may be gained from such e.periences( then nothing ill be able to stop him or her from implementing the desire for hatever the e.perience may be" The !ey here is for the individual to determine that the contemplated e.perience is necessary or essential for e.panding his or her self-psychoanalytic !no ledge( for deepening the a areness of the %mysterious% la s governing life (including his or her o n)( or confronting an e.isting limitation that is preventing an evolutionary leap in gro th" ?iberation occurs as the person detaches( rebels( and thro s off all the e.ternal conditioning patterns that have defined his or her psychology and personality( and manifests a illingness to e.mine the nature of his or her motivations and intentions (and the desires that determine them) and by e.amining the cause and basis of any fear( compulsion( comple.( or emotional dynamic that is the basis of manipulation or resistance patterns" ?iberation occurs through acceptance of hat he individual is at any moment( yet can become ith respect to full potential( and hat the person is not and cannot become" ?iberation occurs by accepting hat others are at any moment and by encouraging them to become all of hat their potential suggests( to not feel threatened by it or bloc! hatever e.periences allo for the development of it"

>reedom from the !no n occurs as people allo themselves to metamorphose as re'uired( ithout bloc!ing themselves by reaching a certain level of self-!no ledge or circumstantial life conditions that feel comfortable and secure and resisting future gro th re'uirements" A natural stress can occur in the pancrease( liver( colon( small and large intestines( reproductive organs and glands( a stress the impacts on the role( function( and behaviour of the en@ymes ithin the entire organism and on the =$A and #$A structures reflected through the genetic coding ithin the organism" (3hen Uranus transits through Scorpio an acceleration occurs in the production of bacteria and viruses by ay of mutationG creation( death( and rebirth" $e strains and forms are the result" These in turn accelerate the alchemical structural metamorphosis of the =$A and #$A genetic coding for the speciesG thus the acceleration of mutation based on the need for the species to adapt to rapidly changing conditions" The A+#S virus is the latest e.ample" +n our times Uranus in Scorpio also produced the science of genetic splicing( genetic e.perimentation in general( and ne forms of laboratorycreated life" $e forms of reproductive technology have been invented so that other ise infertile couples can have children") (Stephanie Camilleri) Cery independent( those ith this Uranus position thin! everything out for themselves and accept nothing at face value" Circumstances in childhood act to set them apart in some ay from their peers( causing them to feel different or isolated& and this isolation remains ith them to some e.tent throughout their lives" 4nce they have arrived at a conclusion about smoething( they stic! ith it and can be e.tremely dogmatic" They do not li!e to be told hat to do( and ill resist authority - usually not openly( but simply by not responding" They can seem very cold( disinterested( or even conceited in companionship( though this is due to shyness or their sense of isolation( as they are usually deeply caring( especially on a one-to-one basis" Though they can dedicate themselves to a cause and or! ith groups to achieve it( they rarely become members of a group and ill part company ith it as soon as it no longer serves hat they believe to be its purpose" They hate to compromise" They ant to stand at the centre of hatever situation is primary in their lives and( if they cannot( prefer to go it alone" +f they are able to control a situation it ill be by a sort of remote control( by personal e.ample and charisma( rather than by direct or overt efforts to influence" They fre'uently present a serious or stern appearance" They could never be characterised as sily or hilarious( though they may try on such behaviour( fearing they on%t be included because of being thought %too serious%" They have an heroic strea! that ill surface at moments of crisis( an ability to step outside themselves and be self-sacrificing and noble" They can also brea! out of their customary shell every so often and do something really ild" (Bo ard Sasportas) The 6th house( the natural domain of Scorpio( engenders those !inds of emotions and feelings so often a a!ened by the agony and the ecstasy of love - passions li!e lust( *ealousy( rage( envy( possessiveness and vindictiveness" Uranus see!s to approach this sphere someho differently from the ay most people go about it" 4ften those ith Uranus in teh 6th have a compelling urge to free themselves from the restrictions of the basic instinctual nature( and to overcome being ruled by such emotions" They may continually e.pose themselves to situations hich challenge them to rise above and develop detachment from these primal instincts in order to

forge a broader and more tolerant understanding than such messy feelings allo - for instance( the concept of a communal marriage or even husband and ife s apping" +n some cases they may try this sort of liberality and fail miserably" Similarly( they may see! to e.press the instinctual nature in other ays than merely for the purpose of mating and procreation" Bence( the reputation of this placement for some degree of seu.al curiosity and e.perimentation" 4thers might loo! for techni'ues and systems hich enable them to transcend the realm of libidinal desire through re-directing the se. drive into other outlets" +n cases + have seen( Uranus in the 6th alternates bet een the e.trmees of e.cessive passion and inhumane coldness" >or instance( believing fervently in a certain issue( they may not thin! t ice about planting a bomb in a department store if this ould promote their mission" Those ith Uranus in the 6th often have a desire to probe beneath the surface level of e.istence to discover the more subtle la s of nature operating in life" Astrology( psychology( alchemy( the occult( magic( sub-atomic physics or modern chemistry might interest them" Uranus in the 6th may be fascinated by hat death is all about( and attempt to understand it in a less conventional frame or!" <sychic and telepathic e.periences are not uncommon for people ith Uranus in this house( although some may not have too much control over them hen they occur" 4n a more mundane level( sudden reversals of fortune could come through marriage( inheritance and business partnerships" Also( phases of the life may end suddenly and irreversiblyG seemingly overnight( one chapter finishes and another begins( or an unforeseen event drastically alters the direction in hich the person is heading" (=obert <elletier) /our parents allo ed you to e.press yourself in your o n ay( so you assume that everyone ill allo you that privilege" /ou ill probably continue to en*oy a favorable relationship ith your parents" Bo ever( you may sometimes have difficulty ith people ho resent your lac! of inhibition" 4nce you undersand that not everyone feels as liberated as you do( you can learn to cope ith people ho have to accept their frustrations" <eople are impressed ith your ability to assert yourself& and they admire the ay you defy any of society%s rules that interfere ith your desires" /ou can do a great deal to help people become more free of their inhibitions and hangups& you can teach them ho to create a future of their o n choosing( rather than be confined by the past( hich only restricts them" /ou probably !no more about the people you deal ith than they do" /ou !no their most guarded secrets( and you can sho them ho to accept themselves" The or! you do should allo you to become involved ith the public& and your efforts should help improve their general ell-being" At times people are embarrassed by your habit of focusing on their most sensitive psychological inhibitions( for there are fe secrets that anyone can !eep from you for long" /ou ould do ell to choose a career of service to the public" /ou ould attract substantial patronage for your efforts to help people help themselves" Eeing self-employed ould allo you self-determination to adapt as needed as your influence becomes more e.tensive" +t is important to develop your personal values ith the same ardour you e.hibit in pursuing a life ithout restraints" Self-discipline and a sense of financial responsibility ill assure you of greater freedom to indulge in those matters that attract your attention most strongly" #oing favours for people all the time suggests that you have some doubts about your orth" Try to resolve this situation as early as

possible( so you can get on ith ma!ing your most significant contribution to society through your understanding and ability to help people ith their problems" /ou tend to overe.tend yourself in ma!ing purchases( hich ill further delay the time hen you can improve the circumstances of those ho are directly affected by you" /ou must get training and education to help you achieve a high degree of proficiency in understanding people%s problems" This is one of your most significant abilities( and it is your responsibility to use it here it ill produce the best results" 3hether you apply this talent for yourself or for others( you cannot fail to benefit from it" Eecause you have an obligation to serve others( you may rebel at the thought of limiting your self-indulgence because someone else depends on you" 3ith your help( others can en*oy greater freedom" Although you thin! %free%( you too have some limitations& and the !ey to them is the public%s need for your services" /our destiny re'uires that you e.tend yourself on behalf of people ho do not !no ho to fulfil themselves" Adhere to a sound code of ethics as you become more involved ith people and their affairs" +n dealing ith the public( even the slightest departure from moral responsibility can have disastrous results" /ou cannot afford to have your dreams so easily *eopardi@sed( because your dreams for the future are very important to you" (Eill Berbst) UnionG +ntimate sharing is a pea! e.perience" Much time is spent observing union rather than participating in it( staunchly maintaining detachment" +n this state( your personal orth is not open to alteration through interaction ith others" Then( suddenly( a spar! of sharing e.plodes you li!e a roc!et off the launch pad( blasting to ard the heavens of union" The pitfall involves mutual e.clusivity( the tendency hen operating from either frame of mind to deny the possibility of the other" The challenge is to respond to intimacy henever your life hardens into stagnant habits( !no ing full ell that such revolutionary unions are not li!ely to be permanent( but honouring them *ust the same" TransformationG 4ne moment you%re the person you !no ( and the ne.t moment you%re a stranger to yourself( an alien from another orld" These changes are rarely permanent" =ather( they represent the e.perience of a self still in-the-becoming( a previe of ho you ill eventually become" 3hat characterises both states is the illingness to stand alone( unaffected by the pulls of ordinary human relating" The challenge involves clarity in seeing hat is ultimately real( shuc!ing illusions li!e shedding old s!ins" =emember these special phases( and use them as a compass to guide yourself to ard maturity" Se.ual mergingG 3hy do you e.plode into se.ual ecstasy one moment( yet remain coolly aloof another, Most of the time you don%t !no hy" Eut the issues revolve around your individuality and the use of your il" 3hen you operate from ordinary ill( you may staunchly refuse to be se.ually involved" +t%s only hen you become receptive to a purer consciousness ithin yourself that you receive the full benefits of your tantric po er" Bo ever rare it may be( se.ual union is a sudden a a!ening of your sensitivity" +n release( you gain a rene ed sense of the po er that surrounds us in the universe" /our challenge is to accept this po er hne you connect ith it( to honour yourself( your partner( and the universe itself for the gift of se.ual magic" >ocused intuitionG /ou are alternately fascinated and bored by intuitive realities" At times( you are the real item& a bona fide magician" At other times( you%re a cipher( denying that you could ever perform feats of occult magic" /ou don%t ish to be a trained seal( going into your act on command& and this includes even your o n

command" +ntuition happens on its o n( shoc!ing you and others ith its unpredictable urgency" /ou are so humanitarian in your psychic focus that you more often receive insight about strangers than about those closest to you" Someho ( distance increases sensitivity" 4ne pitfall lies in your not gaining personal advantage from the occasional flashes of intuitive brilliance" The challenge is to give hatever you get( to allo your intuition to go here it ants to go( rather than trying to develop or force it into any disciplined application" Shared assetsG There is unpredictability around money and possessions( especially as they pertain to your relationships" /ou can in and lose fortunes( often overnight( so e.pect hte une.pected" +t%s best if you ma!e your money in non-standard ays( for it is outside the ordinary that your talents ill lie" ?o ered attachment to money and possessions liberates you from fear" The pitfall is e.cessive ilfulness - bending under pressure is not one of your strong suits& and you can be incredibly stubborn hen pushed( although you are also graciously fle.ible hen you feel free to be so" >inally( you tend to play the game of money by your o n rules& and though this can be an asset( it can get you into trouble" The challenge is to understand hat is gained or lost"

Natal Uranus in -t(

(Joan $egus)

ouse

Uranus in the ninth house can be indicative of someone ho strongly believes in religious freedom for everyone" <ersonally( this individual ill find it hard to confirm to an organised religion" +f you have this placement( you might even ob*ect to the ord %religious% being attached to you" Eut call it hat you ill( there is a need for a personal belief system" +t is possible to start life in a traditional religion( but unli!ely that you ill stay in it" /ou probably consider your religious beliefs uni'ue& and it may surprise you hen you discover that( although some of your ideas are nonconforming in terms of organised religion( there are other people out in the orld ho have similar vie s" This is because the main concern is not necessarily uni'ueness or eccentricity( but rather that your spiritual concepts satisfy you as a person - that they contribute to your sense of individuality and ma!e you feel freer" +f you ere raised in a traditional religion( you ill probably retain some of the tenets from your early religious training (although you might do this unconsciously)& but you ill discard anything hich does not fit into your ay of life or does not ma!e sense to you" A number of people ith very different horoscopes( but all of hom have Uranus in the ninth house( have each mentioned to me a search for a personal religion" The methods they used varied" Some read boo!s( others too! courses( still others visited houses of orship( and some did t o or more of the above" Bo ever( hatever method as used( hat each as doing as to e.amine the possibilities of the ninth house in terms of religion" They ere defining their choices so that they could stretch their boundaries" They anted a belief system that ould ma!e them feel freer" The body of beliefs that each ultimately embraced ere( to some degree( different from each other& but the overall result as the same - the formation of a persoanlised religion" 3ith Uranus in the ninth house there can be an intellectual curiosity in terms of spiritual matters" Eut because Uranus is a fi.ed planet you are not easily influenced" /ou do not readily accept ideas ithout 'uestion" Bo ever( your curiosity can prod you to investigate( and your ob*ectivity help you to loo! fairly at hat you find" /ou may even e.amine religious concepts in order to disprove them& but your mind should

be open enough to accept tenets that

ithstand the probing"

Since the ninth house is also the house of higher education( your intellectual curiosity can be satisfied by learning about matters other than spiritual ones" There isa thirst for !no ledge and an impatience to get it as 'uic!ly as possible" +f e add the ingredient of impatience to the non-conforming 'uality associated ith Uranus( it is understandable hy some individuals ith this placement do not easily ad*ust to college life and may ta!e another route to educate themselves" 4n the other hand( many people ith Uranus in the ninth house do attend traditional colleges" This may be because the desire for !no ledge out eighs the need for freedom( or else tehy find ays to satisfy individuality and the revolutionary spirit ithin the frame of reference of the four-year college or university" +f you are an idealistic person ith a cause( or in search of a cause( you might gravitate to ard an institution of higher learning" /ou may do this because you thin! that academia caters to open-mindedness" Therefore( you ill be able to find a cause or get support from other free-thin!ing people" /ou could consider the campus a good place to vent your revolutionary tendencies" Another reason for attending a traditional college is that you may ta!e pleasure in chellenging your professors" Someone + !no ith this placement told me that hen he as in college( he ould research topics that ere going to be taught in his courses ith the idea of discovering facts that might refute anything his instructors ould say" Be particularly en*oyed doing this ith teachers ho ere dogmatic or those ho ere ill-prepared" Be may not have been popular ith the faculty& but a number of the courses in hich he participated ere probably more interesting and informative because he as there" And he felt that he became more !no ledgeable because of the e.perience" Another route that might be ta!en in terms of higher education is to attend a technical school" +n such places you can ac'uire specialised !no ledge and can receive training for a specific purpose" This training is often focused on a particular sub*ect and you are not slo ed do n by having to ta!e courses that seem to have no connection to your goal" >or e.ample( you might ta!e a computer course to learn to program computers or to operate them" +f you ta!e this route( you get the information you need as 'uic!ly as possible ithout the embellishment of seemingly irrelevant courses full of e.traneous material" /ou can apply the results of hat you have learned right a ay and satisfy that impatient 'uality so prevalent in your attitude about higher education" Another possibility of Uranus in the ninth house is to avoid any form of traditional higher education and braoden yourself in other ays( such as travel" /ou need not be constantly on the move& but hen you go to a different state or country it is not *ust to vegetate" /ou ant to !no hat the natives are li!e( and ill probably as! about and go to see the points of interest in the area you are visiting" The success of your *ourney ill be most li!ely to be measured by the amount of !no ledge you have gained" (Baydn <aul) 3hat Uranus is attempting to guide you to ards in this 1th house position is a revolutionary change in your orld-vie s" Similar to everyone else in your culture and soecity( you ill have gro n up under the influence of collective thought-forms( attitudes and beliefs" These ill have formed the conditioning social concepts arising from religious( philosophical F moral and educative teachings hich form the structure of your society" TBis is the process of socialising( here the young child is

taught ho to live ithin the socially accepted parameters of the culture" Most individuals% thin!ing is basically repeating hat they have been conditioned to thin!& very fe become %free minds%" /et such an approach does instil order into society( historical traditions and established patterns of thought being inherited and transmitted across generations" Eut it is in the fi.ity of such mental patterns that problems arise" They inhibit e.plorative discovery( leading to branding such thin!ers as heretical& they suppress 'uestioning of the status 'uo( creating dissidents( ho are leant on by the eight of the State& they deny and inhibit necessary changes from occurring( in case the results are destabilising& they ignore the conse'uences of choices made under these fi.ed orld F cultural vie s( because if they do not( the edifices of their political F religious beliefs collapse through being revealed as outdated and inappropriate" 3hat Uranus ill e.pect is that you brea! out of these restricting mental paradigms" There is probably a spirit of revolution in you any ay( inclining you to free e.pression of your o n uni'ue individuality& but Uranus in the 1th house ill fuel this need( so that you can mentally breathe freely instead of suffocating" This certainly ill not be an easy move to ma!e( as it involves sha!ing off the accumulated dust of centuries of that society%s thin!ing( in order to gain a glimpse of something else that has perhaps been lost" The problem is that until an individual a!es to the fact of this social conditioning( it is not realised ho deep its effects have gro n" Most of the sense of personal identity is rooted in that ground& the reflective angles of self-perception have been allo ed only ithin a certain social conte.( and the rest are %taboo areas% here social constraint is attempted over even ords and thoughts" +f you can achieve a ne mental paradigm( a ay of e.periencing and perceiving the nature of life( then you ill have been truly reborn" Through you could come advanced( progressive( utopian ideas and visions (reflecting the +deation of Uranus)& you could become inspirational to others ho are see!ing ays out of the impasse facing them" :.pressions such as teaching and publishing could become your %outbreath% released into the orld to continue and stimulate the process of change and liberation" Eut it ill not be easy to ahve the roots of our mind and identity uprooted( and then replanted to give a totally ne scenario of the universe" 4ne can start by pausing( loo!ing ithin and considering hat you do really thin! and !no " Bas it been absorbed through forms of conditioning, :ssentially as! yourself the 'uestion %3ho am +( and hat am + doing here,%" The %ans er% can be an ongoing e.perience( the start of your personal revolution" (Jeff )reen) A natural stress occurring in the thyroid gland ill impact on teh ability to assimilate or metabolise the inherent nutrients of the foods that one eats" Stress relative to the pituitary galnd ill impact on its regulation of the gro th and decay of the organism& and stress impacting on the sciatic nerves ill disrupt the functioning of the legs and feet" Uranus here accelerates the individual%s (or species%s) need to interpret the e.istential phenomena of e.istence in metaphysical( cosmological( or religious terms( thus placing heightened stress( or focus( upon the right brain" This focus thus produces the problems associated ith %s itching%( as mentioned ith Uranus in teh third house" The difference is that the individual%s centre of gravity( or focus( lies ithin the right brain here( hereas in the third house the focus( or centre of gravity( as in the left brain" An acceleration of intuitive realisations about the nature of hatever the individual is focused upon can lead to brain fatigue or stress because of the intensity of the electrical energy in the right brain( hich produces such realisations"

