Uranus in Aries – The Body Shift.
Has your right arm or leg been bothering you these days? Pain in your right wrist or ankle? Back pain? Numbness or coldness? Think you have a pinched shoulder nerve? Did it come on suddenly and unexpectedly anywhere within the past 60 days? You can probably thank Uranus moving into Aries for any of this.
When Uranus moved into Aries on March 12th it was a big shift after seven years. On a lot of levels, including body level.
With this shift, our energy has been switching sides from watery female energy to powerful male energy -- and fire energy at that – so it can affect us pretty strongly.
The reason for that is about the left and right and back and front of our bodies and what they mean in the energy world.
Which side are you on?
In the west, the left side of our body represents female energy and the right side is male. (Also note that each side of the body is controlled by the opposite side of the brain so it’s left brain/right body – right brain/left body).
The front of our body is female, with softer flesh covering internal organs. It is supported by the back of our body with its bony harder spine which is considered male.
On to the astro part. Uranus rules the nervous system and energy that moves up our spine. And Uranus just came from spending seven years in the sign of Pisces – one of the most watery feminine signs (Pisces is the “fish” after all). Connect the feminine sign of Pisces with the feminine side of our body (left side/front) and you can see that our Uranus energy has been resonating on the female left side and front of our body for the past seven years.
A “Shock to the System”
Suddenly, that energy has switched sides and shifted into the very fiery male sign of Aries. And fire rises. Uranus is also known for hitting with a “jolt” – (it’s actually called the “shock to the system” planet when it transits your planets or enters a new sign.) So particularly now, in the beginning, it’s “flash fire” energy.
This sudden change means that Aries energy entered our systems on March 12th and rapidly began moving up our spines and nervous systems – while that energy was also trying to switch sides from left to right within our spines – female to male sides. And front to back --from organic to skeletal. (Note that a lot of people will have anticipated this – so don’t hold to an exact March 12th date. Anytime after mid January would apply. And if you have a lot of water in your chart, it could have even been earlier.)
It’s Spring! Yeah! Ouch?
The last part is, it’s spring. In addition to being thrilled that we can feel warmth and sun on our faces, spring is the time for new growth energy to rise. Outside of astrology, In traditional Chinese medicine, it’s even got a name – it’s the “wood” season -- when everything grows anew. This energy is associated with the liver/gallbladder, and any unresolved issues of frustration or anger, can make themselves felt in the physical realm particularly during this period. (You know how some people will complain of creaks and aches at the onset of spring? The Chinese would attribute that to wood energy coming up.)
The result of all this combined? Some of us are in serious energy overload from this new energy model. Our nervous systems are overfiring. Trying to let this new energy work through on a side where it hasn’t been this strong for a while (84 years to be exact.) Trying to shift and balance it. And that will happen over time. But it’s too much right now – and our nervous system circuits can overload, which causes muscle pain, or swelling a nerve to the point of pinching. Coldness or numbness as the energy tries to swing back and forth between poles and reach balance. It’s almost like our spines were changing from the negative (female) pole to the positive (male) pole and trying to retrain the nerves to accept that. Most likely this will happen on the right side and in our backs since those are our “male” sides.
How are your Texting/Computing/Driving habits?
Been having pain from old injuries that you haven’t felt in a while? That’s Uranus in Aries. And if you’re suddenly experiencing carpal tunnel after having escaped for years, despite your years in front of the computer, that’s Uranus in Aries. Where this energy overloads in your nervous system will determine the effect. Once again primarily on right side if it’s limbs. But in the case of back pain, throughout. (Moving over to the chakra system, there will also be “chakra pressure" and emotional and psychological issues related to where this energy expresses itself. Where your pain is will tell you what the underlying chakra block is.)
So now what? Will it end soon? And what do I do?
Eventually, this energy will begin to balance out after the initial “jolt” of energy moving into Uranus is over. How that effects you and whether that happens in the nearest, near or further future, or is a new “constitutional” issue for you, is up to your individual chart, constitution and physical and emotional issues.
