By the next time I write this newsletter, Saturn in Virgo will be less than 5 degrees from opposing Uranus in Pisces, moving fast toward the first of five oppositions from 2008-2011. The first one will be exact on Election Day. This is no small matter as it only happens every 44 or so years.
What does this mean for the world?
To answer this, you can Google “Saturn Uranus Opposition” and get 142,000 links to articles that will talk about the big picture possibilities. Depending on whose website you read, you’ll come away with fear for police actions in response to revolutionary protests or fanciful visions of the 1960s revisited (the last tryst between the two).
Better mundane (global/societal-focused) astrologers that I am can give you the bigger picture event probabilities. What interests me is the deeper current running through mass consciousness that is working very personally in us at the same time.
How can we understand what is being called for in the way of changes, ones that we can consciously manifest with ease and move in harmony with the energy of the times? That’s what is important to me.
Candidly, I belief “all things work together for good.” In the middle of major change, however, it can seem and feel no good at all, particularly if we are resisting the change. Call this a Pollyanna-like belief, but my life experiences have yet to convince me otherwise.
What does Saturn’s opposition with Uranus mean for you personally?
Saturn is the rule-maker, the tradition-keeper, and a strong advocate of law and order. In Virgo it measures the degree of deviation from the norm and sends out an alarm which results in cracking down on non-standard behaviors or thinking. Guilt is one of Saturn’s tools.
Saturn couldn’t be more different than Uranus, the rule-breaker, the innovator, and that which breaks with the past for the purpose of bringing about a more intelligent future. In Pisces, Uranus’ insights come from the Unknown, the space of all possibilities, and usually don’t include instructions on how to get there.
I believe the underlying thread heralded here is about taking the vision of Uranus and making it tangible through the practicality of Saturn. What would look like?
Here are some of the themes of Saturn opposing Uranus that are becoming apparent to me:
No longer is it reasonable to look for someone to take care of us, a father-figure or authority to tell us what is “right.” Uncover and use your own inner guidance. Everyone has it. Your guidance knows your purpose and your path better than anyone else.
Take time to listen to your dreams, hopes and even fears but don’t leave it there. Actualize possibilities.
Don’t fall prey to so many options. Around us are endless variety and more information than a lifetime could absorb. Hone in on what is truly important to you and don’t let yourself get distracted.
It is easy to chase rainbows, moving from one to another and never have to deal with the consequences of our behavior. What is needed is commitment to an ideal and the willingness to remain on the ground for the long haul.
If you let self-criticism immobilize you, nothing will ever get better and the future will be more of the same. Get out of your own way.
All wisdom does not reside in one person; reach out to others, to share and to create change that affects the good of the whole by gathering with like-minded people in groups. Don’t waste your hope. Share it with others.
As we move into the next seven or more years of profound change, conscious people working in harmony with the evolutionary stream of change will create a deeper more meaningful existence on Earth. I wonder what I’ll be writing about in 2015.
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”
~ Anna Quindlen