(Stephanie Camilleri) Uranus at this ambitious angle can bring a variety of opposite effects" +t can intensity the ambition or ill to succeed at all costs( or it can turn it around( creating disdain for orldly ambiton" Sometimes it brings spiritual ambition( and eagerness to penetrate the mysteries of life nd death and be ready for the ne.t orld" The emotional isolation can be very great at this angle& and good aspects belo the hori@on( planets in 3ater signs( and a good Moon and Cenus are necessary to create a arm home life and stable friendships" There may be sorro or coldness at home in childhood or youth" The family may brea! up or move a ay from familiar surroundings" There is a tendency for them to leave home early or to be forced out on their o n before they are ready& and as they tend to lac! the inner resources to re-establish 'uci!ly and easily( this remains a lasting grievance" They are inclined to maintain a cool or lofty pose( hich ma!es it even more difficult for them to as! for help" This position brings deep political insight hich can manifest in many ays( causing some to become political geniuses( able to mastermind large scale social movements for the benefit of man!ind( and some into cold-blooded manipulators for the benefit of no-one but themselves( and (fe ( luc!ily) into paranoid monsters ho manipulate others for the thrill of seeing them destroyed" Some ill have e.perienced from childhood the limits of human ambition and social manipulation( and so ill retreat from the orld( renouncing all personal claims and social ambition" +t brings a cynical attitude to ards the motivations of others( an inclination to suspect he orst( or even a paranoid inability to see anything but personal ambition and cold manipulation in all actions of others" +t gives courage that can become rec!lessness( a tendency to gamble ith things that others ould hold too dear to ris!" ?ots of love in childhood helps to ease the difficulties this position brings later" (Bo ard Sasportas) Uranus is al ays searching for %the truth%& and hat better house to do it in than the 1th( the natural abode of Sagittarius, =ather than adhere to traditional or orthodo. vie s( they must independently find a meaningful set of beliefs or a philosophical system by hich to order life" Eut in true Uranian fashion( they ill !eep on destroying systems they have created for the sa!e of discovering or trying out ne ones hich might be broader or more inclusive" The image of )od may be cast in the li!eness of Uranus - the starry heavens - vast and very difficult to grasp" And yet( *ust as there are la s hich guide the movement of the planets( some here in it all( there must be a system" Those ith Uranus difficultly aspected could( at certain times( adhere to 'uite odd or fanatical cults" Too abstract( their philosophy may not translate easily into everyday life" 4ccasionally( they might have flashes or insights into hat they believe are the or!ings of the #ivine or Universal Mind" 4ften those ith Uranus in the 1th ill hold progressive vie s in the field of education" They may see! an alternative rather than traditional academic structure - such as an independent study programme or the 4pen University in :ngland" At any time in the degree programme( they may decide to ma!e an abrupt change in their course of study" A 1th house Uranus can bring ne ideas( concepts( and insights into any field" Unusual and une.pected e.periences can come through travel" They might( hile

visiting another country( encounter people or ideas hich a!e them up and shatter old structures" An in-la may even be the catalyst for inspiring ne vision" +f Uranus is not too adversely aspected( they ill probably have an uncanny insight into future trends( as if they can feel the pulse of society" (=obert <elletier) >reedom is so important to you that nothing ill stand in the ay of getitng the education you need to achieve your goals" +n your vie ( anyone ho is uninformed is li!ely to become trapped in a life situation or career that limits his or her personal privileges or ability to assert individuality" /ou ant the opportunity to develop your creative potentials and prove hat you can do ith them" /ou demand the same for your children& and you offer yourself as an e.ample of hat someone can accomplish through individual fulfilment" /ou give them the chance to e.ploit their identities to the fullest" /our innovative talents ma!e you a creative lover as ell& and your partner is probably 'uite content ith your s!ill in lovema!ing" /ou have enormous faith that you ill succeed in anything you attempts& and your devotion to your responsibilities ma!es it possible for you to %move mountains%" /ou have a good understanding of people and their problems& and it is rare hen anyone deceives you successfully" /ou !no intuitively hen someone is not telling the truth or is insincere" /ou are generous in helping those ho truly need your assistance& and you illingly share your !no ledge to help them solve their o n problems" /ou never lose sight of the future and the goals you still plan to achieve" /ou ant to !no that your efforts have helped improve the 'uality of life for as many people in society as possible" +t is essential that you al ays be available to those ho need your !no ledge and s!ills" Though you are ell informed( you still have to apply yourself to ac'uire ne information" $o-one !no s everything( nto even you& and your gro th depends on your continued search for more !no ledge so that you can better use your s!ills" /ou need the !ind of career environment in hich you can use your talents fully and not be restricted so that your enthusiasm anes" /ou could distinguish yourself in many fields& but hatever you decide( you should ma!e some contribution to benefit the most needy members of society" Eecause you are in tune ith soecity%s problems( your efforts can help reduce or eliminate many of them" Though you may have yielded to family responsibilities( you ere innovative enough to find a ay to pursue your eudcation at the same time" This probably re'uired that you ma!e many sacrifices( but you realised that you could not afford to pass up the chance to invest in your future security" This also taught you ho to plan for the future( for you !no that increased earnings ill give you freedom to succeed in ne er and more satisfying ob*ectives" The right to pursue your o n ob*ectives does not allo you to ignore those ho have come to depend on you for help and guidance hen they need it most" >or the most part( you recognise that you play an important part in their lives( so you are usually available" #on%t deny yourself the full benefit of your creative resources by aligning yourself ith people ho ant you to lo er your ethical standards hile or!ing on their behalf" /ou don%t need the apprehension of fearing that someone ill learn about your lac! of integrity and cause you to lose much that you have gained" (Eill Berbst) Conceptual frame or!sG +n the 1th( Uranus indicates that the higher mind is a

rollercoaster of stimulation" There is a desire to go past the acceptable( to see hat lies beyond in forbidden realms of thin!ing" At times you become a philosophical or religious revolutionary( going after accepted beliefs ith a vengeance( stopping at nothing to upset the status 'uo" =arely one to mince ords( you may lambast others ith your opinions( and you%re as li!ely to provo!e opposition as in support" =emember( devastating social criticism is easy" Aim for something higher( for true reform" TBe challenge is to let your mind move as it ishes( to allo it to sho you previously undiscovered channels to brilliance" +f you live your o n philosophy( you%ll promote a ider revolution than by storming the alls of traditional po er centres" Cultural perspectiveG 3hen you travel far from home( or at least a ay from normal surroundings( the une.pected can and often does happen" Journeys can be pleasurable( a a!ening ne perspectives that cause your understanding to leap beyond former boundaries" 4r they can be unsettling( rattling your cage in chaotic or upsetting ays" 3hen you ant to sha!e up your life( leave home( and you invite radical influences into your consciousness" /ou may find yourself alone on your travels( even hen you start out in tamdem ith others" This is natural( for e.ploring the orld is a basic ay to get in touch ith your individuality" Use trips or relocations to establish a ne sense of yourself" Bigher educationG 4f all the 1th house planetary types( you are the least suited to classical routes of higher education" /ou could be found in a classroom( but there ill be something unusual about the situation" ?earning is not li!ely to be consistent" There are periods of lying fallo ( simply moving ith the general tide of life" Eut then an e.perience galvanises your consciousness( and you catapult into intensive study" +t may seem totally irrelevant to others( but your mind is charged by a ave of illumination" $o-one 'uestions your basic intelligence( but you often engender opposition ith an iconoclastic disregard for traditional isdom" #amn the torpedoesH >ull speed ahead" The search for truthG Truths emerge not from prolonged or careful study( but as ildcards( sudden bursts of enlightenment" Eeing hardheaded( you are unli!ely to be interested in others% truths( and yet you insist on communicating your o n discoveries" Telling the turth is something you relish" /ou love the element of surprise( and your communication is often outlandish" Eut !eep in mind that shoc! effect is not al ays the best method for transmitting the truth" =emember to be gentle( and you%re more li!ely to be considered a ise genius than a cantan!erous fool" Truth is an a a!ening into freedom" +deal societyG /our perfect soecity ould have fe if any restraints on e.pression" $o structured society for you& the less government the better" All men ould be brothers (and omen sisters)( but each person ould have ample opportunities to develop his or her particular genius" =epsect for personal liberty ould e.tend to peaceful resolution of conflict( probably be separating the combatants" There might be a revolutionary sensibilityG out ith the old( in ith the ne " As =uler of the 3orld( you ould be a benevolent despot" /ou ould abolish every institution and finally abdicate the throne& and no-one ould !no if you ere serious or *o!ing" (Bo ard Sasportas) Uranus is al ays searching for %the truth%& and hat better house to do it in than the 1th( the natural abode of Sagittarius, =ather than adhere to traditional or orthodo. vie s( they must independently find a meaningful set of beliefs or a philosophical system by hich to order life" Eut in true Uranian fashion( they ill !eep on destroying systems they have created for the sa!e of discovering or trying out ne ones hich might be broader or more inclusive"

The image of )od may be cast in the li!eness of Uranus - the starry heavens - vast and very difficult to grasp" And yet( *ust as there are la s hich guide the movement of the planets( some here in it all( there must be a system" Those ith Uranus difficultly aspected could( at certain times( adhere to 'uite odd or fanatical cults" Too abstract( their philosophy may not translate easily into everyday life" 4ccasionally( they might have flashes or insights into hat they believe are the or!ings of the #ivine or Universal Mind" 4ften those ith Uranus in the 1th ill hold progressive vie s in the field of education" They may see! an alternative rather than traditional academic structure - such as an independent study programme or the 4pen University in :ngland" At any time in the degree programme( they may decide to ma!e an abrupt change in their course of study" A 1th house Uranus can bring ne ideas( concepts( and insights into any field" Unusual and une.pected e.periences can come through travel" They might( hile visiting another country( encounter people or ideas hich a!e them up and shatter old structures" An in-la may even be the catalyst for inspiring ne vision" +f Uranus is not too adversely aspected( they ill probably have an uncanny insight into future trends( as if they can feel the pulse of society" (=obert <elletier) >reedom is so important to you that nothing ill stand in the ay of getitng the education you need to achieve your goals" +n your vie ( anyone ho is uninformed is li!ely to become trapped in a life situation or career that limits his or her personal privileges or ability to assert individuality" /ou ant the opportunity to develop your creative potentials and prove hat you can do ith them" /ou demand the same for your children& and you offer yourself as an e.ample of hat someone can accomplish through individual fulfilment" /ou give them the chance to e.ploit their identities to the fullest" /our innovative talents ma!e you a creative lover as ell& and your partner is probably 'uite content ith your s!ill in lovema!ing" /ou have enormous faith that you ill succeed in anything you attempts& and your devotion to your responsibilities ma!es it possible for you to %move mountains%" /ou have a good understanding of people and their problems& and it is rare hen anyone deceives you successfully" /ou !no intuitively hen someone is not telling the truth or is insincere" /ou are generous in helping those ho truly need your assistance& and you illingly share your !no ledge to help them solve their o n problems" /ou never lose sight of the future and the goals you still plan to achieve" /ou ant to !no that your efforts have helped improve the 'uality of life for as many people in society as possible" +t is essential that you al ays be available to those ho need your !no ledge and s!ills" Though you are ell informed( you still have to apply yourself to ac'uire ne information" $o-one !no s everything( nto even you& and your gro th depends on your continued search for more !no ledge so that you can better use your s!ills" /ou need the !ind of career environment in hich you can use your talents fully and not be restricted so that your enthusiasm anes" /ou could distinguish yourself in many fields& but hatever you decide( you should ma!e some contribution to benefit the most needy members of society" Eecause you are in tune ith soecity%s problems( your efforts can help reduce or eliminate many of them" Though you may have yielded to family responsibilities( you ere innovative enough to find a ay to pursue your eudcation at the same time" This probably re'uired that you ma!e many sacrifices( but you realised that you could not afford to pass up the

chance to invest in your future security" This also taught you ho to plan for the future( for you !no that increased earnings ill give you freedom to succeed in ne er and more satisfying ob*ectives" The right to pursue your o n ob*ectives does not allo you to ignore those ho have come to depend on you for help and guidance hen they need it most" >or the most part( you recognise that you play an important part in their lives( so you are usually available" #on%t deny yourself the full benefit of your creative resources by aligning yourself ith people ho ant you to lo er your ethical standards hile or!ing on their behalf" /ou don%t need the apprehension of fearing that someone ill learn about your lac! of integrity and cause you to lose much that you have gained" (Eill Berbst) Conceptual frame or!sG +n the 1th( Uranus indicates that the higher mind is a rollercoaster of stimulation" There is a desire to go past the acceptable( to see hat lies beyond in forbidden realms of thin!ing" At times you become a philosophical or religious revolutionary( going after accepted beliefs ith a vengeance( stopping at nothing to upset the status 'uo" =arely one to mince ords( you may lambast others ith your opinions( and you%re as li!ely to provo!e opposition as in support" =emember( devastating social criticism is easy" Aim for something higher( for true reform" TBe challenge is to let your mind move as it ishes( to allo it to sho you previously undiscovered channels to brilliance" +f you live your o n philosophy( you%ll promote a ider revolution than by storming the alls of traditional po er centres" Cultural perspectiveG 3hen you travel far from home( or at least a ay from normal surroundings( the une.pected can and often does happen" Journeys can be pleasurable( a a!ening ne perspectives that cause your understanding to leap beyond former boundaries" 4r they can be unsettling( rattling your cage in chaotic or upsetting ays" 3hen you ant to sha!e up your life( leave home( and you invite radical influences into your consciousness" /ou may find yourself alone on your travels( even hen you start out in tamdem ith others" This is natural( for e.ploring the orld is a basic ay to get in touch ith your individuality" Use trips or relocations to establish a ne sense of yourself" Bigher educationG 4f all the 1th house planetary types( you are the least suited to classical routes of higher education" /ou could be found in a classroom( but there ill be something unusual about the situation" ?earning is not li!ely to be consistent" There are periods of lying fallo ( simply moving ith the general tide of life" Eut then an e.perience galvanises your consciousness( and you catapult into intensive study" +t may seem totally irrelevant to others( but your mind is charged by a ave of illumination" $o-one 'uestions your basic intelligence( but you often engender opposition ith an iconoclastic disregard for traditional isdom" #amn the torpedoesH >ull speed ahead" The search for truthG Truths emerge not from prolonged or careful study( but as ildcards( sudden bursts of enlightenment" Eeing hardheaded( you are unli!ely to be interested in others% truths( and yet you insist on communicating your o n discoveries" Telling the turth is something you relish" /ou love the element of surprise( and your communication is often outlandish" Eut !eep in mind that shoc! effect is not al ays the best method for transmitting the truth" =emember to be gentle( and you%re more li!ely to be considered a ise genius than a cantan!erous fool" Truth is an a a!ening into freedom" +deal societyG /our perfect soecity ould have fe if any restraints on e.pression" $o structured society for you& the less government the better" All men ould be brothers

(and omen sisters)( but each person ould have ample opportunities to develop his or her particular genius" =epsect for personal liberty ould e.tend to peaceful resolution of conflict( probably be separating the combatants" There might be a revolutionary sensibilityG out ith the old( in ith the ne " As =uler of the 3orld( you ould be a benevolent despot" /ou ould abolish every institution and finally abdicate the throne& and no-one ould !no if you ere serious or *o!ing"

Natal Uranus in #.t(

(Joan $egus)

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Uranus in the tenth house can mean that you change *obs fre'uently( but there are so many other possibilities that it is a poor e.cuse for career failure" Although it can indicate a restlessness in the area of occupation( you could also be dissatisfied if you ere unemployed for too long" +mportant re'uirements are that you have a degree of freedom in hat you do in the orld and that you are challenged in that area" +f you are not or!ing( you may bf free( but you ill be missing the challenge" /ou are probably most content if you can use your ingenuity in your career" /ou thrive on spontaneous responses to situations and( therefore( prefer not to be involved in a *ob in hich there are no surprises" Bo ever( you really do not ant a totally unstructured situation( nor do you respond ell hen you feel another person is using surprise tactics to control you" /ou tend to resist any change suggested or instituted by someone else" +f circumstances demand a ne approach( you have the ability to come up ith one that is fresh and original" Eut if you are supposed to carry out someone else%s ne and creative ideas( you might rebel" And you possibly ould seem so unbending that you might be considered a reactionary" +f you have Uranus in the tenth house( your profession should ideally include a broad( stable structure ithin hich you can operate( but enough fle.ibility to help you avoid monotony and boredom" /ou ill ant to be a are of company goals so that your direction is clear" Eut( you prefer to pursue these goals in a manner that you select" And( if left to your o n devices( you ill probably go beyond the company%s e.pectations" /ou could decide that having your o n business is essential to your need for freedom( especially if you have had dealings ith tyrannical bosses" 3or!ing for yourself can be very appealing to your urge for independence" Eut hat you should consider before you embar! upon this path is that there are responsibilities connected ith self-employment that are not part of or!ing for someone else" 3Ben you have your o n business( you have to deal ith finances( advertising( mar!eting and probably a number of other issues( depending on the type of profession involved" +n other ords( hen you are the one in charge( success or failure is based largely on your o n efforts or your ability to delegate ell" +f you are thin!ing about starting your o n business( you should consider hat needs to be done in order to ma!e it succeed" #etermine hat you ant to do yourself and hat you ould li!e otehrs to do" /ou might li!e the idea of doing everything yourself and( if this is feasible( there should be no problems" +f( ho ever( your goals are too large to handle alone( you can still estbalish a successful business if you analyse your situation and ta!e action accordingly" After you decide hat parts you ill en*oy doing yourself( find people for the remaining tas!s ho have capability in the sector of the business involved and are self-reliant( but not so independent that they might overthro the po er figure - you" This last possibility can be avoided if you select subordinates ho are trust orthy and also report to you regularly in order to !eep you informed of hat is occurring"

