posted June 11, 2004 05:32 PM              

In Pisces from June 10 to November 11

Generally speaking, Uranus is the planet of the unexpected. It's the so-called 'wild card' of the planets. And when Uranus is in retrograde, pleasant and not so pleasant surprises may occur. Totally out-of-the-blue situations can result. It can reduce a beehive of activity down to a standstill or turn organized surroundings upside down.

Uranus retrograde can be felt internally as well. Temporary personality shifts are not uncommon during a Uranus retrograde. You may feel a sense of unleashing, letting go of your inhibitions, or the urge to rebel. Uranus in retrograde can cause a boisterous party animal to unexpectedly experience wallflower shyness.

Uranus retrograde is all about sudden changes, oscillation, inspiration, flashes of truth, eccentricity, deviance, originality, rebellion, and the need for freedom. Among the many things affected are Chi, electricity, astrology, electronics, healing arts of acupuncture, reiki and Feng Shui.

posted June 11, 2004 06:02 PM            

Uranus

Uranus is quite far from the Sun, and thus it takes a full 84 years for this planet to orbit the star at the solar system's center. A Uranian year is so long that this planet remains in each Sign of the Zodiac for about seven years. The stationary period for Uranus is two weeks, and its retrograde lasts for about five months out of every Earth year.

In general, when Uranus is in retrograde, we should expect the unexpected. Surprises pop out from every corner and this can be either marvelous or startling, depending on the situation. Uranus is the Wild Card of the Planets; it can bring drastic whims and shifts that amaze and bemuse. A Uranus retrograde could bring unexpected effects that could yield the complete opposite or even no change at all. During this time, chaos may be present either externally in the outside world or internally within the individual.

Uranus retrograde may set your wild side free or it could make a notoriously outgoing person uncharacteristically shy. Straight-laced school marms may suddenly be dancing on top of pianos and effervescent party types may suddenly feel more comfortable, calmly relaxing in a hot bath. Explosions in your personality are not uncommon; you may behave differently than other people perceive you.

posted June 11, 2004 07:32 PM              

In addition, could anyone please tell me exactly when the exact dates are that this specific retrograde happens to begin and end?

Thanks a lot.

posted June 11, 2004 07:42 PM            

My first Astrological Basic question

What does retrograde mean?? Why is it bad??

posted June 11, 2004 07:56 PM            

It's not necessarily bad...though communications can be unreliable during a Mercury retrograde. Merc Rx is also not a good time to buy major appliances, etc. But it's best not to get too worried about it. Just expect the unexpected.

Uranus went Rx yesterday (the 10th) and will remain so until November 11th at 2:11 p.m. EST.

posted June 11, 2004 10:38 PM              

Check this out...

Retrograde Uranus is transiting right over my Chiron.

AND
Chiron is transiting right over my Saturn.

Also at this time -
Mars is transiting my Moon

And then
The Sun, Mercury & Venus are transiting my 1st House. And with Jupiter transiting over my Venus.... NO WONDER what's been happening has been happening!!!

I revealed all my security needs to my guy friend (a rarity for me to do with a guy, IF EVER). Hope Jupiter transiting my Natal Venus plays my cards like lucky lady because it's basically out of my hands now. I showed my entire hand. (with no regrets)

posted June 12, 2004 10:40 AM              

Wow, thanks for that exact info. about those dates.

I think it will indeed be very, very interesting to see what happens within the next several months now.

Uranus is my ruling planet in the sense that it rules my Sun Sign of Aqua.

I better look where I'm going with this expect the unexpected thing happening.

posted June 12, 2004 04:03 PM            

I just noticed, Uranus goes direct on 11/11. That magical number.

posted June 12, 2004 07:35 PM            

I know I often take on the role of the opinionated astrologer BUT, here I go again...

NOTHING that was said in either of those articles describes anything about the retrograde nature of Uranus. All of that stuff about expect the unexpected and all the other hoo-ha is all TRUE about URANUS when direct... so what would be the difference? Uranus is ALWAYS "about sudden changes, inspiration, flashes of Truth" and all that other stuff that those articles mention.

