COSMIC WATCH:

How often have we heard “It’s not what happens to you that’s important, it’s how you respond that matters?”

Well, we may want to keep that sentiment in mind today as we have “awakening” Uranus, the planet associated with liberation, change, and the unexpected, stationing retrograde at 8 degrees of Aries (5:49 am). Uranus will be retrograde until December 12th. When a planet stations, more of a spotlight is put on it.

Of course, with Uranus thought to be more of a wild card, traditional wisdom might suggest that we may want to do our best now to remain in more of a flexible mental state. Instead of trying to block or resist whatever might be taking shape around us at  the moment.

Remember, too, what Carl Jung once said: “What you resist, persists!”

Retrograde periods are also a time when it is suggested that we pause and do a review of a planet’s energy to see how we possibly have been utilizing it in our lives.

Uranus stationing retrograde may find us seriously reflecting upon the more meaningful changes that may have occurred in our lives recently. Especially, perhaps, since Uranus first entered pioneering Aries – and evaluating the impact of those changes on our consciousness to date.

Seemingly, part of the purpose of Uranus in astrology is to metaphorically stretch us. To help us break free from some of restrictive molds we may have created for ourselves; its activated ray is often perceived as key in helping us to shift our perspectives.

This particular retrograde period of Uranus is perhaps even more pivotal because of its near exact square alignment with regenerating Pluto, the mighty god of makeovers.

Uranus-Pluto suggests that transformation (Pluto) can be very freeing (Uranus). Even though initially we may be visited with some degree of upheaval with it. A natural byproduct of the rebirthing process.

As many of us into astrology know, the decade of the sixties contained Uranus conjunct Pluto, a time that saw massive cultural change and a seismic shift in values in America and elsewhere.

Rock music also exploded on the scene in the sixties, led by the British invasion of the Beatles, Stones, and other groups into the U.S. The music became a major vehicle itself for helping to shift the collective consciousness.

Ironically, on the eve of Uranus stationing retrograde now, in its first tight square to Pluto since its conjunction with it back in the sixties, the Rolling Stones celebrated and publicly reflected upon their 50 years together as a band and what it was like for them in the early days, including their experience of the culture at the time.

Too, it was on July 12, 1962, that the Rolling Stones first appeared together at London’s Marquee Club. On that date, collaborating Venus was conjunct Uranus in entertainment Leo, suggesting there was an electrifying chemistry (Uranus) in the air (Venus).

Venus also symbolically depicts artists and musicians. Combined with innovative and revolutionizing Uranus, there can potentially be a birthing of great creativity and even elements of genius in these areas. Paul McCartney and John Lennon also both reportedly met each other for the first time with this same Venus-Uranus aspect in Leo.

Expansive Jupiter was trining Neptune and form-builder Saturn was also squaring Neptune when the Stones debuted. Neptune is the ruler of our imagination and also the higher octave of Venus. Neptune is also associated with, among other things music, transcendental meditation, psychedelic drugs, and the urge for escape.

We will also want to note the house in our personal horoscopes where Uranus is stationing retrograde as that is the area of life that is especially open for review now.

*All times EDT

Patrice Thompson

Copyright 2012

Source Notes:

Lotus: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1322610

Rolling Stones: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-rolling-stones50th-anniversary-20120712,0,1609217.story

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