3hat you do not ant is to feel more tied do n in your o n business than you ere hen you or!ed for someone else" +f you have to orry about hat your subordinates are doing( you ill feel eighted do n" =esponsibilities may interfere ith your creative ideas hich you started your o n business to e.press" So if you are feeling uncreative or bored ith your career( do not permit your restlessness to cause you to act hastily" Eefore you move in this direction you might first get a ay from the office for a short period of time" )o out into the orld and do something e.citing or creative but totally unconnected ith your current career" This may be enough to rene your enthusiasm and give you fresh ideas" Another goal or dimension might be added to your business or( possibly( a ne type of career could stem from your ne found e.citement or creativity" Another course of action could be to simply try a ne or different approach to your or!" 4r you could investigate ne e'uipment available to you that might be e.citing to use and possibly streamline your business" That could ma!e your or! easier and give you more time to be creative" Also relying on machines instead of people could be appealing to you" A machine may brea! do n( but you don%t have to orry about its motivation in doing so" +f( after various attempts to put ne life into your business( you are still dissatisfied( you might then consider doing something else" Although Uranus in the tenth house indicates that change can be underta!en in the career( you do not ant to ma!e abrupt changes ithout forethought" Sometimes restlessness and the desire for change( or pressure from others( may cause you to act too rashly& and you can create a situation that is orse than the one you left" Some of the suggestions mentioned baove could be tried( or you might create other appropriate actions" Keep in mind that a hcnage of attitude may be as satisfying as a change or career" There is a desire to ma!e drastic changes( but minor ad*ustments may be all that are needed" +f you have made minor ad*ustments anda re still dissatisfied( you might consider a career in a Uranian field such as astrology( computer technology( electrical engineering( or anything unusual or on the cutting edge" (Baydn <aul) The challenges confronting you ith this placement are involved ith your relationship to society( and your role and function ithin the collective e.pression of your generation" This ill concern personal desires and the e.pression of your individual tendencies( as ell as a potential social contribution that you may ma!e" There is li!ely to be an inner impulse to succeed and to rise socially( gainning prestige( status( authority( po er and influence" Applying your strong ill may ma!e this 'uite possible( but much ill depend upon the seometimes unpredivtable Uranian activity( and hether this ill undermine your conscious efforts" /ou may be 'uite able to organise yourself ell( and progress through discipline and or!( but much ill depend on your sense of social relationship and obligation" +f the thrust of your desire is purely personal( for ego gratification( po er over others( social status( or monetary gain( and fails to ta!e due regard for others or the social conse'uences of your decisions( then Uranus may conspire to prevent further progress( perhaps through the influence of others in your social circles or by allo ing you to over-emphasise several of your more damaging characteristics through hubris" This can often occur in business or political scenes( here the dynamics of the ;lite po er structures can be difficult to handle successfully" /our ambition could be th arted( perhaps through a Uranian lac! of deference for an employer or authority senior to you in the hierarchy"

4ften( your relation to authroity can be difficult and touchy( and your feelings to ards po er can be ambiguous" An ad*ustment may be re'uired in these feelings( so that you rae able to develop your o n personal po er( instead of probably inhibiting it to some degree" +f you can accept your o n po er( then your attitudes and understanding of the roles and functions of authorities and po er ill also change" /ou ill be really loo!ing to discover your o n role and function in society( a process of potential integration into the hole" /ou could fail( and become a reactionary revolutionary( feeding off re*ected negative energies( and primarily being destructive rather than constructive in your response to your o n failure" /et the most appropriate ay could be the pioneering of ne ays and concepts( here liberal humanitarian and radical social politics attracts you( satisfying the Uranian impulse for future-oriented social change" As usual( you ill demand as much freedom as possible in your life( stal!ing around li!e a caged animal if it is denied" This need could develop into an unusual career or profession( hich can absorb such a demand ithout any detriment( and it may be that over time your innovative perspective could lead you to become a leadr or spo!esperson for some idealistic cause or scientific development" This ill depend on that ability to generate personal po er and to apply it in a socially influential manner& and this is unli!ely to happen overnight but li!ely to emerge as a conse'uence of effort and persistence in a chosen direction" (Jeff )reen) The essential archetype that the 0Ath Bouse correlates to in human consciousness is the need to give structural cohesion and definition to the totality of hat one is in ardly and out ardly" +t is the need to establish inner and outer la s( rules( customs( norms( and taboos that regulate the funcitoning of life itself" These la s( rules( or customs( establish inner and outer conditions that by their very nature condition( shape( and define the essence of anythingG e"g"( hen ater is poured into a certain shape( the inherent essence or spirit of the ater no reflects the shape that it is defined by (poured into)" +t as stated earlier that Uranus correlates to the Creation that is pro*ected out ards from its Source( and that the root principle of the pro*ected Creation is +ntelligence" This pro*ected Creation is every here and constitutes everything" As this Creation F +ntelligence is reflected in human consciousness( hich simply means a consciousness that has the capacity to be a are that it is conscious (self-conscious)( and from a metaphysical point of vie the Universe being conscious of itself( the essence of consciousness is thus defined by( conditioned( and limited to consciousness in a human formG the structure of consciousness as e.pressed through time( space( and the time F space la s of cause and effect that are the essence of evolution" +n reverse( this is hy human beings pro*ect upon the Creator anthropomorphic images of their o n form" Uranus here means to learn the difference bet een the la s( conditions( rules( and norms that are made by the human being( and those la s that are intrinsic to the condition of being a human being" To give form( shape( and definition is an inherent la of the Creation( hich is pro*ected out ards form the Source( as an e.ample" 3hen this la is lin!ed ith time( space( and the la of cause and effect( the evolution of form( shapes( and definitions ta!es place" Similarly( this la is reflected in human consciousness as the need to give definition( structure( and form to itself( hich changes over time through cause and effect" 3hen a group of people live together in the same time and space( this intrinsic la manifests (pro*ects) as the need to establish social definitions( la s( customs( norms( and taboos in order for the

individuals( ho reflect their o n la s( to live together in a social unit that is regulated by the consensus of social contractsG la s" Uranus in the 0Ath Bouse is a natural parado." 4n the one hand( any group of people ho live together must have social contracts( la s( that allo them to live together( 4n the other hand( every individual ithin that social group is an individual hose individuality is sub*ected to the social conditions of the society that he or she is born into" +t is this interface bet een the individual and the social group that induces the parado. to manifest" +ndividuality and consensus are inherently antithetical" The challenge for those ho have this archetype in their consciousness is to define( first( their on intrinsic nature in total( and then to ob*ectively ac!no ledge the social system( the prevailing socual conditions( consensus( rules( la s( regulations( taboos( and norm!s that they are living ithin in order to understand ho to integrate ithin the social system ith their inherent individuality intact" The resulting overall lifestyle of each individual ill be reflective of the individual%s actual nature( a nature that is not defined or limitedby the consensus-held beliefs( values( norms( and so on" :ven though the challenge is for the individual to define his or her o n inherent la s( beleifs( values( and identity( the most common reaeciton is to define oneself( to e.perience oneself( to reflect the nature of the times that one is living in" 3hen Uranus is in an individual%s tenth house( he or she may adopt the overall lifestyle of the prevailing peer group (the values( beliefs( etc") in order to feel socially( thus individually( secure" +f so( this reflects an emotional and F or psychological reaction to the inner sense of being 'uite different from the consensus that is reflected in the prevailing peer group" ?iberation for individuals ho have Uranus in the 0Ath Bouse means to be free from all *udgement or perception patterns that are pro*ected upon themselves or others (patterns that are based upon( or are reflections of( the consensus status 'uo of the prevailing peer group of the society in hich they live)( to realise that such *udgements or perceptions are based upon and conditioned by the mainstream consensus of social contracts that allo for a group of people to live together" ?iberation occurs hen these individuals learn the difference bet een their conditional identities and their actual identitiesG the deconditioned F unconditioned Self" >reedom from the !no n occurs hen these individuals allo for ne ideas or ays of responding to life conditions( instead of hanging on to old ideas or ays of response *ust because a security e.ists ith respect to the ay they have al ays reacted to( or throught about( something" >reedom from the !no n occurs hen these individuals realise the difference bet een natural or inherent universal la s versus the la s made by human beings( and hen they harmonise individual re'uirements to reflect the universal la s and F or re'uirements" A natural stress can occur in the s!eletal system and bone marro of the organism" The stress can lessen the secretion of fluids vital for the integrity of the s!eletal system%s maintenance" Erittleness of bones( arthritis( curvature of the spine( accelerated tooth decay through ea!ness in the enamel( and immune system problems associated ith irregularities in the E and T cels can all result" #eficiencies in calcium( magnesium( and phosphorus either ill be genetically present or ill be transitorially produced" <ituitary and thyroid problems (commonly a deficiency in iron) can manifest( and to.ic retention on a cellular level can %pollute% the inner environment( hich can lead to cycles of fatigue or( in e.treme cases( to cancer in its various forms" S!in eruptions( sores( ulceratioms( and abscesses can also manifest because of these to.ins as the body attempts to purify itself" #ehydration leading to constipation can also occur in the intestines& the to.ins that this produces generate( in varying degrees of difficulty( problems associated specifically ith the colon and generally ith the intestinesG the gro th of polyps( cysts( abscesses( bloc!ages or

closures in the passage ays( etc"" The increased pressure to eliminate can thus produce haemorrhoids( anal itching or burning( a %fro@en% sphincter muscle( etc""

Natal Uranus in ##t(

(Joan $egus)

ouse

+f you have Uranus in the eleventh house you ill probably avoid attaching yourself closely to a group unless the group is unusual" :ven then( ho ever( you could find yourself loo!ing for e.cuses to miss meetings or brea! a ay from the cro d" /ou are most comfortable on the periphery( vie ing the gathering as an observer rather than a participant" This is the easiest ay to ob*ectively evaluate the situation and to maintain your independence" /ou do not ant to blend in so much that no-one notices you because you do not ant to be ignored or ta!en for granted" Eut( you may not ant to be a continual participant" +f you feel ignored( you might do or say something outlandish *ust to e.press your individuality" This attitude may be prevalent in social events( clubs( business meetings or other !inds of gatherings" /ou could remain detached or try to avoid them entirely" /ou might also find that if you do attend a meeting( or accept an invitation to a party( you have the strong urge to leave soon after you arrive" There are ays to combat the feelings" /ou could !eep flitting around the room" The movement alone should be comfortable for someone ho has Uranus in the elventh house" Eut( as you move around( you could see! out people hom you thin! might be mentally stimulating" +f you have no idea ho to find interesting people( select someone ho dresses oddly or for some other reason seems different" /ou ould probably naturally gravitate to ard such people any ay( and you may find that you leave the party ith ne ideas or information( or at least a good story about the strange people you met" Another ay to cope ith parties is to stir up a little e.citement" + don%t recommend physical combat& but verbal bantering could be fun" /ou might e.press the opposite vie point to anything anyone suggests" +t should ma!e the gathering interesting and ma!e you feel your attendance as orth hile" +f you evo!e strong feelings or hostility in others( a discordant situation might arise and your host or hostess might never invite you to a party again" Eut you could elcome that response if you didn%t ant to be there in the first place" There is still another ay you might choose to e.press your Uranus in the eleventh house" /ou might select a cause ith hich you could become involved" +t is probably best if you do this on a short-term basis" A long-term pro*ect could become boring( and your interest ould undoubtedly ane" Then you either e.perience burn-out or dissatisfaction ith the progress being made" That is the time to drop hat you are doing and move on to a ne cause" +f you have committed yourself for a long period of time( it may not be so easy to leave" Therefore( it is simpler to assume short-term obligations in regard to a humanitarian pro*ect or cause" +t is possible to stay ith a cause indefinitely ith the right approach" Ma!e sure that it is clear to all parties involved that your commitment is short-term and you ill not feel trapped" Then( as you are approaching the end of your commitment time( you can revie ho you feel about hat you have been doing" +f you thin! it is time to move on you can do that( or you might decide you ant to continue and you can reaffirm the same commitment" Should you decide you ant to go on( your evaluation might have instilled a rene ed e.citement ithin you( or you might have thought of some creative ideas and an innovative approach to the pro*ect" Using this approach( you

could discover that you are more of a *oiner than you realised" (Baydn <aul) 3hilst the 9th house is concerned ith personal creativity( the 00th house is concerned ith the social dimension of group consciousness and creativity( and ith changes in the dominating social paradigm of your civilisation and culture" Uranus ill be guiding you to ards involvement in group co-operation hich is designed to achieve common social ideals or philosophies( hich it is believed could help society to function better and encourage people to have more satisfying lives" 4bviously this can create a situation of conflict ith other groupings ho have different vie s" /ou are li!ely to feel part of a social movement( one hich is probably humanitarian( libertarian and attuned to the ideals of orld brother and sisterhood( the %4ne >amily of Man!ind%" +f Uranus can be fluently e.pressed through this placeing (i"e" harmonious aspects)( then you may be open-minded and receptive to the Bigher Collective F Universal Mind( intuitively grasping the outpouring of the overshado ing source of progressive seed ideas" +n alliance ith others( you can determine your social role( hich is probably to give a collective voice to reformist ideas( as the hole %spea!s% through a unified group consciousness( and reveals its underlying purpose and evolutionary intention to humanity" Such group involvement( on the inner or outer planes( ill be a central factor in yoru life( offering direction( discipline and meaning" Many of your social friendships ill emerge from these group associations" /et problems can occur if Uranus has challenging aspects( and these can emerge through such relationships or a desire to be highly individualistic to the detriment of a group purpose" The urge for freedom and a 'uestionable degree of commitment can stimulate such problems( hich ill also reoccur in your more intimate relationships" Sometimes( that degree of impersonality can spoil potentially successful relationships hen( in responding to that siren call of %freedom%( your commitment collapses and your interest anes in favour of e.ploring the ne hori@ons" Also( you may need to guard against supporting irresponsible and impractical beliefs and ideas( hich can appeal to that aspect of mental eccentricity that often goes hand in hand ith the high Uranian ideologies" (Jeff )reen) The essential archetype that the 00th Bouse correlates to in human consciousness involves the very basis of hat e have been discussingG liberation and freedom from all conditioning patterns that define one%s sense of identity in order to discover one%s essential nature" Collectively it means to liberate from all prevailing social conditioning patterns that have defined a group of people( or a nation( so that ne social( natonal( and international patterns of behavior and organisation can evolve" +n order for this to occur individually or collectively( a fundamental detachment from the emotional involvement in th ee.isting patterns of structural reality must occur" The emotional involvement reflects the need for security( thus an emotional investment in the prevailing conditions that define the individual( or the nation( that can retard the necessary gro th re'uirements of each" +ndividually( hen Uranus is in the natal 00th Bouse it emphasises the individual%s sense of being very different( someho misplaced( from the peer group that he or she gro s up ithin" This can include the %community% of one%s birthplace" This sense induces a social uneasiness or insecurity that in turn induces a sense of individual insecurityG an a areness of not fitting in" Commonly( such an individual psychologically and behaviorally compensates for this social and individual uneasiness and insecurity by adopting the ays of being determined or manifested by

the peer group consensus" This is done in order to fit in( to create a sense of social and individual security by being li!e everyone else" Typically this individual see!s out a subgroup of individuals( ithin the total peer group( that are most li!e him- or herself" This individual can also see! out( or relocate to( communities of people that seem more li!e-minded" 3ithin this subgroup( he or she ill see! out a fe others in order to establish friendships" Eecause of the behavioral compesnation that has set this dynamic and reality in motion( the individual is no dependent on his or her friends( and the immediate subgroup of people that most closely resemble the individual%s o n reality( for self-actualisation" The person%s overall lifestyle( and the values and beliefs that condition and shape it( is thus determined or influenced by the immediate subgroup ithin the overall peer group" And yet the individual still feels %different% or displaced( even though the act in compensation has created a circumstantial sense of security and social bonding" This %emotional investment% based on the act of psychological and behavioral compensation thus sets up( or leads to( the inevitable disruptions that can une.pectedly manifest bet een the individual and those ith hom he or she has established friendships" +t can lead to disruptions and une.pected problems ithin the community or group of people that the individual has established a social bonding ith" +t can progressively lead to an intense feeling or sense of disconnectedness( displacement( or fundamental detachment from the very life (lifestyle) that the individual has adopted through the act of compensation" The temptation to rebel and *ust al! a ay from it all can manifest because of this" These disruptions and temptations occur in order for the person to ob*ectively evaluate the nature of his or her overall reality" These cyclic disruptions and temptations thus allo for a progressive deconditioning or liberation from the adopted ays of being that ere defined by conditions outside of the individual" ?iberation and freedom from the !no n thus occur hen the individual learns to independently define his or her o n beliefs( ideas( values( and lifestyle to reflect the essence of his or her inherent individuality" A natural stress occurring throughout the central nervous system can impact on almost every area ithin the organism" The stress associated ith the central nervous system can restrict the %life force% of the organism( thus producing any manner of problems because of this" ?ots of massage( biofeedbac! techni'ues( meditation( %cool% foods (i"e" millet( bulgur( rice( etc")( passive e.ercises( and fluids can rela. the restrictions produced through the central nergous system" This type of anatomical and F or physiological system can use up an e.treme amount of the full spectrum of the Citamin E comple." This in turn tears do n the sheathing on the nerves( hich in turn can promote many types of nerve disease or conditions" The <ran and Apan tributory nerve channels associated ith the +da and <ingala (parasympathetic and sympathetic nerve systems) can be very active because of the increase electrical activity associated ith the fracturing of the coccy. cha!ra" This can produce sna!eli!e or coiling sensations in the spine and instances of suddenly feeling unusually cold or hot hen there is no apparent environental reason to be so" S!in disorders( numbness in various parts of the body for no apparent reason( brain disorders( misfiring from the phypothalamus leading to dysfunction ithin the primary brain( and( in varying e.tremes( headaches that cannot be treated through normal means can all be lin!ed ith Uranus here"

Natal Uranus in #$t(

(Joan $egus)

ouse

+f you have Uranus in the t elfth house and( as a child( your independence and creativity ere encouraged( you ill undoubtedly be able to easily e.press these

