The
Art of Stealing Fire
Uranus in the Horoscope
Liz Greene
Uranus,
like the other outer planets, is not easy for the astrological
student to grasp because of its collective nature, and
is often simply, and perhaps inappropriately, equated with "individuality".
This volume explores the meaning of Uranus in considerable
depth, in both its creative and destructive expressions,
natally and by transit, linking it with various mythic
images and historical events as well as with individual
and collective psychological patterns, and using the primary
image of Prometheus the Titan to examine just what the
creative fire was which he stole from the gods and gave
to humankind.
Part
One, Uranus in the Birth Chart, begins with using mythic
and historical material to amplify and deepen our understanding
of the planet, linking these images with psychological states,
behaviour patterns, and ways in which the planet is reflected
in the individual's life. The suffering of Prometheus provides
us with a vivid portrayal of the price to be paid for Uranian
inspiration, and the importance of the ego as a container
for Uranus is stressed. The planet's pathology and inspirational
nature are discussed, as well as its placement in each pair
of houses in the birth chart. Contributions from seminar participants
bring immediate personal experience to the general discussion.
Uranus in aspect to other planets is also explored, and its
special issues in relation to one's own attitude toward the
body. An example chart from the group is discussed at length
to ground the material.
Part
Two, The Transits of Saturn and Uranus, examines these
two great symbols of the critical stages of the life process,
linking them together as well as exploring them individually
through the important aspects of their transit cycles. Using
the mythic image of the archetypal battle between Ouranos
the sky God and Saturn the Titan to highlight the alternating
and interwoven critical points of the two planets' cycles
the important issues challenging us at particular ages - physical,
emotional, intellectual and spiritual - are discussed in depth.
The chart of C. G. Jung, with natal Saturn opposition natal
Uranus, is used as an example of the kinds of conflicts and
events associated with particular stages of both planets'
cycles, and several charts from the group are then discussed
at length to explore not only the transits of these planets
to their own places, but also Saturn and Uranus transiting
in aspect to other planets in the natal chart.
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