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Uranus opposed Saturn round 4

Posted by wintersprite1 on May 2, 2010
Posted in: Modern Astrology, Natal Astrology, Relational Astrology. Tagged: , , , , . Leave a Comment

I tend to stand as a contradiction to all of my traditional friends, as I am the walking embodiment of Uranus energy being beat up by Neptune transits and foggy reasoning.  My chart co ruler is Uranus by modern methods.  Uranus is conjunct Pluto (as most of my generation) for that extra punch.  Relationships tend to last for me one cycle of Uranus.  I have had 3 serious relationships when the men each had turned 40… I think on some wall in a bathroom stall in Omaha (Pluto conj, remember) my number must be painted along with “For a good time during your midlife (Uranus) crisis, and no responsibility… be the artist you always pretended to be, who needs work… call Theresa at……..

I am learning, really.  First marriage when Uranus and Saturn conjunct.   Children with their Uranus (and Neptune) on my Asc and Merc conj Mars…. all deposited by Saturn.  Another marriage when Uranus and Saturn squared.  And now… We have had years of the opposition.  And so far so good, no marriage happened :)

The first round of Uranus and Saturn opposing set up the stage for many long term relationships and marriages to be tested.  Traditional beliefs vs unconventional freedoms.  No wonder marriage was on the chopping block.  Off hand I can think of a half dozen explosions (personally, not just the Tiger Woods and the Bullock/James blow ups).  Some where very close to home and quite painful, and that was not even being a participant.  My heart goes out to the ones that Uranus got a hold of….behaving in a socially unacceptable manner, but it came down to breath free or suffocate.   Then the flip side, the blow from no where…. What happened, everything seemed fine, and the dizzying disorientation that may never orient… because there was no reason or logic.

Not being involved with anyone, but some sideline dating was probably the best thing that could have happened to me (not that you would know it from all the “I can’t find a guy” whining I did and do.   I did have time to interact with my children at a time that Uranus vs Saturn visited my abode.  There were trips to therapists, medications, interventions…. what you would expect from kids with Uranus square the Moon in their natals…. but here at the fourth round… an eerie peacefulness.  As I came to accept the strange ways of my offspring and they finally understand, I am never going to be the archetype Mother they thought I had to be… a truce.  The only deal is “you need to grow up safe and we need to prepare you for adulthood”.   The result we should see when the next time the two grumpy giant planets oppose (in a few months after Saturn goes direct again)  The fifth pass should be like the celestial final exam.   The outer planets, when dealing with Retrogrades, go back and forth 5 times… it takes years and it is grinding excruciatingly slow, especially with hits to the natal.  During this one…. on a direct opposition, Obama took the Presidency that day…. that might help you wrap around your head the power struggles we all have went through.

I am glad that I did not actually start a relationship during this time.  I can’t imagine the first meeting chart to be too pretty.  With the dating, I met some interest people.   A pilot, who at this point I am not sure what he did with his 20 year marriage, or his other girlfriends…. but I think I was involved with him because I find Narcissistic personalities adorable (go figure) and this time I didn’t make a mistake…. I let him go, knowing he was bad for me. ( a first!) and then the floodgate opened up and the test became like a drill.  I can knock them out of the running on one date now!  Before it was over look this, we can change that…. but now it is. Wow, we spent an entire evening together and I know all about how life has been unfair and amazing you know nothing new about me…. NEXT… and it goes on and on…. from the cross dressing truck driver (really I could deal with that, but I was never a subject in our conversations, except to ask if he could raid my closet) to an overgrown Iron Maiden ex-groupie that likes body hair on women….. OMG, could that have waited a few dates in?  And now with the RX Saturn, last time to apologize.  I have had maybe’s from the past come up and say sorry…. but still somehow try to hold me responsible for their mistakes.  LOL and I am not worried about him/them reading this, cause none of them cared enough to know what I think.    Score one for me, I have avoided another round of being 12th house invisible and only a support system for someone else.  This was my own personal demon, and I have broken away from the conventional I have known.

One of the Uranus casualties and I were out shopping together last night.  I mentioned the opposition again (we have talked about it before) and she said…. yeah, 25 years destroyed, a new relationship destroyed (happened this round) and I have nothing to show for it.  And in someways that is true, looking for a goldmine that isn’t there… but in otherways she has changed the course of lives and no one will ever be the same.

On round four, I have found a few of us interested in May/December type relationships.  Don’t know exactly what that means or the why it is happening.   Maybe, and this is what has happened with me, as I confronted my old beliefs and demons, I can now see what is really important.  Maybe the exuberance of youth is appealing?  I had a friend that now in retrospect, I can see “adored” me, and I dismissed him over age and the need for structure and providence that an older family man would (haaa in my case) provide.  I never considered that older did not mean more mature.  Uranus VS Saturn.   I listened and watched the link below and thought of this friend and those heavy sorrow laden fat teardrops started falling.  You know, the honest ones.  That friend may be gone… I am sure he tired of my ignoring him… after all it was Saturn opposed Uranus for him too…. but he taught me an important Uranus lesson.  Listen with your heart and live true to yourself.