'ualities as an adult" /ou should have little difficulty e.hibiting your individuality and you ill probably easily combine imagination ith your creativity" +f on the other hand the independent side of your nature as fre'uently suppressed( you might have become timid and too conforming" +f you are overly cautious and never alo yourself ot e.hibit the maveric! in you( you could stunt your meotional gro th" /ou might spend your life being unhappy aboutyour circumstances( ishing that someho you could be freer" +f( ho ever( you become e.tremely restless or dissatisfied( your self-control could disappear and then your behaviour might become erratic" This e.treme ill not be satisfying either" /ou ant to e.press your individuality and independence( but you have to determine acceptable limits in so doing" Although you do not ant to be totally conforming( nor do you ant to be a pariah" Therefore( you have to decide ho different you can be ithout being considered very strange or even cra@y by others& but it is most important that you approve of yourself" Another ay you might choose to 'uell the restlessness is to become a %closet rebel%( nourishing your differentness ithout fanfare" /ou could do it 'uietly( or perhaps deviously" Eecing covert( ho ever( might give you feelings of guilt" This( in turn( could interfere ith the personal gratification you should get from e.pressing your individuality" +f you have Uranus in the t elfth house and tend to have problems ith such issues( you might try the follo ing procedure to get your energies moving" >irst( probe deeply (t elfth house) into hy you feel inhibited" Stir up old memories of ho your individuality as th arted and hat occurred hen you tried to e.press your independence" This could unloc! fears that have been stored up over the years( and allo you to ta!e small steps to ard becoming freer and more creative" /ou also can consider acceptable outlets for e.presing your uni'ueness through the t elfth house" /ou might choose to become involved ith mystical pursuits" The particular mystical path you select is unimportant because any form of mysticism is considered unusual and sometimes strange by the materialistic soecity hich sets our standards" #elving into metaphysics could enrich your life& and you may beign to feel that freedom you have been missing" Another possibility is to become involved in the arts( particularly music" This ill trigger the creative element associated ith Uranus that you may not even !no you have" /our creativity may be unusual and come in spurts( but demonstrating your uni'ueness in this manner can alleviate your restlessness or feelings of suppression" This may seem li!e an indirect approach to e.pressing your individuality( but you may find that it is far more satisfying than inciting an insurrection( or being covert about your nonconfirmity" As mentioned in the beginning of this sectiuon( if your creativity and individuality ere encouraged hen you ere a child( you probably gre up ith the ability to openly display your uni'ueness confidently( ithout concern for re*ection or repercussions" /our creativity( too( ill flo 'uite easily" Keep this in mind hen you are intimately involved ith children ho have Uranus in the t elfth house" 3or! on helping to cultivate Uranian themes in their lives" $o matter hich house in your horoscope holds your natal Uranus( remember that this is the area in hich you are supposed to brea! ith tradition and also directly display your individuality" 3ith all the planets( but especially Uranus( the planet of change( you ill need to find different ays of e.pressing the themes in the course of

your lifetime" /ou ill !no it is time to ma!e changes in terms of Uranus hen you feel oppressed or restless" +f you recognise these symptoms as soon as they appear( you can immediately define your parameters in the house in hich Uranus is placed so that you can begin to brea! out of the mold 'uic!ly" Then you can ma!e the necessary changes ith a minimum of effort and a ma.imum of spontaneity and success" (Baydn <aul) Uranus in this house involves the concepts of endings( transitions( the results of the past( and an affinity ith the unconscious mind" +n several ays( this can be a challenging placement( hich ill oblige you to confront po erful hidden habit patterns or %!armic residues% hich are affecting your life( options and choices" There is a parallel bet een your psychological health and that of society( through the connections of the collective and individual unconscious mind" 4ften you ill be pulled bac! to ards the past( both because of theinfluence that it has on your current life( and as an escape from the present moment" :motionally( you probably have %unfinished business% ith the past( and perhaps ith parental relationships" There ill be a need to free yourself from this preoccupation( and to resolve the stresses and splits that ma!e you loo! bac!& such an integration could become essential for your psychological ell-being( and if problems develop related to your mental interpretation of human %reality%( you may need psychotherapy (even self-directed) to enable you to release the unconscious pressures(a nd to shine a liberating light clarifying and ma!ing the unconscious conscious" >orms of self-evasion and deception may or! at covering up inner pslits and problems for a time( but eventually they ill stand revealed( as the personality-structure fragments under the strain of living an illusion" +n discovering self-healing( one participates and contributes to the healing of the collective" The higher aspect of this placement includes the poteential to become an inspirational channel and voice of the collective mind( the natural inner receptivity being e.pressed in forms of insight( revelation( and artistic creativity" This may emerge after a period of self-e.ploration( through hich a more inclusive centre of identity and consciousness is discovered as previously unconscious aspects of he self are e.posed o the light" /ou ill certainly have to face the conse'uences of the dominating patterns hich are operating through your life" 3herever these derive from( or from hichever e.periences they have been formed( you ill initially have to ac!no ledge their e.istence and impact on you& accepting them as part of you is the ne.t step in integration( and ill begin to resolve their more negative influences" A serious evaluation of these restrictions and limitations may reveal their potential trascending too( indicating the right ay for ard" Confronting %fate% is not inevitably a negative encounter& it can e'ually be the opening of the doors of opportunity and success( and a so ing of fruitful seeds for the commencement of the ne.t cycle of e.perience and e.pression" (Jeff )reen) The essential archetypes that the 02th Bouse correlates to in human consciousness are based on the impulse to transcend and unite ith the ultimate causal factor that has set in motion the phenomenon of creation through time and space" +ndividually( the reaction to Uranus in the 02th house is to overly identify ith a singular dimension or aspect of the total nature" An undefined fear of losing control(

of egocentric dissolution( of being consumed by throughts or images that arise apparently of themselves ithin the consciousness( and of going %nuts%( produces this overidentification" Again( the primary archetype in the 02th Bouse is to rise above duality( of cause and effect( of conditional( teporal( secual reality in order to unite ith that hich created everything - to transcend" Uranus here re'uires a liberation from the egocentric sturcuture of consciousness that is only identified ith itself as a singular( separate entity that is distinct from the total Creation" Anatomically( Uranus here increases the amount of electrical energy impacting on the pineal gland ithin the brain" +ncreasing the amount of melatonin produced from this gland promotes the ea!ening of he non-material barrier separating the interface bet een the conscious and unconscious" +t is the conscious merging of conscious and unconscious that allo s for the transference in the centre of gravity ithin the total consciousness to ta!e placeG from the ego of the personality( hich is sub*ective and is perceived as singular and separate from the Creation( to the soul( hich has is o n conscious centre" The conscious centre of the soul can only be made consciously available to the egocentric structure of personality by dissolving the barrier separating the unconscious from the sub*ective consciousness reflected as personality in each life" The unconscious has t o dimensions ithin us allG the individuated and the collective( as e discussed earlier" +n effect( it is by ma!ing the unconscious conscious that e shift the centre of gravity in our consciousness from the sub*ective ego of personality to the conscious centre ithin the soul" Ey being centred in the soul( e thus transcend and unite ith the ultimate causal factor of Creation" +t is this archetype ithin all human consciousness that has given rise to the various spiritual traditions throughout time" And yet it is this very impulse that is resisted and feared by many ho have Uranus in the 02th Bouse" This is because of the disassociation or disorientation from separateness( from accepted and normal reality as defined by the e.isting social conditions that one is living in( that Uranus in the 02th Bouse can produce" Thus the common reaction ithin this group is to overly identify ith a singular aspect fo the total nature( to blindly accept the e.isting reality conditions( focuses( beliefs( and immediate social group that they find themselve sliving ithin" 3hen suppression of the total nature occurs( consciousness reacts by producing fantasies( dreams( escape behaviours( or imaginary thoughts that most of these people live out 'uite passively through daydreams( regular dreams( the modern media of movies or TC( or reading( in hich vicarious fulfilment can ta!e place" The high rate of alcoholism in this group of people reflects escape behavior based on denial of the total nature" +t is no coincidence that the first astronauts in space had Uranus in <isces" This physical event symbolises the need for a global consciousness( of a detached vie of :arth that induces a universal vision that naturally ma!es us a are of ho small and seemingly insignificant e are in the total scheme of things (humility)( of inducing an absolute onderment at the nature of Creation in hich the la s and structures of Creation as understood and e.perienced on :arth are uniformly e.perienced in the space beyond :arth" +t is no coincidence that for many in the generation ith Uranus in <isces( the generational icons are individuals ho are larger than mundane life( individuals hose personae are produced through the illusion of movies or created through the myths of fiction" ?iberation and freedom from the !no n occur hen these individuals allo themselves to actualise their total natures( to step outside the times they are living ithin" +t occurs by their e.amining( in some ay( the causes or bases of teh fear of losing control( of the fear of being over helmed by undefined forces" +t occurs by their e.amining the nature of their dreams( the nature of their illusions or delusions

as pro*ected possible realities( the nature of their personal ideals that remain as unfulfilled e.pectations" ?iberation and freedom occur in many by their accepting the individual lifestyles of those ho are perceived to be so very different from themselves" ?iberation and freedom occur hen these individuals can design strategies that ill allo them to e.pand their sense of reality" +t ill occur hen many of these people learn to act upon the ideas that seem to be pulling them a ay from the immediacy of their e.isting reality and all the commitments that this reality induces" A natural stress can occur in the endocrine system( thymus gland( and immune system" The various problems( conditions( or diseases associated ith these areas can result becuse of this stress" The body can re'uire a constant and above normal amount of vitamin C( fluids( and %s eats% in order to maintain the integrity of these systems( and the thymus gland" A natural stress can occur ithin the pineal gland that promotes the accelerated secretion of melatonin( a hormone that increases the sensitivity of not only the anatomy and physiology but also the consciousness of the living organism itself" The increased sensitivity of the anatomy and physiology produces abnormal reactions to e.tremes of anything that goes into the body or interfaces ith the s!in or biosphere (etheric) of the body" There can be an abnormal sensitivity to sunlight( as an e.ample( that leads to discoloration of the s!in through the rapid production of melanin" This( of course( can progress into s!in cancers such as melanoma" +nternal stress can produce melanemia( or an unnaturally dar! colour of blood" There can be a heightened reaction to impurities or chemical additives in foods( as ell as to synthetic drugs and their side effects" Eecause of the natural polarity bet een the coccy. cha!ra and the cro n cha!ra (pineal)( a certian percentage of these individuals can e.periecne puberty 'uite early in their lives" (Stephanie Camilleri) #ifficulties in childhood are apt to ma!et hose ith a t elfth house Uranus into maveric!s& often bright( even brilliant( but fre'uently out of the current mainstream of human e.perience" They are apt to be psychological or spiritual e.iles( sometimes political e.iles as ell( either through choice or through the activity of enemies" They have strong activities and opinions( hich they have a hard time !eeping to themselves" They see the faults in everything( including themselves( and or! hard to put them right" They have great sympathy for the underdog( and( given aspects of po er( can do much to bring about more *ust and sensible ays of doing things" Uranus( ith its clinical attitude at this angle of moral sensibility( can give them a moral blind spot so that the ramifications of their actions are not al ays clear to them at the beginning( through igh good planets and aspects( though( they may ultimately become very sensitive to moral issues" They run the moral gamut from cold-blooded !illers to the greatest humanitarians" 3ith Uranus in the t elfth house( there is al ays a moral crisis of some sort" Circumstances ill force these people to study issues of right and rong and to ta!e a stand" +f they don%t( and they *ust allo things to ta!e their natural course( life is going to batter them pretty badly" Some choose ealry( some late( but all must choose" 4nce they have chosen right over rong( they are able to ride out the storm" Their critical faculty is so strong that it can hinder their progress" They do best or!ing for the good of some alienated or misudnerstood group as their criticisms ill then be of use in defence of something other than themselves& although( ithout several planets or angles in ater signs( their approach may be overly clinical"

They have trouble early in life in discriminating properly bet een those companions( lovers( business associates( etc"( ho are good for them and those ho are not( and the process of finding out hich is hich may ta!e a long time and bring a fe shoc!s and sorro s along the ay" (Bo ard Sasportas) The 02th house represents the collective sea out of hich e all emerge" Those ith Uranus in the 02th need to ta!e a deep breath and *ump in( not forgetting to bring along their best diving e'uipment and research apparatus" Through e.ploring the unconscious it is possible for them to regain a sense of continuity ith evolutionary and historic processes and glimpse the guiding patterns on hich their lives are based" +t%s not everyone%s cup of tea( but in hatever house Uranus is placed( e have to ta!e ris!s and be different" <eople ith Uranus in the 02th can approach the hole unconscious realm in an inventive( original and intuitive ay" They have access to the mind%s storehouse of ancestral isdom - e.periences accrued in the past and inherited through previous generations" Some find the !ey to unloc!ing this treasure through drugs( others through meditation or any form of artistic e.pression hich allo s them to %tune into% these ancient records of e.perience" Uranus in the 02th can also give a close attunement to movements ithin the collective( often before these actually manifest (the 02th house contains the seeds of the future as ell as the remnants from the past)" +n a collection of her essays on the outer planets and their cycles( ?i@ )reene points out that Uranus in this house often has %a very strong interest in political movements and ideologies( but in a rather compulsive as opposed to reflective ay%" Uranus gets the rumblings of something even before it happens" >rom hat + have observed( if Uranus is ell-aspected in the 02th( these people have a elath of good advice to offer others - as if insight and !no ledge are there on tap" Bo ever( if Uranus has many hard aspects( then their vision is sometimes impaired by their o n personal neuroses and comple.es" These ill have to be %cleaned up% before the positive benefits of this placement are felt" They are also more li!ely to be thro n off course by negative feelings in the atmosphere" =egardless of ho Uranus is aspected( there is often an interest in parapsychology and spiritualism" A deep-seated reluctance to relin'uish their independence can ma!e it difficult for them to settle do n or ta!e root" 4ne part of them might despearately ant closeness and security but someho they manage to th art this happening" :.ploring their o n unconscious motivations can free them from this conundrum and help alleviate a lingering sense of loneliness and isolation" Some *oin secret societies or engage in %behind-the-scenes% or! for groups" They may align themselves ith institutions of a progressive or unusual nature" Acting as a channel through hich ne ideas and trends are established( they could revolutionise or disrupt the or!ings of any institution ith hich they are invovled" <eriods of confinement or incarceration may produce surprising effects" +n a fe cases + have seen( they have not ac!no ledged a need to temporarily retreat from life( and conse'uently attracted %accidents% or illnesses hich forced them to do so" Sudden reversals of fortune are possibleG something hich seems ominous and threatening may turn out to be completely different from hat they e.pect( and vice versa"

+t could be fruitful to en'uire about anything unusual hich might have occurred to the mother during the gestation period - in some ay( thuis may have impressed itself on the psyche of the developing embryo" (=obert <elletier) /our parents indulged you and gave you plenty of opportunities to prove hat you could do ith your creative imagination" /ou o e it to yourself to develop your talents so that you can ma!e your o n ay successfully" At first you may have to accept the limitations that society imposes on you( but this ill pass as you ma!e your o n contribution to its needs" 3hen you see others en*oying greater freedom because of your efforts( your an.iety about restricted mobility ill pass" Kno ing that someone needs your s!ills gives you the enthusiasm to put forth your best efforst" /ou can motivate people to utilise their resources more effectively( but you should not e.pect any se.ual favors as a condition of your help" /ou can satisfy your physical needs in a different setting" Although your freedom is very precious( you put up ith the limitations of your career because you realise that after you%ve achieved your goals you ill have a more lasting freedom( ith financial security" Surely you must !no that sharing your talents is part of your destiny( and the enrichment you give others ill be returned hen you revie your life efforts later" Until you focus on providing a uni'ue service( your progress ill be slo " To learn the necessary s!ills( you must get a good education" /ou can%t hope to succeed on your intuitive gifts alone& and formal training ill help you find the best ay to apply yourself" /our insight gives you an advantage over your competition and enables you to solve many problems that baffle others" /ou are !eyed to the social problems in your immediate surroundings& and your finger is on the pulse of the ma*or problems of the larger society" /ou should have little difficulty attracting patrons for your service( and as your reputation gro s so ill your patronage" +t ill be to your advantage to see! a career that allo s you self-determination and opportunities to gro and develop to your ma.imum potential" A career in science( medicine or social or! might be appealing to you" These fields ould give you the opportunity to deal ith their inherent special problems( and recognition ill surely follo your achievements" Bo ever( you ill have to sacrifice some of your personal pleasures to invest the time and energy in e.ploiting your creative potential" /our partner and children ill ma!e any sacrifice seem a orth hile investment" /ou carry a heavy burden of social responsibility( beacuse you are so a are of society%s problems( and you have the talent to help solve them" This responsibility you cannot ignore" The freedom you en*oy depends on your illingness to share your s!ills ith those ho do not have such freedom" /ou have the resources people need to lead them out of the dar!ness of their ignorance" ?ater you ill feel very proud hen you reflect on ho much your efforts meant to those ho benefitted from them" (Eill Berbst) +maginationG /our dreams glisten ith the promise of the unusual( the abnormal( the miraculous" There are no limits& anything is possible" +n fantasy( you e.press freely( ith no concern for acceptance" The *udgements of others are irrelevant& and even your o n *udgements about yourself fall a ay" The pitfall occurs hen fantasies become real" +n dreams you leap beyond the pull of gravity( but in real e.perience you%re sub*ect to the density of earthly e.istence" +t%s li!e the difference bet een

stopping on a dime and running into a bric! all at eighty miles an hour" Ee careful about hat you transfer from one realm to another" The challenge is to realise through your dreams that nothing is as it seems( that the e.pected norms of life are mere illusions" :verything in e.istence is absolutely uni'ue and incomparable" Unfocused intuitionG /ou%re fascinated ith psychic development (or research in general( for that matter)" +ntuition is a visit from outer space( a non-se'uitur leaping in to disrupt the ordinary process of logic( a neon sign flashing suddenly in the night" +t%s either on or off( hot or cold( but never lu!e arm" The challenge is to a a!en your superconscious( ho ever revolutionary it may prove to be" Channelship repots you( ripping you up by the roots so you can find ne ( more fertile soil in hich to gro " 3ithdra al or isolationG 4thers see you as uni'ue( even odd( but you struggle to identify hat ma!es you different" /ou ithdra from life to find the %real% you" <rivately( you%re interested in arcane and unusual pursuits( especially mental e.plorations" The more in touch you are ith your secret self( the more tension you feel about revealing it to others" The challenge is to ta!e selected individuals into your private orld" As your trust increases so you%re seafe to be yourself ith them( gradually move your private orld to ards the public realm" The goal is to merge the %outla % self ith the %normal% self( so that there is finally only one self( acceptable but special" Selfless givingG 3hen you give of yourself freely( ith no conditions( something special happens" Selflessness is your chance to step out of the mundane" The precise nature of hat and ho you give cannot be foreseen& it is unpredictable both in form and in content" +n fact( the more radical your gifts are( the fuller is the release of ne perspective" The pitfall is stubbornness" /ou become li!e the @ealous minister ho is going to save souls hether or not they ant (or need) to be saved" =ememebr that pure giving is correctly a response to need" The challenge is to a a!en to a ill higher than that of the ego" %<ast ?ives%G +ndependence has come up in life after life" /ou may have been such a non-conformist that you alienated others" There ere bro!en commitments( sudden separations( both personal and cultural" 4r you may have been someone eo concerned ith acceptance by others that you sacrificed your individuality( stuffing it into your unconscious" +n either case( the issue of freedom has reached a point here patterns from past incarnations are carrying over into this life" 3henever you e.perience unpredictable brea!s in relationsips( urges to shoc! others( or compulsive desires to overthro the status 'uo( you%re in the flo of !armic rhythms" The challenge is to integrate personal freedom ithout totally upsetting your o n and others% lives" Study hat independence means& learn the difference bet een productive reform and unconscious iconoclasm"