Some people may just feel a twinge, For some it could last a couple of days, and for others it could some time to work itself through. It may mean learning new patterns of dealing with our bodies. Uranus in Aries will be around for seven years. This shift may be a heads up for many of us to take care of parts of bodies that we may taken for granted for a while. Wherever this has occurred for you, even if resolves, the recommendation is to pay attention.
If it’s ongoing, there are also a couple dates to watch for further shifts that may provide some relief.
Just coming up -- on April 4th Neptune will enter Pisces (the sign that Uranus just left). As the highest spiritual planet entering the highest spiritual sign , it will provide a watery umbrella over just about everything on the planet and lend some female water energy to balance out that male fire. Uranus in Aries is potent fire and Neptune is Pisces is powerful water. And since water extinguishes fire, but fire evaporates (boils) water, they may be an even match for each other. The winner? It will remain to be seen.
As “wood”/spring season stabilizes and moves toward summer, the normal growth energy that may be making this problem worse will decline.
On July 10th, Uranus will go retrograde – in other words, to the human eye it will appear to go backwards. This will relieve some of Aries “forward” pressure.
(Note that in between these two dates, coming up in May, a major planetary aspect occurs which may further affect global and personal outcomes. More on that later.)
Until then? The first recommend is a no-brainer. Drink plenty of water. Swim. Do water things. Water in the real-time realm is a female element to cool and balance that new fire. And if you’d like to soften the adaptation period? Take nutrients that nourish nerve conduction – extra B complex and omega-3. (Omega-3’s were recently show to improve nervous system functioning in clinical studies.). If you suspect you have “liver” energy rising– dandelion root tea is a classic spring liver tonic. Radishes and watercress in moderation help detox the liver and gallbladder. Acupuncture, massage, chiropractic are all protocols that help our muscles, skeletons and vertebrae mold to new pathways. And last but not least, have patience. The only given in the universe is change.
Monday, March 28, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
The Match That Lit the World.
After seven years in the very watery sign of Pisces, Uranus moves into the very fiery sign of Aries on March 12th – for the first time in 84 years. And we’ve been watching that fire rise for the past month.
(In most major planetary shifts, the population tends to be “psychic” – anticipating a shift. In September of 2008 the market crashed two months ahead of Pluto’s “crash” as that planet took a serious nose dive from the high flying sign of Sagittarius into the most grounding and sobering sign of Capricorn.)
Uranus in Aries: Rebellion, Freedom and the Willingness to Fight for it.
Uranus is the planet of rebels and the unexpected (among other things). Aries is the sign of independence and our own vision....and war. Put it all together and what do you get? Five middle eastern populations “unexpectedly” deciding that they want to be free. And a willingness to fight for it.
Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya and Jordan were lit by one fiery match and that match was the beginning of Uranus’ shift into a sign that said “Take it! Take your freedom! Fight for it!” There are variations on this theme. A right wing Wisconsin governor wants to be liberated from what he considers the yoke of unions in the United States. (Though you may agree with the workers – theirs is not a liberating energy – it is one of maintaining a status quo.) Students in London increasingly want to throw off the oppression of what they feel are impossible costs to get themselves educated. If Uranus in Aries holds sway, expect to hear more voices singing “I Gotta Be Free!” -- saying “I’ve had enough…get off my back…I declare my independence!”
The Good News is….It’s Your Turn, Too.
On a personal level, lots of us have also recently been declaring our own freedom so that we can follow our visions. For seven years, and especially in the past six months, Pisces, has been trying to convince us to let go. “Let go of what doesn’t work from your past and make space for what the future holds.” It whispered in the beginning. By the end it was shouting.
By that end some of us started our new lives by choice and others by the harder road of no choices left. Whichever the case, we are now at those new beginnings…where our lives will take us next. We have seven years to work on a vision of who want to be in this incarnation. If you have a new dream now it will seem natural to start that work. (The other option is to join or follow someone whose new vision you share. Uranus in Aries will also be the rise of the “fiery” individual who leads the way.)