I generally tell people that unless they are adepts, the outer planet retrogrades are fairly nil in impact on us. They spend much of their time retrograde. I think the retrogrades of the inner planets are much more impactful on a general level than the outer retrogrades.

But that is just MY experience.

Remember.. the Soul is a part of God/Goddess. The planets can never truly create mischief unless we allow them to. It is always our Free Will Choice, as Linda would say...

Just a thought from the opinionated astrologer.

In the Light...
A

posted June 12, 2004 08:37 PM              

AND if someone has strong Aquarius or Uranus infuences going on in their Natal, then whether R, S or D, Uranus DOES matter.

posted June 12, 2004 10:56 PM              

So, I have a scenario for you to please speculate on if / when you can....

Picture a guy who is not so committed to his marriage, like I'm talking half-in it and half-out of it, and he's going into this Retrograde AND....

he has nothing less than his Sun, his Venus, AND his Juno ALL ruled by your friend and mine named....

Uranus....

being that all of these planets / asteroids reside in the Sign of Aqua for him.

Do you personally think that we could possibly be looking at a major crack-up of his marriage here?

Thanks for your time and speculation!

Playful

posted June 12, 2004 11:12 PM            

I didn't say Uranus doesn't matter. What I said was that the info that was posted about the Rx Uranus didn't sound any different from what can be said about Uranus direct. Look at those articles yourself and tell me that it sounds any different?

Uranus Rising is often times better described by the Saturn as in traditional astrology... it moves faster.

Just voicing an opinion based on my own experience.. but I'm also pretty much into traditional, medical and horary astrology. The modern psycho-babble school doesn't do much for me personally.

I think the Outer planets are VERY important, but more so if they aspect the personal points: Sun/Moon/Merc/Venus/Mars and Ascendant (and its ruler) and MidHeaven and its ruler.

No personal affront meant...

In the Light...
The opinionated astrologer...
A

posted June 12, 2004 11:44 PM              

yes

(could)

I'm not sure how much the Uranus R has affected you, if you've noticed anything. But I DEFINATELY noticed it on cue. In a major and comforting way, as a matter of fact. And no, it was NOT due to a placibo effect. I had no idea Uranus was going R.

So I've got to tread through all my muddied intuitive water to try to put into words.

Aquarius literally IS chaos, but it's energy does not change. Does that make sense? Aqua rules electricity, and you cannot change or contain electricity. You can only make use of it. ENcourage or DIScourage it's magnitude through your natural electrical and magnetic body, via the intellect as well as your soul.

So for someone who has strong Aqua influences and are more accustomed to and familiar with "chaos", it's seems more like Belushi's crazy azz Animal House party abandoned their fraternity house, only to move the whole bam party over to another location.

No biggie.

posted June 13, 2004 09:25 AM              

One person may have Uranus retro back out of the 1st house into the 12th house and then back into the 1st when Uranus goes direct. They may also have Uranus making powerful aspects three times; the first one direct, then retro and then direct again.

The point is that the affects of Uranus retro on individuals varies greatly depending upon their natal chart. Comparing experiences is like comparing apples and oranges to some respect, without knowing each natal chart involved.

Again this is just my opinion.

posted June 13, 2004 12:37 PM              

Yes, I was thinking about that as well.

Like maybe, because Uranus already offers chaotic effects to a person, a Retrograde of it might actually REVERSE the typical effects of it's own chaos of it on a person.

Like, if this guy already has issues with commitment due to his various Uranus placements, then as a result....

a Retrograde could really end up possibly making him feel more settled in for a brief spell or something, who knows?

Oh well, we shall see, I guess.

Thanks so much for your input here!

Playful

posted June 14, 2004 11:10 PM              

Thank you, Mr. Uranus....Lol

But seriously, how do I find out exactly what House his Uranus is transiting through right now?

I don't follow all of that transit activity yet myself.

Thanks for the assistance.

Playful