URANUS BY ASP"CT
Natal Uranus con/unct Neptune
(Baydn <aul) This con*unction came ithin a nine degree orb in $ovember 0166( as e.act in >ebruary( August and 4ctober 0117( and stayed in orb until 0116& the last time before that as 0620-7" These children ill have a strong degree of identification ith the collective mind and group consciousness( hich in some cases could revert bac! to fervent nationalist affinities in countries that hae a po erful controilling religious( racial( political and social structures" /et in most cases it is unli!ely that this ill result in the emergence of charismatic demagogues as in recent e.amples of

the manipulation of the masses" There ill be a directing sense of social responsibility( and an a areness of participating in a social community( hich ill be e.pressed in positive ays for the betterment of all" The merged energies of this con*unction ill inspire concepts of brotherhood( hich ill relect the ideals of Uranus and $eptune( as a form of revolutionary mysticism emerging from an acute mental and emotional sensitivity connected to an intuitive imaginative faculty" <ersonal freedoms and rights ill have a high priority( and there ill be a ne perception of %leadership% being formed( hich can dissolve those old patterns of a po erful leader and hundreds of follo ing %sheep%" There is a distrust of leaders( based on an intuitive perception of their real motivations and characteristics( hich ill also develop into a ne understanding of authority and po er in society" Those born under this aspects ill be illing to %fight% for the maintenance of personal freedoms and rights if they are under threat by the decisions of social leaders" A ne balance of po er bet een the people and the state ill begin to form( and a ne politics shoud rise into vie ( reflecting this increase in individual rights and po er" )enerally( this should be a period of spiritual and scientific development( here brea!throughs occur in the e.ploration of nature and mind" Changes that became inevitable by 0118 ill have to be more fully achieved and realised by this ne generation( imbued ith a more conscious spirit of human unity and solidarity" (=obert <elletier) The con*unction of Uranus and $eptune sho s that you are a are of your obligations to the social structure to hich you belong( and that you identify closely ith its mass consciousness" /ou are !eenly observant of the deception that the leaders often use to gain and maintain complete control of the people( and this disturbs you deeply" /ou recogni@e that this pattern can lead to loss of personal freedom unless steps are ta!en to eliminate the offenders" Since you belong to a generation that ill not tolerate abuses of authority and po er( you reali@e that freedom can be lost if not protected against political erosion" 3hen the con*unction occurred in 0620-7( among the important achievements ere the invention of an ingenious process for aterproofing fabric and the development of cement( hich later played a large role in the industrial revolution" These physical phenomena - cement and aterproof fabric - e.actly parallel the strong foundations of the courageous individuals ho have this aspects and the process they use to protect themselves and their rights" /ou respond to people ho need your understanding of their social predicament( hether it is a personal problem or one they share ith others" Although you !no that you can do little by yourself( the combined effort of those sharing your concern can be a po erful force against social in*ustice" 3or!ing together( you can restore order and freedom here there as chaos and privation" (Eetty ?undsted) +t seems that the con*unction of these planets ould ma!e for some interesting life e.periences - the concept of individuality or humanity is brought together ith that of creative e.pression" These are the times hen important changes in attitude and F or consciousness ta!e place"

3hen this aspect occurred in the early 062As( it brought the orld Mary Ea!er :ddy( #ostoevs!i( Clara Earton( ?ouis <asteur and Johann Strauss" +f this con*unction also involves a personal configuration( a personal !ind of creativity emerges - for e.ample( Clara Earton had this con*unction also con*unct her natal sun" (Charles Carter) This potent aspect occurs again and again in the charts of the great" +t stands mid ay bet ene the harmonious and inharmonious contacts( and produces the great savant or prophet( such as <asteur and =us!in( and people of remar!able but more doubtful repute( such as $ell ) yn and Caesar Eorgia" #r" A" =" 3allace e.emplifies the spiritualist tendencies of the aspect" +t seems on the hole to be self- illed( but fre'uently e.tremely able( and rarely to be lightly diregarded" 4ne ould e.pect eccentricity( but on the hole good intentions and !indness( $eptune softening Uranus( as it softens Mars" Uranus in any aspect to $eptune (Karen Bama!er-Londag) Uranus represents the need for independence and originality& it crashes through forms and restraints( and helps develop individuality on the basis of in ardly desired change" $eptune( on the other hand( represents the desire to e.perience hat lies beyond individuality itself" hence it stands for a need to disassociate and blur things( to ideali@e and perfect them" Eut there is a danger of the individual mind becoming chaotic and losing itself in the collective" 3hen the t o factors come together( as they do here( e get a highly idealistic personality displaying an impersonal attitude every no and then" The aspects of Uranus and $eptune reinforce their mutual idealism" <erhaps the native sits and dreams of finding hat lies %some here over the rainbo %( but it is e'ually possible the he or she may help to bring about actual social change" Since both Uranus and $eptune play a big part in spirituality and metaphysics( and in such things as clairvoyance and telepathy( any contact bet een the t o planets can lead to fresh ground being bro!en in these fields( and can stimulate scientific research in the realm of the invisible" An obvious e.ample of such research is parapsychology( but an e'ually valid e.ample is theoretical physics - because the latter has penetrated so far behind the everyday orld e see around us" +f there are tie-ups ith personal planets in the chart( e may even encounter the mystical and mysterious first hand" +t is interesting( in this connection( that the :nglish Society for <sychical =esearch (the S" <" =") as founded in 0662 during a trine bet een Uranus and $eptune" This society applied itself to systematic study of the une.plained( and in so doing stimulated orld ide research into parapsychology" The time as ripe for paying more heed to matters hidden from ordinary vie " Shortly after its trine ith Uranus( $eptune as con*unct <luto( and( at the turn of the century( Uranus formed an incon*unct ith $eptune con*unct <luto" Astounding discoveries ere then made in the field of parapsychology due to the fortuitous arrival of numerous e.ceptionally gifted mediums and other e.ponents of the paranormal" 3hen Uranus F $eptune constellations are lin!ed ith personal factors in a chart( the native is 'uite li!ely to be attracted to paranormal studies and to ma!e original contributions to them" Aspects bet een Uranus and $eptune can provide a stimulus for all sorts of mind-

e.panding e.periments( including the study of hallucinogens on consciousness and behavior( the study of the physical influence of empathy and imagination (as in stigmata for e.ample)( and so forth" The search for a completely individual religious e.perience (the Uranian influence on $eptune) is as li!ely as the erosion and depersonali@ation of individuality (the $eptunian influence on Uranus)" /et $eptune%s often subtle influence can refine the individuality and place it in the light of a greater( cosmic hole& either through religious faith( or else through the insight that( hereas the conscious has its limitations( the unconscious soars above space and time to give the human spirit endless possibilities" 4f course( everything ill run more smoothly ith the easy aspects" $evertheless( the ungovernability of these particular planets can lead to sudden upheavals( and to innovations that are not al ays elcome" 3ith the hard aspects( e face an even rougher ride( impelling us to ta!e action"

Natal Uranus trine 0 se1tile Neptune

Uranus trine $eptune (Baydn <aul) The trine aspect as made roughtly during the period 0180-D( and features in the birth charts of a generation born diring ar time" This tends to condition their perception of life and people( hich in effect can sometimes veer to ards pessimism and cynicism( especially if they ere born in the early years of the trine hen the orld ar as at its height and the result still hung in the balance" Underlying this is still the idealism of these planets( but ith possibly insufficient personal faith in their actual manifestation( together ith an ambiguity about their o n personal role and responsibility in society" There can be a tendency to follo personal goals irrespective of social needs and obligations( and a preference for personal gain and ambitions" /et this too can be a source of personal development( and it is still perhaps too early yet to be sure ho such individuals ill use any social po er and influence that they may have ac'uired" As the trine is a reconciling factor( this generation could be seen as a %briging group% here both the past and future tendencies co-e.ist( probably uncomfortably at times" They have gro n up in a rapidly changing orld( though childhood conditioning ould still reflect pre- ar attitudes& they are thus able to serve as mediators in society( !no ing the older orld and yet attuned enough to the da ning of the ne orld" There should be sufficient intellectual capacity for them to evaluate the implications of ideological belief structures for themseves( ithout the imposition of authority& this should result in the development of genuinely held personal vie s irrespective of their nature and content" +f they don%t feel convinced( after careful consideration of the validity of an idea or belief( they ill usually be unable to give hole-hearted support for it - unless they compromise themselves for personal gain" They are a are of the dangers of gullibility and a lac! of public discrimination regarding leaders - as the )erman people in 3orld 3ar ++ demonstrated - yet are not fully convinced by the intent of any leaders ho use truth as an e.pedient to be employed only hen it suits them" +n many ays( this generation is faced ith a need to resolve certain inner conflicts and opposite orld vie s( almost as a %trial run% for the ay in hich society can achieve this on a larger scale" There are parado.es on both mental and emotional levels that should be resolved and integrated( because too

often such people are caught in the cleft stic! of their o n indecision and confusion over hich %face% to present - the face of the older ays( or the face reflecting the emerging changes in the orld" Uranus trine $eptune (=obert <elletier) The trine of Uranus and $eptune indicates that you resent being told hat to believe" /ou prefer to decide for yourself hether you ill accept or re*ect the ideas that have satisfied previous generations of believers" /our intellectual a areness re'uires that you are logically evaluate all ideologies( dogmas( or theories( hether they are political( philosophical( or religious" /ou feel that you cannot support a particular belief until you understand thoroughly ho and hy it as established" See!ing truth rather than illusions( you are suspicious of ideas that may seriously alter your life and destiny" /ou observe ho the masses of humanity in the past have been dominated by individuals ho forced their ideologies on their sub*ects( mesmeri@ing them to accept those ideas blindly and obediently" To illustrate ho these planets produced mass hysteria( e must e.amine the period bet een 0176 and 0188( hen they occupied this relationship" Adolf Bitler( Joseph Stalin( Eenito Mussolini( and :mperor Birohito hypnotically dominated millions of people and produced an a esome machine that destroyed even more millions and altered forever the destinies of countless others" The planetary combination indicates the indolence and apathy present among people throughout the orld( hich allo ed this destruction to ta!e place" /ou and many others ho ere born during these years can help prevent a repetition of history by refusing to support any individual in po er until you !no everything possible about him F her" Eecause you have the ability to see through illusion and dishonesty( it is your responsibility to communicate hat you !no for the benefit of humanity" /ou must arouse the public to challenge any public official ho ill not !eep open the lines of communication to the people he represents" Uranus se.tile $eptune (Baydn <aul) Most of the characteristics of Uranus F $eptune aspects involve the element of distrust for leaders( organisations and po er ;lites" Those born ith the se.tile aspect tend to ob*ect to establishment secrecy and the ithholding of information from their people or their electorate" They consider this manipulation of information to be a deliberate and ini'uitous distortion of the truth hich should not be allo ed by their leaders" 4ften such people ould support a %freedom of information% causes( believing that the state should be the servant of the people( and not hte other ay round" There is an anti-establishment attitude( together ith an ob*ection to state autonomy in hich the person is steam-rollered by the eight of state bureaucracy" There is a need to reassert individual po er and freedom from state interference( and such attitudes ill often oppose authoritarian dictates" An attraction to ards social revolution and changing the nature of state control can develop a revolutionary and evolutionary philosophy hich champions the people%s right to po er ithin their o n society" An optimistic belief in people and their potential ill dominate( hich some may consider to be too naive and idealistic( but it is founded on the right to be able to choose for oneself( and to determine the sort of personal lifestyle to live ithout being inhibited by social repressions (provided that it does not harm others)" +t conceives of a society aimed to ards personal development and fulfilment( through

individual creativity and uni'ueness( in contradistinction to one hich conditions people to un'uestioning fulfilment of economic roles and adherence to social convention" :ssentially( it asserts the right to be self-determinin( rather than meel!y and blindly follo ing the guidance of leaders ho often gain such positions through money or heritage alone" An active involvement in social decision-ma!ing ill attract( especially in ays designed to ma!e some progress to ards those brotherhood ideals hich so appeal to the mind and emotional levels of those ith this aspect" Uranus se.tile $eptune (=obert <elletier) Uranus se.tile $eptune indicates taht you are part of a group consciousness that is intolerant of anyone ho distorts the truth or ithholds it from the people" /ou are especially suspicious of strong( established organi@ations that have po erful government connections( but you are similarly offended by the rigid control that organi@ed religions have over their members" /ou prefer to decide for yourself hat to believe and ho to discipline yourself through hatever faith you%ve chosen" A revolutionary thin!er( you resent the fact that you are e.pected to yield to the thoughts and beliefs of people you are suspicious of" The %establishment% represents a threat to your personal freedom" /ou insist that any commitment must be mad voluntarily and ithout the slightest e.ercise of pressure" >earful of the erosion of individual rights( you freely communicate this sense of danger henever possible" /ou reali@e that people ho follo others blindly are endangering their right to choose the path to their destinies" >rom your generation ill come the fruit of the seed that germinated bet een 01D9 and 01D6( hen open hostilities ere commonplace at many universities throughout the orld" /ou ill demand a say in the social( educational( and political systems to ensure that your right to free e.pression ill not be curtailed or denied" +n everything that has a bearing on your future and that of the masses( you ill see! the truth" /ou are not afraid to e.press your vie s because your opinion is bac!ed by an arsenal of facts" /ou uphold the belief that every individual bears a spiritual obligation to his society( hich you call the %Erotherhood of Man%" /ou hold that a societal structure based on materialism is an affront to the peronsal dignity of the individual" /ou aspire to a high degree of creative e.pression for everyone( regardless of the opportunities their material circumstances afford them" Uranus trine $eptune (Eetty ?undsted) Compassion( understanding( creative e.pression or inspiration ($eptune) blend ith the e.pression of ne -age ideas (Uranus)( so that theory and feeling meld together to e.press a form of universal love and understanding" This trine has occurred in people born around 018A in the past century" These are the people ho have ta!en courses in meditation( inner a areness( spiritual development( etc"" They are searching for the inner self" This generation may produce ne philosophies that ill be emerging no at the turn of the 20st century" The trine can also foster the great dreamer - the energy from the Uranus - $eptune combination can produce highly individualistic ideas that may not be put into practice unless there is an aspect in the chart that indicates the potential to ta!e action" Uranus se.tile $eptune (Eetty ?undsted)

This group can learn to combine creative e.pression ith the process of individuation" The potential for consciousness ill have to be developed or the se.tile may remain latent" The aspect produces a generation of people ho may have highly individualistic dreams or goals" Some of them ill be unproductive& some ill use this energy to present advanced concepts in the field of scientific endeavor or spiritual development" Uranus trine or se.tile $eptune (Charles Carter) Since contacts bet een these t o bodies e.tend over considerable periods and are therefore to be found in the horoscopes of very large numbers of persons" it has been usual rather to discount their importance in individual charts and to ascribe to them an influence over national or orld- ide conditions( hich only affect individuals po erfully hen they are aspected by other bodies( or hen they occupy important house-positions" An e.amination of charts seems to indicate that these aspects do affect individuals( and + cannot say that it seems necessary to restrict the orbs of aspect very much in *udging them" Eut the effects are naturally most noticeable hen the planets occupy prominent house-positions and receive other aspects" They besto a strong touch of mysticism and a love of the esoteric and arcane" There is a good deal of emotional force( and there may be considerable enthusiasm for some cause or cult" The love of art and music is very mar!ed" :ven in practical pursuits there is generally a sort of vision or inspiration to ards ideals" +t is on the hole a !indly( beneficient influence" $apoleon + is an e.ception - but in this case Mars is con*" $eptune" +n another case( the aspect seems only to have produced a rather arid turn for metaphysical discussion( but here Saturn is ith $eptune"

Natal Uranus square 0 quincun1 Neptune

($oteG the opposition of Uranus and $eptune as last e.act a succession of times commencingon bet een March 0st 01AD and ending 4ctober 26th 010A( and had dropped outside a nine-degree orb for the last time by #ecember 0108" +t ill ne.t occur in the 2A5As" +t is presumed there ill not be anyone reading this directly affected( so no specific delineation is provided here( but Charles Carter%s interpretaion of s'uares and oppositions bet een the planets as most strongly affected by his direct ac'uaintance ith the youths of his day ho had the opposition( so read hat he rote") Uranus s'uare $eptune (Baydn <aul) The last s'uare aspect happened during the period 0192-9D( and influenced the people born during that phase" This as the second phase of post- ar children( born into a time of relative stability and reconstruction( hen the memories of the ar ere ebbing a ay into past history( even though the Korean 3ar as re!indling some of them" This group received a psychic impression from the collective( hich embodies a form of social confusion then prevalent hich as reflective of the collective mind" Social direction as the issue" The defear of Churchill%s government after the ending of the

ar( a government hich seemed to represent the past( and the introduction of the post- ar ?abour reformist policies such as the 3elfare State seemed to herald a ne vision and direction" Eut the collevtive as torn bet een dreams and fears of a ne orld( and a re*ection of painful memories of man%s inhumanity& a clash bet een the future and the past( the un!no n and the !no n" =eflecting this collective conflict( the individuals born at the time received a pattern of rebellion (Uranus) hich as mi.ed ith confusion ($eptune) over hat to do( hich direction to travel in( ho to achieve ob*ectives( even hat these ob*ectives actually ere" The only model that could be absorbed as that of their parents and peers( hich offered conflicting and confusing social messages" The problem in later life ould become ambivalence& they ould be torn bet een a need to revolt against authority and the establishment( and a need to feel socially secure" <urity of ideals ould become a challenge( especially hen confronted ith the pragmatic demands of economic and family life" 3ith this aspect there is an aversion to leaders( ho( it is felt( lead people into blind obedience and conformity( hich to the Uranian spirit is anathema and opposed to the Uranian principle of freedom" <eronsal freedoms are paramount( and their repression may lead to a struggle to assert them" /et this group eventually fragmented into various types" Some ere reluctant revolutionaries( eventually being reabsorbed into the social %mainstream%& some ere %rebels ithout a cause%( social misfits ith no direction e.cept that of aggressive reaction" Members of this aspect group ere attracted to the e.isting hippie and drug couter-culture( in the later phase after 01D6& others became early leaders of the mid-seventies% pun! movement( an anarchic reactionary youth revolt against conformity& and perhaps most significant of all became part of the spreading of the $e Age movement hich incorporates the ecological )reen political groups" +n fact( many of those ho ere early adherents of the hippie ideals have become part of the $e Age culture( hich is e.panding throughout society through alternative health therapies( mind training( healthy foods( and an ideology of individual and collective holeness" +t is in this ay that the core group of those born during the period 0192-D is active in ta!ing control of their o n lives and influencing society" Uranus s'uare $eptune (=obert <elletier) This combination occurred bet een 0192 and 019D& anyone born during that period of time ill have this combination" Uranus s'uare $eptune sho s that you belong to a group consciousness that is in constant rebellion( but isn%t 'uite sure of the reason" Although you feel the oppression of ignorance( you ill have to do a lot of hard or! to ma!e clear e.actly hat you are going to do about it" +f you are guilty of re*ecting your social obligations( you may refuse to demonstrate your opposition to the corrosive effects of political subversion" 4r you may decide that your professional status and personal security are too much to ris! for the sa!e of that faceless cro d of humanity from hich you%ve become detached" +f you do decide to participate( it may be through an intermediary( because you say( %+ don%t ant to become personally involved( since + have so much to lose if +%m discovered"% This is an understandable position( but it is also indefensible" /ou ould be the first to cry out in anger if your o n personal freedom ere being ta!en a ay" +n the past( millions refused to %roc! the boat% for fear their o n security ould be *eopardi@ed" Bo many of them gained the security of a roof over their heads - in prisons( detention camps( and the li!e, +f freedom is