Keep Both Hands on The Wheel.
Try to drive within the speed limit. Visions can sometimes spring full born but their execution generally doesn’t. Aries is a sign of moving forward at a breakneck pace. Take care and ground yourself in your present before you hurtle toward the future – because Aries can also be a reckless sign urging us to move forward at all costs without regard to consequences or the wreckage we can leave behind. With Uranus in this “solo” sign it’s important to remember there are other humans around who can be affected by your decisions.
But Wait, That’s Not All…
Fortunately there’s another shift coming which may help us to slow down a bit as all of that fire energy pushes us forward. The shift from Uranus would be enough change for a while, but it’s happening on the heels of a second change – a shift that won’t happen for a month but that’s also “spilling” over into this period. This is a huge one – both literally and figuratively. On April 4th, for the first time in 156 years, the huge watery planet of Neptune will move into the water sign of Pisces, which it rules.
Neptune and Pisces have two faces in astrology. On the spiritual side, Neptune in Pisces is the combination of the highest spiritual planet living in the highest spiritual sign, This combination amplifies their power and can represent the potential of a profound deepening of our spiritual connections and communication with our “highest consciousness” for the next decade plus – regardless of whether we believe that highest consciousness is something inside or outside of ourselves.
But that’s just one side of Neptune in Pisces. As many of those on it know, a lot of the spiritual path is about shedding the ego, surrendering and letting go – that’s one of the reasons that Pisces has the effect of encouraging us to “let go” in whatever sign it’s in – since it is the “highest consciousness “ sign. But as most of us also know, the job of letting go often isn’t that easy, and most of us find it hard to let go of everything we should when we should.
What happens when we can’t let go and we can’t accept where we are? The proverbial rock and a hard place position? The internal argument that tortures us can also lead us to terrific psychological and spiritual growth if we’re willing to “do the work.” But if we’re not ready for that yet (raise your hand if you can always let go…), it can also move us into denial in our fight to not accept an uncomfortable reality.
Beam Me Away From Here, Scotty...
Secular astrologers often caution against the dangers of Neptune – calling it the planet of addiction, delusion and escape. Pisces, the fish, symbolizes the Highest Consciousness -- e.g. Christ’s symbol was a fish (in this case don’t think of Christ in his religious form, but as The Christ, one of many avatars.) But a fish is also just a fish. And think of how easy it is for an actual fish to just swim away and never stand still to confront its environment. Pisceans can sometimes be avoiders of conflict. (My only argument is that secular astrologers often ignore the spiritual element of Neptune altogether - focusing only on the escape and delusion options.)
So the flip side of spiritual Neptune in Pisces is the flip side of true spirituality – false spirituality. It’s the watery lure of delusion, fogginess and denial that takes us away from our problems and “fools” us into thinking we actually have let go of them. (As they say about alcohol “They don’t call ‘em spirits for nothin’.” That quote can cut both ways.)
To paraphrase Timothy Leary – for those who aren’t interested in a path of higher consciousness (and sometimes even for those who are interested ) – as Neptune plies it way through Pisces for the next 13 years (!) it may be tempting to spend more time tuning out, turning on and/or dropping out. The result can be anything from a little or lot more time in front of the computer and the television to membership in cults, unquestioning belief in the occult arts and, at its worst, any habitual addiction that helps us avoid confronting ourselves and the internal work that we need to do to fuel our self-growth.
Pick A Door, Any Door…Or It Will Pick You.
What a combination! One planet and sign that urge us forward on to a strong independent vision (Uranus in Aries) in combination with another planet and sign (Neptune in Pisces) that can either bring us closer to higher consciousness or keep us in denial and delusion.
And what an effect it can have! Don’t be surprised if you’re feeling “tri-polar” in the coming days. That is -- you want to spend one day in urgent pursuit of your dreams, the next day in deep meditation and the third day escaping from it all by watching soap operas and game shows. If you’re feeling all of these you’ll be perfectly in sync with the energy of this shift.