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Sue Ward’s Outer Planet Paper

Posted by Ryhan Butler on April 28, 2010
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Recently, I read a paper written by Sue Ward titled Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto:  An Investigation into the Sources of their Symbolism.  This paper definitely lives up to its name as an investigative paper as Ward tracks down the sometimes obscure origins of the three newer planets.

As any astrologer of the traditional persuasion will tell you, the outer planets haven’t been around long enough to assimilate the depth of symbolism that they have in modern astrological practices.  Ward points this out in her paper, but also goes farther into the discussion by pointing out just what exactly went wrong.  She attributes much of the confusion and the seemingly random associations with a lack of understanding the astrological philosophy, theosophical dogma, and random harebrained ideas.

Ward does an exceptional job at breaking down the symbolism of the outer planets and offering questions to think about at the end.   At the end of the day, though traditional astrologers will see it as reaffirming what they’ve thought while modern astrologers will mostly see it as an attack on their system.  No matter what side of the fence you sit on in this Great Debate, you’ll learn something about astrological history, and knowledge is a good thing.

The paper can be purchased at Sue Ward’s website for 5 British Pounds, which translates into about 8 USD.  It’s an amazing deal as the paper is 82 pages long and is full of information about this difficult and confusing time in astrology’s past where everyone was trying to figure out how to deal with the three curve balls Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto.

So go get it!

For those of you who have read this paper, please comment on what you thought of it, or for those who don’t wish to read, comment about what you think about the Outers.

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Astrology: The Sweet Dreams of the 8th House

Posted by wintersprite1 on September 6, 2008
Posted in: Natal Astrology. Tagged: , , , , . 8 comments

I have been researching through the web trying to find what in the Zodiac rules over dreams and nightmares. I found what I expected, reference to the 12th house and 4th house, and the Moon and Neptune pointed at also. Notice that 2 houses that are represented by water signs are mentioned, but what about the other one… DUM DUM DUM … the dreaded 8th house. The 4th is or current subconscious mind, the 12th the bigger psychological primordial collective subconscious house. The 8th house? The psychological sewer system. This is the icky stuff that collects and causes clogs that we have to deal with or be flooded with all those backed up issues. Reoccurring dreams and nightmares are the the representation of the nasty clog in the drain…. those disowned shadows that refuse to be washed away.

My 8th house has Uranus on the cusp and conjuncts Pluto in about 3 degrees. The reoccurring dreams have gone on for decades always a pivotal times of change in my life. The obvious Uranian one is a dream where I find myself in an airport. No airport in particular, and usually I find myself looking at the floor plan directory and layout of the airport while in the background there is a voice on the intercom announcing flights that are now boarding. There is always a sense of urgency and a profound sadness I feel when I awake from the dream… Usually it is the intercom voice that is so loud and clear that it startles me awake. Another thing that I have done since being a young child is that when I am aware that I am dreaming, I will quit the dream and focus on that I can fly.. and through very concentrated thoughts ( I can feel the brain stretching) I find that I can soar to and fro, and no where in particular, just the joy of flying.

Another Uranian and Pluto theme dream that I have had a few times a year is the tornado dreams. The sky is black and there is an outburst of multiple tornadoes. I am always in Denver in this dream (I lived there from 18 to 34 years of age) The dreams involve warning sirens, a beautiful view of the dark skies, and looking for shelter…. the dream always ends before a twister strikes near me.

Another Plutonian type dream that I have had. This one started in my early 20′s and was nightly for months on end until I was about 30. It would frighten me so badly that I wouldn’t want to go to sleep at nights, knowing it would be there lurking waiting to be replayed over and over and over. An unknown man with very vacant eyes and a shotgun would randomly decide to “hunt” me down. I would be running from building to building, hiding in other peoples houses or dorm rooms in universities…. he was always just there mere moments away from finding me. The dreams all had different endings, either I would wake up with my heart racing and out of breath, feeling I had just escaped and dreading going back to sleep because I knew there would be another round, or I would wake up as I was being shot… the anticipatory fears were greater than the fear of death. The suspense was the terror. Those particular dreams would be graphic also… like being able to pull on tendons in my arm after a wound was inflicted exposing them.