truly important to you( then you must have the courage to fight for it" ?ac!ing the courage of Uranus( you have consented to live in bondage at the hands of leaders ho lust for po er and ho consider you e.pendable" 4n the other hand( you can challenge those ho abuse their leadership positions and demand that they be held accountable to everyone for their deeds" /ou have the ability to arouse others and to stimulate them to action hen mere ords ill not suffice" +f you cannot personally supervise the action against oppressive conditions( you can at least support those ho ill" /our future ob*ectives are al ays ea!ened by a tendency to ta!e a laisse@-faire attitude to ard the political motivation of e.isting government officials" /ou cannot afford to rela. your attention to this danger" Uranus s'uare $eptune (Eetty ?undsted) The s'uare aspect indicates a tendency to use the energies against each other" The dream or ideal of the generation ($eptune) may not be reflected in the behavior pattern of that generation (Uranus)" 3hen this aspect ties into the personal planets( the s'uare becomes important in the personal sense( for these individuals ill need to or! out the frustration in order to reali@e the full potential of gro th possible" >or e.ample( consider the Sun con*unct $eptune s'uare Uranus" The creative energy of $eptune ill influence the Sun" The aspect indicates some delusion regarding the father& either he as misrepresented or the individual has some delusion in regard to his heredity or inherited responsibilities" The Uranus s'uare ill ma!e him illful and eccentric( and he ill behave in a manner that might not enhance the e.pression of his Sun sign energy" +n order to use the aspect constructively( he ill need to consider his Sun sign needs and ho highly individualistic behavior ould best support those interests" Uranus s'uare or opposition $eptune (Charles Carter) +n these cases( the intensity of emotion is very mar!ed( the native being as a rule( highly strung( intense( sensitive( and easily upset" Self- ill is mar!ed( and the native ill not readily be th arted or persuaded" The emotional force may be discharged in some such form as art( music( dancing( rhetoric or pseudo-religious devotion& some form of service& or( in bad charts( in drin!( se.( or neurotic collapse" +t does not lac! courage( and may cause the native to see! e.citement in ris!s" Usually( motives and ideals are high( and the native means ell( but is apt to go to e.tremes( to lac! all sense of humour (in regard to his or her o n interests and pursuits)( and to be unable to co-operate or compromise" +t may indeed be termed an aspect of fanaticism( but in many cases its action is chiefly e.ternal( giving taut nerves( an %edgy% temper( and various forms of disease( usually of neural character" +t is often present in the charts of very conscientious people( ho are hard on themselves and on others( e.hibitin rigidity of outloo!" +t does not favour calm( moderation( reflectiveness( and detachment( for the emotions are set at variance the ill"

ith

?i!e all $eptunian afflictions( it sometimes causes unpleasant or deceptive %astral% e.periences( and it constitutes a arning against the cultivation of pursuits of this nature" A ell-!no n e.ample of this error is the case of #r" John #ee( astrologer to Mueen :li@abeth + and an alchemist" Be as a man of true piety and learning( but his hole career as ruined by his reliance on the guidance( or misguidance( of

supposed angelic monitors" Be had $eptune in the 7rd in <isces( s'uare to Uranus in the 5th" Much of the unhappiness( %never been young% attitude of modern (ie late 012As( hen Carter as ritingH) youth( their confusion of outloo!( and lac! of standards may be attributed ithout ris! of error to the opposition of these planets that prevailed around 010A"

Uranus quincun1 Neptune (=obert <elletier)

(This aspect last as e.act on January 06th 0125( ith Uranus in <isces and $eptune in ?eo& and fell outside a 2N degree orb permanently from #ecember 0126( hen Uranus as in Aries and $eptune as in Cirgo") The incon*unct of Uranus to $eptune sho s that you are deeply disturbed by social( racial( religious and political in*ustice" /ou feel guilty because these cancerous conditions e.ist and because you are po erless by yourself to do anything about them" Eut you !no that if enough people can be aroused to honestly deal ith these problems( they can be overcome" /ou are e'ually concerned about the vast numbers of people ho live in poverty because of circumstances beyond their control or ho are e.tremely handicapped( ma!ing it very difficult to earn a living" 3hatever the cause of their suffering( you !no that something can be done to compensate for their disadvantages" >or this reason( you may decide to or! ith social elfare( religious( or political organi@ations" /ou can easily identify ith their purposes and indicate that you care about your fello man" <erhaps you are also caught up in the very conditions mentioned( so that your concern is more critical than that of the casual observer" A glance at the years 0122 through 0126 ill give some idea of the social effects of this planetary combination" Tal!ing films ere introduced in 0127( hich heralded the change from domestic to public gatherings" Television as demonstrate in :ngland in 012D( and the first volume of Bitler%s %Mein Kampf% appeared" The author of that boo! altered the lives of untold millions and introduced social( religious and political in*ustice on an unheard-of scale( as documented in history boo!s" +t is in response to the reverberations of that era that you ill distinguish yourself" /ou and many others ho ere born during those years can establish the !ind of orld that honors the right of all people to be free to choose their destinies" The contribution you ma!e ill help provide opportunities for everyone ho ants to succeed" Uranus 'uincun. $eptune (Eetty ?undsted) The 'uincun. aspect implies a strain that ill involve the process of individuation( the eccentricity or behavior of a generation (Uranus)( and the dream of compassion and universal love ($eptune)" The generation%s behavior pattern ill not agree ith the creative dream" The strain can be read in terms of the signs involved in the 'uincun." This is not an important aspect unless the personal planets are also tied in"

Natal Uranus con/unct 0 trine 0 se1tile Pluto Uranus con*unct <luto (Baydn <aul) The aspects of Uranus to <luto tend to be socially and generationally orientated& and

the 'ualities( tendencies and attitudes associated ith them are those distinct conditioning tone to society during the period of the aspect"

hich give a

The con*unction is 'uite rare( being made the last time around 0686( a time of social revolution in :urope and a time of great civil unrest and social change in :urope and America( and occurring again in the period of 01D7-D6" The influence of these potent transpersonal planets is li!ely to be radical and farreaching( setting a trend for the follo ing century to develop and integrate( one hich re'uires a long period of time for society to assimilate" +n that sense( the influence is orld- ide( and the period in hich the close con*unction is made should be carefully analysed to perceive the essential thrust of this directive energy and the emergent trends for social development over the ne.t hundred years" 3ith the cosmic periodic releasing of such po erful energies( the human reaction to them is varied and often polarised in response" These reveal the interface bet een the individual life and the collective life of a society" +t is as though from a multiplicity of sources a ne alluring voice is rising( hich is revealing a ne approach to life for society to absorb" Certain individuals respond enthusiastically to this ne siren call( embracing %the ne ay%( and begin to group together as an influential minority ithin their o n society" They then reflect the ne ideas( impregnate society ith them and act as transmitters of change" Eroader social reaction to %the ne ay% is often slo ( apart from the inevitable reaction against the ne trend& and often society attempts to use the po er of its established structures to resist hat appears to be a threatening impulse" The influence of the con*unction is to initiate a ne phase of social change& and during the 01D7-D6 aspect( it is that of a revolutionary ne spirit in the air( e.tolling the virtues of individual rights and freedom( stimulating the need for the transformation of the e.isting social establishment and the brea!do n of outdated and limiting social and national attitudes and engrained patterns of thin!ing" >or those ho ere (and still are) attuned and receptive to this visionary energy( there is a personal feeling of involvement in a vast process of evolutionary development occurring on earth( a feeling that their individual life is intimately lin!ed ith a vast plan slo ly unfolding into manifestation( and that their lives are guided by some greater consciousness( participants in a planetary drama" AS a orld- ide group held together by shared response( they collectively form a conduit for the ne social approach to be mediated into human life and consciousness" Some reflect this in a more conscious manner( by see!ing to manifest the overshado ing energy via deliberate meditation or occult rituals( etc"" 3hat is of importance to this group is the respect and value of life in all of its forms( ranging from human life to animals( plants( all of the many appearances of $ature( and the abundant creativity of :arth" ?ife is vie ed as essentially %holy%( to be cherished( respected( en*oyed and protected" +t is a basic attitude to life that ants the highest 'uality of life for everyone( founded upon a balanced and careful relationship ith the environment and the natural orld( hereby human society moves from being a dangerous e.ploiter of nature%s gifts to living in a more natural harmony" +ndividually( there is the need to develop as a uni'ue person( free to live and e.press oneself ithin a peaceful( co-operative co-e.istence( to learn ho to unfold innate potentiality ithout it infringing on the rights of others" Some t enty years after the close con*unction( the attitudes released into the orld at this time ere still serving as a necessary social direction& and many pressure groups had been formed to further the progress of such causes" The succeeding

century needs to see more development for the benefit of man!ind" Uranus con*unct <luto (=obert <elletier) The con*unction of Uranus and <luto sho s that if necessary you ill go to e.tremes to preserve your freedom" Eeing free mean many things to you" +t means freedom from pollution( disease( unemployment( and economic control by the industrial establishment" /ou ant the right to %do your thing%( especially the right to ma!e some important contribution to man!ind along ith others ho are similarly motivated" /ou support local and national programs to improve the 'uality of life and may even become actively involved in seeing that this or! is carried out" /ou reali@e that hard or! by everyone concerned is the only ay to reverse the continual plunder of natural resources( hich leaves only a blighted landscape" /ou have a deep respect for all living things( including people( animals( and plants" 3hen you observe ho the earth is so freely desecrated by private interests( ith little regard for those ho ill inherit it( you feel the need to dedicate yourself to preserving those elements" This con*unction occurred from 01D7 to 01D6" =achel Carson%s boo! %Silent Spring% as a grim reminder of ho seriously e ere upsetting the balance in nature" The United States )overnment report on Smo!ing and Bealth pointed to the much higher incidence of cancer and heart disease among smo!ers than non-smo!ers" Along ith the disturbing reports of these publications( there as an increasing use of mindaltering drugs such as the hallucinogenic ?S#( mari*uana( and %hard% drugs such as heroin and cocaine" The use of the drug thalidomide by pregnant omen in :urope produced deformed children( until the side-effects of this medication ere understood" /ou are offered t o alternativesG either to turn your bac! on the decaying 'uality of life or to ma!e some effort to restore order to the chaos that man%s insensitivity has produced" Uranus con*unct <luto (Eetty ?undsted) The !ey ord for Uranus is %+ behave%( and the !ey ord for <luto is %+ am unconsciously motivated%" The combination doesn%t occur too often& it last happened in the 01DAs" Bere( the process of individuation can be either confused or over helmed by some unconscious force or energy" The behavior may be controlling or strangely eccentric" <luto rules the under orld in mythology& it has something to do ith the archetypal energies of the unconscious depths" +n the 01DAs( people became interested in hallucinogenic drugs" Some of them e.perienced an inner e.ploration of the self induced by chemicals" ?iterature has been ritten comparing the drug e.perience to that of the mystical path of 4riental philosophies" <eople also became involved in supporting %people% rights( and the peace marches began - the march on 3ashington occurred( as ell as marches supporting young people%s rights to refuse to fight in the Cietnamese ar" <eople born during these years ill be highly individualistic and unorthodo." 3hether this energy ill e.press creatively or destructively ill be apparent in years to come" Uranus in any aspect to <luto (Karen Bama!er-Londag) T o e.tremely po erful factors are brought together here" Uranus emphasi@es

individuality and also produces sudden brea!thoughs and e.plosions& <luto concentrates forcefully on internal and e.ternal po er struggles( and endeavors to effect transformations by bringing everything to the surface" <eople born hen there is a hard aspect bet een the t o planets are typical of times in hich hidden tensions are building up in readiness for all !inds of revolution" And hen personal planets in the charts are implicated( these people feel a need to e.press their revolutionary fervor personally" +n 01D9( for e.ample( Uranus and <luto ere con*unct" Muite a fe children of that generation became filled ith an uncontrollable spirit that as taboo-brea!ing (<luto) and provocative (Uranus) in the e.teremG as these children reached puberty( many of them in different countries became pun!s" +f <luto and Uranus strengthen each other by apect( they are not easy to hold bac! but tend to push things to the limit" <luto( representing force and transformation( aided and abetted by Uranus( can create sudden e.plosive acts of violence( or intense tensions affecting us deeply or elling up from the depths of the collective psyche" >resh ideas in psychology and psychoanalysis are important instances of the renovating influence of Uranus on the repression and depth of <luto" A prime e.ample is the publication in 0102 of >reud%s %Totem and Taboo%( a or! in hich he cut through the conventions of his era and charted ne territory in medicine" Be reaped a hirl ind of indignation for daring to slaughter so many sacred co s" The boo! came out during an incon*unct bet een Uranus and <luto( a naturally disruptive influence and not( one may add( conducive to success" +n the same period( Adler and Jung left >reud to stri!e out on their o n" Also in 0102( Jung%s first ma*or or!( %3andlungen und Symbole der ?ibido%( appeared" This also as highly original and bro!e many of the current taboos but( at first( as more successful than >reud%s offering" +n fact it as one of the many causes of the rupture bet een >reud and Jung" Any ay( hen <luto and Uranus are in aspect( brea!-throughs occur in things to do ith the hidden and suppressed( ith the masses (since they also are ruled by <luto)( ith po er and po er-struggles( and ith the fierce untamed forces in matter (atomic energy( atomic fusion( atomic research( etc")" Strain and stress are inevitable ith the aspects( because <luto( hich intensifies everything it touches( is activating the restlessness( tension and impulsiveness of Uranus" Therefore( if e have these aspects lin!ed to personal factors in our charts( e ought to ta!e care not to be too uncompromising( and not to try and demolish everything (ris!ing the destruction of more than e can restore)" +mpulsiveness and intensity may need curbing" 4n the other hand( e could have enormous potential for detective and research or!( and ma!e unusual discoveries in our chosen field" There is al ays a certain amount of tension in the character hen personal planets are involved& and this sho s itself in restless searching( in delving into matters that have little to do ith the everyday orld( and in a refusal to bo to the dictates of superiors" >or <luto ma!es us ant to deal ith them in our o n ay" Therefore( if there is attempted interference( e refuse to tolerate it (in the tense aspects or the con*unction) or else manipulate it so as to change its direction (in the more harmonious aspects)" Eattles for po er or authority( and sometimes savage bad manners( are possible( ith( at the same time( a grim determination to build our o n lives and develop our o n individuality" 3hen these aspects are lin!ed ith personal factors in the chart( e demand the right to ma!e mista!es& in fact( e need to ma!e mista!es in order to gro up ho e ant( regardless of sound parental advice" $atal Uranus s'uare <luto

($oteG the 'uincun. ill not fall ithin orb again until 4ctober 2A79 and last fell out of a 2NO orb in #ecember 0102( so is assumed to be of no direct importance to readers of this& the opposition last fell outside an 6O orb in 4ctober 01A9 and ill not fall ithin an 6O orb again until 4ctober 2A87" The last opposition occurred in 01AA01A7( so the only people still living to have it in their birth charts are centenarians") (Baydn <aul) The influence of the s'uare aspect as to stimulate %destructive% social change across international borders( to intensify all those latent nationalistic characteristics that had been coming to the surface of the national group minds( until the only ay to e.press and release the underlying tensions as through orld conflict" The close s'uare applied from 0170 to 0178& and the phase as of rapid metamorphosis in crucial countries li!e )ermany and +taly" These ere t o clear e.amples of the impact of the Uranian-<lutonian energy( here nationalistic tendencies and ;litist attitudes ere elevated into a sense of social direction( manipulated by dictatorial groupings in an attempt both to sei@e po er and to benefit the State by introducing ne political concepts" The po er comple. and need to dominate of the unregenerated <luto energy is displayed in the need to e.pand their control and influence into other less po erful nations( through ruthlessly e.pressed violence and force" The general orld economic instability helped to create the space for radical and revolutionary political agitators to gain po er( feeding off the e.ploited energy of ill (<luto) to build an apparently attractive edifice of the ne society" +n many cases( this basic urge to create ne social structures as genuinely held by those hose motives and ideals ere socially beneficial& ho ever( they ere to lose their positions of responsibility to those hose intentions ere more mi.ed( and ho ere being s ept along by their receptiveness to the po erful energies pouring into the orld( hich served to over-stimulate aspects of their unintegrated personalities" The collective group responding to the >ascist and $a@i ideals as generating and reflecting the possessing energy( especially through the group mind and seen in those emotionally manipulated and invocative mass public rallies( hich ere similar in effect to certain types of magical ritual" There ere t o main ays in hich people reacted to the social change occurring" 4ne as to collaborate ith it( being e.cited and thrilled by active participation in a national resurrection( irrespective of some of its hidden dar!er aspects" The other ay as to be apathetic and passive( allo ing it to go on all aroundt hem( feeling insecure and unable to have any influence even if they disagreed itht he dominating group" 3hat became paramount in this s'uare as the stimulation of the unconscious national mind and emotions by <luto( hich overrode the more intellectually idealistic mind 'uality of Uranus" All those repressed tendencies rose into physical vie ( those attitudes of superiority( of national frustration( of harsh( sadistic dismissal of other %inferior% races( and of the po er of violent aggression( became ingegrated into the e.pression of the ne society& and freedom as ignored by the might of the oppressor" The dar! face of incorrectly applied <luto energy as ready to be unleashed onto the orld" (=obert <elletier) The s'uare from Uranus to <luto sho s that although you !no there is much you can do to preserve the freedom you en*oy( you prefer to let someone else do it" /ou

assume there ill al ays be people ith the courage to accept this responsibility( so you don%t need to add your contribution" Eut if developments in your immediate enviroment threatened to curtail your liberties in any ay( you ould be the first to react" This planetary combination sho s that you ould be directly affected by such changes& if you are apathetic about preventing them"( you are at fault" An e.ample of such apathy is the fact that many people do not e.ercise their right to vote and then complain loudly hen an ineffectual candidate ins the election" 4n the other hand( you could be so concerned for your fello man that you ould become a servant of the people( such as a firefighter( police officer( or public official" +n that ay( you could do something positive to improve the general elfare of society" Uranus and <luto ere in this relation from 0170 to 0178( hen dramatic events stirred the orld" 3hile people ere deeply preoccupied ith the #epression( trying to find or! and food( Bitler made his move" Be effectively restored order amid the chaos in his o n country( and stabili@ed its economy( but the price paid by the people as e.tremely high" Be enslaved them and gained domination over those illing to serve his madness" /ou must be constantly alert to the price you ill pay if you fail to respond to the danger signals of any popular movement or political development" There ill al ays be individuals ho ill try to rise to po er hen the public is apathetic" +f your instinct for self-preserveation is strong enough( you ill protect yourself against such tyrants by ta!ing an active role to establish legal safeguards" /ou ill also urge others to *oin ith you in resisting domination and seeing that such individuals are removed from office" (Eetty ?undsted) The concept of personal individuation is at odds ith the needs of the masses" There may be an unconscious attempt to control behavior and relationships" +f Mercury is involved ith the s'uare( it can indicate an attempt at controlling the mind as ell as the behavior" Eehavioral attitudes may be unconsciously motivated( and the individual may find himself living out the archetypes or having them lived them out on him" <eople ith this aspect ill be interested in moving a ay from the family environment into some ne approach to life" +f the aspect concerns personal planets as ell( it becomes more po erful"