Once it’s integrated this energy can be very productive. Meditation on the intelligence of our visions and how we should execute them. Letting go of urgency and the things we shouldn’t push. Taking a pass on all work (spiritual or otherwise) and letting ourselves just exist -- watch a movie, eat popcorn and play a video game without guilt. (Just don’t make it a constant habit.) The trick will be balance.
As Always, Time Will Tell…
This shift lasts for the next two months and we may be bouncing from one pole to the other -- “I’m staying! I’m going! Go forward! Let go! Forget it, I’m getting drunk/stoned or (fill in with your own adjective.)!!” When people tell me they’re arguing so much they want to split up these days or have found themselves in a confused state -- I’ve been saying,”Wait. Wait until May and then see how you feel.” By then we’ll begin to see how this new pattern works with us individually. It will be a pattern that seeks a balance between water and fire. Just enough water to keep a fire from burning too hot. And just enough fire to make sure the water doesn’t rise over our heads and drown us in illusion.
After seven years in the very watery sign of Pisces, Uranus moves into the very fiery sign of Aries on March 12th – for the first time in 84 years. And we’ve been watching that fire rise for the past month.
(In most major planetary shifts, the population tends to be “psychic” – anticipating a shift. In September of 2008 the market crashed two months ahead of Pluto’s “crash” as that planet took a serious nose dive from the high flying sign of Sagittarius into the most grounding and sobering sign of Capricorn.)
Uranus in Aries: Rebellion, Freedom and the Willingness to Fight for it.
Uranus is the planet of rebels and the unexpected (among other things). Aries is the sign of independence and our own vision....and war. Put it all together and what do you get? Five middle eastern populations “unexpectedly” deciding that they want to be free. And a willingness to fight for it.
Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya and Jordan were lit by one fiery match and that match was the beginning of Uranus’ shift into a sign that said “Take it! Take your freedom! Fight for it!” There are variations on this theme. A right wing Wisconsin governor wants to be liberated from what he considers the yoke of unions in the United States. (Though you may agree with the workers – theirs is not a liberating energy – it is one of maintaining a status quo.) Students in London increasingly want to throw off the oppression of what they feel are impossible costs to get themselves educated. If Uranus in Aries holds sway, expect to hear more voices singing “I Gotta Be Free!” -- saying “I’ve had enough…get off my back…I declare my independence!”
The Good News is….It’s Your Turn, Too.
On a personal level, lots of us have also recently been declaring our own freedom so that we can follow our visions. For seven years, and especially in the past six months, Pisces, has been trying to convince us to let go. “Let go of what doesn’t work from your past and make space for what the future holds.” It whispered in the beginning. By the end it was shouting.
By that end some of us started our new lives by choice and others by the harder road of no choices left. Whichever the case, we are now at those new beginnings…where our lives will take us next. We have seven years to work on a vision of who want to be in this incarnation. If you have a new dream now it will seem natural to start that work. (The other option is to join or follow someone whose new vision you share. Uranus in Aries will also be the rise of the “fiery” individual who leads the way.)
Keep Both Hands on The Wheel.
Try to drive within the speed limit. Visions can sometimes spring full born but their execution generally doesn’t. Aries is a sign of moving forward at a breakneck pace. Take care and ground yourself in your present before you hurtle toward the future – because Aries can also be a reckless sign urging us to move forward at all costs without regard to consequences or the wreckage we can leave behind. With Uranus in this “solo” sign it’s important to remember there are other humans around who can be affected by your decisions.
But Wait, That’s Not All…
Fortunately there’s another shift coming which may help us to slow down a bit as all of that fire energy pushes us forward. The shift from Uranus would be enough change for a while, but it’s happening on the heels of a second change – a shift that won’t happen for a month but that’s also “spilling” over into this period. This is a huge one – both literally and figuratively. On April 4th, for the first time in 156 years, the huge watery planet of Neptune will move into the water sign of Pisces, which it rules.