The final reoccurring nightmare of mine is the one that bothers me the most. I dream I walk into a boarded up place of business. The place is in shambles and I notice there rows and rows of dirty, broken, and moss and mold covered aquariums. I feel such an overwhelming sense of hopelessness and sadness. Then in a moment of shock comes the realization that I owned this business and I had neglected it to the point of decay. I am absolutely horrified, until I notice that in the tanks the fish not only survived… they thrived and multiplied. Well that one smacks of Pluto and the 8th house…. life cycles, decay, neglect… I think it really bothers me because I know in the dream that I am responsible for what has happened. It is so much easier to point a finger at someone else.

I could find a way to tie these to the 12th house and my Neptune and Moon…. but the obsessive recurrence and themes play so nicely through the 8th, I am inclined to believe that is where the expression is found. I look forward to hearing from others what their nightmare experiences have been and if they see a tie into their own 8th.

Synastry: Weighing in the Planet

Posted by wintersprite1 on July 23, 2008
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There are many considerations that the astrologer should include when working with synastry charts. One of the most important and rarely spoken of factors is the weight an individual planet carries. We can look at aspects between charts, but if not having the fundamental understanding of the individual nativities, we loose a precision in the reading.

Let’s take a look at my Moon. Moon in Cancer in the 6th house. Already we know it is going to be considerably strong being that the Moon is in the sign that it rules. The Moon is one hour away from an applying perfection of opposition with my Sun being in Capricorn (that isn’t very strong being in the 12th). A waxing Moon gives strength, as does the opposition, being that it is a full Moon. The only “negative” aspect to the Moon is from Jupiter (tsquared) but Jupiter is exalted in Cancer… so not too strong a “negative”. The Moon is in Jupiter’s term and Venus’s face. My Moon is in a Feminine house which gives some dignity. We can look at the Draconian chart and find the Moon in Pisces (a trine/triplicity). Taking the Pullen ranking, the Moon is strong and the co despositer of the chart. The Moon is also involved in a YOD to Venus. Looking at the Decant, it is in the first, ruled by Cancer. The Dwadashamsha is Virgo. The Moon is conjunct the fixed star Mirzam, which is very fortunate and expressed like the nature of Venus. Being a full Moon the NN is conjunt and the Part of Fortune in Cancer.

Okay, that is one strong Moon…. think we can safely say that my life is filled with baking pies, working on cross-stitch while watching Matlock… making baby booties and a vocabulary littered with words like, snuggle and cozy. I should be content with a gingham kitchen to match the little statuette farm geese motif…. Eeeerrrrrrrrkkk… put on the brakes. You MUST be talking about someone else…. that is not a description of me that is anywhere near accurate. Instead of running out and burning your collection of astrology books, lets dig a bit further.

The antiscion of my Moon is 23 degrees Gemini. I mention the degree because we will see it again. We know the Moon is a co depositer in my chart… who is the other one? Uranus. The YOD? Uranus is involved in that too (actually Uranus is also the apex of another YOD in the chart). How do the Moon and Uranus get along in the chart? A sextile. The Moon Persona chart has the Moon’s ascendant in Gemini and the Moon in Aquarius. The Persona tells us how the Moon is colored…and it is with detached, mental action signs. In that same Persona Chart, we find Venus (Also involved in both YODs) in 23 degrees of Gemini.

So we have a very strong Moon that appears to not only get along well with Uranus, but seems to share many of the same qualities.

I am still a nurturing person, but it is more on a mentorship level and with education and the passing of ideas. There is this Universal Love streak that is very prominent in me. I may bake a pie…but more likely for a cause than just for the sake of baking. Am I emotional, as the Cancer Moon would suggest? Well yeah, but I quickly will logically evaluate the situations…come to terms with understanding…then maybe cry or laugh (you never know with someone born during a full Moon).

How is this applied to Synastry. Well, we have to get to know the other person’s planets like we did above with my Moon. Be sure to look for midpoints that not only hit the Cancer Moon, but also strong Gemini or Aquarius applying to the Persona Chart of the Moon. Off the cuff, I can say that I would be looking for someone with strong Air signs and/or a strong Mercury or Uranus, because that is where the Moon is the most comfortable.

Birthday present? Yeah, I would still love a basket full of bath products and a yummy batch of cookies…and I would be just as thrilled with techno toys.

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Horary Interactive Fun…Come Burst My Bubble!

Posted by wintersprite1 on July 19, 2008
Posted in: Horary Astrology. Tagged: , , . 10 comments

Yay!! It has been just over a year since I had separated from my husband. Things are going okay. Everyone that knows me knows I have to have a somewhat active love life. I can blame astrology for that too (Intercepted houses in 1st and 7th involving Venus)! So I was mulling over what new “loves” are over the horizon and a lightbulb went off…. HORARY TIME! and I noted the time and question.

Theresa's LoveLife

Just like any other divination system, results can be poor if the Querent is also the one reading the results. Yes, I can bend anything to say what I want it to say, and then am left going, what did I do wrong? So I am going to ask for input and I will throw in what I see in the next day or so.