Natal Uranus con/unct Ascen%ant

(=obert <elletier) Uranus con*unct the Ascendnat sho s that you are individuality personified" /ou have a personal chemistry that never fails to stimulate people to be friendly to you" /ou are admired by most but feared by some( especially those ho feel overpo ered by your total self-a areness" /ou tend to ma!e people feel insignificant in your presence( although you certainly don%t try to give that impression" $o-one should feel any discomfort ith you because you pro*ect yourself freely and honestly" /ou relate easily to all types of people and are friendly to everyone( regardless of their social status" /ou don%t measure anyone by the cut of thier clothes( their school( or the social register( for you are intimately a are of the unfair limitations imposed by social custom and tradition" /ou vie everyone you meet as a uni'ue and individual person ho cannot possibly be categori@ed e.cept as a member of the

human species" /ou are intuitively a are that the progress of man and of the society he conceives and constructs depends e.plicitly upon the individuality of its members" Therefore you aggressively defend every person%s right to be an individual" +n your vie ( the past and its traditions are important only for the lessons learned( and the future is possible only hen our grip on the past is finally released" Concerned primarily ith the future( you are eager to participate in the development of a higher consciousness( hich ill be the nucleus for the greater a areness of man" /ou re*ect as inade'uate a reality that is measured merely by its physical dimensions" /our greatest value to others is that you can give them access to e.plore the ne freedom( a freedom that is denied them if they turn a ay from it" (Karen Bama!er-Londag) 3ith Uranus and the Ascendant e ma!e no bones about sho ing ho important individuality is to us" 3e ta!e life into our o n hands at a very early age& and this can easily ma!e us seem unruly and impertinent" Uranus is capricious and restless( and e radiate these traits to others" +t is impossible to sit still" 3e are highly strung and full of ourselves and( to ma!e matters orse( e !eep *umping from one thing to another" 3e are al ays ready ith sudden insights and inventions( but hardly ever seem to finish hat e start" The Uranian tension 'uic!ly inds us up and fills us ith impatience" Therefore e may appear brus'ue( tactless and crabby" Uranus con*unct the Ascendant is a difficult aspect to handle" 3hat is more( e e.pect others to !eep up ith our changes and innovations" +f they are unable to do so( e lose interest( and eagerly hunt around for something else to stimulate us" <eople ith Uranus con*unct the Ascendant pri@e freedom& they consult their o n advantage in every situation( and e.pect others to do the same" So they are very tolerant of anything ne but( because bright ideas lose their shine so 'uic!ly for them( they are not 'uite as open-minded as they suppose" (Eetty ?undsted) The Ascendant indicates the persona( ho e present ourselves to others( the person e are trying to be" 3hen Uranus con*uncts the Ascendant( the self-e.pression becomes uni'ue" The 'ualities of the rising sign ill be enhanced( the approach to life ill be unorthodo. or unconventional( and this personality ill have a chance to manifest a more highly conscious reflection of the rising sign 'ualities then those ithout this con*unction" Eecause the Ascendant reflects the approach to ne life e.perience( this con*unction indicates a tendency to ard an unusual approach( an unpredictable approach to ne situations" This con*unction can be e.citing( spra!ing off an unusual life e.perience( or it can cause much inner conflict depending on ho Uranus is aspected to other planets" The unorthodo. approach ill only bring contentment hen used to further develop the facets of personality that must have e.pression" +n order to diagnose the personality needs( loo! to the personal planets" (Sue Tomp!ins) <eople ith Uranus aspecting the Ascendant F #escendant a.is often loo! different" There is often something physical about them that sets them apart from others or ma!es them particularly noticeable" >re'uently they are simply 'uite tall" Uranus al ays seems to increase height( and this is sometimes the case even ith ma*or

Uranian contacts

hich don%t involve the Ascendant"

3hereas a person ith Uranus in the 02th house may be highly individualistic but !eep the more unconventional aspects of his F her personality( orld-vie or lifestyle to him- F herself( those ith Uranus rising usually ma!e no secret about their differences from others" As al ays( the sign involved is of crucial importance( as is the ruler of the Ascendant and other planets ma!ing aspect" As a rule though( the Uranus rising person seems to go out into the orld sayingG %+n hat ay am + different,% 4ften( from birth or early childhood the individual felt mar!ed out as being in some ay uni'ue" 3ith Uranus rising( this is often felt to be *ust a statement of fact( and the individual may even come to ear his F her %differentness% as some !ind of badge" 3hatever mar!s him F her out from the rest of the family may also have been reinforced and therefore e.aggerated very early on in life" Thus the life%s *ourney is often concerned ith discovering in hat ay he F she is genuinely uni'ue from the rest of the orld as opposed to merely appearing to be different from others" Those ith Uranus rising usually have no ish to conform" The type ill be highly individualistic and uncompromising in his F her insistence upon having space and freedom& and especially space and freedom to pursue hatever (to others at any rate) radical or unconventional life-style is appropriate to him F her" <eople ith Uranus rising and sometimes on the #escendant are sometimes born very suddenly or une.pectedly( so that their first e.perience of themselves in the orld is of their producing some !ind of shoc!" 4thers ith Uranus con*unct Ascendant themselves receive and early shoc! to their system( and thus someho come to e.pect that something sudden and devastating might occur at any minute" 4r at least this is my theory to e.plain the often very taut nervous tension that these individuals sometimes e.hibit" +n my e.perience( Uranus contacts to the Ascendant F #escendant a.is are amonst the most common contacts to be found in the charts of astrologers( although if astrology ever becomes a commonplace( accepted sub*ect amongst the general populace( + doubt hether this ould remain the case"

Natal Uranus trine 0 se1tile Ascen%ant

Uranus trine Ascendant (=obert <elletier) Uranus trine the Ascendant means that you ill al ays be able to e.press your creativity hen you ant( mainly because you let everyone !no that you ill not be denied this privilege" /our creative potentials are considerable( and you only need self-discipline to develop them" Eut it is useless for anyone to pressure you to do so( because you resent interference in this matter and consider it an invasion of privacy" $othing seems to bother you( and your bright( optimistic outloo! sho s that you are not troubled by personal problems you can%t ta!e care of" /ou live each day as it comes and are not unduly orried about all the tomorro s( for you !no you ill ta!e care of them in due time" )enerally you are not bothered by subconscious problems because you refuse to d ell on anything negative" $ot a cloc!- atcher( you are freed from being dependent on time" /ou en*oy a variety of pleasures( some rather ordinary but others bordering on the ridiculous or bi@arre" /ou are a rebel and in many ays a loner" /ou don%t really care hether others have freedom& that is

their problem" /ou only !no

that you must be free"

/ou have an adventurous mind filled ith ingenious ideas that you can e.ploit if you ant to" All that restricts you is the money needed for developing them" Since you are not interested in public admiration( you don%t feel any obligation to gain status" /our love relationships must be based partly on intellectual rapport( or you easily become bored" /ou li!e to believe that you are important in the lives of those you touch& chances are that anyone ho forms a close friendship ith you is affected by your concern" /ou understand people better than they understand themselves" /ou are pleased that the trend among young people is to ard greater individuality and that they are more determined to see! their o n desires free from the confinement of tradition" Uranus se.tile Ascendant (=obert <elletier) Uranus se.tile the Ascendant sho s that you thin! li!e a rebel( hether you act the role or not" /ou are impatient ith traditional concepts unless they bring results hen you adhere to them" >ascinated by novelty( your mind races ith high e.pectation hen you encounter an ingenious idea" Although you are restless and li!e to be on the move all the time( you reali@e that you cannot hope to in any support for your creative ideas unless you convince important people that you are stable and dependable" /our greatest selling point is your original and progressive creativity" /ou are s!illful in communicating hat you !no ( and you freely share your ideas ith anyone ho ill listen" Time means little to you( and you re*ect the limitations it imposes" /ou depend on intuitive hunches hich are( more often than not( e.tremely reliable" Many times( your statements are prophetic" Eecause freedom means to much to you( your career must permit you some degree of independence and self-determination" #aily( routine *obs are too boring and restrictive for your creative talents" /ou bring ingenuity to any or! you do( but research and development have a special appeal" +f there is any ay that ne sources of revenue can be devised for the company you or! for( you are the one ho can find it" /ou en*oy a ide variety of friends from different bac!gounds" /ou are particularly fond of people ho thin! for themselves and those hose interests are as novel as your o n" Among your associates( you spar!le" /ou en*oy competing ith them( but you are not usually pompous hen you in" =ather( you consider it a mutual victory( for you reali@e that your opponent helped stimulate you to in" /ou may be envied and even disli!ed by some co- or!ers( hose limited perspective prevents them from really understanding you" +t is unli!ely that you ill ever truly retire" :ach day reveals ne continue to arouse your interest" Uranus trine or se.tile Ascendant (Karen Bama!er-Londag) +ndividualism and independence play a big role in the harmonious Uranus F Ascendant aspects" Eut( ith a surer instinct than someone ith a con*unction or tense aspect( e !no ho to integrate these traits into daily life" Bo ever( this does not alter the fact that nothing ill stop us from setting out on our o n path& it simply means that e go about things rather cleverly and avoid conflicts ith e.isting patterns" possibilities that

3e li!e variety( ne ness and rene al( and often react very 'uic!ly and adroitly to hat e encounter" The impulsiveness of Uranus can play us false here( and its restlessness can ma!e us alert( taut( and occasionally nervous" There is something provocative about our behavior" This does not necessarily cause trouble for us( but e ma!e it clear that e are fond of change( that e are our o n person( and that e are going to need plenty of elbo room" $o Uranian aspect e.cels in adaptability( and( even in the harmonious aspects( the emphasis is laid on pursuing personal ob*ectives" /et although adaptability is not great( e can cope ell ith ne situations - and hat is this but adaptability of another !ind, Apart from that( restlessness ma!es us very lively" <eople ith harmonious Uranus F Ascendant aspects are a stimulus to those around them& their activities are li!e a fresh bree@e" There is no denying that some of them ma!e good pioneers" Uranus trine or se.tile Ascendant (Eetty ?undsted) 3hen a trine or se.tile bet een the Ascendant and Uranus occurs( these individuals are e.posed to ne ideas and ne attitudes because the parents ere encouraging of ne concepts"

Natal Uranus square 0 opposition Ascen%ant

Uranus s'uare Ascendant (=obert <elletier) Uranus s'uare Ascendant sho s that you are a rebel at heart" 3hen your independence is denied even momentarily( you are defiantly abusive" /ou feel you have the right to do anything you ant ithout adhering to any rules or regulations" +n general you are irresponsible and find it difficult to learn anything from your e.periences" /ou ere at odds ith the rest of your family hen you ere gro ing up( and you ill al ays stri!e others as being different from the average person" Eut you do have a mind of your o n and insist on finding for yourself the best ay to capitali@e on your ealth of ideas" )enerally indifferent to money( you prefer to devote your efforts to enterprises that are characteri@ed by such clich;s as %relevant% and %meaningful%" 3hat you do is far more important than hat you are paid for doing it" /our modernity is repelled by tradition( and yet you conform to another !ind of tradition that is consistent ith the values of your generation" /ou refuse to stay confined in a career that does not give you some degree of freedom and mobility" A nine-to-five routine ould be positively crushing to your individuality" The only reason you ant an education is so you can ma!e a better contribution to society( but you must learn to be ary of people ho ill ta!e advantage of you and deprive you of even basic necessities" )iving is noble( but in this case poverty is stupid" /ou are not li!ely to see! a binding partnership unless it is by agreement rather than by contract" /ou remember rebelling against the close confinement of your youth( and you have no intention of repeating that e.perience" /ou are disturbed by social in*ustice and hope that some day you can contribute substantially to eliminating those in*ustices" /ou need to !no that your life%s or! is serving a ide human need" Closely identified ith youth in society( you try to help young people e.ploit their creative potentials" Uranus opposition Ascendant (=obert <elletier)

Uranus opposition the Ascendant sho s that relationships stand in the ay of achieving the freedom you ant" /ou attract people ho demand their o n freedom( even though it means you must curtail yours( and this annoys you" Attracted to people ho are defiant of authority( you%d li!e to share the enthusiasm of their independence" /ou feel uncomfortable hen anyone as!s you to ma!e a commitment( for you consider contracts and related obligations as too limiting and frustrating" Marriage in the traditional sense is not for you" /ou prefer a more liberal association in hich the only binding agent is your emotional attraction to your partner" /ou en*oy a ide circle of friends ho share your vie s and ith hom you feel safe and secure" /our contemporaries admire your ingenuity in using your creative talents" /ou are dra n to occupations that give you freedom to or! in your o n ay( unconfined by rules and regulations" /ou don%t li!e to be tole hen and ho you should do something or to receive an ultimatum if you don%t submit" =ebellious by nature( you probably left home at an early age to see! your o n goals" Although you have a mind of your o n( you probably are not fully prepared to accept responsibility for your actions" /ou tend to avoid competition on the e.cuse that it is the trap of a regulated society" Although you secretly hope to ma!e a substantial contribution to improve society( you may lac! the motivation to actually do something to prove your concern" /our resentment of authority may cause problems in reaching your goals" /ou ma!e your o n rules to serve as guidelines( but they are not very demanding" <art of your role in life is to help others gain their freedom by urging them to get an education and to learn about the social and political issues that can affect them" Uranus s'uare or opposition Ascendant (Karen Bama!er-Londag) 3ith a tense aspect from Uranus to the Ascendant( e give the impression of being restless( changeable and capriciousG a pretty good description of our behavior to ard everything encountered in the outside orld" 3e shift from one thing to another and( in spite of longing to develop along lines compatible ith freedom( e are not clear ho to shape desires or !no 'uite hat they involve" 3e are liable to do the rong thing( or to be fiercer( more impulsive( more tactless( and often more provocative than is really *ustified" There is no doubt that these aspects can cause ruptures through thoughtlessness( restlessness and a hot temper" +ngenuity is a mar!ed feature( bu often e are too impatient to e.ploit or perfect an invention" 3e are easily distracted by novelties( and the ne.t thing that comes along may capture our attention for no better reason than that it is original or 'uaint (usefulness is not high on our list of desirable 'ualities)" And then something even more intruiguing catches our eye( and e go running after that" =eal progress is out of the 'uestion hen this happens( and the usual restlessness is compounded by nerviness" 3ith Uranus F Ascendant conflicts( e need an outlet for tension" +f( for e.ample( the Ascendant has fe other aspects( it is hard to be openly impulsive( and the tension can build up inside" 3hen e finally let off steam( the effect is startling and possibly destructive" Uranus s'uare or opposition Ascendant (Eetty ?undsted) The s'uare or opposition brings in conflict( for the behavioral attitudes of these individuals ere probably not accepted as a part of their persona" 3hen putting their

best foot for ard( they may not be comfortable" 3hen the opposition ta!es place( the behavioral attitudes are compromised ith every ne beginningG the approach to life may not reflect the behavioral attitudes" Uranus s'uare or opposition Ascendant (Sue Tomp!ins) Those ith Uranus s'uaring the Ascendant are usually not reinforced for their %differentness% by the family" They often themselves feel different or thin! that others may find them odd" This usually feels rather uncomfortable( and the individual often finds it difficult to integrate his F her unconventionality into the rest of his F her personality or life-style" <eople ith Uranus on the #escendant tend to loo! to others to bring out the more unconventional or original aspects of their personality" +t usually ta!es someone else to a a!en the Uranus-#escendant person to the possibility of leading a more e.citing or e.hilarating life" +t is through interaction ith someone else that it da ns upon the person that they needn%t conform to the hims of society but can e.press themselves as they ould honestly ish to" +nstead of ma!ing a statement %+ am uni'ue%( as might be e.pected ith Uranus con*unct Ascendant( those ith this placement might ma!e a life-statement hich saysG %3e are different" 4ur relationship is e.citing( radical( unconventional% - or a hole host of other Uranian ords" The relationships of Uranus con*unct #escendant ill often involve %shoc!s%" Muite une.pected happenings( une.pected choices of partner( instant marriage proposals( speedy and sudden e.its from relationships and so on" And all of this is usually in the service of some personal a a!ening( some personal radical change" +t is also through relationship that the Uranus con*unct #escendant person can rebel" The choice of partner may itself be an act of rebellion( as may the ay the relationship is pursued" 3ith this placement( the individual ill insist on the freedom to pursue hatever !ind of relationship he F she ants( and ith homever he F she chooses" 3ith Uranus at either end of the Ascendant F #escendant a.is( freedom ithin a relationship ill also usually be insisted upon( and thus this combination might be associated ith %open% marriages and partnerships& and( in particular( ith relationships hich are essentially based on friendship" +ndividuals loo! to their partners and their relationships for e.citement( stimulation and personal a a!ening" +f such e.hilarating interchange becomes no longer possible( the individual ill usually feel the need to loo! else here for it"

Natal Uranus quincun1 Ascen%ant

(=obert <elletier) Uranus incon*unct the Ascendant sho s that you are inventive and clever in capitali@ing on your creative abilities" Al ays on the loo!out for novel ays to use your talents( you generally succeed in finding them" /ou ant to be admired for finding ne and better ays to gain your ob*ectives" Eeing progressive and eager to develope( you are not satisfied ith traditional methods unless they can be improved upon" <eople ho prefer tried and true ays of doing things may not accept your ideas easily( so you may have to develop them privately until you are sure they ill or!" /ou are especially concerned ith finding labor-saving techni'ues that ill give you greater freedom to indulge in personal interests" Although your outlandish suggestions may be critici@ed( you ill not fail to arouse the interest of people ho can visuali@e their financial advantages" /ou should guard your ideas and not share

them

ith anyone until you have legal protection"

3ith your ingenuity at finding ne sources of revenue hen you have to( you ill al ays be able to earn a living" /our retirement security is reasonably assured if you reali@e that you must have a program for that purpose alone" /ou are admired by friends ho are more a are of your gifts than you are& they may ma!e proposals you could ta!e advantage of" /ou are effective in your *ob( and your superiors !no it( even if they don%t say so" /ou are strongly motivated by a desire to use your talents for the benefit of many people" +n partnerships you may have difficulty because you are preoccupied ith your o n interests( hich ta!e up a lot of your time" Eecause you are so enthusiastic about any current interest( you tend to get lost in your or!" (Karen Bama!er-Londag) This incon*unct( by virtue of being an incon*unct( and also by virtue of connection Uranus and the Ascendant( is a sure sign of tension" Therefore this aspect is often associated ith ine.plicable nerviness and sudden fits of passion" 3hen e are e.pressing ourselves( the need for individuality is sure to rear its head( and e can be more capricious and opinionated than e ish" Eut henever e are spending time on self-development( or are occupied ith Uranian-type hobbies( e are unconsciously affected by our surroundings ( hich press in on us via the Ascendant) and( feeling insecure( are inclined to snap at people - not something to be recommended for establishing stable relationships" Although ith this aspect e can be inventive( e are inclined to sho off cleverness at the rong moment" +n other ords( e do not !no hat to dra attention to insights and ideas( and hen to ta!e a bac! seat and listen to others" The irritation e may cause by mistimed suggestions ill probably serve only to increase the inner turmoil produced by the Uranus F Ascendant incon*unct" This turnmoil can revel itself in destructive tendencies such as the sudden impulse to smash things up or to brea! off relationships" 3ith the incon*unct( e shall !eep on creating or running into highly charged( unstable situations - until the day e discover ho much e ourselves are contributing to the problem" 3hen that day comes( e shall be able to react in a more balanced fashion to the outside orld& though al ays possessing a certain nervous atchfulness and great independence"

