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Uranus is turning retrograde and will travel backwards from 8 Aries 32′ to 4 Aries 37′ over the next 155 days.
URANUS RETROGRADE Jul 12 – Jul 13, 2012
@8 ARIES 32′
LA – Thursday – 23:45
NY – Friday – 08:45
LON – Friday – 07:45
SYD – Friday – 16:45
URANUS Direct Dec 13, 2012
@4 ARIES 37′
LA – Thursday – 02:49
NY – Thursday – 02:49
LON – Thursday – 10:49
SYD – Thursday – 21:49
Why is this significant? Let me count the ways . . .
Uranus represents qualities of experimental and forward thinking, humanitarianism and the desire for space and freedom. This is where we find our ‘vaulting outside the box’ originality and willful, rebellious tendencies. The symbolic retrograde motion can coincide with intensification of these energies, leading to interesting times of change. Knowing where this energy is ‘happening’ in our inner landscape can give us a feeling of empowerment and choice in the outer world, as opposed to ‘why is this happening to me?’ Feel the difference? Healthy and open-minded encounters with the qualities of this planet can be empowering, enriching and growthful.
This chart shows how the Rx illusion works- basically if the planet is closer to Earth (geocentric view) and slower it appears to stop and go backwards.
While Uranus is traveling in its apparent backward motion, Pluto, the planet of powerful transformations and deep psychological change will be tightly linked in the ‘square’ aspect. Think of this as opportunities cleverly disguised as detours, roadblocks and curve balls. From the right perspective, this represents pure gold. If you’re not feeling it, your looking at it from too close a range!
Here are some tips based on where Aries is in your chart. You can read your sun sign (which shows where Aries is in the solar chart) as well as the actual house the early degrees of Aries occupies in your natal chart. If you aren’t sure where that is, follow the tutorial steps or ask for help in the comments. I or another astro savvy reader will help you out.
ARIES/Aries 1st house: The area that’s ready for change is appearances, actions and initiation tendencies. You could be up for a full makeover! Find ways to create balance between your longing for independence and your drive for career, mission, profession. There’s room for both.
TAURUS/Aries 12th house: Revelations in the area of compassion, understanding, intuitive knowing and inner guidance are mind blowing at this time. Your biggest task will be to find ways to translate, articulate and pass on the knowledge that you gain. Trust the source, completely. Dream!
GEMINI/Aries 11th house: Friendships and inner circle groups are where the fireworks go off so be ready to take sudden left turns. There will be a changing of the guard if old associates no longer match the new you. Let go and move on. A friend surprises you in more ways than one!
CANCER/Aries 10th house: If your career is challenging you like never before, be glad. This is where the gold is buried. Expect surprises when dealing with the public. The challenge will be to find balance between your external creative life and your relationship world. Not one over the other.
LEO/Aries 9th house: The door to expansion is open and you’ll have the opportunity to visit distant horizons, taste foreign foods, dress spectacular and meet strangers from afar. The key will be to bring all your exotic experiences back to your everyday life. Find a way to make the ordinary extraordinary!
VIRGO/Aries 8th house: Creative transformation and deeply intimate experiences are on the cards. Quite possibly they will disrupt your status quo big time but the key is ‘no resistance’. You want to merge energies for a greater goal be that artistic, passionate or enlightening. Just let go.
LIBRA/Aries 7th house: Change in ‘relationship’ may have been going on for a while now but the cat’s out of the bag and there’s no going back. See this ending/beginning as creative, every connection leading you to a deeper understanding of Self. There’s time for both home and life of the party.
SCORPIO/Aries 6th house: Your everyday world becomes an adventure novel as you encounter all kinds of unexpected opportunities and challenges on the way to the gym, corner shop or vets. Allow for everything to stir! This isn’t time to smooth things over but release, express and purge. Cut loose!
SAGITTARIUS/Aries 5th house: Romantic notions do a spin as you discover new things about what you desire and who you desire them with! The element of friendship is essential! This is a time to let the inner child out so find ways to play, explore, laugh and express! Set points go through the roof!
CAPRICORN/Aries 4th house: The home life is up for change as you seek balance between your connections to others and your authentic Self. Don’t be surprised if you suddenly want to move, remodel or renovate. Think of what really wants changing. A new kitchen is fine but do the inner work too!
AQUARIUS/Aries 3rd house: Don’t be surprised if your communication style becomes a bit more bombastic. You’ve a lot to say and it’s better out than in. Barriers to self-expression come tumbling down. Make sure you have plenty of ‘me’ time, and a place to dream. Psychic abilities are off the scale.
PISCES/Aries 2nd house: Areas of life likely to have wide swing pendulums are possessions, finances and your core values. You’ll be coming up with extremely innovative plans. The place to sort out is the house of friendships. Make sure the people around you resonate with your heart.