With Horary, it is important to understand the question and background given. Okay, mentioned husband gone. I have dated a bit this last year and have had lots of wonderful “almosts”. Ryoin called me a clumsy black widow once, because it seems that there have been deaths involved with me and my “dating pool” whether their family or in one case the “datee”. If not that, I seem to meet them mere moments prior to their lives spiraling out of control. I have learned no more Natal Uranus opposing Transit Uranus (age 39-43) since I am tired of dating me being on the official list of what a man is to do during a midlife crisis. Not that I am sure that would matter much, as my Progressed Venus is at 22° Pisces and Transit Uranus is doing a tango with it now…. sigh, only 5 more years of that… sure my progressed Moon will catch up with Uranus by then.

Okay, time to roll up the sleeves and have a go at this. I will comment along as comments come in.

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Retrogrades: Revisiting An Old Friend

Posted by wintersprite1 on July 17, 2008
Posted in: Natal Astrology, Relational Astrology. Tagged: , , , , . 3 comments

When a planet goes into retrograde, we find that we usually have to go over an issue we blew by the first time around. These are times the past has a nasty way of popping its head up into our present. Some retrogrades can be more amusing than others. Mercury retrogrades are my personal favorite, because of their frequency, it is easier to see the effects on everyday life. Doing an event chart for a public function, I said that only 2 days in the next month would be acceptable. That pushed the day up to an unreasonable time frame so I was asked why… and I tried to explain Mercury rx (retrograde) and got a whole bunch of incredulous looks. But, I got my way and all went smoothly, including the media coverage no one expected we would get. The following weeks, the organization had a number of huge events… and all because of a series of communication problems, there were many failures…. Letters never made it, computer failed at a critical moment, no media coverage, phone lines went down, people misunderstanding each other, meetings canceled at last moment …. and I would shrug and say, “Hmmm, Mercury retrograde”. It didn’t take long for those that thought I had gone insane to start asking me Astrological questions. One woman in particular made a point of asking me about that “Mercury thingy” when setting up a fundraiser the following month. She didn’t look amused when I said, yeah Mercury will be fine, but Jupiter is going to be retrograde then and proceeded to explain how this would not be a good thing for fundraising… but then it dawned on me… We can work with retrograde energy. So the event was based on the theme of going back to past members that had donated, and to use speakers that were tried and true with the group instead of something new and flashy and Jovian in nature. The fundraiser went well.

This last year, I got to watch Mars retrograde through Cancer…. over my Moon, over the Moon of a “love interest” then back to through his natal Juno. At this time he decided to go back to his ex-wife and make another go of it. I was not amused to say the least. About the time Mars hit his natal Juno… there was an explosive break up and finally an understanding that it was over once and for all. Well, that should have been done years earlier, and it took the retrograde to force the issue. As for me, I got to sit and watch the drama and then when the air cleared and Mars went direct again, I decided this would never work out anyway. So the Retrograde did give me time to think; and Mars, a cutting away from a situation as it passed direct over my Moon.

The current sky has lots of retrograde action going on right now. Naturally, you will see the effect best against someones Natal chart. But every so often you get to watch the them play out all around you. Uranus retrograde has been making for an out of the blue, clumsy Cupid of the past. I have watched my teen daughter have a boyfriend move back to town for the Summer and another ex boyfriend show up at the door. It seems that the past hurts are being fixed with a new form a friendship between them. An online friend of mine was contacted by two past partners also. The first one gave the apology that was way over due and the second one… well we don’t know how that will play out yet, but already showing signs of trying to right a wrong. I know of others that are returning to marriages to make attempts to fix “bad” past behavior. I was tempted to call a person from 20 years back to say, “sorry”. Bleh, but he is a Libra and we would only end up fighting : ) Seriously, I don’t want to interrupt his life is what it is. I also reached out and got conformation of what I had feared for a while. I had a “Big Date” with a guy that treated me as a princess… and he had stood me up. I know something had to had gone wrong, that it wasn’t a personal thing. During this retrograde, I finally decided to find out what happened last year… and my fears confirmed, he died the night before the “date”. Don’t know where this is going, but it looks like I may peripherally be rejoining with an old friend that I absolutely adored and missed and haven’t seen in 26 years. I think all of us have been looking back at past relationships if not acting on them… or at least us that feel we need to say, “sorry, I should have…” or we finally have the guts to look under the bed at the monster and confront it…. This appears a great time to close all those doors left open and causing a draft through the soul. I am blaming Uranus, I guess I could look at Pluto rx and all the personal planets that had to run Opposition to it this month.. or maybe Juno rx. But, Uranus seems to usher people into our lives unexpectedly, and I am going to suspect a retrograde will have unexpected returns to fix what was left hanging…. usually the person being contacted.

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