Thursday: Uranus stations direct

Dear Friend and Reader,

What exactly do we mean when we talk about Uranian energy? And why is it such a big deal when Saturn and Uranus oppose one another? Let’s take a look at Uranus, since he is stationing direct today, and see if we can’t distill the secret from the information at hand.

Photo by Danielle Voirin.
Photo by Danielle Voirin.

Eric, in his article called Born in the Sixties writes: “Uranus is all about invention, revolution, sudden and shocking changes and a spirit of freedom; it should be called Prometheus, whose spirit is that of awakening.” Isabel Hickey writes that Uranus is the energy of intuition, and is closely related to Mars because of the speed and intent with which it operates. It seeks to restructure. You could almost say that Uranus is the opposite of Saturn, because Saturn is about adhering to structure and accepting limitations. Uranus looks at a wall and sees the chance for some great pyrotechnics.

Pisces, the sign which Uranus occupies right now, is like Virgo in that it is about service to others. Hickey understands Pisces as the sign of understanding where “sacrifice is joy and suffering is lost.” Uranus in this sign may suggest humanitarian qualities and visionary nature. With Pluto changing signs, the fat Sagittarius New Moon and Uranus’ station direct, the energy of each is hard to filter out from the others. It’s almost like a crescendo between the tympani, the cello and the violin reaching fever pitch and becoming something else than the combination of all those sounds.

What does it sound like? Full speed ahead. But to what?

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