The planet Uranus has a special affinity with the sign of Aquarius. Saturn was the traditional ruler of this sign and still maintains its influence for not all can respond positively to the rarefied atmosphere of Uranus, well not until they have passed the tests of Saturn. The Uranian influence was added to that of the planet Saturn, when it was rediscovered in 1781.
Kronos the time keeper and boundary maker
Saturn experience, and labour, lays down the much needed preparations and foundations so that the Uranian genius has a platform to work from – the engineer needs good training in maths before reaching the point of making inventions and designs functional; the artist and writer need to practise their techniques to give form to their dreams and imagination; the astrologer/astronomer needs years of observing and perfecting calculations before being able to apply the information intuitively to his/her understanding of people, events and the world; a successful revolution needs some careful planning and organization if it is to meet its intended purpose. Can you see the balance of Saturn and Uranus? Without Saturn discipline and hard work, Uranus cannot manifest the change or the genius, in any positive and sustained way.
The Uranus, deity of the starry sky can fly because although he doesn’t like boundaries he utilises them, for unfortunately that is the way our material world works.
The Egyptian Nut, goddess of the starry night overarching creation. Related to the Greek/Roman god Uranus the smasher of boundaries.
Saturn lays the boundaries and the rules and then a Uranian influence comes along and wakens us up to greater possibilities, either accepted or not. Imaginative ideas need a structure within which to work. Have you ever tried flying without wings; have you ever had wonderful ideas that you couldn’t catch; have you only thought about the idea of doing good for the group? If you have, then perhaps you need a little more Saturn structure and application in your life. Combine the two planetary influences and you have unique rhythms and potential of extraordinary output.
The Tarot Magician
As Dione Fortune says, ‘If we try to escape from the discipline of matter before we have mastered the lessons of matter, we are not advancing heavenwards but suffering from arrested development.’
Have a read of Richard Tarnus Prometheus the Awakener: an Essay on the Archetypal Meaning of the Planet Uranus (Dunquin Series 21)
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