Revolutionary, Individual

Ruling all things unpredictable and extreme, radical and humanitarian Uranus helps us to discover who it is that we are, besides our parents' child, our partner's partner and our kids' parent. This planet clears the deck of careful, tradition honored limitations, and surprises us with opportunities to explore our outer dimensions of identity. It whispers, "life is short, why not risk being all of yourself?"

As Uranus is the first of the "outer" or "transpersonal" planets, it brings a perspective beyond our own reality. People with Uranus elevated in their chart, or connected to a personal planet by aspect, are charged with a caring sense of responsibility for the collective. These people are resourceful, broadminded, attracted to and accepting of the differences of others - original and progressive thinkers.

However, they can also be cold and impersonal on an intimate level, as their focus is more on the larger social perspective. Also, havingconnected deeply with another person, their timing for reconnecting may be more expansive than that of others. Often the instigator behind groups, they are restless and seldom stay in one place long enough to really participate themselves for very long. These are the shakers and movers of life, and should often work for themselves as they require free reign to bring their inventive and original energies forward in the most productive manner. They will fight the good fight to protect the rights of the underdog, and often have an extremely eclectic collection of friends as they love diversity and originality and offer a spacious and unpossessive caring.

By transit or in other predictive charts, wild and crazy Uranus brings upset and chaos. It's a slow moving planet, and stays in a sign for 7 years, so its house position in our chart is very important.When it contacts our charts we can "expect the unexpected" and we can be sure that things will get stirred up, with all the balls in the air vying for a better position, and peace will be at a premium. This is a time in our lives when we will need to bring more of our own unique nature forward, to speak our truth, and be willing to be and own our own bizarre and unique selves. It is at this time that we are willing to sacrifice security in order to gain that ground. Here, we will challenge old secure tenants in ourselves and others, and discard dependable, but time worn, beliefs that limit freedom or the development of individuality.

Positive Affects

Uranus, ruler of the air sign Aquarius, brings greater mental and spiritual powers as well as an altruistic and cooperative nature. It favors occult study and mysticism, and brings excitement and charisma wherever it touches, which proves inspiring and magnetic to others.

Negative Affects

The challenging side of Uranus is the impatient and restless nature which can be fickle, cold, and calculating in pursuing its own ends. Eccentric and willful Uranus, with its rebellious and impetuous "throwing babies out with the bathwater" is often commitment phobic, for fear of the loss of its freedom, or the mitigation of individual expression.

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