Natal Uranus con/unct 2i%(ea3en

(=obert Band) <eople should be prepared to encounter in you an e.treme individualist" :ven hile you are very young( you insist on doing everything your ay( and you strongly resist any pressures to conform" +n fact( the best ay to ensure taht you ill not do something is to try to force you to do it" /ou are a rebel( and the established ays of living ill not attract you particularly" 4n the other hand( you can be very creative ith this aspect( because you have much originality and can see life in ays that others are blind to" /ou may be very inventive& in fact( this placement is characteristic of people ho ma!e a career in scientific or technological invention" /ou may get a great deal of satisfaction from goading others" 3hen you see people ho are set in their ays( you cannot resist playing *o!es or other ise outraging

them" 4bviously if you are going to do this( you can e.pect to have problems ith teachers and other authority figures( even your parents( ho ould prefer that you conform a bit more and stop roc!ing the boat" Teachers might find you 'uite difficult to deal ith( not only because you insist on brea!ing rules( but also because you are very restless and hate to sit still for long" This placement may indicate a nervous disposition as ell" :ventually( you should learn hen it is orth hile to rebel and hen it is not" Bo ever( adults ho ant to restrain you should not try to do so by force" +f they do( you ill develop a lifelong negative attitude to ard authority" (Karen Bama!er-Londag) 3ith a Midheaven F Uranus con*unction( e are constanly revising the vie e have of ourselves and of our social and professional prospects" Eusiness relationships change ith the changing self-image" This can imply a run of different *obs( or a fle.ible or! schedule ith room for original ideas" )enerally spea!ing( e cope ell (if not absolutely calmly) ith stressful situations" 4ne desideratum is a place here e can spread ourselves" 3or!ing on our o n is hat e find most attractive( because it leaves us reasonably free" it is best for us to have an employer& but one ho gives us responsibility" 3e !no our o n mind" <eople sometimes see us as unco-operativeG and not ithout good reason( since e have no time for rules and regulations and seldom go through the motions of !eeping them" Eut this is part and parcel of a refusal to recogni@e limitations( the good side of hich is a creativity that can ta!e us far in technical or other or!" $o Uranus has a certain steeliness& once e have chosen the path( nothing and noone is allo ed to bar the ay" Baving set our sights on some target( e are prepared to give it our best shot" 4n the other hand( if e lose interest in a thing e are very loath to aste further time on it" (Sue Tomp!ins) Uranus con*unct the MC often reveals itself as a mar!ed urge to rebel against the social values or conditioning of a parental figure( and( in particular( to follo a line of or! hich might be contrary to the consciously stated ishes of that person" +t may ell be in line ith the unconscious desires of the parent( ho ever( ho may loo! to the child to do all the e.citing or unconventional things that he F she (the parent) ould have li!ed to have done but didn%t dare" Uranus con*unct MC may be indicative of a vocation that involves technology and thus the brea!ing of ne ground and the brea!ing a ay from a past established ay of doing things" Careers in computing are sometimes those chosen at the present time( hereas electronics may hav been more common several decades ago" 3hatever the actual vocation( this combination favours self-employment" >or this individual often needs to do things in his F her o n a y and ithout interference" Sometimes the person( having needed to rebel against an early authorityAfigure( continues to live out this process ith bosses at or!" <eople ith this placement are too honest to ant to toe the line" Their choice of vocation or the ay they pursue their career must personally feel very fulfilling to themG there is usually no element of follo ing a career for the sa!e of respectability or security" The vocation must be felt to be e.hilarating and e.citing& and as soon as the individual fails to consider it so he F she may ell feel compelled to leave instantly and do something completely different" And not only do people ith Uranus con*unct MC ant freedom ithin their

career( but that career may actually concern itself ith freedom for others" Thus sometimes there is involvement in a vocation hich is concerned ith liberating people( hether this liberation comes through supporting free speeh( feeding the orld( or the usage of technology hich might liberate people from having to spend time engaged in boring and unstimulating occupations" (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) This con*unction indicates unusual conditions here or! and public reputation are concerned" +f the con*unction is ell-aspected( the natives can gain fame and high positions by originating scientifically advanced methods in their professions" The con*unction favors *obs related to science( electronics( physics( and occult or! such as astrology" 4ther aspects made to Uranus can cause sudden changes in reputation and professional standing" +f the con*unction is afflicted( the natives may become impatient ith professional routines and rebellious to ard their superiors - often for foolish reasons - so that a change in positions is li!ely" They are happier if they are their o n bosses or at least have a free hand in the or! they do" +n politics( this con*unction may lead to revolutionary vie s" Unless other factors in the horoscope contradict it( the natives ill be !no n at least for thier liberalism"

Natal Uranus trine 0 se1tile 2i%(ea3en

Uranus trine Midheaven (=obert Band) <robably your beliefs and ideas are different from those of the people around you( and you put a different value on physical ob*ects as ell" /ou do not li!e to be tied to possessions that you must ta!e care of" This means that eventually you ill prefer to have as fe possessions as possible so that you can go herever you ant ithout any orries" Cery early in life( you ill decide that you have to follo a path that is uni'uely your o n and does not follo anyone else%s ideas about hat is good for you" /ou ant to brea! ne ground( but in order to get there you on%t have to battle others( especially your parents or other authority figures" /ou should be sufficiently creative so that you can ma!e them see the desirability of letting you have your ay to a reasonable e.tent" /ou may change your mind several times about hat you ant to do ith your life( not so much because your mind is unstable but because it is so difficult to dind e.actly hat you need" +ncidentally( this can be a sign of an interest in or( later( a career in a technical field( such as electronics( computers( engineering or science" 4r you may be interested in the occult and astrology" /ou li!e a certain amount of e.citement in your life( to !eep from getting bored" /ou prefer anything ne to hat is old( so you ill not be particularly interested in !eeping in touch ith your childhood and your past once you are finished ith it" /ou are future-oriented( al ays loo!ing ahead to the ne.t thing to come along" Uranus se.tile Midheaven (=obert Band) 3ith this aspect( you ant to be independent and to find a lifestyle and life or! that are uni'ue and yours alone" 3hile you are young( others ill consider your interests 'uite unusual( especially for someone your age" /ou may be particularly interested in

a technical or scientific field( and in fact hen you are an adult you may choose a career in such a field" This aspect may also indicate an interest in the occult or in offbeat philosophies" /ou do not feel obligated or held bac! by tradition" /ou see! to carve your o n niche in life( and in the course of doing so( you may come up ith some rather original and even daring ideas" At some time in your life( you may even ma!e a totally ne discovery" /ou may prefer to be alone much of the time( not because you can%t get along ith people( but because you prefer to be free to program your o n time" 4ther people may !eep you from doing this( so that you feel you cannot accomplish hat you need to" /ou are li!ely to identify yourself as being different from others( because you feel that if you are *ust li!e everyone else( you are less of a person" :veryone follo s some !ind of pattern in order to feel uni'ue( and yours is simply to be different" /ou are capable of or!ing ith others as long as you feel that you share common goals" +n fact( you can or! very hard for a belief in something higher than yourself( usually a belief that is radical or unusual" Uranus trine or se.tile Midheaven (Karen Bama!er-Londag) Although there is less fic!leness and provocativeness ith the harmonious aspects( our behavior ma!es it 'uite clear that e mean to go our o n ay( that e are highly individualistic( and are al ays ready to fit the ne into the old - indeed there is nothing e li!e doing more" 3e are prompt to ta!e part in changes( often initiate them( and !eep alert to hat is going on instead of settling do n to the day%s or!" 3e li!e novelty - especially in social and business affairsG a dull office routine drives us to distraction" Alternative vie points are 'uite acceptable to us( and e try to brea! do n rigid forms and barriers in ourselves and in society" 3e may advocate processes that lead to the spread of democracy or that revitali@e the community& e may become absorbed in occultism( astrology( cra@y inventions and so on" +f possible( e turn these interests into a full-time occupation( and could succeed in integrating them into both social and business life" :ven ith the harmonious aspects( upheaval is not un!no n& often e bring it on ourselves" There is nothing mysterious about life suddenly propelling us in a ne direction( as it does every no and againG inner transformation is the real cause" Uranus trine Midheaven (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) This configuration indicates professional success and even fame through uni'ue contributions to the natives% professions( hich are in unusual fields" =eno n may come suddenly" The configuration favors scientists( occultists( astrologers( and particularly those in electronics" The home life and family conditions are li!ely to have an original flair" There can be unusual gadgetry or architecture for the home itself" Uranus se.tile Midheaven (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) This configuration gives e.ceptional talent in the native%s chosen profession and in

capturing the support of people in prominent positions" >riends help further his professional advancement" 3hen combined ith other favorable influences( this configuration signifies a successful political career" +t also helps the natives create their o n distinctive domestic environment" They often entertain friends at home" 4ne or both of the parents may be unusual"

Natal Uranus square 0 opposition 2i%(ea3en

Uranus s'uare Midheaven (=obert Band) This aspect can signify that you are rather eccentric and easily e.citable" Sometimes your actions are 'uite unpredictable( hich confuses other people and may ma!e them thin! that you are unreliable and irresponsible" Eut even though you do not ta!e on the responsibilties that others thin! you should( you do carry out those duties that you impose on yourself" Unfortunately you probably don%t get along very ell ith people ho try to tell you hat to do( including teachers and other officuals( and perhaps your parents" /ou feel that hen they discipline you( they are merely forcing you to conform to their e.pectations rather than leeting you be yourself" 4n the other hand( they consider you stubborn( rebellious and al ays anting to do hat they don%t ant you to do" +n this there is some truth( because you tend to be negatively siggestible& that is( you ant to do the opposite of hatever someone tells you to do( even if at first you anted to do it" This is unfortunate( because you can cut yourself off from activities that you might en*oy being involved in" ?earn to choose your interests according to hat you ant to do( not merely to avoid doing hat someone else ants" Also( the fact that someone else !no s something that you do not does not mean that person is rong" /ou ill al ays be yourself and ususally some hat eccentric( but hen others try to give you some !ind of inner discipline( you don%t need to orry that they are threatening your integrity as a person" Uranus opposition Midheaven (=obert Band) This aspect signifies that you are an individualist and that you should go pretty much your o n ay in life" /ou especially need emotional freedom( and you don%t en*oy being ith people ho are *ealous or possessive" +n fact( as a young child you probably did not li!e to be coddled by your mother( feeling that such emotions ere smothering rather than reinforcing" This attitude probably resulted from an incident or series of incidents in earliest childhood that taught you that you couldn%t count on the !ind of nurturing children need from a mother" Therefore you understood that you must learn to do ithough it as much as possible" +t is 'uite li!ely that your mother is very independent and has a busy life outside of being a mother" Bo ever( this aspect does not usually signal emotional inade'uacy or difficulties( unless Uranus is other ise poorly aspected" +t often signifies a parent ho( li!e yourself( is a very free spirit" As you gro older( tradition and home life ill mean relatively little to you( and in fact( you may regard them as elements that hamper your freedom of self-e.pression" As soon as you are able( you ill try to brea! free of your family and your place of gro ing up" :ven hile you are 'uite young( you may en*oy the freedom of having no real roots& of fitting in( more or less( herever you go" 3hen you are older( you ill !eep your home simple and sparsely furnished( and you ill try to have as fe obligations as possible" +f you ever have a family of your o n( you ill teach them to be as independent as possible( because you do not ant anyone to depend on you"

Uranus s'uare or opposition Midheaven (Karen Bama!er-Londag) 3hen the planet is in hard aspect to the Midheaven( the changeableness( uncertainty and brus'ueness of Uranus are not so easy to channel productively" +nconstancy( the abandonment of hat loo!ed full of promise( tension( a restless longing for change( and rashness are the result" 3ith these aspects e need to e.ercise caution& as creatures of impulse( e often forget to loo! before e leap" :ven hen e are very young( e can be rebellious( hard to manage( and sometimes malad*usted" )iven a propensity for trouble-ma!ing and rule-brea!ing( e can easily become revolutionaries in the literal sense of the ord" 3hen Uranus is po erfully placed in the horoscope there is al ays a great need to be ourselves& but( ith these hard aspects( being ourselves can get in the ay of social and business aspirations" 3e may decide to be ourselves at some unfortunate moment( stri!ing others as unpredictable and even egotistic" 3hat is more( e sho resentment at interference" $evertheless( the hard aspects are particularly creative" True( e suffer from mental tension and restlessness( but e are seldom short of bright ideas" Ma!ing discoveries( small or large( often seems li!e child%s play& and by follo ing a path here there is room to try out various unusual options( e could go far" Uranus opposition Midheaven (Sue Tomp!ins) The inclination to rebel against the values or conditioning of a parental figure may occur even ith Uranus con*unct +C( but its effects are not li!ely to be so obvious to the outside orld as those of Uranus con*unt MC" Uranus con*unct +C or even into the fourth house is sometimes indicative of great upheavals in the early home life" This placement is consistent ith( for e.ample( moving house in early childhood to a location that is radically different from that of one%s forebears - perhaps being uprooted to a completely different country( culture or family( for e.ample" 4ften the early upheaval is not that e.treme( but in childhood may have seemed so" Sometimes a parent might have made a sudden e.it or have been forced to do so" +n any case( people ith this placement often have to build their o n roots( they often feel or are literally cut off from the roots of their family or their culture" + !no of one e.treme case here a boy ith Uranus e.actly con*unct the +C( because he as born illegitimately( as placed in a children%s home" Be never !ne ho his father as( never sa his mother( and hen aged about 00 as sent to Australia by the home as part of a )overnment scheme to help colonise that country" 4n all sorts of levels he as cut off from his roots( and has been loo!ing for them ever since" Sometimes( such early e.periences result in the individual feeling unable to put do n roots( for he or she cannot believe that he F she is ever going to feel safe" >or some( depending on the other aspects( the lac! of roots is e.citing" Many others ith this placement( though( often become very concerned ith creating a permanent home and as much security as possible" >or all its difficulties( being cut off from one%s roots( li!e most things( can have its advantages" +ndividuals ith this placement have freedom at their foundation" They can do hat they ant ithout having to consider the pull of the past or the tradition of the family"

3hatever the e.act scenario( those ith Uranus on the +C are often thro n bac! on their o n resources at an early age" Thus( the individual is usually deeply independent( not only in behaviour and choice of life-style but also in his F her ideas and opinions" Unli!e Uranus con*unct MC( though( there is usually no felt need to be seen to be different" 4n the contrary( any unusual family bac!ground( eccentric family members( or unconventional vie s are usually !ept ell hidden from public vie at least until the mid-life Uranus opposition" ?i!e Uranus in the 02th house( the individual ith this placement ill often ant to be seen as conventional in public" Uranus s'uare Midheaven (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) This s'uare indicates the natives% lac! of ability to conform to professional or domestic routines" There is rebellion against authority - hether parents( an immediate superior( employers( or the government" The natives change *obs and residences fre'uently( and not al ays for sound or valid reasons" There is also impatience ith family responsabilities( and sometimes a tendency to use the home as a camping ground for the eccentric friends" The typical hippie pad is characteristic of this aspect" Uranus opposition Midheaven (>rances Sa!oian and ?ouis Ac!er) This con*unction creates an unusual and constantly changing domestic situation" The parents or the home itself may be out of the ordinary in some ay" $atives may be forced to change residence suddenly" Their homes are filled ith modern conveniences and electrical gadgets or else ith artifacts of ancient or unusual origin" 4ften the home is used for group activities such as clubs or occult organi@ations" :lectronic or scientific hobbies are characteristic( ith basement or!shops or gadget rooms to accomodate them" +f the con*unction (to the $adir) is afflicted( it can cause sudden disputes and separations in the family life( such as estrangements from parents" +f it is ell aspected( the natives are friendly ith their families and share interests ith their parents"

Natal Uranus quincun1 2i%(ea3en

(=obert Band) /ou need to e.press your thoughts and feelings( but you often upset the people around you ith your ords" /ou seem to en*oy creating a stir every time you say something( but this can get you into 'uite a bit of trouble ith parents( teachers and other authority figures" The underlying principle of this aspect is the need to balance your individual self-e.pression and manner of communicating ith your need to learn and gro under the guidance of older people" 3hen you feel rebellious and un illing to accept anything you are told( you should be allo ed( ithin reason( to have the e.perience that ill help you understand the elders% point of vie " +f you are luc!y enough to have parents ho let you do this( you ill eventually get over your childhood resentment of being told hat to do" Although you may not al ays agree ith hat they tell you( at least you ill consider the merits of their ideas" 4n the other hand( if your movements are restricted and you have fe opportunities

to e.perience yourself directly( you ill become more resentful of authority and finally disregard hatever you are told( regardless of its merit" ?ater in life( this attitude could ma!e it e.tremely hard for you to hold do n a *ob( because you ill respond to bosses in the same ay that you respond no to your parents and other gro n-ups" Certainly you ill discover your o n routes to hat you ant in life" 3hile young( you need to be given the confidence and encouragement to loo! for these routes on your o n ith total freedom" (Karen Bama!er-Londag) The ay e present ourselves to the outside orld( especially in the social life( is spoiled by an inner feeling of unrest( tension and irritation" This can sometimes cause us to lash out( to abadnon promising ventures( and so on" +n fact it loo!s as if e are prey to some hidden impulse that !eeps driving us into a ! ard situations" Eecause e do not seem able to control capricious behavior( people around us become very uneasy" 3e are unsure hat e ant" 3e vaguely feel that e ant to be ourselves( but do not !no ho " $or do e !no hat else e ould do" 3henever e are in individualistic mood (Uranus)( the nagging thought arises that our behavior may not be in !eeping ith our self-image( and may be even less in !eeping ith hat the orld e.pects of us on the basis of our usual social attitudes" This leads to inner unrest and outer incomprehension" The inner unrest( coupled ith fic!leness and tension( produces a search that is never satisfied& and this( in turn( gives ceaseless change in social and business status" $o ( the root of the tension is the incongruity bet een our self-image and the ay e e.press the need to be ourselves" 4nce e get a clear conception of this fact( e can deploy creative energies ith great originality in the social field"