The cycle of Venus and Uranus

I mentioned in a previous blog that I went a bit out of order by coupling Venus with Neptune and Pluto before Uranus. First, I would like to explain this.
We can couple Jupiter and Saturn as collective planets. Jupiter represents our motivation to expand into the collective consciousness and leave our seeds. Saturn represents the extent to which this is possible, or the physical factors that are available to make expansion possible, thus also representing the limitation of growth within a given life. It is what you have to work with basically. The planets Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are called "transpersonal" planets. However, I would place Uranus in a category by itself because in doing so it will help you to understand the nature of Uranus. You see, it wants to be by itself...it is the very essence of "standing out". With Neptune and Pluto, we are touched by archetypes of humanity, stretching the boundaries of who we are into what is, was and what always has been. We touch planes of consciousness in which we "lose ourselves", and when we reach Pluto, truly begin to lose ourselves by joining energetic forces with another, or a group, for which the ego dies and is reborn into a collective body.

On one dimension of thought, you can view Uranus as the opposite of Pluto. The reasons for this thought which can be demonstrated mathematically is for another blog, but for now, we remember that Pluto is the death and rebirth of the ego through collision with another soul or group of souls. Uranus is breaking away from all that is not the "SELF",and fully feeling the power of INDIVIDUATION. Uranus reflects what makes our soul truly unique. It is who we truly are. As we walk in life, much of our values (Venus) that we carry are circumstantial. We may value a car in this life because we have no other way to get to work. We may value our relationship with our boss even though we think he/she is a real sack of shit because we are afraid of not being able to meet our own needs without the job. As we brought up with Venus and Saturn, sometimes we learn to "love the one we are with", be it material or personal relationship, because given the limitation of Saturn, we may perceive that is all there is for us, and that we would not be able to have the provisions otherwise to carry on with our lives...to at least have someone that gives us a value or something that we can project our value upon.

The cycle of the planets Venus and Uranus give us the opportunity to say I AM..I AM valuable because I am ALIVE...it seeks to break free of all limitation of the purity of the souls expression, shedding all of the illusions and falsehood in the life so that life can be enjoyed to the fullest, and ultimately the self worth be truly reflected. In relationships, there is a need for space and freedom, making "open relationships" more likely for the native of heavy aspects. The concept of compromise can be very difficult because the motif is about fully being in SELFHOOD, and thus a successful partner must be able to fully embrace the all encompassing individual of the native. They themselves must be unique enough and open minded to be able to appreciate and understand the freedom loving Venus/ Uranus person.
Natives have a great detest for people who put out false fronts in order to gain popularity or affection. They view these psychological games that people play as a detriment to the honest expression of pure selfhood, and because of this, they value honesty and truth. It is commonly written of Venus/ Uranus natives that their choice of values, be it partnerships, social causes, or possessions, are much for shock value. What is truly important in this case is that they stand out and are REMEMBERED for who they are....for what makes them unique. Natives are very sensitive to humanitarian issues, and to Saturnine regimes that seek to censor any freedom of expression of individuals, social groups, or society at large. Because of this, they can be drawn to intense social movements that rebel against the norm and make sure that the way of being supported has the freedom to express themselves.
One well known astrologer wrote that Venus/ Uranus natives are extremely sensitive to rejection, acting detached or aloof as a defense mechanism. Of course, much of this will depend on the placement and aspects of other planets in the chart, but they seek to expose the truth of their soul. They seek experiences that will allow the full light of individuation to shine forth. Rejection of this light will of course be a blow to the ego of the native.



Initially, at the conjunction of these planets, there is a "fuck it" attitude that seeks to give in to impulse. Why deny yourself an opportunity for an experience that may hold a glimpse of something that truly mirrors your souls calling? For this reason, natives of this conjunction seem to have alot of "guts" in that they draw to themselves relationships and situations that from the perspective of those in the mainstream, will seem unusual or on the cutting edge of thought. They also have a difficult time holding any type of relationship for any extended period of time...and if they do it must be with a very "Uranian" type person as well. They may perhaps become involved in social movements that attempt to tear down the Saturnine standards of our way of life. Natives of this conjunction have a great deal of magnetism because they are different. They can easily become bored of a current situation and shift their tastes and values very quickly. Again, remember that through trial of the many types of people and material trappings that exists...the cause of the change that rebellion and freedom attempts to bring is the revealing of the truest values of the soul....to ultimately find the self through the values...through pleasure and relationship.