If you are feeling apprehensive at all in the area of life where you find the first 4-8 degrees of Aries, it might be helpful to recall Deepak Chopra‘s words.
Objects, events, measurements and FACTS are modes of human perception, not attributes of the universe. –
If you need more support here, start with What Obstacles! Viva la change!
PS If you have Aries/Libra intercepted in your natal chart, all the more focus on that ‘hidden’ house!
Greetings, gorgeous Kim,
As usual, another fascinating view/explanation on what I’m already experiencing! I love how I can always go ..”Oh so THAT’s why this is happening!” … after I read your posts lol
So since I’m a Libra (you have my chart details), I was wondering if this ‘relationship’ could be a business/mentor/guru one, or whether it’s strictly applicable to love/family type relationships?
July 31st is my 30th wedding anniversary, so I really don’t want any retrogrades in that department!!!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge so generously ~ I know I’m not the only one who appreciates it deeply!
Bliss-ings,
the goddess known as Jacqui
Hi Jacqui!
It can definitely be a business partnership or even a ‘contrast’ relationship. The 7th house rules personal, one-to-one socially significant relationships that involve legally binding contracts. In ancient times it was not just the marriage partner but open enemies as well (how interesting!). But the feeling is equal relationship as opposed to 6th house boss-employee ‘unequa’l.
So remember the retrograde is about honing your focus in that area of life. Nothing that is in perfect alignment with you is going anywhere. Like attracts like. This is a time to get current on all those things you LIKE! Are you experiencing enough closeness? Enough autonomy? Enough thrill? These are the questions you ask.
Thanks for your wonderful support and glowing comments!
xxxKim
Hi Kim, I hope all your tech issues are sorted.
I’d love your help with this one as I’ve been struggling to really see the influence of this square, and Uranus overall, in Aries.
I’m a Gem, Leo rising, but early Aries is still my 8th. Pluto is squaring from the 6th, so the interps generally offered for Leo rising (6/9) don’t fit. Uranus is also moving back into the trine with my Leo mars, asc, Saturn thing (3 Leo to 28 cancer), plus the sextile to my sun (which of course is long past being exact).
I feel a bit like I’m (still) jumping up and down on the spot going ‘change damnit’ but things just don’t appear to be. And maybe that failure of appearance is because I’m not getting the 8th thing?
Plus with the solar 8th house influence from pluto, and having an 8th house Pisces moon, there must be something to see there right?
I feel utterly untransformed.
Hi Shell, techie bliss with the newly formatted hard drive . . . just waiting on a few programs. Thank you. I have the flu, but that just means I want to rest!
Okay, breathe . . .
The amazing thing about this astro is you don’t have to lift a finger to make it happen or grokk anything, you know? Basically you’re area of ‘change for the more authentic’ is in how you relate intimately with others, share resources (from grants to credit ratings) and delve into life’s mysteries. The link from the 6th is the ‘everyday life’ experience.
The ways and means in which you wield your power and get your ‘way’ when it comes to shared resources is the bottom line. You don’t have to ‘get’ it anymore than you have to think about how to grow your hair or digest nutrients. The planets are reflecting a process that is in play for years. The best advice is to relax and let go . . .and that might mean letting go of trying to figure out what it is.
This is a time for you to discover what you love, what lights you up, what makes you laugh. This is a time to play.
Amp up the self-love and self nurturing and treat the next 155 days as an adventure!
xxx
Thank you Kim.
You saying that reminds me that I myself was saying that to someone else (about myself) the other day, let go of trying to work stuff out, go indulge your passions.
It is paradoxical however just how hard it can be to let go when faced with a fear that ‘nothing will happen’.
Deep breaths indeed.
Thank you.
I hope your flu is not too fluey.
Take care xxo
Thank you. Pretty fluey atm but my computer’s running awesome.
I promise. Something always happens!
Thank you Kim for your wonderful elaboration on Uranus!
It is one of my favorite planets because I have been resonating more and more with it, after the “mid life crisis” transits. It is in my 8th house and in my solar return in my 6th. If I take into consideration the “awakenings” around intimate relationships last year when Uranus went Rx, I look very much forward to this year’s unfoldment!
Love, Liliane
Sounds very intriguing put that way! And yes, we develop new relationships with the outer planets (ourselves) as time goes by. Keep us posted. It’s in my 8th too, 11th SR!
Hi Kim.. although I am looking forward to a change I am a little nervous especially when it relates to relationships. I think you mentioned that it will affect personal relationships vs business relationships but I hope you will correct me if I am wrong. In regard to personal relationships, and for me a lost love but for some reason I think we are still connected, your overview talks about endings or beginnings. This could mean ending to a distant relationship to the beginning of a closer relationship OR it could actually mean the ending of our connection and the beginning of a brand new relationship. I think I am posting this because I want the first option and fear the second… ugh! Any suggestions on how to work with my struggle with relationships during this retro? Thanks!!