Neptune and Pisces have two faces in astrology. On the spiritual side, Neptune in Pisces is the combination of the highest spiritual planet living in the highest spiritual sign, This combination amplifies their power and can represent the potential of a profound deepening of our spiritual connections and communication with our “highest consciousness” for the next decade plus – regardless of whether we believe that highest consciousness is something inside or outside of ourselves.
But that’s just one side of Neptune in Pisces. As many of those on it know, a lot of the spiritual path is about shedding the ego, surrendering and letting go – that’s one of the reasons that Pisces has the effect of encouraging us to “let go” in whatever sign it’s in – since it is the “highest consciousness “ sign. But as most of us also know, the job of letting go often isn’t that easy, and most of us find it hard to let go of everything we should when we should.
What happens when we can’t let go and we can’t accept where we are? The proverbial rock and a hard place position? The internal argument that tortures us can also lead us to terrific psychological and spiritual growth if we’re willing to “do the work.” But if we’re not ready for that yet (raise your hand if you can always let go…), it can also move us into denial in our fight to not accept an uncomfortable reality.
Beam Me Away From Here, Scotty...
Secular astrologers often caution against the dangers of Neptune – calling it the planet of addiction, delusion and escape. Pisces, the fish, symbolizes the Highest Consciousness -- e.g. Christ’s symbol was a fish (in this case don’t think of Christ in his religious form, but as The Christ, one of many avatars.) But a fish is also just a fish. And think of how easy it is for an actual fish to just swim away and never stand still to confront its environment. Pisceans can sometimes be avoiders of conflict. (My only argument is that secular astrologers often ignore the spiritual element of Neptune altogether - focusing only on the escape and delusion options.)
So the flip side of spiritual Neptune in Pisces is the flip side of true spirituality – false spirituality. It’s the watery lure of delusion, fogginess and denial that takes us away from our problems and “fools” us into thinking we actually have let go of them. (As they say about alcohol “They don’t call ‘em spirits for nothin’.” That quote can cut both ways.)
To paraphrase Timothy Leary – for those who aren’t interested in a path of higher consciousness (and sometimes even for those who are interested ) – as Neptune plies it way through Pisces for the next 13 years (!) it may be tempting to spend more time tuning out, turning on and/or dropping out. The result can be anything from a little or lot more time in front of the computer and the television to membership in cults, unquestioning belief in the occult arts and, at its worst, any habitual addiction that helps us avoid confronting ourselves and the internal work that we need to do to fuel our self-growth.
Pick A Door, Any Door…Or It Will Pick You.
What a combination! One planet and sign that urge us forward on to a strong independent vision (Uranus in Aries) in combination with another planet and sign (Neptune in Pisces) that can either bring us closer to higher consciousness or keep us in denial and delusion.
And what an effect it can have! Don’t be surprised if you’re feeling “tri-polar” in the coming days. That is -- you want to spend one day in urgent pursuit of your dreams, the next day in deep meditation and the third day escaping from it all by watching soap operas and game shows. If you’re feeling all of these you’ll be perfectly in sync with the energy of this shift.
Once it’s integrated this energy can be very productive. Meditation on the intelligence of our visions and how we should execute them. Letting go of urgency and the things we shouldn’t push. Taking a pass on all work (spiritual or otherwise) and letting ourselves just exist -- watch a movie, eat popcorn and play a video game without guilt. (Just don’t make it a constant habit.) The trick will be balance.
As Always, Time Will Tell…
This shift lasts for the next two months and we may be bouncing from one pole to the other -- “I’m staying! I’m going! Go forward! Let go! Forget it, I’m getting drunk/stoned or (fill in with your own adjective.)!!” When people tell me they’re arguing so much they want to split up these days or have found themselves in a confused state -- I’ve been saying,”Wait. Wait until May and then see how you feel.” By then we’ll begin to see how this new pattern works with us individually. It will be a pattern that seeks a balance between water and fire. Just enough water to keep a fire from burning too hot. And just enough fire to make sure the water doesn’t rise over our heads and drown us in illusion.
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