When we reach the square of Venus and Uranus, lessons are learned the hard way in regards to loss of possession or relationship that, with the initial spark of Uranus, may reflect something special and show potential. However, often things of value (such as relationships) tend to suddenly come into the life like lightening, and just as quickly leave the life.....due much to the nature of the natives inability to commit to anything. At the square the realities outlined above in general description and with the conjunction become more of a crisis. The feeling of rejection and insecurity due to loss mentioned earlier becomes more real, when in fact it is the native that is creating loss and rejection.
This experience is not limited to relationship. Lets give for example, a native of this square living in relative poverty with no car for transportation. They visit a casino and suddenly hit a jackpot, a surprising and different experience to say the least. There is an initial bolt of excitement for the wide variety of things the native can now do with their new found wealth. They may even buy a car and feel the freedom of being able to get around and experience more things. However, there may be something inside the native that says "I don't want to NEED money in order to be happy...I'm too strong and independent of a soul to be like those other sheeps in society that need such things" Well, it wont take long before the native finds a way to lose the money. Maybe they gamble it all back, maybe it gets stolen. Either way, they do not take responsibility for the reality of having the possession, so they create the reality that frees them from the possession. Initially the return to having nothing may feel just as free and exciting as having hit the jackpot. The native may say "Nice, I really valued the simplicity of walking and tuning more into nature and meditation....being free of possessions.." Of course, it wont be long before this reality becomes restricting to some part of the soul that wants to break free from the poverty that gives them less opportunities to HAVE experiences.
This is the dilemma of the square of Venus/ Uranus. If the square is waning, the dilemma becomes less subjective, effecting perhaps an established family and relationships of more permanence. Perhaps a family has to deal with where they fit in the value system of the native with the experience of the native waxing and waning his affections from them.
Natives of these aspects do not always seek new and exciting experiences as is commonly written. They seek the freedom to experience whatever reflects the soul in the moment. They may look back on past relationships with fond memories about what it was in that experience that reflected a particular part of their soul and wish to touch this again. They may put themselves into a career where they have a degree of freedom, like a truck driver for example, that has time to explore the self away from his/ her family, yet during that time may miss what having their family around reflects. When they are with the family, the day to day obligations may cause them to miss the freedom of the road. It is important for the natives not to burn through a relationship, or burn bridges due to the desire to free themselves from a particular moment. If they do they may find their ability to touch the past that reflects them more difficult, memories of these aspects of self ending in rejection and turmoil. Don't be surprised if a native of this aspect surprises you and walks back into your life after several years as they try to reconnect with a part of themselves through you.

At the opposition, we find that the spirit of competition can help the native bring out the best of themselves..to have the fullest and purest form of their efforts and values expressed and displayed. Through this competition, they must learn to value and appreciate the differences in others as well...in those with whom they compete.
Natives of the opposition have a need to express something that perhaps has had to lie dormant or repressed for a period of time in order to maintain a relationship or something of value in the life. (Something that a native of the conjunction consciously detests). The native can experience this in two different ways. First, they may be the party that feels restricted in a relationship and have a need to experience fulfillment that they perceive they will need freedom, space, or another relationship in order to experience. There may be a fear of loss of the relationship if this need is expressed, or the need itself may lie repressed for sometime, which can have tragic results as often when something is repressed, the subconscious will draw the truth into the life from outside the self. Second, the native can be the "victim" of a partner that seeks to express a part of themselves outside the relationship and doesn't feel that they can fulfill it through the native. More often than not, the latter will be manifested because it will be true both ways, and this will provide the framework for needed communication and compromise. The native must learn to give some space and freedom as well as ask for it. They must learn to COMPROMISE in order to maintain any important relationship or reflection of value.

Experiences in this compromise may go to extremes at first, such as working for a 9 month period and then taking a 3 month vacation where the native blows off steam. The danger we can imagine is when the need to experience the latter for so long causes the native to blow more resources than they can afford...and like the lessons in the square.....losing everything they earned during the 9 month period in order to more fully experience less restriction in the 3 month period. This may put them in a position of having to work harder when they return to the former reality, and this may in turn put them in a more restricted position that will cause them the need to blow off steam even harder the next time they feel freed.

Natives of the strain free sextile and trine aspects are able to compromise well enough to have the unique sense of self fully expressed and appreciated, and are able to draw this out in others by showing appreciation for what makes others unique. The trine natives especially takes joy in being one that supports the sense of uniqueness in others, creating a system of support for their own Uranian expression.
Natives of the inconjunction often feel that they have to sacrifice their own values in order to make way for a partners freedom of expression (such as one partner watching the kids full time while the other goes to school to learn a unique and exciting trade). This goes the other way too when they need to free an aspect of self. Their is an adjustment that is needed in compromise and communication.

In order to achieve fulfillment, ultimately in the self, compromise is necessary. We must learn to walk with a more balanced sense of self, appreciating what is being expressed IN THE MOMENT, realizing that it can never encompass the full spectrum of our expression. We must look forward to the changes of the season within, not with fear that the current reality suppresses them, but allows each to have its season...its time to loudly proclaim its existence. Let us embrace STRUCTURE as merely a framework to fully enjoy the moment that is now before us, for only in its fullest expression is it truly FREE.

Through the cycle of Venus and Uranus, we learn to value and celebrate our diversity. We honor the freedom for each soul to fully express what makes it unique, and in turn become fully individuated within ourselves, in touch with the full spectrum of our own unique sense of self, and thus, what it is that we need in order to express this. We learn to honor the change and need for freedom in others, appreciating that there is more than meets the eye in everyone we meet. If we have a love of trees, but only in the summer time when it is bearing fruit, then we fail to appreciate the value it gives during its other phases. Only in our permanent relationships where freedom is allowed, are we present throughout enough of the cycle to appreciate the full light of their soul. Only in these permanent relationships where our freedom is allowed, do we allow others to see us in all of our phases. Only then are we fully known by those that we love rather than scattered about, only partially known and appreciated by many.