I think you have to trust the universe completely on this. Not give your power away, but trust that YOU, the universe, has your best interest at heart. Think about what you want.
Usually it’s not a relationship we crave no matter who we are in love with. It’s the way we think having a relationship (or a person or money or great career) will make us feel.
It’s the feeling we are after and that feeling is generated from within. Always.
So trust yourself because Uranus endings and beginnings coincide with you getting your life on track. Sometimes it takes a radical step to wake up to a better feeling place. Trust that radical step.
See if you can take a few months off worrying about relationships of any kind and just find ways to appreciate the people in your life, just as it is. Relax the tension, go with the changes and keep making choices that bring you more inner peace: those are the steps to a rocking relationship life.
Begin with more love and care and trust, for you!
Yes, Kim, your third statement. “It’s the feeling we are after and that feeling is generated from within, Always” is exactly what I want and miss. I have been letting the universe take over as painful as it is. Thank you for taking the time to respond. It has been a stressfull several months so I look forward to your interpretation of what is going on out there.
I am trying so hard to “let go”… Not sure if I mentioned this but I am Virgo with Libra rising. Uranus is in Virgo, 11th house. Transit, Aries / 6th house. So, my letting go means at work with relationships that are trying to badger me to a submissive position (which I can’t since I deal with FDA and I need to make sure the company is doing this right) to personal relationships. Both areas don’t feel right to “let go”… or am I resisting which could cause more problems for me? Can I rely on my gut with how I am reacting to these areas. They both don’t feel right. It’s funny, when I was being interviewed by this company and met the owner I picked up immediately on his personality, hence he would throw you to the curb because he feels he can. My Dad disagreed with me after years of his experience. So, I took the job because I trust my Dad completely. Well, it came true and this owner has done nothing but create the demise of his company and ruining people’s lives as well as thrown me to the curb on so many occassions. So, I have to stay since I need the income. I should have known.. but on the flip side this painful situation has taught me SO much that led me into opportunities I don’t think i would have been given if I hadn’t taken this job. I guess I am trying to figure out what to believe, my gut or the universe. As I have said it has been extremely bumpy but I am learning a lot in both areas. Learning a lot about myself and what I want that will help with my next phase in these areas. What ever they might be. I have done my best and honestly feel priviledged to have experienced it and kept a positive attitude. I have seen rock bottom but this did not take me there because of my determined attitude. I just wish these 2 areas would settle a bit. So, after my long rant, can you rely on your gut during these retrogrades. LOL!!
I think your gut, your inner guidance, IS the universe. We are the universe. When you tap into your inner guidance, your authentic gut feelings, you are connected to the flow of the universe of which you are made of. No matter what actions you take, be it follow your gut feeling or push on in spite of gut feeling, you can’t get it ‘wrong’. As you said, look how much you have learned because you went against your gut feeling. If you had not taken the job, those experiences would have come via different ways . . . so you can’t get it ‘wrong!’ You can’t step out of your own adventure while you are alive. And this is an adventure. A journey. You write the script.
Learning to trust and rely on your inner guidance is extremely empowering. Go towards that, and know that no matter what choices come up, all roads are good.
Deepak Chopra says to keep moving towards whatever gives us more peace . . . That suits Virgo and Libra. For Aries it might be ‘keep moving whatever gives us the biggest challenge!’
Thank you Kim! That is what I needed to hear! I am so caught up in questioning the last 8 months. Yes mostly good with what I have learned but hoping it will go a little smooth soon. Thanks again!
It’s gonna be an interesting day today and tomorrow. A batlle with the owner yesterday with me standing up for myself, the lawyer on my side and calling in sick to go for job interview. I don’t feel bad. Also a recent good communique with my guy.. although nothing indicative of whether we are close friends or not.. it was a good feeling to have him acknowledge me as a friend. Things must be going well for him. I am happy about that. Thanks Kim!
Everyone who’s having and intense or stressful time of it, join me in the 21 day meditation challenge run, for free, by the Deepak Chopra center. Beautiful (15-20 min) meditations to download daily for 21 days. They are so supportive and enriching. Join me!!!
Thank you! I have this registered in my plan.
Kim, my sign is Cancer (birthday is Monday!) and you have no idea what that horoscope meant to me. These are exactly the struggles I’m facing between what my want to do for a living and my relationships with friends and family. Now that I know what is happening, I can create what I want instead of reacting to what happens.
Christina, I am so glad the scope for Cancer was affirming and is giving you the perspective you need right now! Excellent. Have a wonderful solar return! Enjoy creating exactly what you want!!!!!